# 2010 Oxford City Council election

Elections for Oxford City Council were held on Thursday 6 May 2010. As Oxford City Council is elected by halves, one seat in each of the 24 wards was up for election.
Labour gained two seats (Barton and Sandhills ward from the Liberal Democrats and Northfield Brook ward from the Independent Working Class Association), the Liberal Democrats also gained two seats (Carfax and St Clement's ward, both from the Green Party). As a result of this election, Labour gained control of the city council, with 25 out of 48 seats.
A general election was held on the same day, which accounts for the higher turnout (61.7%).

## Election results

Oxford Local Election Result 2010 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Labour | 13 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 54.2 | 34.5 | 23,716 | −0.1 |
| Liberal Democrats | 9 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 37.5 | 30.6 | 21,038 | +7.8 |
| Green | 2 | 0 | 2 | −2 | 8.3 | 14.0 | 9,637 | −2.9 |
| Conservative | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19.6 | 13,490 | −0.6 |
| UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 136 | New |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 671 | −0.6 |
Note: one Independent is standing in 2010, compared with three in 2008 and two in 2006. No candidates representing the Independent Working Class Association are standing in this election. No UKIP candidates were standing in 2008.
This result has the following consequences for the total number of seats on the Council after the elections:
| Party | Party | Previous council | Staying councillors | Seats up for election | Election result | New council |
| | Labour | 23 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 25 |
| | Liberal Democrats | 16 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 17 |
| | Green | 7 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 5 |
| | Independent Working Class | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| | Conservatives | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 48 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 48 |

## Results by ward

Note: Gains and holds of wards are noted with respect to the 2006 council election (or a by-election of the same seat). Percentage changes are given with respect to the 2008 council election (or the latest by-election).
Turnout figures are the sum of the votes for each candidate only and do not yet include rejected ballots. These numbers will be included in the sum when available.

### Barton and Sandhills

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Van Coulter | 1,239 | 42.7 | +8.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Barry Crossman | 815 | 28.1 | −6.2 |
| | Conservative | Timothy Hamer | 661 | 22.8 | −3.6 |
| | Green | Raymond Hitchins | 188 | 6.5 | +1.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,903 | | |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |

### Blackbird Leys

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Rae Humberstone | 1,510 | 69.5 | +15.2 |
| | Conservative | Elizabeth Mills | 299 | 13.8 | +7.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mark Wheeler | 270 | 12.4 | +10.7 |
| | Green | Jackie Chandler-Oatts | 93 | 4.3 | +1.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,172 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Carfax

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Tony Brett | 985 | 37.6 | +1.9 |
| | Green | Vincent Larochelle | 565 | 21.6 | +1.8 |
| | Labour | Joe Ottaway | 535 | 20.4 | +3.1 |
| | Conservative | Patricia Jones | 535 | 20.4 | −6.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,620 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Green | Liberal Democrats gain from Green | Swing | | |

### Churchill

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Joe McManners | 1,168 | 47.6 | +5.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Bonney | 629 | 25.6 | +9.5 |
| | Conservative | Jonathan Asbridge | 469 | 19.1 | +6.9 |
| | Green | Julian Faultless | 187 | 7.6 | +4.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,453 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Cowley

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Shah Khan | 1,264 | 45.9 | −2.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Qasim Aziz | 601 | 21.8 | +6.2 |
| | Conservative | Judith Harley | 506 | 18.4 | +1.0 |
| | Green | Clare Valerie | 385 | 14.0 | +1.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,756 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Note that Shah Khan won the Cowley seat in the 2006 elections for the Liberal Democrats, but crossed the floor to Labour in 2007. So when comparing to the 2006 elections, Labour gain from Liberal Democrats.

### Cowley Marsh

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Mohammed Abbasi | 1,124 | 39.8 | −11.6 |
| | Conservative | Clara Bantry White | 816 | 28.9 | +20.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Shah Nawaz | 467 | 16.5 | −13.2 |
| | Green | John Kentish | 415 | 14.7 | +4.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,822 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Headington

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Rundle | 1,297 | 44.6 | +9.2 |
| | Labour | Jane Darke | 761 | 26.2 | +9.5 |
| | Conservative | Paul Hernandez | 572 | 19.7 | −14.7 |
| | Green | Jill Haas | 275 | 9.5 | −4.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,905 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Headington Hill and Northway

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mohammed Altaf-Khan | 1,054 | 41.7 | +15.3 |
| | Labour | Jamila Azad | 733 | 29.0 | −9.3 |
| | Conservative | Siddo Deva | 521 | 20.6 | −10.4 |
| | Green | Chris Brewer | 218 | 8.6 | +4.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,526 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Note: ±% figures are calculated with respect to the results of the by-election of 26 March 2009.

### Hinksey Park

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Bob Price | 1,530 | 48.9 | −3.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Pinfold | 681 | 21.8 | +10.7 |
| | Conservative | Simon Mort | 501 | 16.0 | +2.7 |
| | Green | Chip Sherwood | 417 | 13.3 | −10.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,129 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Holywell

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mark Mills | 1,073 | 38.9 | −1.5 |
| | Green | Sophie Lewis | 621 | 22.5 | +7.0 |
| | Conservative | Frances Kennett | 583 | 21.2 | −2.9 |
| | Labour | Alistair Strathern | 478 | 17.4 | −2.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,755 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Note: ±% figures are calculated with respect to the results of the by-election of 12 June 2008.

### Iffley Fields

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Green | David Williams | 1,094 | 37.2 | −21.4 |
| | Labour | Mike Rowley | 889 | 30.3 | −0.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Doug Hale | 667 | 22.7 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Carolyn Holder | 288 | 9.8 | −1.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,938 | | |
| | Green hold | Green hold | Swing | | |

### Jericho and Osney

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Susanna Pressel | 1,793 | 53.0 | −0.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Catherine Hilliard | 769 | 22.7 | +5.1 |
| | Conservative | Bill Wilson | 513 | 15.2 | +2.5 |
| | Green | Kaihsu Tai | 311 | 9.2 | −7.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,386 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Littlemore

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Gill Sanders | 1,299 | 47.8 | −2.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Dorian Hancock | 641 | 23.6 | +12.8 |
| | Conservative | Yvonne Lowe | 585 | 21.5 | −3.3 |
| | Green | Jenny Nicholson | 191 | 7.0 | −6.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,716 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Lye Valley

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Ben Lloyd-Shogbesan | 1,320 | 44.9 | −15.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Faisal Aziz | 697 | 23.7 | +14.8 |
| | Conservative | Allen Mills | 647 | 22.0 | +1.1 |
| | Green | Anna Pickering | 275 | 9.4 | −0.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,939 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Marston

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Mary Clarkson | 1,292 | 38.9 | +4.4 |
| | Independent | Mick Haines | 671 | 20.2 | −0.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Farida Anwar | 622 | 18.7 | −6.9 |
| | Conservative | Duncan Hatfield | 468 | 14.1 | −0.1 |
| | Green | Alistair Morris | 272 | 8.2 | +3.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,325 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### North

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alan Armitage | 1,303 | 44.6 | +7.4 |
| | Conservative | Mark Hanson | 715 | 24.5 | −5.8 |
| | Labour | Michael Boyd | 489 | 16.7 | +1.9 |
| | Green | Peter Furtado | 413 | 14.1 | −3.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,920 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Northfield Brook

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Scott Seamons | 1,264 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Rosemary Morlin | 503 |
| | Conservative | Robin Lomax | 419 |
| | Green | Alyson Duckmanton | 140 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,326 |
| | Labour gain from Ind. Working Class | Labour gain from Ind. Working Class | Swing |

### Quarry and Risinghurst

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Dee Sinclair | 1,276 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Gavin Baylis | 938 |
| | Conservative | Tia Macgregor | 733 |
| | Green | Sue Tibbles | 207 |
| | UKIP | Julia Gasper | 136 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,290 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |

### Rose Hill and Iffley

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Antonia Bance | 1,356 | 50.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Wilde | 619 | 23.0 |
| | Conservative | Moznu Miah | 438 | 16.2 |
| | Green | Rachel Bottley | 284 | 10.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,697 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### St. Clement's

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal Democrats | Graham Jones | 898 |
| | Green | Mary-Jane Sareva | 884 |
| | Labour | Sabir Mirza | 762 |
| | Conservative | Neil Prestidge | 500 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,044 |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Green | Liberal Democrats gain from Green | Swing |

### St. Margaret's

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jim Campbell | 1,390 | 49.0 | +15.6 |
| | Conservative | Vernon Porter | 727 | 25.6 | −1.3 |
| | Green | Hafiz Ladell | 384 | 13.5 | −14.3 |
| | Labour | James Fry | 335 | 11.8 | −0.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,836 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### St. Mary's

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Green | Dick Wolff | 824 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Sloman | 745 |
| | Labour | Pat Kennedy | 631 |
| | Conservative | George Saliagopoulos | 342 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,542 |
| | Green hold | Green hold | Swing |

### Summertown

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jean Fooks | 1,613 |
| | Conservative | Laura Goodchild | 904 |
| | Green | Ann Duncan | 498 |
| | Labour | Tom Watts | 321 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,336 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |

### Wolvercote

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Goddard | 1,412 | 42.0 |
| | Conservative | Jonathan Gittos | 1,149 | 34.3 |
| | Green | Oliver Tickell | 444 | 13.3 |
| | Labour | Michael Taylor | 347 | 10.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,352 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |