Oxford City Council election, 1999
Elections to Oxford City Council were held on 6 May 1999. One third of the councils seats were up for election. The Labour party kept its overall majority on the council.[1] The number of Councillors for each party after the election were Labour 28, Liberal Democrat 16 and Green 7. Overall turnout was 29.2%
Election result
Oxford Local Election Result 1999 |
Party |
Seats |
Gains |
Losses |
Net gain/loss |
Seats % |
Votes % |
Votes |
+/− |
|
Labour |
8 |
0 |
5 |
-5 |
44.4 |
36.3 |
11,184 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
7 |
2 |
0 |
+2 |
38.9 |
28.2 |
8,687 |
|
|
Green |
3 |
3 |
0 |
+3 |
16.7 |
17.2 |
5,286 |
|
|
Conservative |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
17.1 |
5,261 |
|
|
Independent |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1.0 |
307 |
|
|
Liberal |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.3 |
84 |
|
Ward results
Blackbird Leys |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Atherton Stockford |
783 |
73.3 |
|
|
Conservative |
David Timson |
100 |
9.4 |
|
|
Green |
Patricia Dickson |
95 |
8.9 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Alexander Macfie |
90 |
8.4 |
|
Majority |
683 |
63.9 |
|
Turnout |
1,068 |
13.6 |
|
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
|
|
Central |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Green |
Emily Maynard |
428 |
37.5 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Michael Hopkins |
310 |
27.1 |
|
|
Conservative |
Richard Atkinson |
219 |
19.2 |
|
|
Labour |
Terry Johnson |
185 |
16.2 |
|
Majority |
118 |
10.4 |
|
Turnout |
1,142 |
18.4 |
|
|
Green gain from Labour |
Swing |
|
|
Cherwell |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Stephen Struthers |
751 |
37.5 |
|
|
Conservative |
Simon Mort |
681 |
34.0 |
|
|
Labour |
Peter Johnson |
393 |
19.6 |
|
|
Green |
Malcolm Lee |
177 |
8.8 |
|
Majority |
70 |
3.5 |
|
Turnout |
2,002 |
38.3 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat hold |
Swing |
|
|
East |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Green |
Elise Benjamin |
907 |
48.4 |
|
|
Labour |
Patrick Stannard |
761 |
40.6 |
|
|
Conservative |
Thomas Garner |
109 |
5.8 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Pieter-Paul Barker |
97 |
5.2 |
|
Majority |
146 |
7.8 |
|
Turnout |
1,874 |
31.4 |
|
|
Green gain from Labour |
Swing |
|
|
Iffley |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Carole Roberts |
763 |
51.6 |
|
|
Conservative |
Paul Hernandez |
356 |
24.1 |
|
|
Green |
Patrick Lingwood |
188 |
12.7 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
David Rundle |
173 |
11.7 |
|
Majority |
407 |
27.5 |
|
Turnout |
1,480 |
25.3 |
|
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
|
|
Littlemore |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
William Buckingham |
661 |
62.5 |
|
|
Conservative |
Christopher Connolly |
179 |
16.9 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Vicky Potter |
109 |
10.3 |
|
|
Green |
Joanna Lavender |
108 |
10.2 |
|
Majority |
482 |
45.6 |
|
Turnout |
1,057 |
20.5 |
|
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
|
|
Marston |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Maureen Christian |
652 |
47.2 |
|
|
Conservative |
Richard Wylie |
384 |
27.8 |
|
|
Green |
Katherine Wedell |
176 |
12.7 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Robert Fuller |
170 |
12.3 |
|
Majority |
268 |
19.4 |
|
Turnout |
1,382 |
28.1 |
|
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
|
|
North |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Richard Davy |
795 |
49.9 |
|
|
Labour |
Mary Roe |
284 |
17.8 |
|
|
Conservative |
Jason Tomes |
254 |
15.9 |
|
|
Green |
Sophie Andrews |
185 |
11.6 |
|
|
Independent |
John Rose |
75 |
4.7 |
|
Majority |
511 |
32.1 |
|
Turnout |
1,593 |
27.0 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat hold |
Swing |
|
|
Old Marston & Risinghurst |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Jonathan Coats |
909 |
50.8 |
|
|
Labour |
Eamon Wadley |
499 |
27.9 |
|
|
Conservative |
Duncan Hatfield |
314 |
17.6 |
|
|
Green |
Pritam Singh |
67 |
3.7 |
|
Majority |
410 |
22.9 |
|
Turnout |
1,789 |
35.9 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat hold |
Swing |
|
|
Quarry |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
George Kershaw |
927 |
42.9 |
|
|
Labour |
Gillian Sanders |
821 |
38.0 |
|
|
Conservative |
Stamford Marthews |
312 |
14.5 |
|
|
Green |
Donald Smith |
99 |
4.6 |
|
Majority |
106 |
4.9 |
|
Turnout |
2,159 |
35.1 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat hold |
Swing |
|
|
St. Clement's |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Green |
Robert Sykes |
824 |
43.6 |
|
|
Labour |
Susan Snelders |
576 |
30.5 |
|
|
Independent |
David Leake |
232 |
12.3 |
|
|
Conservative |
Robert Dukes |
145 |
7.7 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Martin Stone |
113 |
6.0 |
|
Majority |
248 |
13.1 |
|
Turnout |
1,890 |
24.9 |
|
|
Green gain from Labour |
Swing |
|
|
South |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Robert Price |
1,007 |
42.9 |
|
|
Green |
Deborah Glass |
949 |
40.4 |
|
|
Conservative |
Neil Edmond |
235 |
10.0 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Rosalind Gill |
157 |
6.7 |
|
Majority |
58 |
2.5 |
|
Turnout |
2,348 |
38.0 |
|
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
|
|
Temple Cowley |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Philip Cockayne |
889 |
51.5 |
|
|
Labour |
Cherry Mosteshar |
610 |
35.3 |
|
|
Conservative |
James French |
146 |
8.5 |
|
|
Green |
Lilia Patterson |
81 |
4.7 |
|
Majority |
279 |
16.2 |
|
Turnout |
1,726 |
33.1 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat gain from Labour |
Swing |
|
|
West |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Colin Cook |
854 |
40.7 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Catherine Hilliard |
626 |
29.8 |
|
|
Green |
Ceri Fielding |
423 |
20.2 |
|
|
Conservative |
Kevin Jones |
195 |
9.3 |
|
Majority |
228 |
10.9 |
|
Turnout |
2,098 |
35.5 |
|
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
|
|
Wolvercote |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
James Campbell |
1,036 |
45.6 |
|
|
Conservative |
Graham Jones |
661 |
29.1 |
|
|
Labour |
Sarah Escritt |
312 |
13.7 |
|
|
Green |
Michael Buck |
263 |
11.6 |
|
Majority |
375 |
16.5 |
|
Turnout |
2,272 |
41.2 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat hold |
Swing |
|
|
Wood Farm |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Alan Pope |
695 |
55.4 |
|
|
Conservative |
Yun Wong |
189 |
15.1 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Antony Brett |
156 |
12.4 |
|
|
Green |
David Dalton |
131 |
10.4 |
|
|
Liberal |
Roger Jenking |
84 |
6.7 |
|
Majority |
506 |
40.3 |
|
Turnout |
1,255 |
22.4 |
|
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
|
|
See also
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