Vale of White Horse District Council
Vale of White Horse District Council | |
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History | |
Founded | 1 April 1974 |
Leadership | |
Leader of the Council | Cllr Emily Smith, LIberal Democrats |
Deputy Leader of the Council | Cllr Debby Hallett, LIberal Democrats |
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Seats | 38 councillors |
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Length of term | 4 years |
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First-past-the-post, third of council elected three years out of four | |
Last election | May 2019 |
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The Vale of White Horse District Council is the elected local government for the Vale of White Horse, a district in the south of Oxfordshire, England, that was created on 1 April 1974.
Overview[]
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At the first elections in 1973 forty-nine district councillors were elected from thirty-one electoral wards.[1] Currently thirty-eight councillors are elected from twenty four electoral wards, which cover the principal towns of Abingdon, Faringdon and Wantage and surrounding villages.[2] This was effective from the 2015 elections.[3]
Between 2011 and 2019 the council was run by the Conservative Party with a healthy majority. The Liberal Democrats took control from May 2019.[4]
Party in control[1] | Years |
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Conservative | 1973 - 1995 |
Liberal Democrats | 1995 - 2011 |
Conservative | 2011 - 2019 |
Liberal Democrats | 2019–present |
The council has been based in temporary office accommodation at Milton Park near Didcot since mid-2015, after a fire destroyed the previous headquarters building in Crowmarsh Gifford. The Crowmarsh Gifford headquarters is actually in the neighbouring district of South Oxfordshire and was owned by South Oxfordshire District Council.[5] The Vale of White Horse District Council's committees meet at The Beacon in Wantage.[5]
Elections[]
Elections of the full council take place every four years.
At the May 2019 local elections, the Liberal Democrats overcame the Tories' 20-seat majority to become the major party with a 24-seat majority.[4]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ a b "Vale of White Horse District County Council Election Results 1973-2011" (PDF). The Elections Centre (Plymouth University). Retrieved 6 May 2019.
- ^ "Local Elections 2019: Your candidates in Vale of White Horse". Oxford Mail. 1 May 2019. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
- ^ "The Vale of White Horse (Electoral Changes) Order 2014". legislation.gov.uk. The National Archives. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
- ^ a b "Election results: Lib Dems win Oxfordshire Tory council". BBC News. 3 May 2019. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
- ^ a b "Councils will build new HQ at site of arson-hit offices". BBC News. 10 October 2017. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
External links[]
- Local authorities in Oxfordshire
- Non-metropolitan district councils of England
- Vale of White Horse