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The 2019 Tewkesbury Borough Council election took place on 2 May 2019 to elect members of Tewkesbury Borough Council in Gloucestershire, England. Local Election results for the 2019 Tewkesbury Borough Council Elections were announced on 3 May 2019. Prior to the election the Conservative Party controlled Tewkesbury Borough Council with 33 Councillors elected at the 2015 Tewkesbury Borough Council Elections.

Electoral Process
The returning officer for the 2019 Tewkesbury Borough Council Elections was Miss Sara Freckleton, the Tewkesbury Borough Council Solicitor. Counting for this election began at 0900 on Friday 3 May 2019 at the Tewkesbury Borough Council Public Services Centre on Lincoln Green Lane, Tewkesbury and the Former Council Depot site on Lower Lode Lane, Tewkesbury.

Warding Arrangements at the 2019 Tewkesbury Borough Council Elections
The Electoral Arrangements of Tewkesbury Borough Council for the 2019 Tewkesbury Borough Council Election was amended from those contested at the 2015 Local Elections by the The Tewkesbury (Electoral Changes) Order 2018. While the wards were amended for this election the Council still retains the same number of Councillors at 38 members as was the case prior to the election

Local Elections and Neighbourhood Planning Referendum in Tewkesbury Borough on 2 May 2019
On 2 May 2019 in addition to the Borough Council Elections there were other local elections within the Borough.

There were contested Parish Council Elections in the following locations:


 * Brockworth Parish - East and West Wards.
 * Churchdown Parish - Brookfield Ward.
 * Dumbleton Parish.
 * Norton Parish.
 * Stanton Parish.
 * Tewkesbury Town - Tewkesbury East and Tewkesbury North Wards.
 * Twigworth Parish.

There were uncontested Parish Council Elections in the following locations:


 * Alderton Parish.
 * Ashchurch Rural Parish - Ashchurch Rural and Walton Cardiff Wards.
 * Ashleworth Parish.
 * Badgeworth Parish - Badgeworth and Bentham Wards.
 * Bishop's Cleeve Parish - Cleeve Grange, Cleeve St. Michael's and Cleeve West Wards
 * Boddington Parish.
 * Buckland Parish.
 * Chaceley Parish.
 * Churchdown Parish - St John's Ward.
 * Deerhurst Parish.
 * Down Hatherley Parish.
 * Elmstone Hardwicke Parish.
 * Forthampton Parish.
 * Gotherington Parish.
 * Gretton Parish.
 * Highnam Parish.
 * Hucclecote Parish.
 * Innsworth Parish.
 * Leigh Parish.
 * Longford Parish.
 * Maisemore Parish.
 * Minsterworth Parish.
 * Northway Parish.
 * Sandhurst Parish.
 * Shurdington Parish.
 * Southam Parish.
 * Stanway Parish.
 * Staverton Parish.
 * Stoke Orchard and Tredington Parish.
 * Teddington Parish.
 * Tewkesbury Town - Tewkesbury South.
 * Tirley Parish.
 * Toddington Parish.
 * Twyning Parish.
 * Uckington Parish.
 * Wheatpieces Parish.
 * Winchcombe Town.
 * Woodmancote Parish.

There was a Gloucestershire County Council Election in the following County Division:


 * Churchdown Division.

There was a Neighbourhood Planning Referendum in the following area:


 * Down Hatherley, Norton and Twigworth.

Overall election result
There were 40,165 valid votes cast in the 2019 elections to Tewkesbury Borough Council.

Badgeworth Ward
Polling Stations for this ward at the 2019 Tewkesbury Borough Council Elections were located at:
 * Badgeworth Village Hall, Badgeworth Lane, Badgeworth.
 * Witcombe & Bentham Village Hall, Pillcroft Road, Witcombe.
 * Portacabin at Staverton Court Farm, Boddington Road.

A total of 647 valid votes were cast at the election.

Brockworth East Ward
The Polling Stations for this ward at the 2019 Tewkesbury Borough Council Elections were located at:


 * Brockworth Community Centre, Court Road, Brockworth.

A total of 1,506 valid votes were cast at the election and 9 ballots were rejected for being unmarked or wholly void for uncertainty.

Brockworth West Ward
The Polling Stations for this ward at the 2019 Tewkesbury Borough Council Elections were located at:


 * St Patrick's Church Hall, St Patrick's Court, Brockworth.
 * Midglos Indoor Bowls Club, Spinners Road, Off Green Street, Brockworth.

A total of 1,898 valid votes were cast at the election with 8 ballots rejected. Of the 8 ballot papers rejected, 2 were due to voting for more Candidates than voter was entitled to and 6 were due to being unmarked or wholly void for uncertainty.

Churchdown Brookfield with Hucclecote Ward
The Polling Stations for this ward at the 2019 Tewkesbury Borough Council Elections were located at:


 * Methodist Church Hall, Chapel Hay Lane, Churchdown, Gloucester.
 * Pineholt Village Hall, Bird Road, Hucclecote, Gloucester.

A total of 4,346 valid votes were cast at the election.

Churchdown St John's Ward
The Polling Stations for this ward at the 2019 Tewkesbury Borough Council Elections were located at:


 * St John's Church Hall, St John's Avenue, Churchdown, Gloucester.

A total of 4,491 valid votes were cast at the election.

Cleeve Grange Ward
Polling Stations for this ward at the 2019 Tewkesbury Borough Council Elections were located at:


 * The Art Gallery, Cleeve School, Two Hedges Road, Bishops Cleeve.

A total of 675 valid votes were cast at the election.

Cleeve Hill Ward
Polling Stations for this ward at the 2019 Tewkesbury Borough Council Elections were located at:


 * Gotherington Village Hall, Malleson Road, Gotherington, Cheltenham.
 * Southam Village Hall, The Close, School Lane, Southam.
 * Woodmancote New Village Hall, BushcombeClose, Woodmancote, Nr Cheltenham.

A total of 2,745 valid votes were cast at the election.

Cleeve St Michael’s Ward
Polling Stations for this ward at the 2019 Tewkesbury Borough Council Elections were located at:


 * St Michael's Church Hall, School Road, Bishops Cleeve, Cheltenham.

A total of 2,080 valid votes were cast at the election.

Cleeve West Ward
Polling Stations for this ward at the 2019 Tewkesbury Borough Council Elections were located at:


 * Bishops Cleeve Tithe Barn, Cheltenham Road, Bishops Cleeve, Cheltenham.

A total of 2,201 valid votes were cast at the election.

Highnam with Haw Bridge Ward
Polling Stations for this ward at the 2019 Tewkesbury Borough Council Elections were located at:


 * Ashleworth Memorial Hall, Nup End, Ashleworth.
 * Chaceley Village Hall, Chaceley.
 * Forthampton Village Hall, School Lane, Forthampton, Gloucester.
 * The Gambier Parry Hall, Highnam Community Centre, Newent Road, Highnam.
 * Tirley Village Hall, Ledbury Road, Tirley, Gloucester.
 * Maisemore Village Hall, Church Road, Maisemore, Gloucester.
 * Minsterworth Village Hall, Main Road, Minsterworth, Gloucester.

A total of 2,477 valid votes were cast at the election.

Innsworth Ward
Polling Stations for this ward at the 2019 Tewkesbury Borough Council Elections were located at:


 * Innsworth Community Hall, Rookery Road, Innsworth, Gloucester.
 * Longford Village Hall, Longford, Gloucester.

A total of 1,172 valid votes were cast at the election.

Isbourne Ward
Polling Stations for this ward at the 2019 Tewkesbury Borough Council Elections were located at:


 * Ashchurch Village Hall, Ashchurch, Tewkesbury.
 * Laverton Village Hall, Laverton, Broadway.
 * Dumbleton Village Hall, Dairy Lane, Dumbleton, Evesham.
 * Teddington Village Hall, Teddington.
 * Snowshill Village Hall, Snowshill.
 * The Burland Parish Hall, Church Lane, Stanton.
 * Isbourne Valley School, Didbrook, Cheltenham.
 * Toddington Village Hall, Stow Road, Toddington.

A total of 2,059 valid votes were cast at the election.

