South Gloucestershire Council elections
South Gloucestershire is a unitary authority in Gloucestershire, England. It was created on 1 April 1996 replacing Kingswood, Northavon and Avon County Council.
Political control[]
Since the first election to the council in 1995 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:[1]
Party in control | Years | |
---|---|---|
No overall control | 1995–1999 | |
Liberal Democrats | 1999–2003 | |
No overall control | 2003–2015 | |
Conservative | 2015–present |
Council elections[]
- 1999 South Gloucestershire Council election (New ward boundaries)[2]
- 2003 South Gloucestershire Council election[3]
- (New ward boundaries)[4]
- 2011 South Gloucestershire Council election
- 2015 South Gloucestershire Council election
- 2019 South Gloucestershire Council election (New ward boundaries)[5]
By-election results[]
1995–1999[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | 1,357 | 54.5 | |||
Liberal Democrats | 570 | 22.9 | |||
Conservative | 561 | 22.5 | |||
Majority | 787 | 31.6 | |||
Turnout | 2,488 | 29.4 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
1999–2003[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | 1,061 | 48.1 | +14.2 | ||
Labour | 768 | 34.8 | +2.7 | ||
Liberal Democrats | 379 | 17.2 | -16.8 | ||
Majority | 293 | 13.3 | |||
Turnout | 2,208 | 39.7 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | 575 | 63.2 | +1.8 | ||
Conservative | 194 | 21.3 | +8.7 | ||
Labour | 141 | 15.5 | -10.5 | ||
Majority | 381 | 41.9 | |||
Turnout | 910 | 17.9 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | 1,220 | ||||
Conservative | 1,127 | ||||
Liberal Democrats | 797 | ||||
Liberal Democrats | 787 | ||||
Labour | 734 | ||||
Labour | 681 | ||||
Turnout | 5,346 | 33.7 | |||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | 430 | 51.7 | -6.2 | ||
Conservative | 273 | 32.8 | +7.9 | ||
Labour | 129 | 15.5 | -1.7 | ||
Majority | 157 | 18.9 | |||
Turnout | 832 | 27.1 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | 1,303 | 55.0 | -9.8 | ||
Conservative | 770 | 32.5 | +13.1 | ||
Liberal Democrats | 294 | 12.4 | -3.4 | ||
Majority | 533 | 22.5 | |||
Turnout | 2,367 | 29.3 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
2003–2007[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | 487 | 44.8 | -8.5 | ||
Conservative | 458 | 42.1 | +13.2 | ||
Labour | 142 | 13.1 | -4.7 | ||
Majority | 29 | 2.7 | |||
Turnout | 1,087 | 34.6 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | 1,036 | 56.6 | -6.9 | ||
Liberal Democrats | 422 | 23.0 | +9.1 | ||
Labour | 373 | 20.4 | -2.1 | ||
Majority | 614 | 33.6 | |||
Turnout | 1,831 | 31.7 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
2007–2011[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Dave Hockey | 1,624 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Pat Hockey | 1,546 | |||
Conservative | John Farbrother | 1,179 | |||
Conservative | Sarah Kitching | 1,165 | |||
Labour | Terry Trollope | 225 | |||
Labour | Ray Bazeley | 162 | |||
Turnout | 5,901 | 54.0 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
References[]
- ^ "Council compositions". The Elections Centre. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
- ^ "The District of South Gloucestershire (Electoral Changes) Order 1998". legislation.gov.uk. 3 November 1998. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
- ^ "South Gloucestershire". BBC News Online. Retrieved 16 August 2009.
- ^ "The District of South Gloucestershire (Electoral Changes) Order 2007". legislation.gov.uk. 25 January 2007. Retrieved 3 November 2015.
- ^ "The District of South Gloucestershire (Electoral Changes) Order 2018". legislation.gov.uk. 26 April 2018. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
- ^ "View district candidates (by name)". South Gloucestershire Council. Retrieved 16 August 2009.
External links[]
Categories:
- South Gloucestershire Council elections
- Council elections in Gloucestershire
- Politics of South Gloucestershire District
- Unitary authority elections in England