Cotswold District Council elections

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
	Independent	1973–1999
	No overall control	1999–2003
	Conservative	2003–2019
	Liberal Democrats	2019–present

Leadership

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

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

Results maps

2015 results map
2019 results map
2023 results map

By-election results

1995-1999

Bourton on the Water By-Election 16 May 1996
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	Dudley Mills	381	56.0
	Liberal Democrats		299	43.9
Majority			82	12.1
Turnout			680	25.3
	Independent gain from Independent		Swing

Northleach By-Election 22 August 1996
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	Amanda Courtney	227	57.7
	Independent		88	22.4
	Liberal Democrats		78	19.8
Majority			139	35.3
Turnout			393	28.5
	Independent gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

1999-2003

Cirencester Watermoor By-Election 5 April 2001
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Peter Hedges	300	48.2	+31.6
	Conservative	Barbara Good	259	41.6	+23.2
	Independent	Norman Whereat	63	10.1	−31.6
Majority			41	6.6
Turnout			622	19.6
	Liberal Democrats gain from Labour		Swing

Stow-on-the-Wold By-Election 7 June 2001
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Vera Norwood	438	42.1	+4.2
	Conservative	Merryl Phillips	317	30.5	−31.6
	Liberal Democrats	Clifford Rebbeck	285	27.4	+27.4
Majority			121	11.6
Turnout			1,040
	Independent gain from Conservative		Swing

Northleach By-Election 4 October 2001
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Matthew Gordon-Banks	209	44.4
	Independent	David Broad	153	32.5
	Independent	Douglas Christopherson	109	23.1
Majority			56	11.9
Turnout			471	30.1
	Conservative gain from Independent		Swing

2003-2007

Northleach By-Election 20 January 2005^[14]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Mark Tufnell	435	69.4
	Liberal Democrats	Kenneth Mustoe	105	16.7
	Independent	Alan Wellman	87	13.9
Majority			330	52.7
Turnout			627	44.0
	Conservative hold		Swing

Cirencester Watermoor By-Election 5 May 2005^[15]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	John Leicester	1,201	66.8	+8.6
	Conservative		597	33.2	−8.6
Majority			604	33.6
Turnout			1,798	60.2
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Kempsford-Lechlade By-Election 21 July 2005^[16]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Sandra Carter	683	62.9	+23.7
	Liberal Democrats	Peterjon Maslen	403	37.1	+21.3
Majority			280	25.8
Turnout			1,086	34.8
	Conservative gain from Independent		Swing

Beacon-Stow By-Election 12 January 2006^[17]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	David Penman	540	63.8	+23.8
	Independent	John Kennell	307	36.2	−4.6
Majority			233	27.6
Turnout			847	31.3
	Conservative gain from Independent		Swing

2007-2011

Water Park By-Election 13 March 2008^[18]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Peter Clarke	648	55.5	+15.3
	Conservative	Lynne Armstrong-Hobbs	519	44.5	−15.3
Majority			129	11.0
Turnout			1,167	26.2
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing

Campden Vale By-Election 4 June 2009^[19]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Mark Annett	1,595	73.1	−26.9
	Liberal Democrats	Andrew Clayton	588	26.9	+26.9
Majority			1,007	46.2
Turnout			2,183	45.4
	Conservative hold		Swing

Water Park By-Election 17 September 2009^[20]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Esmond Jenkins	894	71.7	+31.5
	Conservative	Brian Viner	353	28.3	−31.5
Majority			541	43.4
Turnout			1,247	28.3
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

2011-2015

Fosseridge By-Election 31 May 2012^[21]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Julian Beale	379	58.8	−20.2
	Liberal Democrats	Danny Loveridge	168	26.0	4.7
	Independent	Chris Turner	98	15.2	15.2
Majority			211	32.8
Turnout			645	42.4
	Conservative hold		Swing

2015-2019

Stow By-Election 30 September 2016^[22]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Dilys Neill	555	64.9	+21.0
	Conservative	David Penman	300	35.1	−21.0
Majority			255
Turnout			855	40.5
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing	21%

Fairford North By-Election 9 February 2017^[23]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Andrew Doherty	610	68.1	+40.2
	Conservative	Dominic Morris	270	30.1	−20.9
	Green	Xanthe Messenger	15	1.8	N/A
Majority			340	38.0
Turnout			897	46.57
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing

Grumbolds Ash with Avening By-Election 23 November 2017^[24]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Richard Morgan	420	64.7	−6.8
	Liberal Democrats	Nicky Baber	136	21.0	−7.5
	Labour	Edward Shelton	93	14.3	+14.3
Majority			284	43.8
Turnout			649
	Conservative hold		Swing

2019-2023

Fosseridge By-Election 6 May 2021^[25]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	David Cunningham	641	63.7	−5.0
	Liberal Democrats	Dominique Simpson	251	25.0	−6.3
	Green	Clare Turner	114	11.3	+11.3
Majority			390	38.8
Turnout			1,006
	Conservative hold		Swing

Campden and Vale By-Election 3 February 2022^[26]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Tom Stowe	1,180	56.2	+12.5
	Liberal Democrats	Danny Loveridge	920	43.8	+18.2
Majority			260	12.4
Turnout			2,100
	Conservative hold		Swing

