
The2008 Cherwell District Council election took place on 1 May 2008 to elect members ofCherwellDistrict Council inOxfordshire, England. One third of the council was up for election and theConservative Party stayed in overall control of the council.[1]
The results saw the Conservatives win all of the seats that were contested in the election in a clean sweep.[2] They gained 2 seats fromLabour to have 44 of the 50 seats on the council, while theLiberal Democrats were not defending any seats in the election.[2][3] InBanbury Neithropward, Martin Weir, a former Labour Party member who joined the Conservatives earlier in the year, defeated his former colleague and mayor Surinder Dhesi to take the seat.[4] The other gain came in Banbury Ruscote, with the defeats for Labour being blamed on the national political situation.[2] The results meant that Labour were reduced to holding only 2 seats on the council behind the Liberal Democrats on 4.[5]
After the election, the composition of the council was:
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 18 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 100.0 | 67.0 | 16,341 | +10.0 | |
| Labour | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0.0 | 19.0 | 4,637 | +0.1 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 14.0 | 3,420 | -6.5 | |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Rick Atkinson | 682 | 75.1 | +13.7 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Elisabeth Yardley | 226 | 24.9 | −13.7 | |
| Majority | 456 | 50.2 | +27.4 | ||
| Turnout | 908 | 39.0 | |||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Alastair Milne Home | 884 | 75.9 | +11.1 | |
| Labour | Mary Ross | 280 | 24.1 | +2.5 | |
| Majority | 604 | 51.8 | +8.6 | ||
| Turnout | 1,164 | 28.0 | |||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Fred Blackwell | 1,534 | 77.9 | +16.8 | |
| Labour | Roy Mold | 435 | 22.1 | +2.6 | |
| Majority | 1,099 | 55.8 | +14.2 | ||
| Turnout | 1,969 | 33.7 | −1.0 | ||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Ann Bonner | 1,075 | 62.0 | +0.3 | |
| Labour | Henry Goodman | 495 | 28.6 | −9.7 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Martin Chadwick | 163 | 9.4 | +9.4 | |
| Majority | 580 | 33.4 | +10.0 | ||
| Turnout | 1,733 | 24.5 | −1.0 | ||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | John Donaldson | 975 | |||
| Conservative | Anthony Ilott | 836 | |||
| Labour | Sean Woodcock | 281 | |||
| Labour | Sandra Mold | 260 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | Anthony Burns | 233 | |||
| Turnout | 2,585 | 24.2 | +0.2 | ||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Martin Weir | 700 | 56.1 | +6.6 | |
| Labour | Surinder Dhesi | 548 | 43.9 | +11.8 | |
| Majority | 152 | 12.2 | −5.2 | ||
| Turnout | 1,248 | 28.8 | |||
| Conservativegain fromLabour | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Patricia Tompson | 751 | 52.0 | +2.9 | |
| Labour | Patrick Cartledge | 694 | 48.0 | +11.4 | |
| Majority | 57 | 4.0 | −8.5 | ||
| Turnout | 1,445 | 25.3 | −1.7 | ||
| Conservativegain fromLabour | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Lawrie Stratford | 877 | 70.3 | +10.1 | |
| Labour | Chris Bream | 208 | 16.7 | −8.1 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Bruce Shakespeare | 163 | 13.1 | −1.9 | |
| Majority | 669 | 53.6 | +18.2 | ||
| Turnout | 1,248 | 28.3 | −1.2 | ||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Nicholas Mawer | 939 | 73.2 | +2.2 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Steve Creed | 178 | 13.9 | −1.2 | |
| Labour | John Darbyshire | 165 | 12.9 | −1.0 | |
| Majority | 761 | 59.3 | +3.4 | ||
| Turnout | 1,282 | 26.7 | +1.2 | ||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Dan Sames | 827 | 60.1 | +10.1 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Neil Walton | 548 | 39.9 | −10.1 | |
| Majority | 279 | 20.2 | |||
| Turnout | 1,375 | 37.4 | +5.1 | ||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Debbie Pickford | 774 | 65.5 | +7.0 | |
| Labour | Mary Lynch | 209 | 17.7 | −5.4 | |
| Liberal Democrats | John Willett | 199 | 16.8 | −1.6 | |
| Majority | 565 | 47.8 | +12.4 | ||
| Turnout | 1,182 | 30.5 | +0.2 | ||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Russell Hurle | 1,175 | 68.0 | +21.0 | |
| Labour | John Broad | 553 | 32.0 | −21.0 | |
| Majority | 622 | 36.0 | |||
| Turnout | 1,728 | 31.1 | −5.0 | ||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Lynda Thirzie Smart | 1,338 | 73.4 | +2.8 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Peter Davis | 484 | 26.6 | −2.8 | |
| Majority | 854 | 46.8 | +5.6 | ||
| Turnout | 1,822 | 39.7 | |||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Catherine Fulljames | 510 | 76.9 | +5.3 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Andy Murray | 100 | 15.1 | −13.3 | |
| Labour | Alan Hasted | 53 | 8.0 | +8.0 | |
| Majority | 410 | 61.8 | +18.6 | ||
| Turnout | 663 | 34.9 | |||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Maurice Billington | 1,369 | 57.1 | +12.8 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Doug Williamson | 695 | 29.0 | −3.9 | |
| Labour | David James | 333 | 13.9 | −8.9 | |
| Majority | 674 | 28.1 | +16.7 | ||
| Turnout | 2,397 | 38.0 | +2.3 | ||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | David Hughes | unopposed | |||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Trevor Stevens | 1,095 | 66.4 | −3.2 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Suzanne Wilson-Higgins | 431 | 26.1 | −4.3 | |
| Labour | Martin Keighery | 123 | 7.5 | +7.5 | |
| Majority | 664 | 40.3 | +1.1 | ||
| Turnout | 1,649 | 44.7 | +8.2 | ||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||