English elections
South Oxfordshire District Council , a non-metropolitan district council in Oxfordshire , England is elected every four years.
Following the boundary changes in 2003, 48 councillors were been elected from 29 wards .[1] As a result of The South Oxfordshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2014 , the number of councillors/wards reduced to 36/21 from the 2015 local elections .[2]
Political control [ ]
Since the first election to the council in 1973 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:[3]
Council elections [ ]
By-election results [ ]
1995-1999 [ ]
Didcot South By-Election 14 November 1996
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Labour
567
49.7
Liberal Democrats
319
28.0
Conservative
254
22.3
Majority
248
21.7
Turnout
1,140
24.5
Labour hold
Swing
Kidmore End By-Election 6 February 1997
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Conservative
409
62.0
Liberal Democrats
215
32.6
Labour
36
5.4
Majority
194
29.4
Turnout
660
Conservative hold
Swing
Horspath By-Election 9 December 1998
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Liberal Democrats
452
80.0
+14.0
Conservative
113
20.0
+20.0
Majority
339
60.0
Turnout
565
53.1
Liberal Democrats hold
Swing
1999-2003 [ ]
Cholsey By-Election 16 March 2000
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Liberal Democrats
652
55.5
+1.2
Conservative
524
44.6
-1.2
Majority
128
10.9
Turnout
1,176
38.2
Liberal Democrats hold
Swing
Henley By-Election 22 February 2001
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Conservative
827
49.8
+12.7
Independent
585
35.2
+8.5
Independent
249
15.0
+15.0
Majority
242
14.6
Turnout
1,661
19.2
Conservative hold
Swing
Didcot South By-Election 11 October 2001[14]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Labour
676
52.1
+2.0
Conservative
310
23.9
-4.9
Liberal Democrats
270
20.8
+8.2
Green
42
3.2
-5.2
Majority
366
28.2
Turnout
1,298
Labour hold
Swing
Sonning Common By-Election 1 November 2001
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Conservative
561
50.4
+15.7
Liberal Democrats
253
31.7
-0.9
Labour
200
18.0
-2.2
Majority
208
18.7
Turnout
1,014
36.8
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats
Swing
Watlington By-Election 10 October 2002[15]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Conservative
David Crossman
441
61.1
+23.8
Liberal Democrats
281
38.9
-23.8
Majority
160
22.2
Turnout
722
32.2
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats
Swing
2003-2007 [ ]
Sonning Common By-Election 23 September 2004
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Conservative
Bruce Harrison
591
70.6
-0.5
Liberal Democrats
Caroline Wardle
177
21.1
-7.8
Labour
Mary Stiles
69
8.2
+8.2
Majority
414
49.5
Turnout
837
19.6
Conservative hold
Swing
Shiplake By-Election 5 May 2005
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Conservative
Nigel Jones
1,649
63.9
Liberal Democrats
Caroline Wardle
535
20.7
Labour
Janet Matthews
397
15.4
Majority
1,114
43.2
Turnout
2,581
Conservative hold
Swing
Wallingford North By-Election 27 October 2005[16]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Conservative
Imran Lokhan
479
51.5
+23.5
Liberal Democrats
Alec Hayton
374
40.7
+13.9
Green
Melanie Belgrove Jones
72
7.8
+7.8
Majority
100
10.8
Turnout
920
22.0
Conservative gain from Independent
Swing
Watlington By-Election 23 March 2006[17]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Conservative
Angela Paterson
737
72.9
+19.9
Liberal Democrats
Bernard Moseley
274
27.1
-19.9
Majority
463
45.8
Turnout
1,011
24.8
Conservative hold
Swing
2007-2011 [ ]
Thame North By-Election 30 October 2008[18]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Conservative
Michael Welply
423
50.5
+8.3
Liberal Democrats
Jeannette Matelot
287
34.3
-9.5
Labour
May Stiles
127
15.2
+1.3
Majority
136
16.2
Turnout
837
18.9
Conservative hold
Swing
Chiltern Woods By-Election 19 March 2009[19]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Conservative
Judith Nimmo-Smith
382
79.4
+9.4
Liberal Democrats
Julian Allison
99
20.6
+5.2
Majority
283
58.8
Turnout
481
25.9
Conservative hold
Swing
Henley South By-Election 11 February 2010[20]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Residents
Elizabeth Hodgkin
642
52.5
+0.6
Conservative
David Silvester
472
38.6
+10.5
Liberal Democrats
George Levy
110
9.0
+0.2
Majority
170
13.9
Turnout
1,224
Conservative hold
Swing
Crowmarsh By-Election 3 June 2010[21]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Liberal Democrats
John Griffin
327
55.9
+10.1
Conservative
Kristina Crabbe
258
44.1
-10.1
Majority
69
11.8
Turnout
585
32.0
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative
Swing
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Adwell
Aston Rowant
Aston Tirrold
Aston Upthorpe
Beckley and Stowood (Beckley , Stowood)
Berrick Salome (Berrick Prior , Roke , Rokemarsh )
Binfield Heath
Bix and Assendon (Bix , Bix Bottom , Lower Assendon , Middle Assendon )
Brightwell Baldwin
Britwell Salome
Checkendon
Clifton Hampden (Burcot )
Crowell
Cuddesdon and Denton (Cuddesdon , Denton )
Culham
Cuxham with Easington (Cuxham , Easington )
Dorchester
Drayton St. Leonard
East Hagbourne (Coscote )
Elsfield
Eye and Dunsden (Sonning Eye , Dunsden Green , Playhatch )
Forest Hill with Shotover (Forest Hill , Shotover )
Goring Heath (Whitchurch Hill , Cray's Pond )
Great Haseley (Latchford, Little Haseley, North Weston, Rycote )
Harpsden
Highmoor (Satwell)
Holton
Ipsden
Kidmore End (Gallowstree Common )
Lewknor (Postcombe , South Weston )
Little Milton
Little Wittenham
Long Wittenham
Mapledurham (Trench Green , Chazey Heath )
Marsh Baldon (Little Baldon )
Moulsford
Nettlebed
Newington (Great Holcombe )
North Moreton
Nuffield
Nuneham Courtenay
Pishill with Stonor (Pishill , Stonor , Maidensgrove , Russell's Water )
Pyrton (Clare, Standhill)
Rotherfield Greys
Rotherfield Peppard
Shirburn
South Moreton (Fulscot )
South Stoke (Littlestoke )
Stadhampton (Chiselhampton , Brookhampton , Ascott)
Stanton St. John (Woodperry)
Stoke Row
Stoke Talmage
Swyncombe
Sydenham (Kingston Stert)
Tetsworth
Tiddington-with-Albury (Tiddington , Albury )
Toot Baldon (Baldon Row )
Towersey
Warborough (Shillingford )
Waterperry with Thomley (Waterperry , Thomley)
Waterstock
West Hagbourne
Wheatfield
Whitchurch-on-Thames
Wilcote
Woodeaton
Former districts and boroughs Former constituencies