title: 2019 Tewkesbury Borough Council election
text: # 2019 Tewkesbury Borough Council election
  
  The 2019 Tewkesbury Borough Council election took place on 2 May 2019 to elect members for the 20 wards of the Tewkesbury Borough Council in England. At the election, the Conservatives retained control of the council.
  
  ## Summary
  
  ### Election result
  
  2019 Tewkesbury Borough Council election :
  
  | Party | Candidates | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Conservative | 38 | 23 | N/A | N/A | 10 | 60.5 | 41.6 | 16,533 | –12.6 |
  | Liberal Democrats | 36 | 8 | N/A | N/A | 5 | 21.1 | 28.8 | 11,450 | +8.4 |
  | Independent | 15 | 4 | N/A | N/A | 4 | 10.5 | 8.7 | 3,461 | +5.6 |
  | Tewkesbury Independent | 2 | 2 | N/A | N/A | | 5.3 | 5.0 | 1,972 | +1.3 |
  | Green | 17 | 1 | N/A | N/A | 1 | 2.6 | 8.5 | 3,373 | +7.2 |
  | Labour | 12 | 0 | N/A | N/A | | 0.0 | 5.2 | 2,086 | –6.3 |
  | UKIP | 7 | 0 | N/A | N/A | | 0.0 | 2.2 | 892 | –3.7 |
  
  ## Ward Results
  
  ### Badgeworth
  
  Badgeworth :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | Robert Vines | 322 | 49.8 | |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Edward Ryan | 157 | 24.3 | |
  | | UKIP | David Lewis | 94 | 14.5 | |
  | | Green | Tamsin Aland | 74 | 11.4 | |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 165 | 25.5 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 653 | 32.2 | |
  | | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
  
  ### Brockworth East
  
  Brockworth East :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Independent | Louise Gerrard | 352 | 42.6 | |
  | | Independent | Sara Stevens | 324 | 39.2 | |
  | | Conservative | Ronald Furolo | 227 | 27.5 | |
  | | Conservative | Philip Awford | 184 | 22.3 | |
  | | UKIP | Phillip Nash | 140 | 16.9 | |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Julie Hudson | 120 | 14.5 | |
  | | Green | Giusi Cavallaro | 89 | 10.8 | |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Karan Khazeni-Rad | 70 | 8.5 | |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 97 | 11.7 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 835 | 29.9 | |
  | | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) |
  | | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) |
  
  ### Brockworth West
  
  Brockworth West :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Independent | Craig Carter | 392 | 38.3 | |
  | | Independent | Deborah Harwood | 378 | 36.9 | |
  | | Conservative | Ruth Hatton | 294 | 28.7 | |
  | | Conservative | Harry Turbyfield | 278 | 27.1 | |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Simon Oliver | 149 | 14.6 | |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Noushien Khazeni-Rad | 144 | 14.1 | |
  | | UKIP | Sylvia Bishop | 137 | 13.4 | |
  | | Green | Jonathan Day | 126 | 12.3 | |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 97 | 11.7 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,032 | 27.7 | |
  | | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) |
  | | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) |
  
  ### Churchdown Brookfield with Hucclecote
  
  Churchdown Brookfield with Hucclecote :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Richard Smith | 705 | 44.3 | |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Paul Smith | 579 | 36.4 | |
  | | Conservative | Gillian Blackwell | 505 | 31.8 | |
  | | Conservative | Alexander Evans | 436 | 27.4 | |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Gilbert Yates | 421 | 26.5 | |
  | | Conservative | Edward Ryan | 332 | 20.9 | |
  | | Independent | Stephen Clarkson | 327 | 20.6 | |
  | | Independent | Richard Bishop | 289 | 18.2 | |
  | | Green | Sophie Franklin | 267 | 16.8 | |
  | | UKIP | Christina Simmonds | 161 | 10.1 | |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 69 | 4.4 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,595 | 31.18 | |
  | | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |
  | | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |
  | | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
  
  ### Churchdown St John's
  
  Churchdown St John's :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Mary Jordan | 886 | 50.4 | |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Clare Softley | 698 | 39.7 | |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Scott Thomson | 579 | 32.9 | |
  | | Conservative | Julie Evans | 556 | 31.6 | |
  | | Conservative | Paul Grierson | 537 | 30.5 | |
  | | Conservative | Haydn Pearl | 512 | 29.1 | |
  | | Independent | Jane Cook | 412 | 23.4 | |
  | | Green | Jacqueline Totterdell | 311 | 17.7 | |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 23 | 1.3 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,782 | 31.73 | |
  | | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |
  | | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |
  | | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |
  
  ### Cleeve Grange
  
  Cleeve Grange :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Helen Munro | 248 | 36.7 | |
  | | Conservative | Warwick Ross | 212 | 31.4 | |
  | | Independent | Susan Hillier-Richardson | 177 | 26.2 | |
  | | Green | Jan Millett | 38 | 5.6 | |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 36 | 5.3 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 681 | 32.6 | |
  | | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |
  
  ### Cleeve Hill
  
  Cleeve Hill :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | Anne Hollaway | 751 | 51.8 | |
  | | Conservative | Michael Dean | 679 | 46.8 | |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Lorraine Agg | 464 | 32.0 | |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Nigel Adcock | 433 | 29.8 | |
  | | Green | Hugh Barr | 241 | 16.6 | |
  | | Labour | Rosemary Phillips | 113 | 7.8 | |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 215 | 14.8 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,466 | 37.2 | |
  | | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
  | | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
  
  ### Cleeve St Michael's
  
  Cleeve St Michael's :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | Robert East | 515 | 45.1 | |
  | | Conservative | Andrew Reece | 429 | 37.5 | |
  | | Liberal Democrats | James Habgood | 235 | 20.6 | |
  | | Independent | Andrew Walker | 228 | 19.9 | |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Anthony MacKinnon | 222 | 19.4 | |
  | | Labour | Andrew Barrell | 183 | 16.0 | |
  | | Green | Kate Aubury | 174 | 15.2 | |
  | | Labour | John Kettle | 94 | 8.2 | |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 194 | | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,143 | 27.3 | |
  | | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
  | | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
  
  ### Cleeve West
  
  Cleeve West :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | Robert Bird | 517 | 43.4 | |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Richard Stanley | 494 | 41.5 | |
  | | Conservative | Robert Garnham | 458 | 38.5 | |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Peter Richmond | 386 | 32.4 | |
  | | Green | Amanda Bown | 190 | 16.0 | |
  | | Labour | Kenneth Petersen | 156 | 13.1 | |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 36 | 3.0 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,207 | 30.25 | |
  | | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
  | | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |
  
  ### Highnam with Haw Bridge
  
  Highnam with Haw Bridge :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | Jill Smith | 767 | 56.3 | |
  | | Conservative | Paul McLain | 672 | 49.3 | |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Peter Beaumont | 469 | 34.4 | |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Andrew Cooley | 361 | 26.5 | |
  | | Green | Jonathan Bristow | 208 | 15.3 | |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 203 | 14.9 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,386 | 39.34 | |
  | | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
  | | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
  
  ### Innsworth
  
  Innsworth :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | Graham Bocking | 331 | 46.3 | |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Paul Ockelton | 322 | 45.0 | |
  | | Conservative | Sarah Seccombe | 309 | 43.2 | |
  | | Green | Diane Hyett | 210 | 29.4 | |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 13 | 1.8 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 735 | 20.6 | |
  | | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
  | | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |
  
  ### Isbourne
  
  Isbourne :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | John Evetts | 649 | 56.0 | |
  | | Conservative | Melanie Gore | 624 | 53.8 | |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Drewe Lacey | 366 | 31.6 | |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Oliver Brown | 210 | 18.1 | |
  | | Green | Robert Hawkins | 210 | 18.1 | |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 258 | 22.2 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,175 | 39.6 | |
  | | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
  | | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
  
  ### Northway
  
  Northway :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | Pauline Godwin | 265 | 33.5 | |
  | | Conservative | Elaine MacTiernan | 258 | 32.6 | |
  | | Labour | Fiona Castle | 165 | 20.9 | |
  | | UKIP | John Dockree | 165 | 20.9 | |
  | | Independent | Gordon Shurmer | 154 | 19.5 | |
  | | UKIP | Andrew Maith | 140 | 17.7 | |
  | | Independent | Peter Aldridge | 134 | 16.9 | |
  | | Labour | Edward Hudson | 105 | 13.3 | |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Nicholas Curd | 89 | 11.3 | |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 93 | 11.7 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 793 | 20.9 | |
  | | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
  | | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
  
  ### Severn Vale North
  
  Severn Vale North :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | Heather McLain | 384 | 60.6 | |
  | | Green | Susan Billington | 142 | 22.4 | |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Caitriona Clucas | 108 | 17.0 | |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 242 | 38.2 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 653 | 33.1 | |
  | | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
  
  ### Severn Vale South
  
  Severn Vale South :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | Mark Williams | 406 | 59.7 | |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Martin Griffiths | 174 | 25.6 | |
  | | Green | Caroline Corsie | 100 | 14.7 | |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 232 | 34.1 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 698 | 37.0 | |
  | | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
  
  ### Shurdington
  
  Shurdington :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | Philip Surman | 260 | 49.9 | |
  | | Liberal Democrats | George Porter | 150 | 28.8 | |
  | | Green | Graham Allen | 56 | 10.7 | |
  | | UKIP | Barry Lodge | 55 | 10.6 | |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 110 | 21.1 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 521 | 31.8 | |
  | | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
  
  ### Tewkesbury East
  
  Tewkesbury East :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | Vernon Smith | 610 | 51.5 | |
  | | Conservative | Christine Reid | 495 | 41.8 | |
  | | Green | Nicola Castello | 293 | 24.7 | |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Guy Fancourt | 262 | 22.1 | |
  | | Labour | Mark Dempster | 196 | 16.5 | |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Emma Holdaway | 174 | 14.7 | |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 202 | 22.2 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,209 | 28.9 | |
  | | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
  | | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
  
  ### Tewkesbury North and Twyning
  
  Tewkesbury North and Twyning :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Tewkesbury Ind. | Michael Sztymiak | 1,038 | 61.8 | |
  | | Tewkesbury Ind. | Philip Workman | 934 | 55.6 | |
  | | Conservative | Adele Carter | 265 | 15.8 | |
  | | Conservative | Catherine Murray | 252 | 15.0 | |
  | | Independent | Kenneth Powell | 148 | 8.8 | |
  | | Independent | Mark Linton | 146 | 8.7 | |
  | | Labour | Christopher Burke | 134 | 8.0 | |
  | | Labour | Lara Chaplin | 120 | 7.1 | |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Vicki Wagstaffe | 119 | 7.1 | |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Jayne Cheslin | 74 | 4.4 | |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 202 | 22.2 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,695 | 40.00 | |
  | | Tewkesbury Ind. win (new seat) | Tewkesbury Ind. win (new seat) | Tewkesbury Ind. win (new seat) | Tewkesbury Ind. win (new seat) | Tewkesbury Ind. win (new seat) |
  | | Tewkesbury Ind. win (new seat) | Tewkesbury Ind. win (new seat) | Tewkesbury Ind. win (new seat) | Tewkesbury Ind. win (new seat) | Tewkesbury Ind. win (new seat) |
  
  ### Tewkesbury South
  
  Tewkesbury South :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Green | Catherine Cody | 646 | 58.8 | |
  | | Conservative | Kevin Cromwell | 401 | 36.5 | |
  | | Conservative | Julie Greening | 375 | 34.2 | |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Suzanna Cornakova | 315 | 28.7 | |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Philippa Cooley | 141 | 12.8 | |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 26 | 2.3 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,120 | 26.3 | |
  | | Green win (new seat) | Green win (new seat) | Green win (new seat) | Green win (new seat) | Green win (new seat) |
  | | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
  
  ### Winchcombe
  
  Winchcombe :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | James Mason | 908 | 47.6 | |
  | | Conservative | David Gray | 613 | 32.1 | |
  | | Conservative | John Murphy | 569 | 29.8 | |
  | | Independent | Ronald Allen | 516 | 27.0 | |
  | | Independent | Janet Day | 491 | 25.7 | |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Colin Davison | 478 | 25.0 | |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Kevin Guyll | 456 | 23.9 | |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Andrew Sclater | 402 | 21.1 | |
  | | Labour | Susan Sturgeon | 361 | 18.9 | |
  | | Labour | John Hurley | 250 | 13.1 | |
  | | Labour | David Cook | 209 | 10.9 | |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 53 | | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,909 | 35.0 | |
  | | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
  | | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
  | | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
  
  ## By-elections
  
  ### Cleeve Hill (May 2021)
  
  Cleeve Hill: 6 May 2021 :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | Keja Berliner | 910 | 46.1 | -5.7 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Lorraine Agg | 842 | 42.7 | +10.7 |
  | | Green | Robey Jenkins | 114 | 5.8 | -10.4 |
  | | Labour | Emma Robertson | 107 | 5.4 | -2.4 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 68 | 3.4 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,973 | 47.30 | |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
  
  ### Brockworth East (November 2021)
  
  Brockworth East: 18 November 2021 :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Independent | Charlotte Mills | 499 | 68.3 | +29.1 |
  | | Conservative | Ronald Furolo | 110 | 15.0 | -12.5 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Gilbert Yates | 87 | 11.9 | -2.6 |
  | | Labour | Joseph Ambrose | 35 | 4.8 | N/A |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 389 | 53.3 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 731 | | |
  | | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | 38.9 | |
  
  ### Brockworth East (April 2022)
  
  Brockworth East: 14 April 2022 :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Independent | Jason Mills | 346 | 69.5 | N/A |
  | | Conservative | Marc Barwick | 76 | 15.3 | +0.2 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Gilbert Yates | 76 | 15.3 | +3.4 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 270 | 54.2 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 499 | 17.6 | |
  | | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | N/A | |
  