Northway Ward
Polling Stations for this ward at the 2019 Tewkesbury Borough Council Elections were located at:


 * Brannigan Court, Northway, Tewkesbury.
 * Carrant Brook School,Hardwick Bank Road, Northway, Tewkesbury.

A total of 1,335 valid votes were cast at the election.

Severn Vale North Ward
Polling Stations for this ward at the 2019 Tewkesbury Borough Council Elections were located at:


 * Apperley Village Hall, Sawpit Lane, Apperley.
 * Portacabin at The Swan Inn, Tewkesbury Road, Coombe Hill.
 * Stoke Orchard Community Centre, Armstrong Road, Stoke Orchard.

A total of 634 valid votes were cast at the election.

Severn Vale South Ward
Polling Stations for this ward at the 2019 Tewkesbury Borough Council Elections were located at:


 * Uckington Village Hall, Elmstone Hardwicke Lane, Uckington, Cheltenham.
 * Down Hatherley Village Hall, Down Hatherley Lane, Down Hatherley, Gloucester.
 * Norton Village Hall, Old Tewkesbury Road, Norton.
 * Sandhurst Village Hall, Sandhurst, Gloucester.

A total of 680 valid votes were cast at the election.

Shurdington Ward
Polling Stations for this ward at the 2019 Tewkesbury Borough Council Elections were located at:


 * Shurdington Social Centre, Bishop Road, Shurdington, Cheltenham.

A total of 521 valid votes were cast at the election.

Tewkesbury East Ward
Polling Stations for this ward at the 2019 Tewkesbury Borough Council Elections were located at:


 * Boys Brigade Community Centre, Canterbury Leys, Newtown, Tewkesbury.
 * Wheatpieces Community Centre, Columbine Road, Walton Cardiff, Tewkesbury.

A total of 2,030 valid votes were cast at the election.

Tewkesbury North and Twyning Ward
Tewkesbury North and Twyning Ward incorporates the area of the Twyning Ward and part of the area of the Tewkesbury Town with Mitton Ward which existed as part of the Pre-2019 Electoral Arrangements. The area of the Tewkesbury North and Twyning Ward forms part of the Parish of Tewkesbury Town and part forms part of the Parish of Twyning. Polling Stations for this ward at the 2019 Tewkesbury Borough Council Elections were located at:


 * Mitton Manor Primary School, Carrant Road, Mitton, Tewkesbury.
 * Holy Trinity Church, 10 Oldbury Road, Tewkesbury.
 * Twyning Village Hall, Fleet Road, Twyning.

A total of 3,230 valid votes were cast at the election.

Tewkesbury South Ward
Tewkesbury South Ward incorporates the area of the Priors Park Ward and part of the area of the Tewkesbury Town with Mitton Ward which existed as part of the Pre-2019 Electoral Arrangements. The area of the Tewkesbury South Ward forms part of the Parish of Tewkesbury Town which has an identical ward electing eight Town Councillors. Tewkesbury Town Council seats for the Tewkesbury South Ward were elected in an uncontested election. The Tewkesbury South Borough Ward elects two Councillors to Tewkesbury Borough Council. Polling Stations for this ward at the 2019 Tewkesbury Borough Council Elections were located at:


 * Tewkesbury Youth Centre, Link Road, Tewkesbury.
 * St. Joseph's Catholic Church, Chance Street Tewkesbury.

A total of 1,878 valid votes were cast at the election with 22 ballots rejected for being unmarked or wholly invalid for uncertainty.

At the 2019 Tewkesbury Borough Council Elections Tewkesbury South ward elected Catherine Mary Cody and Kevin John Cromwell for a four year term running from May 2019 to May 2023.

Winchcombe Ward
Polling Stations for this ward at the 2019 Tewkesbury Borough Council Elections were located at:


 * Alderton Village Hall, Dibden Lane, Alderton, Tewkesbury.
 * Gretton Village Hall, Gretton, Cheltenham.
 * Hawling Methodist Church, Hawling, Cheltenham.
 * Abbey Fields Community Centre, Back Lane, Winchcombe, Cheltenham.

A total of 5,003 valid votes were cast at the election with 13 ballot papers rejected. Of the 13 ballot papers rejected in this ward 2 were due to voting for more Candidates than the voter was entitled to and 11 were rejected in part by the returning officer.