1996 Gloucester City Council election

The 1996 Gloucester City Council election took place on 5 May 1996 to elect members of Gloucester City Council in England.

Results[]

Gloucester City Council election, 1996^[1]

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Conservative	2					36.7
	Labour	8					49.2
	Liberal Democrats	1					21.0
	Green	0					0.0
	Independent	0					0.0

Ward results[]

Barnwood[]

Barnwood 1996^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Ms. I. Potts	1,719	45.4
	Conservative	A. Gravells	1414	37.3
	Liberal Democrats	Ms. A. Easton-Skinner	655	17.3
Turnout			11559
	Labour hold		Swing

Barton[]

Barton 1996 ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	E. Garwood	1,014	75.3
	Conservative	L. Proctor	189	14.0
	Liberal Democrats	M. Ginwalla	143	10.6
Turnout			5037
	Labour hold		Swing

Eastgate[]

Eastgate 1996 ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	M. Pepler	1,161	64.8
	Conservative	H. Harrison	357	19.9
	Liberal Democrats	U. Bhaimia	273	15.2
Turnout			5937
	Labour hold		Swing

Hucclecote[]

Hucclecote 1996^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Ms. S. Blakeley	1,439	39.6
	Conservative	Pullon C.	1288	35.4
	Labour	R. Mills	910	25.0
Turnout			8323
	Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Kingsholm[]

Kingsholm 1996^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	P. James	1,188	43.5
	Liberal Democrats	M. Parry	939	34.3
	Labour	Ms. S. Hitchings	607	22.2
Turnout			6490
	Conservative hold		Swing

Linden[]

Linden 1996^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Trehearne P.	1,235	69.8
	Conservative	D. Knight	378	21.4
	Liberal Democrats	Ms. V. Wilcox	157	8.9
Turnout			5327
	Labour hold		Swing

Longlevens[]

Longlevens 1996^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	D. Hitchings	1,392	53.2
	Conservative	C. Marshall	798	30.5
	Liberal Democrats	Ms. N. West	427	16.3
Turnout			6684
	Labour hold		Swing

Matson[]

Matson 1996^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Holmes	1,399	75.2
	Conservative	C. Gleeson	241	13.0
	Liberal Democrats	M. Gladstone	157	8.4
	Labour	J. Ewers	63	3.4
Turnout			5613
	Labour hold		Swing

Podsmead[]

Podsmead 1996^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Ms. D. Capon	1,186	64.6
	Conservative	Ms. E. Orr	394	21.5
	Liberal Democrats	C. Reed	256	13.9
Turnout			5826
	Labour hold		Swing

Tuffley[]

Tuffley 1996^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Ms. J. Lugg	1,462	61.9
	Conservative	K. Moran	626	26.5
	Liberal Democrats	Ms. A. Evans	274	11.6
Turnout			6185
	Labour hold		Swing

Westgate[]

Westgate 1996^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Ms. P. Tracey	720	37.0
	Liberal Democrats	P. Lush	671	34.5
	Labour	B. Large	555	28.5
Turnout			5211
	Conservative hold		Swing

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