The Oxford City Council count is over. Labour took one very marginal seat off the LibDems and claimed one place off the Independent Working Class Association whose candidate withdrew, Lib Dems took two seats off the Greens - by 14 votes. But not the seat I was contesting, which we held by 79 votes (it went to a recount). That was 32% of the vote.
In some wards the Green Party made a very strong showing (17%) in a formerly strong Labour ward with minimal input and 14% and 15% in safe Lib Dem territory on nothing more than a single leaflet.
It leaves Labour with an overall majority of 1, from having no overall majority.
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Dick Wolff is a Green Party city councillor in Oxford, blogging on green politics local and general, from his somewhat unique perspective as a minister (pastor) in the United Reformed Church. In the past he's been a coal miner, youth worker, hospital porter, factory worker, industrial chaplain, peace campaigner . . and has always been a musician. Views expressed are not necessarily the views of either the Green Party or Oxford City Council.
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