Photo: Mat Fascione · CC BY-SA 2.0No party holds a majority on Gloucester City Council
Gloucester is run by Gloucester City Council and Gloucestershire County Council. No party holds a majority on either Gloucester City Council or Gloucestershire County Council. Gloucester is split between 3 parliamentary constituencies.
£2,351
Band D, a year, the middle band every council sets its tax from.
Where it goes →How Gloucester’s politics has changed since 2021
No majority on Gloucester City Council
No party holds a majority on Gloucester City Council. The Liberal Democrats, the largest group, hold 17 of its 40 seats as elected, 4 short of the 21 needed. The Conservatives hold 12, Labour 7 and independents 4. Who’s in charge ↓
Gloucestershire in 2025
Gloucestershire County Council, which runs schools, social care and roads, has no overall control at the May 2025 election: the Liberal Democrats won 27 of 55 seats. Gloucestershire ↓
The 2024 vote
Across Gloucester’s wards, the Liberal Democrats took 33.1%, the Conservatives took 28.4% and Labour took 23.6% of votes in May 2024. In 2021, the Liberal Democrats had 27.3%. How Gloucester has voted ↓
Council tax
A Band D bill in Gloucester is £2,348 for 2026–27; Gloucester City Council keeps 10% of it. The council area’s Band D has risen 53% in ten years, against England’s 56%. Council money ↓
Written from the data on this page: Democracy Club results since May 2021, the UK Parliament Members API and MHCLG council tax.
No party has a majority on either council
Seats by party as elected. A party needs 21 of Gloucester’s 40 or 28 of Gloucestershire’s 55 seats to run the council alone.
- Liberal Democrat17
- Conservative12
- Labour7
- Independent4
Latest election: May 2024.
- Liberal Democrat27
- Reform UK11
- Green9
- Conservative6
- Independent1
- Labour1
Latest election: May 2025.
Seats are counted from election results: each ward’s most recent winners until its seats are filled. Councillors who have since changed party or resigned aren’t reflected, and which parties lead the council, and who is leader, comes from the council itself.
Results: Democracy Club (CC BY 4.0), elections since May 2021; seats per ward from its EveryElection.
Two tiers of council, and a parish tier
Gloucester has two tiers of council: the county runs the big services, the district the local ones.
The parish council for the part of Gloucester inside Quedgeley parish.
6% of Gloucester’s residents · Band D precept £46
Bins and recycling, planning, housing, environmental health, leisure, and collecting council tax.
99% of Gloucester’s residents
Website ↗Bins and recycling, planning, housing, environmental health, leisure, and collecting council tax.
Who runs Gloucester: same source as Who runs Gloucester, above.
Website ↗Schools, social care, roads and transport, libraries and waste disposal.
Website ↗Who to ask
From GOV.UK’s “Understand how your council works”: in two-tier areas the district or borough runs local services and the county the big ones.
93% of Gloucester’s residents live outside any parish, with no parish council.
Councils from ONS lookups (wards and councils May 2026, parishes 2025), names and websites from GOV.UK’s local council finder; parish councils from MHCLG’s 2026–27 list of precepting parishes.
From the parish to Westminster
Every elected tier that speaks for Gloucester, from the most recent elections.
- 1Town or parishParish tierQuedgeley parish council
- 2Council wards16 wards · 35 councillorsLiberal Democrat 16 · Conservative 8 · Labour 7 · Independent 4 · all 35
- 3Gloucestershire County Council9 divisions · 9 councillorsJeremy Eric HiltonVernon John GraySarah Dawn SawyerAlastair ChambersAndrew GravellsAshley James BowkettJason PreeceSajid PatelRebecca Trimnell
- 4Police and crime commissionerGloucestershire Constabulary · elected May 2024Chris Nelson
- 5House of CommonsSplit between 3 constituencies
Party colours are neutral on purpose: they tell parties apart and aren’t the parties’ own. Tap an MP’s name for their contact page on parliament.uk.
35 councillors for 16 wards
Wards with at least 2% of the town’s residents, or half their own inside it. Each shows who won its most recent elections, newest first, until its seats are filled.
- Sajid PatelConservative · May 2024
- Usman Gani BhaimiaLiberal Democrat · May 2024
- Roseanna Louise MarshallLabour · May 2024
- Terry PullenLabour and Co-operative · May 2024
- Tree Chambers-DubusLabour and Co-operative · May 2024
- Valerie SimmsLabour and Co-operative · May 2024
- Alastair ChambersIndependent · May 2024
- Adrian GrahamIndependent · May 2024
- Brendon O'DonnellIndependent · May 2024
- Rebecca TrimnellLiberal Democrat · May 2024
- Pamela Elizabeth TraceyConservative · May 2024
- Howard HymanLiberal Democrat · May 2024
- Linda Susan CastleLiberal Democrat · May 2024
- Sarah Dawn SawyerLiberal Democrat · May 2024
- Luke Samuel SherveyLiberal Democrat · May 2024
- Andrew GravellsConservative · May 2024
- Louise Ann WalkerConservative · May 2024
- Jeremy Eric HiltonLiberal Democrat · May 2024
- Angela Margaret ConderLiberal Democrat · May 2024
- Sylvia EvansConservative · May 2024
- Andy BellIndependent · May 2024
- Ashley James BowkettLiberal Democrat · May 2024
- Joshua Luke TaylorLiberal Democrat · May 2024
- Anne Marie Clare RadleyLiberal Democrat · May 2024
- Vicky NorledgeLiberal Democrat · May 2024
- Declan Michael Hilary WilsonLiberal Democrat · May 2024
- Alwin Ferenc WiederholdLiberal Democrat · May 2024
- Caroline Catherine CourtneyLiberal Democrat · May 2024
- Lorraine Joan CampbellConservative · May 2024
The other 4 wards
- Laura BrookerConservative · May 2024
- Kate HylandConservative · May 2024
- Karen Louise JamesLabour and Co-operative · May 2024
- John JonesLabour and Co-operative · May 2024
- Sebastian Richard FieldLiberal Democrat · May 2024
- Tracy Sharon MillardLabour and Co-operative · May 2024
Show as a table, with Gloucestershire County Council’s 9 divisions (9 councillors)
| Ward | Seats | Elected | When |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barton and TredworthGloucester · all in Gloucester · 12,005 residents3 seats · May 2024 | 3 | Sajid PatelUsman Gani BhaimiaRoseanna Louise Marshall | May 2024 |
| MorelandGloucester · all in Gloucester · 10,608 residents3 seats · May 2024 | 3 | Terry PullenTree Chambers-DubusValerie Simms | May 2024 |
| Matson, Robinswood and White CityGloucester · all in Gloucester · 9,963 residents3 seats · May 2024 | 3 | Alastair ChambersAdrian GrahamBrendon O'Donnell | May 2024 |
| WestgateGloucester · all in Gloucester · 9,694 residents3 seats · May 2024 | 3 | Rebecca TrimnellPamela Elizabeth TraceyHoward Hyman | May 2024 |
| LonglevensGloucester · all in Gloucester · 9,532 residents3 seats · May 2024 | 3 | Linda Susan CastleSarah Dawn SawyerLuke Samuel Shervey | May 2024 |
| AbbeydaleGloucester · all in Gloucester · 7,155 residents2 seats · May 2024 | 2 | Andrew GravellsLouise Ann Walker | May 2024 |
| Kingsholm and WottonGloucester · all in Gloucester · 7,099 residents2 seats · May 2024 | 2 | Jeremy Eric HiltonAngela Margaret Conder | May 2024 |
| GrangeGloucester · all in Gloucester · 7,098 residents2 seats · May 2024 | 2 | Sylvia EvansAndy Bell | May 2024 |
| BarnwoodGloucester · all in Gloucester · 6,735 residents2 seats · May 2024 | 2 | Ashley James BowkettJoshua Luke Taylor | May 2024 |
| ElmbridgeGloucester · all in Gloucester · 6,467 residents2 seats · May 2024 | 2 | Anne Marie Clare RadleyVicky Norledge | May 2024 |
| HucclecoteGloucester · all in Gloucester · 6,208 residents2 seats · May 2024 | 2 | Declan Michael Hilary WilsonAlwin Ferenc Wiederhold | May 2024 |
| TuffleyGloucester · all in Gloucester · 6,174 residents2 seats · May 2024 | 2 | Caroline Catherine CourtneyLorraine Joan Campbell | May 2024 |
| AbbeymeadGloucester · all in Gloucester · 6,091 residents2 seats · May 2024 | 2 | Laura BrookerKate Hyland | May 2024 |
| KingswayGloucester · mostly in Gloucester · 5,647 residents2 seats · May 2024 | 2 | Karen Louise JamesJohn Jones | May 2024 |
| PodsmeadGloucester · all in Gloucester · 3,465 residents1 seat · May 2024 | 1 | Sebastian Richard Field | May 2024 |
| Coney HillGloucester · all in Gloucester · 3,401 residents1 seat · May 2024 | 1 | Tracy Sharon Millard | May 2024 |
Gloucestershire County Council: county divisions
| Division | Seats | Elected | When |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kingsholm & Wotton EDall in Gloucester · 16,793 residents1 seat · May 2025 | 1 | Jeremy Eric Hilton | May 2025 |
| Tuffley & Moreland EDall in Gloucester · 16,782 residents1 seat · May 2025 | 1 | Vernon John Gray | May 2025 |
| Longlevens EDall in Gloucester · 15,999 residents1 seat · May 2025 | 1 | Sarah Dawn Sawyer | May 2025 |
| Coney Hill & Matson EDall in Gloucester · 13,364 residents1 seat · May 2025 | 1 | Alastair Chambers | May 2025 |
| Abbey EDall in Gloucester · 13,246 residents1 seat · May 2025 | 1 | Andrew Gravells | May 2025 |
| Barnwood & Hucclecote EDall in Gloucester · 12,943 residents1 seat · May 2025 | 1 | Ashley James Bowkett | May 2025 |
| Grange & Kingsway EDmostly in Gloucester · 12,745 residents1 seat · May 2025 | 1 | Jason Preece | May 2025 |
| Barton & Tredworth EDall in Gloucester · 12,005 residents1 seat · May 2025 | 1 | Sajid Patel | May 2025 |
| Hempsted & Westgate EDall in Gloucester · 3,465 residents1 seat · May 2025 | 1 | Rebecca Trimnell | May 2025 |
Councillors can resign, change party or sit as independents between elections; a by-election winner replaces someone not named here. Gloucester City Council’s website lists who sits now.
Results from Democracy Club’s candidates database (CC BY 4.0; elections since May 2021) and ward seats from its EveryElection, matched to ONS wards (May 2026) and county divisions (May 2025).
The Conservatives led each vote to 2021; the Liberal Democrats led in 2024
Share of all votes cast for candidates in Gloucester’s wards at each scheduled council election since 2021. A gap is a year with no election here.
Seats won at each election
Show as a table
| Party | 2021 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| Labour | 19.3% | 23.6% |
| Liberal Democrat | 27.3% | 33.1% |
| Independent | 4.2% | 9.7% |
| Conservative | 46.1% | 28.4% |
In 2024, the Liberal Democrats won 16, the Conservatives won 8, Labour won 7 and independents won 4 of the 35 seats up in Gloucester’s wards.
Results: Democracy Club (CC BY 4.0). Where a ward elects several councillors at once, each voter has that many votes; all of them count here.
Gloucester council election, May 2024
Results in the wards that make up Gloucester, as declared. Percentages are of votes cast for candidates in each ward; where a ward elects several councillors, each voter has that many votes.
