2021 Oxfordshire County Council election

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2021 Oxfordshire County Council election
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All 63 seats to Oxfordshire County Council
32 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
  Blank Blank Blank
Party Conservative Liberal Democrats Labour
Seats before 27 13 13
Seats won 21 21 16
Seat change Decrease10 Increase8 Increase2
Popular vote 80,993 56,675 46,997
Percentage 36.9% 25.8% 21.4%
  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
  Blank Blank Blank
Party Green Independent Henley Residents
Seats before 1 8 1
Seats won 3 1 1
Seat change Increase3 Decrease3 Steady
Popular vote 26,302 5,238 2,295
Percentage 12.0% 2.4% 1.0%
Map showing the results of the 2021 Oxfordshire County Council elections.
Council control before election

No Overall Control

 Council control after election

No Overall Control

The 2021 Oxfordshire County Council election took place on 6 May 2021 alongside the other local elections. All 63 seats of the Oxfordshire County Council were contested.[1] The council is composed of 61 divisions, each electing either one or two councillors, all elected by FPTP.

Since the last election in 2017, there had been some changes in seat composition. In April 2018, Cllr. Pete Handley was suspended from the Conservatives after calling another councillor a derogatory term.[2] In November 2019, there was a by-election to replace the outgoing Independent councillor in Wallingford; Dr Pete Sudbury of the Green Party won the ensuing contest,[3] providing the party representation after being wiped out at the last election. Three other Conservative councillors resigned the whip and became independents.[4]

The elections took place at the same time as the Thames Valley Police and Crime Commissioner Election, which was due to have been held in 2020, but was delayed[5] by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Although initial counts suggested the Conservatives were on 22 seats, and Labour on 15, there were errors in the Banbury Ruscote division where the Labour vote was mistaken for the Conservative vote and vice versa; this was successfully challenged in the High Court by Labour, and so the final result is 21 seats for the Conservatives and 16 for Labour.[6][7]

Summary[edit]

Election result[edit]

2021 Oxfordshire County Council election
Party Candidates Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Conservative 63 21 0 6 Decrease 10 33.3 36.9 80,993 –4.4
  Liberal Democrats 54 21 8 0 Increase 8 33.3 25.8 56,675 +1.3
  Labour 62 16 3 0 Increase 2 25.4 21.4 46,997 –0.8
  Green 41 3 2 0 Increase 3 4.8 12.0 26,302 +4.8
  Independent 11 1 0 7 Decrease 3 1.6 2.4 5,238 –1.0
  Henley Residents 1 1 0 0 Steady 1.6 1.0 2,295 +0.2
  Reform UK 4 0 0 0 Steady 0.0 0.2 449 N/A
  Freedom Alliance (UK) 6 0 0 0 Steady 0.0 0.2 370 N/A
  SDP 1 0 0 0 Steady 0.0 <0.1 74 N/A
  For Britain 1 0 0 0 Steady 0.0 <0.1 63 N/A
  Burning Pink 1 0 0 0 Steady 0.0 <0.1 34 N/A

Aftermath[edit]

The Conservatives suffered big losses in the election, including the County Council leader Ian Hudspeth. The Liberal Democrats, Labour and Greens formed a coalition after the election, therefore ousting the Conservatives for the first time since the Council's formation in 1973.[8][9]

Previously, from '01-'05 the Conservatives had governed in coalition with the Liberal Democrats,[10] '05-'13 in a majority and since '13 working with independent councillors.

Initially, the newly minted leader of the Conservative group proposed a coalition with Labour alongside the one remaining independent councillor, Les Sibley, and Stefan Gawrysiak of the Henley Residents Group.[11] Cllr. Reeves said: "If you look at two things: council tax and the approach to housing and growth, there is actually far more, if we are honest, in common between Labour and the Conservatives than between Lib Dems and Conservatives."

At the same time, talks continued between the Liberal Democrats and the Labour groups.[12] While the Liberal Democrats also formed an alliance with the Green group to form a single group on the council, which will hold 24 councillors.[13]

Eventually, later in May, it was revealed that the Liberal Democrat, Labour and Green councillors had formed an agreement, termed "The Oxfordshire Fair Deal Alliance" which would run the council in a coalition.[14]

The new leader of the council will be Cllr. Liz Leffman (Lib Dem) while the deputy leader will be Cllr. Liz Brighouse (Labour). The cabinet will be split between four Liberal Democrats, three Labour and one Green councillor. The new Chair of the county council will be Cllr. John Howson (Lib Dem) with the Vice-Chair being Cllr. Susannah Pressel (Labour).[15]

Results by division[edit]

Cherwell[edit]

