Parliamentary Election Results

1997 to 2019

This document contains the election results for the Witney Parliamentary Constituency in the period 1997 to 2019. The election on 20 October 2016 was a by-election, and the remainder were at Parliamentary General Elections. Click on the links below to go the result for a particular date. Alternatively, use the “bookmarks” tab to navigate the document or “find” to search for a name, for example of a candidate. For information on the UK Parliament, please see the links from http://www.westoxon.gov.uk/about-the-council/elections-voting/elected-representatives/

CONTENTS

Parliamentary Elections (Witney Constituency)

12 December 2019 Page 2

8 June 2017 Page 3

20 October 2016 Page 4

7 May 2015 Page 5

6 May 2010 Page 6 | 5 May 2005 Page 7

7 June 2001 Page 8

1 May 1997 Page 9

P:\Elections\Results\Parliamentary Results Contents.doc DECLARATION OF RESULT OF POLL

Election of a Member of Parliament for the Witney Constituency

on Thursday 12 December 2019

I, Keith Butler, being the Acting Returning Officer at the above election, do hereby give notice that the number of votes recorded for each Candidate at the said election is as follows:

Name of Description Number of Candidate Votes

BOLGER, Rosa Labour and Co-operative Party 8770

COURTS, Robert Alexander The Conservative Party Candidate 33856 Elected

HOAGLAND, Charlotte Sureyya Liberal Democrats 18679 Sayre Olcay

* If elected the word 'Elected' appears against the number of votes.

Number of The number of ballot papers rejected was as follows: ballot papers A want of an official mark 0 B voting for more than one candidate 55 C writing or mark by which the voter could be identified 33 D being unmarked or wholly void for uncertainty 304 Total 392

Vacant Seats: 1 Electorate: 83845 Ballot Papers Issued: 61697 Turnout:73.58%

And I do hereby declare that Robert Alexander Courts is duly elected as Member of Parliament for the Witney Constituency. .

Dated: Friday 13 December 2019 Keith Butler Acting Returning Officer

Printed and published by the Acting Returning Officer, Council Offices, Woodgreen, Witney, OX28 1NB DECLARATION OF RESULT OF POLL

Election of a Member of Parliament for the Witney Constituency

on Thursday 8 June 2017

I, Keith Butler, being the Acting Returning Officer at the above election, do hereby give notice that the number of votes recorded for each Candidate at the said election is as follows:

Name of Description Number of Candidate (if any) Votes* CARTER, Laetisia Catherine Labour Party 12598 COURTS, Robert Alexander The Conservative Party Candidate 33839 Elected CRAIG, Alexander Alan UK Independence Party (UKIP) 980 LASKO, Claire Eliane Green Party 1053 LEFFMAN, Liz Liberal Democrats 12457

* If elected the word 'Elected' appears against the number of votes.

Number of The number of ballot papers rejected was as follows: ballot papers A want of an official mark 0 B voting for more than one candidate 25 C writing or mark by which the voter could be identified 1 D being unmarked or wholly void for uncertainty 98 Total 124

Vacant Seats: 1 Electorate: 82727 Ballot Papers Issued: 61065 Turnout: 73.82%

And I do hereby declare that Robert Alexander Courts is duly elected as Member of Parliament for the Witney Constituency. .

Dated: Friday 9 June 2017 Keith Butler Acting Returning Officer

Printed and published by the Acting Returning Officer, Council Offices, Woodgreen, Witney, OX28 1NB DECLARATION OF RESULT OF POLL

Election of a Member of Parliament for the Witney Constituency

on Thursday 20 October 2016

I, Keith Butler, being the Acting Returning Officer at the above election, do hereby give notice that the number of votes recorded for each Candidate at the said election is as follows:

Name of Description Number of Candidate (if any) Votes* ARNO, Emilia Rose One Love Party 44 BIRD, Kendrick Simon George UKIP 1354 commonly known as BIRD, Dickie BISHOP, David Laurence Bus-Pass Elvis Party 61 COURTS, Robert Alexander The Conservative Party Candidate 17313 Elected DE VOIL, Alasdair Iain The Official Monster Raving Loony 129 commonly known as HATTER, Mad Party ENRIGHT, Duncan Shaw Thomas Labour Party 5765 JUG, Lord Toby The Eccentric Party of Great Britain 59 KNIGHT, Adam Digby Independent 27 LEFFMAN, Elizabeth Pendrill Raphael Liberal Democrat 11611 English Democrats - "Putting England MCKENZIE, Winston Truman 52 First!" SALISBURY, Helen Rachel National Health Action Party 433 SANDERS, Larry Green Party 1363 SKIDMORE, Daniel James Independent 151 WARD, Charles John Nicholas Independent 93 commonly known as WARD, Nicholas

Number of The number of ballot papers rejected was as follows: ballot papers A want of an official mark 0 B voting for more than one candidate 16 C writing or mark by which the voter could be identified 0 D being unmarked or wholly void for uncertainty 22 Total 38

Vacant Seats: 1 Electorate: 82277 Ballot Papers Issued: 38492 Turnout: 46.78%

And I do hereby declare that Robert Alexander Courts is duly elected as Member of Parliament for the Witney Constituency.

