# 2014 West Oxfordshire District Council election

The 2014 West Oxfordshire District Council election took place on 22 May 2014 to elect members of West Oxfordshire 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.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
* Conservative 40
* Labour 5
* Liberal Democrats 3
* Independent 1

## Background

After the previous election in 2012 the Conservatives controlled the council with 41 councillors, while both Labour and the Liberal Democrats had four seats. However, in May 2013 two Conservative councillors, Steve Hayward of Ducklington ward and David Snow of Witney North, resigned from the party to become Independents. They were joined the following month by Annie Roy-Barker of Chipping Norton ward who also left the Conservatives to become an independent. With seats in Ducklington, and Stonesfield and Tackley, vacant the council composition before the 2014 election was therefore 37 Conservatives, four Labour, four Liberal Democrats and two independents.
16 seats were scheduled to be contested in 2014, but the vacancy in Stonesfield and Tackley meant 17 seats were elected. A total of 66 candidates stood for election, 17 Conservatives, 15 Labour, 11 Green, 11 UK Independence Party, nine Liberal Democrats and three independents. 10 sitting councillors sought re-election, with councillors Annie Roy-Barker, Arthur Goffe, Hilary Hibbert-Biles, Verena Hunt and Larry Poole standing down at the election.
The election was held on 22 May 2014 at the same time as the 2014 European Parliament elections.

## Election result

The Conservatives gained two seats to have 40 councillors and a 31-seat majority on the council. They gained a seat in Eynsham and Cassington from the Liberal Democrats and regained Ducklington, which had previously been held by independent, former Conservative, councillor Steve Hayward.
Labour moved to become the second largest group on the council with five councillors after gaining one seat, while the Liberal Democrats dropped to three seats and only one independent councillor remained on the council. The UK Independence Party failed to win any seats, but came second in seven of the wards they contested, coming closest in Witney South where James Robertshaw was 152 votes behind Conservative David Harvey. All ten sitting councillors who stood were re-elected and overall turnout at the election was 39.03%.
West Oxfordshire local election result 2014 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Conservative | 15 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 88.2 | 49.3 | 10,435 | -0.7% |
| Labour | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 5.9 | 18.6 | 3,934 | -6.8% |
| Liberal Democrats | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 5.9 | 10.5 | 2,213 | -6.9% |
| UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12.7 | 2,690 | +12.7% |
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.9 | 1,255 | -1.3% |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 3.0 | 632 | +3.0% |

