UK local election
The 2016 Gloucester City Council election took place on 5 May 2016 to elect members of Gloucester City Council in England.[1] All seats are up for election at the same time due to boundary changes.[2] This was on the same day as other local elections. The council also changed from electing a third of the council to electing the entire council. They were originally planned for 7 May 2020, [3] but postponed until 6 May 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[4]
Results
Gloucester City Council election, 2016 Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Conservative | 22 | | | +2 | 54 | 45.0 | 27,081 | +3.5 |
| Labour | 12 | | | +3 | 29 | 27.1 | 16,303 | +1.8 |
| Liberal Democrats | 7 | | | - | 17 | 16.5 | 9,907 | +2.2 |
| UKIP | 0 | | | - | 0 | 5.4 | 3,230 | -9.0 |
| Green | 0 | | | - | 0 | 5.1 | 3,057 | +0.8 |
| Other parties | 0 | | | - | 0 | 1 | | |
Ward results
Abbeydale
Abbeydale 2016 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Andrew Gravells | 1,138 | 58.5 | |
| Conservative | Collette Jane Finnegan | 881 | 45.3 | |
| Labour | Steve Lugg | 357 | 18.4 | |
| UKIP | Danny Sparkes | 349 | 18.0 | |
| Labour | Maisie Rose Sanders | 331 | 17.0 | |
| Independent | David Harber | 285 | 14.7 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Patrick James Wilson | 149 | 7.7 | |
| Green | Emily Ann Hoddy | 103 | 5.3 | |
Turnout | 1,944 | 37.2 | |
| Conservative win (new seat) |
| Conservative win (new seat) |
Abbeymead
Abbeymead 2016 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Laura Pearsall | 862 | 57.1 | |
| Conservative | Gordon Taylor | 709 | 47.0 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Jonathan Michael Whittaker | 376 | 24.9 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Abigail Wilson | 335 | 22.2 | |
| Labour | Tony Hodges | 249 | 16.5 | |
| Green | Michael Richardson | 164 | 10.9 | |
Turnout | 1,510 | 32.1 | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Barnwood
Barnwood 2016 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Lise Noakes | 875 | 43.8 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Joanne Marie Brown | 685 | 34.3 | |
| Conservative | Judi Brown | 681 | 34.1 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Jess Palmer | 594 | 29.7 | |
| UKIP | Stephen Leslie Pottage | 254 | 12.7 | |
| Labour | Cilla Woodman | 247 | 12.5 | |
| Labour | Trevor Duncan Howard | 223 | 11.2 | |
| Green | Brendan Mark Baker | 117 | 5.9 | |
Turnout | 1,998 | 40.5 | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Barton and Tredworth
Barton and Tredworth 2016 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Usman Bhaimia | 1,231 | 51.8 | |
| Labour | Said Hansdot | 1,121 | 47.2 | |
| Conservative | Sajid Patel | 1,113 | 46.8 | |
| Labour | Garry Mills | 794 | 33.4 | |
| Conservative | Rashid Farooq | 630 | 26.4 | |
| Conservative | Dan Woolf | 580 | 24.4 | |
| UKIP | Kamila Pawlowicz | 250 | 10.5 | |
| Green | Charley Bircher | 179 | 7.5 | |
| Green | Gareth Huw John | 175 | 7.4 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Paul Harries | 136 | 5.7 | |
| TUSC | Katy Bailey | 116 | 4.9 | |
| TUSC | Sue Powell | 77 | 3.2 | |
| TUSC | Richard Price | 47 | 2.0 | |
Turnout | 2,377 | 33.7 | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Coney Hill
Coney Hill 2016 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Lauren Marie Fearn | 266 | 37.2 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Philip Stuart McLellan | 218 | 30.4 | |
| Conservative | Tarren Anne Randle | 133 | 18.6 | |
| UKIP | Philip Anthony William Nash | 99 | 13.8 | |
Turnout | 716 | 28.0 | |
| Labour win (new seat) |
Elmbridge
Elmbridge 2016 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Emily Sarah Trevithick Ryall | 918 | 48.0 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Howard Hyman | 734 | 38.4 | |
| Conservative | Justin Oliver Hudson | 517 | 27.0 | |
| Conservative | Shane Aaron Hopkins | 476 | 24.9 | |
| Labour | Roger John Martin | 344 | 18.0 | |
