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South Oxfordshire District Council, a non-metropolitan district council in Oxfordshire, England is elected every four years.

Following the boundary changes in 2003, 48 councillors were been elected from 29 wards.[1] As a result of The South Oxfordshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2014, the number of councillors/wards reduced to 36/21 from the 2015 local elections.[2]

Political control

Since the first election to the council in 1973 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:[3]

Party in control Years
No overall control 1973 – 1976
Conservative 1976 – 1995
No overall control 1995 – 2003
Conservative 2003 – 2019
No overall control 2019 – present

Council elections

By-election results

1995-1999

Didcot South By-Election 14 November 1996
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour 567 49.7
Liberal Democrats 319 28.0
Conservative 254 22.3
Majority 248 21.7
Turnout 1,140 24.5
Labour hold Swing
Kidmore End By-Election 6 February 1997
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative 409 62.0
Liberal Democrats 215 32.6
Labour 36 5.4
Majority 194 29.4
Turnout 660
Conservative hold Swing
Horspath By-Election 9 December 1998
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats 452 80.0 +14.0
Conservative 113 20.0 +20.0
Majority 339 60.0
Turnout 565 53.1
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

1999-2003

Cholsey By-Election 16 March 2000
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats 652 55.5 +1.2
Conservative 524 44.6 −1.2
Majority 128 10.9
Turnout 1,176 38.2
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Henley By-Election 22 February 2001
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative 827 49.8 +12.7
Independent 585 35.2 +8.5
Independent 249 15.0 +15.0
Majority 242 14.6
Turnout 1,661 19.2
Conservative hold Swing
Didcot South By-Election 11 October 2001[14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour 676 52.1 +2.0
Conservative 310 23.9 −4.9
Liberal Democrats 270 20.8 +8.2
Green_Party_of_England_and_Wales 42 3.2 −5.2
Majority 366 28.2
Turnout 1,298
Labour hold Swing
Sonning Common By-Election 1 November 2001
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative 561 50.4 +15.7
Liberal Democrats 253 31.7 −0.9
Labour 200 18.0 −2.2
Majority 208 18.7
Turnout 1,014 36.8
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Watlington By-Election 10 October 2002[15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative David Crossman 441 61.1 +23.8
Liberal Democrats 281 38.9 −23.8
Majority 160 22.2
Turnout 722 32.2
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

2003-2007

Sonning Common By-Election 23 September 2004
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Bruce Harrison 591 70.6 −0.5
Liberal Democrats Caroline Wardle 177 21.1 −7.8
Labour Mary Stiles 69 8.2 +8.2
Majority 414 49.5
Turnout 837 19.6
Conservative hold Swing
Shiplake By-Election 5 May 2005
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Nigel Jones 1,649 63.9
Liberal Democrats Caroline Wardle 535 20.7
Labour Janet Matthews 397 15.4
Majority 1,114 43.2
Turnout 2,581
Conservative hold Swing
Wallingford North By-Election 27 October 2005[16]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Imran Lokhan 479 51.5 +23.5
Liberal Democrats Alec Hayton 374 40.7 +13.9
Green_Party_of_England_and_Wales Melanie Belgrove Jones 72 7.8 +7.8
Majority 100 10.8
Turnout 920 22.0
Conservative gain from Independent Swing
Watlington By-Election 23 March 2006[17]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Angela Paterson 737 72.9 +19.9
Liberal Democrats Bernard Moseley 274 27.1 −19.9
Majority 463 45.8
Turnout 1,011 24.8
Conservative hold Swing

2007-2011

Thame North By-Election 30 October 2008[18]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Michael Welply 423 50.5 +8.3
Liberal Democrats Jeannette Matelot 287 34.3 −9.5
Labour May Stiles 127 15.2 +1.3
Majority 136 16.2
Turnout 837 18.9
Conservative hold Swing
Chiltern Woods By-Election 19 March 2009[19]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Judith Nimmo-Smith 382 79.4 +9.4
Liberal Democrats Julian Allison 99 20.6 +5.2
Majority 283 58.8
Turnout 481 25.9
Conservative hold Swing
Henley South By-Election 11 February 2010[20]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Residents Elizabeth Hodgkin 642 52.5 +0.6
Conservative David Silvester 472 38.6 +10.5
Liberal Democrats George Levy 110 9.0 +0.2
Majority 170 13.9
Turnout 1,224
Conservative hold Swing
Crowmarsh By-Election 3 June 2010[21]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats John Griffin 327 55.9 +10.1
Conservative Kristina Crabbe 258 44.1 −10.1
Majority 69 11.8
Turnout 585 32.0
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

References

  1. ^ "Past local elections results". South Oxfordshire District Council. Archived from the original on 15 February 2010. Retrieved 29 May 2010.
  2. ^ "The South Oxfordshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2014 - Schedule". legislation.gov.uk. The National Archives. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
  3. ^ "South Oxfordshire". BBC News Online. Retrieved 7 February 2010.
  4. ^ legislation.gov.uk - The Berkshire and Oxfordshire (Areas) Order 1977. Retrieved 18 November 2015.
  5. ^ The Berkshire and Oxfordshire (Areas) (Amendment) Order 1977
  6. ^ The District of South Oxfordshire (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1980
  7. ^ The Oxfordshire (District Boundaries) Order 1985
  8. ^ legislation.gov.uk - The Oxfordshire (District Boundaries) Order 1991 [permanent dead link]. Retrieved 6 November 2015.
  9. ^ legislation.gov.uk - The Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Hampshire, Oxfordshire and Surrey (County Boundaries) Order 1991 Archived 25 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 5 November 2015.
  10. ^ legislation.gov.uk - The Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire, Northamptonshire and Oxfordshire (County Boundaries) Order 1991. Retrieved 5 November 2015.
  11. ^ "Local elections". BBC News Online. Retrieved 7 February 2010.
  12. ^ legislation.gov.uk - The District of South Oxfordshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2001 Archived 13 November 2013 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
  13. ^ legislation.gov.uk - The South Oxfordshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2014 [permanent dead link]. Retrieved 3 November 2015.
  14. ^ "Big gains for Labour in council byelections". guardian.co.uk. 12 October 2001. Retrieved 7 February 2010.
  15. ^ "Tories take Watlington". guardian.co.uk. 11 October 2002. Retrieved 7 February 2010.
  16. ^ "Lib Dems falter in local byelections". guardian.co.uk. 28 October 2005. Retrieved 7 February 2010.
  17. ^ "BNP suffers defeat in Bradford byelection". guardian.co.uk. 24 March 2006. Retrieved 7 February 2010.
  18. ^ "Thame By-Election". South Oxfordshire District Council. Archived from the original on 16 February 2010. Retrieved 7 February 2010.
  19. ^ "Chiltern Woods By-election". South Oxfordshire District Council. Archived from the original on 16 February 2010. Retrieved 7 February 2010.
  20. ^ "I did this for Terry". Henley Standard. 12 February 2010. Archived from the original on 17 July 2011. Retrieved 12 February 2010.
  21. ^ "Clean sweep for Lib Dems in latest council by-elections". 24dash.com. 4 June 2010. Archived from the original on 29 February 2012. Retrieved 4 June 2010.
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