Cherwell District Council elections

One third of Cherwell District Council in Oxfordshire, England is elected each year, followed by one year without election. Since the last boundary changes in 2002, 50 councillors have been elected from 28 wards.[1]

Political control

Since the foundation of the council in 1973 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:[2]

Party in controlYears
No overall control1973–1976
Conservative1976–1995
No overall control1995–1996
Labour1996–1998
No overall control1998–2000
Conservative2000–present

Council elections

By-election results

1993-1997
Gosford and Watereaton By-Election 28 November 1996
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats 170 32.0
Conservative 169 31.8
Independent 100 18.8
Labour 91 17.1
Majority 1 0.2
Turnout 530 50.0
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

1997-2001
Kidlington South East By-Election 22 January 1998[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Maurice Billington 455 38.4 -1.1
Labour John Stansby 450 38.0 -7.8
Liberal Democrats John Wyse 280 23.6 +8.9
Majority 5 0.4
Turnout 1,185 27.3
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Hardwick By-Election 23 July 1998
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative 382 51.9 +24.3
Labour 306 41.6 -22.0
Liberal Democrats 48 6.5 -2.4
Majority 76 10.3
Turnout 736
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Heyford By-Election 17 September 1998
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats 290 36.3 -24.2
Independent 263 32.8 +32.8
Conservative 247 30.9 -8.6
Majority 27 3.5
Turnout 800 47.0
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

2001-2005
Calthorpe By-Election 27 September 2001[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative 422 58.4 -2.1
Labour 183 25.3 -1.6
Liberal Democrats 117 16.2 +3.5
Majority 239 33.1
Turnout 722 14.0
Conservative hold Swing
Yarnton, Gorsford and Water Eaton By-Election 17 March 2005
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Michael Gibbard 784 59.8 +12.6
Liberal Democrats Suzanne Wilson-Higgins 423 32.3 -11.1
Labour Catherine Arakelian 103 7.9 -1.5
Majority 361 27.5
Turnout 1,310 31.0
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

2005-2009
Kirtlington By-Election 31 July 2008[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Simon Holland unopposed
Conservative hold Swing

2009-2013
Kidlington North By-Election 4 June 2009[13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Douglas Williamson 828 49.2 -1.0
Conservative Trevor Elford 690 41.0 +2.2
Labour Andrew Hornsby-Smith 165 9.8 -1.2
Majority 138 8.2
Turnout 1,683 40.7
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

References
  1. "Councillors, democracy and elections". Cherwell District Council. Archived from the original on 2009-12-21. Retrieved 2009-10-19.
  2. "Cherwell". BBC News Online. 2008-04-19. Retrieved 2009-10-19.
  3. The District of Cherwell (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1978
  4. The Cherwell and West Oxfordshire (Areas) Order 1985
  5. legislation.gov.uk - The Northamptonshire and Oxfordshire (County Boundaries) Order 1988. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
  6. legislation.gov.uk - The Oxfordshire (District Boundaries) Order 1991. Retrieved on 6 November 2015.
  7. "Cherwell". BBC Online. Retrieved 2008-08-03.
  8. legislation.gov.uk - The District of Cherwell (Electoral Changes) Order 2001. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
  9. legislation.gov.uk - The Cherwell (Electoral Changes) Order 2015. Retrieved on 20 April 2016.
  10. "Labour loses control of council". Oxford Mail. 1998-01-23. Retrieved 2009-10-19.
  11. "Lib Dem boost in byelection". guardian.co.uk. 2001-09-28. Retrieved 2009-10-19.
  12. "District Council By-Election". Cherwell District Council. 2008-07-04. Retrieved 2008-08-03.
  13. "Kidlington by election result - 4 June 2009". Cherwell District Council. Archived from the original on 22 July 2011. Retrieved 2009-10-19.
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