2012 UK local government election
Elections for Oxford City Council were held on Thursday 3 May 2012. As Oxford City Council is elected by halves, one seat in each of the 24 wards is up for election.
Overall turnout was 29.4%, down from 61.7% in 2010. However, the 2010 election was held on the same day as the general election , accounting for the unusually high turnout in that year. The lowest turnout (17.5%) was in Northfield Brook ward and the highest (42.5%) in Iffley Fields.
Results Oxford Local Election Result 2012 Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/− Labour 16 4 1 +3 66.7 42.4 13,852 +7.9 Liberal Democrats 4 0 3 -3 16.7 18.5 6,034 −12.1 Green 3 1 1 0 12.5 21.3 6,948 +7.3 Independent 1 1 0 +1 4.2 2.7 877 +1.7 Conservative 0 0 0 0 0 14.6 4,764 -5.0 UKIP 0 0 0 0 0 0.5 166 +0.3
Note: three UKIP candidates stood in this election, compared with one in 2010 and none in 2008. The last remaining councillor for the Independent Working Class Association , in Northfield Brook ward, stood down at this election; the seat was taken by the Labour Party.
This result has the following consequences for the total number of seats on the Council after the elections:
Party Previous council Staying councillors Seats up for election Election result New council Labour 26 13 13 16 29 Liberal Democrats 16 9 7 4 13 Green 5 2 3 3 5 Independent Working Class 1 0 1 0 0 Independent 0 0 0 1 1 Total 48 24 24 24 48
Results by ward Map of the Oxford Wards
Barton and Sandhills Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Mike Rowley 758 66.7 +9.6 Conservative Graham Lovelock 168 14.8 +8.9 Green Mary-Jane Sareva 122 10.7 +2.6 Liberal Democrats Alexander Cibulskis 88 7.7 −15.1 Turnout 1146 22.54 Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Blackbird Leys Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Val Smith 737 85.4 +31.1 Conservative David Hearn 54 6.3 −0.3 Green Sarah Pethybridge 40 4.6 +2.2 Liberal Democrats Alasdair Murray 32 3.7 +2.0 Turnout 865 20.81 −0.2 Labour hold Swing
Carfax Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Anne-Marie Canning 288 32.4 +15.1 Green Adam Ramsay 235 26.4 +6.6 Liberal Democrats Duncan Stott 207 23.3 −12.4 Conservative Tim Patmore 159 17.9 −9.8 Turnout 902 20.27 Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Churchill Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Mark Lygo 767 71.0 +29.3 Green Julian Faultless 130 12.0 +8.7 Conservative Siddo Deva 106 9.8 –2.4 Liberal Democrats Ruth Rundle 77 7.1 –9.0 Turnout 1086 21.62 Labour hold Swing
Cowley Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Helen O'Hara 626 51.6 +3.4 Green Clare Cochrane 276 22.8 +10.3 Conservative Judith Harley 196 16.2 −1.2 Liberal Democrats Mike Tait 115 9.4 −6.1 Turnout 1217 26.84 Labour hold Swing
Cowley Marsh Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Saj Malik 666 50.1 −1.3 Green Kevin Meaney 467 35.1 +24.9 Conservative Gary Dixon 122 9.2 +0.5 Liberal Democrats Ben Maconick 75 5.6 −24.1 Turnout 1338 27.77 Labour hold Swing
Headington Party Candidate Votes % ±% Liberal Democrats Ruth Wilkinson 983 53.7 +18.3 Labour Jane Darke 557 30.5 +13.8 Conservative Mark Bhagwandin 178 9.7 −24.7 Green Richard Howarth 111 6.1 −7.4 Turnout 1834 41.35 Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Headington Hill and Northway Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Roy Darke 589 48.1 +8.8 Conservative Thomas Kelley 273 22.3 −8.7 Green Sietske Boeles 156 12.7 +8.4 Liberal Democrats Stephen Tall 110 9.0 −17.4 UKIP Nicholas Fell 97 7.9 +7.9 Turnout 1232 25.24 −4.0 Labour hold Swing
Hinksey Park Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Oscar Van Nooijen 906 60.0 +7.8 Green Judy Chipchase 331 21.9 −1.5 Conservative Simon Mort 172 11.4 −1.9 Liberal Democrats Catherine Hodgkinson 101 6.7 −4.4 Turnout 1518 32.34 Labour hold Swing
Holywell Party Candidate Votes % ±% Green Sam Hollick 356 39.5 +21.0 Labour Alex Harvey 204 22.6 +9.0 Liberal Democrats Robin McGhee 197 21.8 −23.6 Conservative Robert Sargent 145 16.1 −8.0 Turnout 923 21.82 Green gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Iffley Fields Party Candidate Votes % ±% Green Elise Benjamin 896 49.5 −5.2 Labour Richard Tarver 795 43.9 +15.4 Conservative Neil Prestidge 60 3.3 −6.8 Liberal Democrats Doug Hale 58 3.2 +3.2 Turnout 1816 42.49 Green hold Swing
Jericho and Osney Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Colin Cook 835 54.4 +1.2 Green Peter Furtado 337 22.0 +5.5 Conservative Bill Wilson 214 13.9 +1.2 Liberal Democrats Catherine Hilliard 149 9.7 −7.9 Turnout 1538 30.53 Labour hold Swing
Littlemore Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour John Tanner 686 59.4 +8.7 Conservative Carolyn Evans 202 17.5 −7.3 Liberal Democrats Dorian Hancock 137 11.9 +1.1 Green Matthew Sellwood 130 11.3 −2.4 Turnout 1161 24.44 Labour hold Swing
Lye Valley Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Pat Kennedy 724 62.8 +2.8 Green John Kentish 182 15.8 +5.6 Conservative James McGee 161 14.0 −6.9 Liberal Democrats Mark Wheeler 85 7.4 −1.5 Turnout 1165 22.86 Labour hold Swing
Marston Party Candidate Votes % ±% Independent Mick Haines 877 45.8 +25.2 Labour Louise Upton 636 33.2 −1.3 Conservative Duncan Hatfield 195 10.2 −4.0 Green Alistair Morris 122 6.4 +1.3 Liberal Democrats Sam Fowkes 84 4.4 −21.2 Turnout 1919 40.41 Independent gain from Labour Swing
North Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour James Fry 516 33.4 +18.6 Green Sushila Dhall 385 24.9 +7.2 Liberal Democrats John Howson 353 22.8 −14.4 Conservative Samantha Mandrup 291 18.8 −11.5 Turnout 1548 34.82 Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Northfield Brook Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Steve Curran 564 73.6 +33.9 Green Alison Williams 73 9.5 +5.8 Liberal Democrats Amber Thomas 68 8.9 +4.2 Conservative Pat Jones 61 8.0 +1.4 Turnout 770 17.51 Labour gain from Ind. Working Class Swing
Quarry and Risinghurst Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Laurence Baxter 848 49.5 +11.9 Liberal Democrats Roz Smith 411 24.0 −4.0 Conservative Allen Mills 310 18.1 −11.7 Green Raymond Hitchins 76 4.4 +0.3 UKIP Julia Gasper 69 4.0 +4.0 Turnout 1722 36.56 Labour hold Swing
Rose Hill and Iffley Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Edward Turner 871 61.9 +7.1 Liberal Democrats Peter Wilkinson 214 15.2 +0.1 Green Paul Skinner 181 12.9 −0.4 Conservative John Walsh 140 10.0 −6.8 Turnout 1417 31.58 Labour hold Swing
St Clement's Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Bev Clack 595 42.8 +18.4 Green Hafiz Ladell 501 36.1 −12.5 Conservative Elizabeth Mills 165 11.9 −1.3 Liberal Democrats Mohsin Khan 99 7.1 −6.7 UKIP Ian MacDonald 29 2.1 +2.1 Turnout 1397 26.29 Labour gain from Green Swing
St Margaret's Party Candidate Votes % ±% Liberal Democrats Gwynneth Royce 474 34.5 +1.1 Conservative Vernon Porter 353 25.7 −1.2 Green Ann Duncan 350 25.5 −2.3 Labour Lincoln Hill 198 14.4 +2.4 Turnout 1381 31.89 Liberal Democrats hold Swing
St Mary's Party Candidate Votes % ±% Green Craig Simmons 578 48.0 −10.9 Labour Sabir Mirza 509 42.3 +21.2 Conservative George Harnett 76 6.3 −5.3 Liberal Democrats James King 40 3.3 −6.9 Turnout 1212 27.88 Green hold Swing
Summertown Party Candidate Votes % ±% Liberal Democrats Stuart McCready 753 41.9 −2.3 Green John Coleman 418 23.3 +2.6 Conservative Jonathan Gittos 379 21.1 −4.0 Labour Christopher Gray 246 13.7 +3.7 Turnout 1801 36.34 Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Wolvercote Party Candidate Votes % ±% Liberal Democrats Michael Gotch 655 33.9 −0.2 Conservative Graham Jones 584 30.2 −1.1 Green Sheila Cameron 495 25.6 +5.0 Labour Michele Paule 200 10.3 −3.7 Turnout 1942 41.91 Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Party share of vote map
See also
References
http://www.oxford.gov.uk/PageRender/decCD/Election_results_occw.htm