- Cherwell Council election, 2006
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The 2006 Cherwell 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
- Conservative 38
- Labour 8
- Liberal Democrat 4[6]
Election result
Cherwell Local Election Result 2006[7] Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/- Conservative 15 2 0 +2 83.3 60.2 14,957 +3.1% Liberal Democrat 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
Banbury Calthorpe[7][8] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Colin Clarke 782 64.8 Labour Hanry Goodman 261 21.6 Liberal Democrat Suzanne Wilson-Higgins 164 13.6 Majority 521 43.2 Turnout 1,207 Conservative hold Swing Banbury Easington[7][8] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Kieron Mallon 1,357 64.1 -5.2 Labour Martin Weir 382 18.0 -12.7 Liberal Democrat Pamela Linzey-Jones 379 17.9 +17.9 Majority 975 46.1 +7.5 Turnout 2,118 Conservative hold Swing Banbury Grimsbury and Castle[7][8] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Margaret Cullip 862 50.2 -6.9 Labour Andrew Beere 520 30.3 -12.6 Liberal Democrat Choudry Anjum 334 19.5 +19.5 Majority 342 19.9 +5.7 Turnout 1,716 Conservative gain from Labour Swing Banbury Hardwick[7][8] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Stuart Robbins 782 59.9 -6.2 Labour Neil Mepham 343 26.3 -7.6 Liberal Democrat Frank Davies 181 13.9 +13.9 Majority 439 33.6 +1.4 Turnout 1,306 Conservative hold Swing Banbury Neithrop[7][8] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Alyas Ahmed 572 49.5 +4.8 Labour Richard Doy 371 32.1 -23.2 Liberal Democrat Peter Johnson 212 18.4 +18.4 Majority 201 17.4 Turnout 1,155 Conservative gain from Labour Swing Banbury Ruscote[7][8] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour George Parish 748 51.5 -2.1 Conservative Elizabeth Macleod 559 38.5 -7.9 Liberal Democrat Deborah Atsoparthis 145 10.0 +10.0 Majority 189 13.0 +5.8 Turnout 1,452 Labour hold Swing Bicester West[7][8] 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 Bloxham and Bodicote[7][8] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Eric Heath 1,254 70.6 +7.4 Liberal Democrat Peter Davis 523 29.4 -7.4 Majority 731 41.2 +14.8 Turnout 1,777 Conservative hold Swing Cropredy[7][8] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Kenneth Atack 703 74.3 -3.2 Liberal Democrat Stephen Creed 243 25.7 +3.2 Majority 460 48.6 -6.4 Turnout 946 Conservative hold Swing Deddington[7][8] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Paul O'Sullivan 675 62.2 +2.9 Liberal Democrat Martin Squires 410 37.8 -2.9 Majority 265 24.4 +5.8 Turnout 1,085 Conservative hold Swing Fringford[7][8] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Barry Wood 727 84.8 +14.5 Liberal Democrat Nicholas Cotter 130 15.2 -14.5 Majority 597 69.6 +29.0 Turnout 857 Conservative hold Swing Kidlington North[7][8] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Liberal Democrat 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 Democrat hold Swing Kidlington South[7][8] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Liberal Democrat 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 Democrat gain from Labour Swing Kirtlington[7][8] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Neil Godwin 650 73.4 +16.4 Liberal Democrat Andrew Murray 235 26.6 -16.4 Majority 415 46.8 +32.8 Turnout 885 Conservative hold Swing Otmoor[7][8] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Timothy Hallchurch 566 68.4 +8.0 Liberal Democrat Elisabeth Yardley 262 31.6 -8.0 Majority 304 36.8 +16.0 Turnout 828 Conservative hold Swing Sibford[7][8] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative George Reynolds 796 79.4 Liberal Democrat Janice Johnson 206 20.6 Majority 590 58.8 Turnout 1,002 Conservative hold Swing The Astons and Heyfords[7][8] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative James Macnamara 1,146 73.2 +24.4 Liberal Democrat Neil Walton 420 26.8 -24.4 Majority 726 44.4 Turnout 1,566 Conservative hold Swing Wroxton[7][8] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Douglas Webb 759 71.5 Liberal Democrat Anthony Burns 302 28.5 Majority 457 43.0 Turnout 1,061 Conservative hold Swing References
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