Oxford Council election 2006
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Elections for Oxford City Council were held on Thursday 4 May 2006. As Oxford City Council is elected by halves, one seat in each of the 24 wards was up for election. The exception was St Clement's, where both seats were up for election as a by-election for the other seat was held on the same day. Therefore 25 of the 48 seats on the Council were up for election. Overall turnout was 35.8%, down from 37.6% in 2004. The lowest turnout (24.9%) was in Carfax ward and the highest (49.6%) in Marston.
[edit] Results
Oxford Local Election Result 2006 | |||||||||
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Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net Gain/Loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/- | |
Liberal Democrats | 9 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 36.0 | 31.4 | 12,081 | +1.2 | |
Labour | 10 | 1 | 5 | -4 | 40.0 | 30.1 | 11,581 | +2.1 | |
Green | 5 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 20.0 | 20.8 | 8,002 | +0.4 | |
Independent Working Class | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 1,538 | +0.4 | |
Conservative | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12.0 | 4,626 | -5.6 | |
Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.12 | 431 | +0.29 | |
Respect | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.55 | 213 | +0.55 |
Note: two Independents stood in 2006, compared with three in 2004.
The total number of seats on the Council after the election was:
- Liberal Democrats - 19 (39.6%)
- Labour - 17 (35.4%)
- Green - 8 (16.7%)
- Independent Working Class Association - 4 (8.3%)
[edit] Nomination form controversy
Charlie Steel was the Conservative candidate in the Holywell ward. His candidacy was embroiled in controversy in late April when some of his nominators alleged that they had not signed his nomination forms, thus meaning that their signatures had been forged. An investigation was launched by Police and, as of 24 May, is still ongoing.
Several local and student newspapers launched their own investigations. The full list of Steel's supposed nominators were a seletion of students of the University of Oxford, some of whom were officers of the Oxford University Conservative Association (OUCA). A number of those officers subsequently complained to Oxford City Council that they had not signed the papers.
Forgery of signatures on an election nomination form is a criminal offence, punishable by up to two years in prison. It would also disqualify any person convicted from running for political office or voting for a certain period of time. As of 12 July 2006, no charges had been brought.
Steel was at the time President-elect of OUCA; when he failed to resign as requested by the outgoing leadership, all Senior Officers resigned en-masse.
[edit] Results by ward
[edit] Barton and Sandhills
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Christopher Scanlan | 657 | 39.8 | ||
Labour | Michael McAndrews | 570 | 34.6 | ||
Conservative | Prudence Dailey | 239 | 14.5 | ||
Independent Working Class | James Craft | 102 | 6.2 | ||
Green | Raymond Hitchins | 81 | 4.9 | ||
Turnout | 1,656 | 35.4 | +4.3 |
[edit] Blackbird Leys
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Rae Humberstone | 579 | 48.4 | ||
Independent Working Class | Maurice Leen | 519 | 43.4 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Ian Bearder | 69 | 5.8 | ||
Green | Tim Pizey | 29 | 2.4 | ||
Turnout | 1,204 | 29.7 | +1.5 |
[edit] Carfax
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Green | Sushila Dhall | 327 | 32.6 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Gabriel Grant | 304 | 30.3 | ||
Conservative | Craig Aston | 225 | 22.5 | ||
Labour | Josephine Salmon | 146 | 14.6 | ||
Turnout | 1,009 | 24.9 | -1.6 |
[edit] Churchill
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Joseph McManners | 597 | 46.4 | ||
Independent Working Class | David Kent | 297 | 23.1 | ||
Conservative | Richard Lang | 158 | 12.3 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Thomas Wilkinson | 150 | 11.7 | ||
Green | Oliver Tickell | 85 | 6.6 | ||
Turnout | 1,296 | 28.2 | -0.7 |
[edit] Cowley
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Shah Khan | 627 | 37.6 | ||
Labour | Mumtaz Fareed | 534 | 32.0 | ||
Green | Martin Juckes | 294 | 17.6 | ||
Respect | Philippa Whittaker | 213 | 12.8 | ||
Turnout | 1,680 | 39.1 | +1.3 |
[edit] Cowley Marsh
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Mohammed Abbasi | 513 | 37.8 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Anthony Brett | 404 | 29.8 | ||
Green | Alyson Duckmanton | 251 | 18.5 | ||
Conservative | Judith Harley | 188 | 13.9 | ||
Turnout | 1,365 | 33.1 | -3.6 |
[edit] Headington
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | David Rundle | 948 | 58.8 | ||
Conservative | Duncan Hatfield | 285 | 17.7 | ||
Labour | Ruth Najeme | 216 | 13.4 | ||
Green | Matthew Ledbury | 162 | 10.1 | ||
Turnout | 1,617 | 38.3 | -5.9 |
[edit] Headington Hill and Northway
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Mohammed Altaf-Khan | 506 | 34.3 | ||
Labour | Maureen Christian | 451 | 30.6 | ||
Conservative | Julian Wheatland | 388 | 26.3 | ||
Green | Katherine Wedell | 130 | 8.8 | ||
Turnout | 1,483 | 35.2 | +1.4 |
[edit] Hinksey Park