## Ward results

Ascott and Shipton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Tom Simcox | 478 | 62.6 | −14.5 |
| | Labour | John Gittings | 114 | 14.9 | −8.0 |
| | Green | Celia Kerslake | 96 | 12.6 | +12.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Andrew Crick | 75 | 9.8 | +9.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 364 | 47.7 | −6.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 763 | 43.8 | −34.2 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Bampton and Clanfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Martin Barrett | 980 | 81.3 | +9.5 |
| | Labour | Liz Blount | 226 | 18.7 | +18.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 754 | 62.5 | +18.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,206 | 42.0 | −9.1 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Brize Norton and Shilton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Alex Postan | 395 | 55.0 | −6.3 |
| | Independent | Shane Rae | 323 | 45.0 | +6.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 72 | 10.0 | −12.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 718 | 45.4 | −28.1 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Burford :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Derek Cotterill | 494 | 73.3 | −3.4 |
| | UKIP | Erika Barnby | 84 | 12.5 | +12.5 |
| | Green | Rosie Pearson | 56 | 8.3 | +8.3 |
| | Labour | Andrew Ferrero | 40 | 5.9 | −1.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 410 | 60.8 | +0.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 674 | 45.4 | −28.2 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Carterton North East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Henry Howard | 466 | 49.2 | −17.4 |
| | UKIP | Barclay Lawrence | 259 | 27.3 | +27.3 |
| | Labour | Duncan Hume | 128 | 13.5 | +13.5 |
| | Green | Andy King | 95 | 10.0 | −4.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 207 | 21.8 | −26.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 948 | 24.4 | −7.6 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Carterton North West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Maxine Crossland | 647 | 63.1 | −9.5 |
| | Labour | Dave Wesson | 208 | 20.3 | +20.3 |
| | Green | Paul Creighton | 170 | 16.6 | −10.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 439 | 42.8 | −2.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,025 | 31.6 | −9.3 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Carterton South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Lynn Little | 536 | 54.5 | −14.8 |
| | UKIP | Leandra Edmands | 285 | 29.0 | +29.0 |
| | Labour | Michael Enright | 91 | 9.2 | −0.8 |
| | Green | Tony Barrett | 72 | 7.3 | +0.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 251 | 25.5 | −29.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 984 | 32.5 | −8.4 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Chipping Norton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Laetisia Carter | 927 | 45.2 | −14.8 |
| | Conservative | Guy Wall | 836 | 40.8 | +0.8 |
| | UKIP | James Stanley | 287 | 14.0 | +14.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 91 | 4.4 | −15.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,050 | 44.2 | +9.7 |
| | Labour gain from Independent | Labour gain from Independent | Swing | | |
Ducklington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Benjamin Woodruff | 337 | 50.6 | −11.6 |
| | UKIP | Lawrence Haar | 151 | 22.7 | +22.7 |
| | Labour | Richard Kelsall | 119 | 17.9 | +3.1 |
| | Green | Stuart MacDonald | 59 | 8.9 | +8.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 186 | 27.9 | −11.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 666 | 39.4 | −37.6 |
| | Conservative gain from Independent | Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | | |
Eynsham and Cassington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Peter Emery | 822 | 39.7 | +1.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Will Griffiths | 492 | 23.8 | −11.7 |
| | Labour | Judith Wardle | 389 | 18.8 | −0.1 |
| | UKIP | Jonathan Miller | 368 | 17.8 | +17.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 330 | 15.9 | +13.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,071 | 42.7 | +4.7 |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
Freeland and Hanborough :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Colin Dingwall | 644 | 44.9 | −1.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mike Baggaley | 443 | 30.9 | −2.2 |
| | Labour | Lucy Tritton | 200 | 13.9 | +4.1 |
| | Green | Andrew Wright | 147 | 10.3 | −0.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 201 | 14.0 | +1.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,434 | 42.7 | +3.5 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Standlake, Aston and Stanton Harcourt :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Steve Good | 840 | 56.7 | −9.3 |
| | UKIP | Clive Taylor | 261 | 17.6 | +17.6 |
| | Labour | Liam Carroll | 140 | 9.5 | −9.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Chris Blount | 137 | 9.3 | −2.7 |
| | Green | Alma Tumilowicz | 103 | 7.0 | +3.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 579 | 39.1 | −8.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,481 | 44.7 | +8.6 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Stonesfield and Tackley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Richard Bishop | 742 | 56.1 | −3.1 |
| | Labour | Georgia Mazower | 328 | 24.8 | +24.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Christopher Tatton | 253 | 19.1 | +5.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 414 | 31.3 | −1.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,323 | 42.4 | +7.7 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
The Bartons :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Robert Courts | 389 | 61.9 | −8.9 |
| | UKIP | Stephen Nash | 141 | 22.5 | +22.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Amanda Epps | 98 | 15.6 | −13.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 248 | 39.5 | −2.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 628 | 40.0 | −34.4 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Witney East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | James Mills | 879 | 42.4 | −3.4 |
| | Labour | Alfred Fullah | 594 | 28.7 | −25.5 |
| | UKIP | James Mawle | 279 | 13.5 | +13.5 |
| | Green | Kate Griffin | 210 | 10.1 | +10.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ross Beadle | 109 | 5.3 | +5.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 285 | 13.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,071 | 35.7 | +4.4 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Witney South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | David Harvey | 625 | 37.4 | −7.6 |
| | UKIP | James Robertshaw | 473 | 28.3 | +28.3 |
| | Labour | Calvert McGibbon | 338 | 20.2 | −10.8 |
| | Green | Brigitte Hickman | 160 | 9.6 | −5.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Gillian Workman | 76 | 4.5 | −4.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 152 | 9.1 | −4.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,672 | 35.3 | +8.1 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Woodstock and Bladon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Julian Cooper | 530 | 36.7 | −15.9 |
| | Conservative | Sandy Rasch | 325 | 22.5 | −24.9 |
| | Independent | Brian Yoxall | 182 | 12.6 | +12.6 |
| | Independent | Sharone Parnes | 127 | 8.8 | +8.8 |
| | UKIP | Charles Bennett | 102 | 7.1 | +7.1 |
| | Labour | Trevor License | 92 | 6.4 | +6.4 |
| | Green | John O'Regan | 87 | 6.0 | +6.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 205 | 14.2 | +8.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,445 | 43.6 | +5.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |