Map of the results of the 2011 West Oxfordshire District Council election. Conservatives in blue and Labour in red. Wards in dark grey were not contested in 2011.

The 2011 West Oxfordshire District Council election took place on 5 May 2011 to elect members of West Oxfordshire 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]

After the election, the composition of the council was:

Background

After the 2010 West Oxfordshire District Council election the Conservatives controlled the council with 40 councillors, compared to seven for the Liberal Democrats and one each for Labour and an Independent.[3] 16 seats were contested in 2011, with three Conservative cabinet members, Mark Booty, Richard Langridge and Warwick Robinson, defending seats, as well as the Liberal Democrat group leader Richard Andrews.[4]

A total of 55 candidates stood for election, with 19 for the five seats in Witney alone.[4] Both the Conservatives and the Green Party put up a full slate of 16 candidates, while Labour had 11 candidates, the Liberal Democrats 10 and there were two independents.[4]

Election result

The Conservatives increased their control of the council, gaining four seats to have 44 councillors.[5][6] Three of the Conservative gains came at the expense of the Liberal Democrats who dropped to four seats on the council,[5][6] with the Liberal Democrat group leader Richard Andrews in Eynsham and Cassington being one of those who were defeated at the election.[7] The other Liberal Democrat defeats came in Carterton South were Peter Madden lost his seat to Conservative Michael Brennan and in Charlbury and Finstock, where Michael Breakell had stepped down as a councillor at the election.[7]

The fourth Conservative gain came in Stonesfield and Tackley where Charles Cottrell-Dormer won the seat as a Conservative, after having previously represented the ward as an independent.[7] Meanwhile, Labour remained with one seat after Eve Coles held Chipping Norton for the party and Duncan Enright came second in Witney East with 1,006 votes, compared to 1,131 for Conservative Sian Davies.[7] Overall 11 of the 13 sitting councillors who stood again were re-elected and average turnout at the election was 45.9%.[8]

West Oxfordshire local election result 2011[8]
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Conservative 15 4 0 +4 93.8 55.0 14,365 -4.1%
  Labour 1 0 0 0 6.3 17.4 4,532 +7.1%
  Green 0 0 0 0 0 13.4 3,499 +10.6%
  Liberal Democrats 0 0 3 -3 0 11.0 2,880 -15.6%
  Independent 0 0 1 -1 0 3.2 843 +2.0%