16 wards voted. Every seat in the town’s wards was up.
No election is scheduled yet for Gloucester’s wards in Democracy Club’s list. Councils publish a notice of election about five weeks before polling day.
Who can I vote for? ↗6,083 votes for candidates · 3 seats, so 3 votes each
5,308 votes for candidates · 3 seats, so 3 votes each
5,040 votes for candidates · 3 seats, so 3 votes each
Every ward’s result (13 more)
5,344 votes for candidates · 3 seats, so 3 votes each
6,884 votes for candidates · 3 seats, so 3 votes each
2,973 votes for candidates · 2 seats, so 2 votes each
2,688 votes for candidates · 2 seats, so 2 votes each
2,624 votes for candidates · 2 seats, so 2 votes each
3,260 votes for candidates · 2 seats, so 2 votes each
2,745 votes for candidates · 2 seats, so 2 votes each
3,403 votes for candidates · 2 seats, so 2 votes each
2,877 votes for candidates · 2 seats, so 2 votes each
2,720 votes for candidates · 2 seats, so 2 votes each
2,064 votes for candidates · 2 seats, so 2 votes each
850 votes for candidates
582 votes for candidates
Candidates and results: Democracy Club (CC BY 4.0), from councils’ declared results; polling dates from Democracy Club’s EveryElection.
Gloucester is split between 3 constituencies
The constituencies’ MP and the 4 July 2024 general election, the whole constituency’s result.
Labour, MP since 4 July 2024
85% of Gloucester’s residents live in this constituency.
Turnout 57% (England 60%).
Majority 3,431 of 45,692 votes (7.5%): the 141st-narrowest of 543 in England.
Independent, MP since 4 July 2024
13% of Gloucester’s residents live in this constituency.
Turnout 66% (England 60%).
Majority 6,262 of 48,539 votes (12.9%): the 252nd-narrowest of 543 in England.
Conservative, MP since 9 April 1992
1% of Gloucester’s residents live in this constituency.
Turnout 69% (England 60%).
Majority 3,357 of 50,229 votes (6.7%): the 124th-narrowest of 543 in England.
45,692 votes for candidates · majority 3,431
Labour, MP since 4 July 2024.
turnout in July 2024: 45,692 votes from 79,475 registered voters. England: 60%.
Majority 3,431 of 45,692 votes (7.5%): the 141st-narrowest of 543 in England.
Tewkesbury
48,539 votes for candidates · majority 6,262
Independent, MP since 4 July 2024.
turnout in July 2024: 48,539 votes from 73,458 registered voters. England: 60%.
Majority 6,262 of 48,539 votes (12.9%): the 252nd-narrowest of 543 in England.
North Cotswolds
50,229 votes for candidates · majority 3,357
Conservative, MP since 9 April 1992.
turnout in July 2024: 50,229 votes from 73,203 registered voters. England: 60%.
Majority 3,357 of 50,229 votes (6.7%): the 124th-narrowest of 543 in England.
MPs and results: UK Parliament Members API (Open Parliament Licence v3.0); constituencies from ONS (2024 boundaries). Percentages are of valid votes; turnout is votes cast over the electorate.
Gloucester’s Band D council tax is £2,348 a year
Where a Band D bill goes, what it has cost over the years, and what the councils plan to spend per resident.
Gloucester City Council keeps £244.13 of a Band D bill (10%); the rest goes to Gloucestershire County Council and the Gloucestershire police and crime commissioner.
Across the whole town the average Band D is £2,351 (parishes differ; weighted by residents).
Band D since 1993
Gloucester’s Band D bill has risen 53% in ten years, from £1,535.94 in 2016–17, against England’s average (56%). It was £528.75 in 1993–94.
Your bill by band
A Band D home in the unparished part of Gloucester, 2026–27, before discounts. The Valuation Office Agency’s band search gives any home’s band.
Gloucestershire’s councils
Average Band D in each council area, 2026–27, parish precepts included. Bars start at £2,200.
