Cheltenham (UK Parliament constituency)

Template:Short description Template:Use British English Template:Infobox UK constituency main Cheltenham () is a constituency in Gloucestershire represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 1832. As with all constituencies, it elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election at least every five years. Since 2024, its MP has been Max Wilkinson of the Liberal Democrats.

Boundaries and boundary changes

The constituency is based on the town of Cheltenham in Gloucestershire, covering a different, slightly smaller area than the borough of the same name. It is bordered by the Tewkesbury and North Cotswolds seats.

1885–1918: The existing parliamentary borough, and so much of the parish of Charlton Kings as lay to the north of the railway from Cheltenham to Banbury.

1918–1950: The Municipal Borough of Cheltenham and the Urban District of Charlton Kings.

1950–1983: As 1918 but with redrawn boundaries.

1983–1997: The Borough of Cheltenham, and the Borough of Tewkesbury wards of Leckhampton with Up Hatherley, Prestbury St Mary's, and Prestbury St Nicolas.

Leckhampton, Up Hatherley and Prestbury were added to the seat from the Cirencester and Tewkesbury constituency; they had previously been in the abolished Cheltenham Rural District.

1997–2010: The Borough of Cheltenham wards of All Saints, Charlton Kings, College, Hatherley and The Reddings, Hesters Way, Lansdown, Park, Pittville, St Mark's, St Paul's, and St Peter's.

Leckhampton, Up Hatherley and Prestbury were transferred to the new Tewkesbury constituency; they had been incorporated into the redrawn Borough of Cheltenham in 1991.

2010–2024: The Borough of Cheltenham wards of All Saints, Battledown, Benhall and The Reddings¹, Charlton Kings, Charlton Park, College, Hesters Way, Lansdown, Leckhampton, Oakley, Park, Pittville, St Mark's, St Paul's, St Peter's, Springbank, Up Hatherley, and Warden Hill.

Leckhampton and Up Hatherley were transferred back from the Tewkesbury constituency.

2024–present: As above minus Springbank ward.

¹ Renamed Benhall, The Reddings & Fiddler's Green by a local government boundary review which became effective in May 2024.

Reduced to bring the electorate within the permitted range by transferring the Springbank ward to the Tewkesbury constituency.

Constituency profile

Famous for its racecourse which hosts the annual Cheltenham Gold Cup in March, with a long-established girls' school and right at the edge of the Cotswold Hills, Cheltenham has a large tourism sector. GE Aviation is a large employer and GCHQ, the government communications centre, is here, so numbers of highly skilled workers and professionals (47.5% in the year ended September 2014) are well above the national average (44.6%). One of the West of England's most upmarket towns, the few neighbourhoods of medium levels in the Index of Multiple Deprivation are almost wholly in Hester's Way ward which has the most social housing. About 10% of the electorate are students at the University of Gloucestershire just outside the compact town centre.

History

Cheltenham borough constituency was created in the Great Reform Act 1832 and has returned ten Liberals (or Liberal Democrats) and ten Conservatives to Parliament since that time, along with one independent.

A Conservative served the constituency from 1950 until 1992. The Conservatives' campaign in the 1992 general election following the Poll Tax riots saw a local party member make racist remarks about their own candidate, John Taylor, who was of Afro-Caribbean descent. Taylor lost the election to Nigel Jones of the Liberal Democrats.

In 2000, Jones was nearly murdered in a horrific incident at one of his MP's surgeries; a man attacked him and an assistant with a samurai sword. His colleague Andrew Pennington was killed in the attack. Jones was made a life peer in 2005.

The Liberal Democrats held Cheltenham in the 2005 election when Martin Horwood won the election, and again in 2010, but lost when Conservative Alex Chalk retook the seat in 2015. Chalk held on to the seat in 2017 and 2019, albeit with small majorities, but lost to Max Wilkinson when the Liberal Democrats regained the seat at the 2024 general election.

