West Oxfordshire District Council election, 2000
The 2000 West Oxfordshire District Council election took place on 4 May 2000 to elect members of West Oxfordshire District Council in Oxfordshire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative party gained overall control of the council from no overall control.[1]
After the election, the composition of the council was
- Conservative 26
- Liberal Democrats 13
- Independent 8
- Labour 2[2]
Election result
The Conservatives gained a majority on the council for the first time in 11 years with 26 councillors, after taking 47% of the vote and 11 of the 17 seats contested. [3][4] The Conservative gains included taking seats from Labour in Chipping Norton and Witney West, as well as Minster Lovell from an independent, while the Conservative group leader Barry Norton was easily re-elected in North Leigh.[3] [5]
The Conservative gains came mostly at the expense of the Labour party, who with 20% of the vote lost five seats to be left with only two councillors.[3][4] Meanwhile the Liberal Democrats remained with 13 councillors after taking 21% of the vote.[3][4]
West Oxfordshire local election result 2000[2][6] | ||||||||||
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Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | ||
Conservative | 11 | +7 | 64.7 | 46.9 | 7,577 | +8.5% | ||||
Liberal Democrat | 3 | 0 | 17.6 | 20.9 | 3,381 | -6.7% | ||||
Independent | 3 | -2 | 17.6 | 11.6 | 1,875 | -3.9% | ||||
Labour | 0 | -5 | 0 | 20.1 | 3,254 | +2.3% | ||||
Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 | 69 | -0.3% |
Ward results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Keith Stone | 819 | 72.0 | +17.6 | |
Labour | John Rowe | 318 | 28.0 | -2.9 | |
Majority | 501 | 44.1 | +20.6 | ||
Turnout | 1,137 | 24.0 | +3.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Harry Watts | 505 | 56.6 | -16.4 | |
Liberal Democrat | Peter Madden | 327 | 36.7 | +9.7 | |
Labour | William Tumbridge | 60 | 6.7 | +6.7 | |
Majority | 178 | 20.0 | -26.0 | ||
Turnout | 892 | 29.2 | +0.4 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrat | Glena Chadwick | 528 | 42.9 | -17.3 | |
Independent | Robert Potter | 294 | 23.9 | +23.9 | |
Conservative | Jacqueline Windsor-Lewis | 209 | 17.0 | -0.6 | |
Labour | Alison Bettle | 200 | 16.2 | -5.9 | |
Majority | 234 | 19.0 | -19.1 | ||
Turnout | 1,231 | 52.3 | +2.6 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Michael Howes | 850 | 54.8 | +54.8 | |
Labour | Georgina Burrows | 546 | 35.2 | +2.7 | |
Liberal Democrat | Derek Brown | 156 | 10.1 | +5.0 | |
Majority | 304 | 19.6 | |||
Turnout | 1,552 | 34.1 | +3.9 | ||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrat | Margaret Stevens | 603 | 55.1 | -16.4 | |
Conservative | Peter Green | 272 | 24.9 | +3.9 | |
Labour | Michael Shelton | 150 | 13.7 | +13.7 | |
Green | Mark Stevenson | 69 | 6.3 | -1.2 | |
Majority | 331 | 30.3 | -20.3 | ||
Turnout | 1,094 | 29.7 | +0.2 | ||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrat | Gareth Epps | 667 | 49.1 | +5.7 | |
Conservative | David Dawes | 597 | 43.9 | +0.9 | |
Labour | Gwilym Mason | 95 | 7.0 | -6.6 | |
Majority | 70 | 5.2 | +4.8 | ||
Turnout | 1,359 | 41.8 | +4.3 | ||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Maria Drinkwater | 429 | 80.8 | ||
Labour | Matthew Deans | 61 | 11.5 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Malcolm West | 41 | 7.7 | ||
Majority | 368 | 69.3 | |||
Turnout | 531 | 41.5 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Jeffrey Haine | 474 | 66.3 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Keith Baker | 175 | 24.5 | ||
Labour | Frances Ashworth | 66 | 9.2 | ||
Majority | 299 | 41.8 | |||
Turnout | 715 | 44.9 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Warwick Robinson | 276 | 48.4 | ||
Independent | Francis Smith | 238 | 41.8 | ||
Labour | Sheila Cuss | 56 | 9.8 | ||
Majority | 38 | 6.7 | |||
Turnout | 570 | 42.5 | |||
Conservative gain from Independent | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Barry Norton | 536 | 73.3 | ||
Labour | Helen Bridge | 130 | 17.8 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Edward Williams | 65 | 8.9 | ||
Majority | 406 | 55.5 | |||
Turnout | 731 | 47.9 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Anthony Walker | 319 | 75.1 | ||
Labour | Melanie Deans | 106 | 24.9 | ||
Majority | 213 | 50.1 | |||
Turnout | 425 | 37.1 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | John Faulkner | 411 | 75.4 | ||
Labour | Andrew Ross | 134 | 24.6 | ||
Majority | 277 | 50.8 | |||
Turnout | 545 | 41.7 | |||
Independent hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Charles Cottrell-Dormer | 340 | 51.8 | ||
Conservative | Lynda Collingwood | 132 | 20.1 | ||
Labour | Michael Enright | 109 | 16.6 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Phyllis Epps | 76 | 11.6 | ||
Majority | 208 | 31.7 | |||
Turnout | 657 | 47.8 | |||
Independent hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Martin Chapman | 556 | 44.3 | +2.6 | |
Liberal Democrat | Serena Martin | 446 | 35.6 | -22.7 | |
Labour | Ross Beadle | 252 | 20.1 | +20.1 | |
Majority | 110 | 8.8 | |||
Turnout | 1,254 | 32.2 | +0.2 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Lesley Semaine | 817 | 56.7 | +8.4 | |
Labour | Richard Kelsall | 430 | 29.8 | -7.3 | |
Liberal Democrat | Olive Minett | 194 | 13.5 | -1.1 | |
Majority | 387 | 26.9 | +15.7 | ||
Turnout | 1,441 | 27.3 | +2.7 | ||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Andrew Creery | 518 | 51.7 | +7.9 | |
Labour | Paul Langley | 381 | 38.0 | -8.4 | |
Liberal Democrat | June Taylor | 103 | 10.3 | +0.5 | |
Majority | 137 | 13.7 | |||
Turnout | 1,002 | 32.4 | +1.9 | ||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Ann Cooper | 592 | 58.0 | +58.0 | |
Conservative | Sandra Rasch | 268 | 26.3 | +4.5 | |
Labour | Duncan Enright | 160 | 15.7 | -12.9 | |
Majority | 324 | 31.8 | |||
Turnout | 1,020 | 41.7 | -8.0 | ||
Independent hold | Swing |
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