2008 West Oxfordshire District Council election

2008 UK local government election March 2020 March 2020 thumb|300px|right|Map of the results of the 2008 West Oxfordshire District Council election. Conservatives in blue and Liberal Democrats in yellow. Wards in dark grey were not contested in 2008. The 2008 West Oxfordshire District Council election took place on 1 May 2008 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://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/bsp/hi/elections/local_council/08/html/38uf.stm West Oxfordshire 2 May 2008 BBC News Online 14 August 2015 After the election, the composition of the council was: Conservative 40 Liberal Democrats 6 Independent 2 Labour 1Results: Voters in the cities and the shires have their say in the ballot box 2 May 2008 The Guardian NewsBank Background Before the election the Conservatives controlled the council with 36 councillors, compared to eight for the Liberal Democrats, four Independents and one Labour councillor.Elections: Local issues crucial Horne David 30 April 2008 Witney Gazette NewsBank 17 of the 49 seats on the council were up for election in 2008, which meant the Conservatives were guaranteed to keep a majority.17 district seats are up for election on May 1 Horne David 8 April 2008 Witney Gazette NewsBank The Conservative leader of the council, Barry Norton, in North Leigh ward was one of four Conservatives who were elected without opposition, with the Conservatives being the only party to have a full 17 candidates. Both the Liberal Democrats and Green Party had eight candidates, Labour had five candidates, UK Independence Party two and there were two independents. 13 councillors sought re-election, with the councillors who stood down at the election including the Conservative former council chairman Tony Walker from Kingham, Rollright and Enstone ward, the Liberal Democrat group leader Stuart Brooks of Freeland and Hanborough ward, and Independent Derrick Millard of Stonesfield and Tackley ward.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 14 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 gained four seats to win 11 of the 13 seats contested.Election: Full picture in West Oxon Horne David 2 May 2008 Oxford Mail NewsBank This took the Conservatives to 40 of the 49 councillors and reduced the opposition to its lowest level on the council as of 2008. Conservative gains included taking Witney South from independent, former Witney mayor, Peter Green, while Conservative Ian Hudspeth held Woodstock and Bladon by 45 votes.Election: Tories happy in w Oxon 1 May 2008 Oxford Mail NewsBank The Liberal Democrats lost two seats to be reduced to four councillors, although Margaret Stevens narrowly held Eynsham and Cassington for the party by four votes. Meanwhile, the number of independents was reduced by two to two councillors, while Labour remained with one councillor. Overall 11 of the 13 councillors who stood were re-elected with average turnout at the election being 39.84%. West Oxfordshire local election result 2008 Conservative Party (UK) 15 4 0 +4 88.2 56.5 10,194 +4.1% Liberal Democrats (UK) 2 0 2 -2 11.8 22.5 4,065 +3.2% Green Party of England and Wales 0 0 0 0 0 8.5 1,527 -2.1% Labour Party (UK) 0 0 0 0 0 7.9 1,416 -1.7% Independent (politician) 0 0 2 -2 0 3.5 629 -3.2% UK Independence Party 0 0 0 0 0 1.1 203 -0.2% Ward results Chadlington and Churchill Conservative Party (UK) Terence Owen 560 78.4 +12.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) Christopher Tatton 154 21.6 +1.5 406 56.9 +11.0 714 45.3 -4.6 Conservative Party (UK) Charlbury and Finstock Liberal Democrats (UK) Glena Chadwick 883 58.0 +5.2 Conservative Party (UK) Gill Hill 639 42.0 +3.3 244 16.0 +1.9 1,522 51.6 +0.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) Chipping Norton Conservative Party (UK) Patrick McHugh 1,005 49.4 +10.1 Labour Party (UK) Rob Evans 620 30.5 -16.8 Independent (politician) Keith Greenwell 304 14.9 +1.5 Green Party of England and Wales Brian Luney 105 5.2 +5.2 385 18.9 2,034 41.1 -1.8 Conservative Party (UK) Eynsham and Cassington Liberal Democrats (UK) Margaret Stevens 825 45.7 -3.4 Conservative Party (UK) Sheila Bibb 821 45.5 +8.5 Green Party of England and Wales Katharine Nathan 158 8.8 +2.1 4 0.2 -11.9 1,804 40.5 -1.6 Liberal Democrats (UK) Freeland and Hanborough Conservative Party (UK) Toby Morris 727 49.9 +1.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) Mike Baggaley 632 43.4 +3.0 Labour Party (UK) Hugh Burton 98 6.7 +2.7 95 6.5 -2.1 1,457 44.3 -1.4 Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Hailey, Minster Lovell and Leafield Conservative Party (UK) Simon Hoare unopposed Conservative Party (UK) Kingham, Rollright and Enstone Conservative Party (UK) Dennis Stickley unopposed Conservative Party (UK) Milton under Wychwood Conservative Party (UK) Jeff Haine unopposed Conservative Party (UK) North Leigh Conservative Party (UK) Barry Norton unopposed Conservative Party (UK) Standlake, Aston and Stanton Harcourt Conservative Party (UK) Hilary Fenton 939 58.7 +10.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) Elisabeth Bickley 660 41.3 -10.4 279 17.4 1,599 49.3 +1.7 Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Stonesfield and Tackley Conservative Party (UK) Gillian Oldfield 898 69.5 +69.5 Green Party of England and Wales Susan Turnbull 395 30.5 +1.5 503 39.0 1,293 40.8 +0.8 Conservative Party (UK) Independent (politician) Witney Central Conservative Party (UK) Colin Adams 703 62.8 +9.4 Labour Party (UK) Philip Edney 250 22.3 +3.4 Green Party of England and Wales Stuart MacDonald 89 8.0 -3.6 Liberal Democrats (UK) Brenda Churchill 77 6.9 -9.2 453 40.5 +6.0 1,119 33.1 -0.2 Conservative Party (UK) Witney East Conservative Party (UK) Roger Curry 1,108 63.6 +5.9 Labour Party (UK) Duncan Enright 311 17.9 +1.1 Green Party of England and Wales Enid Dossett-Davies 198 11.4 +0.5 UK Independence Party James Mawle 124 7.1 +7.1 797 45.8 +5.0 1,741 32.4 -0.7 Conservative Party (UK) Witney North Conservative Party (UK) Martin Chapman 594 54.1 +2.7 Green Party of England and Wales Richard Dossett-Davies 314 28.6 -3.5 Liberal Democrats (UK) Ruth Smith 189 17.2 +0.7 280 25.5 +6.3 1,097 35.1 -1.9 Conservative Party (UK) Witney South Conservative Party (UK) Jane Doughty 810 58.4 +3.2 Independent (politician) Peter Green 325 23.4 +23.4 Green Party of England and Wales Jill Jones 174 12.5 +1.5 UK Independence Party David Phipps 79 5.7 -2.5 485 34.9 -6.3 1,388 30.7 -4.0 Conservative Party (UK) Independent (politician) Witney West Conservative Party (UK) Louise Chapman 705 75.3 -4.0 Labour Party (UK) Dave Wesson 137 14.6 +14.6 Green Party of England and Wales Sandra Simpson 94 10.0 -10.7 568 60.7 +2.1 936 30.3 -0.5 Conservative Party (UK) Woodstock and Bladon Conservative Party (UK) Ian Hudspeth 685 51.5 +7.5 Liberal Democrats (UK) Elizabeth Poskitt 645 48.5 +6.8 40 3.0 +0.7 1,330 43.6 -5.5 Conservative Party (UK) References West Oxfordshire 2008 Category:2000s in Oxfordshire