2004 West Oxfordshire District Council election

2004 UK local government election March 2020 March 2020 thumb|300px|right|Map of the results of the 2004 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 2004. The 2004 West Oxfordshire District Council election took place on 10 June 2004 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.http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/bsp/hi/vote2004/locals/html/3789.stm West Oxfordshire council 11 June 2004 BBC News Online 10 August 2015 After the election, the composition of the council was: Conservative 29 Liberal Democrats 13 Independent 6 Labour 1West Oxfordshire 12 June 2004 The Guardian NewsBank Background After the last election in 2003 the Conservatives controlled the council with 29 seats, while the Liberal Democrats had 12, there were six Independent councillors and the Labour Party had two seats.http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/bsp/hi/vote2003/locals/html/322.stm Local elections BBC News Online 11 August 2015 A total of 54 candidates stood for the 17 seats up for election in 2004, comprising 16 each for the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats, 11 Labour candidates, nine Green Party and two 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 10 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 remained in control of the council with 29 councillors, after winning 12 of the 17 seats contested.Tories keep a grip in poll 17 June 2004 Worcestershire, West Midlands, Herefordshire, and Shropshire Counties Publications NewsBank 13 of the 14 councillors who were standing again were re-elected, with only Conservative councillor James Mills losing his seat in Standlake, Aston and Stanton Harcourt ward to Liberal Democrat Elisabeth Bickley. The Liberal Democrats took four seats and therefore finished with 13 councillors on the council., while all three members of the Conservative council cabinet were re-elected, including the council leader Barry Norton in North Leigh ward.Election 2004: Tories strengthen in West 11 June 2004 Oxfordshire County Publications NewsBank Conservative Andrew Creery also gained one seat in Witney Central from Labour, after the Labour councillor for the previous 30 years, Ted Cooper, stood down at the election. This reduced Labour to its worst ever position on the council with just one councillor. Meanwhile, independent councillor Derrick Millard retained his seat in Stonesfield and Tackley, to mean there remained six independent councillors. Overall turnout at the election was 45.19%. West Oxfordshire local election result 2004Ballot box - Elections 12 June 2004 The Times NewsBank 26 Conservative Party (UK) 12 1 1 0 70.6 46.5 10,996 +7.9% Liberal Democrats (UK) 4 1 0 +1 23.5 30.4 7,180 -0.1% Independent (politician) 1 0 0 0 5.9 5.8 1,360 -8.2% Labour Party (UK) 0 0 1 -1 0 10.2 2,419 -1.0% Green Party of England and Wales 0 0 0 0 0 7.1 1,686 +2.3% Ward results Chadlington and Churchill Conservative Party (UK) Terence Owen 499 66.0 +0.5 Liberal Democrats (UK) Elizabeth Leffman 152 20.1 -14.4 Labour Party (UK) Georgina Burrows 105 13.9 +13.9 347 45.9 +15.0 756 49.9 +9.9 Conservative Party (UK) Charlbury and Finstock Liberal Democrats (UK) Glena Chadwick 985 66.7 +4.5 Conservative Party (UK) Ian Lyne 491 33.3 +33.3 494 33.5 +3.9 1,476 50.9 +9.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) Chipping Norton Conservative Party (UK) Michael Howes 964 49.0 +9.5 Labour Party (UK) Mark Walker 478 24.3 -22.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) Elizabeth Allen 363 18.4 +4.4 Green Party of England and Wales Rachel Griffiths 163 8.3 +8.3 486 24.7 1,968 44.1 +8.2 Conservative Party (UK) Eynsham and Cassington Liberal Democrats (UK) Margaret Stevens 1,045 54.8 -3.0 Conservative Party (UK) Frances Pike 662 34.7 +0.4 Green Party of England and Wales Xanthe Bevis 201 10.5 +2.6 383 20.1 -3.3 1,908 43.0 +10.5 Liberal Democrats (UK) Freeland and Hanborough Liberal Democrats (UK) Stuart Brooks 935 55.9 Conservative Party (UK) Jill Dunsmore 737 44.1 198 11.8 1,672 52.1 +6.