On May 1st elections were contested in five of the local authorities in the West region. One third of the seats in each council were up for election (apart from Cheltenham BC which is elected by halves) a total of 78.
The table below shows the councils holding elections and their results.
NOC= No overall control
|
Council |
|
Maj |
Seats |
|
|
Cheltenham BC
|
NOC |
|
20 |
Lab: 0 (-1)
Con: 17 (0)
Lib Dem: 20 (+3)
Others: 3 (-2)
NO CHANGE
website |
|
Gloucester CC |
Con |
|
12 |
Lab: 8 (-1)
Con: 17 (+2)
Lib Dem: 11 (-1)
Others: 0 (-1)
NO CHANGE
website |
|
Purbeck DC |
NOC |
|
9 (1 as by-election) |
Con: 11 (-1)
Lib Dem: 11 (+1)
Others: 2
CON LOSS
website |
|
Stroud DC |
Con |
|
17 |
Lab: 7 (-2)
Con: 31
Lib Dem: 5 (+1)
Green: 6 (+1)
Others: 2
NO CHANGE
website |
|
Swindon BC |
Con |
|
20 (2 as by- elections) |
Lab: 11 (-1)
Con: 41 (-2)
Lib Dem: 3 (0)
Others: 3 (+4)
NO CHANGE
website |
The Liberal Democrats picked up seats at Cheltenham, but failed to gain overall control. There was no change in Conservative stronghold Swindon.
ITV West will have analysis of the results throughout the day.
As well as the links to the council’s websites above, you may find the following sites useful for more information about the elections:
Electoral Commission
Local Government Association
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