# 2006 Cherwell District Council election

The 2006 Cherwell District Council election took place on 4 May 2006 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.
In total 45 candidates stood in the election competing for the 18 seats which were up for election. The results saw the Conservatives win 15 of the 18 seats contested. They gained 2 seats from Labour in the Banbury wards of Neithrop and Grimsbury and Castle. Their victory in Neithrop was the first time in over 30 years that Labour had not won the ward and saw the first muslim councillor, Alyas Ahmed, elected to Cherwell council. The Liberal Democrats also picked up a seat from Labour in Kidlington South where the Labour group leader on the council, Andrew Hornsby-Smith, stood down at the election. Labour only managed to keep one of their seats in the election, in Banbury Ruscote, where George Parish was re-elected. Turnout in the election ranged from a low of 20% to a high of 51%.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
* Conservative 38
* Labour 8
* Liberal Democrat 4

## Election result

Cherwell Local Election Result 2006 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Conservative | 15 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 83.3 | 60.2 | 14,957 | +3.1% |
| Liberal Democrats | 2 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 11.1 | 24.8 | 6,167 | +7.7% |
| Labour | 1 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 5.6 | 14.3 | 3,563 | -9.9% |
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.6 | 148 | +0.0% |

## Ward results

Banbury Calthorpe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Colin Clarke | 782 | 64.8 |
| | Labour | Hanry Goodman | 261 | 21.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Suzanne Wilson-Higgins | 164 | 13.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 521 | 43.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,207 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
Banbury Easington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Kieron Mallon | 1,357 | 64.1 | −5.2 |
| | Labour | Martin Weir | 382 | 18.0 | −12.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Pamela Linzey-Jones | 379 | 17.9 | +17.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 975 | 46.1 | +7.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,118 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Banbury Grimsbury and Castle :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Margaret Cullip | 862 | 50.2 | −6.9 |
| | Labour | Andrew Beere | 520 | 30.3 | −12.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Choudry Anjum | 334 | 19.5 | +19.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 342 | 19.9 | +5.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,716 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
Banbury Hardwick :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Stuart Robbins | 782 | 59.9 | −6.2 |
| | Labour | Neil Mepham | 343 | 26.3 | −7.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Frank Davies | 181 | 13.9 | +13.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 439 | 33.6 | +1.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,306 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Banbury Neithrop :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Alyas Ahmed | 572 | 49.5 | +4.8 |
| | Labour | Richard Doy | 371 | 32.1 | −23.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Johnson | 212 | 18.4 | +18.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 201 | 17.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,155 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
Banbury Ruscote :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | George Parish | 748 | 51.5 | −2.1 |
| | Conservative | Elizabeth Macleod | 559 | 38.5 | −7.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Deborah Atsoparthis | 145 | 10.0 | +10.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 189 | 13.0 | +5.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,452 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Bicester West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Norman Bolster | 1,292 | 69.5 | +12.1 |
| | Labour | John Broad | 566 | 30.5 | −0.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 726 | 39.0 | +12.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,858 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Bloxham and Bodicote :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Eric Heath | 1,254 | 70.6 | +7.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Davis | 523 | 29.4 | −7.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 731 | 41.2 | +14.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,777 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Cropredy :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Kenneth Atack | 703 | 74.3 | −3.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stephen Creed | 243 | 25.7 | +3.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 460 | 48.6 | −6.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 946 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Deddington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Paul O'Sullivan | 675 | 62.2 | +2.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Martin Squires | 410 | 37.8 | −2.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 265 | 24.4 | +5.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,085 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Fringford :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Barry Wood | 727 | 84.8 | +14.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Nicholas Cotter | 130 | 15.2 | −14.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 597 | 69.6 | +29.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 857 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Kidlington North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Chris Pack | 906 | 59.7 | +5.1 |
| | Conservative | Michael Hunt | 612 | 40.3 | +11.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 294 | 19.4 | −6.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,518 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Kidlington South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Devena Rae | 1,115 | 44.6 | +13.1 |
| | Conservative | Mary Young | 863 | 34.5 | −3.5 |
| | Labour | Martin Keighery | 372 | 14.9 | −9.9 |
| | Green | Janet Warren | 148 | 5.9 | +0.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 152 | 10.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,498 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | | |
Kirtlington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Neil Godwin | 650 | 73.4 | +16.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Andrew Murray | 235 | 26.6 | −16.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 415 | 46.8 | +32.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 885 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Otmoor :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Timothy Hallchurch | 566 | 68.4 | +8.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Elisabeth Yardley | 262 | 31.6 | −8.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 304 | 36.8 | +16.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 828 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Sibford :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | George Reynolds | 796 | 79.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Janice Johnson | 206 | 20.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 590 | 58.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,002 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
The Astons and Heyfords :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | James Macnamara | 1,146 | 73.2 | +24.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Neil Walton | 420 | 26.8 | −24.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 726 | 44.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,566 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Wroxton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Douglas Webb | 759 | 71.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Anthony Burns | 302 | 28.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 457 | 43.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,061 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |