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The 2006 Cheltenham Council election took place on 4 May 2006 to elect members of Cheltenham Borough Council in Gloucestershire, England. Half of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control.
After the election, the composition of the council was
Election result
The results of the election saw the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats end with 17 seats each. The Labour party lost one of their two seats leaving the People Against Bureaucracy Action Group holding the balance of power. Overall turnout in the election was 36.32%.
After the election Conservative Duncan Smith took over as leader of the council, replacing Liberal Democrat Andrew McKinlay, after the Conservatives received the backing of the People Against Bureaucracy Action Group.