2006 West Oxfordshire District Council election

2006 UK local government election March 2020 March 2020 thumb|300px|right|Map of the results of the 2006 West Oxfordshire District Council election. Conservatives in blue, Liberal Democrats in yellow and Independent in light grey. Wards in dark grey were not contested in 2006. The 2006 West Oxfordshire District Council election took place on 4 May 2006 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.UK local election results 5 May 2006 Financial Times NewsBank After the election, the composition of the council was: Conservative 34 Liberal Democrats 9 Independent 5 Labour 1https://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/bsp/hi/vote2006/locals/html/38uf.stm Local elections: West Oxfordshire 5 May 2006 BBC News Online 11 August 2015 Background After the last election in 2004 the Conservatives controlled the council with 29 councillors, while the Liberal Democrats had 13 seats, Independents had six and the Labour Party had one seat.https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/shared/bsp/hi/vote2004/locals/html/3789.stm West Oxfordshire council 11 June 2004 BBC News Online 12 August 2015 However, in April 2005 Conservative councillor Peter Green resigned from the party to sit as an independent, meaning that going into the 2006 election the Conservatives had 28 seats and there were 7 independents.Mayor goes independent 6 April 2005 Oxfordshire County Publications NewsBankTurnout high for elections 11 May 2006 Worcestershire, West Midlands, Herefordshire, and Shropshire Counties Publications NewsBank For the 16 seats contested in 2006, the Conservatives had 16 candidates, Labour 13, Liberal Democrats 11, Green Party 7 and there were 3 Independents.https://www.westoxon.gov.uk/media/1066092/West-Oxfordshire-District-council-election-results-1998-2010.pdf West Oxfordshire District Council Election Results 1998 - 2010 West Oxfordshire District Council 11 August 2015 5 October 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151005001145/http://www.westoxon.gov.uk/media/1066092/West-Oxfordshire-District-council-election-results-1998-2010.pdf dead Election result The Conservatives increased their majority on the council after gaining six seats to take 14 of the 16 seats contested. This took the Conservatives to 34 councillors and came at the expense of the Liberal Democrats, who lost four seats, and the independents who lost two seats. The Liberal Democrats were therefore reduced to nine councillors and the independents to five, while Labour remained with a single councillor. Of the 10 councillors who sought re-election, nine were successful, with only Liberal Democrat Julian Cooper losing in Woodstock and Bladon ward by 34 votes to Conservative candidate Jill Dunsmore. Overall turnout at the election was 40.25%. West Oxfordshire local election result 2006 Conservative Party (UK) 14 6 0 +6 87.5 59.6 11,471 +13.1% Liberal Democrats (UK) 1 0 4 -4 6.3 20.0 3,850 -10.4% Independent (politician) 1 0 2 -2 6.3 6.6 1,273 +0.8% Labour Party (UK) 0 0 0 0 0 9.3 1,793 -0.9% Green Party of England and Wales 0 0 0 0 0 4.5 866 -2.6% Ward results Ascott and Shipton Conservative Party (UK) Hilary Hibbert-Biles 649 78.6 +21.2 Labour Party (UK) John Gittings 92 11.1 +11.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) John Miller 85 10.3 +10.3 557 67.4 +52.6 826 50.3 +3.2 Conservative Party (UK) Bampton and Clanfield Independent (politician) Martin Barrett 856 57.6 +57.6 Conservative Party (UK) Frederick Gray 558 37.5 -15.9 Labour Party (UK) Mark Albert 73 4.9 +4.9 298 20.1 1,487 51.9 +13.5 Independent (politician) Brize Norton and Shilton Conservative Party (UK) Verena Hunt 490 76.3 Independent (politician) Shane Rae 120 18.7 Labour Party (UK) Duncan Enright 32 5.0 370 57.6 642 43.0 Conservative Party (UK) Burford Conservative Party (UK) Derek Cotterill 556 79.8 +36.