At the first elections in 1973 forty-nine district councillors were elected from thirty-one electoral wards.[3] Currently thirty-eight councillors are elected from twenty four electoral wards, which cover the principal towns of Abingdon, Faringdon and Wantage and surrounding villages.[4] This was effective from the 2015 elections.[5]
Between 2011 and 2019 the council had a Conservative majority. The Liberal Democrats took control from May 2019.[6] Elections of the full council take place every four years.
The first election to the district council was held in 1973, initially operating as a shadow authority alongside the outgoing authorities until it came into its powers on 1 April 1974. Political control of the council since 1974 has been as follows:[8][9]
(New) Abbey House, Abingdon: Council's headquarters from early 1990s until 2014 and again from 2022
The council was initially based in a number of offices inherited from its predecessor authorities across the district. In the early 1990s the council built itself a new headquarters in Abingdon called Abbey House (or "New Abbey House" to distinguish it from the neighbouring building formerly also called Abbey House, which was renamed "Old Abbey House").[11]
In 2014 the council largely vacated Abbey House, retaining only a small presence there, with most of Abbey House since 2014 being occupied instead by Oxfordshire County Council. Vale of White Horse moved most of its staff to share the offices of its neighbour South Oxfordshire in Crowmarsh Gifford, but in 2015 that building was destroyed in a fire following an arson attack. From 2015 until 2022, Vale of White Horse and South Oxfordshire shared temporary office accommodation at Milton Park near Didcot.[12] The two councils returned to Abbey House in 2022 as a temporary measure, with the intention being to build a new shared headquarters in Didcot.[13]
^Serves as joint chief executive for both Vale of White Horse and South Oxfordshire District Council
^"Leader and Cabinet Members confirmed at annual Vale of White Horse District Council meeting". Vale of White Horse District Council. 19 May 2023. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
^"Chief to stay". Henley Standard. 25 December 2017. Retrieved 25 April 2023.
^"Vale of White Horse District County Council Election Results 1973-2011" (PDF). The Elections Centre (Plymouth University). Retrieved 6 May 2019.
^"Local Elections 2019: Your candidates in Vale of White Horse". Oxford Mail. 1 May 2019. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
^"The Vale of White Horse (Electoral Changes) Order 2014". legislation.gov.uk. The National Archives. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
^ ab"Election results: Lib Dems win Oxfordshire Tory council". BBC News. 3 May 2019. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
^"Vale of White Horse result Election 2023". BBC News. 6 May 2023. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
^"Compositions calculator". The Elections Centre. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
^"Council minutes". Vale of White Horse District Council. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
^Planning application P89/V0081/DA: Construction of new district council offices including alterations to Abbey House, at Abbey House, Abbey Close, Abingdon, granted 19 April 1989.
^"Councils will build new HQ at site of arson-hit offices". BBC News. 10 October 2017. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
^"District Councils to be temporarily based in Abingdon". Vale of White Horse District Council. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
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Vale of White Horse District Council is the local authority for the Vale of White Horse a non metropolitan district in the south west of Oxfordshire England that was created on 1 April 1974 Vale of White Horse District CouncilTypeTypeDistrict CouncilHistoryFounded1 April 1974LeadershipChairSally Povolotsky Liberal Democrat since 17 May 2023 1 LeaderBethia Thomas Liberal Democrat since 7 December 2022Chief ExecutiveMark Stone a since 2017 2 StructureSeats38 councillorsPolitical groupsAdministration 34 Liberal Democrats 34 Opposition 4 Green Party 4 Length of term4 yearsElectionsVoting systemFirst past the post Whole council elected every 4 yearsLast election4 May 2023Next election2027Websitewhitehorsedc wbr gov wbr uk Contents 1 Political control 1 1 Leadership 2 Premises 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksPolitical control editSee also Vale of White Horse District Council elections nbsp Map of wards within the Vale of White Horse At the first elections in 1973 forty nine district councillors were elected from thirty one electoral wards 3 Currently thirty eight councillors are elected from twenty four electoral wards which cover the principal towns of Abingdon Faringdon and Wantage and surrounding villages 4 This was effective from the 2015 elections 5 Between 2011 and 2019 the council had a Conservative majority The Liberal Democrats took control from May 2019 6 Elections of the full council take place every four years At the May 2019 local elections the Liberal Democrats overcame the Tories 20 seat majority to become the major party with a 24 seat majority 6 In the May 2023 local elections the Conservative party lost all its remaining seats on the council 7 The first election to the district council was held in 1973 initially operating as a shadow authority alongside the outgoing authorities until it came into its powers on 1 April 1974 Political control of the council since 1974 has been as follows 8 9 Party in control Years Conservative 1974 1995 Liberal Democrats 1995 2011 Conservative 2011 2019 Liberal Democrats 2019 present Leadership edit The leaders of the council since 2004 have been 10 Councillor Party From To Jerry Patterson Liberal Democrats 2004 21 May 2008 Tony de Vere Liberal Democrats 21 May 2008 18 May 2011 Matthew Barber Conservative 18 May 2011 16 May 2018 Roger Cox Conservative 16 May 2018 5 May 2019 Emily Smith Liberal Democrats 15 May 2019 7 Dec 2022 Bethia Thomas Liberal Democrats 7 Dec 2022Premises edit nbsp New Abbey House Abingdon Council s headquarters from early 1990s until 2014 and again from 2022 The council was initially based in a number of offices inherited from its predecessor authorities across the district In the early 1990s the council built itself a new headquarters in Abingdon called Abbey House or New Abbey House to distinguish it from the neighbouring building formerly also called Abbey House which was renamed Old Abbey House 11 In 2014 the council largely vacated Abbey House retaining only a small presence there with most of Abbey House since 2014 being occupied instead by Oxfordshire County Council Vale of White Horse moved most of its staff to share the offices of its neighbour South Oxfordshire in Crowmarsh Gifford but in 2015 that building was destroyed in a fire following an arson attack From 2015 until 2022 Vale of White Horse and South Oxfordshire shared temporary office accommodation at Milton Park near Didcot 12 The two councils returned to Abbey House in 2022 as a temporary measure with the intention being to build a new shared headquarters in Didcot 13 See also editList of electoral wards in OxfordshireReferences edit Serves as joint chief executive for both Vale of White Horse and South Oxfordshire District Council Leader and Cabinet Members confirmed at annual Vale of White Horse District Council meeting Vale of White Horse District Council 19 May 2023 Retrieved 23 May 2023 Chief to stay Henley Standard 25 December 2017 Retrieved 25 April 2023 Vale of White Horse District County Council Election Results 1973 2011 PDF The Elections Centre Plymouth University Retrieved 6 May 2019 Local Elections 2019 Your candidates in Vale of White Horse Oxford Mail 1 May 2019 Retrieved 6 May 2019 The Vale of White Horse Electoral Changes Order 2014 legislation gov uk The National Archives Retrieved 6 May 2019 a b Election results Lib Dems win Oxfordshire Tory council BBC News 3 May 2019 Retrieved 6 May 2019 Vale of White Horse result Election 2023 BBC News 6 May 2023 Retrieved 10 May 2023 Compositions calculator The Elections Centre Retrieved 19 February 2023 Vale of White Horse BBC News Online Retrieved 2009 09 12 Council minutes Vale of White Horse District Council Retrieved 7 June 2022 Planning application P89 V0081 DA Construction of new district council offices including alterations to Abbey House at Abbey House Abbey Close Abingdon granted 19 April 1989 Councils will build new HQ at site of arson hit offices BBC News 10 October 2017 Retrieved 6 May 2019 District Councils to be temporarily based in Abingdon Vale of White Horse District Council Retrieved 22 September 2022 External links editOfficial website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Vale of White Horse District Council amp oldid 1156515279, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
