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Cheltenham Borough Council

Local authority area: Cheltenham

Cheltenham is a district council in Gloucestershire, in the South West England region of England. It covers 46.6 km² and had 119,434 residents in 2022 — about 2,563 people per km². The authority dates from 1974. The council is based in Cheltenham.

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Town hall in the administrative centreCheltenham Municipal Offices

People

Population

Estimates recorded for Cheltenham, 2012–2022.

Residents, 2022119,434+2.9% since 2012

Land area46.6km²18.0 sq mi

Density2,563/ km²people per square kilometre

Rank by population#262of 382 UK councils · #222 in England

Population estimates4 data points

116.1K116.8K117.1K119.4K

2012201520182022

History

How the council came to be

1974
Created
Cheltenham became a local authority area.

Same county

Other councils in Gloucestershire

All councils in South West

Gloucester133,522 Stroud123,205 Tewkesbury97,000 Cotswold91,563 Forest of Dean87,937

Elections

20 electoral wards

Census 2021: 118,827 residents in 52,899 households across the wards; 19.3% aged 65+, 63.6% of homes owned, 20.1% of households without a car.

1Pittville3,710 households · 23.0% aged 65+8,189 2Hesters Way3,044 households · 13.7% aged 65+7,102 3Springbank2,915 households · 16.2% aged 65+6,933 4Lansdown3,599 households · 16.7% aged 65+6,867 5Up Hatherley2,915 households · 22.6% aged 65+6,587 6Battledown2,596 households · 15.7% aged 65+6,305

All wards of Cheltenham

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Council offices

Offices, town halls and local council offices in the area.

CCheltenham Borough CouncilCouncil office · Cheltenham GL50 9SA · hours listed CCheltenham Register OfficeCouncil office · Cheltenham GL50 3EW · hours listed PCharlton Kings Parish CouncilParish council · Cheltenham GL53 8AR · hours listed PPrestbury Parish CouncilParish council · Cheltenham GL52 3LP · hours listed

Westminster

Constituencies

Cheltenham · 18 wards Tewkesbury · 5 wards

Source: Wikidata Q20989092 (CC0)Figures as recorded with their reference year; boundaries may have changed since.