It sees United close the gap to League leaders Yeovil to just three points, and puts breathing space between United and the chasing pack.
Laws said: "It was a hard fought game and Cheltenham, with a half chance of promotion had to win.
"We made it tough for ourselves at times and while I was not happy with the goal we conceded, it got us nervy, we settled down to have a much better second-half.
"There were signs of our old selves again, we were getting players in the box and kept Cheltenham pinned down.
"It was vital we created a little gap against the other sides in the race and back-to-back wins have enabled us to do that, our objective is to win automatic promotion."
Cheltenham's John Ward said: "The score was very harsh on the team. We came here to be positive and I thought we played some open and attacking football.
"We had as many efforts on goal as they did and we can still take a lot from the game against a strong and experienced side.
"The main difference was that they were more clinical in their finishing, but I thought there was some doubt about their second goal.
"We must focus on our remaining matches as we still have a chance of making the play-offs."