# 2012 Oxford City Council election

Elections for Oxford City Council were held on Thursday 3 May 2012. As Oxford City Council is elected by halves, one seat in each of the 24 wards is up for election.
Overall turnout was 29.4%, down from 61.7% in 2010. However, the 2010 election was held on the same day as the general election, accounting for the unusually high turnout in that year. The lowest turnout (17.5%) was in Northfield Brook ward and the highest (42.5%) in Iffley Fields.

## Results

Oxford Local Election Result 2012 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Labour | 16 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 66.7 | 42.4 | 13,852 | +7.9 |
| Liberal Democrats | 4 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 16.7 | 18.5 | 6,034 | −12.1 |
| Green | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 12.5 | 21.3 | 6,948 | +7.3 |
| Independent | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 4.2 | 2.7 | 877 | +1.7 |
| Conservative | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14.6 | 4,764 | -5.0 |
| UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 166 | +0.3 |
Note: three UKIP candidates stood in this election, compared with one in 2010 and none in 2008. The last remaining councillor for the Independent Working Class Association, in Northfield Brook ward, stood down at this election; the seat was taken by the Labour Party.
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 | 26 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 29 |
| | Liberal Democrats | 16 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 13 |
| | Green | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 |
| | Independent Working Class | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| | Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | Total | 48 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 48 |

## Results by ward
### Barton and Sandhills

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Mike Rowley | 758 | 66.7 | +9.6 |
| | Conservative | Graham Lovelock | 168 | 14.8 | +8.9 |
| | Green | Mary-Jane Sareva | 122 | 10.7 | +2.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alexander Cibulskis | 88 | 7.7 | −15.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1146 | 22.54 | |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |

### Blackbird Leys

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Val Smith | 737 | 85.4 | +31.1 |
| | Conservative | David Hearn | 54 | 6.3 | −0.3 |
| | Green | Sarah Pethybridge | 40 | 4.6 | +2.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alasdair Murray | 32 | 3.7 | +2.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 865 | 20.81 | −0.2 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Carfax

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Anne-Marie Canning | 288 | 32.4 | +15.1 |
| | Green | Adam Ramsay | 235 | 26.4 | +6.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Duncan Stott | 207 | 23.3 | −12.4 |
| | Conservative | Tim Patmore | 159 | 17.9 | −9.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 902 | 20.27 | |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |

### Churchill

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Mark Lygo | 767 | 71.0 | +29.3 |
| | Green | Julian Faultless | 130 | 12.0 | +8.7 |
| | Conservative | Siddo Deva | 106 | 9.8 | –2.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ruth Rundle | 77 | 7.1 | –9.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1086 | 21.62 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Cowley

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Helen O'Hara | 626 | 51.6 | +3.4 |
| | Green | Clare Cochrane | 276 | 22.8 | +10.3 |
| | Conservative | Judith Harley | 196 | 16.2 | −1.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mike Tait | 115 | 9.4 | −6.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1217 | 26.84 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Cowley Marsh

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Saj Malik | 666 | 50.1 | −1.3 |
| | Green | Kevin Meaney | 467 | 35.1 | +24.9 |
| | Conservative | Gary Dixon | 122 | 9.2 | +0.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ben Maconick | 75 | 5.6 | −24.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1338 | 27.77 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Headington

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ruth Wilkinson | 983 | 53.7 | +18.3 |
| | Labour | Jane Darke | 557 | 30.5 | +13.8 |
| | Conservative | Mark Bhagwandin | 178 | 9.7 | −24.7 |
| | Green | Richard Howarth | 111 | 6.1 | −7.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1834 | 41.35 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Headington Hill and Northway

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Roy Darke | 589 | 48.1 | +8.8 |
| | Conservative | Thomas Kelley | 273 | 22.3 | −8.7 |
| | Green | Sietske Boeles | 156 | 12.7 | +8.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stephen Tall | 110 | 9.0 | −17.4 |
| | UKIP | Nicholas Fell | 97 | 7.9 | +7.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1232 | 25.24 | −4.0 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Hinksey Park

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Oscar Van Nooijen | 906 | 60.0 | +7.8 |
| | Green | Judy Chipchase | 331 | 21.9 | −1.5 |
| | Conservative | Simon Mort | 172 | 11.4 | −1.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Catherine Hodgkinson | 101 | 6.7 | −4.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1518 | 32.34 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Holywell

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Green | Sam Hollick | 356 | 39.5 | +21.0 |
| | Labour | Alex Harvey | 204 | 22.6 | +9.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Robin McGhee | 197 | 21.8 | −23.6 |
| | Conservative | Robert Sargent | 145 | 16.1 | −8.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 923 | 21.82 | |
| | Green gain from Liberal Democrats | Green gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |

### Iffley Fields

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Green | Elise Benjamin | 896 | 49.5 | −5.2 |
| | Labour | Richard Tarver | 795 | 43.9 | +15.4 |
| | Conservative | Neil Prestidge | 60 | 3.3 | −6.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Doug Hale | 58 | 3.2 | +3.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1816 | 42.49 | |
| | Green hold | Green hold | Swing | | |

### Jericho and Osney

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Colin Cook | 835 | 54.4 | +1.2 |
| | Green | Peter Furtado | 337 | 22.0 | +5.5 |
| | Conservative | Bill Wilson | 214 | 13.9 | +1.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Catherine Hilliard | 149 | 9.7 | −7.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1538 | 30.53 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Littlemore

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | John Tanner | 686 | 59.4 | +8.7 |
| | Conservative | Carolyn Evans | 202 | 17.5 | −7.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Dorian Hancock | 137 | 11.9 | +1.1 |
| | Green | Matthew Sellwood | 130 | 11.3 | −2.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1161 | 24.44 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Lye Valley

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Pat Kennedy | 724 | 62.8 | +2.8 |
| | Green | John Kentish | 182 | 15.8 | +5.6 |
| | Conservative | James McGee | 161 | 14.0 | −6.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mark Wheeler | 85 | 7.4 | −1.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1165 | 22.86 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Marston

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Mick Haines | 877 | 45.8 | +25.2 |
| | Labour | Louise Upton | 636 | 33.2 | −1.3 |
| | Conservative | Duncan Hatfield | 195 | 10.2 | −4.0 |
| | Green | Alistair Morris | 122 | 6.4 | +1.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sam Fowkes | 84 | 4.4 | −21.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1919 | 40.41 | |
| | Independent gain from Labour | Independent gain from Labour | Swing | | |

### North

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | James Fry | 516 | 33.4 | +18.6 |
| | Green | Sushila Dhall | 385 | 24.9 | +7.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Howson | 353 | 22.8 | −14.4 |
| | Conservative | Samantha Mandrup | 291 | 18.8 | −11.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1548 | 34.82 | |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |

### Northfield Brook

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Steve Curran | 564 | 73.6 | +33.9 |
| | Green | Alison Williams | 73 | 9.5 | +5.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Amber Thomas | 68 | 8.9 | +4.2 |
| | Conservative | Pat Jones | 61 | 8.0 | +1.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 770 | 17.51 | |
| | Labour gain from Ind. Working Class | Labour gain from Ind. Working Class | Swing | | |

### Quarry and Risinghurst

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Laurence Baxter | 848 | 49.5 | +11.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Roz Smith | 411 | 24.0 | −4.0 |
| | Conservative | Allen Mills | 310 | 18.1 | −11.7 |
| | Green | Raymond Hitchins | 76 | 4.4 | +0.3 |
| | UKIP | Julia Gasper | 69 | 4.0 | +4.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1722 | 36.56 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Rose Hill and Iffley

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Edward Turner | 871 | 61.9 | +7.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Wilkinson | 214 | 15.2 | +0.1 |
| | Green | Paul Skinner | 181 | 12.9 | −0.4 |
| | Conservative | John Walsh | 140 | 10.0 | −6.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1417 | 31.58 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### St Clement's

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Bev Clack | 595 | 42.8 | +18.4 |
| | Green | Hafiz Ladell | 501 | 36.1 | −12.5 |
| | Conservative | Elizabeth Mills | 165 | 11.9 | −1.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mohsin Khan | 99 | 7.1 | −6.7 |
| | UKIP | Ian MacDonald | 29 | 2.1 | +2.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1397 | 26.29 | |
| | Labour gain from Green | Labour gain from Green | Swing | | |

### St Margaret's

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Gwynneth Royce | 474 | 34.5 | +1.1 |
| | Conservative | Vernon Porter | 353 | 25.7 | −1.2 |
| | Green | Ann Duncan | 350 | 25.5 | −2.3 |
| | Labour | Lincoln Hill | 198 | 14.4 | +2.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1381 | 31.89 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### St Mary's

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Green | Craig Simmons | 578 | 48.0 | −10.9 |
| | Labour | Sabir Mirza | 509 | 42.3 | +21.2 |
| | Conservative | George Harnett | 76 | 6.3 | −5.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | James King | 40 | 3.3 | −6.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1212 | 27.88 | |
| | Green hold | Green hold | Swing | | |

### Summertown

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stuart McCready | 753 | 41.9 | −2.3 |
| | Green | John Coleman | 418 | 23.3 | +2.6 |
| | Conservative | Jonathan Gittos | 379 | 21.1 | −4.0 |
| | Labour | Christopher Gray | 246 | 13.7 | +3.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1801 | 36.34 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Wolvercote

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael Gotch | 655 | 33.9 | −0.2 |
| | Conservative | Graham Jones | 584 | 30.2 | −1.1 |
| | Green | Sheila Cameron | 495 | 25.6 | +5.0 |
| | Labour | Michele Paule | 200 | 10.3 | −3.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1942 | 41.91 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |