2015 West Oxfordshire District Council election

2015 UK local government election August 2015 August 2015 thumb|300px|right|Map of the results of the 2015 West Oxfordshire District Council election. Conservatives in blue and Liberal Democrats in yellow. Wards in dark grey were not contested in 2015. The 2015 West Oxfordshire District Council election took place on 22 May 2015 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://www.theguardian.com/politics/ng-interactive/2015/may/15/local-election-results-2015-in-full Local election results 2015 in full 15 May 2015 The Guardian 22 August 2015 After the election, the composition of the council was: Conservative 40 Labour 4 Liberal Democrats 4 Independent 1 Background After the last election in 2014 the Conservatives controlled the council with 40 councillors, while Labour had five seats, the Liberal Democrats had three seats and there was one Independent.Results Elections 2014 24 May 2014 The Times NewsBank 88–89 17 seats were contested in 2015, with 2 seats being elected in Hailey, Minster Lovell and Leafield ward after the resignation of a councillor.http://www.westoxon.gov.uk/media/936594/Elections-on-7-May-2015.pdf Elections on Thursday 7 May 2015 West Oxfordshire District Council 22 August 2015https://www.westoxon.gov.uk/media/1066095/West-Oxfordshire-District-council-election-results-2011-2015.pdf West Oxfordshire District Council Election Results 2011 - 2015 West Oxfordshire District Council 22 August 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151005001141/http://www.westoxon.gov.uk/media/1066095/West-Oxfordshire-District-council-election-results-2011-2015.pdf 5 October 2015 dead Four councillors stood down at the election, Mark Booty, Eve Coles, Hywel Davies and Simon Hoare, while 13 councillors sought re-election.Quartet stepping down at elections 5 May 2015 Oxford Mail NewsBank The Conservative, Labour and Liberal Democrat parties each had a full 17 candidates, the Greens had 16 candidates and the UK Independence Party had 14 candidates. Election result The Conservatives remained in control of the council with 40 councillors after winning 16 of the 17 seats contested. They gained a seat in Chipping Norton from Labour, but in Charlbury and Finstock Liberal Democrat Andy Graham took the seat from the Conservatives.http://www.oxfordshireguardian.co.uk/west-oxfordshire-district-council-election-results/ West Oxfordshire District Council election results Ormiston Katriona 8 May 2015 Oxfordshire Guardian 22 August 2015 This left both Labour and the Liberal Democrats with four seats, while there remained one independent councillor. All 13 councillors who stood again were re-elected and overall turnout at the election was 71.58%. West Oxfordshire local election result 2015 Conservative Party (UK) 16 1 1 0 94.1 53.6 23,231 +4.3% Liberal Democrats (UK) 1 1 0 +1 5.9 10.4 4,512 -0.1% Labour Party (UK) 0 0 1 -1 0 17.5 7,579 -1.1% UK Independence Party 0 0 0 0 0 9.5 4,126 -3.2% Green Party of England and Wales 0 0 0 0 0 9.0 3,906 +3.1% Ward results Alvescot and Filkins Conservative Party (UK) Ross McFarlane 709 66.4 -7.5 UK Independence Party Ken Clark 102 9.6 +9.6 Labour Party (UK) Richard Kelsall 100 9.4 +9.4 Green Party of England and Wales Alma Tumilowicz 87 8.2 -17.9 Liberal Democrats (UK) Gilly Workman 69 6.5 +6.5 607 56.9 +9.2 1,067 74.3 +21.4 Conservative Party (UK) Bampton and Clanfield Conservative Party (UK) Ted Fenton 1,319 59.4 -21.9 UK Independence Party Susan Cummins 284 12.8 +12.8 Labour Party (UK) Patrick Brennan 216 9.7 -9.0 Green Party of England and Wales Maurice Fantato 214 9.6 +9.6 Liberal Democrats (UK) Glena Chadwick 186 8.4 +8.4 1,035 46.6 -15.9 2,219 75.2 +33.2 Conservative Party (UK) Carterton North East Conservative Party (UK) Norman MacRae 1,528 59.7 +10.5 UK Independence Party Leandra Edmands 386 15.1 -12.2 Labour Party (UK) Dave Wesson 361 14.1 +0.6 Liberal Democrats (UK) Mike Baggaley 153 6.0 +6.0 Green Party of England and Wales Paul Creighton 130 5.1 -4.9 1,142 44.6 +22.8 2,558 64.3 +39.9 Conservative Party (UK) Carterton North West Conservative Party (UK) Pete Handley 1,328 60.0 -3.1 UK Independence Party Barclay Lawrence 371 16.7 +16.7 Labour Party (UK) Melvin Long 270 12.2 -8.1 Green Party of England and Wales Andy King 129 5.8 -10.8 Liberal Democrats (UK) Mark Mann 117 5.3 +5.3 957 43.2 +0.4 2,215 67.7 +36.1 Conservative Party (UK) Carterton South Conservative Party (UK) Michael Brennan 1,363 61.5 +7.0 UK Independence Party Martyn Webb 342 15.4 -14.6 Labour Party (UK) Moira Swann 254 11.5 +2.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) Peter Madden 133 6.0 +6.0 Green Party of England and Wales Tony Barrett 124 5.6 -1.7 1,021 46.1 +20.6 2,216 67.4 +34.9 Conservative Party (UK) Charlbury and Finstock Liberal Democrats (UK) Andy Graham 1,108 43.2 -23.6 Conservative Party (UK) Rory MacArthur 790 33.5 +0.3 Green Party of England and Wales Celia Kerslake 255 10.8 +10.8 Labour Party (UK) Georgia Mazower 171 7.3 +7.3 UK Independence Party Stephen Nash 123 5.2 +5.2 228 9.7 -23.8 2,357 77.5 +28.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Chipping Norton Conservative Party (UK) Guy Wall 1,782 51.9 +11.1 Labour Party (UK) Sian O'Neill 887 25.8 -19.4 UK Independence Party Jim Stanley 309 9.0 -5.0 Green Party of England and Wales Charles Averill 273 8.0 +8.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) Ivan Melet 181 5.3 +5.3 895 26.1 3,432 73.3 +29.1 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Eynsham and Cassington Conservative Party (UK) Peter Kelland 1,513 41.6 +1.9 Liberal Democrats (UK) Matthew Gordon-Banks 680 18.7 -5.1 Labour Party (UK) Judith Wardle 557 15.3 -3.5 Green Party of England and Wales Karl Gay 494 13.6 +13.6 UK Independence Party Jonathan Miller 394 10.8 -7.0 833 22.9 +7.0 3,638 74.7 +32.0 Conservative Party (UK) Hailey, Minster Lovell and Leafield (2 seats) Conservative Party (UK) Gill Hill 1,374 Conservative Party (UK) Warwick Robinson 1,220 Labour Party (UK) Liz Blount 391 Liberal Democrats (UK) Andy Crick 346 Labour Party (UK) Mary Jay 343 Green Party of England and Wales Andrew Wright 341 Liberal Democrats (UK) Elizabeth Mortimer 257 4,272 76.0 +42.0 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Kingham, Rollright and Enstone Conservative Party (UK) Andrew Beaney 1,433 60.7 -10.8 Labour Party (UK) Andrew Scott 337 14.3 -14.2 UK Independence Party Alistair Scott 204 8.6 +8.6 Liberal Democrats (UK) Jenny Tatton 197 8.3 +8.3 Green Party of England and Wales Nicholas Goodwin 191 8.1 +8.1 1,096 46.4 +3.3 2,362 72.3 +37.5 Conservative Party (UK) Stonesfield and Tackley Conservative Party (UK) Charles Cottrell-Dormer 1,448 57.7 +1.6 Labour Party (UK) Dave Baldwin 430 17.1 -7.7 Green Party of England and Wales Harriet Kopinska 334 13.3 +13.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) Christopher Tatton 296 11.8 -7.3 1,018 40.6 +9.3 2,508 78.7 +36.3 Conservative Party (UK) Witney Central Conservative Party (UK) Peter Dorward 1,180 46.0 -1.4 Labour Party (UK) Kate Walsh 813 31.7 -20.9 UK Independence Party Clive Taylor 225 8.8 +8.8 Green Party of England and Wales Jenny Guildford 199 7.8 +7.8 Liberal Democrats (UK) Christopher Blount 149 5.8 +5.8 367 14.3 2,566 66.7 +35.4 Conservative Party (UK) Witney East Conservative Party (UK) Jeanette Baker 2,274 53.9 +11.5 Labour Party (UK) Duncan Hume 1,017 24.1 -4.6 Green Party of England and Wales Kate Griffin 419 9.9 -0.2 UK Independence Party James Mawle 327 7.8 -4.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) Ross Beadle 182 4.3 -1.0 1,257 29.8 +16.0 4,219 72.9 +37.2 Conservative Party (UK) Witney North Conservative Party (UK) Richard Langridge 1,120 49.6 +6.1 Labour Party (UK) Trevor License 419 18.6 +1.3 Green Party of England and Wales Brigitte Hickman 323 14.3 -13.3 UK Independence Party Stephen Westwood 259 11.5 +11.5 Liberal Democrats (UK) William Griffiths 136 6.0 -5.6 701 31.1 +15.3 2,257 70.1 +37.6 Conservative Party (UK) Witney South Conservative Party (UK) Alvin Adams 1,497 47.2 +9.8 Labour Party (UK) Stephen Parkinson 697 22.0 +1.8 UK Independence Party James Robertshaw 559 17.6 -10.7 Green Party of England and Wales Alex Friend 248 7.8 -1.8 Liberal Democrats (UK) Emma Tatton 171 5.4 +0.9 800 25.2 +16.1 3,172 67.4 +32.1 Conservative Party (UK) Witney West Conservative Party (UK) Harry Eaglestone 1,353 61.3 +0.3 Labour Party (UK) Calvert McGibbon 316 14.3 -10.3 UK Independence Party Max Everett 241 10.9 +10.9 Liberal Democrats (UK) Diane West 151 6.8 +6.8 Green Party of England and Wales Rosanna Pearson 145 6.6 -7.8 1,037 47.0 +10.6 2,206 70.5 +44.3 Conservative Party (UK) By-elections between 2015 and 2016 A by-election was held in Witney North on 20 August 2015 after independent councillor David Snow resigned from the council in June 2015.http://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/13618190.Conservative_Carol_Reynolds_wins_Witney_North_ward_district_council_by_election/ Conservative Carol Reynolds wins Witney North ward district council by-election Herring Naomi 21 August 2015 Oxford Mail 22 August 2015 David Snow had been originally elected as a Conservative but resigned from the party in May 2013.http://www.bicesteradvertiser.net/news/10400169.West_Oxfordshire_Conservative_councillors_quit_party/?ref=nt West Oxfordshire Conservative councillors quit party 4 May 2013 Bicester Advertiser 22 August 2015 The seat was gained for the Conservatives by Carol Reynolds with a majority of 63 votes over Liberal Democrat Diane West. Witney North by-election 20 August 2015http://www.westoxon.gov.uk/media/1251961/Witney-North-Ward-District-Election-Result-20-August-2015.pdf Declaration of result of poll West Oxfordshire District Council 22 August 2015 Conservative Party (UK) Carol Reynolds 264 33.9 -15.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) Diane West 201 25.8 +19.8 Green Party of England and Wales Brigitte Hickman 136 17.5 +3.2 Labour Party (UK) Trevor License 114 14.6 -4.0 UK Independence Party James Robertshaw 64 8.2 -3.3 63 8.1 -23.0 779 24.1 -46.0 Conservative Party (UK) Independent (politician) References West Oxfordshire 2015 Category:2010s in Oxfordshire