The 2006 West Oxfordshire District Council election took place on 4 May 2006 to elect members of West Oxfordshire District Council in Oxfordshire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative Party stayed in overall control of the council.[1]
After the election, the composition of the council was:
Background
After the last election in 2004 the Conservatives controlled the council with 29 councillors, while the Liberal Democrats had 13 seats, Independents had six and the Labour Party had one seat.[3] However, in April 2005 Conservative councillor Peter Green resigned from the party to sit as an independent, meaning that going into the 2006 election the Conservatives had 28 seats and there were 7 independents.[4][5]
For the 16 seats contested in 2006, the Conservatives had 16 candidates, Labour 13, Liberal Democrats 11, Green Party 7 and there were 3 Independents.[6]
Election result
The Conservatives increased their majority on the council after gaining six seats to take 14 of the 16 seats contested.[5] This took the Conservatives to 34 councillors and came at the expense of the Liberal Democrats, who lost four seats, and the independents who lost two seats.[5] The Liberal Democrats were therefore reduced to nine councillors and the independents to five, while Labour remained with a single councillor.[5] Of the 10 councillors who sought re-election, nine were successful, with only Liberal Democrat Julian Cooper losing in Woodstock and Bladon ward by 34 votes to Conservative candidate Jill Dunsmore.[6] Overall turnout at the election was 40.25%.[6]
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | 14 | 6 | 0 | +6 | 87.5 | 59.6 | 11,471 | +13.1% | |
Liberal Democrats | 1 | 0 | 4 | -4 | 6.3 | 20.0 | 3,850 | -10.4% | |
Independent | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 6.3 | 6.6 | 1,273 | +0.8% | |
Labour | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.3 | 1,793 | -0.9% | |
Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.5 | 866 | -2.6% | |
Ward results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Hilary Hibbert-Biles | 649 | 78.6 | +21.2 | |
Labour | John Gittings | 92 | 11.1 | +11.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | John Miller | 85 | 10.3 | +10.3 | |
Majority | 557 | 67.4 | +52.6 | ||
Turnout | 826 | 50.3 | +3.2 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Martin Barrett | 856 | 57.6 | +57.6 | |
Conservative | Frederick Gray | 558 | 37.5 | -15.9 | |
Labour | Mark Albert | 73 | 4.9 | +4.9 | |
Majority | 298 | 20.1 | |||
Turnout | 1,487 | 51.9 | +13.5 | ||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Verena Hunt | 490 | 76.3 | ||
Independent | Shane Rae | 120 | 18.7 | ||
Labour | Duncan Enright | 32 | 5.0 | ||
Majority | 370 | 57.6 | |||
Turnout | 642 | 43.0 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Derek Cotterill | 556 | 79.8 | +36.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | John Lilly | 104 | 14.9 | +14.9 | |
Labour | Matthew Deans | 37 | 5.3 | +5.3 | |
Majority | 452 | 64.9 | |||
Turnout | 697 | 50.0 | +2.7 | ||
Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Reginald Mason | 486 | 62.1 | -8.5 | |
Independent | Paul Wesson | 297 | 37.9 | +37.9 | |
Majority | 189 | 24.1 | -17.0 | ||
Turnout | 783 | 25.3 | +7.9 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | David King | 846 | 83.8 | +29.5 | |
Labour | Raymond Harris | 163 | 16.2 | +4.6 | |
Majority | 683 | 67.7 | +47.6 | ||
Turnout | 1,009 | 31.2 | +4.7 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Windell Walcott | 892 | 81.2 | +31.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | Peter Madden | 206 | 18.8 | -23.0 | |
Majority | 686 | 62.5 | +54.9 | ||
Turnout | 1,098 | 34.9 | +6.4 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Robert Townley | 1,198 | 61.0 | +12.0 | |
Labour | Robert Evans | 533 | 27.2 | +2.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | Elizabeth Allen | 138 | 7.0 | -11.4 | |
Green | Brian Luney | 94 | 4.8 | -3.5 | |
Majority | 665 | 33.9 | +9.2 | ||
Turnout | 1,963 | 42.8 | -1.3 | ||
Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Stephen Hayward | 443 | 67.1 | +13.6 | |
Labour | William Tumbridge | 91 | 13.8 | -8.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | Gillian Workman | 76 | 11.5 | -12.4 | |
Green | Richard Dossett-Davies | 50 | 7.6 | +7.6 | |
Majority | 352 | 53.3 | +23.6 | ||
Turnout | 660 | 41.4 | +5.6 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Frances Pike | 867 | 45.6 | +10.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | Richard Andrews | 763 | 40.2 | -14.6 | |
Green | Xanthe Bevis | 160 | 8.4 | -2.1 | |
Labour | Richard Kelsall | 110 | 5.8 | +5.8 | |
Majority | 104 | 5.4 | |||
Turnout | 1,900 | 42.2 | -0.8 | ||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Colin Dingwall | 732 | 48.9 | +4.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | Michael Baggaley | 604 | 40.4 | -15.5 | |
Green | Jill Jones | 100 | 6.7 | +6.7 | |
Labour | Georgina Burrows | 60 | 4.0 | +4.0 | |
Majority | 128 | 8.5 | |||
Turnout | 1,496 | 45.7 | -6.4 | ||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Brenda Smith | 779 | 51.7 | +0.0 | |
Conservative | Elizabeth Fenton | 729 | 48.3 | +0.0 | |
Majority | 50 | 3.3 | -0.2 | ||
Turnout | 1,508 | 47.6 | -4.5 | ||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | William Goffe | 474 | 80.7 | ||
Labour | Colin Carritt | 113 | 19.3 | ||
Majority | 361 | 61.4 | |||
Turnout | 587 | 38.0 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | James Mills | 959 | 60.9 | +11.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | Paul Slamin | 275 | 17.5 | -6.2 | |
Green | Enid Dossett-Davies | 217 | 13.8 | -1.4 | |
Labour | David Wesson | 123 | 7.8 | -4.0 | |
Majority | 684 | 43.5 | +17.8 | ||
Turnout | 1,574 | 34.2 | -4.1 | ||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Anthony Harvey | 944 | 60.9 | +8.2 | |
Labour | Phillip Edney | 246 | 15.9 | -3.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | Michelle Coulson | 206 | 13.3 | -3.9 | |
Green | Sandra Simpson | 153 | 9.9 | -0.9 | |
Majority | 698 | 45.1 | +11.8 | ||
Turnout | 1,549 | 34.2 | -2.1 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Jill Dunsmore | 648 | 44.0 | +0.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Julian Cooper | 614 | 41.7 | +7.3 | |
Labour | Susan Roberts | 120 | 8.1 | -5.0 | |
Green | Paul Creighton | 92 | 6.2 | -2.5 | |
Majority | 34 | 2.3 | -7.3 | ||
Turnout | 1,474 | 49.1 | -4.6 | ||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | ||||
By-elections between 2006 and 2007
A by-election was held in Witney Central on 25 January 2007 after the disappearance of Conservative councillor Andrew Creery.[7] The seat was held for Conservatives by Colin Adams with a majority of 210 votes over Liberal Democrat Brenda Churchill.[7]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Colin Adams | 417 | 53.5 | +10.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | Brenda Churchill | 207 | 26.6 | +8.8 | |
Labour | David Wesson | 87 | 11.2 | -16.5 | |
Green | Sandra Simpson | 68 | 8.7 | -2.9 | |
Majority | 210 | 27.0 | +11.9 | ||
Turnout | 779 | 25.1 | -16.0 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
References
- ↑ "UK local election results". Financial Times. NewsBank. 5 May 2006.
- ↑ "Local elections: West Oxfordshire". BBC News Online. 5 May 2006. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
- ↑ "West Oxfordshire council". BBC News Online. 11 June 2004. Retrieved 12 August 2015.
- ↑ "Mayor goes independent". Oxfordshire County Publications. NewsBank. 6 April 2005.
- 1 2 3 4 "Turnout high for elections". Worcestershire, West Midlands, Herefordshire, and Shropshire Counties Publications. NewsBank. 11 May 2006.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 "West Oxfordshire District Council Election Results 1998 - 2010" (PDF). West Oxfordshire District Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 October 2015. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
- 1 2 "Tory takes over missing man's seat". Oxfordshire County Publications. NewsBank. 26 January 2007.