The 2018 Cherwell District Council election was held on 3 May 2018 to elect members of Cherwell District Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections.
Elections were held for 16 of the seats on the council.[1] The Conservative Party won one seat from an independent councillor. Labour Party and the Liberal Democrats each won one seat from the Conservatives. The Conservative Party remained in overall control of the council, with its majority reduced to 29. The Labour Party remained the largest opposition group, with their seats increased to nine. The Liberal Democrats became the third party with one seat.[2]
Ward results
editAdderbury, Bloxham and Bodicote
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Andrew John McHugh | 1,457 | 58.6 | +9.7 | |
Labour | Suezette Elizabeth Watson | 540 | 21.7 | +5.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | Peter Davis | 284 | 11.4 | −2.1 | |
Green | Andy Aris | 207 | 8.3 | −12.9 | |
Turnout | 35.82% | ||||
Majority | 917 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Banbury Calthorpe and Easington
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Tony Mepham | 1,447 | 57.1 | +9.5 | |
Labour | Antonio Oliver Joseph Ferrara | 758 | 29.9 | +2.4 | |
Green | Jane Beatrix Hamel | 169 | 6.7 | −8.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | Brent Jackson | 158 | 6.2 | −3.8 | |
Turnout | 33.80% | ||||
Majority | 689 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Banbury Cross and Neithrop
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Cassi Perry | 1,225 | 50.7 | +3.0 | ||
Conservative | Alastair John Milne-Home | 883 | 36.6 | +2.9 | ||
Green | Bernard Geoffrey Dod | 155 | 6.4 | −12.2 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Bette Melling | 152 | 6.3 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 35.50% | |||||
Majority | 372 | |||||
Labour gain from Conservative |
Banbury Grimsbury and Hightown
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Shaida Hussain | 1,098 | 49.2 | +11.3 | |
Conservative | David Frederick Beverly | 849 | 38.1 | +9.0 | |
Green | Liz Vere | 169 | 7.6 | −3.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | David Brian Wiles | 114 | 5.1 | −3.3 | |
Turnout | 32.57% | ||||
Majority | 249 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Banbury Hardwick
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Tony Ilott | 918 | 48.9 | +15.5 | |
Labour | Perran Henry Rupert Moon | 778 | 41.4 | +15.6 | |
Green | Simmi Cumberbatch | 182 | 9.7 | −2.2 | |
Turnout | 30.88% | ||||
Majority | 140 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Banbury Ruscote
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Barry Keir Richards | 1,033 | 60.1 | +11.2 | |
Conservative | Chris Phillips | 580 | 33.7 | +11.6 | |
Green | Rita Rosa Victoria White | 107 | 6.2 | −3.6 | |
Turnout | 27.87% | ||||
Majority | 453 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Bicester East
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Tom Wallis | 1,018 | 53.4 | +7.5 | |
Labour | Celia Helen Kavuma | 653 | 34.3 | −2.5 | |
Green | Robert Joseph Nixon | 235 | 12.3 | −5.1 | |
Turnout | 31.88% | ||||
Majority | 365 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Bicester North and Caversfield
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Nick Mawer | 908 | 53.6 | +13.0 | |
Labour | Margaret Elisabeth Lyon | 457 | 27.0 | +0.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | Daniel Morgan Murphy | 192 | 11.3 | N/A | |
Green | Patrick Francis Boon | 137 | 8.1 | −6.8 | |
Turnout | 28.00% | ||||
Majority | 451 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Bicester South and Ambrosden
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Lucinda Elizabeth-Anne Louise Wing | 824 | 38.0 | +7.4 | ||
Independent | Nick Cotter | 796 | 36.7 | +8.5 | ||
Labour | Marcus English | 421 | 19.4 | −6.7 | ||
Green | Roger David Nixon | 126 | 5.8 | −9.1 | ||
Turnout | 30.10% | |||||
Majority | 28 | |||||
Conservative gain from Independent |
Cropredy, Sibfords and Wroxton
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Phil Chapman | 1,677 | 60.0 | +7.0 | |
Conservative | George Douglas Webb | 1618 | 57.9 | +4.9 | |
Labour | Anne Felicia Cullen | 512 | 18.3 | −0.7 | |
Labour | Sue Moon | 503 | 18.0 | −1.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | Julian Woodward | 488 | 17.5 | N/A | |
Green | Shaun Edward Greenslade-Hibbert | 433 | 15.5 | −0.1 | |
Turnout | 2796 | 43.25% | |||
Majority | 1106 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Deddington
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Mike Kerford-Byrnes | 1,637 | 56.4 | +6.7 | |
Labour | Annette Murphy | 597 | 20.6 | +1.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | Nigel Geoffrey Davis | 350 | 12.1 | N/A | |
Green | Aaron James Bliss | 317 | 10.9 | −8.8 | |
Turnout | 39.78% | ||||
Majority | 1040 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Fringford and the Heyfords
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Barry Victor Wood | 1,470 | 66.5 | +14.9 | |
Green | Jenny Tamblyn | 379 | 17.1 | +0.1 | |
Labour | Robby Finley Prior | 361 | 16.3 | −0.2 | |
Turnout | 35.39% | ||||
Majority | 1091 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Kidlington East
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Carmen Griffiths | 1,153 | 44.5 | −10.3 | |
Green | Ian Michael Middleton | 776 | 29.9 | +22.3 | |
Labour | Andrew Hornsby-Smith | 664 | 25.6 | +3.7 | |
Turnout | 36.29% | ||||
Majority | 377 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Kidlington West
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Alaric David Hammond Rose | 1,793 | 57.2 | +30.0 | ||
Conservative | Nigel Jason Simpson | 1045 | 33.3 | −0.8 | ||
Labour | John Stansby | 299 | 9.5 | −6.9 | ||
Turnout | 45.85% | |||||
Majority | 748 | |||||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative |
Launton and Otmoor
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | David Leonard Hughes | 1,386 | 58.6 | +23.1 | |
Labour | Michael Nixon | 567 | 24.0 | +2.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | Timothy Michael Emptage | 413 | 17.5 | +4.3 | |
Turnout | 39.03% | ||||
Majority | 819 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
References
edit- ^ "Election Results 2018". Cherwell District Council. 4 May 2018. Archived from the original on 7 May 2018. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
- ^ Duggan, Jack (4 May 2018). "Breaking: Few changes but Tories lose a seat in Cherwell council election". Banbury Guardian. Johnston Press. Archived from the original on 4 May 2018. Retrieved 6 May 2018.