The 2018 Cherwell District Council election was held on 3 May 2018 to elect members of Cherwell District Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections.
Elections were held for 16 of the seats on the council. [1] The Conservative Party won one seat from an independent councillor. Labour Party and the Liberal Democrats each won one seat from the Conservatives. The Conservative Party remained in overall control of the council, with its majority reduced to 29. The Labour Party remained the largest opposition group, with their seats increased to nine. The Liberal Democrats became the third party with one seat. [2]
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Andrew John McHugh | 1457 | |||
Green | Andy Aris | 207 | |||
Labour | Suezette Elizabeth Watson | 540 | |||
Liberal Democrat | Peter Davis | 284 | |||
Turnout | 35.82% | ||||
Majority | 917 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Tony Mepham | 1447 | |||
Green | Jane Beatrix Hamel | 169 | |||
Labour | Antonio Oliver Joseph Ferrara | 758 | |||
Liberal Democrat | Brent Jackson | 158 | |||
Turnout | 33.80% | ||||
Majority | 689 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Alsatair John Milne-Home | 883 | ||||
Green | Bernard Geoffrey Dod | 155 | ||||
Labour | Cassi Perry | 1225 | ||||
Liberal Democrat | Bette Melling | 152 | ||||
Turnout | 35.50% | |||||
Majority | 372 | |||||
Labour gain from Conservative | ||||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | David Frederick Beverly | 849 | |||
Green | Liz Vere | 169 | |||
Labour | Shaida Hussain | 1098 | |||
Liberal Democrat | David Brian Wiles | 114 | |||
Turnout | 32.57% | ||||
Majority | 249 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Tony Ilott | 918 | |||
Green | Simmi Cumberbatch | 182 | |||
Labour | Perran Henry Rupert Moon | 778 | |||
Turnout | 30.88% | ||||
Majority | 140 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Chris Phillips | 580 | |||
Green | Rita Rosa Victoria White | 107 | |||
Labour | Barry Keir Richards | 1033 | |||
Turnout | 27.87% | ||||
Majority | 453 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Tom Wallis | 1018 | |||
Green | Robert Joseph Nixon | 235 | |||
Labour | Celia Helen Kavuma | 653 | |||
Turnout | 31.88% | ||||
Majority | 365 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Nick Mawer | 908 | |||
Green | Patrick Francis Boon | 137 | |||
Labour | Margaret Elisabeth Lyon | 457 | |||
Liberal Democrat | Daniel Morgan Murphy | 192 | |||
Turnout | 28.00% | ||||
Majority | 451 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Lucinda Elizabeth-Anne Louise Wing | 824 | |||
Green | Roger David Nixon | 126 | |||
Independent | Nick Cotter | 796 | |||
Labour | Marcus English | 421 | |||
Turnout | 30.10% | ||||
Majority | 28 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Phil Chapman | 1677 | |||
Conservative | George Douglas Webb | 1618 | |||
Green | Shaun Edward Greenslade-Hibbert | 433 | |||
Labour | Anne Felicia Cullen | 512 | |||
Labour | Sue Moon | 503 | |||
Liberal Democrat | Julian Woodward | 488 | |||
Turnout | 43.25% | ||||
Majority | 1106 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Mike Kerford-Byrnes | 1637 | |||
Green | Aaron James Bliss | 317 | |||
Labour | Annette Murphy | 597 | |||
Liberal Democrat | Nigel Geoffrey Davis | 350 | |||
Turnout | 39.78% | ||||
Majority | 1040 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Barry Victor Wood | 1470 | |||
Green | Jenny Tamblyn | 379 | |||
Labour | Robby Finley Prior | 361 | |||
Turnout | 35.39% | ||||
Majority | 1091 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Carmen Griffiths | 1153 | |||
Green | Ian Michael Middleton | 776 | |||
Labour | Andrew Hornsby-Smith | 664 | |||
Turnout | 36.29% | ||||
Majority | 777 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Nigel Jason Simpson | 1045 | |||
Labour | John Stansby | 299 | |||
Liberal Democrat | Alaric David Hammond Rose | 1793 | |||
Turnout | 45.85% | ||||
Majority | 748 | ||||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | David Leonard Hughes | 1386 | |||
Labour | Michael Nixon | 567 | |||
Liberal Democrat | Timothy Michael Emptage | 413 | |||
Turnout | 39.03% | ||||
Majority | 819 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
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