The 2006 Cherwell District Council election took place on 4 May 2006 to elect members of Cherwell 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.[1]

In total 45 candidates stood in the election competing for the 18 seats which were up for election.[2] The results saw the Conservatives win 15 of the 18 seats contested.[3] They gained 2 seats from Labour in the Banbury wards of Neithrop and Grimsbury and Castle.[4] Their victory in Neithrop was the first time in over 30 years that Labour had not won the ward and saw the first muslim councillor, Alyas Ahmed, elected to Cherwell council.[4] The Liberal Democrats also picked up a seat from Labour in Kidlington South where the Labour group leader on the council, Andrew Hornsby-Smith, stood down at the election.[4] Labour only managed to keep one of their seats in the election, in Banbury Ruscote, where George Parish was re-elected.[5] Turnout in the election ranged from a low of 20% to a high of 51%.[3]

After the election, the composition of the council was:

Election result

Cherwell Local Election Result 2006[7]
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Conservative 15 2 0 +2 83.3 60.2 14,957 +3.1%
  Liberal Democrats 2 1 0 +1 11.1 24.8 6,167 +7.7%
  Labour 1 0 3 -3 5.6 14.3 3,563 -9.9%
  Green 0 0 0 0 0 0.6 148 +0.0%

Ward results

Banbury Calthorpe[7][8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Colin Clarke 782 64.8
Labour Hanry Goodman 261 21.6
Liberal Democrats Suzanne Wilson-Higgins 164 13.6
Majority 521 43.2
Turnout 1,207
Conservative hold Swing
Banbury Easington[7][8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Kieron Mallon 1,357 64.1 -5.2
Labour Martin Weir 382 18.0 -12.7
Liberal Democrats Pamela Linzey-Jones 379 17.9 +17.9
Majority 975 46.1 +7.5
Turnout 2,118
Conservative hold Swing
Banbury Grimsbury and Castle[7][8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Margaret Cullip 862 50.2 -6.9
Labour Andrew Beere 520 30.3 -12.6
Liberal Democrats Choudry Anjum 334 19.5 +19.5
Majority 342 19.9 +5.7
Turnout 1,716
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Banbury Hardwick[7][8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Stuart Robbins 782 59.9 -6.2
Labour Neil Mepham 343 26.3 -7.6
Liberal Democrats Frank Davies 181 13.9 +13.9
Majority 439 33.6 +1.4
Turnout 1,306
Conservative hold Swing
Banbury Neithrop[7][8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Alyas Ahmed 572 49.5 +4.8
Labour Richard Doy 371 32.1 -23.2
Liberal Democrats Peter Johnson 212 18.4 +18.4
Majority 201 17.4
Turnout 1,155
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Banbury Ruscote[7][8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour George Parish 748 51.5 -2.1
Conservative Elizabeth Macleod 559 38.5 -7.9
Liberal Democrats Deborah Atsoparthis 145 10.0 +10.0
Majority 189 13.0 +5.8
Turnout 1,452
Labour hold Swing
Bicester West[7][8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Norman Bolster 1,292 69.5 +12.1
Labour John Broad 566 30.5 -0.5
Majority 726 39.0 +12.6
Turnout 1,858
Conservative hold Swing
Bloxham and Bodicote[7][8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Eric Heath 1,254 70.6 +7.4
Liberal Democrats Peter Davis 523 29.4 -7.4
Majority 731 41.2 +14.8
Turnout 1,777
Conservative hold Swing
Cropredy[7][8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Kenneth Atack 703 74.3 -3.2
Liberal Democrats Stephen Creed 243 25.7 +3.2
Majority 460 48.6 -6.4
Turnout 946
Conservative hold Swing
Deddington[7][8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Paul O'Sullivan 675 62.2 +2.9
Liberal Democrats Martin Squires 410 37.8 -2.9
Majority 265 24.4 +5.8
Turnout 1,085
Conservative hold Swing
Fringford[7][8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Barry Wood 727 84.8 +14.5
Liberal Democrats Nicholas Cotter 130 15.2 -14.5
Majority 597 69.6 +29.0
Turnout 857
Conservative hold Swing
Kidlington North[7][8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Chris Pack 906 59.7 +5.1
Conservative Michael Hunt 612 40.3 +11.9
Majority 294 19.4 -6.8
Turnout 1,518
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Kidlington South[7][8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Devena Rae 1,115 44.6 +13.1
Conservative Mary Young 863 34.5 -3.5
Labour Martin Keighery 372 14.9 -9.9
Green Janet Warren 148 5.9 +0.2
Majority 152 10.1
Turnout 2,498
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing
Kirtlington[7][8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Neil Godwin 650 73.4 +16.4
Liberal Democrats Andrew Murray 235 26.6 -16.4
Majority 415 46.8 +32.8
Turnout 885
Conservative hold Swing
Otmoor[7][8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Timothy Hallchurch 566 68.4 +8.0
Liberal Democrats Elisabeth Yardley 262 31.6 -8.0
Majority 304 36.8 +16.0
Turnout 828
Conservative hold Swing
Sibford[7][8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative George Reynolds 796 79.4
Liberal Democrats Janice Johnson 206 20.6
Majority 590 58.8
Turnout 1,002
Conservative hold Swing
The Astons and Heyfords[7][8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative James Macnamara 1,146 73.2 +24.4
Liberal Democrats Neil Walton 420 26.8 -24.4
Majority 726 44.4
Turnout 1,566
Conservative hold Swing
Wroxton[7][8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Douglas Webb 759 71.5
Liberal Democrats Anthony Burns 302 28.5
Majority 457 43.0
Turnout 1,061
Conservative hold Swing

References

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  6. ^ "Local elections". The Times. 6 May 2006. p. 64.
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