Cherwell District Council elections

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One third of Cherwell District Council in Oxfordshire, England is elected each year, followed by one year without election. Since the last comprehensive boundary changes in 2016, 48 councillors have been elected from 16 wards. [1]

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Council elections

By-election results

1994-1998

Gosford and Watereaton By-Election 28 November 1996
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats 17032.0
Conservative 16931.8
Independent 10018.8
Labour 9117.1
Majority10.2
Turnout 53050.0
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
Kidlington South East By-Election 22 January 1998 [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Maurice Billington45538.4-1.1
Labour John Stansby45038.0-7.8
Liberal Democrats John Wyse28023.6+8.9
Majority50.4
Turnout 1,18527.3
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

1998-2002

Hardwick By-Election 23 July 1998
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative 38251.9+24.3
Labour 30641.6-22.0
Liberal Democrats 486.5-2.4
Majority7610.3
Turnout 736
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Heyford By-Election 17 September 1998
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats 29036.3-24.2
Independent 26332.8+32.8
Conservative 24730.9-8.6
Majority273.5
Turnout 80047.0
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Calthorpe By-Election 27 September 2001 [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative 42258.4-2.1
Labour 18325.3-1.6
Liberal Democrats 11716.2+3.5
Majority23933.1
Turnout 72214.0
Conservative hold Swing

2002-2006

Yarnton, Gorsford and Water Eaton By-Election 17 March 2005
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Michael Gibbard78459.8+12.6
Liberal Democrats Suzanne Wilson-Higgins42332.3-11.1
Labour Catherine Arakelian1037.9-1.5
Majority36127.5
Turnout 1,31031.0
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

2006-2010

Kirtlington By-Election 31 July 2008 [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Simon Hollandunopposed
Conservative hold Swing
Kidlington North By-Election 4 June 2009 [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Douglas Williamson82849.2-1.0
Conservative Trevor Elford69041.0+2.2
Labour Andrew Hornsby-Smith1659.8-1.2
Majority1388.2
Turnout 1,68340.7
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

2010-2014

Kidlington North By-Election 22 July 2010 [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Alaric Rose52642.2-11.4
Conservative Eddie Stevens41933.6-12.8
Labour Catherine Arakelian21617.3+17.3
UKIP David Fairweather866.9+6.9
Majority1078.6
Turnout 1,247
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Bicester North By-Election 29 September 2011 [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Melanie Magee44365.9+7.0
Labour Kevin Walsh13019.3-5.8
Liberal Democrats John Innes9914.7-1.3
Majority31346.6
Turnout 672
Conservative hold Swing
Banbury Ruscote By-Election 15 November 2012 [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Gordon Ross61156.7-4.8
Conservative Pat Tompson34932.4+0.3
UKIP David Burton11710.9+10.9
Majority26224.3
Turnout 1,077
Labour hold Swing
Hook Norton By-Election 2 May 2013 [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Ray Jelf51166.6+8.1
Labour Perran Moon15520.2-11.1
Green Colin Clark10113.2+13.2
Majority35646.4
Turnout 767
Conservative hold Swing
Banbury Ruscote By-Election 26 September 2013 [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Mark Cherry75858.9-2.6
Conservative Pat Tompson32325.1-7.0
UKIP Christian Miller20616.0+16.0
Majority43533.8
Turnout 1,287
Labour hold Swing

2014-2016

Banbury Grimsbury and Castle By-Election 1 October 2015 [17]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Shaida Hussain78145.0+8.3
Conservative Tony Mepham66138.1+3.1
UKIP Linda Wren1508.6-6.3
Liberal Democrats Kenneth Ashworth734.2-1.3
Green Christopher Manley724.1-3.8
Majority1206.9
Turnout 1,737
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

2016-2022

Adderbury, Bloxham and Bodicote By-Election 22 September 2016 [18]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Andrew McHugh1,01557.4+8.5
Labour Sue Christie28616.2-0.2
Green Naomi Kanetsuka27815.7-5.5
Liberal Democrats Ian Thomas18910.7-2.8
Majority72941.2
Turnout 1,768
Conservative hold Swing

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  2. The District of Cherwell (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1978
  3. The Cherwell and West Oxfordshire (Areas) Order 1985
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