Elections – Page 8

County Elections 4 May 2017

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Here are the candidates in the four Headington divisions for the county elections on 4 May 2017. All sitting candidates (marked *) are standing for re-election. Several of the other names may ring a bell; Chaka Artwell (Ind) , Peter Coggins (LibDem), Miranda Shaw (Green) and Maria Bourbon (LibDem) have all stood unsuccessfully for election in this area in recent years. This will be the fourth time Duncan Hatfield (Con) and Alistair Morris (Green) have stood since 2012, and Mark Bhagwandin (Con) tops my list of serial candidates – this is his fifth try at being elected in OX3 since 2012.

In the last County elections there were two UKIP candidates in this area. This time there are none, and there is only one in the whole of the city (in Jericho and Osney).

The candidates standing in the city by-election in Barton & Sandhills Ward on the same day are here.

County Elections

BARTON, SANDHILLS & RISINGHURST
Cath Convery	Con
† Symon Hill	Green
† Chaka Artwell	Ind
Glynis Phillips *	Lab
† Steve Wheeler	Lib Dem
† Also a candidate in city by-election, Barton & Sandhills

CHURCHILL & LYE VALLEY
Johnson Kyeswa	Con
Steven Dawe	Green
Liz Brighouse *	Lab
Peter Coggins	Lib Dem

HEADINGTON & QUARRY
Duncan Hatfield	Con
Miranda Shaw	Green
Bill Asquith	Lab
Roz Smith *	Lib Dem

MARSTON & NORTHWAY
Mark Bhagwandin	Con
Alistair Morris	Green
Mark Lygo *	Lab
Maria Bourbon	Lib Dem

The full official list of candidates for the whole of Oxford City is here.

PCC Thames Valley election result – 5 May 2016

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Anthony Stansfeld (Con) was re-elected for a further period of four years. At 25.6%, turnout was nearly double the figure for the first ever PCC election in 2012 when it was only 13.3% – most likely due to the election coinciding this year with local council elections. Laetisia Carter put in a strong showing for Labour to come a respectable second.

City Elections 2016 – no surprises in OX3

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Here are the results of the City Council elections held on 5 May 2016 for the six wards in OX3. Five returned the sitting candidate, and in Headington Hill & Northway Nigel Chapman held the seat for Labour, replacing Roy Darke who announced his retirement before the election.

Mike Rowley got two thirds of the vote in 2012 in a straight 4-way contest. In 2014 UKIP put in a strong showing and came second. This year the UKIP vote collapsed and second place surprisingly (to me) went to serial Independent candidate Chaka Artwell.

Mark Lygo’s share of the vote held up well, and with no UKIP candidate to take second place as happened in 2014 the other parties trailed well behind.

Ruth Wilkinson’s strong personal vote in Headington Ward ensured she not only held her seat but increased her share of the vote from four years ago at the expense of Labour’s little-known candidate.

With Roy Darke standing down Labour’s vote might have suffered, but new councillor Nigel Chapman’s 51% share is on a par with their performance in the last two elections. The Conservatives came second as they did in 2014 and 2012. Mark Bhagwandin doesn’t seem to have profited from aligning himself with the protesters against the Barton link road and the City Council’s tower-block charges.

In a result very similar to his 2012 victory Mick Haines proved he isn’t a one-election wonder, and can continue campaigning as Oxford’s only Independent councillor.

Another familiar story in Quarry & Risinghurst with Labour taking the seat and LibDem Roz Smith coming a strong second.