Cotswold District Council in Gloucestershire, England, is elected every four years.
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 |
The leaders of the council since 2003 have been:[2]
Councillor | Party | 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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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% |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |