Elections to the Vale of White Horse District Council, the local authority for the Vale of White Horse in Oxfordshire, England take place every four years.

Council elections

Election results

Overall control Lib Dem Conservative Labour Green Independent
2023 Lib Dem 34 - - 4 -
2019 Lib Dem 31 6 - 1 -
2015 Conservative 9 29 - - -
2011 Conservative 19 31 1 - -
2007 Lib Dem 34 17 - - -
2003 Lib Dem 29 21 - - 1
1999 Lib Dem 33 15 2 - 1

By-election results

1995-1999

Grove By-Election 12 March 1998
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats 611 45.0 +1.5
Conservative 570 41.9 +6.9
Labour 178 13.1 -8.4
Majority 41 3.1
Turnout 1,359 24.0
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

1999-2003

Sunningwell and Wootton By-Election 4 October 2001
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats 558 64.8 +2.0
Conservative 303 35.2 -2.0
Majority 255 29.6
Turnout 861 31.2
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Caldecott By-Election 15 November 2001
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats 692 46.7 -1.2
Conservative 621 41.9 +5.7
Labour 170 11.5 -4.4
Majority 71 4.8
Turnout 1,483 25.0
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Grove By-Election 21 March 2002
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative 733 49.8 +9.5
Liberal Democrats 532 36.1 -9.4
Independent 207 14.1 +14.1
Majority 201 13.7
Turnout 1,472 24.8
Conservative hold Swing
Cumnor By-Election 26 September 2002
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats 826 57.6 +7.1
Conservative 608 42.4 +4.9
Majority 218 15.2
Turnout 1,434 28
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

2003-2007

Wantage Charlton By-Election 4 November 2004
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Derek Verdin 844 47.4 +10.3
Conservative Henry Richardson 720 40.4 -0.4
Labour 216 12.1 +0.4
Majority 124 7.0
Turnout 1,780 33.4
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
Drayton By-Election 13 October 2005[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Richard Webber 343 55.2 -11.7
Conservative Michael Murray 215 34.6 +1.5
Labour William Akers 63 10.1 +10.1
Majority 128 20.6
Turnout 621 35.5
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Kennington & South Hinksey By-Election 6 April 2006[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Bernard Auton 771 57.2 +0.9
Conservative Gareth Jennings 577 42.8 +7.7
Majority 194 14.4
Turnout 1,348 39.6
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

2007-2011

Wantage Charlton By-Election 13 March 2008[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Morgan 760 45.6 +3.6
Liberal Democrats Lorraine Todd 731 43.8 -3.8
Labour Ed Mitchell 177 10.6 +0.2
Majority 29 1.8
Turnout 1,668
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Abingdon Dunmore By-Election 22 October 2009[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Julia Bricknell 796 52.6 +0.1
Conservative Monica Lovatt 602 39.8 -1.4
Green Richard Bullock 71 4.7 +4.7
Labour Bobbie Nichols 43 2.8 -3.5
Majority 194 12.8
Turnout 1,512
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

2011-2015

Sunningwell and Wootton By-Election 6 December 2012 (2 seats)[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Valerie Shaw 577
Liberal Democrats Elizabeth Miles 549
Conservative Adam Hardiman 346
Conservative Richard Treffler 333
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
Abingdon Peachcroft By-Election 2 May 2013[13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Andrew Skinner 683 51.2 +8.9
Conservative Peter Wiblin 518 38.8 -6.9
Labour George Ryall 133 10.0 -2.0
Majority 165 12.4
Turnout 1,334
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
Greendown By-Election 2 May 2013[14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative St John Dickson 351 52.8 +10.6
Liberal Democrats Brian Sadler 199 29.9 -15.5
UKIP Jason Kent 115 17.3 +17.3
Majority 152 22.9
Turnout 665
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Marcham and Shippon By-Election 2 May 2013[15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Catherine Webber 308 43.5 -5.8
Conservative Jackie Gibb 260 36.7 +0.0
UKIP Christopher Parkes 140 19.8 +19.8
Majority 48 6.8
Turnout 708
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Abingdon Fitzharris By-Election 4 July 2013[16]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Jeanette Halliday 479 50.3 +7.6
Conservative Monica Lovatt 378 39.7 +0.0
Labour George Ryall 96 10.1 -7.5
Majority 101 10.6
Turnout 953
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
Wantage Charlton By-Election 10 April 2014[17]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Julia Reynolds 591 41.9 -5.3
Liberal Democrats Jim Sibbald 542 38.4 +2.5
Labour Nathan Sparks 155 11.0 -5.9
Green Kevin Harris 124 8.8 +8.8
Majority 49 3.5
Turnout 1,412
Conservative hold Swing
Abingdon Dunmore By-Election 11 September 2014[18]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Margaret Crick 745 52.4 +14.7
Conservative Andrew Todd 501 35.2 -6.1
UKIP Christopher Parkes 90 6.3 +6.3
Labour Mike Gould 87 6.1 -4.7
Majority 244 17.1
Turnout 1,423
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

2019-2023

Grove North By-Election 6 May 2021[19]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Ben Mabbett 704 44.9 +14.5
Liberal Democrats Andy Przybysz 575 36.7 -9.4
Labour Marci Sandels 191 12.2 +0.2
Green Viral Patel 98 6.3 +6.3
Majority 129 8.2
Turnout 1,568
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Steventon and the Hanneys By-Election 5 May 2022[20]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Sally Povolotsky 878 55.1 +14.1
Conservative Louise Brown 517 32.4 -15.8
Independent David Corps 199 12.5 +12.5
Majority 361 22.6
Turnout 1,594
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

References

  1. ^ The District of Vale of White Horse (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1978
  2. ^ The Oxfordshire and Wiltshire (Areas) Order 1980
  3. ^ The Oxfordshire (District Boundaries) Order 1985
  4. ^ legislation.gov.uk - The Oxfordshire (District Boundaries) Order 1991. Retrieved on 6 November 2015.
  5. ^ "Local elections". BBC News Online. Retrieved 12 September 2009.
  6. ^ legislation.gov.uk - The District of Vale of White Horse (Electoral Changes) Order 2001. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
  7. ^ legislation.gov.uk - The Vale of White Horse (Electoral Changes) Order 2014. Retrieved on 3 November 2015.
  8. ^ "Tories boosted in local byelections". guardian.co.uk. 14 October 2005. Retrieved 12 September 2009.
  9. ^ "Lib Dems and Labour make byelection gains". guardian.co.uk. 7 April 2006. Retrieved 12 September 2009.
  10. ^ "Wantage by-election results". Vale of White Horse District Council. Retrieved 12 September 2009.
  11. ^ "Abingdon Dunmore By-Election Results". Vale of White Horse District Council. 23 October 2009. Retrieved 23 October 2009.
  12. ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Sunningwell and Wootton Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
  13. ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Abingdon Peachcroft Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
  14. ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Greendown Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
  15. ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Marcham and Shippon Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
  16. ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Abingdon Fitzharris Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
  17. ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Wantage Charlton Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
  18. ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Abingdon Dunmore Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
  19. ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Grove North Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
  20. ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Steventon and the Hanneys Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 4 September 2022.

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Council elections in Oxfordshire
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