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2008 Oxford City Council election
2008 UK local government election
2008 UK local government election
Elections for Oxford City Council were held on Thursday 1 May 2008. As Oxford City Council is elected by halves, one seat in each of the 24 wards was up for election.
Overall turnout was 32.6%, down from 35.8% in 2006. The lowest turnout (20.8%) was in St Mary's ward and the highest (46.1%) in Marston.
Results summary
|seats % = 50.0 |votes % = 34.6 |plus/minus = +4.5 |seats % = 33.3 |votes % = 22.8 |plus/minus = −8.6 |seats % = 12.5 |votes % = 16.9 |plus/minus = −3.9 |seats % = 4.2 |votes % = 3.9 |plus/minus = −0.1 |seats % = 0.0 |votes % = 20.2 |plus/minus = +8.2 |seats % = 0.0 |votes % = 1.6 |plus/minus = +0.5 Note: three Independents stood in 2008, compared with two in 2006.
This result has the following consequences for the total number of seats on the Council after the elections:
| Party | Previous council | Staying councillors | Seats up for election | Election result | New council | Labour Party (UK)}}; width: 3px;" | Liberal Democrats (UK)}}; width: 3px;" | Green Party of England and Wales}}; width: 3px;" | Independent Working Class Association}}; width: 3px;" | Conservative Party (UK)}}; width: 3px;" | Independent (politician)}}; width: 3px;" | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | 19 | 11 | 8 | 12 | 23 | ||||||||||||
| Liberal Democrats | 15 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 16 | ||||||||||||
| Green | 8 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 7 | ||||||||||||
| Independent Working Class | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Conservatives | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| Total | 48 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 48 |
Results by ward
Barton and Sandhills
Blackbird Leys
Carfax
Note that Paul Sargent won the Carfax seat in the 2004 elections for the Liberal Democrats, but crossed the floor to the Conservatives in 2007. So when comparing to the 2004 elections, the Liberal Democrats hold.
Churchill
Cowley
Cowley Marsh
Note that Saj Malik won the Cowley Marsh seat in the 2004 elections for the Liberal Democrats, but crossed the floor to Labour in 2007. So when comparing to the 2004 elections, Labour gain from the Liberal Democrats.
Headington
Headington Hill and Northway
Hinksey Park
Note: ±% figures are calculated with respect to the results of the by-election of 27 July 2006.
Holywell
Iffley Fields
Jericho and Osney
Littlemore
Lye Valley
Note: ±% figures are calculated with respect to the results of the by-election of 21 September 2006.
Marston
North
Northfield Brook
Quarry and Risinghurst
Note that Tia MacGregor won the Quarry and Risinghurst seat in the 2004 elections for the Liberal Democrats, but crossed the floor to the Conservatives in 2007. So when comparing to the 2004 elections, Labour gain from the Liberal Democrats.
Rose Hill and Iffley
St Clement's
St Margaret's
St Mary's
Summertown
Wolvercote
Party share of vote map
Sources
- Election results, from Oxford City Council
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