West Oxfordshire District Council election, 2012

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Map of the results of the 2012 West Oxfordshire District Council election. Conservatives in blue, Labour in red and Liberal Democrats in yellow. Wards in dark grey were not contested in 2012. West Oxfordshire UK local election 2012 map.svg
Map of the results of the 2012 West Oxfordshire District Council election. Conservatives in blue, Labour in red and Liberal Democrats in yellow. Wards in dark grey were not contested in 2012.

The 2012 West Oxfordshire District Council election took place on 3 May 2012 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]

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.

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After the election, the composition of the council was

Background

After the last election in 2011 the Conservatives controlled the council with 44 councillors, while the Liberal Democrats had four seats and Labour had one seat. [3] 17 seats were contested in 2011, with the Conservative party having a full 17 candidates, while Labour had 13, the Liberal Democrats 10 and the Green party had nine candidates. [4]

A Councillor is a member of a local government council.

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.

Election result

The Conservatives lost three seats to Labour, but remained in control of the council with 41 councillors. [5] The three Labour gains came in the wards of Chipping Norton, Witney Central and Witney East, taking the party to four seats on the council. [5] [6] This was level with the Liberal Democrats, who remained on four seats, but Liberal Democrat Elizabeth Poskitt did defeat the new Conservative leader of Oxfordshire County Council, Ian Hudspeth, in Woodstock and Bladon by 65 votes. [7] The three Labour gains came in wards with no Liberal Democrat or Green candidates, while the Liberal Democrat gain came in a ward with no Labour or Green candidates, although the parties denied there had been any arrangement. [7] [8] Overall eight of the 11 councillors who stood were re-elected, while average turnout at the election was 34.77%. [4]

The wards and electoral divisions in the United Kingdom are electoral districts at sub-national level represented by one or more councillors. The ward is the primary unit of English electoral geography for civil parishes and borough and district councils, electoral ward is the unit used by Welsh principal councils, while the electoral division is the unit used by English county councils and some unitary authorities. Each ward/division has an average electorate of about 5,500 people, but ward-population counts can vary substantially. As at the end of 2014 there were 9,456 electoral wards/divisions in the UK.

Chipping Norton Market town and civil parish in West Oxfordshire, England

Chipping Norton is a market town and civil parish in the Cotswold Hills in the West Oxfordshire district of Oxfordshire, England, about 12 miles (19 km) southwest of Banbury and 18 miles (29 km) northwest of Oxford. The 2011 Census recorded the parish's population as 6,337.

Witney town and civil parish in West Oxfordshire, England

Witney is a historic market town on the River Windrush, 12 miles (19 km) west of Oxford in Oxfordshire, England.

West Oxfordshire local election result 2012 [4]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 1214-370.650.09,650-5.0%
  Labour 330+317.625.44,913+8.0%
  Liberal Democrat 211011.817.43,359+6.4%
  Green 000007.21,396-6.2%

Ward results

Chadlington and Churchill [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Neil Owen45572.9-5.5
Labour David Heyes7812.5+12.5
Green Brigitte Hickman548.7+8.7
Liberal Democrat Amanda Epps375.9-15.7
Majority37760.4+15.1
Turnout 62439.2-6.1
Conservative hold Swing
Charlbury and Finstock [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Liz Leffman95666.8+28.3
Conservative Rory MacArthur47633.2-7.6
Majority48033.5
Turnout 1,43249.3-10.0
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Chipping Norton [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Robert Evans96660.0+23.4
Conservative Patrick McHugh64440.0+5.3
Majority32220.0+18.0
Turnout 1,61034.5-17.5
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Eynsham and Cassington [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Edward James67737.9+0.0
Liberal Democrat Richard Andrews63335.5-0.6
Labour Sarah Homer33718.9+1.5
Green Sarah MacDonald1387.7-0.9
Majority442.5+0.7
Turnout 1,78538.0-12.6
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat Swing
Freeland and Hanborough [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Toby Morris60746.0-3.8
Liberal Democrat Michael Baggaley43733.1-5.7
Green Austen Naughten14711.1+6.3
Labour Adam Radford1309.8+3.3
Majority17012.9+1.9
Turnout 1,32139.2-37.7
Conservative hold Swing
Hailey, Minster Lovell and Leafield [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Simon Hoare 57253.9-12.7
Labour Mary Jay24623.2+10.2
Liberal Democrat Andrew Crick12411.7+1.9
Green Andrew Wright12011.3+0.7
Majority32630.7-22.9
Turnout 1,06234.0-15.5
Conservative hold Swing
Kingham, Rollright and Enstone [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Nick Colston79971.5+2.8
Labour Charles Watson31828.5+10.9
Majority48143.1-8.0
Turnout 1,11734.8-16.2
Conservative hold Swing
Milton under Wychwood [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Jeffrey Haineunopposed
Conservative hold Swing
North Leigh [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Barry Norton45969.0
Labour Judith Wardle20631.0
Majority25338.0
Turnout 66542.1
Conservative hold Swing
Standlake, Aston and Stanton Harcourt [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Hilary Fenton77666.0+8.8
Labour Michael Enright21918.6+18.6
Liberal Democrat Elizabeth Mortimer14112.0-30.8
Green Alma Tumilowicz403.4+3.4
Majority55747.4+32.9
Turnout 1,17636.1-41.9
Conservative hold Swing
Stonesfield and Tackley [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Derrick Millard64859.2-2.0
Green Harriet Kopinska29326.8+2.8
Liberal Democrat Geoffrey Walton15314.0-0.7
Majority35532.4-4.8
Turnout 1,09434.7-21.3
Conservative hold Swing
Witney Central [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Andrew Coles64752.6+16.6
Conservative Colin Adams58447.4-3.7
Majority635.1
Turnout 1,23131.3-10.1
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Witney East [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Duncan Enright98354.2+14.6
Conservative Jeanette Baker83145.8+1.2
Majority1528.4
Turnout 1,81431.3-13.1
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Witney North [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative David Snow45043.5-10.3
Green Stuart MacDonald28627.6+10.0
Labour Alfred Fullah17917.3+2.9
Liberal Democrat Ross Beadle12011.6-2.6
Majority16415.8-20.4
Turnout 1,03532.5-15.0
Conservative hold Swing
Witney South [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Jane Doughty57745.0-3.1
Labour Laura Price39731.0+10.2
Green Kate Griffin19715.4+6.7
Liberal Democrat Olive Minett1118.7+2.2
Majority18014.0-13.3
Turnout 1,28227.2-13.9
Conservative hold Swing
Witney West [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Louise Chapman51361.0-7.1
Labour Ray Harris20724.6+4.4
Green Andy King12114.4+2.7
Majority30636.4-11.4
Turnout 84126.2-14.4
Conservative hold Swing
Woodstock and Bladon [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Elizabeth Poskitt64752.6-1.2
Conservative Ian Hudspeth58247.4+1.2
Majority655.3-2.2
Turnout 1,22938.3-36.7
Liberal Democrat gain from Conservative Swing

By-elections between 2012 and 2014

Carterton South

A by-election was held in Carterton South on 2 May 2013 after the resignation of Conservative councillor Joe Walcott. [9] The seat was held for the Conservatives by Lynn Little with a majority of 369 votes over Labour candidate Dave Wesson. [9]

By-elections, also spelled bye-elections, are used to fill elected offices that have become vacant between general elections.

Carterton, Oxfordshire town and civil parish in West Oxfordshire, England

Carterton is the second-largest town in West Oxfordshire and is 2 miles (3 km) south of the A40 road and 4 miles (6.4 km) south-west of Witney. The 2011 Census recorded the parish's population as 15,769.

Carterton South by-election 2 May 2013 [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Lynn Little47767.5-1.8
Labour Dave Wesson10815.3+5.3
Green Alma Tumilowicz7811.0+4.6
Liberal Democrat Amanda Epps446.2-8.1
Majority36952.2-2.8
Turnout 70723.9-17.0
Conservative hold Swing

Witney East

A by-election was held in Witney East on 2 May 2013 after the resignation of Conservative councillor Sian Davies. [9] The seat was held for the Conservatives by Jeanette Baker with a majority of 152 votes over Labour candidate Alfred Fullah. [9]

Witney East by-election 2 May 2013 [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Jeanette Baker79446.5+0.7
Labour Alfred Fullah64237.6-16.6
Green Kate Griffin27015.8+15.8
Majority1528.9
Turnout 1,70629.4-1.9
Conservative hold Swing

Chipping Norton

A by-election was held in Chipping Norton on 7 November 2013 after the death of Labour councillor Rob Evans. [10] The seat was held for Labour by Geoff Saul with a majority of 310 votes over Conservative candidate Joe Johnson. [10]

Chipping Norton by-election 7 November 2013 [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Geoff Saul81057.0-3.0
Conservative Joe Johnson50035.2-4.8
Green Matthew Clayton584.1+4.1
Liberal Democrat Andrew Crick533.7+3.7
Majority31021.8+1.8
Turnout 1,42129.1-5.4
Labour hold Swing

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