2010 West Oxfordshire District Council election
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The 2010 West Oxfordshire District Council election took place on 6 May 2010 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]
After the election, the composition of the council was:
Background
[edit]After the last election in 2008 the Conservatives controlled the council with 40 councillors, compared to six for the Liberal Democrats, two Independents and one Labour[3] 16 seats were contested in 2010, with the council election taking place at the same time as the 2010 general election.[4][5]
The Conservatives stood a full 16 candidates, while the Liberal Democrats had 13, Labour had eight, Greens 4 and there was one Independent candidate.[4]
Election result
[edit]The Conservatives won 14 of the 16 seats contested to have 40 councillors.[4] The Liberal Democrats gained a seat after winning the other two seats contested, while both Labour and an Independent were left with one seat.[4] 10 of the 11 councillors who stood again were re-elected and overall turnout at the election was 72.45%.[4]
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | 14 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 87.5 | 59.1 | 21,617 | +2.6% | |
Liberal Democrats | 2 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 12.5 | 26.6 | 9,704 | +4.1% | |
Labour | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.3 | 3,763 | +2.4% | |
Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.8 | 1,029 | -5.7% | |
Independent | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 1.2 | 436 | -2.3% |
Ward results
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Hilary Hibbert-Biles | 969 | 77.1 | −1.5 | |
Labour | John Gittings | 288 | 22.9 | +11.8 | |
Majority | 681 | 54.2 | −13.2 | ||
Turnout | 1,257 | 78.0 | +27.7 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Martin Barrett | 1,682 | 76.0 | −2.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | Brenda Churchill | 532 | 24.0 | +11.9 | |
Majority | 1,150 | 51.9 | −14.4 | ||
Turnout | 2,214 | 75.5 | +30.3 | ||
Conservative gain from Independent | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Verena Hunt | 691 | 61.3 | −15.0 | |
Independent | Shane Rae | 436 | 38.7 | +20.0 | |
Majority | 255 | 22.6 | −35.0 | ||
Turnout | 1,127 | 73.5 | +30.5 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Derek Cotterill | 826 | 76.7 | −3.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | John Lilly | 173 | 16.1 | +1.2 | |
Labour | David Heyes | 78 | 7.2 | +1.9 | |
Majority | 653 | 60.6 | −4.2 | ||
Turnout | 1,077 | 73.6 | +23.6 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Henry Howard | 1,655 | 66.7 | −3.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | Jonathan Biggs | 825 | 33.3 | +33.3 | |
Majority | 830 | 33.5 | −14.7 | ||
Turnout | 2,480 | 64.2 | +46.4 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Maxine Crossland | 1,560 | 70.3 | −4.5 | |
Labour | David Wesson | 344 | 15.5 | +15.5 | |
Green | Anthony Barrett | 314 | 14.2 | +14.2 | |
Majority | 1,216 | 54.8 | +5.2 | ||
Turnout | 2,218 | 71.0 | +38.0 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Windell Walcott | 1,642 | 78.0 | +28.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Amanda Epps | 464 | 22.0 | −28.1 | |
Majority | 1,178 | 56.0 | |||
Turnout | 2,106 | 68.3 | +34.8 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Anne Roy-Barker | 1,673 | 47.3 | −2.1 | |
Labour | Georgina Burrows | 1,394 | 39.4 | +8.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | Christopher Tatton | 467 | 13.2 | +13.2 | |
Majority | 279 | 7.9 | −11.0 | ||
Turnout | 3,534 | 71.5 | +30.4 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Stephen Hayward | 795 | 62.2 | −4.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | June Tayler | 294 | 23.0 | +11.5 | |
Labour | Christopher Johnson | 189 | 14.8 | +1.0 | |
Majority | 501 | 39.2 | −14.1 | ||
Turnout | 1,278 | 77.0 | +35.6 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Lawrence Poole | 1,955 | 56.7 | +11.0 | |
Conservative | Mark Walker | 1,492 | 43.3 | −2.2 | |
Majority | 463 | 13.4 | +13.2 | ||
Turnout | 3,447 | 75.4 | +34.9 | ||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Colin Dingwall | 1,300 | 49.8 | −0.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Michael Baggaley | 1,013 | 38.8 | −4.6 | |
Labour | Robert Evans | 169 | 6.5 | −0.2 | |
Green | Harriet Marshall | 126 | 4.8 | +4.8 | |
Majority | 287 | 11.0 | +4.5 | ||
Turnout | 2,608 | 76.9 | +32.6 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Stephen Good | 1,457 | 57.2 | −1.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | Elizabeth Maher | 1,088 | 42.8 | +1.5 | |
Majority | 369 | 14.5 | −2.9 | ||
Turnout | 2,545 | 78.0 | +28.7 | ||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | William Goffe | 823 | 70.8 | −9.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | Geoffrey Walton | 339 | 29.2 | +29.2 | |
Majority | 484 | 41.7 | −19.8 | ||
Turnout | 1,162 | 74.4 | +36.4 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | James Mills | 2,246 | 55.5 | −8.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Mark Balaam | 762 | 18.8 | +18.8 | |
Labour | Duncan Enright | 760 | 18.8 | +0.9 | |
Green | Paul Creighton | 278 | 6.9 | −4.5 | |
Majority | 1,484 | 36.7 | −9.1 | ||
Turnout | 4,046 | 70.5 | +38.1 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Anthony Harvey | 1,733 | 55.4 | −3.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | Paul Slamin | 544 | 17.4 | +17.4 | |
Labour | Andrew Coles | 541 | 17.3 | +17.3 | |
Green | Sandra Simpson | 311 | 9.9 | −2.6 | |
Majority | 1,189 | 38.0 | +3.1 | ||
Turnout | 3,129 | 67.6 | +36.9 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Julian Cooper | 1,248 | 53.8 | +5.3 | |
Conservative | Jill Dunsmore | 1,073 | 46.2 | −5.3 | |
Majority | 175 | 7.6 | |||
Turnout | 2,321 | 75.0 | +31.4 | ||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing |
References
[edit]- ^ "West Oxfordshire". BBC News Online. 7 May 2010. Retrieved 15 August 2015.
- ^ a b "Local elections 2010". The Guardian. 7 May 2010. Archived from the original on 3 January 2015. Retrieved 15 August 2015.
- ^ "West Oxfordshire". BBC News Online. 2 May 2008. Retrieved 15 August 2015.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v "West Oxfordshire District Council Election Results 1998 - 2010" (PDF). West Oxfordshire District Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 October 2015. Retrieved 15 August 2015.
- ^ "Polling stations open across the county". Oxford Mail. NewsBank. 6 May 2010.