2012 West Oxfordshire District Council election

2012 UK local government election March 2025 November 2013 thumb|300px|right|Map of the results of the 2012 West Oxfordshire District Council election. Conservatives in blue, Labour in red and Liberal Democrats in yellow. Wards in dark grey were not contested in 2012. The 2012 West Oxfordshire District Council election took place on 3 May 2012 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.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/special/vote2012/council/E07000181.stm Vote 2012 4 May 2012 BBC News 18 August 2015 After the election, the composition of the council was: Conservative 41 Labour 4 Liberal Democrats 4Election results 2012: Non-Metro 5 May 2012 The Guardian NewsBank Background After the last election in 2011 the Conservatives controlled the council with 44 councillors, while the Liberal Democrats had four seats and Labour had one seat.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/special/election2011/council/html/38uf.stm England council elections 10 May 2011 BBC News 19 August 2015 17 seats were contested in 2012, with the Conservative Party having a full 17 candidates, while Labour had 13, the Liberal Democrats 10 and the Green Party had nine candidates.https://www.westoxon.gov.uk/media/1066095/West-Oxfordshire-District-council-election-results-2011-2015.pdf West Oxfordshire District Council Election Results 2011 - 2015 West Oxfordshire District Council 18 August 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151005001141/http://www.westoxon.gov.uk/media/1066095/West-Oxfordshire-District-council-election-results-2011-2015.pdf 5 October 2015 dead Election result The Conservatives lost three seats to Labour, but remained in control of the council with 41 councillors.Election results: Cotswold candidates Leng Freya 4 May 2012 Cotswold Journal NewsBank The three Labour gains came in the wards of Chipping Norton, Witney Central and Witney East, taking the party to four seats on the council.Surge for Labour as voters turn on Coalition Ross Tim 4 May 2012 The Daily Telegraph NewsBank This was level with the Liberal Democrats, who remained on four seats, but Liberal Democrat Elizabeth Poskitt did defeat the new Conservative leader of Oxfordshire County Council, Ian Hudspeth, in Woodstock and Bladon by 65 votes.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-oxfordshire-17947472 Oxfordshire County Council leader Ian Hudspeth loses district seat 4 May 2012 BBC News 19 August 2015 The three Labour gains came in wards with no Liberal Democrat or Green candidates, while the Liberal Democrat gain came in a ward with no Labour or Green candidates, although the parties denied there had been any arrangement.Chipping Norton (up)set How Labour snatched PM's spiritual home Addley Esther 5 May 2012 The Guardian NewsBank Overall eight of the 11 councillors who stood were re-elected, while average turnout at the election was 34.77%. West Oxfordshire local election result 2012 Conservative Party (UK) 12 1 4 -3 70.6 50.0 9,650 -5.0% Labour Party (UK) 3 3 0 +3 17.6 25.4 4,913 +8.0% Liberal Democrats (UK) 2 1 1 0 11.8 17.4 3,359 +6.4% Green Party of England and Wales 0 0 0 0 0 7.2 1,396 -6.2% Ward results Chadlington and Churchill Conservative Party (UK) Neil Owen 455 72.9 -5.5 Labour Party (UK) David Heyes 78 12.5 +12.5 Green Party of England and Wales Brigitte Hickman 54 8.7 +8.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) Amanda Epps 37 5.9 -15.7 377 60.4 +15.1 624 39.2 -6.1 Conservative Party (UK) Charlbury and Finstock Liberal Democrats (UK) Liz Leffman 956 66.8 +28.3 Conservative Party (UK) Rory MacArthur 476 33.2 -7.6 480 33.6 1,432 49.3 -10.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) Chipping Norton Labour Party (UK) Robert Evans 966 60.0 +23.4 Conservative Party (UK) Patrick McHugh 644 40.0 +5.3 322 20.0 +18.0 1,610 34.5 -17.5 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Eynsham and Cassington Conservative Party (UK) Edward James 677 37.9 0.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) Richard Andrews 633 35.5 -0.6 Labour Party (UK) Sarah Homer 337 18.9 +1.5 Green Party of England and Wales Sarah MacDonald 138 7.7 -0.9 44 2.5 +0.7 1,785 38.0 -12.6 Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Freeland and Hanborough Conservative Party (UK) Toby Morris 607 46.0 -3.8 Liberal Democrats (UK) Michael Baggaley 437 33.1 -5.7 Green Party of England and Wales Austen Naughten 147 11.1 +6.3 Labour Party (UK) Adam Radford 130 9.8 +3.3 170 12.9 +1.9 1,321 39.2 -37.7 Conservative Party (UK) Hailey, Minster Lovell and Leafield Conservative Party (UK) Simon Hoare 572 53.9 -12.7 Labour Party (UK) Mary Jay 246 23.2 +10.