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]
After the election, the composition of the council was:
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]
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]
Election result
The Conservatives 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]
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 94.1 | 53.6 | 23,231 | +4.3% | |
| Liberal Democrats | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 5.9 | 10.4 | 4,512 | -0.1% | |
| Labour | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 17.5 | 7,579 | -1.1% | |
| UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.5 | 4,126 | -3.2% | |
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 3,906 | +3.1% | |
Ward results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Ross McFarlane | 709 | 66.4 | -7.5 | |
| UKIP | Ken Clark | 102 | 9.6 | +9.6 | |
| Labour | Richard Kelsall | 100 | 9.4 | +9.4 | |
| Green | Alma Tumilowicz | 87 | 8.2 | -17.9 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Gilly Workman | 69 | 6.5 | +6.5 | |
| Majority | 607 | 56.9 | +9.2 | ||
| Turnout | 1,067 | 74.3 | +21.4 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Ted Fenton | 1,319 | 59.4 | -21.9 | |
| UKIP | Susan Cummins | 284 | 12.8 | +12.8 | |
| Labour | Patrick Brennan | 216 | 9.7 | -9.0 | |
| Green | Maurice Fantato | 214 | 9.6 | +9.6 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Glena Chadwick | 186 | 8.4 | +8.4 | |
| Majority | 1,035 | 46.6 | -15.9 | ||
| Turnout | 2,219 | 75.2 | +33.2 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Norman MacRae | 1,528 | 59.7 | +10.5 | |
| UKIP | Leandra Edmands | 386 | 15.1 | -12.2 | |
| Labour | Dave Wesson | 361 | 14.1 | +0.6 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Mike Baggaley | 153 | 6.0 | +6.0 | |
| Green | Paul Creighton | 130 | 5.1 | -4.9 | |
| Majority | 1,142 | 44.6 | +22.8 | ||
| Turnout | 2,558 | 64.3 | +39.9 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Pete Handley | 1,328 | 60.0 | -3.1 | |
| UKIP | Barclay Lawrence | 371 | 16.7 | +16.7 | |
| Labour | Melvin Long | 270 | 12.2 | -8.1 | |
| Green | Andy King | 129 | 5.8 | -10.8 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Mark Mann | 117 | 5.3 | +5.3 | |
| Majority | 957 | 43.2 | +0.4 | ||
| Turnout | 2,215 | 67.7 | +36.1 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Michael Brennan | 1,363 | 61.5 | +7.0 | |
| UKIP | Martyn Webb | 342 | 15.4 | -14.6 | |
| Labour | Moira Swann | 254 | 11.5 | +2.3 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Peter Madden | 133 | 6.0 | +6.0 | |
| Green | Tony Barrett | 124 | 5.6 | -1.7 | |
| Majority | 1,021 | 46.1 | +20.6 | ||
| Turnout | 2,216 | 67.4 | +34.9 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Andy Graham | 1,108 | 43.2 | -23.6 | |
| Conservative | Rory MacArthur | 790 | 33.5 | +0.3 | |
| Green | Celia Kerslake | 255 | 10.8 | +10.8 | |
| Labour | Georgia Mazower | 171 | 7.3 | +7.3 | |
| UKIP | Stephen Nash | 123 | 5.2 | +5.2 | |
| Majority | 228 | 9.7 | -23.8 | ||
| Turnout | 2,357 | 77.5 | +28.2 | ||
| Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Guy Wall | 1,782 | 51.9 | +11.1 | |
| Labour | Sian O'Neill | 887 | 25.8 | -19.4 | |
| UKIP | Jim Stanley | 309 | 9.0 | -5.0 | |
| Green | Charles Averill | 273 | 8.0 | +8.0 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Ivan Melet | 181 | 5.3 | +5.3 | |
| Majority | 895 | 26.1 | |||
| Turnout | 3,432 | 73.3 | +29.1 | ||
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Peter Kelland | 1,513 | 41.6 | +1.9 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Matthew Gordon-Banks | 680 | 18.7 | -5.1 | |
| Labour | Judith Wardle | 557 | 15.3 | -3.5 | |
| Green | Karl Gay | 494 | 13.6 | +13.6 | |
| UKIP | Jonathan Miller | 394 | 10.8 | -7.0 | |
| Majority | 833 | 22.9 | +7.0 | ||
| Turnout | 3,638 | 74.7 | +32.0 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Gill Hill | 1,374 | |||
| Conservative | Warwick Robinson | 1,220 | |||
| Labour | Liz Blount | 391 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | Andy Crick | 346 | |||
| Labour | Mary Jay | 343 | |||
| Green | Andrew Wright | 341 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | Elizabeth Mortimer | 257 | |||
| Turnout | 4,272 | 76.0 | +42.0 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Andrew Beaney | 1,433 | 60.7 | -10.8 | |