| UKIP | Bob Mace | 251 | 13.1 | |
| Green | Frances Joan Griffiths | 141 | 7.4 | |
| Green | Jonathan Cecil Ingleby | 82 | 4.3 | |
Turnout | 1,912 | 39.3 | |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Grange
Grange 2016 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Nigel Joseph Hanman | 893 | 51.3 | |
| Conservative | Steve Morgan | 743 | 42.7 | |
| Labour | Daryl Baldwin | 626 | 35.9 | |
| Labour | Mat McCall | 425 | 24.4 | |
| UKIP | Rosemarie Jean Marchmont | 392 | 22.5 | |
Turnout | 1,742 | 33.8 | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Hucclecote
Hucclecote 2016 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | David John Brown | 1,286 | 56.8 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Declan Wilson | 1,104 | 48.7 | |
| Conservative | Chris Etheridge | 756 | 33.4 | |
| Conservative | Lee James Dopson | 532 | 23.5 | |
| Labour | Kay Frances Mills | 324 | 14.3 | |
| Green | Henry Thomas Jones | 151 | 6.7 | |
Turnout | 2,265 | 44.6 | |
| Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |
| Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |
Kingsholm and Wotton
Kingsholm and Wotton 2016 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Jeremy Eric Hilton | 775 | 50.0 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Isabel Mellonie Brazil | 641 | 41.4 | |
| Labour | Jonathan Richard Hoad | 331 | 21.4 | |
| Conservative | Tim Justice | 310 | 20.0 | |
| Conservative | Matthew David Francis | 276 | 17.8 | |
| Labour | Paul Michael Thompson | 275 | 17.7 | |
| UKIP | James Alexander | 174 | 11.2 | |
| Green | Mairi Mills | 130 | 8.4 | |
Turnout | 1,550 | 33.4 | |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Kingsway
Kingsway 2016 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Richard Lawrence Cook | 470 | 52.2 | |
| Conservative | Jennie Rotheva Dallimore | 464 | 51.6 | |
| Labour | Emma Jane Ford | 340 | 37.8 | |
| Green | Chloe French | 282 | 31.3 | |
Turnout | 900 | 23.3 | |
| Conservative win (new seat) |
| Conservative win (new seat) |
Longlevens
Longlevens 2016 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Kathy Williams | 1,657 | 57.3 | |
| Conservative | Paul Simon James | 1,636 | 56.6 | |
| Conservative | Jim Porter | 1,410 | 48.7 | |
| Labour | Terry Haines | 696 | 24.1 | |
| UKIP | Susannah Collier | 541 | 18.7 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Paul Harris | 515 | 17.8 | |
| Green | Christopher David Britton | 494 | 17.1 | |
Turnout | 2,893 | 39.4 | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Matson and Robinswood
Matson and Robinswood 2016 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Tom Coole | 822 | 46.8 | |
| Labour | Kate Haigh | 767 | 43.4 | |
| Labour | Jan Lugg | 713 | 40.4 | |
| UKIP | Gary Frederick Cleaver | 521 | 29.5 | |
| Conservative | Norman John Ravenhill | 492 | 27.8 | |
| Conservative | Simon John Griffiths | 368 | 20.9 | |
| Conservative | Duncan Hall | 353 | 20.1 | |
| Green | Ros Durrant | 272 | 15.5 | |
Turnout | 1,757 | 26.8 | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Moreland
Moreland 2016 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Neil Hampson | 1,080 | 50.1 | |
| Labour | Kevin Ernest Stephens | 879 | 40.8 | |
| Labour | Terry Pullen | 872 | 40.4 | |
| Conservative | Lyn Ackroyd | 860 | 39.9 | |
| Conservative | Peter Denzil Corry | 507 | 23.5 | |
| Conservative | Jane Elizabeth White | 462 | 21.4 | |
| UKIP | Simon Collins | 405 | 18.8 | |
| Green | Matthew John Sidford | 375 | 17.4 | |
Turnout | 2,156 | 31.0 | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Podsmead
Podsmead 2016 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Deborah Ann Smith | 372 | 52.0 | |
| Conservative | Andrew Gilbert Miller | 344 | 48.0 | |
Turnout | 716 | 32.9 | |
| Labour win (new seat) |
Quedgeley Fieldcourt
Quedgeley Fieldcourt 2016 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | David Foley Norman | 631 | 48.0 | |
| Conservative | Lee Hawthorne | 578 | 44.0 | |