Members of Parliament

Election		Member	Party	Notes
style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" |	1832	Hon. Craven Berkeley	Whig	Son of the 5th Earl of Berkeley
style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" |	1847	Sir Willoughby Jones	Conservative	Unseated on petition
style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" |	1848, June by-election	Hon. Craven Berkeley	Whig	Unseated on petition
style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" |	1848, September by-election	Grenville Berkeley	Whig
style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" |	1852	Hon. Craven Berkeley	Whig	Died 1855
style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" |	1855 by-election	Grenville Berkeley	Whig
style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" |	1856 by-election	Francis Berkeley	Whig	Later 2nd Baron FitzHardinge
style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" |	1859		Liberal
style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" |	1865	Charles Schreiber	Conservative
style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" |	1868	Henry Samuelson	Liberal
style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" |	1874	James Agg-Gardner	Conservative
style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" |	1880	Charles de Ferrieres	Liberal
style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" |	1885	James Agg-Gardner	Conservative
style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" |	1895	Francis Shirley Russell	Conservative
style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" |	1900	James Agg-Gardner	Conservative
style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" |	1906	John Sears	Liberal
style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" |	1910, January	Vere Ponsonby	Conservative	Later 9th Earl of Bessborough
style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" |	1910, December	Richard Mathias	Liberal	Unseated on petition
style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" |	1911 by-election	Sir James Agg-Gardner	Conservative	Knighted in 1916
style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" |	1928 by-election	Sir Walter Preston	Conservative
style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" |	1937 by-election	Daniel Lipson	Independent Conservative
style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" |	1945		Independent
style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" |	1950	W. W. Hicks Beach	Conservative
style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" |	1964	Sir Douglas Dodds-Parker	Conservative
style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" |	Oct 1974	Charles Irving	Conservative
style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" |	1992	Nigel Jones	Liberal Democrats	Later a life peer as Baron Jones of Cheltenham
style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" |	2005	Martin Horwood	Liberal Democrats
style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" |	2015	Alex Chalk	Conservative
style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" |	2024	Max Wilkinson	Liberal Democrats

Elections

Elections in the 2020s

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General election 2024: Cheltenham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Max Wilkinson	Template:Replace	50.6
		Alex Chalk	17,866	36.1
		Daniel Wilson	3,160	6.4
		Lara Chaplin	2,665	5.4
	Independent	Daud McDonald	775	1.6
Majority			7,210	14.5
Turnout			49,542	65.1
	gain from		Swing	Increase8.5

Elections in the 2010s

2019 notional result
Party		Vote	%
	Conservative	27,563	48.5
	Liberal Democrats	26,142	46.0
	Labour	2,733	4.8
	Others	445	0.8
Turnout		56,883	75.5
Electorate		75,292

In 2019, Cheltenham was one of five English constituencies, the others being Esher and Walton, Westmorland and Lonsdale, Winchester and East Devon, where Labour failed to obtain over 5% of the vote and lost their deposit.

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General election 2019: Cheltenham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Alex Chalk	Template:Replace	48.0
		Max Wilkinson	27,505	46.3
		George Penny	2,921	4.9
		George Ridgeon	445	0.7
Majority			981	1.7
Turnout			59,357	73.2
	hold		Swing	–1.3

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General election 2017: Cheltenham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Alex Chalk	Template:Replace	46.7
		Martin Horwood	24,046	42.2
		Keith White	5,408	9.5
		Adam Van Coevorden	943	1.7
Majority			2,569	4.5
Turnout			57,012	72.3
	hold		Swing	–3.8

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General election 2015: Cheltenham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Alex Chalk	Template:Replace	46.1
		Martin Horwood	18,274	34.0
		Paul Gilbert	3,902	7.3
		Christina Simmonds	3,808	7.1
		Adam Van Coevorden	2,689	5.0
		Richard Lupson-Darnell	272	0.5
Majority			6,516	12.1
Turnout			53,735	69.5
	gain from		Swing	+10.7

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General election 2010: Cheltenham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Martin Horwood	Template:Replace	50.5
		Mark Coote	21,739	41.2
		James Green	2,703	5.1
		Peter Bowman	1,192	2.3
		Kenneth Hanks	493	0.9
Majority			4,920	9.3
Turnout			52,786	67.0
	hold		Swing	+4.3

Elections in the 2000s

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General election 2005: Cheltenham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Martin Horwood	Template:Replace	41.5
		Vanessa Gearson	15,819	36.3
		Chris Evans	4,988	11.4
		Robert Hodges	2,651	6.1
		Keith Bessant	908	2.1
		Niall Warry	608	1.4
		Kenneth Hanks	525	1.2
Majority			2,303	5.2
Turnout			43,621	61.0
	hold		Swing	–3.6

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General election 2001: Cheltenham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Nigel Jones	Template:Replace	47.7
		Rob Garnham	14,715	35.2
		Andrew Erlam	5,041	12.0
		Keith Bessant	735	1.8
		Kenneth Hanks	513	1.2
		James Carver	482	1.2
		Anthony Gates	272	0.7
		Roger Everest	107	0.3
Majority			5,255	12.5
Turnout			41,835	61.9
	hold		Swing	–0.3

