Vale of White Horse District Council

The Vale of White Horse District Council is the elected local government for the Vale of White Horse, a district in the south of Oxfordshire, England, that was created on 1 April 1974.

Vale of White Horse District Council
Type
Type
History
Founded1 April 1974
Leadership
Leader of the Council
Cllr Emily Smith, LIberal Democrats
Deputy Leader of the Council
Cllr Debby Hallett, LIberal Democrats
Structure
Seats38 councillors
Political groups
Administration (30)
  Liberal Democrats (30)
Opposition (7)
  Conservative (6)
  Green Party (1)
1 vacancy
Length of term
4 years
Elections
First-past-the-post, third of council elected three years out of four
Last election
May 2019
Next election
May 2023
Website
whitehorsedc.gov.uk

Overview
Map of wards within the Vale of White Horse

At the first elections in 1973 forty-nine district councillors were elected from thirty-one electoral wards.[1] Currently thirty-eight councillors are elected from twenty four electoral wards, which cover the principle towns of Abingdon, Faringdon and Wantage and surrounding villages.[2] This was effective from the 2015 elections.[3]

Between 2011 and 2019 the council was run by the Conservative Party with a healthy majority. The Liberal Democrats took control from May 2019.[4]

Party in control[1]Years
Conservative1973 - 1995
Liberal Democrats1995 - 2011
Conservative2011 - 2019
Liberal Democrats2019 - present

The council has been based in temporary office accommodation at Milton Park near Didcot since mid-2015, after a fire destroyed the previous headquarters building in Crowmarsh Gifford. The Crowmarsh Gifford headquarters is actually in the neighbouring district of South Oxfordshire and was owned by South Oxfordshire District Council.[5] The Vale of White Horse District Council's committees meet at The Beacon in Wantage.[5]

Elections
Main article: Vale of White Horse District Council elections

Elections of the full council take place every four years.

At the May 2019 local elections, the Liberal Democrats overcame the Tories' 20-seat majority to become the major party with a 24-seat majority.[4]

See also

References
  1. "Vale of White Horse District County Council Election Results 1973-2011" (PDF). The Elections Centre (Plymouth University). Retrieved 6 May 2019.
  2. "Local Elections 2019: Your candidates in Vale of White Horse". Oxford Mail. 1 May 2019. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
  3. "The Vale of White Horse (Electoral Changes) Order 2014". legislation.gov.uk. The National Archives. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
  4. "Election results: Lib Dems win Oxfordshire Tory council". BBC News. 3 May 2019. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
  5. "Councils will build new HQ at site of arson-hit offices". BBC News. 10 October 2017. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
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