# 2006 Oxford City Council election

Elections for Oxford City Council were held on Thursday 4 May 2006. As Oxford City Council is elected by halves, one seat in each of the 24 wards was up for election. The exception was St Clement's, where both seats were up for election as a by-election for the other seat was held on the same day. Therefore, 25 of the 48 seats on the Council were up for election. Overall turnout was 35.8%, down from 37.6% in 2004. The lowest turnout (24.9%) was in Carfax ward and the highest (49.6%) in Marston.

## Results

Oxford Local Election Result 2006 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Liberal Democrats | 9 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 36.0 | 31.4 | 12,081 | +1.2 |
| Labour | 10 | 1 | 5 | -4 | 40.0 | 30.1 | 11,581 | +2.1 |
| Green | 5 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 20.0 | 20.8 | 8,002 | +0.4 |
| Ind. Working Class | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 1,538 | +0.4 |
| Conservative | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12.0 | 4,626 | -5.6 |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.12 | 431 | +0.29 |
| Respect | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.55 | 213 | +0.55 |
Note: two Independents stood in 2006, compared with three in 2004.
The total number of seats on the Council after the election was:
* Liberal Democrats - 19 (39.6%)
* Labour - 17 (35.4%)
* Green - 8 (16.7%)
* Independent Working Class Association - 4 (8.3%)

## Nomination form controversy

The Oxford University Conservative Association president-elect Charlie Steel was the Conservative candidate in the Holywell ward. His candidacy was embroiled in controversy in late April when some of his nominators alleged that they had not signed his nomination forms, meaning their signatures had been forged. A Police investigation was launched and Steel did not resign from his OUCA position.
The full list of Steel's supposed nominators were a selection of students of the University of Oxford, some of whom were officers of the Oxford University Conservative Association (OUCA). A number of those officers subsequently complained to Oxford City Council that they had not signed the papers.

## Results by ward
### Barton and Sandhills

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Christopher Scanlan | 657 | 39.8 | +3.3 |
| | Labour | Michael McAndrews | 570 | 34.6 | +4.1 |
| | Conservative | Prudence Dailey | 239 | 14.5 | −6.5 |
| | Ind. Working Class | James Craft | 102 | 6.2 | +6.2 |
| | Green | Raymond Hitchins | 81 | 4.9 | −6.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,656 | 35.4 | +4.3 |

### Blackbird Leys

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Rae Humberstone | 579 | 48.4 | −1.6 |
| | Ind. Working Class | Maurice Leen | 519 | 43.4 | +14.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ian Bearder | 69 | 5.8 | −3.1 |
| | Green | Tim Pizey | 29 | 2.4 | −0.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,204 | 29.7 | +1.5 |

### Carfax

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Green | Sushila Dhall | 327 | 32.6 | −0.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Gabriel Grant | 304 | 30.3 | +1.6 |
| | Conservative | Craig Aston | 225 | 22.5 | +10.9 |
| | Labour | Josephine Salmon | 146 | 14.6 | −11.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,009 | 24.9 | −1.6 |

### Churchill

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Joseph McManners | 597 | 46.4 | |
| | Ind. Working Class | David Kent | 297 | 23.1 | |
| | Conservative | Richard Lang | 158 | 12.3 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Thomas Wilkinson | 150 | 11.7 | |
| | Green | Oliver Tickell | 85 | 6.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,296 | 28.2 | −0.7 |

### Cowley

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Shah Khan | 627 | 37.6 | |
| | Labour | Mumtaz Fareed | 534 | 32.0 | |
| | Green | Martin Juckes | 294 | 17.6 | |
| | Respect | Philippa Whittaker | 213 | 12.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,680 | 39.1 | +1.3 |

### Cowley Marsh

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Mohammed Abbasi | 513 | 37.8 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Anthony Brett | 404 | 29.8 | |
| | Green | Alyson Duckmanton | 251 | 18.5 | |
| | Conservative | Judith Harley | 188 | 13.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,365 | 33.1 | −3.6 |

### Headington

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Rundle | 948 | 58.8 | |
| | Conservative | Duncan Hatfield | 285 | 17.7 | |
| | Labour | Ruth Najeme | 216 | 13.4 | |
| | Green | Matthew Ledbury | 162 | 10.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,617 | 38.3 | −5.9 |

### Headington Hill and Northway

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mohammed Altaf-Khan | 506 | 34.3 | |
| | Labour | Maureen Christian | 451 | 30.6 | |
| | Conservative | Julian Wheatland | 388 | 26.3 | |
| | Green | Katherine Wedell | 130 | 8.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,483 | 35.2 | +1.4 |

### Hinksey Park

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Robert Price | 882 | 48.8 | |
| | Green | Lilian Sherwood | 543 | 30.0 | |
| | Conservative | Simon Mort | 221 | 12.2 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Martin Herben | 161 | 8.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,817 | 41.0 | −3.3 |

### Holywell

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Richard Huzzey | 564 | 48.7 | |
| | Green | Matthew Morton | 276 | 23.9 | |
| | Conservative | Charlie Steel | 165 | 14.3 | |
| | Labour | Anneliese Dodds | 152 | 13.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,179 | 29.2 | −3.9 |

### Iffley Fields

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Green | Arthur Williams | 890 | 55.5 | |
| | Labour | Mohammed Nawaz | 514 | 32.0 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Bernard Gowers | 200 | 12.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,617 | 40.1 | −5.8 |

### Jericho and Osney

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Susanna Pressel | 1100 | 49.5 | +5.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Ballance | 704 | 31.7 | +4.4 |
| | Green | Sarah Pethybridge | 265 | 11.9 | −10.0 |
| | Conservative | Nicola Blackwood | 154 | 6.9 | −0.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,235 | 45.3 | −0.8 |

### Littlemore

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Gillian Sanders | 650 | 48.4 | |
| | Conservative | Michael Davis | 319 | 23.7 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Wilde | 201 | 15.0 | |
| | Green | Margaret Oakenby | 174 | 12.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,357 | 30.7 | +0.7 |

### Lye Valley

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Sabir Mirza | 659 | 44.4 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Nathan Pyle | 638 | 43.0 | |
| | Green | Susan Heeks | 188 | 12.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,501 | 31.3 | −1.6 |

### Marston

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Mary Clarkson | 944 | 43.3 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Charles Haynes | 717 | 32.9 | |
| | Independent | Michael Haines | 398 | 18.2 | |
| | Green | Meena Dhanda | 123 | 5.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,196 | 49.6 | +3.3 |

### North

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alan Armitage | 663 | 49.0 | |
| | Green | Leopold Keyes | 299 | 22.1 | |
| | Conservative | Robin Aitken | 235 | 17.4 | |
| | Labour | Matthew Pennycook | 157 | 11.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,360 | 32.8 | −6.2 |

### Northfield Brook

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Ind. Working Class | Jane Lacey | 620 | 48.6 | +20.9 |
| | Labour | Carole Roberts | 502 | 39.4 | −15.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Rosemary Morlin | 91 | 7.1 | −5.9 |
| | Green | Susan Tibbles | 62 | 4.9 | +3.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,284 | 30.8 | +0.5 |

### Quarry and Risinghurst

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Delia Sinclair | 789 | 39.2 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jonathan Coats | 699 | 34.7 | |
| | Conservative | John Young | 354 | 17.6 | |
| | Green | Judith Chipchase | 173 | 8.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,027 | 44.9 | −1.1 |

### Rose Hill and Iffley

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Antonia Bance | 727 | 48.5 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Christopher Bones | 343 | 22.9 | |
| | Conservative | Timothy Benjamin | 230 | 15.3 | |
| | Green | Simon Brook | 199 | 13.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,509 | 36.9 | −2.3 |

### St Clement's

Note: the top two candidates were elected; vote percentage and swing for parties, not candidates :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Green | Mary-Jane Sareva | 645 | Green | |
| | Green | Nuala Young | 574 | 48.1 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mark Whittaker | 339 | Lib Dem | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Andrew MacGregor | 310 | 25.6 | |
| | Labour | Kate Pounds | 189 | Lab | |
| | Labour | Laurence Baxter | 183 | 14.7 | |
| | Conservative | Stuart Hand | 154 | Con | |
| | Conservative | Carolyn Holler | 141 | 11.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,268 | 25.4 | −8.5 |
Because both seats were up for election each voter had two votes (i.e. plurality-at-large voting). Turnout has been estimated by halving the number of votes cast.

### St Margaret's

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | James Campbell | 882 | 50.0 | |
| | Green | Christopher Goodall | 491 | 27.8 | |
| | Conservative | Robert Porter | 296 | 16.8 | |
| | Labour | Bruce Russell | 95 | 5.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,769 | 42.9 | +4.2 |

### St Mary's

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Green | Craig Simmons | 689 | 66.5 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael Tait | 173 | 16.7 | |
| | Labour | Daniel Simpson | 141 | 13.6 | |
| | Independent | Pathmanathan Mylvaganam | 33 | 3.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,056 | 25.3 | −8.1 |

### Summertown

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jean Fooks | 820 | 42.3 | |
| | Green | Malcolm Lee | 574 | 29.6 | |
| | Conservative | Raoul Cerratti | 400 | 20.6 | |
| | Labour | Christopher Weaver | 146 | 7.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,945 | 41.2 | −3.4 |

### Wolvercote

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Goddard | 911 | 45.4 | |
| | Green | Sheila Cameron | 478 | 23.8 | |
| | Conservative | Kenneth Bickers | 474 | 23.6 | |
| | Labour | Michael Taylor | 145 | 7.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,018 | 45.0 | −4.5 |