Elections in the 1990s

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General election 1997: Cheltenham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Nigel Jones	Template:Replace	49.5
		William Todman	18,232	36.2
		Barry Leach	5,100	10.1
		Alison Powell	1,065	2.1
		Kenneth Hanks	375	0.8
		Gordon Cook	302	0.6
		Anne Harriss	245	0.5
		Sally Brighouse	107	0.2
Majority			6,645	13.3
Turnout			50,303	74.0
	hold		Swing	+4.9

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General election 1992: Cheltenham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Nigel Jones	Template:Replace	47.3
		John Taylor	28,683	44.7
		Pamela Tatlow	4,077	6.4
		Mervyn Rendell	665	1.0
		Henry Brighouse	169	0.3
		Mark Bruce-Smith	162	0.3
Majority			1,668	2.6
Turnout			64,107	80.3
	gain from		Swing	+5.2

Elections in the 1980s

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General election 1987: Cheltenham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Charles Irving	Template:Replace	50.2
		Richard Holme	26,475	42.3
		Michael Luker	4,701	7.5
Majority			4,896	7.9
Turnout			62,547	78.9
	hold		Swing	–0.9

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General election 1983: Cheltenham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Charles Irving	Template:Replace	50.6
		Richard Holme	23,669	41.0
		Judith James	4,390	7.6
		David Swindley	479	0.8
Majority			5,518	9.6
Turnout			57,724	75.9
	hold		Swing	–6.3

Elections in the 1970s

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General election 1979: Cheltenham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Charles Irving	Template:Replace	51.0
		Nigel Jones	15,080	30.0
		Michael Reilley	9,185	18.3
		Raymond Jacklin	342	0.7
Majority			10,538	21.0
Turnout			50,225	77.6
	hold		Swing	+1.5

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General election October 1974: Cheltenham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Charles Irving	Template:Replace	46.1
		Frederick Carson Rodger	13,237	28.1
		Fred Inglis	12,134	25.8
Majority			8,454	18.0
Turnout			47,062	75.0
	hold		Swing	+3.1

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General election February 1974: Cheltenham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Douglas Dodds-Parker	Template:Replace	43.0
		Frederick Carson Rodger	15,811	31.3
		Hugh Gray	12,971	25.7
Majority			5,912	11.7
Turnout			50,505	81.3
	hold		Swing	−10.0

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General election 1970: Cheltenham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Douglas Dodds-Parker	Template:Replace	50.2
		Leslie George Godwin	14,213	31.3
		A George Aldridge	8,431	18.5
Majority			8,610	18.9
Turnout			45,467	75.6
	hold		Swing	+6.0

Elections in the 1960s

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General election 1966: Cheltenham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Douglas Dodds-Parker	Template:Replace	53.4
		W. John Wilson	19,768	46.6
Majority			2,915	6.8
Turnout			42,451	77.2
	hold		Swing	−2.8

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General election 1964: Cheltenham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Douglas Dodds-Parker	Template:Replace	47.2
		Hugh Gray	14,557	34.7
		James Anthony Lemkin	7,568	18.1
Majority			5,240	12.5
Turnout			41,922	77.5
	hold		Swing	−4.5

Elections in the 1950s

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General election 1959: Cheltenham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		W. W. Hicks Beach	Template:Replace	51.0
		Kamalakant G. Pendse	12,725	29.5
		George Watson	8,428	19.5
Majority			9,272	21.5
Turnout			43,150	81.5
	hold		Swing	+1.4

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General election 1955: Cheltenham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		W. W. Hicks Beach	Template:Replace	59.3
		James Finnigan	16,638	40.7
Majority			7,621	18.6
Turnout			40,897	79.4
	hold		Swing	+2.2

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General election 1951: Cheltenham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		W. W. Hicks Beach	Template:Replace	57.1
		James Finnigan	17,777	42.9
Majority			5,897	14.2
Turnout			41,451	83.2
	hold		Swing	+1.1

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General election 1950: Cheltenham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		W. W. Hicks Beach	Template:Replace	43.4
		A. G. James	13,027	31.4
		Daniel Lipson	10,449	25.2
Majority			4,982	12.0
Turnout			41,485	85.0
	gain from

Election in the 1940s

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General election 1945: Cheltenham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Daniel Lipson	Template:Replace	43.3
		Phyllis Maude Warner	11,095	29.9
		W. W. Hicks Beach	9,972	26.8
Majority			4,986	13.4
Turnout			37,148	75.4
	hold		Swing	+7.6

