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West Oxfordshire is a local government district in north west Oxfordshire, England including towns such as Woodstock, Burford, Chipping Norton, Charlbury, and Witney (where the council is based). The area is mainly rural downland and forest, the main activities being farming and associated trades. The district was formed on 1 April 1974, under the Local Government Act 1972, by a merger of the municipal boroughs of Chipping Norton and Witney urban district, and Chipping Norton Rural District and Witney Rural District. West Oxfordshire lies within the River Thames catchment area, with the Thames itself and its tributaries including the River Evenlode and River Windrush running through the area.〔(West Oxfordshire District Council - Preparing for Flooding )〕 Parts of the district suffered severe flooding during the 2007 floods in the UK.〔(Witney Flood Gallery )〕 ==Governance== (詳細はConservative party, although there have been periods where no party has had a majority and independents had a majority from 1973 to 1976 and from 1990 to 1992. Since the 2000 election the Conservatives have controlled the council and as of the Witney North by-election in August 2015 the council is composed of the following councillors:〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Councillor information )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「West Oxfordshire」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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