Council budgets per resident, 2026–27
Show as a table, with Gloucestershire
| Gloucester + Gloucestershire | Gloucester’s councils | Gloucestershire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adult social care | £404 | £404 | £487 |
| Children’s social care | £294 | £294 | £290 |
| Roads and transport | £78 | £82 | £41 |
| Housing (not council homes’ rents) | £55 | £31 | £61 |
| Bins, street cleaning, environment | £111 | £142 | £119 |
| Libraries, leisure, culture | £49 | £34 | £44 |
| Planning and development | £-16 | £26 | £26 |
| Public health | £50 | £50 | £78 |
| Running the council | £46 | £57 | £59 |
| Other | £0 | £1 | £19 |
| Total, schools apart | £1,120 | £1,170 | £1,234 |
Net budgeted service spending, MHCLG Revenue Account budget 2026–27, per resident (ONS mid-2025 estimates). Both tiers added: Gloucester per its residents plus Gloucestershire per the county’s. Schools are left out: academies are paid for directly by government, so council school budgets depend on how many schools have converted. Gloucestershire and England: all their councils together. Police, fire and transport authorities aren’t included.
Band D: MHCLG Band D council tax 2026–27 (each authority’s own figure, excluding parish precepts) and Council Tax statistics for town and parish councils 2026–27; since 1993–94, MHCLG’s area averages including parishes.
Having a say in how Gloucester is run
It takes about five minutes online; the deadline is 12 working days before a poll.
gov.uk ↗Type a postcode to write to each of its councillors and its MP.
WriteToThem ↗GOV.UK sends the report to the council that looks after the road.
gov.uk ↗Council and committee meetings are open to the public, with agendas and minutes online.
gloucester.gov.uk ↗Anyone can comment while an application is open for consultation.
gloucester.gov.uk ↗The rules, nomination papers and guidance for council candidates.
Electoral Commission ↗Questions about how Gloucester is run
Which council runs Gloucester?
The county council runs schools, social care and roads; the district runs bins, planning and housing.
Does Gloucester have a town council?
Parts of it do: Quedgeley parish council.
Who is the MP for Gloucester?
Gloucester is split between 3 constituencies: Gloucester (Alex McIntyre, Labour), Tewkesbury (Cameron Thomas, Independent) and North Cotswolds (Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown, Conservative). Parliament’s Find your MP service matches a postcode to its MP.
How many councillors does Gloucester have?
35 ward councillors represent Gloucester’s 16 wards, and 9 county councillors its county divisions.
When are the next elections in Gloucester?
No election is scheduled yet in Democracy Club’s list for Gloucester’s wards. The next UK general election must be held by August 2029.
How much is council tax in Gloucester?
Band D council tax in Gloucester is £2,351 for 2026–27. Your bill depends on your home’s band, from A (6/9 of Band D) to H (18/9).
Who controls Gloucester City Council?
No party has a majority. As elected, Liberal Democrat 17 · Conservative 12 · Labour 7 · Independent 4 of 40 seats; a majority needs 21. The council’s website lists who leads it now.
Who controls Gloucestershire County Council?
As elected, Liberal Democrat 27 · Reform UK 11 · Green 9 · Conservative 6 · Labour 1 · Independent 1 of 55 seats; a majority needs 28.
Who won the 2024 council election in Gloucester?
In Gloucester’s wards on 2 May 2024, Liberal Democrat 16 · Conservative 8 · Labour 7 · Independent 4 of the 35 seats up. The Liberal Democrats had the largest share of votes, 33.1%.
Sources: ONS ward, county division, parish, constituency lookups (Census 2021 output areas; Open Government Licence v3.0) · GOV.UK local council finder · Democracy Club candidates (CC BY 4.0) and EveryElection · UK Parliament Members API (Open Parliament Licence v3.0) · MHCLG Band D council tax, parish precepts and Revenue Account budgets 2026–27 (OGL v3.0) · ONS mid-2025 population estimates. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0.
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