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    1981 handbook

    Oxfordshire: 1981 local elections

    69 wards with results. Council page

    Before (end of 1980) (69 seats, Elections Centre)

    Conservative 61 · Labour 3 · Other 3 · The Liberal Party 2

    After (end of 1981) (69 seats, Elections Centre)

    Conservative 36 · Labour 19 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 9 · Other 5

    Ward results

    Abingdon No. 1 (Caldecott)1 seat · turnout 45.3%
    J. JacottetLabour1,085
    Gilli Lewis-LavenderConservative734
    R. SmithLIB611
    Abingdon No. 21 seat · turnout 49.1%
    I. BlairLIB1,388 ✓
    A. WestallConservative978
    D. ParkinLabour366
    P. TaylorEcol91
    Abingdon No. 31 seat · turnout 39.5%
    L. StegglesConservative845
    B. JillardLIB706
    J. WagstaffeLabour466
    Banbury No. 11 seat · turnout 47.6%
    P. FisherLabour1,357
    D. SpencerConservative479
    S. BellLIB179
    Banbury No. 21 seat · turnout 39.0%
    B. HadfieldConservative1,218 ✓
    D. HuskLabour1,033
    G. FisherLIB655
    D. CookEcol97
    Banbury No. 3 (Neithrop)1 seat · turnout 37.4%
    W. HumphriesLabour1,204
    G. WiltonConservative705
    Banbury No. 4 (Ruscote)1 seat · turnout 35.4%
    J. SteerLabour2,021
    P. BartlettConservative424
    C. SlatterLIB258
    Banbury Rural No. 11 seat · turnout 45.7%
    Manning C.Conservative1,242
    F. MabbsLIB794
    Le Mare PLabour382
    Banbury Rural No. 21 seat · turnout 46.5%
    H. CliftonConservative1,298
    C. BrierleyLIB586
    D. CorneliusLabour556
    Banbury Rural No. 31 seat · turnout 49.3%
    J. MolyneuxConservative1,198
    J. TwiggLIB557
    D. BullardLabour554
    Benson1 seat · turnout 36.7%
    B. DeedIndependent1,448
    D. TurnerLIB397
    R. CrabtreeLabour260
    Bicester1 seat · turnout 42.4%
    J. HollisConservative1,587
    E. PorterLabour1,470
    J. ParsonsLIB787
    Chinnor & Tetsworth1 seat · turnout 40.9%
    C. BarlowConservative1,272
    W. HawkinsLIB633
    G. WilsonLabour617
    Chipping Norton1 seat · turnout 54.5%
    J. HannisIndependent846
    H. LatchamLabour835
    A. WhiteLIB306
    Chipping Norton Rural No. 11 seat · turnout 49.9%
    J. BanburyConservative1,172
    J. ShawLIB993
    V. WilliamsLabour619
    Chipping Norton Rural No. 21 seat · turnout 42.3%
    E. JulerIndependent1,710
    S. StewartLabour723
    Chipping Norton Rural No. 31 seat · turnout 43.9%
    H. EdgintonConservative1,332
    K. BakerLIB1,016
    Cumnor1 seat · turnout 38.8%
    A. WilcoxConservative1,381
    J. PlaskittLabour654
    Didcot Manor1 seat · turnout 45.1%
    L. HitchcockLabour1,401
    O. DaukesConservative1,196
    Didcot Mereland1 seat · turnout 41.0%
    B. DugganLabour1,309
    H. SwanboroughConservative561
    Dorchester1 seat · turnout 42.3%
    C. FarrellConservative848
    A. BoothLabour713
    R. DrinkwaterLIB527
    Drayton1 seat · turnout 53.8%
    M. MackenzieLabour1,508
    G. Gallagher-DaggitConservative1,299
    Faringdon No. 11 seat · turnout 45.9%
    N. DouglassConservative1,438 ✓
    R. NettletonLabour692
    P. KinghamLIB444
    J. LukerIndependent52
    Faringdon No. 21 seat · turnout 44.4%
    E. BondConservative1,286
    R. RyderLIB593
    A. WrenLabour567
    Great Milton & Wheatley1 seat · turnout 41.9%
    P. Audley-MillsConservative1,425
    J. WilkinsonLIB995
    J. BellLabour575
    Henley North1 seat · turnout 40.9%
    E. CresswellConservative943
    H. MainLIB637
    E. VennLabour249
    Henley Rural No. 1a1 seat · turnout 37.7%
    F. DarlowConservative1,146
    P. HoseLIB500
    Henley Rural No. 21 seat · turnout 20.8%
    E. RenelConservative1,165
    Henley Rural No. 31 seat · turnout 49.6%
    J. CrawfordLIB1,131
    G. ColesConservative1,014
    Henley Rural No. 51 seat · turnout 47.3%
    R. WillgossConservative1,024
    B. PimLIB914
    Henley South1 seat · turnout 40.6%
    D. WaldenConservative1,032
    M. OwenLIB644
    Hinksey1 seat · turnout 41.0%
    P. JohnstonLIB904
