Oswestry local elections
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Oswestry Council is elected every four years.
Contents |
[edit] Political control
Independent 1973 - 2003
No overall control 2003 - 2007
Conservative 2007 - present
[edit] Council elections
Oswestry Council election, 1999
Oswestry Council election, 2003
Oswestry Council election, 2007
[edit] By-election results
[edit] 1999-2003
| Llanyblodwel By-Election 1 June 2000 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Independent | 122 | 43.0 | |||
| Liberal Democrat | 90 | 31.7 | |||
| Conservative | 72 | 25.4 | |||
| Majority | 32 | 11.3 | |||
| Turnout | 284 | 46.0 | |||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
| Victoria By-Election 28 June 2001 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | 291 | 44.2 | |||
| Liberal Democrat | 266 | 40.4 | |||
| Independent | 101 | 15.3 | |||
| Majority | 25 | 3.8 | |||
| Turnout | 658 | ||||
| Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
| Gatacre By-Election 6 September 2001 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal Democrat | 327 | 53.7 | +21.5 | ||
| Conservative | 158 | 25.9 | +25.9 | ||
| Labour | 77 | 12.6 | -12.7 | ||
| Independent | 33 | 5.4 | +5.4 | ||
| Independent | 14 | 2.3 | +2.3 | ||
| Majority | 169 | 27.8 | |||
| Turnout | 609 | 26.4 | |||
| Liberal Democrat gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
[edit] 2003-2007
| Cambrian By-Election 10 June 2004 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal Democrat | Simon Edwards | 341 | 42.8 | +20.0 | |
| Independent | 281 | 35.3 | -1.1 | ||
| Conservative | 174 | 21.9 | -18.9 | ||
| Majority | 60 | 7.5 | |||
| Turnout | 796 | 39.0 | |||
| Liberal Democrat gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
| Royton & West Felton 29 September 2005 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | unopposed | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Castle By-Election 3 November 2005 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Frances Burman | 255 | 55.3 | +9.9 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Elaine Channon | 206 | 44.7 | +7.0 | |
| Majority | 49 | 10.6 | |||
| Turnout | 461 | 23.2 | |||
| Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat | Swing | ||||
| Sweeney Trefonen By-Election 3 November 2005 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Joyce Barrow | 314 | 71.0 | +32.0 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Romer Hoseason | 128 | 29.0 | +15.6 | |
| Majority | 186 | 42.0 | |||
| Turnout | 442 | 14.5 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
[edit] 2007-2011
| Sweeney and Trefonen By-Election 1 May 2008 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | 684 | 54.9 | -14.8 | ||
| Liberal Democrat | 562 | 45.1 | +14.8 | ||
| Majority | 122 | 9.8 | |||
| Turnout | 1,246 | 40.4 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