Ward results

Alvescot and Filkins[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Ross McFarlane 565 73.9
Green Alma Tumilowicz 200 26.1
Majority 365 47.8
Turnout 765 52.9
Conservative hold Swing
Bampton and Clanfield[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Mark Booty 1,053 71.8 -4.2
Green Maurice Fantato 413 28.2 +28.2
Majority 640 43.7 -8.2
Turnout 1,466 51.1 -24.4
Conservative hold Swing
Carterton North East[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Norman MacRae 799 66.6 -0.1
Liberal Democrats Jonathan Biggs 226 18.8 -14.5
Green Fredrick Cousins 174 14.5 +14.5
Majority 573 47.8 +14.3
Turnout 1,199 32.0 -32.2
Conservative hold Swing
Carterton North West[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Peter Handley 928 72.6 +2.3
Green Rosanna Taylor 351 27.4 +13.2
Majority 577 45.1 -9.7
Turnout 1,279 40.9 -30.1
Conservative hold Swing
Carterton South[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Michael Brennan 893 69.3 -8.7
Liberal Democrats Peter Madden 184 14.3 -7.7
Labour William Tumbridge 129 10.0 +10.0
Green John-Patrick Stacey 83 6.4 +6.4
Majority 709 55.0 -0.9
Turnout 1,289 40.9 -27.4
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Charlbury and Finstock[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Hywel Davies 716 40.8 -1.2
Liberal Democrats Elizabeth Leffman 677 38.5 -19.5
Labour Lesley Algar 199 11.3 +11.3
Green Celia Kerslake 165 9.4 +9.4
Majority 39 2.3
Turnout 1,757 59.3 +7.7
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Chipping Norton[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Evelyn Coles 881 36.6 -2.8
Conservative David Lydiat 833 34.7 -12.6
Independent Susan Bartholomew 537 22.3 +22.3
Green Catherine Hickman 94 3.9 +3.9
Liberal Democrats Amanda Epps 59 2.5 -10.7
Majority 48 1.9
Turnout 2,404 52.0 -19.5
Labour hold Swing
Eynsham and Cassington[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Peter Kelland 872 37.9 -5.4
Liberal Democrats Richard Andrews 831 36.1 -20.6
Labour Merilyn Davies 399 17.4 +17.4
Green Susan MacDonald 197 8.6 +8.6
Majority 41 1.8
Turnout 2,299 50.6 -24.8
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Hailey, Minster Lovell and Leafield[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Warwick Robinson 1,009 66.6
Labour Frances Ashworth 197 13.0
Green Andrew Wright 160 10.6
Liberal Democrats Gillian Workman 149 9.8
Majority 812 53.6
Turnout 1,515 49.5
Conservative hold Swing
Kingham, Rollright and Enstone[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Andrew Beaney 1,088 68.7
Labour Charles Watson 279 17.6
Green Kevin Hickman 217 13.7
Majority 809 51.1
Turnout 1,584 51.0
Conservative hold Swing
Stonesfield and Tackley[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Charles Cottrell-Dormer 1,077 61.2 -8.3
Green Susan Turnbull 423 24.0 -6.5
Liberal Democrats Michael Baggaley 259 14.7 +14.7
Majority 654 37.2 -1.7
Turnout 1,759 56.0 +15.2
Conservative gain from Independent Swing
Witney Central[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Peter Dorward 813 51.1 -11.7
Labour Andrew Coles 572 36.0 +13.7
Green Jonathan Strode 205 12.9 +4.9
Majority 241 15.2 -25.3
Turnout 1,590 41.4 +8.3
Conservative hold Swing
Witney East[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Sian Davies 1,131 44.6 -10.9
Labour Duncan Enright 1,006 39.6 +20.8
Green Kate Griffin 241 9.5 +2.6
Liberal Democrats Rose Beadle 160 6.3 -12.5
Majority 125 4.9 -31.8
Turnout 2,538 44.4 -26.1
Conservative hold Swing
Witney North[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Richard Langridge 798 53.8 -0.3
Green Brigitte Hickman 261 17.6 -11.0
Labour Alfred Fullah 214 14.4 +14.4
Liberal Democrats Ruth Smith 210 14.2 -3.0
Majority 537 36.2 +10.7
Turnout 1,483 47.5 +12.4
Conservative hold Swing
Witney South[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Alvin Adams 922 48.1 -7.3
Labour Michael Enright 398 20.8 +3.5
Independent James Robertshaw 306 16.0 +16.0
Green Andrew King 166 8.7 -1.2
Liberal Democrats Olive Minett 125 6.5 -10.9
Majority 524 27.3 -10.7
Turnout 1,917 41.1 -26.5
Conservative hold Swing
Witney West[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Harry Eaglestone 868 68.1 -7.2
Labour David Wesson 258 20.2 +5.6
Green Paul Creighton 149 11.7 +1.7
Majority 610 47.8 -12.9
Turnout 1,275 40.6 +10.3
Conservative hold Swing

References

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  2. ^ "Local authority elections: England". The Guardian. NewsBank. 7 May 2011.
  3. ^ "West Oxfordshire". BBC News Online. 7 May 2010. Retrieved 18 August 2015.
  4. ^ a b c Jennings, Tom (5 April 2011). "224 people will fight for 168 seats in May". Witney Gazette. NewsBank.
  5. ^ a b "Conservatives take control of Vale of White Horse from Lib Dems". BBC News Online. 6 May 2011. Retrieved 18 August 2015.
  6. ^ a b "Elections 2011: West Oxfordshire". Banbury Guardian. 6 May 2011. Retrieved 18 August 2015.
  7. ^ a b c d Jennings, Tom (6 May 2011). "Elections: West Oxfordshire Lib Dems vow to battle on after disappointment". Oxford Mail. NewsBank.
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