1998 West Oxfordshire District Council election

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The 1998 West Oxfordshire District Council election took place on 7 May 1998 to elect members of West Oxfordshire District Council in Oxfordshire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control. [1]

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After the election, the composition of the council was

Background

Before the election there were 15 independent councillors, the Liberal Democrats had 14 seats, Labour had 11 and the Conservatives had 9. [3] An alliance between the Liberal Democrats and the Labour party controlled the council with a majority of one seat. [3]

Among the councillors who stood down at the election was independent David Walker, who had quit the Conservatives in the early 1990s over the poll tax, as well as Patrick Madden, Peg McWilliam, Elizabeth Mortimer and Susan Swann. [3] 49 candidates stood for the 18 seats that were contested in 1998, including one candidate from the Green party, with the Liberal Democrats defending the most seats at eight. [3]

Election result

The Conservatives became the largest group on the council after gaining five seats. [4]

West Oxfordshire local election result 1998 [1] [5]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 950+550.039.05,758
  Liberal Democrats 602-233.328.94,262
  Independent 202-211.16.4949
  Labour 101-15.625.43,752
  Green 000000.227

Ward results

Ascott and Shipton [3] [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Robert Barrett29545.9
Conservative Rodney Rose24037.3
Labour Frances Ashworth10816.8
Majority558.6
Turnout 64341.4
Independent hold Swing
Aston Bampton and Standlake [3] [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Brenda Smith57674.7
Conservative Martin Chapman15319.8
Labour Christine Ainsley-Cowlishaw425.4
Majority42354.9
Turnout 77138.4
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Bampton [3] [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Jonathan Phillips48083.2
Labour Duncan Enright5910.2
Liberal Democrats Gareth Epps386.6
Majority42173.0
Turnout 57728.9
Independent hold Swing
Bartons [3] [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative William Goffe24356.1
Liberal Democrats Richard Noviss11727.0
Labour Matthew Deans7316.9
Majority12629.1
Turnout 43329.5
Conservative hold Swing
Bladon and Cassington [3] [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Louise Chapman30658.4
Labour Laurence Whitehead21841.6
Majority8816.8
Turnout 52443.5
Conservative hold Swing
Brize Norton and Curbridge [3] [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Verena Hunt46260.8
Labour William Tumbridge20426.8
Liberal Democrats David Rossiter9412.4
Majority25833.9
Turnout 76025.7
Conservative gain from Independent Swing
Burford [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Christopher Davis38349.5
Conservative Mary Sanderson32942.5
Labour Alison Bettle354.5
Green Ann Edmonds273.5
Majority547.0
Turnout 77446.8
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Carterton North [3] [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Charles Marlow50249.5
Labour William Stevenson18818.5
Independent Keith Stone17417.1
Liberal Democrats Richard Harold15114.9
Majority31430.9
Turnout 1,01520.7
Conservative gain from Independent Swing
Carterton South [3] [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Paul Wesson33149.3
Liberal Democrats Peter Madden20029.8
Labour John Rowe14121.0
Majority13119.5
Turnout 67222.3
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Charlbury [3] [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Christopher Tatton68660.2
Labour Reginald James25222.1
Conservative Brian Stacey20117.6
Majority43438.1
Turnout 1,13949.7
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Chipping Norton [3] [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Evelyn Coles71760.6
Conservative Rosalind Stroud46639.4
Majority25121.2
Turnout 1,18326.6
Labour hold Swing
Clanfield and Shilton [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Angela Neale28668.6
Labour Sally Webster13131.4
Majority15537.2
Turnout 41728.5
Conservative hold Swing
Eynsham [3] [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Harry Wyatt67560.5
Conservative Stephen Hayward23921.4
Labour Christopher Miles20218.1
Majority43639.1
Turnout 1,11630.5
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Filkins and Langford [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Donald Seale30774.3
Labour Michael Enright10625.7
Majority20148.7
Turnout 41341.7
Conservative hold Swing
Freeland and Hanborough [3] [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats David James52743.4
Conservative David Dawes52243.0
Labour Kim Simkin16513.6
Majority50.4
Turnout 1,21437.5
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Witney North [3] [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative David Robertson21836.2
Liberal Democrats Brenda Churchill20734.3
Labour John Ryall17829.5
Majority111.8
Turnout 60325.2
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Witney South [3] [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Anthony Harvey68654.1
Labour Frederick Saxby58245.9
Majority1048.2
Turnout 1,26823.9
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Woodstock [3] [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Julian Cooper60849.6
Labour Ian Baxter35128.6
Conservative Sandra Rasch26721.8
Majority25721.0
Turnout 1,22649.7
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

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