2014 West Oxfordshire District Council election

2014 UK local government election May 2014 May 2014 thumb|300px|right|Map of the results of the 2014 West Oxfordshire District Council election. Conservatives in blue, Labour in red and Liberal Democrats in yellow. Wards in dark grey were not contested in 2014. The 2014 West Oxfordshire District Council election took place on 22 May 2014 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://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/static/vote2002/local_elections/163.stm West Oxfordshire BBC News Online 19 August 2015 After the election, the composition of the council was: Conservative 40 Labour 5 Liberal Democrats 3 Independent 1Results Elections 2014 24 May 2014 The Times NewsBank 88–89 Background After the previous election in 2012 the Conservatives controlled the council with 41 councillors, while both Labour and the Liberal Democrats had four seats.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/special/vote2012/council/E07000181.stm Vote 2012 4 May 2012 BBC News Online 21 August 2015 However, in May 2013 two Conservative councillors, Steve Hayward of Ducklington ward and David Snow of Witney North, resigned from the party to become Independents.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 21 August 2015 They were joined the following month by Annie Roy-Barker of Chipping Norton ward who also left the Conservatives to become an independent.Councillor says she won't stand again because she is disillusioned 15 April 2014 Oxford Mail NewsBank With seats in Ducklington, and Stonesfield and Tackley, vacant the council composition before the 2014 election was therefore 37 Conservatives, four Labour, four Liberal Democrats and two independents.http://www.westoxon.gov.uk/about-the-council/councillors-meetings/councillor-information/ Councillor information West Oxfordshire District Council 21 August 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20140420105425/http://www.westoxon.gov.uk/about-the-council/councillors-meetings/councillor-information/ 20 April 2014https://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 19 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 16 seats were scheduled to be contested in 2014, but the vacancy in Stonesfield and Tackley meant 17 seats were elected.http://www.westoxon.gov.uk/media/540257/elections-on-22-may-2014.pdf Elections on Thursday 22 May 2014 West Oxfordshire District Council 21 August 2015 A total of 66 candidates stood for election, 17 Conservatives, 15 Labour, 11 Green, 11 UK Independence Party, nine Liberal Democrats and three independents.Countdown to ballot day in county begins Fantato Damian 25 April 2014 Oxford Mail NewsBankhttp://www.jackfm.co.uk/oxfordshire/news/oxfordshire-news/all-17-seats-contested-in-west-oxfordshire-distict-council-elections/ Oxfordshire election candidates announced 24 April 2014 Jack FM 21 August 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150822172135/http://www.jackfm.co.uk/oxfordshire/news/oxfordshire-news/all-17-seats-contested-in-west-oxfordshire-distict-council-elections/ 22 August 2015 dead 10 sitting councillors sought re-election, with councillors Annie Roy-Barker, Arthur Goffe, Hilary Hibbert-Biles, Verena Hunt and Larry Poole standing down at the election.West Oxfordshire District Council elections: Chipping Norton 19 May 2014 Cotswold Journal NewsBank The election was held on 22 May 2014 at the same time as the 2014 European Parliament elections. Election result The Conservatives gained two seats to have 40 councillors and a 31-seat majority on the council. They gained a seat in Eynsham and Cassington from the Liberal Democrats and regained Ducklington, which had previously been held by independent, former Conservative, councillor Steve Hayward.West Oxon elections: Tories tighten grip on council Scott Sophie 24 May 2014 Oxford Mail NewsBank Labour moved to become the second largest group on the council with five councillors after gaining one seat, while the Liberal Democrats dropped to three seats and only one independent councillor remained on the council. The UK Independence Party failed to win any seats, but came second in seven of the wards they contested, coming closest in Witney South where James Robertshaw was 152 votes behind Conservative David Harvey. All ten sitting councillors who stood were re-elected and overall turnout at the election was 39.03%. West Oxfordshire local election result 2014 Conservative Party (UK) 15 2 0 +2 88.2 49.3 10,435 -0.7% Labour Party (UK) 1 1 0 +1 5.9 18.6 3,934 -6.8% Liberal Democrats (UK) 1 0 1 -1 5.9 10.5 2,213 -6.9% UK Independence Party 0 0 0 0 0 12.7 2,690 +12.7% Green Party of England and Wales 0 0 0 0 0 5.9 1,255 -1.3% Independent (politician) 0 0 2 -2 0 3.0 632 +3.0% Ward results Ascott and Shipton Conservative Party (UK) Tom