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) Hailey, Minster Lovell and Leafield Conservative Party (UK) Simon Hoare 942 68.3 +3.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) Malcolm West 306 22.2 -12.8 Labour Party (UK) William Tumbridge 131 9.5 +9.5 636 46.1 +16.0 1,379 44.9 +8.6 Conservative Party (UK) Kingham, Rollright and Enstone Conservative Party (UK) Anthony Walker 899 62.1 +1.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) Christopher Tatton 286 19.8 -0.2 Labour Party (UK) Melanie Deans 262 18.1 -0.9 613 42.4 +1.5 1,447 46.0 +11.3 Conservative Party (UK) Milton under Wychwood Conservative Party (UK) Jeffrey Haine 571 74.2 -2.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) John Lilly 199 25.8 +2.2 372 48.3 -4.5 770 49.2 +5.4 Conservative Party (UK) North Leigh Conservative Party (UK) Barry Norton 513 60.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) Philip Workman 200 23.5 Labour Party (UK) Helen Bridge 139 16.3 313 36.7 852 56.3 Conservative Party (UK) Standlake, Aston and Stanton Harcourt Liberal Democrats (UK) Elisabeth Bickley 831 51.7 Conservative Party (UK) James Mills 775 48.3 56 3.4 N/A 1,606 52.1 +9.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Stonesfield and Tackley Independent (politician) Derrick Millard 1,060 69.3 -0.6 Liberal Democrats (UK) Gillian Workman 249 16.3 -0.2 Green Party of England and Wales Susan Turnbull 220 14.4 +0.8 811 53.0 -0.5 1,529 48.8 +12.8 Independent (politician) Witney Central Conservative Party (UK) Andrew Creery 524 42.9 +14.2 Labour Party (UK) Richard Kelsall 339 27.7 +2.8 Liberal Democrats (UK) June Taylor 217 17.8 +4.6 Green Party of England and Wales Sandra Simpson 142 11.6 +8.4 185 15.2 N/A 1,222 41.1 +1.7 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Witney East Conservative Party (UK) Frank Smith 710 49.4 +16.8 Liberal Democrats (UK) Peter Madden 341 23.7 -27.2 Green Party of England and Wales Enid Dossett-Davies 218 15.2 +9.3 Labour Party (UK) Raymond Harris 169 11.8 +1.3 369 25.7 1,438 38.3 +6.8 Conservative Party (UK) Witney North Conservative Party (UK) Martin Chapman 569 45.2 +6.7 Green Party of England and Wales Richard Dossett-Davies 324 25.7 +5.9 Liberal Democrats (UK) Paul Slamin 239 19.0 -22.7 Labour Party (UK) Diana Kelsall 128 10.2 +10.2 245 19.5 1,260 41.1 +6.4 Conservative Party (UK) Witney South Conservative Party (UK) Peter Green 863 52.7 +21.7 Labour Party (UK) Phillip Edney 317 19.3 +2.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) Olive Minett 282 17.2 +6.6 Green Party of England and Wales Jill Jones 177 10.8 +5.8 546 33.3 +27.7 1,639 36.3 +6.8 Conservative Party (UK) Witney West Conservative Party (UK) Louise Chapman 574 51.3 +9.5 Independent (politician) Ian Lucas 300 26.8 +1.9 Labour Party (UK) David Wesson 142 12.7 -1.6 Green Party of England and Wales Christopher Marchant 102 9.1 +2.8 274 24.5 +7.6 1,118 37.0 +13.0 Conservative Party (UK) Woodstock and Bladon Conservative Party (UK) Ian Hudspeth 703 43.9 Liberal Democrats (UK) Elizabeth Poskitt 550 34.4 Labour Party (UK) Susan Roberts 209 13.1 Green Party of England and Wales Tracy Dighton-Brown 139 8.7 153 9.5 1,601 53.7 +5.8 Conservative Party (UK) By-elections between 2004 and 2006 Witney East by-election 7 July 2005 Conservative Party (UK) Roger Curry 420 50.5 +1.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) Daniel Coulson 253 30.4 +6.7 Green Party of England and Wales Enid Dossett-Davies 109 13.1 -2.1 Labour Party (UK) David Wesson 49 5.9 -5.9 167 20.1 -5.6 831 19.8 -18.5 Conservative Party (UK) References West Oxfordshire 2004 Category:2000s in Oxfordshire