Gloucestershire County Council elections

Local government elections in Gloucestershire, England

Gloucestershire County Council in England is elected every four years. Since the last boundary changes in 2013 the council has comprised 53 councillors, each representing an electoral division. Elections are held every four years.[1]

## Council elections

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* 1973 Gloucestershire County Council election
* 1977 Gloucestershire County Council election
* 1981 Gloucestershire County Council election
* 1985 Gloucestershire County Council election
* 1989 Gloucestershire County Council election
* 1993 Gloucestershire County Council election
* 2001 Gloucestershire County Council election
* 2005 Gloucestershire County Council election
* 2009 Gloucestershire County Council election
* 2013 Gloucestershire County Council election (new division boundaries)[2]
* 2017 Gloucestershire County Council election
* 2021 Gloucestershire County Council election
* 2025 Gloucestershire County Council election

## Council composition

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Year  | Conservative | Labour | Liberal Democrats[a] | Reform | Green | UKIP | Independents
& Others  | Council control
after election

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Local government reorganisation; council established (61 seats)
1973[3] | 30 | 18  | 5  | –  | –  | –  | 8  |  | No overall control
1977[3] | 46 | 3  | 0  | –  | 0  | –  | 12  |  | Conservative
1981[3] | 25 | 17  | 11  | –  | 0  | –  | 8  |  | No overall control
New division boundaries; seats increased from 61 to 63
1985[3] | 18  | 14  | 23 | –  | 0  | –  | 8  |  | No overall control
1989[3] | 20  | 16  | 23 | –  | 0  | –  | 4  |  | No overall control
1993[3] | 10  | 20  | 30 | –  | 0  | –  | 3  |  | No overall control
1997[3] | 21  | 18  | 22 | –  | 0  | 0  | 2  |  | No overall control
2001[3] | 27 | 19  | 16  | –  | 0  | 0  | 1  |  | No overall control
2005[3] | 33 | 13  | 13  | –  | 0  | 0  | 4  |  | Conservative
2009 | 42 | 4  | 13  | –  | 1  | 0  | 3[b] |  | Conservative
New division boundaries; seats decreased from 63 to 53
2013 | 23 | 9  | 14  | –  | 1  | 3  | 3[c] |  | No overall control
2017 | 31 | 5  | 14  | –  | 2  | 0  | 1[d] |  | Conservative
2021 | 28 | 5  | 16  | 0  | 4  | 0  | 0  |  | Conservative
New division boundaries; seats increased from 53 to 55
2025 | 6  | 1  | 27 | 11  | 9  | 0  | 1  |  | No overall control
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## County result maps

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* 2005 results map

* 2009 results map

* 2013 results map

* 2017 results map

* 2021 results map

* 2025 results map

## By-election results

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### 1993-1997

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Cotswold South By-Election 18 July 1996  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal Democrats |  | 1,064  | 80.0  |
| Labour |  | 266  | 20.0  |
Majority | 798  | 60.0  |
Turnout | 1,370  | 16.0  |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |  |

### 1997-2001

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Barnwood By-Election 25 February 1999  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative |  | 1,274  | 44.0  | +9.1
| Liberal Democrats |  | 982  | 33.9  | +11.2
| Labour |  | 642  | 22.2  | −20.2
Majority | 292  | 10.1  |
Turnout | 2,898  | 24.0  |
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |  |
Cotswold North By-Election 10 February 2000  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative |  | 1,087  | 60.8  | +13.6
| Liberal Democrats |  | 701  | 39.2  | −3.4
Majority | 386  | 21.6  |
Turnout | 1,788  | 37.9  |
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |
Leckhampton with Up Hatherley By-Election 24 February 2000  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative |  | 1,230  | 71.8  | +31.3
| Liberal Democrats |  | 297  | 17.3  | −28.5
| Labour |  | 186  | 10.9  | −2.8
Majority | 939  | 54.5  |
Turnout | 1,713  | 26.2  |
| Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing |  |
Hesters Way By-Election 4 May 2000  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal Democrats |  | 958  | 63.2  | −2.0
| Conservative |  | 416  | 27.5  | +5.8
| Labour |  | 141  | 9.3  | −3.9
Majority | 542  | 35.7  |
Turnout | 1,515  | 21.7  |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |  |
Coleford By-Election 6 July 2000  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal Democrats |  | 922  | 46.6  |
| Labour |  | 621  | 31.4  |
| Conservative |  | 437  | 22.1  |
Majority | 301  | 15.2  |
Turnout | 1,980  | 22.5  |
| Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing |  |
Dursley By-Election 30 November 2000  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative |  | 835  | 44.4  | +20.1
| Labour |  | 694  | 36.9  | +5.3
| Liberal Democrats |  | 350  | 18.6  | −25.5
Majority | 141  | 7.5  |
Turnout | 1,879  | 31.0  |
| Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing |  |

