2014 West Oxfordshire District Council election councillors after gaining one seat, while the Liberal Democrats dropped to three seats and only one independent councillor remained on the council. The UK Independence Party failed to win any seats, but came second in seven of the wards they contested, coming closest in Witney South where James Robertshaw was 152 votes behind Conservative David Harvey. All ten sitting councillors who stood were re-elected and overall turnout at the election was 39.03%. 2014 West Oxfordshire District Council election The 2014 West Oxfordshire District Council election took place on 22 May 2014 to elect members of West Oxfordshire District Council in
Premiership of David Cameron leaving Cameron in charge until then whilst a leadership election took place within the Conservative Party. However, following the withdrawal of the only remaining candidate, Andrea Leadsom, Theresa May was left unopposed, annulling the leadership contest. Cameron subsequently resigned with May's premiership taking effect Wednesday 13 July 2016. David Cameron called the United Kingdom European Union membership referendum, 2016, which resulted in the UK voting to leave the European Union. In response, his successor as prime minister, Theresa May, has triggered the Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty, paving way for the UK to leave the European Union. As he