The 2003 West Oxfordshire District Council election took place on 1 May 2003 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]
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After the election, the composition of the council was:
- Conservative 29
- Liberal Democrats 12
- Independent 6
- Labour 2[2]
Background
editBefore the election the Conservatives controlled the council with 32 councillors, while the Liberal Democrats had 10 seats, Independents had 5 seats and the Labour Party had 2 seats.[3] 16 seats were contested in 2003, with 13 of the sitting councillors defending their seats.[3][4]
A total of 53 candidates stood for election, 15 Liberal Democrats, 14 Conservatives, 9 Greens, 8 Labour, 6 independents and 1 UK Independence Party.[3][4]
Election result
editThe Conservatives retained control of West Oxfordshire District Council with a reduced majority of nine seats.[5] They won 9 of the 16 seats contested, but lost three seats, two to the Liberal Democrats and one to an Independent candidate.[4][5] This left the Conservatives with 29 councillors, while the Liberal Democrat gains moved them to 12 seats on the council.[5] In total 11 of the 13 sitting councillors who stood again in 2003 won re-election.[4]
The Independent gain from the Conservatives came in Witney Central, where first time candidate Harriet Ryley was elected after campaigning against the redevelopment of the Marriotts Close area for either a superstore or housing.[4][6] Meanwhile, Labour kept two seats on the council, after Eve Coles held a seat in Chipping Norton ward for the party, while none of the Green Party candidates were elected.[4][5] Overall turnout at the election was 32.89%.[4]
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | 9 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 56.3 | 38.6 | 6,400 | -5.0% | |
Liberal Democrats | 4 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 25.0 | 30.5 | 5,047 | +3.0% | |
Independent | 2 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 12.5 | 14.0 | 2,320 | +1.9% | |
Labour | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.3 | 11.2 | 1,860 | -2.5% | |
Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.8 | 788 | +1.9% | |
UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.9 | 145 | +0.7% |
Ward results
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Angela Neale | 384 | 72.3 | +1.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | Anna Fairhurst | 107 | 20.2 | −8.8 | |
Green | Xanthe Bevis | 40 | 7.5 | +7.5 | |
Majority | 277 | 52.2 | +10.2 | ||
Turnout | 531 | 39.8 | −3.1 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Mark Booty | 576 | 53.4 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Nicholas Locke | 503 | 46.6 | ||
Majority | 73 | 6.8 | |||
Turnout | 1,079 | 38.4 | +0.6 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Keith Stone | 235 | 70.6 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Christopher Tatton | 98 | 29.4 | ||
Majority | 137 | 41.2 | |||
Turnout | 333 | 17.4 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Peter Handley | 458 | 54.3 | ||
Independent | Paul Wesson | 288 | 34.1 | ||
Labour | William Tumbridge | 98 | 11.6 | ||
Majority | 170 | 20.2 | |||
Turnout | 844 | 26.5 | −2.0 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Harry Watts | 430 | 49.4 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Peter Madden | 364 | 41.8 | ||
Labour | Duncan Enright | 77 | 8.8 | ||
Majority | 66 | 7.6 | |||
Turnout | 871 | 28.5 | −2.9 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Michael Breakell | 735 | 62.2 | ||
Independent | Robert Potter | 386 | 32.7 | ||
Green | Tracy Dighton-Brown | 60 | 5.1 | ||
Majority | 349 | 29.5 | |||
Turnout | 1,181 | 41.2 | −9.6 | ||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Evelyn Coles | 744 | 46.6 | ||
Conservative | Carolyn Hazeel | 631 | 39.5 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Katharine Southey | 223 | 14.0 | ||
Majority | 113 | 7.1 | |||
Turnout | 1,598 | 35.9 | −2.7 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | David Rossiter | 838 | 57.8 | ||
Conservative | Frances Pike | 498 | 34.3 | ||
Green | Jill Jones | 114 | 7.9 | ||
Majority | 340 | 23.5 | |||
Turnout | 1,450 | 32.5 | −5.2 | ||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Warwick Robinson | 714 | 65.0 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Malcolm West | 384 | 35.0 | ||
Majority | 330 | 30.0 | |||
Turnout | 1,098 | 36.3 | −2.8 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Rodney Rose | 660 | 60.9 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Amanda Epps | 217 | 20.0 | ||
Labour | Georgina Burrows | 206 | 19.0 | ||
Majority | 443 | 40.9 | −1.4 | ||
Turnout | 1,083 | 34.7 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Charles Cottrell-Dormer | 782 | 69.9 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Elizabeth Leffman | 184 | 16.5 | ||
Green | Susan Turnbull | 152 | 13.6 | ||
Majority | 598 | 53.4 | |||
Turnout | 1,118 | 36.0 | −11.4 | ||
Independent hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Harriet Ryley | 351 | 30.1 | ||
Conservative | Andrew Creery | 335 | 28.7 | ||
Labour | Richard Kelsall | 290 | 24.9 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Paul Slamin | 154 | 13.2 | ||
Green | Paul Creighton | 37 | 3.2 | ||
Majority | 16 | 1.4 | |||
Turnout | 1,167 | 39.4 | −1.7 | ||
Independent gain from Conservative | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | David Nicholson | 571 | 50.9 | ||
Conservative | Robert Barton | 366 | 32.6 | ||
Labour | Mark Albert | 118 | 10.5 | ||
Green | Christopher Marchant | 66 | 5.9 | ||
Majority | 205 | 18.3 | |||
Turnout | 1,121 | 31.5 | −1.7 | ||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Serena Martin | 439 | 41.7 | ||
Conservative | Roger Curry | 405 | 38.5 | ||
Green | Richard Dossett-Davies | 208 | 19.8 | ||
Majority | 34 | 3.2 | |||
Turnout | 1,052 | 34.7 | +1.3 | ||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Ross McFarlane | 408 | 31.0 | ||
Independent | Thomas Titherington | 334 | 25.4 | ||
Labour | Phillip Edney | 224 | 17.0 | ||
UKIP | James Robertshaw | 145 | 11.0 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Olive Minett | 139 | 10.6 | ||
Green | Stephen Mohammad | 66 | 5.0 | ||
Majority | 74 | 5.6 | |||
Turnout | 1,316 | 29.5 | −3.1 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Alvin Adams | 300 | 41.8 | ||
Independent | Ian Lucas | 179 | 24.9 | ||
Labour | David Wesson | 103 | 14.3 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Geoffrey Branner | 91 | 12.7 | ||
Green | Colette Jones | 45 | 6.3 | ||
Majority | 121 | 16.9 | |||
Turnout | 718 | 24.0 | −2.5 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
References
edit- ^ "Local elections". BBC News Online. Retrieved 9 August 2015.
- ^ "Election Results - English Councils". The Times. NewsBank. 2 May 2003. p. 17.
- ^ a b c "Polls open for local elections". Oxfordshire County Publications. NewsBank. 1 May 2003.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x "West Oxfordshire District Council Election Results 1998 - 2010" (PDF). West Oxfordshire District Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 October 2015. Retrieved 9 August 2015.
- ^ a b c d "West Oxfordshire -- Superstore battle proves the ticket". Oxfordshire County Publications. NewsBank. 2 May 2003.
- ^ "Election 2003: Tories tighten grip on county". Oxfordshire County Publications. NewsBank. 2 May 2003.
- ^ "Elections: Election results". Financial Times. NewsBank. 2 May 2003. p. 4.