West Oxfordshire District Council elections
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One third of West Oxfordshire District Council in Oxfordshire, England is elected each year, followed by one year without election. Since the last boundary changes in 2002, 49 councillors have been elected from 27 wards.[1]
Political control
Since the first election to the council in 1973 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:[2]
Party in control | Years |
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Independent | 1973 - 1976 |
No overall control | 1976 - 1983 |
Conservative | 1983 - 1984 |
No overall control | 1984 - 1987 |
Conservative | 1987 - 1990 |
Independent | 1990 - 1992 |
No overall control | 1992 - 2000 |
Conservative | 2000 - present |
Council elections
Summary of the council composition after recent council elections, click on the year for full details of each election. Boundary changes took place for the 2002 election leading to the whole council bring elected in that year.[3]
- West Oxfordshire District Council election, 1973
- West Oxfordshire District Council election, 1976
- West Oxfordshire District Council election, 1979 (New ward boundaries)[4]
- West Oxfordshire District Council election, 1980
- West Oxfordshire District Council election, 1982
- West Oxfordshire District Council election, 1983
- West Oxfordshire District Council election, 1984
- West Oxfordshire District Council election, 1986 (District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)[5]
- West Oxfordshire District Council election, 1987
Year | Conservative | Labour | Liberal Democrats | Independent | Vacant | Notes |
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1988[6] | 27 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 0 | |
1990[7] | 9 | 6 | 7 | 27 | 0 | |
1991[8] | 11 | 6 | 7 | 25 | 0 | |
1992[9] | 15 | 6 | 8 | 20 | 0 | |
1994[10] | 12 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 1 | |
1995[11] | 12 | 9 | 13 | 15 | 0 | |
1996[12] | 9 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 0 | |
1998[13] | 14 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 0 | |
1999[14] | 19 | 7 | 13 | 10 | 0 | |
2000[15] | 26 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 0 | |
2002[16] | 32 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 0 | New ward boundaries[17] |
2003[18] | 29 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 0 | |
2004[19] | 29 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 0 | |
2006[20] | 34 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 0 | |
2007[21][22] | 36 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 0 | |
2008[23] | 40 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | |
2010[24] | 40 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | |
2011[25] | 44 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
2012[26] | 41 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
2014[27] | 40 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | Some new ward boundaries[28] |
2015[29] | 40 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | |
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District result maps
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2002 results map
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2003 results map
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2004 results map
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2006 results map
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2007 results map
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2008 results map
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2010 results map
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2011 results map
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2012 results map
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2014 results map
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2015 results map
By-election results
By-elections occur when seats become vacant between council elections. Below is a summary of recent by-elections;[30] full by-election results can be found by clicking on the by-election name.
By-election | Date | Incumbent party | Winning party | ||
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Milton-under-Wychwood | 20 November 1997
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Conservative
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Conservative | ||
Carterton South by-election | 30 September 1999
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Conservative
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Conservative | ||
Witney East by-election | 7 July 2005
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Conservative
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Conservative | ||
Witney Central by-election | 25 January 2007
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Conservative
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Conservative | ||
Carterton South by-election | 2 May 2013
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Conservative
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Conservative | ||
Witney East by-election | 2 May 2013
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Conservative
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Conservative | ||
Chipping Norton by-election | 7 November 2013
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Labour
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Labour | ||
Witney North by-election | 20 August 2015
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Independent
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Conservative |
References
- ^ "Know your councillors" (PDF). West Oxfordshire District Council. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
- ^ "West Oxfordshire". BBC News Online. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
- ^ "West Oxfordshire". BBC News Online. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
- ^ The District of West Oxfordshire (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1977
- ^ The Cherwell and West Oxfordshire (Areas) Order 1985
- ^ "The gains and losses: Council election results in full". The Times. NewsBank. 7 May 1988.
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- ^ "Tories increase dominance of West Oxon". Banbury Guardian. 4 May 2007. Retrieved 14 August 2015.
- ^ "Tories win by-election". Oxfordshire County Publications. NewsBank. 22 June 2007.
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- ^ "Local election results 2015 in full". The Guardian. 15 May 2015. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
- ^ "Local Authority Byelection Results". Retrieved 2 August 2015.