Vale of White Horse District Council elections

Elections to the Vale of White Horse District Council, the local authority for the Vale of White Horse in Oxfordshire, England take place every four years.

Council elections

1973 Vale of White Horse District Council election
1976 Vale of White Horse District Council election
1979 Vale of White Horse District Council election (New ward boundaries)^[1]
1983 Vale of White Horse District Council election (District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)^[2]
1987 Vale of White Horse District Council election (District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)^[3]
1991 Vale of White Horse District Council election (District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)^[4]
1995 Vale of White Horse District Council election
1999 Vale of White Horse District Council election
2003 Vale of White Horse District Council election (New ward boundaries)^[5]^[6]
2007 Vale of White Horse District Council election
2011 Vale of White Horse District Council election
2015 Vale of White Horse District Council election (New ward boundaries)^[7]
2019 Vale of White Horse District Council election
2023 Vale of White Horse District Council election

Election results

	Overall control		Lib Dem		Conservative		Labour		Green		Independent
2023	Lib Dem	34		-		-		4		-
2019	Lib Dem	31		6		-		1		-
2015	Conservative	9		29		-		-		-
2011	Conservative	19		31		1		-		-
2007	Lib Dem	34		17		-		-		-
2003	Lib Dem	29		21		-		-		1
1999	Lib Dem	33		15		2		-		1

By-election results

1995-1999

Grove By-Election 12 March 1998
Party		Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	611	45.0	+1.5
	Conservative	570	41.9	+6.9
	Labour	178	13.1	−8.4
Majority		41	3.1
Turnout		1,359	24.0
	Liberal Democrats hold	Swing

1999-2003

Sunningwell and Wootton By-Election 4 October 2001
Party		Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	558	64.8	+2.0
	Conservative	303	35.2	−2.0
Majority		255	29.6
Turnout		861	31.2
	Liberal Democrats hold	Swing

Caldecott By-Election 15 November 2001
Party		Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	692	46.7	−1.2
	Conservative	621	41.9	+5.7
	Labour	170	11.5	−4.4
Majority		71	4.8
Turnout		1,483	25.0
	Liberal Democrats hold	Swing

Grove By-Election 21 March 2002
Party		Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	733	49.8	+9.5
	Liberal Democrats	532	36.1	−9.4
	Independent	207	14.1	+14.1
Majority		201	13.7
Turnout		1,472	24.8
	Conservative hold	Swing

Cumnor By-Election 26 September 2002
Party		Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	826	57.6	+7.1
	Conservative	608	42.4	+4.9
Majority		218	15.2
Turnout		1,434	28
	Liberal Democrats hold	Swing

2003-2007

Wantage Charlton By-Election 4 November 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Derek Verdin	844	47.4	+10.3
	Conservative	Henry Richardson	720	40.4	−0.4
	Labour		216	12.1	+0.4
Majority			124	7.0
Turnout			1,780	33.4
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing

Drayton By-Election 13 October 2005^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Richard Webber	343	55.2	−11.7
	Conservative	Michael Murray	215	34.6	+1.5
	Labour	William Akers	63	10.1	+10.1
Majority			128	20.6
Turnout			621	35.5
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Kennington & South Hinksey By-Election 6 April 2006^[9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Bernard Auton	771	57.2	+0.9
	Conservative	Gareth Jennings	577	42.8	+7.7
Majority			194	14.4
Turnout			1,348	39.6
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

2007-2011

Wantage Charlton By-Election 13 March 2008^[10]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John Morgan	760	45.6	+3.6
	Liberal Democrats	Lorraine Todd	731	43.8	−3.8
	Labour	Ed Mitchell	177	10.6	+0.2
Majority			29	1.8
Turnout			1,668
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

Abingdon Dunmore By-Election 22 October 2009^[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Julia Bricknell	796	52.6	+0.1
	Conservative	Monica Lovatt	602	39.8	−1.4
	Green	Richard Bullock	71	4.7	+4.7
	Labour	Bobbie Nichols	43	2.8	−3.5
Majority			194	12.8
Turnout			1,512
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

2011-2015

Sunningwell and Wootton By-Election 6 December 2012 (2 seats)^[12]
	Candidate	Votes
Liberal Democrats	Valerie Shaw	577
Liberal Democrats	Elizabeth Miles	549
Conservative	Adam Hardiman	346
Conservative	Richard Treffler	333
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing

Abingdon Peachcroft By-Election 2 May 2013^[13]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Andrew Skinner	683	51.2	+8.9
	Conservative	Peter Wiblin	518	38.8	−6.9
	Labour	George Ryall	133	10.0	−2.0
Majority			165	12.4
Turnout			1,334
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing

Greendown By-Election 2 May 2013^[14]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	St John Dickson	351	52.8	+10.6
	Liberal Democrats	Brian Sadler	199	29.9	−15.5
	UKIP	Jason Kent	115	17.3	+17.3
Majority			152	22.9
Turnout			665
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

Marcham and Shippon By-Election 2 May 2013^[15]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Catherine Webber	308	43.5	−5.8
	Conservative	Jackie Gibb	260	36.7	+0.0
	UKIP	Christopher Parkes	140	19.8	+19.8
Majority			48	6.8
Turnout			708
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Abingdon Fitzharris By-Election 4 July 2013^[16]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Jeanette Halliday	479	50.3	+7.6
	Conservative	Monica Lovatt	378	39.7	+0.0
	Labour	George Ryall	96	10.1	−7.5
Majority			101	10.6
Turnout			953
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing

Wantage Charlton By-Election 10 April 2014^[17]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Julia Reynolds	591	41.9	−5.3
	Liberal Democrats	Jim Sibbald	542	38.4	+2.5
	Labour	Nathan Sparks	155	11.0	−5.9
	Green	Kevin Harris	124	8.8	+8.8
Majority			49	3.5
Turnout			1,412
	Conservative hold		Swing

Abingdon Dunmore By-Election 11 September 2014^[18]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Margaret Crick	745	52.4	+14.7
	Conservative	Andrew Todd	501	35.2	−6.1
	UKIP	Christopher Parkes	90	6.3	+6.3
	Labour	Mike Gould	87	6.1	−4.7
Majority			244	17.1
Turnout			1,423
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

2019-2023

Grove North By-Election 6 May 2021^[19]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Ben Mabbett	704	44.9	+14.5
	Liberal Democrats	Andy Przybysz	575	36.7	−9.4
	Labour	Marci Sandels	191	12.2	+0.2
	Green	Viral Patel	98	6.3	+6.3
Majority			129	8.2
Turnout			1,568
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

Steventon and the Hanneys By-Election 5 May 2022^[20]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Sally Povolotsky	878	55.1	+14.1
	Conservative	Louise Brown	517	32.4	−15.8
	Independent	David Corps	199	12.5	+12.5
Majority			361	22.6
Turnout			1,594
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing

2023-2027

Sutton Courtenay By-Election 20 June 2024^[21]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Peter Stevens	226	33.6	−24.9
	Green	Aidan Reilly	214	31.8	+18.3
	Conservative	Christopher Campbell	182	27.1	−0.8
	Labour	Stephen Webb	50	7.4	+7.4
Majority			12	1.8
Turnout			672
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

References

^ The District of Vale of White Horse (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1978
^ The Oxfordshire and Wiltshire (Areas) Order 1980
^ The Oxfordshire (District Boundaries) Order 1985
^ legislation.gov.uk - The Oxfordshire (District Boundaries) Order 1991. Retrieved on 6 November 2015.
^ "Local elections". BBC News Online. Retrieved 12 September 2009.
^ legislation.gov.uk - The District of Vale of White Horse (Electoral Changes) Order 2001. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
^ legislation.gov.uk - The Vale of White Horse (Electoral Changes) Order 2014. Retrieved on 3 November 2015.
^ "Tories boosted in local byelections". guardian.co.uk. 14 October 2005. Retrieved 12 September 2009.
^ "Lib Dems and Labour make byelection gains". guardian.co.uk. 7 April 2006. Retrieved 12 September 2009.
^ "Wantage by-election results". Vale of White Horse District Council. Retrieved 12 September 2009.
^ "Abingdon Dunmore By-Election Results". Vale of White Horse District Council. 23 October 2009. Retrieved 23 October 2009.
^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Sunningwell and Wootton Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Abingdon Peachcroft Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Greendown Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Marcham and Shippon Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Abingdon Fitzharris Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Wantage Charlton Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Abingdon Dunmore Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Grove North Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Steventon and the Hanneys Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
^ "Vale of White Horse - Election of a District Councillor for Sutton Courtenay ward on 20 June 2024" (PDF). Vale of White Horse District Council. Retrieved 19 November 2024.