Simcox 478 62.6 -14.5 Labour Party (UK) John Gittings 114 14.9 -8.0 Green Party of England and Wales Celia Kerslake 96 12.6 +12.6 Liberal Democrats (UK) Andrew Crick 75 9.8 +9.8 364 47.7 -6.5 763 43.8 -34.2 Conservative Party (UK) Bampton and Clanfield Conservative Party (UK) Martin Barrett 980 81.3 +9.5 Labour Party (UK) Liz Blount 226 18.7 +18.7 754 62.5 +18.8 1,206 42.0 -9.1 Conservative Party (UK) Brize Norton and Shilton Conservative Party (UK) Alex Postan 395 55.0 -6.3 Independent (politician) Shane Rae 323 45.0 +6.3 72 10.0 -12.6 718 45.4 -28.1 Conservative Party (UK) Burford Conservative Party (UK) Derek Cotterill 494 73.3 -3.4 UK Independence Party Erika Barnby 84 12.5 +12.5 Green Party of England and Wales Rosie Pearson 56 8.3 +8.3 Labour Party (UK) Andrew Ferrero 40 5.9 -1.3 410 60.8 +0.2 674 45.4 -28.2 Conservative Party (UK) Carterton North East Conservative Party (UK) Henry Howard 466 49.2 -17.4 UK Independence Party Barclay Lawrence 259 27.3 +27.3 Labour Party (UK) Duncan Hume 128 13.5 +13.5 Green Party of England and Wales Andy King 95 10.0 -4.5 207 21.8 -26.0 948 24.4 -7.6 Conservative Party (UK) Carterton North West Conservative Party (UK) Maxine Crossland 647 63.1 -9.5 Labour Party (UK) Dave Wesson 208 20.3 +20.3 Green Party of England and Wales Paul Creighton 170 16.6 -10.8 439 42.8 -2.3 1,025 31.6 -9.3 Conservative Party (UK) Carterton South Conservative Party (UK) Lynn Little 536 54.5 -14.8 UK Independence Party Leandra Edmands 285 29.0 +29.0 Labour Party (UK) Michael Enright 91 9.2 -0.8 Green Party of England and Wales Tony Barrett 72 7.3 +0.9 251 25.5 -29.5 984 32.5 -8.4 Conservative Party (UK) Chipping Norton Labour Party (UK) Laetisia Carter 927 45.2 -14.8 Conservative Party (UK) Guy Wall 836 40.8 +0.8 UK Independence Party James Stanley 287 14.0 +14.0 91 4.4 -15.6 2,050 44.2 +9.7 Labour Party (UK) Independent (politician) Ducklington Conservative Party (UK) Benjamin Woodruff 337 50.6 -11.6 UK Independence Party Lawrence Haar 151 22.7 +22.7 Labour Party (UK) Richard Kelsall 119 17.9 +3.1 Green Party of England and Wales Stuart MacDonald 59 8.9 +8.9 186 27.9 -11.3 666 39.4 -37.6 Conservative Party (UK) Independent (politician) Eynsham and Cassington Conservative Party (UK) Peter Emery 822 39.7 +1.8 Liberal Democrats (UK) Will Griffiths 492 23.8 -11.7 Labour Party (UK) Judith Wardle 389 18.8 -0.1 UK Independence Party Jonathan Miller 368 17.8 +17.8 330 15.9 +13.4 2,071 42.7 +4.7 Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Freeland and Hanborough Conservative Party (UK) Colin Dingwall 644 44.9 -1.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) Mike Baggaley 443 30.9 -2.2 Labour Party (UK) Lucy Tritton 200 13.9 +4.1 Green Party of England and Wales Andrew Wright 147 10.3 -0.8 201 14.0 +1.1 1,434 42.7 +3.5 Conservative Party (UK) Standlake, Aston and Stanton Harcourt Conservative Party (UK) Steve Good 840 56.7 -9.3 UK Independence Party Clive Taylor 261 17.6 +17.6 Labour Party (UK) Liam Carroll 140 9.5 -9.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) Chris Blount 137 9.3 -2.7 Green Party of England and Wales Alma Tumilowicz 103 7.0 +3.6 579 39.1 -8.3 1,481 44.7 +8.6 Conservative Party (UK) Stonesfield and Tackley Conservative Party (UK) Richard Bishop 742 56.1 -3.1 Labour Party (UK) Georgia Mazower 328 24.8 +24.8 Liberal Democrats (UK) Christopher Tatton 253 19.1 +5.1 414 31.3 -1.1 1,323 42.4 +7.7 Conservative Party (UK) The Bartons Conservative Party (UK) Robert Courts 389 61.9 -8.9 UK Independence Party Stephen Nash 141 22.5 +22.5 Liberal Democrats (UK) Amanda Epps 98 15.6 -13.6 248 39.5 -2.2 628 40.0 -34.4 Conservative Party (UK) Witney East Conservative Party (UK) James Mills 879 42.4 -3.4 Labour Party (UK) Alfred Fullah 594 28.7 -25.5 UK Independence Party James Mawle 279 13.5 +13.5 Green Party of England and Wales Kate Griffin 210 10.1 +10.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) Ross Beadle 109 5.3 +5.3 285 13.7 2,071 35.7 +4.4 Conservative Party (UK) Witney South Conservative Party (UK) David Harvey 625 37.4 -7.6 UK Independence Party James Robertshaw 473 28.3 +28.3 Labour Party (UK) Calvert McGibbon 338 20.2 -10.8 Green Party of England and Wales Brigitte Hickman 160 9.6 -5.8 Liberal Democrats (UK) Gillian Workman 76 4.5 -4.2 152 9.1 -4.9 1,672 35.3 +8.1 Conservative Party (UK) Woodstock and Bladon Liberal Democrats (UK) Julian Cooper 530 36.7 -15.9 Conservative Party (UK) Sandy Rasch 325 22.5 -24.9 Independent (politician) Brian Yoxall 182 12.6 +12.6 Independent (politician) Sharone Parnes 127 8.8 +8.8 UK Independence Party Charles Bennett 102 7.1 +7.1 Labour Party (UK) Trevor License 92 6.4 +6.4 Green Party of England and Wales John O'Regan 87 6.0 +6.0 205 14.2 +8.9 1,445 43.6 +5.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) References West Oxfordshire 2014 Category:2010s in Oxfordshire