West Oxfordshire District Council election, 1999

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The 1999 West Oxfordshire District Council election took place on 6 May 1999 to elect members of West Oxfordshire District Council in Oxfordshire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control. [1]

West Oxfordshire Non-metropolitan district in England

West Oxfordshire is a local government district in northwest Oxfordshire, England, including towns such as Woodstock, Burford, Chipping Norton, Charlbury, Carterton and Witney, where the council is based.

Non-metropolitan district Type of local government district in England

Non-metropolitan districts, or colloquially "shire districts", are a type of local government district in England. As created, they are sub-divisions of non-metropolitan counties in a two-tier arrangement.

Oxfordshire County of England

Oxfordshire is a county in South East England. The ceremonial county borders Warwickshire to the north-west, Northamptonshire to the north-east, Buckinghamshire to the east, Berkshire to the south, Wiltshire to the south-west and Gloucestershire to the west.

Contents

After the election, the composition of the council was

Conservative Party (UK) Political party in the United Kingdom

The Conservative Party, officially the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom. The governing party since 2010, it is the largest in the House of Commons, with 313 Members of Parliament, and also has 249 members of the House of Lords, 18 members of the European Parliament, 31 Members of the Scottish Parliament, 12 members of the Welsh Assembly, eight members of the London Assembly and 8,916 local councillors.

Liberal Democrats (UK) Political party in the United Kingdom

The Liberal Democrats are a liberal political party in the United Kingdom. It is currently led by Vince Cable. They have 11 Members of Parliament in the House of Commons, 96 members of the House of Lords, one member of the European Parliament, five Members of the Scottish Parliament and one member in the Welsh Assembly and London Assembly. At the height of its influence, the party formed a coalition government with the Conservative Party from 2010 to 2015 with its leader Nick Clegg serving as Deputy Prime Minister.

The Labour Party is a centre-left political party in the United Kingdom that has been described as an alliance of social democrats, democratic socialists and trade unionists. The party's platform emphasises greater state intervention, social justice and strengthening workers' rights.

Election result

West Oxfordshire local election result 1999 [3]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 8+550.038.44,782-0.6%
  Liberal Democrat 4+125.027.63,432-1.3%
  Independent 3-318.815.51,926+9.1%
  Labour 1-36.317.82,217-7.6%
  Green 0000.781+0.5%

Ward results

Carterton North [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Reginald Mason54854.4+4.9
Labour John Rowe31130.9+12.4
Liberal Democrat Richard Harold14814.7-0.2
Majority23723.5-7.4
Turnout 1,00721.0+0.3
Carterton South [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Windell Walcott62773.0+23.7
Liberal Democrat Peter Madden23227.0-2.8
Majority39546.0+26.5
Turnout 85928.8+6.5
Chadlington [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Brian Stacey22547.4
Independent Christopher Lyden14430.3
Liberal Democrat Emma Tatton10622.3
Majority8117.1
Turnout 47545.1
Chipping North [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Independent John Hannis62547.0+47.0
Labour Georgina Burrows43232.5-28.1
Independent Richard Soper20415.3+15.3
Liberal Democrat David Davies685.1+5.1
Majority19314.5
Turnout 1,32930.2+3.6
Clanfield and Shilton [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Angela Nealeunopposed
Coombe and Stonesfield [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Independent Derrick Millard67072.2
Liberal Democrat Gareth Epps25827.8
Majority41244.4
Turnout 92853.6
Ducklington [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Stephen Hayward25558.8
Labour Sheila Cuss12629.0
Liberal Democrat Stephen Copestake5312.2
Majority12929.7
Turnout 43434.3
Enstone [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Independent Elizabeth Higgs21246.1
Conservative Sandra Rasch12627.4
Labour Stephen Hague9821.3
Liberal Democrat Geoffrey Walton245.3
Majority8618.7
Turnout 46036.5
Eynsham [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat David Rossiter77771.5+11.0
Conservative David Dawes22821.0-0.4
Green Mark Stevenson817.5+7.5
Majority54950.6+11.5
Turnout 1,08629.5-1.0
Filkins and Langford [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Donald Seale34474.0-0.3
Labour Raymond Gibbons12126.0+0.3
Majority22348.0-0.7
Turnout 46547.8+6.1
Finstock and Leafield [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Stuart Jauncey32857.3
Conservative Rodney Rose17330.2
Independent David Gore7112.4
Majority15527.1
Turnout 57247.0
Hailey [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative George Kellow42675.4
Labour William Tumbridge9116.1
Liberal Democrat Malcolm West488.5
Majority33559.3
Turnout 56537.4
Witney East [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Stephen Holborough70658.3
Conservative Martin Chapman50641.7
Majority20016.5
Turnout 1,21232.0
Witney North [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Philip Workman40349.4+15.1
Conservative Clive Knowles28935.4-0.8
Labour John Ryall12415.2-14.3
Majority11414.0
Turnout 81633.9+8.7
Witney South [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Ross McFarlane62748.3-5.8
Labour Raymond Harris48237.1-8.8
Liberal Democrat Olive Minett19014.6+14.6
Majority14511.2+3.0
Turnout 1,29924.6+0.7
Witney West [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Edward Cooper43246.4
Conservative Andrew Creery40843.8
Liberal Democrat Richard Willis919.8
Majority242.6
Turnout 93130.5

By-elections between 1999 and 2000

Carterton South by-election 30 September 1999 [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative 34146.3-26.7
Liberal Democrat 31042.1+15.1
Labour 8611.7+11.7
Majority314.2-41.8
Turnout 73724.4-4.4
Conservative hold Swing

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References

  1. ↑ "How the nations voted". The Times . NewsBank. 8 May 1999. p. 48.
  2. ↑ "Britain votes: Local Council Election Results". The Independent . NewsBank. 7 May 1999.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 "West Oxfordshire District Council Election Results 1998 - 2010" (PDF). West Oxfordshire District Council. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
  4. ↑ "Local Authority Byelection Results - September 1999". Local Authority Byelection Results. Retrieved 5 August 2015.
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