
The2004 West Oxfordshire District Council election took place on 10 June 2004 to elect members ofWest OxfordshireDistrict Council inOxfordshire,England. One third of the council was up for election and theConservative Party stayed in overall control of the council.[1]
After the election, the composition of the council was:
After thelast election in 2003 the Conservatives controlled the council with 29 seats, while theLiberal Democrats had 12, there were sixIndependentcouncillors and theLabour Party had two seats.[3] A total of 54 candidates stood for the 17 seats up for election in 2004, comprising 16 each for the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats, 11 Labour candidates, nineGreen Party and two Independents.[4]
The Conservatives remained in control of the council with 29 councillors, after winning 12 of the 17 seats contested.[5] 13 of the 14 councillors who were standing again were re-elected, with only Conservative councillor James Mills losing his seat inStandlake,Aston andStanton Harcourtward to Liberal Democrat Elisabeth Bickley.[4] The Liberal Democrats took four seats and therefore finished with 13 councillors on the council.,[5] while all three members of the Conservative councilcabinet were re-elected, including the council leader Barry Norton inNorth Leigh ward.[6]
Conservative Andrew Creery also gained one seat inWitney Central from Labour, after the Labour councillor for the previous 30 years, Ted Cooper, stood down at the election.[6] This reduced Labour to its worst ever position on the council with just one councillor.[6] Meanwhile, independent councillor Derrick Millard retained his seat inStonesfield andTackley, to mean there remained six independent councillors.[4] Overallturnout at the election was 45.19%.[4]
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 70.6 | 46.5 | 10,996 | +7.9% | |
| Liberal Democrats | 4 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 23.5 | 30.4 | 7,180 | -0.1% | |
| Independent | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.9 | 5.8 | 1,360 | -8.2% | |
| Labour | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 10.2 | 2,419 | -1.0% | |
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.1 | 1,686 | +2.3% | |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Terence Owen | 499 | 66.0 | +0.5 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Elizabeth Leffman | 152 | 20.1 | −14.4 | |
| Labour | Georgina Burrows | 105 | 13.9 | +13.9 | |
| Majority | 347 | 45.9 | +15.0 | ||
| Turnout | 756 | 49.9 | +9.9 | ||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Glena Chadwick | 985 | 66.7 | +4.5 | |
| Conservative | Ian Lyne | 491 | 33.3 | +33.3 | |
| Majority | 494 | 33.5 | +3.9 | ||
| Turnout | 1,476 | 50.9 | +9.7 | ||
| Liberal Democratshold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Michael Howes | 964 | 49.0 | +9.5 | |
| Labour | Mark Walker | 478 | 24.3 | −22.3 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Elizabeth Allen | 363 | 18.4 | +4.4 | |
| Green | Rachel Griffiths | 163 | 8.3 | +8.3 | |
| Majority | 486 | 24.7 | |||
| Turnout | 1,968 | 44.1 | +8.2 | ||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Margaret Stevens | 1,045 | 54.8 | −3.0 | |
| Conservative | Frances Pike | 662 | 34.7 | +0.4 | |
| Green | Xanthe Bevis | 201 | 10.5 | +2.6 | |
| Majority | 383 | 20.1 | −3.3 | ||
| Turnout | 1,908 | 43.0 | +10.5 | ||
| Liberal Democratshold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Stuart Brooks | 935 | 55.9 | ||
| Conservative | Jill Dunsmore | 737 | 44.1 | ||
| Majority | 198 | 11.8 | |||
| Turnout | 1,672 | 52.1 | +6.0 | ||
| Liberal Democratshold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Simon Hoare | 942 | 68.3 | +3.3 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Malcolm West | 306 | 22.2 | −12.8 | |
| Labour | William Tumbridge | 131 | 9.5 | +9.5 | |
| Majority | 636 | 46.1 | +16.0 | ||
