Oxford City Council elections
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Oxford City Council in Oxford, England is elected every two years, with half of the 48 seats in the City Council up for election on each occasion. Elections are held in even-numbered years. Until 2002 the council was elected by thirds.
As vacancies arise between elections, by-elections are held to elect a replacement councillor.
Council elections
- 1973 Oxford City Council election
- 1976 Oxford City Council election
- 1979 Oxford City Council election (New ward boundaries)[1]
- 1980 Oxford City Council election
- 1982 Oxford City Council election
- 1983 Oxford City Council election
- 1984 Oxford City Council election
- 1986 Oxford City Council election
- 1987 Oxford City Council election
- 1988 Oxford City Council election
- 1990 Oxford City Council election
- 1991 Oxford City Council election (Some new ward boundaries & city boundary changes also took place)[2]
- 1992 Oxford City Council election
- 1994 Oxford City Council election
- 1995 Oxford City Council election
- 1996 Oxford City Council election
- 1998 Oxford City Council election
- 1999 Oxford City Council election
- 2000 Oxford City Council election
- 2002 Oxford City Council election (New ward boundaries)[3]
- 2004 Oxford City Council election
- 2006 Oxford City Council election
- 2008 Oxford City Council election
- 2010 Oxford City Council election
- 2012 Oxford City Council election
- 2014 Oxford City Council election
- 2016 Oxford City Council election
- 2018 Oxford City Council election
Political control
Since the foundation of the council, political control of the council has been held by the following parties:[4]
Years | Party | |
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2010–present
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Labour | |
2004–2010
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No overall control | |
2002–2004
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Labour | |
2000–2002
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No overall control | |
1980–2000
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Labour | |
1976–1980
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Conservative | |
1973–1976
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Labour |
By-election results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Chewe Munkonge | 782 | 42.3 | −1.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | Roz Smith | 615 | 33.2 | +7.8 | |
Conservative | Katharine Harborne | 222 | 12.0 | −7.2 | |
Green | Liz Taylor | 186 | 10.0 | −1.7 | |
English Democrat | Julia Gasper | 43 | 2.3 | +2.3 | |
Majority | 167 | 9.1 | |||
Turnout | 1848 | 38 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Alex Hollingsworth | 168 | 44.2 | +11.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | Tony Brett | 101 | 26.6 | +3.3 | |
Green | Richard Scrase | 63 | 16.6 | −9.8 | |
Conservative | Maryam Ahmed | 24 | 6.3 | −11.6 | |
United_Kingdom_Independence_Party | Kenrick Bird | 24 | 6.3 | +6.3 | |
Majority | 67 | 17.6 | |||
Turnout | 380 | 8.6 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | David Henwood | 512 | 39.4 | −11.9 | |
Green | Hazel Dawe | 269 | 20.7 | −2.1 | |
Independent | Artwell | 257 | 19.8 | +19.8 | |
Conservative | Katharine Harborne | 152 | 11.7 | −4.5 | |
United_Kingdom_Independence_Party | Ian Macdonald | 72 | 5.5 | +5.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | Prakash Sharma | 39 | 3.0 | −13.2 | |
Majority | 243 | 18.7 | |||
Turnout | 1301 | 28 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Louise Upton | 367 | 34.7 | +18.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | Tim Bearder | 330 | 31.2 | −13.4 | |
Green | Sushila Dhall | 262 | 24.7 | +10.6 | |
Conservative | John Walsh | 100 | 9.4 | −15.1 | |
Majority | 37 | 3.5 | |||
Turnout | 1059 | 23 | |||
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Roy Darke | 548 | 38.3 | +2.0 | |
Conservative | Marc Borja | 443 | 31.0 | −2.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | Ruth Beer | 378 | 26.4 | +2.4 | |
Green | Katherine Wedell | 62 | 4.3 | −1.8 | |
Majority | 105 | 7.3 | |||
Turnout | 1431 | 32.9 | +1.7 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Mark Mills | 188 | 40.4 | −5.0 | |
Conservative | Paul Sargent | 112 | 24.1 | +1.6 | |
Labour | Sarah Hutchinson | 93 | 20.0 | +6.4 | |
Green | Chip Sherwood | 72 | 15.5 | −3.0 | |
Majority | 76 | 16.3 | |||
Turnout | 465 | 11.7 | −15.2 | ||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Bob Timbs | 784 | 52.8 | +8.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | Nathan Pyle | 487 | 32.8 | −10.2 | |
Conservative | Judith Harley | 150 | 10.1 | +10.1 | |
Green_Party_of_England_and_Wales | Larry Sanders | 64 | 4.3 | −8.4 | |
Majority | 297 | 20.0 | |||