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) Andrew Crick 124 11.7 +1.9 Green Party of England and Wales Andrew Wright 120 11.3 +0.7 326 30.7 -22.9 1,062 34.0 -15.5 Conservative Party (UK) Kingham, Rollright and Enstone Conservative Party (UK) Nick Colston 799 71.5 +2.8 Labour Party (UK) Charles Watson 318 28.5 +10.9 481 43.1 -8.0 1,117 34.8 -16.2 Conservative Party (UK) Milton under Wychwood Conservative Party (UK) Jeffrey Haine unopposed Conservative Party (UK) North Leigh Conservative Party (UK) Barry Norton 459 69.0 Labour Party (UK) Judith Wardle 206 31.0 253 38.0 665 42.1 Conservative Party (UK) Standlake, Aston and Stanton Harcourt Conservative Party (UK) Hilary Fenton 776 66.0 +8.8 Labour Party (UK) Michael Enright 219 18.6 +18.6 Liberal Democrats (UK) Elizabeth Mortimer 141 12.0 -30.8 Green Party of England and Wales Alma Tumilowicz 40 3.4 +3.4 557 47.4 +32.9 1,176 36.1 -41.9 Conservative Party (UK) Stonesfield and Tackley Conservative Party (UK) Derrick Millard 648 59.2 -2.0 Green Party of England and Wales Harriet Kopinska 293 26.8 +2.8 Liberal Democrats (UK) Geoffrey Walton 153 14.0 -0.7 355 32.4 -4.8 1,094 34.7 -21.3 Conservative Party (UK) Witney Central Labour Party (UK) Andrew Coles 647 52.6 +16.6 Conservative Party (UK) Colin Adams 584 47.4 -3.7 63 5.2 1,231 31.3 -10.1 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Witney East Labour Party (UK) Duncan Enright 983 54.2 +14.6 Conservative Party (UK) Jeanette Baker 831 45.8 +1.2 152 8.4 1,814 31.3 -13.1 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Witney North Conservative Party (UK) David Snow 450 43.5 -10.3 Green Party of England and Wales Stuart MacDonald 286 27.6 +10.0 Labour Party (UK) Alfred Fullah 179 17.3 +2.9 Liberal Democrats (UK) Ross Beadle 120 11.6 -2.6 164 15.8 -20.4 1,035 32.5 -15.0 Conservative Party (UK) Witney South Conservative Party (UK) Jane Doughty 577 45.0 -3.1 Labour Party (UK) Laura Price 397 31.0 +10.2 Green Party of England and Wales Kate Griffin 197 15.4 +6.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) Olive Minett 111 8.7 +2.2 180 14.0 -13.3 1,282 27.2 -13.9 Conservative Party (UK) Witney West Conservative Party (UK) Louise Chapman 513 61.0 -7.1 Labour Party (UK) Ray Harris 207 24.6 +4.4 Green Party of England and Wales Andy King 121 14.4 +2.7 306 36.4 -11.4 841 26.2 -14.4 Conservative Party (UK) Woodstock and Bladon Liberal Democrats (UK) Elizabeth Poskitt 647 52.6 -1.2 Conservative Party (UK) Ian Hudspeth 582 47.4 +1.2 65 5.3 -2.2 1,229 38.3 -36.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) Conservative Party (UK) By-elections between 2012 and 2014 Carterton South A by-election was held in Carterton South on 2 May 2013 after the resignation of Conservative councillor Joe Walcott.http://www.witneygazette.co.uk/news/wgheadlines/10397431.Elections_2013__Conservatives_score_early_hat_trick/ Elections 2013: Conservatives score early hat-trick in West Oxfordshire 3 May 2013 Witney Gazette 19 August 2015 The seat was held for the Conservatives by Lynn Little with a majority of 369 votes over Labour candidate Dave Wesson. Carterton South by-election 2 May 2013 Conservative Party (UK) Lynn Little 477 67.5 -1.8 Labour Party (UK) Dave Wesson 108 15.3 +5.3 Green Party of England and Wales Alma Tumilowicz 78 11.0 +4.6 Liberal Democrats (UK) Amanda Epps 44 6.2 -8.1 369 52.2 -2.8 707 23.9 -17.0 Conservative Party (UK) Witney East A by-election was held in Witney East on 2 May 2013 after the resignation of Conservative councillor Sian Davies. The seat was held for the Conservatives by Jeanette Baker with a majority of 152 votes over Labour candidate Alfred Fullah. Witney East by-election 2 May 2013 Conservative Party (UK) Jeanette Baker 794 46.5 +0.7 Labour Party (UK) Alfred Fullah 642 37.6 -16.6 Green Party of England and Wales Kate Griffin 270 15.8 +15.8 152 8.9 1,706 29.4 -1.9 Conservative Party (UK) Chipping Norton A by-election was held in Chipping Norton on 7 November 2013 after the death of Labour councillor Rob Evans.http://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/yourtown/witney/10796490.Labour_s_Geoff_Saul_elected_in_Chipping_Norton_by_election/ Labour's Geoff Saul elected in Chipping Norton by-election Hughes Pete 8 November 2013 Oxford Mail 19 August 2015 The seat was held for Labour by Geoff Saul with a majority of 310 votes over Conservative candidate Joe Johnson. Chipping Norton by-election 7 November 2013 Labour Party (UK) Geoff Saul 810 57.0 -3.0 Conservative Party (UK) Joe Johnson 500 35.2 -4.8 Green Party of England and Wales Matthew Clayton 58 4.1 +4.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) Andrew Crick 53 3.7 +3.7 310 21.8 +1.8 1,421 29.1 -5.4 Labour Party (UK) References West Oxfordshire 2012 Category:2010s in Oxfordshire