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) John Lilly 104 14.9 +14.9 Labour Party (UK) Matthew Deans 37 5.3 +5.3 452 64.9 697 50.0 +2.7 Conservative Party (UK) Independent (politician) Carterton North East Conservative Party (UK) Reginald Mason 486 62.1 -8.5 Independent (politician) Paul Wesson 297 37.9 +37.9 189 24.1 -17.0 783 25.3 +7.9 Conservative Party (UK) Carterton North West Conservative Party (UK) David King 846 83.8 +29.5 Labour Party (UK) Raymond Harris 163 16.2 +4.6 683 67.7 +47.6 1,009 31.2 +4.7 Conservative Party (UK) Carterton South Conservative Party (UK) Windell Walcott 892 81.2 +31.8 Liberal Democrats (UK) Peter Madden 206 18.8 -23.0 686 62.5 +54.9 1,098 34.9 +6.4 Conservative Party (UK) Chipping Norton Conservative Party (UK) Robert Townley 1,198 61.0 +12.0 Labour Party (UK) Robert Evans 533 27.2 +2.9 Liberal Democrats (UK) Elizabeth Allen 138 7.0 -11.4 Green Party of England and Wales Brian Luney 94 4.8 -3.5 665 33.9 +9.2 1,963 42.8 -1.3 Conservative Party (UK) Independent (politician) Ducklington Conservative Party (UK) Stephen Hayward 443 67.1 +13.6 Labour Party (UK) William Tumbridge 91 13.8 -8.8 Liberal Democrats (UK) Gillian Workman 76 11.5 -12.4 Green Party of England and Wales Richard Dossett-Davies 50 7.6 +7.6 352 53.3 +23.6 660 41.4 +5.6 Conservative Party (UK) Eynsham and Cassington Conservative Party (UK) Frances Pike 867 45.6 +10.9 Liberal Democrats (UK) Richard Andrews 763 40.2 -14.6 Green Party of England and Wales Xanthe Bevis 160 8.4 -2.1 Labour Party (UK) Richard Kelsall 110 5.8 +5.8 104 5.4 1,900 42.2 -0.8 Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Freeland and Hanborough Conservative Party (UK) Colin Dingwall 732 48.9 +4.8 Liberal Democrats (UK) Michael Baggaley 604 40.4 -15.5 Green Party of England and Wales Jill Jones 100 6.7 +6.7 Labour Party (UK) Georgina Burrows 60 4.0 +4.0 128 8.5 1,496 45.7 -6.4 Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Standlake, Aston and Stanton Harcourt Liberal Democrats (UK) Brenda Smith 779 51.7 +0.0 Conservative Party (UK) Elizabeth Fenton 729 48.3 +0.0 50 3.3 -0.2 1,508 47.6 -4.5 Liberal Democrats (UK) The Bartons Conservative Party (UK) William Goffe 474 80.7 Labour Party (UK) Colin Carritt 113 19.3 361 61.4 587 38.0 Conservative Party (UK) Witney East Conservative Party (UK) James Mills 959 60.9 +11.5 Liberal Democrats (UK) Paul Slamin 275 17.5 -6.2 Green Party of England and Wales Enid Dossett-Davies 217 13.8 -1.4 Labour Party (UK) David Wesson 123 7.8 -4.0 684 43.5 +17.8 1,574 34.2 -4.1 Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Witney South Conservative Party (UK) Anthony Harvey 944 60.9 +8.2 Labour Party (UK) Phillip Edney 246 15.9 -3.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) Michelle Coulson 206 13.3 -3.9 Green Party of England and Wales Sandra Simpson 153 9.9 -0.9 698 45.1 +11.8 1,549 34.2 -2.1 Conservative Party (UK) Woodstock and Bladon Conservative Party (UK) Jill Dunsmore 648 44.0 +0.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) Julian Cooper 614 41.7 +7.3 Labour Party (UK) Susan Roberts 120 8.1 -5.0 Green Party of England and Wales Paul Creighton 92 6.2 -2.5 34 2.3 -7.3 1,474 49.1 -4.6 Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) By-elections between 2006 and 2007 A by-election was held in Witney Central on 25 January 2007 after the disappearance of Conservative councillor Andrew Creery.Tory takes over missing man's seat 26 January 2007 Oxfordshire County Publications NewsBank The seat was held for Conservatives by Colin Adams with a majority of 210 votes over Liberal Democrat Brenda Churchill. Witney Central by-election 25 January 2007 Conservative Party (UK) Colin Adams 417 53.5 +10.6 Liberal Democrats (UK) Brenda Churchill 207 26.6 +8.8 Labour Party (UK) David Wesson 87 11.2 -16.5 Green Party of England and Wales Sandra Simpson 68 8.7 -2.9 210 27.0 +11.9 779 25.1 -16.0 Conservative Party (UK) References West Oxfordshire 2006 Category:2000s in Oxfordshire