2019 European Parliament elections

Overview

 * This article is about: Cherwell (district). For other uses, see: Cherwell (disambiguation).

Cherwell District is a historically Conservative aligned rural district in the British county of Oxfordshire.

Cherwell (/ˈtʃɑːrwɛl/ CHAR-wel. Sometimes wrongly said CHER-wel) is a local government district in northern Oxfordshire, England. The district takes its name from the River Cherwell, which drains south through the region to flow into the River Thames at Oxford.

Towns in Cherwell include Banbury and Bicester. Kidlington is a contender for largest village in England.

The district was formed on 1 April 1974, under the Local Government Act 1972, by a merger of the municipal borough of Banbury, Bicester urban district, Banbury Rural District and Ploughley Rural District.

Who can vote in this election

 *  To vote in this election you must: 
 * 1) have registered to vote at your current address by Friday 12 April 2019.
 * 2) be 18 or over on the day of the election.
 * 3) be a British, Irish, Commonwealth or EU citizen.
 * 4) be registered at an address in the area in which you want to vote.
 * 5) not be legally excluded from voting, such as prisoners.
 * 6) Please note, overseas voters are not eligible to vote in this election!

Background
The expatiation of Banbury's Castle Quay Shopping Center, Banbury lobbying central government in to not closing the Horton General Hospital and Banbury's Wood Green Leisure Center were a big issues in Banbury. Unauthorised traveller camp were a major issue in Bicester. Busses and recycling in the district as a whole were major issues in the campaign.

Campaign
It was a low key event with only a few pamphlets being posted.

There was no intimidation of candidates, electoral officials or voters by pro-Brexit and anti-Brexit thugs in Oxfordshire; unlike in parts of North West England, Yorkshire, the West Midlands and the East Midlands.

Several candidates were attacked by voters in Yorkshire and the West Midlands due to false news online social media rumors that councilors, not MPs, had ruined the success of Brexit so far.

Stats

 * County- Oxfordshire, UK
 * Electorate- 84,063 (December 2010), total population- 117,928 (2011 census)
 * Major settlements- Banbury, Bicester and Kidlington
 * Current parliamentary constituency created- 1553
 * Current district council created- 1974
 * Member of parliament- Victoria Prentis (Conservative)
 * Number of parliamentary members- One.
 * Ethnic majority- Overwhelmingly White English
 * Urban\rural split- Rural

Council affiliation in 2019
 It's electoral history was: 
 * 1) No overall control 1973–1976
 * 2) Conservative 1976–1995
 * 3) No overall control 1995–1996
 * 4) Labour 1996–1998
 * 5) No overall control 1998–2000
 * 6) Conservative 2000–present

Elections were held for 16 of the seats on the council in 2018 The Conservative Party won one seat from an independent Councillor. Labour Party and the Liberal Democrats each won one seat from the Conservatives. The Conservative Party remained in overall control of the council, with its majority reduced to 29. The Labour Party remained the largest opposition group, with their seats increased to nine. The Liberal Democrats became the third party with one seat.

 It was as of May 1st, 2019: 
 * 1) Conservative 36
 * 2) Labour 9
 * 3) Bicester West Independent Group 2

The 2019 local results

 * It was reckoned to be a conservative a hold at 02.30.
 * It was reckoned to be a conservative a minority administration at 07.20.
 * It was reckoned to be a conservative a minority administration at 15.30.


 * CON HOLD.
 * 1) Conservative- Elected in 2019 9, Total 32, -4.
 * 2) Labour- Elected in 2019 3, Total 9, No change.
 * 3) Independent- Elected in 2019 2, Total 4, +2.
 * 4) Liberal Democrat- Elected in 2019 2, Total 2, +1.
 * 5) Green- Elected in 2019 1, Total 1, +1.

The 2019 national results.

 * 1) Conservative- Councils: l93 -44; Councillors:3561 -1335.
 * 2) Labour- Councils- 60 -6; Councillors: 2023 -82.
 * 3) Liberal Democrat- Councils: l18 +10; Councillors: 1351 +704.
 * 4) Residents' Association- Councils: l2 +1; Councillors: l119 +49.
 * 5) Green Councils: 0 = no change; Councillors: l265 +194.
 * 6) UK Independence Party Councils: 0 = no change; Councillors: l31 -145.
 * 7) Independent Community & Health Concern Councils: 0 = no change; Councillors: 8 +6.
 * 8) Liberal Party Councils: 0 = no change; Councillors: l7 +1.
 * 9) Other minor parties (various small or local parties with only a hand full of candidate at most) 0 = no change, Councillors: 0.
 * 10) Independent [Candidate] (not a party member) Councils: l2 +2; Councillors: 1045 +606.
 * 11) No Overall Control (a coalition\minority rule council not a political party) Councils: l73 +37; Councillors: not applicable.


 *  Councillors change compared with 2015. 

Aftermath
Non locally, but the Tories ended up with growing calls for the PM to resign as both PM and party leader, ifavor of a right wing radical like Boris Johnson.

Also see

 * 1) Electiones
 * 2) May 2nd, 2019, Oxfordshire districts' council election results
 * 3) May 2nd, 2019, Mayor of Middlesbrough election