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West Oxfordshire District Council elections

One third of West Oxfordshire District Council in Oxfordshire, England is elected each year, followed by one year without election. Since the last boundary changes in 2002, there are a total 49 councillors elected from 27 wards, each councillor serving a four-year term.[1]

Map showing the composition of West Oxfordshire District Council after the 2015 election and Witney North by-election. Conservatives in blue, Labour in red and Liberal Democrats in yellow.

Council elections edit

Summary of the council composition after recent council elections, click on the year for full details of each election. Boundary changes took place for the 2002 election leading to the whole council bring elected in that year.[2]

Year Conservative Labour Liberal Democrats Independent Green Vacant Notes
1988[5] 27 4 8 10 0 0
1990[6] 9 6 7 27 0 0
1991[7] 11 6 7 25 0 0
1992[8] 15 6 8 20 0 0
1994[9] 12 6 12 18 0 1
1995[10] 12 9 13 15 0 0
1996[11] 9 11 14 15 0 0
1998[12] 14 10 12 13 0 0
1999[13] 19 7 13 10 0 0
2000[14] 26 2 13 8 0 0
2002[15] 32 2 10 5 0 0 New ward boundaries[16]
2003[17] 29 2 12 6 0 0
2004[18] 29 1 13 6 0 0
2006[19] 34 1 9 5 0 0
2007[20][21] 36 1 8 4 0 0
2008[22] 40 1 6 2 0 0
2010[23] 40 1 7 1 0 0
2011[24] 44 1 4 0 0 0
2012[25] 41 4 4 0 0 0
2014[26] 40 5 3 1 0 0 Some new ward boundaries[27]
2015[28] 40 4 4 1 0 0
2016[29] 41 4 4 0 0 0
2018[30] 34 6 8 1 0 0
2019[31] 28 9 10 2 0 0
2021[32] 28 8 10 2 1 0
2022 23 8 14 2 2 0
2023 17 10 18 1 3 0

District result maps edit

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    2002 results map
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    2003 results map
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    2004 results map
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    2006 results map
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    2007 results map
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    2008 results map
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    2010 results map
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    2011 results map
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    2012 results map
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    2014 results map
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    2015 results map
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    2021 results map

By-election results edit

By-elections occur when seats become vacant between council elections. Below is a summary of recent by-elections;[33] full by-election results can be found by clicking on the by-election name.

By-election Date Incumbent party Winning party
Milton-under-Wychwood 20 November 1997 Conservative Conservative
Carterton South by-election 30 September 1999 Conservative Conservative
Witney East by-election 7 July 2005 Conservative Conservative
Witney Central by-election 25 January 2007 Conservative Conservative
Carterton South by-election 2 May 2013 Conservative Conservative
Witney East by-election 2 May 2013 Conservative Conservative
Chipping Norton by-election 7 November 2013 Labour Labour
Witney North by-election 20 August 2015 Independent Conservative
Hailey, Minster Lovell and Leafield by-election 9 March 2017 Conservative Liberal Democrats
The Bartons by-election 4 May 2017 Conservative Conservative
Carterton South by-election 15 February 2018 Conservative Conservative

References edit

  1. ^ "Find a district councillor". West Oxfordshire District Council. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
  2. ^ "West Oxfordshire". BBC News Online. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
  3. ^ The District of West Oxfordshire (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1977
  4. ^ The Cherwell and West Oxfordshire (Areas) Order 1985
  5. ^ "The gains and losses: Council election results in full". The Times. NewsBank. 7 May 1988.
  6. ^ "Local election results". The Times. NewsBank. 5 May 1990.
  7. ^ "Complete round-up of results from Thursday's local council elections". The Times. NewsBank. 4 May 1991.
  8. ^ "Local election results 1992". The Times. NewsBank. 8 May 1992.
  9. ^ "Non Metropolitan Districts - Local elections". The Times. NewsBank. 7 May 1994. p. 9.
  10. ^ "Complete list of results from thursday's council elections". The Times. NewsBank.
  11. ^ "Complete list of results". The Times. NewsBank. 4 May 1996. p. 8.
  12. ^ "Local Elections results". The Times. NewsBank. 9 May 1998. p. 46.
  13. ^ "How the nations voted". The Times. NewsBank. 8 May 1999. p. 48.
  14. ^ "West Oxfordshire". BBC News Online. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
  15. ^ "West Oxfordshire District Council Election Results 1998 - 2010" (PDF). West Oxfordshire District Council. Retrieved 9 August 2015.
  16. ^ legislation.gov.uk - The District of West Oxfordshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2001. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
  17. ^ "Local elections". BBC News Online. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
  18. ^ "West Oxfordshire council". BBC News Online. 11 June 2004. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
  19. ^ "Local elections: West Oxfordshire". BBC News Online. 5 May 2006. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
  20. ^ "Tories increase dominance of West Oxon". Banbury Guardian. 4 May 2007. Retrieved 14 August 2015.
  21. ^ "Tories win by-election". Oxfordshire County Publications. NewsBank. 22 June 2007.
  22. ^ "West Oxfordshire". BBC News Online. 2 May 2008. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
  23. ^ "West Oxfordshire". BBC News Online. 7 May 2010. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
  24. ^ "England council elections". BBC News Online. 10 May 2011. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
  25. ^ "Vote 2012". BBC News Online. 4 May 2012. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
  26. ^ "Results Elections 2014". The Times. NewsBank. 24 May 2014. pp. 88–89.
  27. ^ legislation.gov.uk - The District of West Oxfordshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2012. Retrieved on 3 November 2015.
  28. ^ "Local election results 2015 in full". The Guardian. 15 May 2015. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
  29. ^ "West Oxfordshire District Council election results – Thursday, 5th May 2016" (PDF). West Oxfordshire District Council election results 2011–2018. West Oxfordshire District Council. pp. 7–8. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
  30. ^ "West Oxfordshire District Council election results – Thursday, 3rd May 2018" (PDF). West Oxfordshire District Council election results 2011–2018. West Oxfordshire District Council. pp. 2–3. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
  31. ^ "West Oxfordshire District Council". BBC News.
  32. ^ "West Oxfordshire District Council Election Results 2021" (PDF).
  33. ^ "Local Authority Byelection Results". Retrieved 2 August 2015.

External links edit

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