The 2007 Cherwell District Council election took place on 3 May 2007 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 all 16 seats were contested with one Independent candidate, David Chapman, standing in Ambrosden and Chesterton ward after resigning from the Conservative party in protest at plans to build 1,585 houses near Bicester.[2][3] The results saw the Conservatives strengthen their control of the council going from 39 to 42 seats.[4] They gained three seats from Labour in Banbury Ruscote, Kidlington South and Yarnton, Gosford and Water Eaton wards.[5] Consequently, Labour only managed to hold on to one of their seats in Bicester West.[5] The Conservatives also gained one seat from the Liberal Democrats in The Astons and Heyfords, but lost Bicester South back to them by one vote.[5] The results meant that Labour and the Liberal Democrats only had 4 seats each in opposition on the council.[4]
After the election, the composition of the council was:
Election result
editParty | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | 13 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 81.3 | 57.0 | 13,112 | -3.2% | |
Liberal Democrats | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 12.5 | 20.5 | 4,717 | -4.3% | |
Labour | 1 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 6.3 | 18.9 | 4,356 | +4.6% | |
UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.9 | 438 | +1.9% | |
Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.6 | 376 | +1.6% |
Ward results
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Andrew Fulljames | 435 | 48.3 | −25.3 | |
Independent | David Chapman | 376 | 41.7 | +41.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Neil Walton | 90 | 10.0 | −16.4 | |
Majority | 59 | 6.6 | −40.6 | ||
Turnout | 901 | 37.0 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Nigel Morris | 1,240 | 61.1 | −3.0 | |
Labour | Bruce Lucas | 396 | 19.5 | +1.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | Bruce Shakespeare | 216 | 10.6 | −7.3 | |
UKIP | Lynne Shawyer | 178 | 8.8 | +8.8 | |
Majority | 844 | 41.6 | −4.5 | ||
Turnout | 2,030 | 34.7 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Christopher Smithson | 1,015 | 61.7 | +11.5 | |
Labour | Henry Goodman | 631 | 38.3 | +8.0 | |
Majority | 384 | 23.4 | +3.5 | ||
Turnout | 1,646 | 25.5 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Nicholas Turner | 841 | 61.6 | +1.7 | |
Labour | Roy Mold | 249 | 18.2 | −8.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | John Willett | 146 | 10.7 | −3.2 | |
UKIP | John Brown | 130 | 9.5 | +9.5 | |
Majority | 592 | 43.4 | +9.8 | ||
Turnout | 1,366 | 24.0 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Keith Strangwood | 764 | 49.1 | +10.6 | |
Labour | Martin Weir | 569 | 36.6 | −14.9 | |
UKIP | Mark Clifton | 130 | 8.4 | +8.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | Andrew Murray | 92 | 5.9 | −4.1 | |
Majority | 195 | 12.5 | |||
Turnout | 1,555 | 27.0 | |||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Rose Stratford | 773 | 60.2 | +4.6 | |
Labour | John Broad | 319 | 24.8 | −19.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | Martin Chadwick | 192 | 15.0 | +15.0 | |
Majority | 454 | 35.4 | +24.2 | ||
Turnout | 1,284 | 29.5 | |||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Carol Steward | 881 | 71.0 | +6.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | Stephen Creed | 187 | 15.1 | −20.7 | |
Labour | Chris Bream | 172 | 13.9 | +13.9 | |
Majority | 694 | 55.9 | +27.5 | ||
Turnout | 1,240 | 25.5 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Nicholas Cotter | 600 | 50.0 | +5.0 | |
Conservative | Lawrie Stratford | 599 | 50.0 | −5.0 | |
Majority | 1 | 0.0 | |||
Turnout | 1,199 | 32.3 | |||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Diana Edwards | 698 | 58.5 | −4.8 | |
Labour | Claudine Thompson | 276 | 23.1 | −13.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | Liz Yardley | 220 | 18.4 | +18.4 | |
Majority | 422 | 35.4 | +8.8 | ||
Turnout | 1,194 | 30.3 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Leslie Sibley | 1,069 | 53.0 | +22.5 | |
Conservative | Adam Collyer | 949 | 47.0 | −22.5 | |
Majority | 120 | 6.0 | |||
Turnout | 2,018 | 36.1 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Ken Atack | 851 | 76.3 | +2.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | Anthony Burns | 264 | 23.7 | −2.0 | |
Majority | 587 | 52.6 | +4.0 | ||
Turnout | 1,115 | 51.0 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Victoria Irvine | 610 | 71.7 | −5.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | Peter Davis | 241 | 28.3 | +5.9 | |
Majority | 369 | 43.4 | −11.8 | ||
Turnout | 851 | 41.8 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | John Wyse | 711 | 50.2 | −9.5 | |
Conservative | Michael Hunt | 549 | 38.8 | −1.5 | |
Labour | Martin Keighery | 155 | 11.0 | +11.0 | |
Majority | 162 | 11.4 | −8.0 | ||
Turnout | 1,415 | 34.0 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Neil Prestidge | 1,008 | 44.3 | +9.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | Philip Rawlins | 749 | 32.9 | −11.7 | |
Labour | Catherine Arakelian | 520 | 22.8 | +7.9 | |
Majority | 259 | 11.4 | |||
Turnout | 2,277 | 35.7 | |||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Luke Annaly | 960 | 61.6 | −11.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | Richard Makepeace | 598 | 38.4 | +11.6 | |
Majority | 362 | 23.2 | −21.2 | ||
Turnout | 1,558 | 41.5 | |||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Michael Gibbard | 939 | 69.6 | +22.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | Suzanne Wilson-Higgins | 411 | 30.4 | −13.0 | |
Majority | 528 | 39.2 | +35.4 | ||
Turnout | 1,350 | 36.5 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
References
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