Dated Friday, 21 October 2016 Keith Butler Acting Returning Officer

Printed and published by the Acting Returning Officer, Council Offices, Woodgreen, Witney, OX28 1NB DECLARATION OF RESULT OF POLL

Election of a Member of Parliament for the Witney Constituency

on Thursday 7 May 2015

I, Keith Butler, being the Acting Returning Officer at the above election, do hereby give notice that the number of votes recorded for each Candidate at the said election is as follows:

Name of Description Number of Candidate (if any) Votes* BEX, Colin Roland Wessex Regionalists 110 CAMERON, David William Donald The Conservative Party Candidate 35201 Elected ENRIGHT, Duncan Shaw Thomas Labour Party 10046 GRAHAM, Andy Liberal Democrat 3953 HANDLEY, Nathan Paul 12 JACKSON, Deek Land Party 35 MACDONALD, Stuart Sutherland Green Party 2970 PEEDELL, Clive National Health Action Party 616 SAUNDERS, Vivien Inez Reduce VAT in Sport 56 SMITH, Bobby Stop emotional child abuse, Vote Elmo 37 STRUTT, Simon UKIP 5352 TOMPSON, Chris Independent 94

Number of The number of ballot papers rejected was as follows: ballot papers A want of an official mark 0 B voting for more Candidates than voter was entitled to 47 C writing or mark by which voter could be identified 7 D being unmarked or wholly void for uncertainty 134 E rejected in part 0 Total 188

Vacant Seats: 1 Electorate: 79767 Ballot Papers Issued: 58685 Turnout: 73.57%

And I do hereby declare that David William Donald Cameron is duly elected as Member of Parliament for the Witney Constituency.

Dated Friday, 8 May 2015 Keith Butler Acting Returning Officer

Printed and published by the Returning Officer, WODC Elections Office, Council Offices, Woodgreen, Witney, OX28 1NB DECLARATION OF RESULT OF POLL

Election of a Member of Parliament for the Witney Constituency

on Thursday 6 May 2010

I, Keith Butler, being the Acting Returning Officer at the above election, do hereby give notice that the number of votes recorded for each Candidate at the said election is as follows:

Name of Description Number of Candidate (if any) Votes* BARNES, Dawn Carol Liberal Democrats 11233 BARSCHAK, Aaron Alexander Independent 53 BEX, Colin Roland Wessex Regionalists 62 CAMERON, David William Donald The Conservative Party Candidate 33973 Elected COOK, John Patrick Mervyn Independent 151 GOLDBERG, Joseph Daniel The Labour Party Candidate 7511 Monster Raving Loony William Hill HOPE, Alan 234 Party MACDONALD, Stuart The Green Party 2385 TOLSTOY-MILOSLAVSKY, Nikolai UK Independence Party 2001 WESSON, Paul Gerald Independent 166

* If elected the word 'Elected' appears against the number of votes.

Number of The number of ballot papers rejected was as follows: ballot papers A want of an official mark 0 B voting for more Candidates than voter was entitled to 30 C writing or mark by which voter could be identified 0 D being unmarked or wholly void for uncertainty 87

Electorate: 78766 Ballot Papers Issued: 57951 Turnout: 73.57%

And I do hereby declare that the said David William Donald Cameron is duly elected as Member of Parliament for the Constituency. .

Dated Friday 7 May 2010 Keith Butler Acting Returning Officer

Printed and published by the Acting Returning Officer, WODC Elections Office, Council Offices, Woodgreen, Witney, OX28 1NB M197-1 PARLIAMENTARY ELECTION PE26 WITNEY CONSTITUENCY ______DECLARATION OF RESULT OF POLL Date of Election : 5th May 2005

I, GEOFF BONNER, being the Acting Returning Officer at the Parliamentary Election for the Witney Constituency held on 5th May 2005, do hereby give notice that the number of votes recorded for each Candidate at the said election is as follows :- Number of Votes. If Elected the word Name of Candidate Description 'ELECTED' appears against the number of votes

CAMERON David William Donald The Conservative Party Candidate 26571 ELECTED

DOSSETT-DAVIES Richard William Green Party 1682

GRAY Anthony John The Labour Party Candidate 11845 (known as Tony)

LEFFMAN Elizabeth Pendrill Liberal Democrat 12415 Raphael

WESSON Paul Gerald United Kingdom Independence Party 1356

And I do hereby declare that the said DAVID WILLIAM DONALD CAMERON is duly elected.

The number of ballot papers rejected was as follows :- Number (A) want of an official mark (B) voting for more than one candidate 27 (C) writing or mark by which voter could be identified 4 (D) being unmarked or wholly void for uncertainty 80 (E) rejected in part TOTAL REJECTED 111

Electorate :77502 Ballot Papers Issued :53980 Turnout :69.65%

Dated 6th May 2005 GEOFF BONNER Acting Returning Officer

Printed and Published by the Acting Returning Officer WEST OXFORDSHIRE DISTRICT COUNCIL PARLIAMENTARY ELECTION Date : 7th June 2001

Constituency Candidates Description Votes Cast Witney David William Donald Cameron The Conservative Party Candidate 22153 Elected

Electorate 74612 Michael James George Bartlet The Labour Party Candidate 14180 Seats 1 Ballot Papers 49413 Gareth Daniel Epps Liberal Democrat 10000 % Poll 66.23 Mark Christopher Stevenson Green Party 1100

Barry Beadle Independent 1003

Kenneth Dukes U.K.Independence Party 767

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Constituency Candidates Description Votes Cast Witney Shaun Anthony Woodward The Conservative Party Candidate 24282 Elected

Electorate 73656 Alexander John Hollingsworth The Labour Party Candidate 17254 Seats 1 Ballot Papers 56637 Angela Lawrence Liberal Democrat 11202 % Poll 76.89 Geoffrey Michael Clifford Brown The Referendum Party Candidate 2262

Michael Stephen Julian UK Independence Party 765 Montgomery

Susan Noelle Chaple-Perrie Green Party 636

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