2008 Oxford City Council election

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Elections for Oxford City Council were held on Thursday 1 May 2008. As Oxford City Council is elected by halves, one seat in each of the 24 wards is up for election.

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Overall turnout was 32.6%, down from 35.8% in 2006. The lowest turnout (20.8%) was in St Mary's ward and the highest (46.1%) in Marston.

Results

Oxford Local Election Result 2008
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 1240+450.034.611,882+4.5
  Liberal Democrats 821+133.322.87,857−8.6
  Green 301−112.516.95,824−3.9
  Ind. Working Class 102−24.23.91,329−0.1
  Conservative 002−2020.26,960+8.2
  Independent 000001.6537+0.5

Note: three Independents stood in 2008, compared with two in 2006.

This result has the following consequences for the total number of seats on the Council after the elections:

PartyPrevious councilStaying councillorsSeats up for electionElection resultNew council
Labour191181223
Liberal Democrats1587816
Green84437
Independent Working Class41312
Conservatives20200
Independent00000
Total4824242448

Results by ward

Map of the Oxford Wards Oxford wards OSM.svg
Map of the Oxford Wards

Barton and Sandhills

PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Patrick Murray52834.3−5.5
Labour Andrew Lomas52434.0−0.6
Conservative Timothy Hamer40626.4+11.9
Green Raymond Hitchins825.3+0.4
Turnout 154632.1−3.3
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Blackbird Leys

PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Val Smith64754.3+5.9
Ind. Working Class Lee Cole41735.0−8.4
Conservative Gareth Jennings796.6+6.6
Green Sue Tibbles282.40.0
Liberal Democrats Ian Bearder201.7−4.1
Turnout 119229.5−0.2
Labour gain from Ind. Working Class Swing

Carfax

PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Stephen Brown37535.7+5.4
Conservative Paul Sargent28427.1+4.6
Green Claudia Fitzherbert20819.8−12.8
Labour Sarah Hutchinson18217.3+2.7
Turnout 105924.5-0.4
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

Note that Paul Sargent won the Carfax seat in the 2004 elections for the Liberal Democrats, but crossed the floor to the Conservatives in 2007. So when comparing to the 2004 elections, the Liberal Democrats hold.

Churchill

PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Mark Lygo 58841.7–4.7
Ind. Working Class Claire Kent37526.6+3.5
Liberal Democrats Peter Bonney22716.1+4.4
Conservative Gordon Bell17212.2–0.1
Green Eliza Hilton473.3–3.3
Turnout 141230.9+2.7
Labour gain from Ind. Working Class Swing

Cowley

PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Bryan Keen69248.2+16.2
Conservative Judith Harley25017.4+17.4
Liberal Democrats Susan Gonzalez22415.6−22.0
Green Alyson Duckmanton18012.5-5.1
Independent Paul Garraway916.3N/A
Turnout 144032.9−6.2
Labour hold Swing

Cowley Marsh

PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Saj Malik77351.4+13.6
Liberal Democrats Tony Brett44729.7−0.1
Green Lilian Sherwood15310.2−8.3
Conservative Martin Young1318.7−5.2
Turnout 151233.8+5.6
Labour hold Swing

Note that Saj Malik won the Cowley Marsh seat in the 2004 elections for the Liberal Democrats, but crossed the floor to Labour in 2007. So when comparing to the 2004 elections, Labour gain from the Liberal Democrats.

Headington

PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Ruth Wilkinson56435.4−23.4
Conservative Chris Clifford54834.4+16.7
Labour Van Coulter26616.7+3.3
Green Jill Haas21513.5+3.4
Turnout 159839.6+1.3
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Headington Hill and Northway

PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Maureen Christian48536.3+5.7
Conservative Marc Borja44833.6+7.3
Liberal Democrats Jock Coats32024.0−10.3
Green Mary Livingstone826.1−2.7
Turnout 134031.2−4.0
Labour hold Swing

Hinksey Park

PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Oscar Van Nooijen87152.2+6.6
Green Deborah Glass Woodin39123.4−6.0
Conservative Simon Mort22213.3+2.9
Liberal Democrats Joe Chick18511.1−3.5
Turnout 166636.0−5.0
Labour hold Swing

Note: ±% figures are calculated with respect to the results of the by-election of 27 July 2006.