Turnout | 1,485 | 31.0 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Oscar Van Nooijen | 676 | 45.6 | −3.2 | |
Green_Party_of_England_and_Wales | Lilian Sherwood | 436 | 29.4 | −0.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | Nathan Pyle | 217 | 14.6 | +5.7 | |
Conservative | Caroline Ten Holter | 155 | 10.4 | −1.8 | |
Majority | 240 | 16.2 | |||
Turnout | 1,484 | 33.5 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Colin Cook | 713 | 44.0 | +10.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | John Ballance | 437 | 27.0 | −12.1 | |
Green_Party_of_England_and_Wales | Athene Reiss | 355 | 21.9 | +6.6 | |
Conservative | Patricia Jones | 115 | 7.1 | −5.2 | |
Majority | 276 | 17.0 | |||
Turnout | 1,620 | 33.1 | |||
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Carole Roberts | 592 | 54.7 | +8.2 | |
Ind. Working Class | Delvise Saunders | 300 | 27.7 | −12.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | Rosemary Morlin | 141 | 13.0 | +5.0 | |
Conservative | Patricia Jones | 31 | 2.9 | −2.9 | |
Green_Party_of_England_and_Wales | Susan Tibbles | 19 | 1.7 | −3.3 | |
Majority | 451 | 27.0 | |||
Turnout | 1,083 | 26.1 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Rae Humberstone | 969 | 50.0 | ||
Ind. Working Class | Kelly Webster | 566 | 29.2 | ||
Conservative | Stuart Hand | 176 | 9.1 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Nathan Pyle | 172 | 8.9 | ||
Green_Party_of_England_and_Wales | Susan Tibbles | 54 | 2.8 | ||
Majority | 403 | 20.8 | |||
Turnout | 1,937 | 48.6 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Green_Party_of_England_and_Wales | Sushila Dhall | 203 | 33.3 | −3.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | Pamela Bones | 175 | 28.7 | −2.5 | |
Labour | Bill Turner | 161 | 26.4 | +7.9 | |
Conservative | Michael Davis | 71 | 11.6 | −1.8 | |
Majority | 28 | 4.6 | |||
Turnout | 610 | 14.9 | |||
Green_Party_of_England_and_Wales hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Molly Florey | 634 | 69.4 | +8.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | Bernard Gowers | 138 | 15.1 | +5.1 | |
Conservative | David Brown | 103 | 11.3 | −7.2 | |
Green_Party_of_England_and_Wales | Patricia Dickson | 38 | 4.2 | −5.8 | |
Majority | 496 | 54.3 | |||
Turnout | 913 | 11.3 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Antony Brett | 1,165 | 33.4 | ||
Green_Party_of_England_and_Wales | Paul Williams | 995 | 28.5 | ||
Conservative | Richard Sage | 692 | 19.8 | ||
Labour | Joel Brookfield | 635 | 18.2 | ||
Majority | 170 | 4.9 | |||
Turnout | 3,487 | ||||
Liberal Democrats gain from Green_Party_of_England_and_Wales | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | 719 | 43.7 | −7.1 | ||
Labour | 506 | 30.7 | +2.8 | ||
Conservative | 352 | 21.4 | +3.8 | ||
Green_Party_of_England_and_Wales | 69 | 4.2 | +0.5 | ||
Majority | 213 | 13.0 | |||
Turnout | 1,646 | 33.0 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | 512 | 32.7 | −12.8 | ||
Liberal Democrats | 511 | 32.6 | +14.3 | ||
Green_Party_of_England_and_Wales | 405 | 25.8 | +3.7 | ||
Conservative | 139 | 8.9 | −5.2 | ||
Majority | 1 | 0.1 | |||
Turnout | 1,567 | 26.8 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | 780 | 50.2 | +21.7 | ||
Labour | 462 | 29.7 | −8.4 | ||
Conservative | 259 | 16.7 | −10.0 | ||
Green_Party_of_England_and_Wales | 54 | 3.5 | −3.2 | ||
Majority | 318 | 20.5 | |||
Turnout | 1,555 | 25.5 | |||
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | 478 | 41.9 | +30.5 | ||
Labour | 385 | 33.7 | −24.6 | ||
Conservative | 222 | 19.5 | −4.8 | ||
Green_Party_of_England_and_Wales | 56 | 5.0 | −1.1 | ||
Majority | 93 | 8.2 | |||
Turnout | 1,141 | 23.0 | |||
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing |
See also
References
- ^ The City of Oxford (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1977
- ^ legislation.gov.uk – The Oxfordshire (District Boundaries) Order 1991. Retrieved 6 November 2015.
- ^ legislation.gov.uk – The City of Oxford (Electoral Changes) Order 2001. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
- ^ "Oxford". BBC News. 19 April 2008. Retrieved 15 September 2009.
- ^ a b c d e "Elections results". Oxford City Council. 19 September 2014. Retrieved 19 September 2014.
- ^ a b "Elections results". Oxford City Council. 9 September 2014. Retrieved 9 September 2014.
- ^ "Labour win in Oxford City Council by-election". Oxford Mail. 19 September 2013. Retrieved 21 September 2013.
- ^ "Labour holds Headington Hill and Northway seat". Oxford Mail. 27 March 2009. Retrieved 15 September 2009.
- ^ "Low turnout for by-election". Oxford Mail. 13 June 2008. Retrieved 15 September 2009.[permanent dead link]
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Election results". Oxford City Council. Archived from the original on 7 June 2009. Retrieved 15 September 2009.