Cheltenham

Cheltenham is a former constituency. It ceased to exist following the boundary change in 2024. It was located in the South West region of England. The seat was last held by Alex Chalk (Conservative) between 7 May 2015 to 30 May 2024.

2015 General Election

The 2015 General Election was held on 7 May 2015. A total of 6 candidates ran for election.

Summary

CON
Conservative Gain
Majority
6,516
Electorate
77,287
Turnout
69.5%

You can view more detailed information about this election result on the election result pages.

Share of the vote

The graph below shows the share of the vote across all the candidates.

Breakdown

The table below shows the individual vote breakdown for each candidate.

Candidate/Party Votes Share Change
Alex Chalk
Conservative
24,790 46.1% 5.0%
Martin Horwood
Liberal Democrat
18,274 34.0% -16.5%
Paul Gilbert
Labour
3,902 7.3% 2.1%
Christina Simmonds
UK Independence Party
3,808 7.1% 4.8%
Adam Van Coevorden
Green Party
2,689 5.0% 5.0%
Richard Lupson-Darnell
Independent
272 0.5% 0.5%