General Election 1939–40:

Another General Election was required to take place before the end of 1940. The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place from 1939 and by the end of this year, the following candidates had been selected;

• Independent Conservative: Daniel Lipson
• Conservative: C L Hargreaves
• Labour: John Baird

Elections in the 1930s

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1937 Cheltenham by-election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Daniel Lipson	Template:Replace	40.1
		R. T. Harper	10,194	38.8
		Cyril C Poole	5,570	21.2
Majority			339	1.3
Turnout			26,297	69.3
	gain from

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General election 1935: Cheltenham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Walter Preston	Template:Replace	70.5
		Elizabeth Pakenham	7,784	29.5
Majority			10,790	41.0
Turnout			26,358	70.4
	hold		Swing	−10.6

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General election 1931: Cheltenham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Walter Preston	Template:Replace	81.1
		John Ramage	5,263	18.9
Majority			17,261	62.2
Turnout			27,787	75.2
	hold		Swing	+13.0

Elections in the 1920s

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General election 1929: Cheltenham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Walter Preston	Template:Replace	53.2
		Frank Raffety	8,533	29.7
		William Ramsey Piggott	4,920	17.1
Majority			6,746	23.5
Turnout			28,732	79.8
	hold		Swing	+2.8

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1928 Cheltenham by-election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Walter Preston	Template:Replace	49.5
		John Brunner	6,678	31.7
		Florence Widdowson	3,962	18.8
Majority			3,760	17.8
Turnout			21,078	80.3
	hold		Swing	+2.3

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General election 1924: Cheltenham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		James Agg-Gardner	Template:Replace	56.6
		Stanley Holmes	9,146	43.4
Majority			2,763	13.2
Turnout			21,055	82.7
	hold		Swing	+3.2

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General election 1923: Cheltenham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		James Agg-Gardner	Template:Replace	53.4
		Cuthbert Plaistowe	9,170	46.6
Majority			1,344	6.8
Turnout			19,684	79.5
	hold		Swing	−4.6

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General election 1922: Cheltenham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		James Agg-Gardner	Template:Replace	58.0
		Cuthbert Plaistowe	8,237	42.0
Majority			3,146	16.0
Turnout			19,620	81.8
	hold		Swing	−2.3

Elections in the 1910s

Template:Election box Registered electorsTemplate:Election box end 1918General Election 1914–15: A general election was due to take place by the end of 1915. By the autumn of 1914, the following candidates had been adopted to contest that election.

• Unionist Party: James Agg-Gardner
• Liberal Party: Rhys Williams

Due to the outbreak of war, the election never took place.

General election 1918: Cheltenham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		James Agg-Gardner	Template:Replace	60.3
		Richard Davies	6,317	39.7
Majority			3,285	20.6
Turnout			15,919	68.6
	hold

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1911 Cheltenham by-election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		James Agg-Gardner	Template:Replace	50.0
		Lewis Mathias	4,039	50.0
Majority			4	0.0
Turnout			8,082	92.8
	gain from		Swing	+0.6

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Mathias

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General election December 1910: Cheltenham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Richard Mathias	Template:Replace	50.6
		Vere Ponsonby	3,753	49.4
Majority			93	1.2
Turnout			7,599	91.0
	gain from		Swing	+1.5

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General election January 1910: Cheltenham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Vere Ponsonby	Template:Replace	50.9
		Richard Mathias	3,850	49.1
Majority			138	1.8
Turnout			7,838	93.8
	gain from		Swing	+3.6

Elections in the 1900s

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Sears

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General election 1906: Cheltenham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		John Sears	Template:Replace	52.7
		James Agg-Gardner	3,509	47.3
Majority			401	5.4
Turnout			7,419	91.4
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General election 1900: Cheltenham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	hold

Elections in the 1890s

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General election 1895: Cheltenham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Francis Russell	Template:Replace	53.5
		Wilfrid T Blaydes	2,940	46.1
		Alton William Hillen	23	0.4
Majority			469	7.4
Turnout			6,372	88.9
	hold		Swing	−1.7

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General election 1892: Cheltenham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		James Agg-Gardner	Template:Replace	55.4
		Frank Debenham	2,610	44.6
Majority			631	10.8
Turnout			5,851	88.1
	hold		Swing	−4.1

