Cotswold Council - Wards and Councillors

District council · South West · 34 seats in 32 wards · All seats elected every four years · Next election 6 May 2027

Liberal Democrats have a majority on Cotswold Council. The council has 34 councillors in 32 wards. Seats by party: Lib Dem 22, Conservative 11, Other 1. The next election is on 6 May 2027.

A government plan to replace the councils in this area with one unitary council was paused for review on 7 September 2026. Elections due in May 2027 will go ahead on existing council boundaries. Source

Control

Seats by party

Liberal Democrats (Majority)

34 seats - 18 for a majority

Conservative 11Lib Dem 22Other 1

Seat changes since the 4 May 2023 election Conservative +2 Green −2

Vote share at the 4 May 2023 election (34 seats, all wards)

ShareSeats won

Lib Dem46.9%22

Conservative42.9%9

Green5.5%2

Other4.0%1

Labour0.6%0

Next election

6 May 2027

all 34 seats up, then every four years

Largest party

Lib Dem 22

majority of 10; 18 needed

Closest result

Bourton Village

Lib Dem won by 5 votes over Conservative, 4 May 2023

Latest by-election

Blockley

Conservative gain from Green, 24 September 2026 (8 since 2021)

Constituencies

2 overlap

2024Now

Voted Leave in 2016

49%

GB 52%

Wards

Who holds each ward

ConservativeLib DemIndependent

Coloured by the party holding most of the ward's seats today; where seats are split evenly, by the party with the higher share at the last election.

All 32 wards

Councillors and last results

Select a ward for its full results, candidates and last by-election.

Ward and councillors	Last election
Abbey Mark Harris	4 May 2023 Lib Dem 62.2% lead 33.4 pts
Blockley Tom Bradley	4 May 2023 Green 56.3% lead 12.6 pts
Bourton Vale Len Wilkins	4 May 2023 Conservative 60.9% lead 30.1 pts
Bourton Village Jon Wareing	4 May 2023 Lib Dem 50.3% lead 0.6 pts
Campden & Vale Gina Blomefield, Tom Stowe	4 May 2023 Conservative 67.8% lead 35.6 pts
Chedworth & Churn Valley Paul Hodgkinson	4 May 2023 Lib Dem 64.0% lead 28.0 pts
Chesterton Andrea Pellegram	4 May 2023 Lib Dem 63.9% lead 39.0 pts
Coln Valley David Fowles	4 May 2023 Conservative 52.2% lead 4.4 pts
Ermin Julia Judd	4 May 2023 Conservative 64.9% lead 29.8 pts
Fairford North Michael Vann	4 May 2023 Lib Dem 51.5% lead 11.4 pts
Fosseridge David Cunningham	4 May 2023 Conservative 65.6% lead 31.2 pts
Four Acres Ray Brassington	4 May 2023 Lib Dem 66.1% lead 32.2 pts
Grumbolds Ash with Avening Tony Slater	4 May 2023 Conservative 61.4% lead 22.8 pts
Kemble Mike McKeown	4 May 2023 Lib Dem 56.9% lead 15.9 pts
Lechlade, Kempsford & Fairford South Helene Mansilla, Tristan Wilkinson	4 May 2023 Lib Dem 55.7% lead 17.7 pts
Moreton East Angus Jenkinson	4 May 2023 Lib Dem 42.7% lead 2.8 pts
Moreton West Daryl Corps	4 May 2023 Conservative 51.5% lead 10.2 pts
New Mills Claire Bloomer	4 May 2023 Lib Dem 72.9% lead 45.8 pts
Northleach Tony Dale	4 May 2023 Lib Dem 50.5% lead 8.3 pts
Sandywell Jeremy Theyer	4 May 2023 Conservative 53.7% lead 7.4 pts
Siddington & Cerney Rural Mike Evemy	4 May 2023 Lib Dem 65.9% lead 31.8 pts
South Cerney Village Juliet Layton	4 May 2023 Lib Dem 63.7% lead 27.4 pts
St Michael's Naomi Bloomer	4 May 2023 Lib Dem 68.4% lead 36.8 pts
Stow Dilys Neill	4 May 2023 Lib Dem 57.9% lead 19.4 pts
Stratton Patrick Coleman	4 May 2023 Lib Dem 56.7% lead 26.2 pts
Tetbury East & Rural Nikki Ind	4 May 2023 Independent 76.7% lead 53.4 pts
Tetbury Town Ian Watson	4 May 2023 Lib Dem 50.5% lead 23.0 pts
Tetbury with Upton Laura Hall-Wilson	4 May 2023 Lib Dem 37.6% lead 8.4 pts
The Ampneys & Hampton Lisa Spivey	4 May 2023 Lib Dem 57.5% lead 15.0 pts
The Beeches Paul Evans	4 May 2023 Lib Dem 55.5% lead 21.2 pts
The Rissingtons Craig Thurling	4 May 2023 Green 56.6% lead 13.2 pts
Watermoor Nick Bridges	4 May 2023 Lib Dem 69.8% lead 39.6 pts

Abbey

Mark Harris Lib Dem

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023

Lib Dem62.2%

Conservative28.8%

Green9.0%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Mark Harris Elected	Lib Dem	504	62.2%
Jackie Tarleton	Conservative	233	28.8%
Erin Elisabeth Jeffrey Hughes	Green	73	9.0%

Blockley

Tom Bradley Conservative

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023

Green56.3%

Conservative43.7%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Clare Victoria Turner Elected	Green	518	56.3%
Sue Jepson	Conservative	402	43.7%

Last by-election, 24 September 2026

Conservative54.7%

Lib Dem29.2%

Reform7.5%

Green6.9%

Labour1.8%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Tom Bradley Elected	Conservative	431	54.7%
Danny Loveridge	Lib Dem	230	29.2%
Matt Fincham	Reform	59	7.5%
Bob Eastoe	Green	54	6.9%
Josh Littler-Jennings	Labour	14	1.8%

Bourton Vale

Len Wilkins Conservative

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023

Conservative60.9%

Lib Dem30.8%

Green8.2%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Len Wilkins Elected	Conservative	518	60.9%
George Antony Fenton	Lib Dem	262	30.8%
Joe Eastoe	Green	70	8.2%

Bourton Village

Jon Wareing Lib Dem

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023

Lib Dem50.3%

Conservative49.7%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Jon Brian Wareing Elected	Lib Dem	425	50.3%
Madan Samuel	Conservative	420	49.7%

Campden & Vale

Gina Blomefield ConservativeTom Stowe Conservative

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Conservative67.8%

Lib Dem32.2%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Tom Stowe Elected	Conservative	1,271
Gina Blomefield Elected	Conservative	1,258
Danny Loveridge	Lib Dem	604
Rupert James Potter	Lib Dem	497

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Chedworth & Churn Valley

Paul Hodgkinson Lib Dem

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023

Lib Dem64.0%

Conservative36.0%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Paul Hodgkinson Elected	Lib Dem	576	64.0%
Shaun Parsons	Conservative	324	36.0%

Chesterton

Andrea Pellegram Lib Dem

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023

Lib Dem63.9%

Conservative24.9%

Green11.2%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Roly Hughes Elected	Lib Dem	398	63.9%
Peter Braidwood	Conservative	155	24.9%
Michael Leslie Poole	Green	70	11.2%

Last by-election, 16 January 2025

Lib Dem48.1%

Reform24.7%

Conservative17.2%

Labour9.9%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Andrea Ann Pellegram Elected	Lib Dem	296	48.1%
Jill Rixon	Reform	152	24.7%
Ryan Dhindsa	Conservative	106	17.2%
Andy Farmer	Labour	61	9.9%

Coln Valley

David Fowles Conservative

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023

Conservative52.2%

Lib Dem47.8%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
John Anthony David Fowles Elected	Conservative	480	52.2%
Tristan James Wilkinson	Lib Dem	440	47.8%

Ermin

Julia Judd Conservative

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023

Conservative64.9%

Lib Dem35.1%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Julia Judd Elected	Conservative	581	64.9%
Ed Smith	Lib Dem	314	35.1%

Fairford North

Michael Vann Lib Dem

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023

Lib Dem51.5%

Conservative40.1%

Heritage Party8.5%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Michael Jeremy Bernard Vann Elected	Lib Dem	406	51.5%
Tom Dutton	Conservative	316	40.1%
James Edward Nicholls	Heritage Party	67	8.5%

Fosseridge

David Cunningham Conservative

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023

Conservative65.6%

Lib Dem34.4%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
David Cunningham Elected	Conservative	563	65.6%
Anthony Robin McGarel-Groves	Lib Dem	295	34.4%

Four Acres

Ray Brassington Lib Dem

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023

Lib Dem66.1%

Conservative33.9%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Ray Brassington Elected	Lib Dem	395	66.1%
Rob Gibson	Conservative	203	33.9%

Grumbolds Ash with Avening

Tony Slater Conservative

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023

Conservative61.4%

Lib Dem38.6%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Tony Slater Elected	Conservative	488	61.4%
Joanna Walker	Lib Dem	307	38.6%

Kemble

Mike McKeown Lib Dem

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023

Lib Dem56.9%

Conservative41.0%

Independent2.1%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Mike McKeown Elected	Lib Dem	665	56.9%
Tony Berry	Conservative	479	41.0%
Charlotte Elizabeth Smith	Independent	25	2.1%

Lechlade, Kempsford & Fairford South

Helene Mansilla Lib DemTristan Wilkinson Lib Dem

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Lib Dem55.7%

Conservative38.0%

Labour6.3%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Clare Elizabeth Muir Elected	Lib Dem	1,150
Helene Mansilla Elected	Lib Dem	976
Stephen Ian Andrews	Conservative	785
Steve Trotter	Conservative	776
Esme Hazel Margaret Barlow Hall	Labour	131
Trevor Smith	Labour	114

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Last by-election, 14 December 2023

Lib Dem48.5%

Conservative42.9%

Labour5.0%

Independent3.6%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Tristan James Wilkinson Elected	Lib Dem	705	48.5%
Stephen Ian Andrews	Conservative	624	42.9%
Anna Mainwaring	Labour	73	5.0%
Marshall Regan	Independent	53	3.6%

Moreton East

Angus Jenkinson Lib Dem

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023

Lib Dem42.7%

Conservative39.9%

Independent10.6%

Green6.8%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
David Angus Grant Jenkinson Elected	Lib Dem	436	42.7%
Tom Bradley	Conservative	407	39.9%
Chas Allen	Independent	108	10.6%
Sue Berry	Green	69	6.8%

Moreton West

Daryl Corps Conservative

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023

Conservative51.5%

Lib Dem41.3%

Green7.2%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Daryl John Corps Elected	Conservative	451	51.5%
Craig Andrew Thurling	Lib Dem	362	41.3%
Bob Eastoe	Green	63	7.2%

New Mills

Claire Bloomer Lib Dem

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023

Lib Dem72.9%

Conservative27.1%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Claire Bloomer Elected	Lib Dem	382	72.9%
Lynn Eileen Hilditch	Conservative	142	27.1%

Northleach

Tony Dale Lib Dem

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023

Lib Dem50.5%

Conservative42.2%

Green7.3%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Tony Dale Elected	Lib Dem	511	50.5%
Bella Amory	Conservative	427	42.2%
Hannah Ruth Grayson-Gaito	Green	74	7.3%

Sandywell

Jeremy Theyer Conservative

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023

Conservative53.7%

Lib Dem46.3%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Jeremy Edward Theyer Elected	Conservative	448	53.7%
Alan James McLellan	Lib Dem	386	46.3%

