2007 CHIPPING NORTON TOWN COUNCIL ELECTION

TOWN COUNCIL ELECTIONS 2007

RETIRING FROM ACTIVE SERVICE OUR SINCERE THANKS TO FOUR COUNCILLORS

GRAHAM BEACHAM	PETA SIMMONS	DON DAVIDSON	YASIN QADIR
Graham has been a Town Councillor for 20 years. Town Mayor twice and Deputy Mayor once. He has a wealth of experience and has brought great wisdom and a down to earth approach to council discussions. He was deeply involved in two Organisation Days and the Golden Jubilee and Millennium Celebrations.Recently he has been particularly concerned in recreational matters. Born in Chippy, Married with four children. He worked for many years at Parker Knoll. Aged only 46 people may ask why is he leaving Probably because he has done a long and incredibly active stint. He now wants to spend more time with his family and to pursue his many other interests. He is very active in the Chipping Norton Town Cricket Club and the Wychwood Scouts. We will surely see him around.	Peta has been a Town Councillor for 6 years. Mayoress from 2004 - 2006. Resident in Chipping Norton for 28 years. Peta has been a fount of expert knowledge on Health and safety matters. She was Secretary of the Greystones Tenants Association. Peta was always in the thick of it whenever anything practical needed to be done. She threw herself into the organisation of events and was the first to get into costume - whenever required. Her husband Richard has sorted out the sound systems for numerous town events and dramatic productions. Peta was usually alongside in attendance- helping! She was a superb Mayoress whose unstinting support was much appreciated by Don Davidson.	Don has been a Town Councillor for 16 years. Don served as Town Mayor twice from May 1996 to May 1998 and then again from 2004 to 2006. Don runs a very tight meeting! Resident in Chipping Norton since 1977. Don was a teacher at Chipping Norton School for 25 years - from 1974 to 1999 and currently works for the County Council. He has always been immersed in youth matters, For a start he knows virtually everyone in the town under 40 personally because he taught them. He is or has been involved in the Community Education Committee and the Youth Club Management Committee as well as being a Governor of Chipping Norton Nursery School and a Trustee of the ACE Centre. Don has always been deeply committed to the youth of the town.	Yasin was elected to the Town Council in 2003 at the age of 21. He has brought a youthful and dynamic approach to council affairs. For the last year he has been Chairman of the Recreation Committee spearheading a Lottery Grant application to refurbish the playground on the Common. Probably most associated by young people with a series of discos which he has initiated at the Town Hall. Yasin is leaving the town (hopefully only for the time being) to seek His fame and fortune in London. He has just achieved his post graduate degree in Politics and hopes to pursue a political career.

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DISTRICT COUNCIL ELECTION CANDIDATES

Eve Coles Labour and Co-op 14 Cornish Road ELECTION ADDRESS	Keith Greenwell Independent 1 Southcombe Cottages ELECTION ADDRESS	Michael Tysoe Conservative Party 45 Distons Lane ELECTION ADDRESS
Statement from the Green Party: "West Oxfordshire Greens do not wish to oppose the sitting councillor, Eve Coles. Eve has been an excellent councillor, and we particularly admire her work on the Environment Scrutiny Committee and in raising the issue of air pollution. Eve is also a long-standing member of CND and the Peace Movement. I would urge all Green supporters to give their vote to Eve Coles so that Chipping Norton continues to have a strong, sensible voice on the District Council" .
TOWN COUNCIL ELECTION CANDIDATES The whole Town Council is up for re-election. 16 seats. Councillors are elected for four years. There are 22 candidates. Every elector has 16 votes but you can use as many or as few of those as you like! The Town Council has few direct powers but a united, determined council with a strong mayor can still wield great influence with local authorities and public agencies. A squabbling council is a waste of space,
INDEPENDENT

Michael Dixon Independent 12 Dunstan Avenue ELECTION ADDRESS	Jo Graves Independent 65 New Street	Martin Jarratt Independent Hazeldene, West End
		No statements have been received from Messrs Lake and Jarrett or Mrs Graves.
	Pat Lake Independent 1 Brassey Close


	Gerry Alcock Chippy First Manor House, West St ELECTION ADDRESS	Graham Birks Chippy First 32 Cornish Road ELECTION ADDRESS

Brian Galbraith Chippy First 5A Market Street ELECTION ADDRESS	Keith Greenwell Chippy First 1 Southcombe Cottages ELECTION ADDRESS	Rob Thomson Chippy First 2, Bellpiece Cottages ELECTION ADDRESS

Glyn Watkins Chippy First 11 Walterbush Road ELECTION ADDRESS	Kristel Withers Chippy First 27 Cotswold Crescent ELECTION ADDRESS


		Christopher Butterworth Conservative Party 11 Burford Road ELECTION ADDRESS

John Osmond Conservative Party 14 Cooper Close ELECTION ADDRESS	Sarah Wilkes Conservative Party Blue Boar, Goddards Lane ELECTION ADDRESS	Hilary Williams Conservative Party 27 Churchill Terrace ELECTION ADDRESS



	Brian Luney Green Party 38, New Street ELECTION ADDRESS



Gina Burrows Labour and Co-op 61 New St ELECTION ADDRESS	Eve Coles Labour and Co-op 14 Cornish Road ELECTION ADDRESS	Rob Evans Labour and Co-op 37 New Street ELECTION ADDRESS

John Grantham Labour and Co-op Stone Cross,Salford ELECTION ADDRESS	Mark Walker Labour and Co-op 17 Parkers Circus ELECTION ADDRESS	Charles Watson Labour and Co-op 57 Spring St ELECTION ADDRESS

EVE COLES IN!

Eve Coles (Labour) 958
Mike Tysoe (Conservative) 795
Keith Greenwell (Independent) 272

Turnout was 42.9%

Eve said this morning that she is very honoured to have been chosen for the fifth time to represent Chippy on the District Council. She would like to thank all those people who voted for herand promises to do her very best to serve the interests of ALL the electors in the town for the next four years.

TOWN COUNCIL

Eve Coles The Labour and Co-operative Party 1032 Elected
Jo Graves Independent 1030 Elected
Sarah Wilkes The Conservative Party Candidate 894 Elected
John Grantham The Labour and Co-operative Party 878 Elected
Pat Lake Independent 822 Elected
Gina Burrows The Labour and Co-operative Party 788 Elected
Michael Dixon Independent 781 Elected
Hilary Williams The Conservative Party Candidate 744 Elected
Robert Llewelyn Evans The Labour and Co-operative Party 738 Elected
Kristel Withers Chippy First 729 Elected
Glyn Watkins Chippy First 723 Elected
Christopher Butterworth Conservative Party Candidate 695 Elected
John Osmond The Conservative Party Candidate 683 Elected
Keith Greenwell Chippy First 608 Elected
Gerry Alcock Chippy First 606 Elected
Martin Jarratt Independent 604 Elected

Rob Thomson Chippy First 568
Graham Birks Chippy First 527
Mark Walker The Labour and Co-operative Party 513
Charles Watson The Labour and Co-operative Party 508
Brian Alexander Luney Green Party 493
Brian John Galbraith Chippy First 478