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Robert Price | 882 | 48.8 | ||
Green | Lilian Sherwood | 543 | 30.0 | ||
Conservative | Simon Mort | 221 | 12.2 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Martin Herben | 161 | 8.9 | ||
Turnout | 1,817 | 41.0 | -3.3 |
[edit] Holywell
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Richard Huzzey | 564 | 48.7 | ||
Green | Matthew Morton | 276 | 23.9 | ||
Conservative | Charlie Steel | 165 | 14.3 | ||
Labour | Anneliese Dodds | 152 | 13.1 | ||
Turnout | 1,179 | 29.2 | -3.9 |
[edit] Iffley Fields
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Green | Arthur Williams | 890 | 55.5 | ||
Labour | Mohammed Nawaz | 514 | 32.0 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Bernard Gowers | 200 | 12.5 | ||
Turnout | 1,617 | 40.1 | -5.8 |
[edit] Jericho and Osney
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Susanna Pressel | 1100 | 49.5 | ||
Liberal Democrats | John Ballance | 704 | 31.7 | ||
Green | Sarah Pethybridge | 265 | 11.9 | ||
Conservative | Nicola Blackwood | 154 | 6.9 | ||
Turnout | 2,235 | 45.3 | -0.8 |
[edit] Littlemore
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Gillian Sanders | 650 | 48.4 | ||
Conservative | Michael Davis | 319 | 23.7 | ||
Liberal Democrats | John Wilde | 201 | 15.0 | ||
Green | Margaret Oakenby | 174 | 12.9 | ||
Turnout | 1,357 | 30.7 | +0.7 |
[edit] Lye Valley
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Sabir Mirza | 659 | 44.4 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Nathan Pyle | 638 | 43.0 | ||
Green | Susan Heeks | 188 | 12.7 | ||
Turnout | 1,501 | 31.3 | -1.6 |
[edit] Marston
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Mary Clarkson | 944 | 43.3 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Charles Haynes | 717 | 32.9 | ||
Independent | Michael Haines | 398 | 18.2 | ||
Green | Meena Dhanda | 123 | 5.6 | ||
Turnout | 2,196 | 49.6 | +3.3 |
[edit] North
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Alan Armitage | 663 | 49.0 | ||
Green | Leopold Keyes | 299 | 22.1 | ||
Conservative | Robin Aitken | 235 | 17.4 | ||
Labour | Matthew Pennycook | 157 | 11.6 | ||
Turnout | 1,360 | 32.8 | -6.2 |
[edit] Northfield Brook
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent Working Class | Jane Lacey | 620 | 48.6 | ||
Labour | Carole Roberts | 502 | 39.4 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Rosemary Morlin | 91 | 7.1 | ||
Green | Susan Tibbles | 62 | 4.9 | ||
Turnout | 1,284 | 30.8 | +0.5 |
[edit] Quarry and Risinghurst
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Delia Sinclair | 789 | 39.2 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Jonathan Coats | 699 | 34.7 | ||
Conservative | John Young | 354 | 17.6 | ||
Green | Judith Chipchase | 173 | 8.6 | ||
Turnout | 2,027 | 44.9 | -1.1 |
[edit] Rose Hill and Iffley
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Antonia Bance | 727 | 48.5 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Christopher Bones | 343 | 22.9 | ||
Conservative | Timothy Benjamin | 230 | 15.3 | ||
Green | Simon Brook | 199 | 13.3 | ||
Turnout | 1,509 | 36.9 | -2.3 |
[edit] St Clement's
Note: the top two candidates were elected;
vote percentage and swing for parties, not candidates |
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Green | Mary-Jane Sareva | 645 | Green | ||
Green | Nuala Young | 574 | 48.1 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Mark Whittaker | 339 | Lib Dem | ||
Liberal Democrats | Andrew MacGregor | 310 | 25.6 | ||
Labour | Kate Pounds | 189 | Lab | ||
Labour | Laurence Baxter | 183 | 14.7 | ||
Conservative | Stuart Hand | 154 | Con | ||
Conservative | Carolyn Holter | 141 | 11.6 | ||
Turnout | 1,268 | 25.4 | -8.5 |
Because both seats were up for election each voter had two votes (i.e. plurality-at-large bloc voting). Turnout has been estimated by halving the number of votes cast.
[edit] St Margaret's
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | James Campbell | 882 | 50.0 | ||
Green | Christopher Goodall | 491 | 27.8 | ||
Conservative | Robert Porter | 296 | 16.8 | ||
Labour | Bruce Russell | 95 | 5.4 | ||
Turnout | 1,769 | 42.9 | +4.2 |
[edit] St Mary's
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Green | Craig Simmons | 689 | 66.5 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Michael Tait | 173 | 16.7 | ||
Labour | Daniel Simpson | 141 | 13.6 | ||
Independent | Pathmanathan Mylvaganam | 33 | 3.2 | ||
Turnout | 1,056 | 25.3 | -8.1 |
[edit] Summertown
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Jean Fooks | 820 | 42.3 | ||
Green | Malcolm Lee | 574 | 29.6 | ||
Conservative | Raoul Cerratti | 400 | 20.6 | ||
Labour | Christopher Weaver | 146 | 7.5 | ||
Turnout | 1,945 | 41.2 | -3.4 |
[edit] Wolvercote
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | John Goddard | 911 | 45.4 | ||
Green | Sheila Cameron | 478 | 23.8 | ||
Conservative | Kenneth Bickers | 474 | 23.6 | ||
Labour | Michael Taylor | 145 | 7.2 | ||
Turnout | 2,018 | 45.0 | -4.5 |
[edit] Party Share of Vote Maps
[edit] Sources
- Election Results, from Oxford City Council
- Statement of Persons Nominated, from Oxford City Council
- Charlie Steel controversy, from The Cherwell
- Charlie Steel controversy, from The Cherwell
[edit] See also
Preceded by Oxford Council election 2004 |
Oxford Council elections | Succeeded by Oxford Council election 2008 |