2002 West Oxfordshire District Council election

2002 UK local government election March 2020 March 2020 thumb|300px|right|Map of the results of the 2002 West Oxfordshire District Council election. Conservatives in blue, Liberal Democrats in yellow, independents in light grey and Labour in red. The 2002 West Oxfordshire District Council election took place on 2 May 2002 to elect members of West Oxfordshire District Council in Oxfordshire, England. The whole council was up for election with boundary changes since the last election in 2000.https://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/static/vote2002/local_elections/163.stm West Oxfordshire BBC News Online 7 August 2015 The Conservative Party stayed in overall control of the council.Election results - Local Elections 3 May 2002 The Times NewsBank 6 Background Before the election, the Conservatives had a two-seat majority with 25 councillors, while the Liberal Democrats had 12 seats, Independents had nine, the Labour Party had two seats and one seat was vacant.Tories tighten grip on West Oxfordshire 3 May 2002 Oxfordshire County Publications NewsBankhttps://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 7 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 dead Boundary changes took place for the 2002 election with the whole council being elected for the first time since 1976. Only seven wards had no boundary change and the number of councillors for Witney increased from 9 to 12. A total of 108 candidates stood for the 49 seats on the council, 46 Conservatives, 27 Liberal Democrats, 18 Labour, 10 Independents, 6 Green Party and 1 United Kingdom Independence Party. 39 councillors sought re-election, with the Conservative group leader Barry Norton being re-elected in North Leigh without opposition.Council leaders escape poll tests 12 April 2002 Oxfordshire County Publications NewsBank Election results The Conservative majority on the council increased to 15, after 32 Conservative councillors were elected. 35 of the 39 councillors who sought election were re-elected, with the Liberal Democrats taking 10 seats, independents 5 seats and Labour kept the 2 seats they had been defending. The Green Party failed to win any seats, with 324 votes in fourth place in Witney North being their best result. Overall turnout at the election was 39%. West Oxfordshire local election result 2002 Conservative Party (UK) 32 +7 65.3 43.6 21,164 -3.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) 10 -2 20.4 27.5 13,341 +6.6 Independent (politician) 5 -4 10.2 12.1 5,882 +0.5 Labour Party (UK) 2 0 4.1 13.7 6,637 -6.4 Green Party of England and Wales 0 0 0.0 2.9 1,399 +2.5 UK Independence Party 0 0 0.0 0.2 117 +0.2 Ward results Alvescot and Filkins Conservative Party (UK) Angela Neale 421 71.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) Katherine Southey 172 29.0 249 42.0 593 42.9 Ascott and Shipton Conservative Party (UK) Hilary Hibbert-Biles 439 57.4 Independent (politician) Robert Barrett 326 42.6 113 14.8 765 47.1 Bampton and Clanfield (2 seats) Independent (politician) Jonathan Phillips 795 46.9 Conservative Party (UK) Frederick Gray 665 39.2 Labour Party (UK) Mark Albert 235 13.9 1,695 37.8 Brize Norton and Shilton Conservative Party (UK) Verena Hunt unopposed Burford Independent (politician) Keith Davies 407 56.5 Conservative Party (UK) Donald Seale 313 43.5 94 13.0 720 47.3 Carterton North East (2 seats) Conservative Party (UK) Reginald Mason unopposed Conservative Party (UK) Keith Stone unopposed Carterton North West (2 seats) Conservative Party (UK) David King 555 Conservative Party (UK) Peter Handley 515 Independent (politician) Paul Wesson 448 1,518 28.5 Carterton South (2 seats) Conservative Party (UK) Windell Walcott 793 Conservative Party (UK) Harry Watts 448 Liberal Democrats (UK) Peter Madden 402 1,643 31.4 Chadlington and Churchill Conservative Party (UK) Terence Owen 402 65.5 Liberal Democrats (UK) Amanda Epps 212 34.5 190 31.0 614 40.0 Charlbury and Finstock (2 seats) Liberal Democrats (UK) Glena Chadwick 902 Liberal Democrats (UK) Michael Breakell 708 Independent (politician) Robert Potter 405 Conservative Party (UK) Simon Hoare 321 Conservative Party (UK) Philip Rand 275 Labour Party (UK) Stephen Hague 214 2,825 50.8 Chipping North (3 seats) Independent (politician) John Hannis 1,000 Conservative Party (UK) Michael Howes 813 Labour Party (UK) Evelyn Coles 797 Labour Party (UK) Georgina Burrows 610 Conservative Party (UK) Carolyn Hazeel 608 Labour Party (UK) Stephen Akers 547 Liberal Democrats (UK) Catherine Dawson 209 Liberal Democrats (UK) Derek Brown 197 4,781 38.6 Ducklington Conservative Party (UK) Stephen Hayward 303 53.5 Liberal Democrats (UK) June Taylor 135 23.9 Labour Party (UK) Sheila Cuss 128 22.6 168 29.6 566 35.8 Eynsham and Cassington (3 seats) Liberal Democrats (UK) Harry Wyatt 1,008 Liberal Democrats (UK) Margaret Stevens 967 Liberal Democrats (UK) David Rossiter 892 Conservative Party (UK) Frederick Wright 625 Conservative Party (UK) Frances Pike 546 Conservative Party (UK) Alison Fayers-Kerr 541 Green Party of England and Wales Jill Jones 201 4,780 37.7 Freeland and Hanborough (2 seats) Liberal Democrats (UK) Gareth Epps 866 Liberal Democrats (UK) David James 844 Conservative Party (UK) David Dawes 566 Conservative Party (UK) Helen Barrow 431 2,707 46.1 Hailey, Minster Lovell and Leafield (2 seats) Conservative Party (UK) George Kellow 780 Conservative Party (UK) Warwick Robinson 695 Liberal Democrats (UK) Christopher Blount 415 Liberal Democrats (UK) Malcolm West 282 2,172 39.1 Kingham, Rollright and Enstone (2 seats) Conservative Party (UK) Anthony Walker 768 Conservative Party (UK) Rodney Rose 712 Liberal Democrats (UK) Helen Worrall 411 Labour Party (UK) Melanie Deans 344 2,235 42.3 Milton under Wychwood Conservative Party (UK) Jeffrey Haine 524 76.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) John Lily 162 23.6 362 52.8 686 42.8 North Leigh Conservative Party (UK) Barry Norton unopposed Standlake, Aston and Stanton Harcourt (2 seats) Liberal Democrats (UK) Brenda Smith 915 Conservative Party (UK) James Mills 606 Independent (politician) John Faulkner 548 2,069 43.1 Stonesfield and Tackley (2 seats) Independent (politician) Derrick Milard 903 Independent (politician) Charles Cottrell-Dormer 635 Labour Party (UK) David Cullen 471 Conservative Party (UK) Gillian Oldfield 284 Liberal Democrats (UK) John Miller 222 Conservative Party (UK) Sandra Rasch 204 2,719 47.4 The Bartons Conservative Party (UK) William Goffe unopposed Witney Central (2 seats) Labour Party (UK) Edward Cooper 587 Conservative Party (UK) Andrew Creery 429 Conservative Party (UK) Akin Adams 424 Labour Party (UK) Richard Kelsall 401 Liberal Democrats (UK) Brenda Churchill 277 Green Party of England and Wales Colette Jones 171 2,289 41.1 Witney East (3 seats) Liberal Democrats (UK) Stephen Holborough 521 Conservative Party (UK) Frank Smith 470 Conservative Party (UK) Andrew Rands 446 Liberal Democrats (UK) David Nicholson 443 Liberal Democrats (UK) Richard Willis 437 Conservative Party (UK) Grant Stanley 412 Labour Party (UK) Raymond Harris 243 Green Party of England and Wales Christopher Marchant 186 3,158 33.2 Witney North (2 seats) Conservative Party (UK) Martin Chapman 491 Conservative Party (UK) Roger Curry 484 Liberal Democrats (UK) Serena Martin 387 Green Party of England and Wales Richard Dossett-Davies 324 Labour Party (UK) Alison Bettle 234 1,920 33.4 Witney South (3 seats) Conservative Party (UK) Anthony Harvey 748 Conservative Party (UK) Peter Green 703 Conservative Party (UK) Ross McFarlane 598 Independent (politician) Thomas Titherington 415 Labour Party (UK) Michael Enright 412 Labour Party (UK) Andrew Ross 360 Labour Party (UK) David Wesson 360 Liberal Democrats (UK) Geoffrey Branner 226 Green Party of England and Wales Stephen Mohammad 132 UK Independence Party James Robertshaw 117 4,071 32.6 Witney West (2 seats) Conservative Party (UK) Louise Chapman 469 Conservative Party (UK) Lesley Semaine 448 Labour Party (UK) Ross Beadle 231 Labour Party (UK) William Tumbridge 220 Liberal Democrats (UK) Anna Fairhurst 190 1,558 26.5 Woodstock and Bladon (2 seats) Liberal Democrats (UK) Julian Cooper 939 Conservative Party (UK) Ian Hudspeth 451 Conservative Party (UK) Joanne Chow 438 Green Party of England and Wales Paul Creighton 385 Labour Party (UK) Duncan Enright 243 2,456 47.9 References West Oxfordshire 2002 Category:2000s in Oxfordshire