2023-2027

Lechlade, Kempsford and Fairford South By-Election 14 December 2023^[27]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Tristan Wilkinson	705	48.5
	Conservative	Stephen Andrews	624	42.9
	Labour	Anna Mainwaring	73	5.0
	Independent	Marshall Regan	53	3.6
Majority			81	5.6
Turnout			1,455
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

References

^ "Cotswold". BBC News Online. Retrieved 25 September 2009.
^ "Council minutes". Cotswold District Council. Retrieved 25 June 2022.
^ Al Rasheed, Tarik (21 February 2017). "Leader of Cotswold District Council, Cllr Lynden Stowe, to step down at annual meeting". Worcester News. Retrieved 25 June 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Christmas message from Cllr Tony Berry, Leader Cotswold District Council". Loving the Cotswolds. 14 December 2018. Retrieved 25 June 2022. ...taking over from Cllr Mark Annett who stepped down in late September for health reasons...
^ The District of Cotswold (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1978
^ legislation.gov.uk - The Gloucestershire Districts (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1991. Retrieved on 4 November 2015.
^ legislation.gov.uk - The Gloucestershire Districts (Electoral Arrangements) (Variation) Order 1991. Retrieved on 4 November 2015.
^ legislation.gov.uk - The Gloucestershire and Wiltshire (County Boundaries) Order 1990. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
^ legislation.gov.uk - The Gloucestershire (District Boundaries) Order 1991. Retrieved on 6 November 2015.
^ "Local elections". BBC News Online. Retrieved 25 September 2009.
^ legislation.gov.uk - The District of Cotswold (Electoral Changes) Order 2001. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
^ legislation.gov.uk - The Cotswold (Electoral Changes) Order 2007. Retrieved on 3 November 2015.
^ legislation.gov.uk - The Cotswold (Electoral Changes) Order 2015. Retrieved on 3 November 2015.
^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Northleach Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Cirencester Watermoor Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
^ "Tories gain seat at by-election". BBC News Online. 22 July 2005. Retrieved 25 September 2009.
^ "Byelection fillip for Lib Dems". guardian.co.uk. 13 January 2006. Retrieved 25 September 2009.
^ "Former party leader fights his way back". Gloucestershire Echo. 15 March 2008. p. 2.
^ "North Cotswolds gets a new voice". Gloucestershire Echo. 20 June 2009. p. 24.
^ "Declaration of result of poll" (PDF). Cotswold District Council. Retrieved 25 September 2009.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Fosseridge Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Stow Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Fairford North Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk.
^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Grumbolds Ash with Avening Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Fosseridge Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Campden and Vale Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Lechlade, Kempsford and Fairford South Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 10 March 2024.

By-election results Archived 29 March 2010 at the Wayback Machine

External links

Cotswold District Council

[hold-1] "Cotswold". BBC News Online. Retrieved 25 September 2009.

[2] "Council minutes". Cotswold District Council. Retrieved 25 June 2022.

[3] Al Rasheed, Tarik (21 February 2017). "Leader of Cotswold District Council, Cllr Lynden Stowe, to step down at annual meeting". Worcester News. Retrieved 25 June 2022.

[AnnettBerry-4] "Christmas message from Cllr Tony Berry, Leader Cotswold District Council". Loving the Cotswolds. 14 December 2018. Retrieved 25 June 2022. ...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] slation.gov.uk - The Gloucestershire Districts (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1991. Retrieved on 4 November 2015.

[7] slation.gov.uk - The Gloucestershire Districts (Electoral Arrangements) (Variation) Order 1991. Retrieved on 4 November 2015.

[8] slation.gov.uk - The Gloucestershire and Wiltshire (County Boundaries) Order 1990. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.

[9] slation.gov.uk - The Gloucestershire (District Boundaries) Order 1991. Retrieved on 6 November 2015.

[gain-10] "Local elections". BBC News Online. Retrieved 25 September 2009.

[11] slation.gov.uk - The District of Cotswold (Electoral Changes) Order 2001. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.

[12] slation.gov.uk - The Cotswold (Electoral Changes) Order 2007. Retrieved on 3 November 2015.

[13] slation.gov.uk - The Cotswold (Electoral Changes) Order 2015. Retrieved on 3 November 2015.

[14] "Local Elections Archive Project — Northleach Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 10 March 2024.

[15] "Local Elections Archive Project — Cirencester Watermoor Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 10 March 2024.

[tories-16] "Tories gain seat at by-election". BBC News Online. 22 July 2005. Retrieved 25 September 2009.

[fillip-17] "Byelection fillip for Lib Dems". guardian.co.uk. 13 January 2006. Retrieved 25 September 2009.

[former-18] "Former party leader fights his way back". Gloucestershire Echo. 15 March 2008. p. 2.

[voice-19] "North Cotswolds gets a new voice". Gloucestershire Echo. 20 June 2009. p. 24.

[water-20] "Declaration of result of poll" (PDF). Cotswold District Council. Retrieved 25 September 2009.^{[permanent dead link]}

[21] "Local Elections Archive Project — Fosseridge Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 10 March 2024.

[22] "Local Elections Archive Project — Stow Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 10 March 2024.

[23] "Local Elections Archive Project — Fairford North Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk.

[24] "Local Elections Archive Project — Grumbolds Ash with Avening Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 10 March 2024.

[25] "Local Elections Archive Project — Fosseridge Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 10 March 2024.

[26] "Local Elections Archive Project — Campden and Vale Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 10 March 2024.

[27] "Local Elections Archive Project — Lechlade, Kempsford and Fairford South Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 10 March 2024.

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