2021 Cherwell District Council election

The 2021 Cherwell District Council election was held on 6 May 2021 to elect members of Cherwell District Council in England.^[1] This was on the same day as other local elections. The elections were postponed from May 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic^[2]

Results summary[edit]

2021 Cherwell District Council election
Party		This election			Full council			This election
Party		Seats	Net	Seats %	Other	Total	Total %	Votes	Votes %	+/−
	Conservative	11	1	68.8	20	32	66.7	20,486	47.7	+4.8
	Labour	3		18.8	6	9	18.8	9,779	22.8	+0.3
	Liberal Democrats	1	1	6.3	2	3	6.3	6,492	15.1	+1.6
	Independent	1		6.3	2	3	6.3	2,005	4.7	-2.6
	Green	0		0.0	1	1	2.1	4,149	9.7	-1.7
	Reform UK	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	37	0.1	New

Ward Results[edit]

Adderbury, Bloxham & Bodicote[edit]

Adderbury, Bloxham & Bodicote
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Adam Nell	1,512	51.9	-0.3
	Liberal Democrats	David Hingley	878	30.2	+17.2
	Labour Co-op	Blue Watson	522	17.9	+1.4
Majority			634	21.7	-12.2
Turnout			2,932	39.21	+6.4
	Conservative hold		Swing

Banbury Calthorpe & Easington[edit]

Banbury Calthorpe & Easington
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Kieron Mallon	1,792	55.9	+2.7
	Labour Co-op	Alicja Kokot	754	23.5	-2.3
	Green	Julia Middleton	350	10.9	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Ash Haeger	204	6.4	-14.6
	Independent	John Brown	107	3.3	N/A
Majority			1,038	32.4	+5.0
Turnout			3,250	38.66	+8.0
	Conservative hold		Swing

Banbury Cross & Neithrop[edit]

Banbury Cross & Neithrop
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Matt Hodgson	1,114	45.2	-3.3
	Conservative	Fiaz Ahmed	941	38.2	+1.1
	Green	Linda Ward	293	11.9	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Robert Pattenden	116	4.7	-9.7
Majority			173	7.0	-4.4
Turnout			2,495	34.04	+2.3
	Labour hold		Swing

Banbury Grimsbury & Hightown[edit]

Banbury Grimsbury & Hightown
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour Co-op	Andrew Beere	1,091	48.2	-1.0
	Conservative	David Beverly	797	35.2	+5.1
	Green	Aaron Bliss	243	10.7	-10.0
	Liberal Democrats	David Yeomans	133	5.9	N/A
Majority			294	13.0	-6.1
Turnout			2,309	32.77	+3.7
	Labour Co-op hold		Swing

Banbury Hardwick[edit]

Banbury Hardwick
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John Donaldson	981	47.5	-2.2
	Labour	Simon Garrett	692	33.5	+8.1
	Independent	Berenice Westwood	155	7.5	N/A
	Green	Christopher Manley	133	6.4	-6.7
	Liberal Democrats	James Hartley	66	3.2	N/A
	Reform UK	Stephen Hartley	37	1.8	N/A
Majority			289	14.0	-10.3
Turnout			2,074	29.11	+2.9
	Conservative hold		Swing

Banbury Ruscote[edit]

Banbury Ruscote
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour Co-op	Mark Cherry	947	51.6	-2.3
	Conservative	Jayne Strangwood	676	36.9	+3.7
	Green	Carol Broom	132	7.2	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Steve Buckwell	79	4.3	-8.6
Majority			271	14.7	-6.0
Turnout			1,849	26.69	+2.9
	Labour Co-op hold		Swing

Bicester East[edit]

Bicester East
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Sandy Dallimore	1,134	49.0	+8.9
	Green	Peter Maguire	537	23.2	-10.4
	Labour Co-op	Gary Holder	443	19.1	+0.2
	Independent	Antony Peckham	201	8.7	N/A
Majority			597	25.8	+19.3
Turnout			2,350	37.24	+6.2
	Conservative hold		Swing

Bicester North & Caversfield[edit]

Bicester North & Caversfield
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Lynn Pratt	1,108	52.7	+4.8
	Labour	Sian Roscoe	435	20.7	+4.2
	Green	Clelia Bevillard	302	14.4	-3.6
	Liberal Democrats	Simon Lytton	258	12.3	-5.3
Majority			573	32.0	+2.1
Turnout			2,121	32.84	+5.4
	Conservative hold		Swing

Bicester South & Ambrosden[edit]

Bicester South & Ambrosden
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Dan Sames	1,374	42.9	+12.6
	Liberal Democrats	Sam Decombel	1,312	41.0	N/A
	Labour	Jane Clements	516	16.1	+2.8
Majority			62	1.9
Turnout			3,220	35.95	+6.6
	Conservative hold		Swing

Bicester West[edit]

Bicester West
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Les Sibley	1,542	63.2	+5.7
	Conservative	Sundeep Singh	473	19.4	-7.3
	Labour	Celia Kavuma	317	13.0	-2.8
	Liberal Democrats	Chris Pruden	106	4.3	N/A
Majority			1,069	43.8	+10.0
Turnout			2,464	36.85	+2.4
	Independent hold		Swing

Cropredy, Sibfords & Wroxton[edit]

Cropredy, Sibfords & Wroxton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	George Reynolds	1,995	65.3	+6.5
	Labour	Anne Cullen	614	20.1	+4.5
	Green	Karl Kwiatkowski	444	14.5	N/A
Majority			1,381	45.2	+12.0
Turnout			3,082	45.75	+5.0
	Conservative hold		Swing

Deddington[edit]

Deddington
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Bryn Williams	1,855	57.6	+7.7
	Liberal Democrats	Nigel Davis	686	21.3	+4.0
	Labour	Amanda Watkins	680	21.1	+7.2
Majority			1,169	36.3	+5.4
Turnout			3,246	43.47	+5.0
	Conservative hold		Swing

Fringford & Heyfords[edit]

Fringford & Heyfords
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Patrick Clarke	1,662	60.1	+4.9
	Green	Jenny Tamblyn	673	24.3	+5.4
	Labour	Christopher Howells	430	15.6	N/A
Majority			989	35.8	-0.4
Turnout			2,790	40.28	+5.4
	Conservative hold		Swing

Kidlington East[edit]

Kidlington East
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Maurice Billington	1,524	50.5	+12.8
	Green	Fiona Mawson	1,042	34.5	-5.9
	Labour	Catherine Arakelian	450	14.9	+0.9
Majority			482	16.0
Turnout			3,047	42.53	+4.3
	Conservative hold		Swing

Kidlington West[edit]

Kidlington West
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Dorothy Walker	1,638	50.2	-0.2
	Conservative	Helen Kingsley	1,255	38.5	+11.0
	Labour	Edward Lowe	369	11.3	-2.3
Majority			383	11.7
Turnout			3,285	46.37	+5.4
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing

Launton & Otmoor[edit]

Launton & Otmoor
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Simon Holland	1,407	49.8	-7.8
	Liberal Democrats	Calum Miller	1,016	35.9	N/A
	Labour	Joanne Howells	405	14.3	-28.1
Majority			389	13.9
Turnout			2,855	44.62	+8.9
	Conservative hold		Swing

References[edit]

^ "Ward results". Cherwell.gov. 7 May 2021. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
^ "Local elections postponed for a year over coronavirus". BBC.co.uk. 13 March 2020. Retrieved 30 May 2021..

[1] "Ward results". Cherwell.gov. 7 May 2021. Retrieved 30 May 2021.

[2] "Local elections postponed for a year over coronavirus". BBC.co.uk. 13 March 2020. Retrieved 30 May 2021..

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