Elections in the 1880s

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General election 1886: Cheltenham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		James Agg-Gardner	Template:Replace	59.5
		Russell Hugh Worthington Biggs	2,260	40.5
Majority			1,063	19.0
Turnout			5,583	86.4
	hold		Swing	+3.0

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Lehmann

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General election 1885: Cheltenham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		James Agg-Gardner	Template:Replace	56.5
		R. C. Lehmann	2,700	43.5
Majority			804	13.0
Turnout			6,204	96.0
	gain from		Swing	+6.7

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General election 1880: Cheltenham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Charles de Ferrieres	Template:Replace	50.2
		James Agg-Gardner	2,297	49.8
Majority			21	0.4
Turnout			4,615	91.9
	gain from		Swing	+3.7

Election in the 1870s

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General election 1874: Cheltenham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		James Agg-Gardner	Template:Replace	53.5
		Henry Samuelson	1,842	46.5
Majority			279	7.0
Turnout			3,963	89.3
	gain from		Swing	+6.5

Elections in the 1860s

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General election 1868: Cheltenham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Henry Samuelson	Template:Replace	53.0
		James Agg-Gardner	1,458	47.0
Majority			188	6.0
Turnout			3,104	87.8
	gain from		Swing	+3.6

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General election 1865: Cheltenham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Charles Schreiber	Template:Replace	50.6
		Francis Berkeley	1,129	49.4
Majority			28	1.2
Turnout			2,286	81.8
	gain from		Swing	+0.9

Elections in the 1850s

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General election 1859: Cheltenham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Francis Berkeley	Template:Replace	50.3
		Charles Schreiber	910	49.7
Majority			12	0.6
Turnout			1,832	84.4
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General election 1857: Cheltenham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
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By-election, 8 May 1856: Cheltenham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Francis Berkeley	Template:Replace	56.2
		Edmund Gilling Hallewell	655	43.8
Majority			186	12.4
Turnout			1,496	68.9
	hold		Swing	+2.7

• Caused by Berkeley's appointment as a Commissioner of Customs.

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By-election, 14 July 1855: Cheltenham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Grenville Berkeley	Template:Replace	81.0
		William Ridler	178	19.0
Majority			582	62.0
Turnout			938	43.7
	hold		Swing	+27.5

• Caused by Berkeley's death.

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General election 1852: Cheltenham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Craven Berkeley	Template:Replace	53.5
		Willoughby Jones	869	46.5
Majority			130	7.0
Turnout			1,868	77.8
	gain from		Swing	+6.3

Elections in the 1840s

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By-election, 4 September 1848: Cheltenham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Grenville Berkeley	Template:Replace	54.1
		Bickham Escott	835	45.9
Majority			151	8.2
Turnout			1,821	77.7
	gain from		Swing	+6.9

• Election declared void on petition due to "acts of corruption"

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By-election, 29 June 1848: Cheltenham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Craven Berkeley	Template:Replace	54.7
		James Agg-Gardner	848	45.3
Majority			176	9.4
Turnout			1,872	79.8
	gain from		Swing	+7.5

• Election declared void on petition due to bribery

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General election 1847: Cheltenham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Willoughby Jones	Template:Replace	52.7
		Craven Berkeley	907	47.1
		Edmund Carrington Smith	4	0.2
Majority			108	5.6
Turnout			1,926	82.1
	gain from		Swing	+6.7

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General election 1841: Cheltenham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Craven Berkeley	Template:Replace	53.7
		James Agg-Gardner	655	46.0
		Thomas Perronet Thompson	4	0.3
Majority			109	7.7
Turnout			1,423	71.0
	hold		Swing	−14.2

Elections in the 1830s

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General election 1837: Cheltenham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Craven Berkeley	Template:Replace	68.0
		Jonathan Peel	298	32.0
Majority			334	36.0
Turnout			930	70.2
	hold

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General election 1835: Cheltenham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Craven Berkeley	Template:Replace	94.3
		William Penn Gaskell	25	5.7
Majority			386	88.6
Turnout			436	45.4
	hold		Swing	N/A

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General election 1832: Cheltenham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	win (new seat)

See also

• List of parliamentary constituencies in Gloucestershire

External links

• nomis Constituency Profile for Cheltenham – presenting data from the ONS annual population survey and other official statistics.
• Cheltenham UK Parliament constituency (boundaries April 1997 – April 2010) at MapIt UK
• Cheltenham UK Parliament constituency (boundaries April 2010 – May 2024) at MapIt UK
• Cheltenham UK Parliament constituency (boundaries from June 2024) at MapIt UK