Cherwell District Council elections
One third of Cherwell District Council in Oxfordshire, England is elected each year, followed by one year without election. Since the last boundary changes in 2002, 50 councillors have been elected from 28 wards.[1]
Political control
Since the foundation of the council in 1973 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:[2]
Party in control | Years |
---|---|
No overall control | 1973–1976 |
Conservative | 1976–1995 |
No overall control | 1995–1996 |
Labour | 1996–1998 |
No overall control | 1998–2000 |
Conservative | 2000–present |
Council elections
- Cherwell District Council election, 1998
- Cherwell District Council election, 1999
- Cherwell District Council election, 2000
- Cherwell District Council election, 2002 (whole council elected after boundary changes which reduced the number of seats by two)[3]
- Cherwell District Council election, 2003
- Cherwell District Council election, 2004
- Cherwell District Council election, 2006
- Cherwell District Council election, 2007
- Cherwell District Council election, 2008
- Cherwell District Council election, 2010
- Cherwell District Council election, 2011
- Cherwell District Council election, 2012
- Cherwell District Council election, 2014
- Cherwell District Council election, 2015
By-election results
1993-1997
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | 170 | 32.0 | |||
Conservative | 169 | 31.8 | |||
Independent | 100 | 18.8 | |||
Labour | 91 | 17.1 | |||
Majority | 1 | 0.2 | |||
Turnout | 530 | 50.0 | |||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing |
1997-2001
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Maurice Billington | 455 | 38.4 | -1.1 | |
Labour | John Stansby | 450 | 38.0 | -7.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | John Wyse | 280 | 23.6 | +8.9 | |
Majority | 5 | 0.4 | |||
Turnout | 1,185 | 27.3 | |||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | 382 | 51.9 | +24.3 | ||
Labour | 306 | 41.6 | -22.0 | ||
Liberal Democrats | 48 | 6.5 | -2.4 | ||
Majority | 76 | 10.3 | |||
Turnout | 736 | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | 290 | 36.3 | -24.2 | ||
Independent | 263 | 32.8 | +32.8 | ||
Conservative | 247 | 30.9 | -8.6 | ||
Majority | 27 | 3.5 | |||
Turnout | 800 | 47.0 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
2001-2005
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | 422 | 58.4 | -2.1 | ||
Labour | 183 | 25.3 | -1.6 | ||
Liberal Democrats | 117 | 16.2 | +3.5 | ||
Majority | 239 | 33.1 | |||
Turnout | 722 | 14.0 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Michael Gibbard | 784 | 59.8 | +12.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | Suzanne Wilson-Higgins | 423 | 32.3 | -11.1 | |
Labour | Catherine Arakelian | 103 | 7.9 | -1.5 | |
Majority | 361 | 27.5 | |||
Turnout | 1,310 | 31.0 | |||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing |
2005-2009
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Simon Holland | unopposed | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
2009-2013
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Douglas Williamson | 828 | 49.2 | -1.0 | |
Conservative | Trevor Elford | 690 | 41.0 | +2.2 | |
Labour | Andrew Hornsby-Smith | 165 | 9.8 | -1.2 | |
Majority | 138 | 8.2 | |||
Turnout | 1,683 | 40.7 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
References
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(help) - ^ "Labour loses control of council". Oxford Mail. 1998-01-23. Retrieved 2009-10-19.
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(help) - ^ "Lib Dem boost in byelection". guardian.co.uk. 2001-09-28. Retrieved 2009-10-19.
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(help) - ^ "District Council By-Election". Cherwell District Council. 2008-07-04. Retrieved 2008-08-03.
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(help) - ^ "Kidlington by election result - 4 June 2009". Cherwell District Council. Retrieved 2009-10-19.
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