West Oxfordshire District Council election, 2015

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Map of the results of the 2015 West Oxfordshire District Council election. Conservatives in blue and Liberal Democrats in yellow. Wards in dark grey were not contested in 2015. West Oxfordshire UK local election 2015 map.svg
Map of the results of the 2015 West Oxfordshire District Council election. Conservatives in blue and Liberal Democrats in yellow. Wards in dark grey were not contested in 2015.

The 2015 West Oxfordshire District Council election took place on 22 May 2015 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.

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.

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.

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.

Background

After the last election in 2014 the Conservatives controlled the council with 40 councillors, while Labour had five seats, the Liberal Democrats had three seats and there was one independent. [2] 17 seats were contested in 2015, with 2 seats being elected in Hailey, Minster Lovell and Leafield ward after the resignation of a councillor. [3] [4]

A Councillor is a member of a local government council.

Hailey, Oxfordshire village and civil parish in West Oxfordshire, England

Hailey is a village and civil parish about 2 miles (3 km) north of Witney, Oxfordshire. The village comprises three neighbourhoods: Middletown on the main road between Witney and Charlbury, Poffley End on the minor road to Ramsden and Delly End on Whiting's Lane. The parish extends from the River Windrush in the south, almost to the village of Ramsden and the hamlet of Wilcote in the north, and it includes the hamlet of New Yatt. The 2011 Census recorded the parish's population as 1,208.

Four councillors stood down at the election, Mark Booty, Eve Coles, Hywel Davies and Simon Hoare, while 13 councillors sought re-election. [4] [5] The Conservative, Labour and Liberal Democrat parties each had a full 17 candidates, the Greens had 16 candidates and the UK Independence Party had 14 candidates. [4]

Simon Hoare British politician

Simon James Hoare is a British Conservative Party politician. He has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for North Dorset since May 2015.

Green Party of England and Wales Political party in England and Wales

The Green Party of England and Wales is a green, left-wing political party in England and Wales. Headquartered in London, since September 2018, its co-leaders are Siân Berry and Jonathan Bartley. The Green Party has one representative in the House of Commons, one in the House of Lords, and three in the European Parliament. In addition, it has various councillors in UK local government and two members of the London Assembly.

UK Independence Party British political party

The UK Independence Party is a hard Eurosceptic, right-wing to far-right political party in the United Kingdom. It currently has one representative in the House of Lords and three Members of the European Parliament (MEPs). It has three Assembly Members (AMs) in the National Assembly for Wales and one member in the London Assembly. The party reached its greatest level of success in the mid-2010s, when it gained two Members of Parliament and was the largest UK party in the European Parliament.

Election result

The Conservative remained in control of the council with 40 councillors after winning 16 of the 17 seats contested. [1] They gained a seat in Chipping Norton from Labour, but in Charlbury and Finstock Liberal Democrat Andy Graham took the seat from the Conservatives. [6] This left both Labour and the Liberal Democrats with four seats, while there remained one independent councillor. [1] All 13 councillors who stood again were re-elected and overall turnout at the election was 71.58%. [4]

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.

Charlbury town and civil parish in West Oxfordshire, England

Charlbury is a small town and civil parish in the Evenlode valley, about 6 miles (10 km) north of Witney in West Oxfordshire. It is on the edge of Wychwood Forest and the Cotswolds. The 2011 Census recorded the parish's population as 2,830.

Finstock village and civil parish in West Oxfordshire, England

Finstock is a village and civil parish about 2 miles (3 km) south of Charlbury in Oxfordshire, England. The parish is bounded to the northeast by the River Evenlode, to the southeast partly by the course of Akeman Street Roman road, and on other sides by field boundaries. The 2011 Census recorded the parish's population as 797.

West Oxfordshire local election result 2015 [4]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 1611094.153.623,231+4.3%
  Liberal Democrat 110+15.910.44,512-0.1%
  Labour 001-1017.57,579-1.1%
  UKIP 000009.54,126-3.2%
  Green 000009.03,906+3.1%

Ward results

Alvescot and Filkins [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Ross McFarlane70966.4-7.5
UKIP Ken Clark1029.6+9.6
Labour Richard Kelsall1009.4+9.4
Green Alma Tumilowicz878.2-17.9
Liberal Democrat Gilly Workman696.5+6.5
Majority60756.9+9.2
Turnout 1,06774.3+21.4
Conservative hold Swing
Bampton and Clanfield [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Ted Fenton1,31959.4-21.9
UKIP Susan Cummins28412.8+12.8
Labour Patrick Brennan2169.7-9.0
Green Maurice Fantato2149.6+9.6
Liberal Democrat Glena Chadwick1868.4+8.4
Majority1,03546.6-15.9
Turnout 2,21975.2+33.2
Conservative hold Swing
Carterton North East [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Norman MacRae1,52859.7+10.5
UKIP Leandra Edmands38615.1-12.2
Labour Dave Wesson36114.1+0.6
Liberal Democrat Mike Baggaley1536.0+6.0
Green Paul Creighton1305.1-4.9
Majority1,14244.6+22.8
Turnout 2,55864.3+39.9
Conservative hold Swing
Carterton North West [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Pete Handley1,32860.0-3.1
UKIP Barclay Lawrence37116.7+16.7
Labour Melvin Long27012.2-8.1
Green Andy King1295.8-10.8
Liberal Democrat Mark Mann1175.3+5.3
Majority95743.2+0.4
Turnout 2,21567.7+36.1
Conservative hold Swing
Carterton South [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Michael Brennan1,36361.5+7.0
UKIP Martyn Webb34215.4-14.6
Labour Moira Swann25411.5+2.3
Liberal Democrat Peter Madden1336.0+6.0
Green Tony Barrett1245.6-1.7
Majority1,02146.1+20.6
Turnout 2,21667.4+34.9
Conservative hold Swing
Charlbury and Finstock [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Andy Graham1,10843.2-23.6
Conservative Rory MacArthur79033.5+0.3
Green Celia Kerslake25510.8+10.8
Labour Georgia Mazower1717.3+7.3
UKIP Stephen Nash1235.2+5.2
Majority2289.7-23.8
Turnout 2,35777.5+28.2
Liberal Democrat gain from Conservative Swing
Chipping Norton [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Guy Wall1,78251.9+11.1
Labour Sian O'Neill88725.8-19.4
UKIP Jim Stanley3099.0-5.0
Green Charles Averill2738.0+8.0
Liberal Democrat Ivan Melet1815.3+5.3
Majority89526.1
Turnout 3,43273.3+29.1
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Eynsham and Cassington [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Peter Kelland1,51341.6+1.9
Liberal Democrat Matthew Gordon-Banks68018.7-5.1
Labour Judith Wardle55715.3-3.5
Green Karl Gay49413.6+13.6
UKIP Jonathan Miller39410.8-7.0
Majority83322.9+7.0
Turnout 3,63874.7+32.0
Conservative hold Swing
Hailey, Minster Lovell and Leafield (2 seats) [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Gill Hill1,374
Conservative Warwick Robinson1,220
Labour Liz Blount391
Liberal Democrat Andy Crick346
Labour Mary Jay343
Green Andrew Wright341
Liberal Democrat Elizabeth Mortimer257
Turnout 4,27276.0+42.0
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Kingham, Rollright and Enstone [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Andrew Beaney1,43360.7-10.8
Labour Andrew Scott33714.3-14.2
UKIP Alistair Scott2048.6+8.6
Liberal Democrat Jenny Tatton1978.3+8.3
Green Nicholas Goodwin1918.1+8.1
Majority1,09646.4+3.3
Turnout 2,36272.3+37.5
Conservative hold Swing
Stonesfield and Tackley [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Charles Cottrell-Dormer1,44857.7+1.6
Labour Dave Baldwin43017.1-7.7
Green Harriet Kopinska33413.3+13.3
Liberal Democrat Christopher Tatton29611.8-7.3
Majority1,01840.6+9.3
Turnout 2,50878.7+36.3
Conservative hold Swing
Witney Central [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Peter Dorward1,18046.0-1.4
Labour Kate Walsh81331.7-20.9
UKIP Clive Taylor2258.8+8.8
Green Jenny Guildford1997.8+7.8
Liberal Democrat Christopher Blount1495.8+5.8
Majority36714.3
Turnout 2,56666.7+35.4
Conservative hold Swing
Witney East [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Jeanette Baker2,27453.9+11.5
Labour Duncan Hume1,01724.1-4.6
Green Kate Griffin4199.9-0.2
UKIP James Mawle3277.8-4.7
Liberal Democrat Ross Beadle1824.3-1.0
Majority1,25729.8+16.0
Turnout 4,21972.9+37.2
Conservative hold Swing
Witney North [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Richard Langridge1,12049.6+6.1
Labour Trevor License41918.6+1.3
Green Brigitte Hickman32314.3-13.3
UKIP Stephen Westwood25911.5+11.5
Liberal Democrat William Griffiths1366.0-5.6
Majority70131.1+15.3
Turnout 2,25770.1+37.6
Conservative hold Swing
Witney South [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Alvin Adams1,49747.2+9.8
Labour Stephen Parkinson69722.0+1.8
UKIP James Robertshaw55917.6-10.7
Green Alex Friend2487.8-1.8
Liberal Democrat Emma Tatton1715.4+0.9
Majority80025.2+16.1
Turnout 3,17267.4+32.1
Conservative hold Swing
Witney West [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Harry Eaglestone1,35361.3+0.3
Labour Calvert McGibbon31614.3-10.3
UKIP Max Everett24110.9+10.9
Liberal Democrat Diane West1516.8+6.8
Green Rosanna Pearson1456.6-7.8
Majority1,03747.0+10.6
Turnout 2,20670.5+44.3
Conservative hold Swing

By-elections between 2015 and 2016

A by-election was held in Witney North on 20 August 2015 after independent councillor David Snow resigned from the council in June 2015. [7] David Snow had been originally elected as a Conservative but resigned from the party in May 2013. [8] The seat was gained for the Conservatives by Carol Reynolds with a majority of 63 votes over Liberal Democrat Diane West. [7]

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

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.

Witney North by-election 20 August 2015 [7] [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Carol Reynolds26433.9-15.7
Liberal Democrat Diane West20125.8+19.8
Green Brigitte Hickman13617.5+3.2
Labour Trevor License11414.6-4.0
UKIP James Robertshaw648.2-3.3
Majority638.1-23.0
Turnout 77924.1-46.0
Conservative gain from Independent Swing

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