| Turnout | 1,379 | 44.9 | +8.6 | ||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Anthony Walker | 899 | 62.1 | +1.2 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Christopher Tatton | 286 | 19.8 | −0.2 | |
| Labour | Melanie Deans | 262 | 18.1 | −0.9 | |
| Majority | 613 | 42.4 | +1.5 | ||
| Turnout | 1,447 | 46.0 | +11.3 | ||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Jeffrey Haine | 571 | 74.2 | −2.2 | |
| Liberal Democrats | John Lilly | 199 | 25.8 | +2.2 | |
| Majority | 372 | 48.3 | −4.5 | ||
| Turnout | 770 | 49.2 | +5.4 | ||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Barry Norton | 513 | 60.2 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Philip Workman | 200 | 23.5 | ||
| Labour | Helen Bridge | 139 | 16.3 | ||
| Majority | 313 | 36.7 | |||
| Turnout | 852 | 56.3 | |||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Elisabeth Bickley | 831 | 51.7 | ||
| Conservative | James Mills | 775 | 48.3 | ||
| Majority | 56 | 3.4 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 1,606 | 52.1 | +9.0 | ||
| Liberal Democratsgain fromConservative | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Derrick Millard | 1,060 | 69.3 | −0.6 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Gillian Workman | 249 | 16.3 | −0.2 | |
| Green | Susan Turnbull | 220 | 14.4 | +0.8 | |
| Majority | 811 | 53.0 | −0.5 | ||
| Turnout | 1,529 | 48.8 | +12.8 | ||
| Independenthold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Andrew Creery | 524 | 42.9 | +14.2 | |
| Labour | Richard Kelsall | 339 | 27.7 | +2.8 | |
| Liberal Democrats | June Taylor | 217 | 17.8 | +4.6 | |
| Green | Sandra Simpson | 142 | 11.6 | +8.4 | |
| Majority | 185 | 15.2 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 1,222 | 41.1 | +1.7 | ||
| Conservativegain fromLabour | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Frank Smith | 710 | 49.4 | +16.8 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Peter Madden | 341 | 23.7 | −27.2 | |
| Green | Enid Dossett-Davies | 218 | 15.2 | +9.3 | |
| Labour | Raymond Harris | 169 | 11.8 | +1.3 | |
| Majority | 369 | 25.7 | |||
| Turnout | 1,438 | 38.3 | +6.8 | ||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Martin Chapman | 569 | 45.2 | +6.7 | |
| Green | Richard Dossett-Davies | 324 | 25.7 | +5.9 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Paul Slamin | 239 | 19.0 | −22.7 | |
| Labour | Diana Kelsall | 128 | 10.2 | +10.2 | |
| Majority | 245 | 19.5 | |||
| Turnout | 1,260 | 41.1 | +6.4 | ||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Peter Green | 863 | 52.7 | +21.7 | |
| Labour | Phillip Edney | 317 | 19.3 | +2.3 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Olive Minett | 282 | 17.2 | +6.6 | |
| Green | Jill Jones | 177 | 10.8 | +5.8 | |
| Majority | 546 | 33.3 | +27.7 | ||
| Turnout | 1,639 | 36.3 | +6.8 | ||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Louise Chapman | 574 | 51.3 | +9.5 | |
| Independent | Ian Lucas | 300 | 26.8 | +1.9 | |
| Labour | David Wesson | 142 | 12.7 | −1.6 | |
| Green | Christopher Marchant | 102 | 9.1 | +2.8 | |
| Majority | 274 | 24.5 | +7.6 | ||
| Turnout | 1,118 | 37.0 | +13.0 | ||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Ian Hudspeth | 703 | 43.9 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Elizabeth Poskitt | 550 | 34.4 | ||
| Labour | Susan Roberts | 209 | 13.1 | ||
| Green | Tracy Dighton-Brown | 139 | 8.7 | ||
| Majority | 153 | 9.5 | |||
| Turnout | 1,601 | 53.7 | +5.8 | ||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Roger Curry | 420 | 50.5 | +1.1 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Daniel Coulson | 253 | 30.4 | +6.7 | |
| Green | Enid Dossett-Davies | 109 | 13.1 | −2.1 | |
| Labour | David Wesson | 49 | 5.9 | −5.9 | |
| Majority | 167 | 20.1 | −5.6 | ||
| Turnout | 831 | 19.8 | −18.5 | ||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||