Siddington & Cerney Rural

Mike Evemy Lib Dem

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023

Lib Dem65.9%

Conservative34.1%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Mike Evemy Elected	Lib Dem	530	65.9%
Richard Edward Davies	Conservative	274	34.1%

South Cerney Village

Juliet Layton Lib Dem

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023

Lib Dem63.7%

Conservative36.3%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Juliet Layton Elected	Lib Dem	481	63.7%
Rachel Roffe	Conservative	274	36.3%

St Michael's

Naomi Bloomer Lib Dem

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023

Lib Dem68.4%

Conservative31.6%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Joe Harris Elected	Lib Dem	512	68.4%
Chris Vaughan	Conservative	236	31.6%

Last by-election, 2 July 2026

Lib Dem58.4%

Conservative19.0%

Reform15.4%

Green4.6%

Labour2.5%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Naomi Shoshana Helen Bloomer Elected	Lib Dem	344	58.4%
Glasyn Gibson	Conservative	112	19.0%
Joe Day	Reform	91	15.4%
Dylan James Brook	Green	27	4.6%
Josh Littler-Jennings	Labour	15	2.5%

Stow

Dilys Neill Lib Dem

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023

Lib Dem57.9%

Conservative38.5%

Independent3.6%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Dilys Neill Elected	Lib Dem	436	57.9%
David Allan Thorpe	Conservative	290	38.5%
Agnieszka Anna Wright	Independent	27	3.6%

Stratton

Patrick Coleman Lib Dem

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023

Lib Dem56.7%

Conservative30.5%

Green9.3%

Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition3.4%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Patrick Coleman Elected	Lib Dem	516	56.7%
Jill Rixon	Conservative	278	30.5%
Bob Irving	Green	85	9.3%
Gunther Strait	Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	31	3.4%

Tetbury East & Rural

Nikki Ind Independent

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023

Independent76.7%

Conservative23.3%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Nikki Ind Elected	Independent	635	76.7%
Jenny Knight	Conservative	193	23.3%

Tetbury Town

Ian Watson Lib Dem

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023

Lib Dem50.5%

Conservative27.5%

Independent15.6%

Labour6.5%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Ian David Watson Elected	Lib Dem	336	50.5%
Stephen Gartland Hirst	Conservative	183	27.5%
Ann Patricia Pearce	Independent	104	15.6%
Symon Bye	Labour	43	6.5%

Tetbury with Upton

Laura Hall-Wilson Conservative

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023

Lib Dem37.6%

Conservative29.2%

Independent20.0%

Green13.2%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Chris Green Elected	Lib Dem	267	37.6%
Peter Martin Coleman	Conservative	207	29.2%
Kevin David Painter	Independent	142	20.0%
Michael Graeme Wagner	Green	94	13.2%

Last by-election, 1 May 2025

Conservative40.3%

Lib Dem35.1%

Reform16.5%

Green6.2%

Labour2.0%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Laura Hall-Wilson Elected	Conservative	318	40.3%
Pauline Foster	Lib Dem	277	35.1%
Elizabeth Nagle	Reform	130	16.5%
Michael Graeme Wagner	Green	49	6.2%
Josh Littler-Jennings	Labour	16	2.0%

The Ampneys & Hampton

Lisa Spivey Lib Dem

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023

Lib Dem57.5%

Conservative42.5%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Lisa Claire Spivey Elected	Lib Dem	614	57.5%
Lottie Goldstone	Conservative	454	42.5%

The Beeches

Paul Evans Lib Dem

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023

Lib Dem55.5%

Conservative34.3%

Green10.1%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Nigel Robbins Elected	Lib Dem	406	55.5%
Adam Richard Limb	Conservative	251	34.3%
Lucy Elizabeth Schlappa	Green	74	10.1%

