Cotswold District Council elections explained

Cotswold District Council in Gloucestershire, England, is elected every four years.

Political control

Since the first elections to the council in 1973 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:^[1]

Party in control		Years
	1973–1999
	1999–2003
	2003–2019
	2019–present

Leadership

The leaders of the council since 2003 have been:^[2]

Councillor	Party		From	To
		2003	2006
Lynden Stowe^[3]		2006	16 May 2017
Mark Annett		16 May 2017	Sep 2018
Tony Berry^[4]		11 Dec 2018	14 May 2019
Joe Harris		14 May 2019

Council elections

• 1973 Cotswold District Council election
• 1976 Cotswold District Council election
• 1979 Cotswold District Council election (New ward boundaries)^[5]
• 1983 Cotswold District Council election
• 1987 Cotswold District Council election
• 1991 Cotswold District Council election (New ward boundaries & district boundary changes also took place)^{[6] [7] [8] [9]}
• 1995 Cotswold District Council election
• 1999 Cotswold District Council election
• 2003 Cotswold District Council election (New ward boundaries reduced the number of seats by 1)^{[10] [11]}
• 2007 Cotswold District Council election (Some new ward boundaries)^[12]
• 2011 Cotswold District Council election
• 2015 Cotswold District Council election (New ward boundaries)^[13]
• 2019 Cotswold District Council election
• 2023 Cotswold District Council election

By-election results

2023-2027

References

• By-election results

External links

• Cotswold District Council

Notes and References

1. News: Cotswold . 2009-09-25 . BBC News Online.
2. Web site: Council minutes . Cotswold District Council . 25 June 2022.
3. News: Al Rasheed . Tarik . Leader of Cotswold District Council, Cllr Lynden Stowe, to step down at annual meeting . 25 June 2022 . Worcester News . 21 February 2017.
4. Web site: Christmas message from Cllr Tony Berry, Leader Cotswold District Council . Loving the Cotswolds . 25 June 2022 . 14 December 2018 . ...taking over from Cllr Mark Annett who stepped down in late September for health reasons....
5. The District of Cotswold (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1978
6. legislation.gov.uk - The Gloucestershire Districts (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1991. Retrieved on 4 November 2015.
7. legislation.gov.uk - The Gloucestershire Districts (Electoral Arrangements) (Variation) Order 1991. Retrieved on 4 November 2015.
8. legislation.gov.uk - The Gloucestershire and Wiltshire (County Boundaries) Order 1990. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
9. legislation.gov.uk - The Gloucestershire (District Boundaries) Order 1991. Retrieved on 6 November 2015.
10. News: Local elections . 2009-09-25 . BBC News Online.
11. legislation.gov.uk - The District of Cotswold (Electoral Changes) Order 2001. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
12. legislation.gov.uk - The Cotswold (Electoral Changes) Order 2007. Retrieved on 3 November 2015.
13. legislation.gov.uk - The Cotswold (Electoral Changes) Order 2015. Retrieved on 3 November 2015.