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|party = Social and Liberal Democrats |
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|candidate = Jeremy Whales* |
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|votes = 1,454 |
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|percentage = 50.2 |
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|change = +7.6 |
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|party = Conservative Party (UK) |
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|candidate = Jonathan Dubow |
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|votes = 1,160 |
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|percentage = 40.0 |
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|change = -9.3 |
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|party = Labour Party (UK) |
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|candidate = Andrew Palmer |
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|votes = 284 |
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|percentage = 9.8 |
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|change = +1.7 |
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|votes = 294 |
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|votes = 2,898 |
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Revision as of 16:51, 24 December 2021
The 1987 Cheltenham Council election took place on 5 May 1988 to elect members of Cheltenham Borough Council in Gloucestershire, England. One third of the council was up for election. The Conservatives made a net gain of one seat, which left them one seat short of a majority, meaning the council stayed in no overall control.
After the election, the composition of the council was
Election result
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SLD | 6 | 1 | 1 | - | 54.5 | 43.4 | 12,666 | +4.8 | |
| Conservative | 4 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 36.4 | 42.6 | 12,414 | -1.6 | |
| Labour | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | 9.1 | 13.4 | 3,901 | +1.9 | |
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0.0 | 0.6 | 187 | N/A | |
| Residents | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | -5.7 | |
Ward results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SLD | Stephen Jordan* | 1,324 | 49.2 | +8.4 | |
| Conservative | Nigel Ferriman Lowe | 1,038 | 38.6 | −9.2 | |
| Labour | Diana Hale | 330 | 12.3 | +0.9 | |
| Majority | 286 | 10.6 | |||
| Turnout | 2,692 | 39.83 | |||
| SLD hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Conservative | William Todman | 1,733 | 51.3 | +13.3 | |
| SLD | Barrie Anderson | 1,449 | 42.9 | +8.2 | |
| Labour | Malcolm Perry | 194 | 5.7 | +1.5 | |
| Majority | 284 | 8.4 | |||
| Turnout | 3,376 | 52.73 | |||
| Conservative gain from Residents | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Conservative | Leslie Freeman | 2,034 | 57.2 | +1.2 | |
| SLD | Philip Gray* | 1,520 | 42.8 | +3.4 | |
| Majority | 514 | 14.4 | |||
| Turnout | 3,554 | 50.76 | |||
| Conservative gain from SLD | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| SLD | Jeremy Whales* | 1,454 | 50.2 | +7.6 | |
| Conservative | Jonathan Dubow | 1,160 | 40.0 | −9.3 | |
| Labour | Andrew Palmer | 284 | 9.8 | +1.7 | |
| Majority | 294 | 10.2 | |||
| Turnout | 2,898 | 43.44 | |||
| SLD hold | Swing | ||||
