Vale of White Horse District Council elections

The Vale of White Horse District Council, governing the Vale of White Horse in Oxfordshire, England is elected every four years.

Political control

Since the foundation of the council in 1973, its political control has been as follows:[1]

Party in controlYears
Conservative1973 - 1995
Liberal Democrats1995 - 2011
Conservative2011 - 2019
Liberal Democrats2019–present

Council elections

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[9]
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[10]
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[11]
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[12]
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

References
  1. "Vale of White Horse". BBC News Online. Retrieved 2009-09-12.
  2. The District of Vale of White Horse (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1978
  3. The Oxfordshire and Wiltshire (Areas) Order 1980
  4. The Oxfordshire (District Boundaries) Order 1985
  5. legislation.gov.uk - The Oxfordshire (District Boundaries) Order 1991. Retrieved on 6 November 2015.
  6. "Local elections". BBC News Online. Retrieved 2009-09-12.
  7. legislation.gov.uk - The District of Vale of White Horse (Electoral Changes) Order 2001. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
  8. legislation.gov.uk - The Vale of White Horse (Electoral Changes) Order 2014. Retrieved on 3 November 2015.
  9. "Tories boosted in local byelections". guardian.co.uk. 2005-10-14. Retrieved 2009-09-12.
  10. "Lib Dems and Labour make byelection gains". guardian.co.uk. 2006-04-07. Retrieved 2009-09-12.
  11. "Wantage by-election results". Vale of White Horse District Council. Retrieved 2009-09-12.
  12. "Abingdon Dunmore By-Election Results". Vale of White Horse District Council. 2009-10-23. Retrieved 2009-10-23.
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