Holywell

PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Nathan Pyle48145.4−3.3
Conservative Alexander Stafford 23922.5+8.2
Green Chip Sherwood19618.5−5.4
Labour Kieran Hutchinson Dean14413.6+0.5
Turnout 107226.9−2.3
Liberal Democrats gain from Green Swing

Iffley Fields

PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Green Elise Benjamin85854.7
Labour Mike Rowley44728.5
Conservative Nick Carter15910.1
Turnout 156838.6-1.5
Green hold Swing

Jericho and Osney

PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Colin Cook90753.2
Liberal Democrats Adrian Rosser30117.6
Conservative Alexander Penny21612.7
Turnout 1706
Labour hold Swing

Littlemore

PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour John Tanner63950.7
Conservative Yvonne Lowe31324.8
Green Fionn Stevenson17313.7
Liberal Democrats Neil Fawcett13610.8
Turnout 1261
Labour hold Swing

Lye Valley

PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Bob Timbs74160.0+7.2
Conservative John Lowe25820.9+10.8
Green John Kentish12610.2+5.9
Liberal Democrats Dave White1108.9−23.9
Turnout 1235
Labour hold Swing

Note: ±% figures are calculated with respect to the results of the by-election of 21 September 2006.

Marston

PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Beverley Hazell73234.5
Liberal Democrats Caroline van Zyl54425.6
Independent Michael Haines43720.6
Conservative Duncan Hatfield30214.2
Green Alistair Morris1085.1
Turnout 2123
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

North

PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Clark Brundin46337.2
Conservative Frances Kennett37830.3
Green Merlyn Lyons22117.7
Labour Sue Ledwith18414.8
Turnout 1246
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Northfield Brook

PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Ind. Working Class Stuart Craft53745.3
Labour Richard Stevens47139.7
Conservative Mary Jones786.6
Liberal Democrats Beatrice Morlin564.7
Green Kate Prendergast443.7
Turnout 1186
Ind. Working Class hold Swing

Quarry and Risinghurst

PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Laurence Baxter78637.6
Conservative Tia MacGregor62229.8
Liberal Democrats Roz Smith58528.0
Green Donald O'Neal864.1
Independent Pat Mylvaganam90.4
Turnout 2088
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Note that Tia MacGregor won the Quarry and Risinghurst seat in the 2004 elections for the Liberal Democrats, but crossed the floor to the Conservatives in 2007. So when comparing to the 2004 elections, Labour gain from the Liberal Democrats.

Rose Hill and Iffley

PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Edward Turner75154.8
Conservative Siddo Deva23016.8
Liberal Democrats Catherine Bearder 20715.1
Green Larry Sanders 18213.3
Turnout 1370
Labour hold Swing

St Clement's

PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Green Nuala Young55848.6
Labour Altaf Hussain28024.4
Liberal Democrats Matthew Dieppe15813.8
Conservative Elizabeth Mills15213.2
Turnout 1148
Green hold Swing

St Margaret's

PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Gwynneth Royce46933.4−16.6
Green Chris Goodall39027.80.0
Conservative Vernon Porter37826.9+10.1
Labour James Fry16812.0+6.6
Turnout 140732.6−10.3
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

St Mary's

PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Green Matt Morton48857.1
Labour David Green18021.1
Conservative Carolyn Holder9911.6
Liberal Democrats Julia Goddard8710.2
Turnout 854
Green hold Swing

Summertown

PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Stuart McCready74744.2+1.9
Conservative Clara Bantry White42425.1+4.5
Green Sarah Pethybridge34920.7−8.9
Labour Scott Seamons16910.0+2.5
Turnout 169935.5−5.7
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Wolvercote

PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Michael Gotch62334.1−11.3
Conservative Joanne Bowlt57231.3+7.7
Green Mary Franklin37720.6−3.2
Labour Michael Taylor25514+6.8
Turnout 183140.3−4.7
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Party Share of Vote Map

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