Local government elections in Oxfordshire, England
Elections to the Vale of White Horse District Council, the local authority for the Vale of White Horse in Oxfordshire, England take place every four years.
Council elections
Election results
| Overall control | | Lib Dem | | Conservative | | Labour | | Green | | Independent |
2023 | Lib Dem | 34 | - | - | 4 | - |
2019 | Lib Dem | 31 | 6 | - | 1 | - |
2015 | Conservative | 9 | 29 | - | - | - |
2011 | Conservative | 19 | 31 | 1 | - | - |
2007 | Lib Dem | 34 | 17 | - | - | - |
2003 | Lib Dem | 29 | 21 | - | - | 1 |
1999 | Lib Dem | 33 | 15 | 2 | - | 1 |
By-election results
1995-1999
Grove By-Election 12 March 1998 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | | 611 | 45.0 | +1.5 |
| Conservative | | 570 | 41.9 | +6.9 |
| Labour | | 178 | 13.1 | −8.4 |
Majority | 41 | 3.1 | |
Turnout | 1,359 | 24.0 | |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
1999-2003
Sunningwell and Wootton By-Election 4 October 2001 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | | 558 | 64.8 | +2.0 |
| Conservative | | 303 | 35.2 | −2.0 |
Majority | 255 | 29.6 | |
Turnout | 861 | 31.2 | |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Caldecott By-Election 15 November 2001 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | | 692 | 46.7 | −1.2 |
| Conservative | | 621 | 41.9 | +5.7 |
| Labour | | 170 | 11.5 | −4.4 |
Majority | 71 | 4.8 | |
Turnout | 1,483 | 25.0 | |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Grove By-Election 21 March 2002 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | | 733 | 49.8 | +9.5 |
| Liberal Democrats | | 532 | 36.1 | −9.4 |
| Independent | | 207 | 14.1 | +14.1 |
Majority | 201 | 13.7 | |
Turnout | 1,472 | 24.8 | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Cumnor By-Election 26 September 2002 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | | 826 | 57.6 | +7.1 |
| Conservative | | 608 | 42.4 | +4.9 |
Majority | 218 | 15.2 | |
Turnout | 1,434 | 28 | |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
2003-2007
Wantage Charlton By-Election 4 November 2004 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Derek Verdin | 844 | 47.4 | +10.3 |
| Conservative | Henry Richardson | 720 | 40.4 | −0.4 |
| Labour | | 216 | 12.1 | +0.4 |
Majority | 124 | 7.0 | |
Turnout | 1,780 | 33.4 | |
| Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Drayton By-Election 13 October 2005[8] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Richard Webber | 343 | 55.2 | −11.7 |
| Conservative | Michael Murray | 215 | 34.6 | +1.5 |
| Labour | William Akers | 63 | 10.1 | +10.1 |
Majority | 128 | 20.6 | |
Turnout | 621 | 35.5 | |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Kennington & South Hinksey By-Election 6 April 2006[9] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Bernard Auton | 771 | 57.2 | +0.9 |
| Conservative | Gareth Jennings | 577 | 42.8 | +7.7 |
Majority | 194 | 14.4 | |
Turnout | 1,348 | 39.6 | |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
2007-2011
Wantage Charlton By-Election 13 March 2008[10] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | John Morgan | 760 | 45.6 | +3.6 |
| Liberal Democrats | Lorraine Todd | 731 | 43.8 | −3.8 |
| Labour | Ed Mitchell | 177 | 10.6 | +0.2 |
Majority | 29 | 1.8 | |
Turnout | 1,668 | | |
| Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
Abingdon Dunmore By-Election 22 October 2009[11] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Julia Bricknell | 796 | 52.6 | +0.1 |
| Conservative | Monica Lovatt | 602 | 39.8 | −1.4 |
| Green | Richard Bullock | 71 | 4.7 | +4.7 |
| Labour | Bobbie Nichols | 43 | 2.8 | −3.5 |
Majority | 194 | 12.8 | |
Turnout | 1,512 | | |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
2011-2015
Sunningwell and Wootton By-Election 6 December 2012 (2 seats)[12] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Valerie Shaw | 577 | | |
| Liberal Democrats | Elizabeth Miles | 549 | | |
| Conservative | Adam Hardiman | 346 | | |
| Conservative | Richard Treffler | 333 | | |
| Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
| Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Abingdon Peachcroft By-Election 2 May 2013[13] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Andrew Skinner | 683 | 51.2 | +8.9 |
| Conservative | Peter Wiblin | 518 | 38.8 | −6.9 |
| Labour | George Ryall | 133 | 10.0 | −2.0 |
Majority | 165 | 12.4 | |
Turnout | 1,334 | | |
| Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Greendown By-Election 2 May 2013[14] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | St John Dickson | 351 | 52.8 | +10.6 |
| Liberal Democrats | Brian Sadler | 199 | 29.9 | −15.5 |
