2016 Gloucester City Council election

2016 Gloucester City Council election
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All 39 seats to Gloucester City Council
20 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Con
Lab
Lib
Party Conservative Labour Liberal Democrats
Last election 20 seats, 42% 8 seats, 26% 8 seats, 15%
Seats won 22 10 7
Seat change Increase 2 Increase 2 Decrease 1
Popular vote 27,081 16,303 9,907
Percentage 45.0% 27.1% 16.5%
Swing Increase 3.5% Decrease 1.8% Increase 2.2%
Council control before election


Conservative

Council control after election


Conservative

The 2016 Gloucester City Council election took place on 5 May 2016 to elect members of Gloucester City Council in England.[1] All seats are up for election at the same time due to boundary changes.[2] This was on the same day as other local elections. The council also changed from electing a third of the council to electing the entire council. They were originally planned for 7 May 2020, [3] but postponed until 6 May 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[4]

  1. ^ "Guide to May 2016 elections in Scotland, Wales, England and Northern Ireland". BBC News. Retrieved 21 April 2016.
  2. ^ "City Council and Police and Crime Commissioner Elections 2016". Gloucester City Council. Archived from the original on 19 April 2016. Retrieved 23 April 2016.
  3. ^ "Upcoming Elections". Gloucester City CTuncil. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
  4. ^ "Local elections postponed for a year over coronavirus". BBC News. 13 March 2020. Retrieved 14 March 2020.