One third of Cherwell District Council in Oxfordshire, England is elected each year, followed by one year without election. Since the last boundary changes in 2002, 50 councillors have been elected from 28 wards.[1]
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Political control
Since the foundation of the council in 1973 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:[2]
| Party in control | Years |
|---|---|
| No overall control | 1973 - 1976 |
| Conservative | 1976 - 1995 |
| No overall control | 1995 - 1996 |
| Labour | 1996 - 1998 |
| No overall control | 1998 - 2000 |
| Conservative | 2000 - present |
Council elections
Cherwell Council election, 1998
Cherwell Council election, 1999
Cherwell Council election, 2000
Cherwell Council election, 2002 (whole council elected after boundary changes which reduced the number of seats by two)[3]
Cherwell Council election, 2003
Cherwell Council election, 2004
Cherwell Council election, 2006
Cherwell Council election, 2007
Cherwell Council election, 2008
By-election results
1993-1997
| Gosford and Watereaton By-Election 28 November 1996 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal Democrat | 170 | 32.0 | |||
| Conservative | 169 | 31.8 | |||
| Independent | 100 | 18.8 | |||
| Labour | 91 | 17.1 | |||
| Majority | 1 | 0.2 | |||
| Turnout | 530 | 50.0 | |||
| Liberal Democrat gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
1997-2001
| Kidlington South East By-Election 22 January 1998[4] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Maurice Billington | 455 | 38.4 | -1.1 | |
| Labour | John Stansby | 450 | 38.0 | -7.8 | |
| Liberal Democrat | John Wyse | 280 | 23.6 | +8.9 | |
| Majority | 5 | 0.4 | |||
| Turnout | 1,185 | 27.3 | |||
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
| Hardwick By-Election 23 July 1998 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | 382 | 51.9 | +24.3 | ||
| Labour | 306 | 41.6 | -22.0 | ||
| Liberal Democrat | 48 | 6.5 | -2.4 | ||
| Majority | 76 | 10.3 | |||
| Turnout | 736 | ||||
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
| Heyford By-Election 17 September 1998 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal Democrat | 290 | 36.3 | -24.2 | ||
| Independent | 263 | 32.8 | +32.8 | ||
| Conservative | 247 | 30.9 | -8.6 | ||
| Majority | 27 | 3.5 | |||
| Turnout | 800 | 47.0 | |||
| Liberal Democrat hold | Swing | ||||
2001-2005
| Calthorpe By-Election 27 September 2001[5] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | 422 | 58.4 | -2.1 | ||
| Labour | 183 | 25.3 | -1.6 | ||
| Liberal Democrat | 117 | 16.2 | +3.5 | ||
| Majority | 239 | 33.1 | |||
| Turnout | 722 | 14.0 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Yarnton, Gorsford and Water Eaton By-Election 17 March 2005 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Michael Gibbard | 784 | 59.8 | +12.6 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Suzanne Wilson-Higgins | 423 | 32.3 | -11.1 | |
| Labour | Catherine Arakelian | 103 | 7.9 | -1.5 | |
| Majority | 361 | 27.5 | |||
| Turnout | 1,310 | 31.0 | |||
| Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat | Swing | ||||
2005-2009
| Kirtlington By-Election 31 July 2008[6] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Simon Holland | unopposed | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
2009-2013
| Kidlington North By-Election 4 June 2009[7] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal Democrat | Douglas Williamson | 828 | 49.2 | -1.0 | |
| Conservative | Trevor Elford | 690 | 41.0 | +2.2 | |
| Labour | Andrew Hornsby-Smith | 165 | 9.8 | -1.2 | |
| Majority | 138 | 8.2 | |||
| Turnout | 1,683 | 40.7 | |||
| Liberal Democrat hold | Swing | ||||
References
- ^ "Councillors, democracy and elections". Cherwell District Council. http://www.cherwell.gov.uk/index.cfm?articleid=1522. Retrieved 2009-10-19.
- ^ "Cherwell". BBC News Online. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/bsp/hi/elections/local_council/08/html/38ub.stm. Retrieved 2009-10-19.
- ^ "Cherwell". BBC Online. http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/static/vote2002/local_elections/30.stm. Retrieved 2008-08-03.
- ^ "Labour loses control of council". Oxford Mail. 1998-01-23. http://archive.oxfordmail.net/1998/1/23/87015.html. Retrieved 2009-10-19.
- ^ "Lib Dem boost in byelection". guardian.co.uk. 2001-09-28. http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2001/sep/28/localgovernment.uk. Retrieved 2009-10-19.
- ^ "District Council By-Election". Cherwell District Council. 2008-07-04. http://www.cherwell-dc.gov.uk/index.cfm?articleid=3454. Retrieved 2008-08-03.
- ^ "Kidlington by election result - 4 June 2009". Cherwell District Council. http://www.cherwell.gov.uk/index.cfm?articleid=4431. Retrieved 2009-10-19.
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