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    West, Oxford County Borough Council

    At the most recent election (12 May 1966), R. Buxton (The Labour Party) and J. McKay (The Labour Party) won West, with a majority of 100 votes on a turnout of 40.1%.

    Area type
    ward
    Within
    Oxford County Borough Council
    Elections recorded
    21
    Recorded results
    103
    West: Local elections 12 May 1966Turnout 40.1%, electorate 4,972
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    R. BuxtonThe Labour Party1,07527.9%Yes
    J. McKayThe Labour Party1,00326%Yes
    M. BurtonConservative Party90323.4%No
    B. OrmerodConservative Party87622.7%No
    West: Local elections 13 May 1965Turnout 41.6%, electorate 5,083
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    G. GibbsThe Labour Party1,11127.7%Yes
    R. DudmanThe Labour Party1,03425.7%Yes
    R. Woodruff-OrmerodConservative Party96324%No
    H. WoodsConservative Party91022.6%No
    West: Local Elections 1964Turnout 44.5%, electorate 5,175
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    P. GlazerThe Labour Party1,19326.6%Yes
    W. WhiteThe Labour Party1,14225.4%Yes
    R. OrmerodConservative Party74516.6%No
    S. CotterConservative Party68815.3%No
    E. PorterThe Liberal Party3427.6%No
    S. NewThe Liberal Party3026.7%No
    K. JonesCommunist811.8%No
    West: Local elections 9 May 1963Turnout 47.3%, electorate 5,200
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    E. GibbsThe Labour Party1,21325.6%Yes
    W. FaggThe Labour Party1,14224.1%Yes
    J. OsborneConservative Party70014.7%No
    R. OrmerodConservative Party69414.6%No
    E. PorterThe Liberal Party51210.8%No
    S. NewThe Liberal Party48610.2%No
    West: Local elections 10 May 1962Turnout 38.3%, electorate 5,366
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    O. GibbsThe Labour Party1,16019.6%Yes
    R. DudmanThe Labour Party1,14419.3%Yes
    W. FaggThe Labour Party1,14219.3%Yes
    S. GibbonsConservative Party85814.5%No
    H. HobbsConservative Party80913.7%No
    A. DreydelConservative Party80613.6%No
    West: Local elections 11 May 1961Turnout 41.4%, electorate 5,533
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    P. GlazerThe Labour Party1,19726.8%Yes
    W. WhiteThe Labour Party1,17126.3%Yes
    S. GibbonsConservative Party1,05623.7%No
    R. SheltonConservative Party1,03523.2%No
    West: Local elections 12 May 1960Turnout 41.6%, electorate 5,661
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    E. GibbsThe Labour Party1,20726.2%Yes
    L. CliffeThe Labour Party1,14924.9%Yes
    W. GouldingConservative Party1,13624.6%No
    P. RowlandConservative Party1,12024.3%No
    West: Local elections 7 May 1959Turnout 45.1%, electorate 5,793
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    O. GibbsThe Labour Party1,41618.7%Yes
    W. FaggThe Labour Party1,34517.8%Yes
    L. CliffeThe Labour Party1,33217.6%Yes
    W. GouldingConservative Party1,20716%No
    B. HerbertConservative Party1,14615.2%No
    T. Bryan-BrownConservative Party1,11814.8%No
    West: Local elections 8 May 1958electorate 5,925
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    A. MarshThe Labour Party1,40728.2%Yes
    W. WhiteThe Labour Party1,36827.4%Yes
    T. Brayn-BrownConservative Party1,12422.5%No
    W. GouldingConservative Party1,09922%No
    West: Local elections 9 May 1957Turnout 44.9%, electorate 6,057
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    E. GibbsThe Labour Party1,38726.3%Yes
    C. GillettConservative Party1,32225.1%Yes
    A. ChurchThe Labour Party1,29924.6%No
    L. WalkerConservative Party1,26624%No
    West: Local elections 10 May 1956electorate 6,189
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    O. GibbThe Labour Party1,29326.8%Yes
    W. FaggThe Labour Party1,22625.4%Yes
    J. DukeConservative Party1,15423.9%No
    M. Dennis-CozeteConservative Party1,15323.9%No
    West: Local elections 12 May 1955Turnout 50.1%, electorate 6,321
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    P. PratleyConservative Party1,58325.7%Yes
    R. TaylorConservative Party1,53524.9%Yes
    C. SmewinThe Labour Party1,31721.4%No
    C. BeesleyThe Labour Party1,28720.9%No
    R. SwinsonR.A2303.7%No
    L. GoughR.A2163.5%No

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