| UKIP | Jason Kent | 115 | 17.3 | +17.3 |
Majority | 152 | 22.9 | |
Turnout | 665 | | |
| Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
Marcham and Shippon By-Election 2 May 2013[15] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Catherine Webber | 308 | 43.5 | −5.8 |
| Conservative | Jackie Gibb | 260 | 36.7 | +0.0 |
| UKIP | Christopher Parkes | 140 | 19.8 | +19.8 |
Majority | 48 | 6.8 | |
Turnout | 708 | | |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Abingdon Fitzharris By-Election 4 July 2013[16] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Jeanette Halliday | 479 | 50.3 | +7.6 |
| Conservative | Monica Lovatt | 378 | 39.7 | +0.0 |
| Labour | George Ryall | 96 | 10.1 | −7.5 |
Majority | 101 | 10.6 | |
Turnout | 953 | | |
| Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Wantage Charlton By-Election 10 April 2014[17] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Julia Reynolds | 591 | 41.9 | −5.3 |
| Liberal Democrats | Jim Sibbald | 542 | 38.4 | +2.5 |
| Labour | Nathan Sparks | 155 | 11.0 | −5.9 |
| Green | Kevin Harris | 124 | 8.8 | +8.8 |
Majority | 49 | 3.5 | |
Turnout | 1,412 | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Abingdon Dunmore By-Election 11 September 2014[18] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Margaret Crick | 745 | 52.4 | +14.7 |
| Conservative | Andrew Todd | 501 | 35.2 | −6.1 |
| UKIP | Christopher Parkes | 90 | 6.3 | +6.3 |
| Labour | Mike Gould | 87 | 6.1 | −4.7 |
Majority | 244 | 17.1 | |
Turnout | 1,423 | | |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
2019-2023
Grove North By-Election 6 May 2021[19] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Ben Mabbett | 704 | 44.9 | +14.5 |
| Liberal Democrats | Andy Przybysz | 575 | 36.7 | −9.4 |
| Labour | Marci Sandels | 191 | 12.2 | +0.2 |
| Green | Viral Patel | 98 | 6.3 | +6.3 |
Majority | 129 | 8.2 | |
Turnout | 1,568 | | |
| Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
Steventon and the Hanneys By-Election 5 May 2022[20] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Sally Povolotsky | 878 | 55.1 | +14.1 |
| Conservative | Louise Brown | 517 | 32.4 | −15.8 |
| Independent | David Corps | 199 | 12.5 | +12.5 |
Majority | 361 | 22.6 | |
Turnout | 1,594 | | |
| Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
References
- ^ The District of Vale of White Horse (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1978
- ^ The Oxfordshire and Wiltshire (Areas) Order 1980
- ^ The Oxfordshire (District Boundaries) Order 1985
- ^ legislation.gov.uk - The Oxfordshire (District Boundaries) Order 1991. Retrieved on 6 November 2015.
- ^ "Local elections". BBC News Online. Retrieved 12 September 2009.
- ^ legislation.gov.uk - The District of Vale of White Horse (Electoral Changes) Order 2001. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
- ^ legislation.gov.uk - The Vale of White Horse (Electoral Changes) Order 2014. Retrieved on 3 November 2015.
- ^ "Tories boosted in local byelections". guardian.co.uk. 14 October 2005. Retrieved 12 September 2009.
- ^ "Lib Dems and Labour make byelection gains". guardian.co.uk. 7 April 2006. Retrieved 12 September 2009.
- ^ "Wantage by-election results". Vale of White Horse District Council. Retrieved 12 September 2009.
- ^ "Abingdon Dunmore By-Election Results". Vale of White Horse District Council. 23 October 2009. Retrieved 23 October 2009.
- ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Sunningwell and Wootton Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
- ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Abingdon Peachcroft Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
- ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Greendown Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
- ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Marcham and Shippon Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
- ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Abingdon Fitzharris Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
- ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Wantage Charlton Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
- ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Abingdon Dunmore Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
- ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Grove North Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
- ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Steventon and the Hanneys Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
External links
- Vale of White Horse District Council
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