1998 West Oxfordshire District Council election

1998 UK local government election

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]

After the election, the composition of the council was

* Conservative 14
* Independent 13
* Liberal Democrats 12
* Labour 10[2]

## Background

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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

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

West Oxfordshire local election result 1998[1][5] Party  | Seats  | Gains  | Losses  | Net gain/loss  | Seats %  | Votes %  | Votes  | +/−

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| Conservative | 9  | 5  | 0  | +5  | 50.0  | 39.0  | 5,758  |
| Liberal Democrats | 6  | 0  | 2  | -2  | 33.3  | 28.9  | 4,262  |
| Independent | 2  | 0  | 2  | -2  | 11.1  | 6.4  | 949  |
| Labour | 1  | 0  | 1  | -1  | 5.6  | 25.4  | 3,752  |
| Green | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0.2  | 27  |

## Ward results

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Ascott and Shipton[3][5] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Independent | Robert Barrett  | 295  | 45.9  |
| Conservative | Rodney Rose  | 240  | 37.3  |
| Labour | Frances Ashworth  | 108  | 16.8  |
Majority  | 55  | 8.6  |
Turnout | 643  | 41.4  |
| Independent hold | Swing |  |
Aston Bampton and Standlake[3][5] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal Democrats | Brenda Smith  | 576  | 74.7  |
| Conservative | Martin Chapman  | 153  | 19.8  |
| Labour | Christine Ainsley-Cowlishaw  | 42  | 5.4  |
Majority  | 423  | 54.9  |
Turnout | 771  | 38.4  |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |  |
Bampton[3][5] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Independent | Jonathan Phillips  | 480  | 83.2  |
| Labour | Duncan Enright  | 59  | 10.2  |
| Liberal Democrats | Gareth Epps  | 38  | 6.6  |
Majority  | 421  | 73.0  |
Turnout | 577  | 28.9  |
| Independent hold | Swing |  |
Bartons[3][5] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | William Goffe  | 243  | 56.1  |
| Liberal Democrats | Richard Noviss  | 117  | 27.0  |
| Labour | Matthew Deans  | 73  | 16.9  |
Majority  | 126  | 29.1  |
Turnout | 433  | 29.5  |
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |
Bladon and Cassington[3][5] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Louise Chapman  | 306  | 58.4  |
| Labour | Laurence Whitehead  | 218  | 41.6  |
Majority  | 88  | 16.8  |
Turnout | 524  | 43.5  |
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |
Brize Norton and Curbridge[3][5] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Verena Hunt  | 462  | 60.8  |
| Labour | William Tumbridge  | 204  | 26.8  |
| Liberal Democrats | David Rossiter  | 94  | 12.4  |
Majority  | 258  | 33.9  |
Turnout | 760  | 25.7  |
| Conservative gain from Independent | Swing |  |
Burford[5] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal Democrats | Christopher Davis  | 383  | 49.5  |
| Conservative | Mary Sanderson  | 329  | 42.5  |
| Labour | Alison Bettle  | 35  | 4.5  |
| Green | Ann Edmonds  | 27  | 3.5  |
Majority  | 54  | 7.0  |
Turnout | 774  | 46.8  |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |  |
Carterton North[3][5] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Charles Marlow  | 502  | 49.5  |
| Labour | William Stevenson  | 188  | 18.5  |
| Independent | Keith Stone  | 174  | 17.1  |
| Liberal Democrats | Richard Harold  | 151  | 14.9  |
Majority  | 314  | 30.9  |
Turnout | 1,015  | 20.7  |
| Conservative gain from Independent | Swing |  |
Carterton South[3][5] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Paul Wesson  | 331  | 49.3  |
| Liberal Democrats | Peter Madden  | 200  | 29.8  |
| Labour | John Rowe  | 141  | 21.0  |
Majority  | 131  | 19.5  |
Turnout | 672  | 22.3  |
| Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing |  |
Charlbury[3][5] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal Democrats | Christopher Tatton  | 686  | 60.2  |
| Labour | Reginald James  | 252  | 22.1  |
| Conservative | Brian Stacey  | 201  | 17.6  |
Majority  | 434  | 38.1  |
Turnout | 1,139  | 49.7  |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |  |
Chipping Norton[3][5] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Evelyn Coles  | 717  | 60.6  |
| Conservative | Rosalind Stroud  | 466  | 39.4  |
Majority  | 251  | 21.2  |
Turnout | 1,183  | 26.6  |
| Labour hold | Swing |  |
Clanfield and Shilton[5] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Angela Neale  | 286  | 68.6  |
| Labour | Sally Webster  | 131  | 31.4  |
Majority  | 155  | 37.2  |
Turnout | 417  | 28.5  |
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |
Eynsham[3][5] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal Democrats | Harry Wyatt  | 675  | 60.5  |
| Conservative | Stephen Hayward  | 239  | 21.4  |
| Labour | Christopher Miles  | 202  | 18.1  |
Majority  | 436  | 39.1  |
Turnout | 1,116  | 30.5  |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |  |
Filkins and Langford[5] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Donald Seale  | 307  | 74.3  |
| Labour | Michael Enright  | 106  | 25.7  |
Majority  | 201  | 48.7  |
Turnout | 413  | 41.7  |
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |
Freeland and Hanborough[3][5] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal Democrats | David James  | 527  | 43.4  |
| Conservative | David Dawes  | 522  | 43.0  |
| Labour | Kim Simkin  | 165  | 13.6  |
Majority  | 5  | 0.4  |
Turnout | 1,214  | 37.5  |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |  |
Witney North[3][5] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | David Robertson  | 218  | 36.2  |
| Liberal Democrats | Brenda Churchill  | 207  | 34.3  |
| Labour | John Ryall  | 178  | 29.5  |
Majority  | 11  | 1.8  |
Turnout | 603  | 25.2  |
| Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing |  |
Witney South[3][5] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Anthony Harvey  | 686  | 54.1  |
| Labour | Frederick Saxby  | 582  | 45.9  |
Majority  | 104  | 8.2  |
Turnout | 1,268  | 23.9  |
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |  |
Woodstock[3][5] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal Democrats | Julian Cooper  | 608  | 49.6  |
| Labour | Ian Baxter  | 351  | 28.6  |
| Conservative | Sandra Rasch  | 267  | 21.8  |
Majority  | 257  | 21.0  |
Turnout | 1,226  | 49.7  |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |  |

## References

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1. ^ a b "Local Elections results". The Times. NewsBank. 9 May 1998. p. 46.
2. ^ "Local government election results". The Independent. NewsBank. 8 May 1998.
3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s "Majority of one". Oxfordshire County Publications. NewsBank. 8 April 1998.
4. ^ "Lord Mayor beats Greens". Oxfordshire County Publications. NewsBank. 8 May 1998.
5. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s "West Oxfordshire District Council Election Results 1998 - 2010" (PDF). West Oxfordshire District Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 October 2015. Retrieved 2 August 2015.

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