# 1999 West Oxfordshire District Council election

The 1999 West Oxfordshire District Council election took place on 6 May 1999 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.
After the election, the composition of the council was
* Conservative 19
* Liberal Democrats 13
* Independent 10
* Labour 7

## Election result

West Oxfordshire local election result 1999 :
| Party | Seats | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Conservative | 8 | +5 | 50.0 | 38.4 | 4,782 | -0.6% |
| Liberal Democrats | 4 | +1 | 25.0 | 27.6 | 3,432 | -1.3% |
| Independent | 3 | -3 | 18.8 | 15.5 | 1,926 | +9.1% |
| Labour | 1 | -3 | 6.3 | 17.8 | 2,217 | -7.6% |
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.7 | 81 | +0.5% |

## Ward results

Carterton North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Reginald Mason | 548 | 54.4 | +4.9 |
| | Labour | John Rowe | 311 | 30.9 | +12.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Richard Harold | 148 | 14.7 | −0.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 237 | 23.5 | −7.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,007 | 21.0 | +0.3 |
Carterton South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Windell Walcott | 627 | 73.0 | +23.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Madden | 232 | 27.0 | −2.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 395 | 46.0 | +26.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 859 | 28.8 | +6.5 |
Chadlington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Brian Stacey | 225 | 47.4 |
| | Independent | Christopher Lyden | 144 | 30.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Emma Tatton | 106 | 22.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 81 | 17.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 475 | 45.1 |
Chipping North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | John Hannis | 625 | 47.0 | +47.0 |
| | Labour | Georgina Burrows | 432 | 32.5 | −28.1 |
| | Independent | Richard Soper | 204 | 15.3 | +15.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Davies | 68 | 5.1 | +5.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 193 | 14.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,329 | 30.2 | +3.6 |
Clanfield and Shilton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Angela Neale | unopposed | | |
Coombe and Stonesfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Derrick Millard | 670 | 72.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Gareth Epps | 258 | 27.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 412 | 44.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 928 | 53.6 |
Ducklington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Stephen Hayward | 255 | 58.8 |
| | Labour | Sheila Cuss | 126 | 29.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stephen Copestake | 53 | 12.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 129 | 29.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 434 | 34.3 |
Enstone :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Elizabeth Higgs | 212 | 46.1 |
| | Conservative | Sandra Rasch | 126 | 27.4 |
| | Labour | Stephen Hague | 98 | 21.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Geoffrey Walton | 24 | 5.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 86 | 18.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 460 | 36.5 |
Eynsham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Rossiter | 777 | 71.5 | +11.0 |
| | Conservative | David Dawes | 228 | 21.0 | −0.4 |
| | Green | Mark Stevenson | 81 | 7.5 | +7.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 549 | 50.6 | +11.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,086 | 29.5 | −1.0 |
Filkins and Langford :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Donald Seale | 344 | 74.0 | −0.3 |
| | Labour | Raymond Gibbons | 121 | 26.0 | +0.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 223 | 48.0 | −0.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 465 | 47.8 | +6.1 |
Finstock and Leafield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stuart Jauncey | 328 | 57.3 |
| | Conservative | Rodney Rose | 173 | 30.2 |
| | Independent | David Gore | 71 | 12.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 155 | 27.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 572 | 47.0 |
Hailey :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | George Kellow | 426 | 75.4 |
| | Labour | William Tumbridge | 91 | 16.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Malcolm West | 48 | 8.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 335 | 59.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 565 | 37.4 |
Witney East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stephen Holborough | 706 | 58.3 |
| | Conservative | Martin Chapman | 506 | 41.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 200 | 16.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,212 | 32.0 |
Witney North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Philip Workman | 403 | 49.4 | +15.1 |
| | Conservative | Clive Knowles | 289 | 35.4 | −0.8 |
| | Labour | John Ryall | 124 | 15.2 | −14.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 114 | 14.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 816 | 33.9 | +8.7 |
Witney South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Ross McFarlane | 627 | 48.3 | −5.8 |
| | Labour | Raymond Harris | 482 | 37.1 | −8.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Olive Minett | 190 | 14.6 | +14.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 145 | 11.2 | +3.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,299 | 24.6 | +0.7 |
Witney West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Edward Cooper | 432 | 46.4 |
| | Conservative | Andrew Creery | 408 | 43.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Richard Willis | 91 | 9.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 24 | 2.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 931 | 30.5 |

## By-elections between 1999 and 2000

Carterton South by-election 30 September 1999 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | | 341 | 46.3 | −26.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | | 310 | 42.1 | +15.1 |
| | Labour | | 86 | 11.7 | +11.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 31 | 4.2 | −41.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 737 | 24.4 | −4.4 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |