2018 Cherwell District Council election

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]

Ward results edit

Adderbury, Bloxham and Bodicote edit

Adderbury, Bloxham and Bodicote 2018
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Andrew John McHugh	1,457	58.6	+9.7
	Labour	Suezette Elizabeth Watson	540	21.7	+5.3
	Liberal Democrats	Peter Davis	284	11.4	-2.1
	Green	Andy Aris	207	8.3	-12.9
Turnout				35.82%
Majority			917
	Conservative hold		Swing

Banbury Calthorpe and Easington edit

Banbury Calthorpe and Easington 2018
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Tony Mepham	1,447	57.1	+9.5
	Labour	Antonio Oliver Joseph Ferrara	758	29.9	+2.4
	Green	Jane Beatrix Hamel	169	6.7	-8.2
	Liberal Democrats	Brent Jackson	158	6.2	-3.8
Turnout				33.80%
Majority			689
	Conservative hold		Swing

Banbury Cross and Neithrop edit

Banbury Cross and Neithrop 2018
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Cassi Perry	1,225	50.7	+3.0
	Conservative	Alastair John Milne-Home	883	36.6	+2.9
	Green	Bernard Geoffrey Dod	155	6.4	-12.2
	Liberal Democrats	Bette Melling	152	6.3	N/A
Turnout				35.50%
Majority			372
	Labour gain from Conservative

Banbury Grimsbury and Hightown edit

Banbury Grimsbury and Hightown 2018
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Shaida Hussain	1,098	49.2	+11.3
	Conservative	David Frederick Beverly	849	38.1	+9.0
	Green	Liz Vere	169	7.6	-3.6
	Liberal Democrats	David Brian Wiles	114	5.1	-3.3
Turnout				32.57%
Majority			249
	Labour hold		Swing

Banbury Hardwick edit

Banbury Hardwick 2018
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Tony Ilott	918	48.9	+15.5
	Labour	Perran Henry Rupert Moon	778	41.4	+15.6
	Green	Simmi Cumberbatch	182	9.7	-2.2
Turnout				30.88%
Majority			140
	Conservative hold		Swing

Banbury Ruscote edit

Banbury Ruscote 2018
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Barry Keir Richards	1,033	60.1	+11.2
	Conservative	Chris Phillips	580	33.7	+11.6
	Green	Rita Rosa Victoria White	107	6.2	-3.6
Turnout				27.87%
Majority			453
	Labour hold		Swing

Bicester East edit

Bicester East 2018
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Tom Wallis	1,018	53.4	+7.5
	Labour	Celia Helen Kavuma	653	34.3	-2.5
	Green	Robert Joseph Nixon	235	12.3	-5.1
Turnout				31.88%
Majority			365
	Conservative hold		Swing

Bicester North and Caversfield edit

Bicester North and Caversfield 2018
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Nick Mawer	908	53.6	+13.0
	Labour	Margaret Elisabeth Lyon	457	27.0	+0.9
	Liberal Democrats	Daniel Morgan Murphy	192	11.3	N/A
	Green	Patrick Francis Boon	137	8.1	-6.8
Turnout				28.00%
Majority			451
	Conservative hold		Swing

Bicester South and Ambrosden edit

Bicester South and Ambrosden 2018
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Lucinda Elizabeth-Anne Louise Wing	824	38.0	+7.4
	Independent	Nick Cotter	796	36.7	+8.5
	Labour	Marcus English	421	19.4	-6.7
	Green	Roger David Nixon	126	5.8	-9.1
Turnout				30.10%
Majority			28
	Conservative gain from Independent

Cropredy, Sibfords and Wroxton edit

Cropredy, Sibfords and Wroxton 2018
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Phil Chapman	1,677	60.0	+7.0
	Conservative	George Douglas Webb	1618	57.9	+4.9
	Labour	Anne Felicia Cullen	512	18.3	-0.7
	Labour	Sue Moon	503	18.0	-1.0
	Liberal Democrats	Julian Woodward	488	17.5	N/A
	Green	Shaun Edward Greenslade-Hibbert	433	15.5	-0.1
Turnout			2796	43.25%
Majority			1106
	Conservative hold		Swing

Deddington edit

Deddington 2018
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Mike Kerford-Byrnes	1,637	56.4	+6.7
	Labour	Annette Murphy	597	20.6	+1.8
	Liberal Democrats	Nigel Geoffrey Davis	350	12.1	N/A
	Green	Aaron James Bliss	317	10.9	-8.8
Turnout				39.78%
Majority			1040
	Conservative hold		Swing

Fringford and the Heyfords edit

Fringford and the Heyfords 2018
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Barry Victor Wood	1,470	66.5	+14.9
	Green	Jenny Tamblyn	379	17.1	+0.1
	Labour	Robby Finley Prior	361	16.3	-0.2
Turnout				35.39%
Majority			1091
	Conservative hold		Swing

Kidlington East edit

Kidlington East 2018
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Carmen Griffiths	1,153	44.5	-10.3
	Green	Ian Michael Middleton	776	29.9	+22.3
	Labour	Andrew Hornsby-Smith	664	25.6	+3.7
Turnout				36.29%
Majority			377
	Conservative hold		Swing

Kidlington West edit

Kidlington West 2018
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Alaric David Hammond Rose	1,793	57.2	+30.0
	Conservative	Nigel Jason Simpson	1045	33.3	-0.8
	Labour	John Stansby	299	9.5	-6.9
Turnout				45.85%
Majority			748
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative

Launton and Otmoor edit

Launton and Otmoor 2018
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	David Leonard Hughes	1,386	58.6	+23.1
	Labour	Michael Nixon	567	24.0	+2.5
	Liberal Democrats	Timothy Michael Emptage	413	17.5	+4.3
Turnout				39.03%
Majority			819
	Conservative hold		Swing

References edit

^ "Election Results 2018". Cherwell District Council. 4 May 2018. Archived from the original on 7 May 2018. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
^ Duggan, Jack (4 May 2018). "Breaking: Few changes but Tories lose a seat in Cherwell council election". Banbury Guardian. Johnston Press. Archived from the original on 4 May 2018. Retrieved 6 May 2018.

[1] "Election Results 2018". Cherwell District Council. 4 May 2018. Archived from the original on 7 May 2018. Retrieved 6 May 2018.

[2] Duggan, Jack (4 May 2018). "Breaking: Few changes but Tories lose a seat in Cherwell council election". Banbury Guardian. Johnston Press. Archived from the original on 4 May 2018. Retrieved 6 May 2018.

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