2007 West Oxfordshire District Council election

2007 UK local government election March 2020 March 2020 thumb|300px|right|Map of the results of the 2007 West Oxfordshire District Council election. Conservatives in blue, Liberal Democrats in yellow, Labour in red and Independent in light grey. Wards in dark grey were not contested in 2007. The 2007 West Oxfordshire District Council election took place on 3 May 2007 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/vote2007/councils/html/38uf.stm West Oxfordshire 4 May 2007 BBC News Online 12 August 2015 After the election, the composition of the council was: Conservative 36 Liberal Democrats 8 Independent 4 Labour 1http://www.banburyguardian.co.uk/news/local-news/tories-increase-dominance-of-west-oxon-1-589290 Tories increase dominance of West Oxon 4 May 2007 Banbury Guardian 14 August 2015 23 September 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150923182053/http://www.banburyguardian.co.uk/news/local-news/tories-increase-dominance-of-west-oxon-1-589290 deadTories win by-election 22 June 2007 Oxfordshire County Publications NewsBank Background After the 2006 election the Conservatives controlled the council with 34 councillors, while the Liberal Democrats had nine, there were five Independents and Labour had one seat.http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/bsp/hi/vote2006/locals/html/38uf.stm Local elections: West Oxfordshire 5 May 2006 BBC News Online 14 August 2015 16 seats were to be contested in 2007, but on 21 April 2007 the chairman of West Oxfordshire District Council, Conservative Keith Stone, died.Election fever set to hot up 13 April 2007 Oxfordshire County Publications NewsBankElections results are expected early on Friday 1 May 2007 Oxfordshire County Publications NewsBank As a result, the election in his ward where he had been standing for re-election, Carterton North East, was postponed until 21 June.Carterton North East: Three candidates to choose from 1 June 2007 Oxfordshire County Publications NewsBank For the 15 seats therefore contested on 3 May 2007, the Conservatives had 14 candidates, both the Liberal Democrats and Greens had 11, Labour had five, the UK Independence Party had two and there were 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 12 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 11 sitting councillors sought re-election, with these including the only Labour councillor in West Oxfordshire, Eve Coles.Blair braced to lose 500 council seats in South 30 April 2007 The Daily Telegraph NewsBank 10 There was no contest in Alvescot and Filkins ward, with Conservative David McFarlane being elected without opposition.Tories retain West Oxfordshire 4 May 2007 Oxfordshire County Publications NewsBank Election result The Conservatives made a net gain of two seats to win 10 of the 15 seats elected on 3 May. This took the Conservatives to 35 seats on the council and a majority of 22. The Conservatives gained three seats in Witney, in Witney Central, Witney East and Witney North wards, to win all five seats contested in the town and meant that only one councillor in Witney was not Conservative, independent Peter Green who had been elected as a Conservative. However the Conservatives lost a seat in Carterton South to the Liberal Democrats by a single vote. Despite the gain in Carterton South the Liberal Democrats dropped to eight councillors, after losing two seats in Witney and received fewer votes than Labour in Witney. Labour retained their only seat on the council after Eve Cole held Chipping Norton by 163 votes. The number of independent councillors was reduced to four after the election, while overall eight of the 11 councillors who stood again held their seats. Overall turnout at the election was 38.22%, reaching a high of 51.12% in Charlbury ward. The Conservatives won a further seat in the delayed election in Carterton North East on 21 June, which was held for the party by Norman Macrae with a majority of 296 votes over independent Paul Wesson. West Oxfordshire local election result 2007 Conservative Party (UK) 11 3 1 +2 68.8 52.4 10,151 -7.2% Liberal Democrats (UK) 3 1 2 -1 18.8 19.3 3,745 -0.7% Labour Party (UK) 1 0 0 0 6.3 9.6 1,855 +0.3% Independent (politician) 1 0 1 -1 6.3 6.7 1,300 +0.1% Green Party of England and Wales 0 0 0 0 0 10.6 2,059 +6.1% UK Independence Party 0 0 0 0 0 1.3 260 +1.3% The above totals include the delayed election in Carterton North East. Ward results Alvescot and Filkins Conservative Party (UK) David McFarlane unopposed Conservative Party (UK) Bampton and Clanfield Conservative Party (UK) Mark Booty 1,007 78.4 +40.9 Liberal Democrats (UK) Gill Workman 155 12.1 +12.1 Green Party of England and Wales Gill Edmonds 123 9.6 +9.6 852 66.3 1,285 45.2 -6.7 Conservative Party (UK) Carterton North West Conservative Party (UK) Pete Handley 784 74.8 -9.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) John Lilly 264 25.2 +25.2 520 49.6 -18.1 1,048 33.0 +1.8 Conservative Party (UK) Carterton South Liberal Democrats (UK) Peter Madden 493 50.1 +31.3 Conservative Party (UK) Harry Watts 492 49.9 -31.3 1 0.2 985 33.5 -11.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Charlbury and Finstock Liberal Democrats (UK) Mike Breakell 790 52.8 -13.9 Conservative Party (UK) Gill Hill 579 38.7 +5.4 Green Party of England and Wales Harriet Marshall 128 8.6 +8.6 211 14.1 -19.4 1,497 51.2 +0.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) Chipping Norton Labour Party (UK) Eve Coles 958 47.3 +20.1 Conservative Party (UK) Michael Tysoe 795 39.3 -21.7 Independent (politician) Keith Greenwell 272 13.4 +13.4 163 8.0 2,025 42.9 +0.1 Labour Party (UK) Eynsham and Cassington Liberal Democrats (UK) Richard Andrews 910 49.1 +8.9 Conservative Party (UK) Jane Doughty 685 37.0 -8.6 UK Independence Party Jonathan Miller 134 7.2 +7.2 Green Party of England and Wales Xanthe Bevis 124 6.7 -1.7 225 12.1 1,853 42.1 -0.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) Hailey, Minster Lovell and Leafield Conservative Party (UK) Warwick Robinson 809 67.8 -0.5 Liberal Democrats (UK) Elizabeth Mortimer 230 19.3 -2.9 Green Party of England and Wales Andrew Coles 155 13.0 +13.0 579 48.5 +2.4 1,194 38.6 -6.3 Conservative Party (UK) Kingham, Rollright and Enstone Conservative Party (UK) Andrew Beaney 885 68.7 +6.6 Labour Party (UK) Melanie Deans 151 11.7 -6.4 Green Party of England and Wales Brian Luney 132 10.2 +10.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) Christopher Tatton 121 9.4 -10.4 734 56.9 +14.5 1,289 41.3 -4.7 Conservative Party (UK) Stonesfield and Tackley Independent (politician) Charles Cottrell-Dormer 895 71.0 +1.7 Green Party of England and Wales Susan Turnbull 365 29.0 +14.6 530 42.1 -10.9 1,260 40.0 -8.8 Independent (politician) Witney Central Conservative Party (UK) Nick Buckle 569 53.4 +10.5 Labour Party (UK) Phillip Edney 201 18.9 -8.8 Liberal Democrats (UK) Brenda Churchill 172 16.1 -1.7 Green Party of England and Wales Sandra Simpson 124 11.6 0.0 368 34.5 +19.4 1,066 33.3 -7.8 Conservative Party (UK) Independent (politician) Witney East Conservative Party (UK) Alan Davies 959 57.7 -3.2 Labour Party (UK) Duncan Enright 280 16.8 +9.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) David Nicholson 242 14.6 -2.9 Green Party of England and Wales Enid Dossett-Davies 182 10.9 -2.9 679 40.8 -2.7 1,663 33.1 -1.1 Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Witney North Conservative Party (UK) Richard Langridge 588 51.4 +6.2 Green Party of England and Wales Richard Dossett-Davies 368 32.1 +6.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) Serena Martin 189 16.5 -2.5 220 19.2 -0.2 1,145 37.0 -4.1 Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Witney South Conservative Party (UK) Alvin Adams 849 55.2 -5.7 Labour Party (UK) David Wesson 215 14.0 -1.9 Liberal Democrats (UK) June Taylor 179 11.6 -1.7 Green Party of England and Wales Jill Jones 169 11.0 +1.1 UK Independence Party David Phipps 126 8.2 +8.2 634 41.2 -3.9 1,538 34.7 +0.5 Conservative Party (UK) Witney West Conservative Party (UK) Harry Eaglestone 723 79.3 +28.0 Green Party of England and Wales Stephen Mohammad 189 20.7 +11.6 534 58.6 +34.1 912 30.8 -6.2 Conservative Party (UK) Carterton North East delayed election Carterton North East Conservative Party (UK) Norman Macrae 427 70.0 +7.9 Independent (politician) Paul Wesson 133 21.8 -16.1 Labour Party (UK) David Wesson 50 8.2 +8.2 294 48.2 +24.1 610 17.8 -7.5 Conservative Party (UK) References West Oxfordshire 2007 Category:2000s in Oxfordshire