| Labour | Andrew Scott | 337 | 14.3 | -14.2 | |
| UKIP | Alistair Scott | 204 | 8.6 | +8.6 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Jenny Tatton | 197 | 8.3 | +8.3 | |
| Green | Nicholas Goodwin | 191 | 8.1 | +8.1 | |
| Majority | 1,096 | 46.4 | +3.3 | ||
| Turnout | 2,362 | 72.3 | +37.5 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Charles Cottrell-Dormer | 1,448 | 57.7 | +1.6 | |
| Labour | Dave Baldwin | 430 | 17.1 | -7.7 | |
| Green | Harriet Kopinska | 334 | 13.3 | +13.3 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Christopher Tatton | 296 | 11.8 | -7.3 | |
| Majority | 1,018 | 40.6 | +9.3 | ||
| Turnout | 2,508 | 78.7 | +36.3 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Peter Dorward | 1,180 | 46.0 | -1.4 | |
| Labour | Kate Walsh | 813 | 31.7 | -20.9 | |
| UKIP | Clive Taylor | 225 | 8.8 | +8.8 | |
| Green | Jenny Guildford | 199 | 7.8 | +7.8 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Christopher Blount | 149 | 5.8 | +5.8 | |
| Majority | 367 | 14.3 | |||
| Turnout | 2,566 | 66.7 | +35.4 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Jeanette Baker | 2,274 | 53.9 | +11.5 | |
| Labour | Duncan Hume | 1,017 | 24.1 | -4.6 | |
| Green | Kate Griffin | 419 | 9.9 | -0.2 | |
| UKIP | James Mawle | 327 | 7.8 | -4.7 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Ross Beadle | 182 | 4.3 | -1.0 | |
| Majority | 1,257 | 29.8 | +16.0 | ||
| Turnout | 4,219 | 72.9 | +37.2 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Richard Langridge | 1,120 | 49.6 | +6.1 | |
| Labour | Trevor License | 419 | 18.6 | +1.3 | |
| Green | Brigitte Hickman | 323 | 14.3 | -13.3 | |
| UKIP | Stephen Westwood | 259 | 11.5 | +11.5 | |
| Liberal Democrats | William Griffiths | 136 | 6.0 | -5.6 | |
| Majority | 701 | 31.1 | +15.3 | ||
| Turnout | 2,257 | 70.1 | +37.6 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Alvin Adams | 1,497 | 47.2 | +9.8 | |
| Labour | Stephen Parkinson | 697 | 22.0 | +1.8 | |
| UKIP | James Robertshaw | 559 | 17.6 | -10.7 | |
| Green | Alex Friend | 248 | 7.8 | -1.8 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Emma Tatton | 171 | 5.4 | +0.9 | |
| Majority | 800 | 25.2 | +16.1 | ||
| Turnout | 3,172 | 67.4 | +32.1 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Harry Eaglestone | 1,353 | 61.3 | +0.3 | |
| Labour | Calvert McGibbon | 316 | 14.3 | -10.3 | |
| UKIP | Max Everett | 241 | 10.9 | +10.9 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Diane West | 151 | 6.8 | +6.8 | |
| Green | Rosanna Pearson | 145 | 6.6 | -7.8 | |
| Majority | 1,037 | 47.0 | +10.6 | ||
| Turnout | 2,206 | 70.5 | +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]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Carol Reynolds | 264 | 33.9 | -15.7 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Diane West | 201 | 25.8 | +19.8 | |
| Green | Brigitte Hickman | 136 | 17.5 | +3.2 | |
| Labour | Trevor License | 114 | 14.6 | -4.0 | |
| UKIP | James Robertshaw | 64 | 8.2 | -3.3 | |
| Majority | 63 | 8.1 | -23.0 | ||
| Turnout | 779 | 24.1 | -46.0 | ||
| Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
References
- ^ a b c d "Local election results 2015 in full". The Guardian. 15 May 2015. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
- ^ "Results Elections 2014". The Times. NewsBank. 24 May 2014. pp. 88–89.
- ^ "Elections on Thursday 7 May 2015" (PDF). West Oxfordshire District Council. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u "West Oxfordshire District Council Election Results 2011 - 2015" (PDF). West Oxfordshire District Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 October 2015. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
- ^ "Quartet stepping down at elections". Oxford Mail. NewsBank. 5 May 2015.
- ^ Ormiston, Katriona (8 May 2015). "West Oxfordshire District Council election results". Oxfordshire Guardian. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
- ^ a b c Herring, Naomi (21 August 2015). "Conservative Carol Reynolds wins Witney North ward district council by-election". Oxford Mail. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
- ^ "West Oxfordshire Conservative councillors quit party". Bicester Advertiser. 4 May 2013. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
- ^ "Declaration of result of poll" (PDF). West Oxfordshire District Council. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
