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2007 Cherwell District Council election
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2007 UK local government election
November 2013
June 2023
thumb|Results of the 2007 Cherwell District Council election
The 2007 Cherwell District Council election took place on 3 May 2007 to elect members of Cherwell 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/38ub.stm Cherwell 2009-10-24 BBC News
In all 16 seats were contested with one Independent candidate, David Chapman, standing in Ambrosden and Chesterton ward after resigning from the Conservative party in protest at plans to build 1,585 houses near Bicester. https://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/1326562.election-fever-set-hot/ Election fever set to hot up 2009-10-24 13 April 2007 Oxford Mail http://archive.oxfordmail.net/2007/4/12/144548.html Battle goes to the ballot box 2009-10-24 12 April 2007 Oxford Mail August 2017 InternetArchiveBot yes The results saw the Conservatives strengthen their control of the council going from 39 to 42 seats. http://www.banburyguardian.co.uk/news?articleid=2856119 Tories strengthen grip 2009-10-24 4 May 2007 Banbury Guardian They gained three seats from Labour in Banbury Ruscote, Kidlington South and Yarnton, Gosford and Water Eaton wards. http://www.banburyguardian.co.uk/election-2007/Tory-glory-from-start-to.2733461.jp Tory glory from start to finish in CDC 2009-10-24 26 April 2007 Banbury Guardian 29 August 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20070829103859/http://www.banburyguardian.co.uk/election-2007/Tory-glory-from-start-to.2733461.jp dead Consequently, Labour only managed to hold on to one of their seats in Bicester West. The Conservatives also gained one seat from the Liberal Democrats in The Astons and Heyfords, but lost Bicester South back to them by one vote. The results meant that Labour and the Liberal Democrats only had 4 seats each in opposition on the council.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
Conservative 42
Labour 4
Liberal Democrat 4 Results The Times 83 5 May 2007
Election result
Cherwell local election result 2007
Conservative Party (UK)
13
4
1
+3
81.3
57.0
13,112
-3.2%
Liberal Democrats (UK)
2
1
1
0
12.5
20.5
4,717
-4.3%
Labour Party (UK)
1
0
3
-3
6.3
18.9
4,356
+4.6%
United Kingdom Independence Party
0
0
0
0
0
1.9
438
+1.9%
Independent (politician)
0
0
0
0
0
1.6
376
+1.6%
Ward results
Ambrosden & Chesterton http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/loc07/pages/cherwell/Results2007.html Election Results 2007 24 October 2009 Political Science Resources https://web.archive.org/web/20120402073026/http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/loc07/pages/cherwell/Results2007.html 2 April 2012 dead
Conservative Party (UK)
Andrew Fulljames
435
48.3
-25.3
Independent (politician)
David Chapman
376
41.7
+41.7
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Neil Walton
90
10.0
-16.4
59
6.6
-40.6
901
37.0
Conservative Party (UK)
Banbury Easington
Conservative Party (UK)
Nigel Morris
1,240
61.1
-3.0
Labour Party (UK)
Bruce Lucas
396
19.5
+1.5
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Bruce Shakespeare
216
10.6
-7.3
United Kingdom Independence Party
Lynne Shawyer
178
8.8
+8.8
844
41.6
-4.5
2,030
34.7
Conservative Party (UK)
Banbury Grimsbury & Castle
Conservative Party (UK)
Christopher Smithson
1,015
61.7
+11.5
Labour Party (UK)
Henry Goodman
631
38.3
+8.0
384
23.4
+3.5
1,646
25.5
Conservative Party (UK)
Banbury Hardwick
Conservative Party (UK)
Nicholas Turner
841
61.6
+1.7
Labour Party (UK)
Roy Mold
249
18.2
-8.1
Liberal Democrats (UK)
John Willett
146
10.7
-3.2
United Kingdom Independence Party
John Brown
130
9.5
+9.5
592
43.4
+9.8
1,366
24.0
Conservative Party (UK)
Banbury Ruscote
Conservative Party (UK)
Keith Strangwood
764
49.1
+10.6
Labour Party (UK)
Martin Weir
569
36.6
-14.9
United Kingdom Independence Party
Mark Clifton
130
8.4
+8.4
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Andrew Murray
92
5.9
-4.1
195
12.5
1,555
27.0
Conservative Party (UK)
Labour Party (UK)
Bicester East
Conservative Party (UK)
Rose Stratford
773
60.2
+4.6
Labour Party (UK)
John Broad
319
24.8
-19.6
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Martin Chadwick
192
15.0
+15.0
454
35.4
+24.2
1,284
29.5
Conservative Party (UK)
Labour Party (UK)
Bicester North
Conservative Party (UK)
Carol Steward
881
71.0
+6.8
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Stephen Creed
187
15.1
-20.7
Labour Party (UK)
Chris Bream
172
13.9
+13.9
694
55.9
+27.5
1,240
25.5
Conservative Party (UK)
Bicester South
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Nicholas Cotter
600
50.0
+5.0
Conservative Party (UK)
Lawrie Stratford
599
50.0
-5.0
1
0.0
1,199
32.3
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Conservative Party (UK)
Bicester Town
Conservative Party (UK)
Diana Edwards
698
58.5
-4.8
Labour Party (UK)
Claudine Thompson
276
23.1
-13.6
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Liz Yardley
220
18.4
+18.4
422
35.4
+8.8
1,194
30.3
Conservative Party (UK)
Bicester West
Labour Party (UK)
Leslie Sibley
1,069
53.0
+22.5
Conservative Party (UK)
Adam Collyer
949
47.0
-22.5
120
6.0
2,018
36.1
Labour Party (UK)
Cropredy
Conservative Party (UK)
Ken Atack
851
76.3
+2.0
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Anthony Burns
264
23.7
-2.0
587
52.6
+4.0
1,115
51.0
Conservative Party (UK)
Hook Norton
Conservative Party (UK)
Victoria Irvine
610
71.7
-5.9
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Peter Davis
241
28.3
+5.9
369
43.4
-11.8
851
41.8
Conservative Party (UK)
Kidlington North
Liberal Democrats (UK)
John Wyse
711
50.2
-9.5
Conservative Party (UK)
Michael Hunt
549
38.8
-1.5
Labour Party (UK)
Martin Keighery
155
11.0
+11.0
162
11.4
-8.0
1,415
34.0
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Kidlington South
Conservative Party (UK)
Neil Prestidge
1,008
44.3
+9.8
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Philip Rawlins
749
32.9
-11.7
Labour Party (UK)
Catherine Arakelian
520
22.8
+7.9
259
11.4
2,277
35.7
Conservative Party (UK)
Labour Party (UK)
The Astons & Heyfords
Conservative Party (UK)
Luke Annaly
960
61.6
-11.6
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Richard Makepeace
598
38.4
+11.6
362
23.2
-21.2
1,558
41.5
Conservative Party (UK)
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Yarnton, Gosford & Water Eaton
Conservative Party (UK)
Michael Gibbard
939
69.6
+22.4
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Suzanne Wilson-Higgins
411
30.4
-13.0
528
39.2
+35.4
1,350
36.5
Conservative Party (UK)
References
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