The 2021 Gloucestershire County Council election took place on 6 May 2021 alongside other

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. All 53 seats to

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were up for election. The Conservatives retained their majority, albeit a smaller one than in 2017.

Background and election campaign

In the 2017 Gloucestershire County Council election, the

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won overall control of the council. At the

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, the Labour Party lost their only

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. Before the election, the council consisted of 28

, 13 Liberal Democrats, 5 Labour (4 being

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), 2

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, 1 People Against Bureaucracy, 3 Independents and 1 vacant seat. There was some controversy over alleged delivery of election material and campaigning due to the ongoing

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. One candidate in the election was reported to the

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for allegedly breaching lockdown regulations but she denied this and claimed that the leaflets were not election related. The Liberal Democrats in the county claimed that it was a politically motivated attack on their campaign by the Conservative Party.

Council composition

Summary

Election result

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Results by Division

Cheltenham

Division results

Cotswold

Division results

Forest of Dean

Division results

Gloucester

Division results

Stroud

Division results

Tewkesbury

Division results

Changes 2021–2025

*Alistair Chambers, elected as a Conservative, became an independent in February 2022. *Sue Williams, elected as a Conservative, joined the Green Party in May 2024. As a result of this change, the Conservatives lost their majority and the council went under

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References

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2020s in Gloucestershire