2007 Cherwell District Council election

The 2007 Cherwell District Council election took place on 3 May 2007 to elect members of Cherwell District Council in Oxfordshire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative party stayed in overall control of the council.[1]

In all 16 seats were contested with one independent candidate, David Chapman, standing in Ambrosden and Chesterton ward after resigning from the Conservative party in protest at plans to build 1,585 houses near Bicester.[2][3] The results saw the Conservatives strengthen their control of the council going from 39 to 42 seats.[4] They gained three seats from Labour in Banbury Ruscote, Kidlington South and Yarnton, Gosford and Water Eaton wards.[5] Consequently, Labour only managed to hold on to one of their seats in Bicester West.[5] The Conservatives also gained one seat from the Liberal Democrats in The Astons and Heyfords, but lost Bicester South back to them by one vote.[5] The results meant that Labour and the Liberal Democrats only had 4 seats each in opposition on the council.[4]

After the election, the composition of the council was

• Conservative 42
• Labour 4
• Liberal Democrat 4[6]

Election result

Cherwell Local Election Result 2007[5]

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Conservative	13	4	1	+3	81.3	57.0	13,112	-3.2%
	Liberal Democrats	2	1	1	0	12.5	20.5	4,717	-4.3%
	Labour	1	0	3	-3	6.3	18.9	4,356	+4.6%
	UKIP	0	0	0	0	0	1.9	438	+1.9%
	Independent	0	0	0	0	0	1.6	376	+1.6%

Ward results

Ambrosden & Chesterton[5][7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Andrew Fulljames	435	48.3	-25.3
	Independent	David Chapman	376	41.7	+41.7
	Liberal Democrats	Neil Walton	90	10.0	-16.4
Majority			59	6.6	-40.6
Turnout			901	37.0
	Conservative hold		Swing

Banbury Easington[5][7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Nigel Morris	1,240	61.1	-3.0
	Labour	Bruce Lucas	396	19.5	+1.5
	Liberal Democrats	Bruce Shakespeare	216	10.6	-7.3
	UKIP	Lynne Shawyer	178	8.8	+8.8
Majority			844	41.6	-4.5
Turnout			2,030	34.7
	Conservative hold		Swing

Banbury Grimsbury & Castle[5][7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Christopher Smithson	1,015	61.7	+11.5
	Labour	Henry Goodman	631	38.3	+8.0
Majority			384	23.4	+3.5
Turnout			1,646	25.5
	Conservative hold		Swing

Banbury Hardwick[5][7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Nicholas Turner	841	61.6	+1.7
	Labour	Roy Mold	249	18.2	-8.1
	Liberal Democrats	John Willett	146	10.7	-3.2
	UKIP	John Brown	130	9.5	+9.5
Majority			592	43.4	+9.8
Turnout			1,366	24.0
	Conservative hold		Swing

Banbury Ruscote[5][7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Keith Strangwood	764	49.1	+10.6
	Labour	Martin Weir	569	36.6	-14.9
	UKIP	Mark Clifton	130	8.4	+8.4
	Liberal Democrats	Andrew Murray	92	5.9	-4.1
Majority			195	12.5
Turnout			1,555	27.0
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Bicester East[5][7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Rose Stratford	773	60.2	+4.6
	Labour	John Broad	319	24.8	-19.6
	Liberal Democrats	Martin Chadwick	192	15.0	+15.0
Majority			454	35.4	+24.2
Turnout			1,284	29.5
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Bicester North[5][7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Carol Steward	881	71.0	+6.8
	Liberal Democrats	Stephen Creed	187	15.1	-20.7
	Labour	Chris Bream	172	13.9	+13.9
Majority			694	55.9	+27.5
Turnout			1,240	25.5
	Conservative hold		Swing

Bicester South[5][7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal Democrats	Nicholas Cotter	600	50.0	+5.0
	Conservative	Lawrie Stratford	599	50.0	-5.0
Majority			1	0.1
Turnout			1,199	32.3
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing

Bicester Town[5][7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Diana Edwards	698	58.5	-4.8
	Labour	Claudine Thompson	276	23.1	-13.6
	Liberal Democrats	Liz Yardley	220	18.4	+18.4
Majority			422	35.4	+8.8
Turnout			1,194	30.3
	Conservative hold		Swing

Bicester West[5][7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	Leslie Sibley	1,069	53.0	+22.5
	Conservative	Adam Collyer	949	47.0	-22.5
Majority			120	6.0
Turnout			2,018	36.1
	Labour hold		Swing

Cropredy[5][7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Ken Atack	851	76.3	+2.0
	Liberal Democrats	Anthony Burns	264	23.7	-2.0
Majority			587	52.6	+4.0
Turnout			1,115	51.0
	Conservative hold		Swing

Hook Norton[5][7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Victoria Irvine	610	71.7	-5.9
	Liberal Democrats	Peter Davis	241	28.3	+5.9
Majority			369	43.4	-11.8
Turnout			851	41.8
	Conservative hold		Swing

Kidlington North[5][7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal Democrats	John Wyse	711	50.2	-9.5
	Conservative	Michael Hunt	549	38.8	-1.5
	Labour	Martin Keighery	155	11.0	+11.0
Majority			162	11.4	-8.0
Turnout			1,415	34.0
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Kidlington South[5][7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Neil Prestidge	1,008	44.3	+9.8
	Liberal Democrats	Philip Rawlins	749	32.9	-11.7
	Labour	Catherine Arakelian	520	22.8	+7.9
Majority			259	11.4
Turnout			2,277	35.7
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

The Astons & Heyfords[5][7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Luke Annaly	960	61.6	-11.6
	Liberal Democrats	Richard Makepeace	598	38.4	+11.6
Majority			362	23.2	-21.2
Turnout			1,558	41.5
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

Yarnton, Gosford & Water Eaton[5][7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Michael Gibbard	939	69.6	+22.4
	Liberal Democrats	Suzanne Wilson-Higgins	411	30.4	-13.0
Majority			528	39.2	+35.4
Turnout			1,350	36.5
	Conservative hold		Swing

References

1. "Cherwell". BBC News Online. Retrieved 24 October 2009.
2. "Election fever set to hot up". Oxford Mail. 13 April 2007. Retrieved 24 October 2009.
3. "Battle goes to the ballot box". Oxford Mail. 12 April 2007. Retrieved 24 October 2009.
4. "Tories strengthen grip". Banbury Guardian. 4 May 2007. Retrieved 24 October 2009.
5. "Tory glory from start to finish in CDC". Banbury Guardian. 26 April 2007. Retrieved 24 October 2009.
6. "Results". The Times. 5 May 2007. p. 83.
7. "Election Results 2007". Political Science Resources. Archived from the original on 2 April 2012. Retrieved 24 October 2009.