| Labour | Jan Garbutt | 351 | 26.7 | |
| Labour | Ken Garbutt | 336 | 25.6 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Gordon Heath | 149 | 11.3 | |
Turnout | 1,315 | 28.9 | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Quedgeley Severn Vale
Quedgeley Severn Vale 2016 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Andy Lewis | 582 | 44.0 | |
| Conservative | Hannah Norman | 462 | 34.9 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Anna Mozol | 446 | 33.7 | |
| Labour | Mervyn John Hyde | 303 | 22.9 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Helen Susan Powell | 245 | 18.5 | |
| UKIP | Miles Stacey | 239 | 18.1 | |
Turnout | 1,324 | 28.8 | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Tuffley
Tuffley 2016 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Gerald Charles Dee | 670 | 39.2 | |
| Conservative | Colin Adrian Organ | 652 | 38.2 | |
| Labour | Tracy Sharon Millard | 486 | 28.6 | |
| Labour | Sadia Hameed | 366 | 21.5 | |
| UKIP | Daryl Phillip Stanbury | 276 | 16.2 | |
| Green | Eva-Marie Caroline Langrock-Bircher | 116 | 6.8 | |
Turnout | 1,708 | 38.6 | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Westgate
Westgate 2016 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Pam Tracey | 905 | 58.7 | |
| Conservative | Paul Geoffrey Toleman | 765 | 49.6 | |
| Conservative | Dawn Melvin | 679 | 44.1 | |
| Labour | Gabrielle Hilary Hampson | 406 | 26.3 | |
| Labour | Mark Alastair Wallace | 370 | 24.0 | |
| Green | Mariana Straton | 276 | 17.9 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Matthew John Keighley | 210 | 13.6 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Imogen Alice Caterer | 205 | 13.3 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Sarah Lucy Dobson | 186 | 12.1 | |
| TUSC | John Ewers | 114 | 7.4 | |
Turnout | 1,541 | 29.1 | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
By-Elections
Longlevens
A by-election was held in Longlevens ward on 3 November 2016, following the death of Jim Porter.
Longlevens 2016 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Clive Walford | 1,066 | 46.2 | -2.5 |
| Liberal Democrats | Linda Susan Castle | 852 | 36.9 | +19.1 |
| Labour | Terry Haines | 223 | 9.7 | -14.4 |
| UKIP | Daniel Joseph Woolf | 167 | 7.2 | -11.5 |
Turnout | 2,311 | 31 | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Barnwood
A by-election was held in Barnwood ward on 25 July 2019
Barnwood 2019[5] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Ashley Bowkett | 676 | 46.5 | +15.1 |
| Conservative | Fred Ramsey | 496 | 34.1 | -6.0 |
| Brexit Party | Peter Sheehy | 152 | 10.5 | new |
| Labour | Chris Clee | 64 | 4.4 | -6.9 |
| Green | Jonathan Ingleby | 59 | 4.1 | -1.3 |
| UKIP | Matthew Young | 6 | 0.4 | -11.2 |
Turnout | 1,453 | 29 | |
| Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | +10.55 | |
Podsmead
A by-election was held in Podsmead ward on 25 July 2019
Podsmead 2019[5] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Sebastian Field | 203 | 30.0 | new |
| Conservative | Byron Davis | 200 | 29.6 | -18.5 |
| Labour | Lisa Jevins | 122 | 18.0 | -33.9 |
| Brexit Party | Rob McCormick | 111 | 16.4 | new |
| Green | Michael Byfield | 29 | 4.3 | new |
| UKIP | Simon Collins | 11 | 1.6 | new |
Turnout | 676 | 33 | |
| Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | | |
References
- ^ "Guide to May 2016 elections in Scotland, Wales, England and Northern Ireland". BBC News. Retrieved 21 April 2016.
- ^ "City Council and Police and Crime Commissioner Elections 2016". Gloucester City Council. Archived from the original on 19 April 2016. Retrieved 23 April 2016.
- ^ "Upcoming Elections". Gloucester City CTuncil. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
- ^ "Local elections postponed for a year over coronavirus". BBC News. 13 March 2020. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
- ^ a b "Barnwood and Podsmead By-elections - Thursday, 25th July 2019". Gloucester City Council. Retrieved 30 July 2019.