| Election Name: | 2021 Cheltenham Borough Council election |
| Type: | parliamentary |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2018 Cheltenham Borough Council election |
| Previous Year: | 2018 |
| Next Election: | 2022 Cheltenham Borough Council election |
| Next Year: | 2022 |
| Seats For Election: | 20 out of 40 seats to Cheltenham Borough Council |
| Majority Seats: | 20 |
| Party1: | Liberal Democrats (UK) |
| Seats Before1: | 32 |
| Seats1: | 14 |
| Seats After1: | 31 |
| Seat Change1: | 1 |
| Popular Vote1: | 16,241 |
| Percentage1: | 42.6% |
| Party2: | Conservative Party (UK) |
| Seats Before2: | 6 |
| Seats2: | 5 |
| Seats After2: | 7 |
| Seat Change2: | 1 |
| Popular Vote2: | 14,312 |
| Percentage2: | 37.5% |
| Party4: | People Against Bureaucracy |
| Seats Before4: | 2 |
| Seats4: | 1 |
| Seats After4: | 2 |
| Popular Vote4: | 1,307 |
| Percentage4: | 3.4% |
| Map Size: | 250px |
| Council control | |
| Posttitle: | Council control after election |
| Before Election: | Liberal Democrat |
| After Election: | Liberal Democrat |
The 2021 Cheltenham Borough Council elections took place on 6 May 2021 to elect members of Cheltenham Borough Council in Gloucestershire, England. Half of the council was up for election, and the Liberal Democrats remained in overall control of the council.[1] [2]
These seats were due to be contested in 2020, but were delayed by one year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Before the election, the composition of the council was:
| 32 | 6 | 2 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Conservative | PAB |
After the election, the composition of the council was:
| 31 | 7 | 2 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Conservative | PAB |
Incumbent councillors are denoted by an asterisk (*)