    J. BrogdenConservative742
    Hormer1 seat · turnout 47.5%
    M. FogartyLIB1,311
    J. FrancisConservative1,308
    I. JonesLabour631
    Littlemore1 seat · turnout 37.4%
    C. NormanLabour1,385 ✓
    S. ZinkinConservative640
    R. ToveyLIB240
    P. JohnsonInd Li52
    Marcham1 seat · turnout 38.3%
    J. WaltonConservative1,619
    P. GrayLabour538
    Moreton1 seat · turnout 52.2%
    M. RandolphConservative1,611
    J. BradshawLIB1,184
    C. CrawleyLabour816
    Oxford (Blackbird Leys)1 seat · turnout 37.0%
    Williamson A.Labour1,902
    D. FrithConservative370
    Oxford (Donnington)1 seat · turnout 45.6%
    J. PowerLabour1,190
    D. PratleyConservative657
    Oxford (Headlington)1 seat · turnout 47.6%
    R. LawrenceLabour1,417
    K. EllisConservative1,129
    M. WatneyLIB377
    Oxford (Iffley)1 seat · turnout 51.3%
    J. ParkerLabour1,412
    P. YardleyConservative991
    Oxford (Marston)1 seat · turnout 48.9%
    T. RichardsonLabour1,523
    M. TiffanyConservative835
    Oxford (Quarry)1 seat · turnout 39.5%
    Q. HamiltonConservative1,085
    M. JosephLabour611
    H. LookLIB439
    Oxford (St. Clements)1 seat · turnout 47.7%
    B. ClarkeLabour1,067 ✓
    B. TennantConservative876
    M. GoddenLIB374
    P. FoggittEcol131
    Oxford (Temple Cowley)1 seat · turnout 45.7%
    D. TaylorLabour1,353
    F. IngramConservative1,056
    Oxford (Wolvercote)1 seat · turnout 44.8%
    A. SpokesConservative1,412
    K. BradleyLabour651
    Oxford (Wood Farm)1 seat · turnout 41.9%
    E. KearneyLabour1,225
    J. CampbellConservative592
    B. AshtonLIB544
    Oxford Cherwell1 seat · turnout 47.0%
    J. ToddConservative1,198
    J. CoxLabour569
    G. ForrestLIB507
    Oxford East1 seat · turnout 47.4%
    J. Howard-JohnstonLabour1,181 ✓
    F. KaneConservative796
    R. BrookerLIB202
    V. CullenEcol131
    Oxford North1 seat · turnout 35.8%
    D. RoafLIB1,303
    J. PeachConservative1,279
    A. TowseLabour1,083
    Oxford South1 seat · turnout 44.4%
    A. KitchenerLabour1,061
    T. CurtinConservative739
    E. MortLIB479
    Oxford West1 seat · turnout 43.4%
    O. GibbsLabour1,296
    R. MacdonaldConservative750
    J. CarpenterEcol299
    Ploughley No. 11 seat · turnout 41.7%
    B PrestidgeConservative1,193
    C. HarveyLabour1,128
    Ploughley No. 21 seat · turnout 38.9%
    R. DaveyConservative1,759
    K. CarterLabour1,281
    Ploughley No. 31 seat · turnout 42.6%
    P. MarkhamConservative1,182
    E. RobertsLIB1,041
    Ploughley No. 41 seat · turnout 45.8%
    E. Von MaltzahnConservative1,047
    R. ReissLabour730
    M. HichensLIB431
    Stanton St. John1 seat · turnout 42.6%
    G. RingConservative1,255
    K. TiwariLabour882
    R. SangsterLIB624
    Thame1 seat · turnout 39.8%
    G. ElsonLIB1,637
    P. Birch ReynardsonConservative858
    Wallingford1 seat · turnout 44.3%
    D. Calvin ThomasLIB1,484
    J. GoodeConservative579
    Wantage1 seat · turnout 45.6%
    A. SpurwaySOC DEM1,273
    J. CoatesConservative929
    P. MorganLabour680
    Wantage Rural No. 11 seat · turnout 55.5%
    E. ClarkeConservative1,606
    E. AlexanderLIB1,422
    Wantage Rural No. 21 seat · turnout 40.2%
    H. HurstConservative1,927
    D. NealLabour1,428
    Watlington1 seat · turnout 39.8%
    G. GaleConservative682
    B. MaunderLabour228
    I. FaireyLIB163
    Witney North1 seat · turnout 41.6%
    R. CheesemanConservative597
    P. JesselLIB566
    M. HudsonLabour472
    M. AyresConservative1,015 ✓
    C. DorwardThe Liberal Party945
    P. HaworthLabour340
    Witney Rural No. 21 seat · turnout 51.5%
    O. KernahanConservative1,197
    J. MargettsLIB1,041
    A. HudsonLabour463
    J. GillettConservative0 ✓
    Witney Rural No. 41 seat · turnout 35.4%
    P. MaddenLIB1,035
    M. FrostConservative1,001
    Witney Rural No. 51 seat · turnout 41.9%
    J. MoodyConservative1,248
    N. RidoutLIB880
    Witney South1 seat · turnout 46.2%
    P. BastonLIB1,428
    E. CooperLabour887
    P. BraddConservative665