Cherwell Council election, 2011

The 2011 Cherwell Council election took place on 5 May 2011[1] to elect members of Cherwell District Council in Oxfordshire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative party stayed in overall control of the council.[2]

In all 16 seats were contested, out of 50 on the council. The Conservative party remained in overall control with 43 seats, a net loss of just one seat. There was one Conservative gain, the Bicester South ward taken by Lynn Pratt from Liberal Democrat leader Nick Cotter, but Labour gained two seats from Conservative, with Patrick Cartledge regaining the Banbury Ruscote seat which he had lost to the Conservatives in 2008, and Andrew Beere taking Banbury Grimsbury and Castle by 15 votes, also from the Conservatives. Labour increased their council seats from two to four, whereas the loss of the Bicester South ward by the Liberal Democrat party left them with three councillors, and so were replaced by Labour as official opposition on the council.[3][4]

After the election, the composition of the council was[2]

Election result

Cherwell Local Election Result 2011
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/-
  Conservative 12 1 2 -1
  Labour 3 2 +2
  Liberal Democrat 1 1 -1
  Green 0 0
  Independent 0 0
  Labour Co-op 0 0

Ward results

Ambrosden and Chesterton[1][3][5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Andrew John Fulljames 718
Liberal Democrat John Willett 257
Majority 461
Turnout 975 43.2
Conservative hold Swing
Banbury Easington[1][3][5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Nigel John Morris 1353
Labour Co-op Surinder Dhesi 875
Green Katherine Jane Chandler 247
Liberal Democrat Andy Murray 172
Majority 478
Turnout 2647 44.7
Conservative hold Swing
Banbury Grimsbury and Castle[1][3][5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Andrew Gerald Beere 969
Conservative Chris Smithson 954
Green Andrew John Haywood 230
Liberal Democrat Kenneth William Ashworth 214
Majority 15
Turnout 2367 31.1
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Banbury Hardwick[1][3][5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Nicholas Patrick Turner 1035
Labour Sean Lee Woodcock 636
Green Stephen Christopher Hartley 197
Liberal Democrat Steve Creed 142
Majority 399
Turnout 2010 33.1
Conservative hold Swing
Banbury Ruscote[1][3][5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Patrick Samuel Cartledge 1058
Conservative Keith Strangwood 762
Liberal Democrat Tony Burns 125
Majority 296
Turnout 1945 34.9
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Bicester East[1][3][5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Rose Thirza Jane Stratford 972
Labour John Hanna 641
Majority 331
Turnout 1613 39.6
Conservative hold Swing
Bicester North[1][3][5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Carol Steward 1013
Labour Kevin Lawrence Walsh 432
Liberal Democrat John Alexander Innes 275
Majority 581
Turnout 1720 37.3
Conservative hold Swing
Bicester South[1][3][5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Lynn Mary Pratt 677
Liberal Democrat Nick Cotter 550
Labour Neil Ridges Payne 234
Green Graham Allan Newell 86
Majority 127
Turnout 1547 41.9
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat Swing
Bicester Town[1][3][5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Diana May Edwards 852
Labour John Leslie Broad 557
Majority 295
Turnout 1409 38.8
Conservative hold Swing
Bicester West[1][3][5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Les Sibley 1286
Conservative James Ferris Porter 994
Majority 292
Turnout 2280 43.4
Labour hold Swing
Cropredy[1][3][5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Ken Atack 748
Independent Ray Barron-Woolfold 255
Labour Derek John Evans 163
Liberal Democrat Janice Johnson 80
Majority 493
Turnout 1246 55.9
Conservative hold Swing
Hook Norton[1][3][5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Victoria Louise Irvine 686
Labour Perran Henry Rupert Moon 367
Liberal Democrat Peter Davis 119
Majority 319
Turnout 1172 56.7
Conservative hold Swing
Kidlington North[1][3][5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Alaric David Hammond Rose 771
Conservative Sandra Rhodes 757
Labour Trevor Alan Blake 295
Green Alastair Theodore White 121
Majority 14
Turnout 1944 48.2
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Kidlington South[1][5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Neil Prestidge 1236
Liberal Democrat Alan William Graham 861
Labour David James 691
Green Janet Malvine Warren 212
Majority 375
Turnout 3000 48.6
Conservative hold Swing
The Astons and Heyfords[1][5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Mike Kerford-Byrnes 1103
Green Mary Rachel Franklin 348
Liberal Democrat Liz Yardley 322
Majority 755
Turnout 1773 46.7
Conservative hold Swing
Yarnton, Gosford and Water Eaton[1][5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Michael John Gibbard 1102
Labour Andrew Hornsby-Smith 361
Liberal Democrat Suzanne Wilson-Higgins 217
Majority 741
Turnout 1680 46.1
Conservative hold Swing

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q "District election results 2011". Bodicote, Banbury: Cherwell District Council. 6 May 2011. http://www.cherwell.gov.uk/index.cfm?articleid=7744. Retrieved 6 May 2011. 
  2. ^ a b "New council make-up". Bodicote, Banbury: Cherwell District Council. 6 May 2011. http://www.cherwell.gov.uk/index.cfm?articleid=7714. Retrieved 6 May 2011. 
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n "Elections 2011: Cherwell". Banbury Guardian. Johnston Publishing Ltd. 6 May 2011. http://www.banburyguardian.co.uk/news/local/elections_2011_cherwell_1_2655780. Retrieved 20 May 2011. 
  4. ^ McGregor, Sam (6 May 2011). "Cherwell Tories say business as usual despite Labour picking up two wards". The Oxford Times. Newsquest Media Group. http://www.oxfordtimes.co.uk/news/headlines/9011930.2011__Cherwell_Tories_say_business_as_usual_despite_Labour_picking_up_two_wards/. Retrieved 20 May 2011. 
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p "Oxfordshire Council Elections 2011, Cherwell". Oxford Mail. Newsquest Media Group. May 2011. http://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/elections_2011/constituency/196/. Retrieved 20 May 2011. 
Preceded by
Cherwell Council election, 2010		 Cherwell local elections Succeeded by
Cherwell Council election, 2012