Oxford City Council Elections

Holywell By-election

A by-election in Holywell ward will take place on 12th June. This is due to the resignation of Cllr Richard Huzzey (Lib Dem) due to being offered a job at Yale University. The Lib Dem candidate is Mark Mills, a Holywell student.

May 2008 election

Oxford City Council consists of 48 Councillors, with two Councillors elected for each of the 24 wards. Wards are geographical areas of roughly the same population. This year (2008) there were half of the seats up for election.

The results of the elections are shown below, for each ward.

Our Pledges To You

Oxford Liberal Democrats - Keeping Their Promises

During 2006-7 the Lib Dems delivered their 5 election pledges:

• Clean Up the City - the Lib Dems promised to introduce Neighbourhood Action Teams to keep our communities cleaner and tidier.

• Keep the Council Tax Down - the Lib Dems promised they would keep council tax down and manage council finances openly and efficiently.

• 24 Hour Access - the Lib Dems promised they would introduce a 24 hour city helpline to improve access to services.

• Give People more Say - the Lib Dems promised to devolve more power to Area Committees helping to put residents in charge of local services.

• Improve Recycling - the Lib Dems promised to expand the recycling of garden waste, cardboard and plastics across the whole City.

During 2007-8 the Lib Dems delivered 5 more pledges:

• Continue to Keep Council Tax Down - the Lib Dems aimed for just a 2% Council Tax rise for the next two years. This was proposed in the Lib Dem budget this year, but overturned by a Labour/Green coalition who doubled the rise.

• Make the City Even Cleaner - the Lib Dems have made a good start but want to see the streets even cleaner.

• Rejuvenate the City's Estates - the Lib Dems are working hard to revser decades of Labour neglect.

• Reduce Council Energy Use - the Lib Dems are making sure that action on climate change starts at home.

• A One-Stop Shop for Cowley - a further initiative to make access to the council easier across the City.

And for the 2008 election they are making 5 new pledges:

• Keep the Council Tax down - by proposing a below inflation rise each year.

• Improve private rented housing - by introducing a discretionary licensing scheme for houses in multiple occupation.

• Further improve the recycling scheme - by piloting weekly collections of food waste.

• Reduce crime and anti-social behaviour - by bringing PCSOs, Street Wardens, Park Rangers and housing estate staff to work as an integrated team covering every part of the city.

• Help tackle climate change - by reducing the City Council's carbon footprint year on year.

Oxford City Council Wards in Oxford East Constituency:

• Information on the candidates.

Barton & Sandhills

Lib Dem hold

Blackbird Leys

Labour gain from IWCA

Carfax

Lib Dem gain from Con

• More information about Stephen.

Churchill

Labour hold

Cowley Marsh

Labour hold

• More information about Tony.

Cowley

Labour hold

Headington Hill & Northway

Headington

Lib Dem hold

• More information about Ruth.

Hinksey Park

Labour hold

Holywell

Lib Dem gain from Greens

• More information about Nathan.

Iffley Fields

Green hold

Littlemore

Labour hold

Lye Valley

Labour hold

Marston

Labour gain from Lib Dem

Northfield Brook

IWCA hold

Quarry & Risinghurst

Labour gain from Conservatives

Rose Hill & Iffley

Labour hold

St Clement's

Green hold

St Mary's

Green hold

Wards west of the Cherwell are in Oxford West & Abingdon Constituency

Oxford West & Abingdon Lib Dems Website.