Oxfordshire County Council election, 2017

Overview
West Oxfordshire District is a historically Conservative\Independent aligned rural district in the British county of Oxfordshire.

West Oxfordshire is a local government district in northwest Oxfordshire, England, including towns such as Woodstock, Burford, Chipping Norton, Charlbury, Carterton and Witney, where the council is based.

The area is mainly rural downland and forest, the main activities being farming and associated trades.

The district was created on 1 April 1974, under the Local Government Act 1972, by the merger of the municipal borough of Chipping Norton, Witney urban district, and Chipping Norton and Witney Rural Districts.

West Oxfordshire lies within the River Thames catchment area, with the Thames itself and its tributaries including the River Evenlode and River Windrush running through the area. Parts of the district suffered severe flooding during the 2007 floods in the UK.

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
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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 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- Total population- 109,300 (mid 2017) and electorate- 78,220 (December 2010).
 * Major settlements- Woodstock, Burford, Chipping Norton, Charlbury, Carterton and Witney.
 * Current parliamentary constituency created- 1983.
 * Current district council created- 1974.
 * Member of parliament- Robert Alexander Courts (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) Independent 1973 - 1976
 * 2) No overall control 1976 - 1983
 * 3) Conservative 1983 - 1984
 * 4) No overall control 1984 - 1987
 * 5) Conservative 1987 - 1990
 * 6) Independent 1990 - 1992
 * 7) No overall control 1992 - 2000
 * 8) Conservative 2000–present

 It was as of May 1st, 2019: 
 * 1) 32 Conservative
 * 2) 8 Liberal Democrats
 * 3) 5 Labour/Labour and Co-operative
 * 4) 4 Independent

The 2019 Results
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Aftermath
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Also see

 * 1) Election activities
 * 2) May 2nd, 2019, Oxfordshire district's council election results
 * 3) What you need to do to stand as a English borough councillor