2010 West Oxfordshire District Council election

2010 UK local government election March 2020 March 2020 thumb|300px|right|Map of the results of the 2010 West Oxfordshire District Council election. Conservatives in blue and Liberal Democrats in yellow. Wards in dark grey were not contested in 2010. The 2010 West Oxfordshire District Council election took place on 6 May 2010 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/election2010/council/html/3789.stm West Oxfordshire 7 May 2010 BBC News Online 15 August 2015 After the election, the composition of the council was: Conservative 40 Liberal Democrats 7 Labour 1 Independent 1https://www.theguardian.com/society/table/2010/may/07/local-elections Local elections 2010 7 May 2010 The Guardian 15 August 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150103232147/http://www.theguardian.com/society/table/2010/may/07/local-elections 3 January 2015 Background After the last election in 2008 the Conservatives controlled the council with 40 councillors, compared to six for the Liberal Democrats, two Independents and one Labourhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/bsp/hi/elections/local_council/08/html/38uf.stm West Oxfordshire 2 May 2008 BBC News Online 15 August 2015 16 seats were contested in 2010, with the council election taking place at the same time as the 2010 general election.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 15 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 deadPolling stations open across the county 6 May 2010 Oxford Mail NewsBank The Conservatives stood a full 16 candidates, while the Liberal Democrats had 13, Labour had eight, Greens 4 and there was one Independent candidate. Election result The Conservatives won 14 of the 16 seats contested to have 40 councillors. The Liberal Democrats gained a seat after winning the other two seats contested, while both Labour and an Independent were left with one seat. 10 of the 11 councillors who stood again were re-elected and overall turnout at the election was 72.45%. West Oxfordshire local election result 2010 Conservative Party (UK) 14 2 2 0 87.5 59.1 21,617 +2.6% Liberal Democrats (UK) 2 2 1 +1 12.5 26.6 9,704 +4.1% Labour Party (UK) 0 0 0 0 0 10.3 3,763 +2.4% Green Party of England and Wales 0 0 0 0 0 2.8 1,029 -5.7% Independent (politician) 0 0 1 -1 0 1.2 436 -2.3% Ward results Ascott and Shipton Conservative Party (UK) Hilary Hibbert-Biles 969 77.1 -1.5 Labour Party (UK) John Gittings 288 22.9 +11.8 681 54.2 -13.2 1,257 78.0 +27.7 Conservative Party (UK) Bampton and Clanfield Conservative Party (UK) Martin Barrett 1,682 76.0 -2.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) Brenda Churchill 532 24.0 +11.9 1,150 51.9 -14.4 2,214 75.5 +30.3 Conservative Party (UK) Independent (politician) Brize Norton and Shilton Conservative Party (UK) Verena Hunt 691 61.3 -15.0 Independent (politician) Shane Rae 436 38.7 +20.0 255 22.6 -35.0 1,127 73.5 +30.5 Conservative Party (UK) Burford Conservative Party (UK) Derek Cotterill 826 76.7 -3.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) John Lilly 173 16.1 +1.2 Labour Party (UK) David Heyes 78 7.2 +1.9 653 60.6 -4.2 1,077 73.6 +23.6 Conservative Party (UK) Carterton North East Conservative Party (UK) Henry Howard 1,655 66.7 -3.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) Jonathan Biggs 825 33.3 +33.3 830 33.5 -14.7 2,480 64.2 +46.4 Conservative Party (UK) Carterton North West Conservative Party (UK) Maxine Crossland 1,560 70.3 -4.5 Labour Party (UK) David Wesson 344 15.5 +15.5 Green Party of England and Wales Anthony Barrett 314 14.2 +14.2 1,216 54.8 +5.2 2,218 71.0 +38.0 Conservative Party (UK) Carterton South Conservative Party (UK) Windell Walcott 1,642 78.0 +28.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) Amanda Epps 464 22.0 -28.1 1,178 56.0 2,106 68.3 +34.8 Conservative Party (UK) Chipping Norton Conservative Party (UK) Anne Roy-Barker 1,673 47.3 -2.1 Labour Party (UK) Georgina Burrows 1,394 39.4 +8.9 Liberal Democrats (UK) Christopher Tatton 467 13.2 +13.2 279 7.9 -11.0 3,534 71.5 +30.4 Conservative Party (UK) Ducklington Conservative Party (UK) Stephen Hayward 795 62.2 -4.9 Liberal Democrats (UK) June Tayler 294 23.0 +11.5 Labour Party (UK) Christopher Johnson 189 14.8 +1.0 501 39.2 -14.1 1,278 77.0 +35.6 Conservative Party (UK) Eynsham and Cassington Liberal Democrats (UK) Lawrence Poole 1,955 56.7 +11.0 Conservative Party (UK) Mark Walker 1,492 43.3 -2.2 463 13.4 +13.2 3,447 75.4 +34.9 Liberal Democrats (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Freeland and Hanborough Conservative Party (UK) Colin Dingwall 1,300 49.8 -0.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) Michael Baggaley 1,013 38.8 -4.6 Labour Party (UK) Robert Evans 169 6.5 -0.2 Green Party of England and Wales Harriet Marshall 126 4.8 +4.8 287 11.0 +4.5 2,608 76.9 +32.6 Conservative Party (UK) Standlake, Aston and Stanton Harcourt Conservative Party (UK) Stephen Good 1,457 57.2 -1.5 Liberal Democrats (UK) Elizabeth Maher 1,088 42.8 +1.5 369 14.5 -2.9 2,545 78.0 +28.7 Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) The Bartons Conservative Party (UK) William Goffe 823 70.8 -9.9 Liberal Democrats (UK) Geoffrey Walton 339 29.2 +29.2 484 41.7 -19.8 1,162 74.4 +36.4 Conservative Party (UK) Witney East Conservative Party (UK) James Mills 2,246 55.5 -8.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) Mark Balaam 762 18.8 +18.8 Labour Party (UK) Duncan Enright 760 18.8 +0.9 Green Party of England and Wales Paul Creighton 278 6.9 -4.5 1,484 36.7 -9.1 4,046 70.5 +38.1 Conservative Party (UK) Witney South Conservative Party (UK) Anthony Harvey 1,733 55.4 -3.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) Paul Slamin 544 17.4 +17.4 Labour Party (UK) Andrew Coles 541 17.3 +17.3 Green Party of England and Wales Sandra Simpson 311 9.9 -2.6 1,189 38.0 +3.1 3,129 67.6 +36.9 Conservative Party (UK) Woodstock and Bladon Liberal Democrats (UK) Julian Cooper 1,248 53.8 +5.3 Conservative Party (UK) Jill Dunsmore 1,073 46.2 -5.3 175 7.6 2,321 75.0 +31.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) Conservative Party (UK) References West Oxfordshire 2010 Category:2010s in Oxfordshire