2024 Cheltenham Borough Council election

The 2024 Cheltenham Borough Council election was held on Thursday 2 May 2024, alongside the other local elections in the United Kingdom being held on the same day. All 40 members of Cheltenham Borough Council in Gloucestershire were elected following boundary changes.

The Liberal Democrats retained control of the local authority. The Conservatives were wiped out losing all their seats on the council, with the Greens replacing them as the largest opposition party.

Background
Since its creation in 1974, control of the council has alternated between the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats. The Conservatives controlled the council until 1979, when it fell into no overall control until 1991, when the Liberal Democrats took control. The Conservatives briefly controlled the council from 2000 to 2002, with the Liberal Democrats re-taking control from no overall control in 2010. The Liberal Democrats have formed majority administrations since then.

In the most recent election, the Liberal Democrats maintained their seat count with 55.1% of the vote, the Conservatives won 1 seat (down 1) with 27.7%, People Against Bureaucracy kept their 1-seat up for election with 2.8%, and the Green Party gained 1 seat with 11.3%.

Boundary changes
Cheltenham usually elects its councillors in halves, on a 4-year cycle. However, following boundary changes, all councillors will be elected to the new wards. All wards have 2 councillors.

Previous council composition
Changes:
 * June 2022: Wendy Flynn joins Green Party from Liberal Democrats
 * October 2022: Sandra Holliday suspended from Liberal Democrats
 * December 2022: Louis Savage (Conservative) resigns; by-election held February 2023
 * February 2023: Ed Chidley (Liberal Democrats) wins by-election from the Conservatives
 * August 2023: John Payne (People Against Bureaucracy) resigns; by-election held October 2023
 * October 2023: Stan Smith (People Against Bureaucracy) wins by-election

Ward results
Sitting councilors are marked with an asterisk (*).

Oakley
Alisha Lewis was a sitting councillor for St Paul's ward

Emma Nelson was a sitting councillor for Leckhampton ward

Prestbury
Stephan Fifield was a sitting councillor for Pittville ward