By-election results

External links

Vale of White Horse District Council

[1] The District of Vale of White Horse (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1978

[2] The Oxfordshire and Wiltshire (Areas) Order 1980

[3] The Oxfordshire (District Boundaries) Order 1985

[4] slation.gov.uk - The Oxfordshire (District Boundaries) Order 1991. Retrieved on 6 November 2015.

[white-5] "Local elections". BBC News Online. Retrieved 12 September 2009.

[6] slation.gov.uk - The District of Vale of White Horse (Electoral Changes) Order 2001. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.

[7] slation.gov.uk - The Vale of White Horse (Electoral Changes) Order 2014. Retrieved on 3 November 2015.

[boosted-8] "Tories boosted in local byelections". guardian.co.uk. 14 October 2005. Retrieved 12 September 2009.

[labour-9] "Lib Dems and Labour make byelection gains". guardian.co.uk. 7 April 2006. Retrieved 12 September 2009.

[wantage-10] "Wantage by-election results". Vale of White Horse District Council. Retrieved 12 September 2009.

[dunmore-11] "Abingdon Dunmore By-Election Results". Vale of White Horse District Council. 23 October 2009. Retrieved 23 October 2009.

[12] "Local Elections Archive Project — Sunningwell and Wootton Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 4 September 2022.

[13] "Local Elections Archive Project — Abingdon Peachcroft Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 4 September 2022.

[14] "Local Elections Archive Project — Greendown Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 4 September 2022.

[15] "Local Elections Archive Project — Marcham and Shippon Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 4 September 2022.

[16] "Local Elections Archive Project — Abingdon Fitzharris Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 4 September 2022.

[17] "Local Elections Archive Project — Wantage Charlton Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 4 September 2022.

[18] "Local Elections Archive Project — Abingdon Dunmore Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 4 September 2022.

[19] "Local Elections Archive Project — Grove North Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 4 September 2022.

[20] "Local Elections Archive Project — Steventon and the Hanneys Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 4 September 2022.

[21] "Vale of White Horse - Election of a District Councillor for Sutton Courtenay ward on 20 June 2024" (PDF). Vale of White Horse District Council. Retrieved 19 November 2024.

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Towns	Abingdon-on-Thames Caldecott Faringdon Wantage Belmont
Large villages	Blewbury Cumnor Chilswell Cumnor Hill Dean Court Farmoor Swinford Drayton East Challow East Hendred Grove Harwell Kennington Kingston Bagpuize with Southmoor Kingston Bagpuize Southmoor Marcham Cothill Milton North Hinksey Botley Harcourt Hill Radley St. Helen Without Dry Sandford Shippon Shrivenham Stanford in the Vale Bow Steventon Sunningwell Bayworth Boars Hill Foxcombe Hill Sutton Courtenay Watchfield Wootton Boars Hill Henwood Lamborough Hill
Other civil parishes (component villages and hamlets)	Appleford-on-Thames Appleton-with-Eaton Appleton Eaton Ardington and Lockinge Ardington Ardington Wick East Lockinge West Lockinge West Ginge Ashbury Idstone Kingstone Winslow Baulking Besselsleigh Bourton Buckland Gainfield Buscot Charney Bassett Childrey Chilton Coleshill Compton Beauchamp Knighton Denchworth East Hanney Eaton Hastings Fernham Frilford Fyfield and Tubney Fyfield Tubney Netherton Garford Goosey Great Coxwell Hatford Little Hatford Hinton Waldrist Duxford Kingston Lisle Letcombe Bassett Letcombe Regis Little Coxwell Littleworth Longcot Longworth Lyford Pusey Shellingford South Hinksey Hinksey Hill Sparsholt Uffington Upton West Challow West Hanney West Hendred East Ginge Western Valley Woolstone Wytham Seacourt
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