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

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May 2nd, 2019, Oxforshire district's council election results



Overview

 *  This article is about: Cherwell (district), an administrative district in Oxfordshire. It is not to be confused with: The River Cherwell, in Northamptonshire and Oxfordshire, England; Cherwell (newspaper), an Oxford University student newspaper; Cherwell School, a secondary school in Oxford; Cherwell Software, a Colorado State technology company and software vendor; Cherwell in Queensland, Australia; and\or Lord Cherwell (1886–1957), adviser to the British government. 

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

Cherwell (/ˈtʃɑːrwɛl/ CHAR-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, 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- 84,063 (December 2010), total population- 117,928 (2011 census)
 * Major settlements- Banbury and Bicester
 * Current parliamentary constituency created- 1553
 * Current district council created- 1974
 * Member of parliament- Victoria Prentis (Conservative)
 * Number of parliamentary members- One.
 * Created from- Non
 * 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 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