- Cherwell Council election, 2011
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The 2011 Cherwell Council election took place on 5 May 2011[1] 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.[2]
In all 16 seats were contested, out of 50 on the council. The Conservative party remained in overall control with 43 seats, a net loss of just one seat. There was one Conservative gain, the Bicester South ward taken by Lynn Pratt from Liberal Democrat leader Nick Cotter, but Labour gained two seats from Conservative, with Patrick Cartledge regaining the Banbury Ruscote seat which he had lost to the Conservatives in 2008, and Andrew Beere taking Banbury Grimsbury and Castle by 15 votes, also from the Conservatives. Labour increased their council seats from two to four, whereas the loss of the Bicester South ward by the Liberal Democrat party left them with three councillors, and so were replaced by Labour as official opposition on the council.[3][4]
After the election, the composition of the council was[2]
- Conservative 43
- Labour 4
- Liberal Democrat 3
Election result
Cherwell Local Election Result 2011 Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/- Conservative 12 1 2 -1 Labour 3 2 +2 Liberal Democrat 1 1 -1 Green 0 0 Independent 0 0 Labour Co-op 0 0 Ward results
Ambrosden and Chesterton[1][3][5] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Andrew John Fulljames 718 Liberal Democrat John Willett 257 Majority 461 Turnout 975 43.2 Conservative hold Swing Banbury Easington[1][3][5] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Nigel John Morris 1353 Labour Co-op Surinder Dhesi 875 Green Katherine Jane Chandler 247 Liberal Democrat Andy Murray 172 Majority 478 Turnout 2647 44.7 Conservative hold Swing Banbury Grimsbury and Castle[1][3][5] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Andrew Gerald Beere 969 Conservative Chris Smithson 954 Green Andrew John Haywood 230 Liberal Democrat Kenneth William Ashworth 214 Majority 15 Turnout 2367 31.1 Labour gain from Conservative Swing Banbury Hardwick[1][3][5] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Nicholas Patrick Turner 1035 Labour Sean Lee Woodcock 636 Green Stephen Christopher Hartley 197 Liberal Democrat Steve Creed 142 Majority 399 Turnout 2010 33.1 Conservative hold Swing Banbury Ruscote[1][3][5] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Patrick Samuel Cartledge 1058 Conservative Keith Strangwood 762 Liberal Democrat Tony Burns 125 Majority 296 Turnout 1945 34.9 Labour gain from Conservative Swing Bicester East[1][3][5] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Rose Thirza Jane Stratford 972 Labour John Hanna 641 Majority 331 Turnout 1613 39.6 Conservative hold Swing Bicester North[1][3][5] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Carol Steward 1013 Labour Kevin Lawrence Walsh 432 Liberal Democrat John Alexander Innes 275 Majority 581 Turnout 1720 37.3 Conservative hold Swing Bicester South[1][3][5] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Lynn Mary Pratt 677 Liberal Democrat Nick Cotter 550 Labour Neil Ridges Payne 234 Green Graham Allan Newell 86 Majority 127 Turnout 1547 41.9 Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat Swing Bicester Town[1][3][5] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Diana May Edwards 852 Labour John Leslie Broad 557 Majority 295 Turnout 1409 38.8 Conservative hold Swing Bicester West[1][3][5] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Les Sibley 1286 Conservative James Ferris Porter 994 Majority 292 Turnout 2280 43.4 Labour hold Swing Cropredy[1][3][5] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Ken Atack 748 Independent Ray Barron-Woolfold 255 Labour Derek John Evans 163 Liberal Democrat Janice Johnson 80 Majority 493 Turnout 1246 55.9 Conservative hold Swing Hook Norton[1][3][5] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Victoria Louise Irvine 686 Labour Perran Henry Rupert Moon 367 Liberal Democrat Peter Davis 119 Majority 319 Turnout 1172 56.7 Conservative hold Swing Kidlington North[1][3][5] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Liberal Democrat Alaric David Hammond Rose 771 Conservative Sandra Rhodes 757 Labour Trevor Alan Blake 295 Green Alastair Theodore White 121 Majority 14 Turnout 1944 48.2 Liberal Democrat hold Swing Kidlington South[1][5] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Neil Prestidge 1236 Liberal Democrat Alan William Graham 861 Labour David James 691 Green Janet Malvine Warren 212 Majority 375 Turnout 3000 48.6 Conservative hold Swing The Astons and Heyfords[1][5] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Mike Kerford-Byrnes 1103 Green Mary Rachel Franklin 348 Liberal Democrat Liz Yardley 322 Majority 755 Turnout 1773 46.7 Conservative hold Swing Yarnton, Gosford and Water Eaton[1][5] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Michael John Gibbard 1102 Labour Andrew Hornsby-Smith 361 Liberal Democrat Suzanne Wilson-Higgins 217 Majority 741 Turnout 1680 46.1 Conservative hold Swing References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q "District election results 2011". Bodicote, Banbury: Cherwell District Council. 6 May 2011. http://www.cherwell.gov.uk/index.cfm?articleid=7744. Retrieved 6 May 2011.
- ^ a b "New council make-up". Bodicote, Banbury: Cherwell District Council. 6 May 2011. http://www.cherwell.gov.uk/index.cfm?articleid=7714. Retrieved 6 May 2011.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n "Elections 2011: Cherwell". Banbury Guardian. Johnston Publishing Ltd. 6 May 2011. http://www.banburyguardian.co.uk/news/local/elections_2011_cherwell_1_2655780. Retrieved 20 May 2011.
- ^ McGregor, Sam (6 May 2011). "Cherwell Tories say business as usual despite Labour picking up two wards". The Oxford Times. Newsquest Media Group. http://www.oxfordtimes.co.uk/news/headlines/9011930.2011__Cherwell_Tories_say_business_as_usual_despite_Labour_picking_up_two_wards/. Retrieved 20 May 2011.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p "Oxfordshire Council Elections 2011, Cherwell". Oxford Mail. Newsquest Media Group. May 2011. http://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/elections_2011/constituency/196/. Retrieved 20 May 2011.
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Cherwell Council election, 2010Cherwell local elections Succeeded by
Cherwell Council election, 2012Categories:- English District Council elections
- English local elections, 2011
- Cherwell
- Council elections in Oxfordshire
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