Borough Council Elections 2024
The 2024 Cheltenham Borough Council elections will be held on Thursday 2nd May 2024.
All 40 members of Cheltenham Borough Council (two for each of the twenty wards in the Borough) will be elected following boundary changes effected by The Cheltenham (Electoral Changes) Order 2023 made on 18th July 2023.
Key dates for the 2024 Borough Council elections
Notice of Election |
22nd March 2024 |
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Close of Nominations |
4pm on 5th April 2024 |
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Statement of Persons Nominated Published |
8th April 2024 |
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Last date to Register for a Vote |
Noon on 16th April 2024 |
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Deadline for requesting a new postal or proxy vote or changes to existing postal or proxy votes |
5pm on 17th April 2024 |
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Last date to apply for a Voter Authority Certificate |
5pm on 24th April 2024 |
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Polling Day |
7am to 10pm on 2nd May 2024 |
About the Borough Council
The Borough Council consists of 40 elected members and is chaired by the Mayor.It is responsible for setting the budget and policy framework within which decisions are made
Most day-to-day decisions are made by the Council Cabinet which consists of the Leader of the Council and eight Councillors appointed by the Leader.
The current political makeup of the Council is:
- 31 Liberal Democrats
- 5 Conservatives
- 2 People Against Bureaucracy
- 2 Green
This gives the Liberal Democrat group an overall majority of 21 on the Borough Council.