West Oxfordshire District Council elections

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File:West Oxfordshire UK political composition map.svg
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.

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, 49 councillors have been elected from 27 wards.[1]

Political control

Since the first election to the council in 1973 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:[2]

Party in control Years
Independent 1973 - 1976
No overall control 1976 - 1983
Conservative 1983 - 1984
No overall control 1984 - 1987
Conservative 1987 - 1990
Independent 1990 - 1992
No overall control 1992 - 2000
Conservative 2000 - present

Council elections

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.[3]

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

District result maps

  • 2002 results map

  • 2003 results map

  • 2004 results map

  • West Oxfordshire UK local election 2006 map.svg

    2006 results map

  • West Oxfordshire UK local election 2007 map.svg

    2007 results map

  • 2008 results map

  • 2010 results map

  • West Oxfordshire UK local election 2011 map.svg

    2011 results map

  • 2012 results map

  • 2014 results map

  • West Oxfordshire UK local election 2015 map.svg

    2015 results map

By-election results

By-elections occur when seats become vacant between council elections. Below is a summary of recent by-elections;[30] 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

References

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  4. ↑ The District of West Oxfordshire (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1977
  5. ↑ The Cherwell and West Oxfordshire (Areas) Order 1985
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  17. ↑ legislation.gov.uk - The District of West Oxfordshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2001. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
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  28. ↑ legislation.gov.uk - The District of West Oxfordshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2012. Retrieved on 3 November 2015.
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