### 2005-2009

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Lansdown, Park and Warden Hill By-Election 16 August 2007[4] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Antonia Noble  | 2,208  | 52.3  | −6.6
| Liberal Democrats | Martin Dunne  | 1,605  | 38.0  | +7.3
| Labour | Brian Hughes  | 226  | 5.4  | +6.6
| Green | Janet Thomas  | 184  | 4.3  | +7.3
Majority | 603  | 14.3  |
Turnout | 4,223  | 30.0  |
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |
Brockworth By-Election 12 June 2008[5] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal Democrats | Michael Collins  | 1,040  | 52.9  | +41.0
| Conservative | Ronald Furolo  | 751  | 38.2  | +11.
| Labour | Terry Haines  | 175  | 8.9  | −15.9
Majority | 289  | 14.7  |
Turnout | 1,966  | 31.4  |
| Liberal Democrats gain from Independent | Swing |  |

### 2009-2013

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Rodborough By-Election 3 February 2011[6] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Brian Oosthuysen  | 793  | 31.7  | +19.5
| Conservative | Nigel Cooper  | 790  | 31.6  | −3.7
| Liberal Democrats | Christine Headley  | 660  | 26.4  | −4.9
| Green | Phil Blomberg  | 260  | 10.4  | −10.7
Majority | 3  | 0.1  |
Turnout | 2,503  |  |
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |  |

### 2013-2017

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Mitcheldean By-Election 23 October 2014[7] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Brian Robinson  | 959  | 38.4  | +14.0
| UKIP | Malcolm Berry  | 550  | 22.0  | +2.7
| Independent | Ian Whitburn  | 455  | 18.2  | +18.2
| Labour | Jackie Fraser  | 278  | 11.1  | +0.7
| Liberal Democrats | Sue Henchley  | 150  | 6.0  | +0.3
| Green | Ken Power  | 106  | 4.2  | +0.4
Majority | 409  | 16.4  |
Turnout | 2,498  |  |
| Conservative gain from Independent | Swing |  |
Churchdown By-Election 5 May 2016[8] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal Democrats | Jack Williams  | 1,700  | 54.5  | +5.8
| Conservative | Graham Bocking  | 1,062  | 34.0  | +4.4
| Labour | Ed Buxton  | 359  | 11.5  | −2.5
Majority | 638  | 20.4  |
Turnout | 3,121  |  |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |  |

### 2017-2021

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Churchdown By-Election 2 May 2019[9] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal Democrats | Benjamin Evans  | 1,405  | 47.8  | −2.7
| Conservative | Graham Bocking  | 811  | 27.6  | −12.8
| Independent | Dick Bishop  | 263  | 8.9  | +8.9
| Green | Cate Cody  | 249  | 8.5  | +8.5
| UKIP | Robert McCormick  | 213  | 7.2  | +7.2
Majority | 594  | 20.2  |
Turnout | 2,941  |  |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |  |

### 2021-2025

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Highnam By-Election 4 May 2023[10] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Paul McLain  | 2,041  | 50.7  | −15.5
| Liberal Democrats | James Joyce  | 1,411  | 35.1  | +24.0
| Green | Jonathan Bristow  | 572  | 14.2  | +2.2
Majority | 630  | 15.7  |
Turnout | 4,024  |  |
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |

## Notes

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1. ^ Includes totals for the predecessors of the Liberal Democrats, the Liberal Party and SDP (both of which participated in the Alliance).
2. ^ Including 2 People Against Bureaucracy
3. ^ Including 2 People Against Bureaucracy
4. ^ 1 People Against Bureaucracy

## References

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1. ^ "The Gloucestershire (Electoral Changes) Order 2012", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 2012/877, retrieved 27 August 2023
2. ^ "The Gloucestershire (Electoral Changes) Order 2012", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 2012/877, retrieved 10 March 2024
3. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Composition calculator". Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher. The Elections Centre, Plymouth University. Retrieved 10 May 2025.
4. ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Lansdown, Park and Warden Hill Division". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
5. ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Brockworth Division". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
6. ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Rodborough Division". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
7. ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Mitcheldean Division". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
8. ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Churchdown Division". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
9. ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Churchdown Division". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
10. ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Highnam Division". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 10 March 2024.

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

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