The 2011 Cherwell District Council election took place on 5 May 2011[1] 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.[2]

In all 16 seats were contested, out of 50 on the council. The Conservative party remained in overall control with 43 seats, a net loss of just one seat. There was one Conservative gain, the Bicester South ward taken by Lynn Pratt from Liberal Democrat leader Nick Cotter, but Labour gained two seats from Conservative, with Patrick Cartledge regaining the Banbury Ruscote seat which he had lost to the Conservatives in 2008, and Andrew Beere taking Banbury Grimsbury and Castle by 15 votes, also from the Conservatives. Labour increased their council seats from two to four, whereas the loss of the Bicester South ward by the Liberal Democrat party left them with three councillors, and so were replaced by Labour as official opposition on the council.[3][4]

After the election, the composition of the council was[2]

Election result

Cherwell Local Election Result 2011
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Conservative 12 1 2 -1 51.0 14962
  Labour 3 2 +2 29.2 8565
  Liberal Democrats 1 1 -1
  Green 0 0
  Independent 0 0
  Labour Co-op 0 0

Ward results

Ambrosden and Chesterton[1][3][5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Andrew John Fulljames 718 73.6
Liberal Democrats John Willett 257 26.4
Majority 461
Turnout 975 43.2
Conservative hold Swing
Banbury Easington[1][3][5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Nigel John Morris 1353 51.1
Labour Co-op Surinder Dhesi 875 33.1
Green Katherine Jane Chandler 247 9.3
Liberal Democrats Andy Murray 172 6.5
Majority 478
Turnout 2647 44.7
Conservative hold Swing
Banbury Grimsbury and Castle[1][3][5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Andrew Gerald Beere 969 40.9
Conservative Chris Smithson 954 40.3
Green Andrew John Haywood 230 9.7
Liberal Democrats Kenneth William Ashworth 214 9.0
Majority 15
Turnout 2367 31.1
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Banbury Hardwick[1][3][5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Nicholas Patrick Turner 1035 51.5
Labour Sean Lee Woodcock 636 31.6
Green Stephen Christopher Hartley 197 9.8
Liberal Democrats Steve Creed 142 7.1
Majority 399
Turnout 2010 33.1
Conservative hold Swing
Banbury Ruscote[1][3][5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Patrick Samuel Cartledge 1058 54.4
Conservative Keith Strangwood 762 39.2
Liberal Democrats Tony Burns 125 6.4
Majority 296
Turnout 1945 34.9
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Bicester East[1][3][5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Rose Thirza Jane Stratford 972 60.3
Labour John Hanna 641 39.7
Majority 331
Turnout 1613 39.6
Conservative hold Swing
Bicester North[1][3][5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Carol Stewart 1013 58.9
Labour Kevin Lawrence Walsh 432 25.1
Liberal Democrats John Alexander Innes 275 16.0
Majority 581
Turnout 1720 37.3
Conservative hold Swing
Bicester South[1][3][5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Lynn Mary Pratt 677 43.8
Liberal Democrats Nick Cotter 550 35.6
Labour Neil Ridges Payne 234 15.1
Green Graham Allan Newell 86 5.6
Majority 127
Turnout 1547 41.9
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Bicester Town[1][3][5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Diana May Edwards 852 60.5
Labour John Leslie Broad 557 39.5
Majority 295
Turnout 1409 38.8
Conservative hold Swing
Bicester West[1][3][5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Les Sibley 1286 56.4
Conservative James Ferris Porter 994 43.6
Majority 292
Turnout 2280 43.4
Labour hold Swing
Cropredy[1][3][5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Ken Atack 748 60.0
Independent Ray Barron-Woolfold 255 20.5
Labour Derek John Evans 163 13.1
Liberal Democrats Janice Johnson 80 6.4
Majority 493
Turnout 1246 55.9
Conservative hold Swing
Hook Norton[1][3][5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Victoria Louise Irvine 686 58.5
Labour Perran Henry Rupert Moon 367 31.3
Liberal Democrats Peter Davis 119 10.2
Majority 319
Turnout 1172 56.7
Conservative hold Swing
Kidlington North[1][3][5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Alaric David Hammond Rose 771 39.7
Conservative Sandra Rhodes 757 38.9
Labour Trevor Alan Blake 295 15.2
Green Alastair Theodore White 121 6.2
Majority 14
Turnout 1944 48.2
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Kidlington South[1][5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Neil Prestidge 1236 41.2
Liberal Democrats Alan William Graham 861 28.7
Labour David James 691 23.0
Green Janet Malvine Warren 212 7.1
Majority 375
Turnout 3000 48.6
Conservative hold Swing
The Astons and Heyfords[1][5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Mike Kerford-Byrnes 1103 62.2
Green Mary Rachel Franklin 348 19.6
Liberal Democrats Liz Yardley 322 18.2
Majority 755
Turnout 1773 46.7
Conservative hold Swing
Yarnton, Gosford and Water Eaton[1][5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Michael John Gibbard 1102 65.6
Labour Andrew Hornsby-Smith 361 21.5
Liberal Democrats Suzanne Wilson-Higgins 217 12.9
Majority 741
Turnout 1680 46.1
Conservative hold Swing

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q "District election results 2011". Bodicote, Banbury: Cherwell District Council. 6 May 2011. Archived from the original on 22 July 2011. Retrieved 6 May 2011.
  2. ^ a b "New council make-up". Bodicote, Banbury: Cherwell District Council. 6 May 2011. Archived from the original on 22 July 2011. Retrieved 6 May 2011.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n "Elections 2011: Cherwell". Banbury Guardian. Johnston Publishing Ltd. 6 May 2011. Retrieved 20 May 2011.
  4. ^ McGregor, Sam (6 May 2011). "Cherwell Tories say business as usual despite Labour picking up two wards". The Oxford Times. Newsquest Media Group. Retrieved 20 May 2011.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p "Oxfordshire Council Elections 2011, Cherwell". Oxford Mail. Newsquest Media Group. May 2011. Retrieved 20 May 2011.
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