Last by-election, 12 March 2026

Lib Dem52.7%

Reform22.7%

Conservative16.5%

Green7.2%

Labour0.9%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Paul Evans Elected	Lib Dem	390	52.7%
Mackenzie Jayne Vaughan	Reform	168	22.7%
Ben Shaw	Conservative	122	16.5%
Bob Irving	Green	53	7.2%
Josh Littler-Jennings	Labour	7	0.9%

The Rissingtons

Craig Thurling Lib Dem

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023

Green56.6%

Conservative43.4%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Andrew Maclean Elected	Green	383	56.6%
Esther Michelle Trinder	Conservative	294	43.4%

Last by-election, 22 January 2026

Lib Dem37.5%

Conservative31.3%

Reform25.8%

Green5.5%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Craig Andrew Thurling Elected	Lib Dem	321	37.5%
Alastair Watson	Conservative	268	31.3%
Matt Fincham	Reform	221	25.8%
Bob Eastoe	Green	47	5.5%

Watermoor

Nick Bridges Lib Dem

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023

Lib Dem69.8%

Conservative30.2%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Gary Selwyn Elected	Lib Dem	446	69.8%
Mackenzie Jayne Vaughan	Conservative	193	30.2%

Last by-election, 1 May 2025

Lib Dem48.7%

Reform24.0%

Conservative14.9%

Labour6.6%

Green5.8%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Nick Bridges Elected	Lib Dem	330	48.7%
Lisa Marsden	Reform	163	24.0%
McKenzie Fuller	Conservative	101	14.9%
Andy Farmer	Labour	45	6.6%
Tony Cima	Green	39	5.8%

By-elections

Every council by-election since 2021

8 by-elections since July 2021, 3 of them gains.

Date	Ward	Result	Winner's share
24 September 2026	Blockley	Conservative gain from Green	54.7%
2 July 2026	St Michael's	Lib Dem hold	58.4%
12 March 2026	The Beeches	Lib Dem hold	52.7%
22 January 2026	The Rissingtons	Lib Dem gain from Green	37.5%
1 May 2025	Tetbury with Upton	Conservative gain from Independent	40.3%
1 May 2025	Watermoor	Lib Dem hold	48.7%
16 January 2025	Chesterton	Lib Dem hold	48.1%
21 December 2023	Lechlade Kempsford	Lib Dem hold

Parliament

Parliamentary constituencies

Constituency	Share of council	2024 winner	Projected now
South Cotswolds	59%	Lib Dem	Lib Dem 38%
North Cotswolds	41%	Conservative	Conservative 29%

Share of the council: the proportion of its census neighbourhoods (2021 LSOAs) in each seat. The projection is PollCheck's demographic model at current polling, not a forecast.

People

Who lives in Cotswold

90,839 residents in 40,584 households

Voted Leave in 2016

49% 3 below GB

Degree or higher

40% 6 above GB

No qualifications

14% 4 below GB

Own their home

65% 4 above GB

Rent from a council or housing association

15% 2 below GB

Rent privately

17% 3 below GB

Aged 15 to 34

22% 9 below GB

Aged 65 and over

31% 9 above GB

GB figure. 2021 Census (Scotland: 2022): age as a share of residents aged 15 and over, qualifications of residents aged 16 and over, housing as a share of households. Leave: 2016 EU referendum, Electoral Commission results by counting area.

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Sources

Sources and method

Seat totals and control: PollCheck council control tracker. Councillors: Open Council Data (CC BY-SA 4.0). Election results: Democracy Club (CC BY 4.0), with some vote counts from DCLEAPIL, Leman (2025) (CC BY-SA 4.0), and corrections checked against councils' official declarations. Ward boundaries: Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Census: Office for National Statistics and National Records of Scotland.

Councillor lists and DCLEAPIL-derived vote counts on this page are available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

In wards electing more than one councillor, a party's share counts only its leading candidate (the Rallings and Thrasher method). Independents count individually. The lead is the gap between the top two parties' shares.