South Oxfordshire local elections
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South Oxfordshire
District
Council in Oxfordshire
, England
is elected every four years. Since the last boundary changes in 2003, 48 councillor
s have been elected from 29 wards
.
South Oxfordshire Council election, 2003
(boundary changes reduced the number of seats by 2)
South Oxfordshire Council election, 2007
South Oxfordshire
South Oxfordshire is a local government district in Oxfordshire, England. Its council is based in Crowmarsh Gifford, just outside Wallingford....
District
Non-metropolitan district
Non-metropolitan districts, or colloquially shire districts, are a type of local government district in England. As created, they are sub-divisions of non-metropolitan counties in a so-called "two-tier" arrangement...
Council in Oxfordshire
Oxfordshire
Oxfordshire is a county in the South East region of England, bordering on Warwickshire and Northamptonshire , Buckinghamshire , Berkshire , Wiltshire and Gloucestershire ....
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
is elected every four years. Since the last boundary changes in 2003, 48 councillor
Councillor
A councillor or councilor is a member of a local government council, such as a city council.Often in the United States, the title is councilman or councilwoman.-United Kingdom:...
s have been elected from 29 wards
Wards of the United Kingdom
A ward in the United Kingdom is an electoral district at sub-national level represented by one or more councillors. It is the primary unit of British administrative and electoral geography .-England:...
.
Political control
Since the first election to the council in 1973 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:| Party in control | Years |
|---|---|
| No overall control No overall control Within the context of local councils of the United Kingdom, the term No Overall Control refers to a situation in which no single party achieves a majority of seats and is analogous to a hung parliament... |
1973 - 1976 |
| Conservative Conservative Party (UK) The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House... |
1976 - 1995 |
| No overall control No overall control Within the context of local councils of the United Kingdom, the term No Overall Control refers to a situation in which no single party achieves a majority of seats and is analogous to a hung parliament... |
1995 - 2003 |
| Conservative Conservative Party (UK) The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House... |
2003 - present |
Council elections
South Oxfordshire Council election, 1999South Oxfordshire Council election, 1999
The 1999 South Oxfordshire Council election took place on 6 May 1999 to elect members of South Oxfordshire District Council in Oxfordshire, England. The whole council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control.-Election result:...
South Oxfordshire Council election, 2003
South Oxfordshire Council election, 2003
The 2003 South Oxfordshire Council election took place on 1 May 2003 to elect members of South Oxfordshire District Council in Oxfordshire, England. The whole council was up for election with boundary changes since the last election in 1999 reducing the number of seats by 2...
(boundary changes reduced the number of seats by 2)
South Oxfordshire Council election, 2007