May 2nd, 2019, South Oxfordshire District Council election results

Overview
South Oxfordshire is a historically Conservative aligned rural district in the British county of Oxfordshire.

South Oxfordshire is a local government district in the ceremonial county of Oxfordshire, England. Its council is based in Milton Park, Milton. The areas located south of the River Thames are within the historic county of Berkshire.

The district was formed on 1 April 1974, under the Local Government Act 1972, from the municipal boroughs of Henley-on-Thames and Wallingford, Thame urban district, and Wallingford Rural District, Bullingdon Rural District and Henley Rural District. The Wallingford parts were previously part of the administrative county of Berkshire.

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, Banbury's Wood Green Leisure Center and recycling in the district as a whole were major issues in the campaign.

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.

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

Stats

 * County- Oxfordshire, UK
 * Electorate-
 * Major settlements-
 * Current parliamentary constituency created-
 * Current district council created- 1974
 * Member of parliament-
 * Number of parliamentary members- One.
 * Created from- Non
 * Ethnic majority- Overwhelmingly White English
 * Urban\rural split- Rural\commuter belt

Council affiliation in 2019
 It's electoral history was: 
 * 1) No overall control	1973 - 1976
 * 2) Conservative	1976 - 1995
 * 3) No overall control	1995 - 2003
 * 4) Conservative	2003 - present

A total of 96,644 votes were cast at polling stations and 13,527 postal votes were received. This amounted to a 66.5% turnout.

The Conservative Party won 33 of the 36 new seats. The Labour Party, Liberal Democrats and Henley Residents Group each won one seat. No other party or independent candidate won any seats. The Conservative Party kept overall control of the council, with its majority increased to 30.

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

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