2011 West Oxfordshire District Council election

2011 UK local government election August 2015 August 2015 thumb|300px|right|Map of the results of the 2011 West Oxfordshire District Council election. Conservatives in blue and Labour in red. Wards in dark grey were not contested in 2011. The 2011 West Oxfordshire District Council election took place on 5 May 2011 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.bbc.co.uk/news/special/election2011/council/html/38uf.stm England council elections 10 May 2011 BBC News Online 16 August 2015 After the election, the composition of the council was: Conservative 44 Liberal Democrats 4 Labour 1Local authority elections: England 7 May 2011 The Guardian NewsBank Background After the 2010 West Oxfordshire District Council election the Conservatives controlled the council with 40 councillors, compared to seven for the Liberal Democrats and one each for Labour and an Independent.https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/shared/election2010/council/html/3789.stm West Oxfordshire 7 May 2010 BBC News Online 18 August 2015 16 seats were contested in 2011, with three Conservative cabinet members, Mark Booty, Richard Langridge and Warwick Robinson, defending seats, as well as the Liberal Democrat group leader Richard Andrews.224 people will fight for 168 seats in May Jennings Tom 5 April 2011 Witney Gazette NewsBank A total of 55 candidates stood for election, with 19 for the five seats in Witney alone. Both the Conservatives and the Green Party put up a full slate of 16 candidates, while Labour had 11 candidates, the Liberal Democrats 10 and there were two independents. Election result The Conservatives increased their control of the council, gaining four seats to have 44 councillors.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-oxfordshire-13285187 Conservatives take control of Vale of White Horse from Lib Dems 6 May 2011 BBC News Online 18 August 2015http://www.banburyguardian.co.uk/news/local-news/elections-2011-west-oxfordshire-1-2655776 Elections 2011: West Oxfordshire 6 May 2011 Banbury Guardian 18 August 2015 Three of the Conservative gains came at the expense of the Liberal Democrats who dropped to four seats on the council, with the Liberal Democrat group leader Richard Andrews in Eynsham and Cassington being one of those who were defeated at the election.Elections: West Oxfordshire Lib Dems vow to battle on after disappointment Jennings Tom 6 May 2011 Oxford Mail NewsBank The other Liberal Democrat defeats came in Carterton South were Peter Madden lost his seat to Conservative Michael Brennan and in Charlbury and Finstock, where Michael Breakell had stepped down as a councillor at the election. The fourth Conservative gain came in Stonesfield and Tackley where Charles Cottrell-Dormer won the seat as a Conservative, after having previously represented the ward as an independent. Meanwhile, Labour remained with one seat after Eve Coles held Chipping Norton for the party and Duncan Enright came second in Witney East with 1,006 votes, compared to 1,131 for Conservative Sian Davies. Overall 11 of the 13 sitting councillors who stood again were re-elected and average turnout at the election was 45.9%.https://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 16 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 West Oxfordshire local election result 2011 Conservative Party (UK) 15 4 0 +4 93.8 55.0 14,365 -4.1% Labour Party (UK) 1 0 0 0 6.3 17.4 4,532 +7.1% Green Party of England and Wales 0 0 0 0 0 13.4 3,499 +10.6% Liberal Democrats (UK) 0 0 3 -3 0 11.0 2,880 -15.6% Independent (politician) 0 0 1 -1 0 3.2 843 +2.0% Ward results Alvescot and Filkins Conservative Party (UK) Ross McFarlane 565 73.9 Green Party of England and Wales Alma Tumilowicz 200 26.1 365 47.8 765 52.9 Conservative Party (UK) Bampton and Clanfield Conservative Party (UK) Mark Booty 1,053 71.8 -4.2 Green Party of England and Wales Maurice Fantato 413 28.2 +28.2 640 43.7 -8.2 1,466 51.1 -24.4 Conservative Party (UK) Carterton North East Conservative Party (UK) Norman MacRae 799 66.6 -0.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) Jonathan Biggs 226 18.8 -14.5 Green Party of England and Wales Fredrick Cousins 174 14.5 +14.5 573 47.8 +14.3 1,199 32.0 -32.2 Conservative Party (UK) Carterton North West Conservative Party (UK) Peter Handley 928 72.6 +2.3 Green Party of England and Wales Rosanna Taylor 351 27.4 +13.2 577 45.1 -9.7 1,279 40.9 -30.1 Conservative Party (UK) Carterton South Conservative Party (UK) Michael Brennan 893 69.3 -8.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) Peter Madden 184 14.3 -7.7 Labour Party (UK) William Tumbridge 129 10.0 +10.0 Green Party of England and Wales John-Patrick Stacey 83 6.4 +6.4 709 55.0 -0.9 1,289 40.9 -27.4 Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Charlbury and Finstock Conservative Party (UK) Hywel Davies 716 40.8 -1.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) Elizabeth Leffman 677 38.5 -19.5 Labour Party (UK) Lesley Algar 199 11.3 +11.3 Green Party of England and Wales Celia Kerslake 165 9.4 +9.4 39 2.3 1,757 59.3 +7.7 Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Chipping Norton Labour Party (UK) Evelyn Coles 881 36.6 -2.8 Conservative Party (UK) David Lydiat 833 34.7 -12.6 Independent (politician) Susan Bartholomew 537 22.3 +22.3 Green Party of England and Wales Catherine Hickman 94 3.9 +3.9 Liberal Democrats (UK) Amanda Epps 59 2.5 -10.7 48 1.9 2,404 52.0 -19.5 Labour Party (UK) Eynsham and Cassington Conservative Party (UK) Peter Kelland 872 37.9 -5.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) Richard Andrews 831 36.1 -20.6 Labour Party (UK) Merilyn Davies 399 17.4 +17.4 Green Party of England and Wales Susan MacDonald 197 8.6 +8.6 41 1.8 2,299 50.6 -24.8 Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Hailey, Minster Lovell and Leafield Conservative Party (UK) Warwick Robinson 1,009 66.6 Labour Party (UK) Frances Ashworth 197 13.0 Green Party of England and Wales Andrew Wright 160 10.6 Liberal Democrats (UK) Gillian Workman 149 9.8 812 53.6 1,515 49.5 Conservative Party (UK) Kingham, Rollright and Enstone Conservative Party (UK) Andrew Beaney 1,088 68.7 Labour Party (UK) Charles Watson 279 17.6 Green Party of England and Wales Kevin Hickman 217 13.7 809 51.1 1,584 51.0 Conservative Party (UK) Stonesfield and Tackley Conservative Party (UK) Charles Cottrell-Dormer 1,077 61.2 -8.3 Green Party of England and Wales Susan Turnbull 423 24.0 -6.5 Liberal Democrats (UK) Michael Baggaley 259 14.7 +14.7 654 37.2 -1.7 1,759 56.0 +15.2 Conservative Party (UK) Independent (politician) Witney Central Conservative Party (UK) Peter Dorward 813 51.1 -11.7 Labour Party (UK) Andrew Coles 572 36.0 +13.7 Green Party of England and Wales Jonathan Strode 205 12.9 +4.9 241 15.2 -25.3 1,590 41.4 +8.3 Conservative Party (UK) Witney East Conservative Party (UK) Sian Davies 1,131 44.6 -10.9 Labour Party (UK) Duncan Enright 1,006 39.6 +20.8 Green Party of England and Wales Kate Griffin 241 9.5 +2.6 Liberal Democrats (UK) Rose Beadle 160 6.3 -12.5 125 4.9 -31.8 2,538 44.4 -26.1 Conservative Party (UK) Witney North Conservative Party (UK) Richard Langridge 798 53.8 -0.3 Green Party of England and Wales Brigitte Hickman 261 17.6 -11.0 Labour Party (UK) Alfred Fullah 214 14.4 +14.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) Ruth Smith 210 14.2 -3.0 537 36.2 +10.7 1,483 47.5 +12.4 Conservative Party (UK) Witney South Conservative Party (UK) Alvin Adams 922 48.1 -7.3 Labour Party (UK) Michael Enright 398 20.8 +3.5 Independent (politician) James Robertshaw 306 16.0 +16.0 Green Party of England and Wales Andrew King 166 8.7 -1.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) Olive Minett 125 6.5 -10.9 524 27.3 -10.7 1,917 41.1 -26.5 Conservative Party (UK) Witney West Conservative Party (UK) Harry Eaglestone 868 68.1 -7.2 Labour Party (UK) David Wesson 258 20.2 +5.6 Green Party of England and Wales Paul Creighton 149 11.7 +1.7 610 47.8 -12.9 1,275 40.6 +10.3 Conservative Party (UK) References West Oxfordshire 2011 Category:2010s in Oxfordshire