2006 Cherwell District Council election
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
[edit]| 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
[edit]| 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 | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| 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
[edit]- ^ "Local elections: Cherwell". BBC News. Retrieved 22 October 2009.
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- ^ a b "Landslide for Tories in local elections". Banbury Guardian. 5 May 2006. Retrieved 24 October 2009.[permanent dead link]
- ^ a b c "Tories and Lib Dems celebrate". thisisoxfordshire. 15 May 2006. Retrieved 24 October 2009.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Labour lose out in Cherwell vote". thisisoxfordshire. 5 May 2006. Retrieved 24 October 2009.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Local elections". The Times. 6 May 2006. p. 64.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s "Cherwell ward by ward results". thisisoxfordshire. 5 May 2006. Retrieved 24 October 2009.[permanent dead link]
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r "District Council election results 2006". Political Science Resources. Archived from the original on 2 April 2012. Retrieved 22 October 2009.