Banbury Calthorpe
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Eddie Reeves * 1,316 48.0 -4.4
Labour Sean Woodcock 887 32.4 -1.1
Green Julia Middleton 366 13.4 +7.9
Liberal Democrats Robert Pattenden 171 6.2 -2.4
Majority 429 15.7
Turnout 2,740 37.0
Conservative hold Swing Decrease 2.8
Banbury Grimsbury and Castle
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Hannah Banfield * 1,239 51.2 +3.1
Conservative David Beverly 820 33.9 -2.0
Green Aaron Bliss 217 9.0 +4.5
Liberal Democrats David Yeomans 142 5.9 -0.6
Majority 419 17.3
Turnout 2,418 28.9
Labour hold Swing Increase 2.6
Banbury Hardwick
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Tony Ilott * 1,200 44.8 +1.6
Labour Rebecca Biegel 1,089 40.7 -0.4
Green Christopher Manley 206 7.7 +3.6
Liberal Democrats James Hartley 112 4.2 -2.1
Reform UK Stephen Hartley 70 2.6 N/A
Majority 111 4.1
Turnout 2,677 30.6
Conservative hold Swing Increase 1.0
Banbury Ruscote
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Mark Cherry * 1,173 55.8 -2.5
Conservative Jayne Strangwood 795 37.8 +9.8
Liberal Democrats Steve Buckwell 133 6.3 +2.1
Majority 378 18.0
Turnout 2,101 27.5
Labour hold Swing Decrease 6.2
Bicester North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Donna Ford 1,339 52.95 -2.4
Labour Sian Roscoe 508 20.09 -2.6
Green Karl Kwiatkowski 349 13.80 N/A
Liberal Democrats Simon Lytton 333 13.17 -2.0
Majority 831 32.86
Turnout 2,529
Conservative hold Swing
Bicester Town
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Michael Waine * 1,399 54.93 -6.1
Green Peter Maguire 653 25.64 +18.2
Labour Gary Holder 495 19.43 -5.2
Majority 746 29.29
Turnout 2,547
Conservative hold Swing
Bicester West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Les Sibley * 1,468 51.62 -11.2
Conservative Sundeep Singh 706 24.82 +6.6
Labour Celia Kavuma 430 15.12 +4.2
Liberal Democrats Chris Pruden 240 8.44 +5.4
Majority 762 26.79
Turnout 2,844
Independent hold Swing
Bloxham and Easington
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Kieron Mallon * 1,744 57.56 -3.2
Labour Blue Watson 563 18.58 -1.9
Liberal Democrats Nigel Davis 376 12.41 +4.1
Green Fiona Mawson 347 11.45 +5.4
Majority 1,181 38.98
Turnout 3,030
Conservative hold Swing
Deddington
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Arash Fatemian * 2,221 55.40 -2.9
Liberal Democrats David Hingley 1,078 26.89 +14.7
Labour Amanda Watkins 710 17.71 +3.9
Majority 1,143 28.51
Turnout 4,009
Conservative hold Swing
Kidlington South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Ian Middleton 1,570 47.94 +41.7
Conservative Maurice Billington * 1,284 39.21 -17.3
Labour Catharine Arakelian 421 12.85 -5.5
Majority 286 8.73
Turnout 3,275
Green gain from Conservative Swing
Kirtlington and Kidlington North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Nigel Simpson 1,909 47.05 -0.5
Liberal Democrats Katherine Tyson 1,650 40.67 +3.0
Labour Martin Stott 498 12.28 +8.3
Majority 259 6.38
Turnout 4,057
Conservative hold Swing
Otmoor
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Calum Miller 1,673 46.11 +32.8
Conservative Dan Sames * 1,554 42.83 -18.3
Labour Jane Clements 401 11.05 -6.0
Majority 119 3.28
Turnout 3,628
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
Ploughley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Ian Corkin * 1,991 65.32 +15.8
Labour Joanne Howells 439 14.40 +5.5
Green Fin MacEwan 363 11.91 +7.0
Liberal Democrats Paul Wheatley 255 8.37 +0.1
Majority 1,552 50.92
Turnout 3,048
Conservative hold Swing
Wroxton and Hook Norton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative George Reynolds * 2,499 62.66 -2.6
Labour Anne Cullen 949 23.80 +8.8
Liberal Democrats Julian Woodward 540 13.54 +0.3
Majority 1,550 38.87
Turnout 3,988
Conservative hold Swing

Oxford[edit]

Barton, Sandhills and Risinghurst
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Glynis Phillips * 1,234 46.9 -1.7
Conservative Chloe Dobbs 441 16.8 -2.5
Liberal Democrats Andrew Heaver 401 15.2 +2.4
Green Liz Taylor 306 11.63 +3.8
Independent Chaka Artwell 248 9.43 -2.0
Majority 793 30.15
Turnout 2,630
Labour hold Swing
Churchill and Lye Valley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op Liz Brighouse * 1,521 61.4 -0.2
Conservative Timothy Patmore 458 18.5 +1.4
Green Matthew Elliott 319 12.9 +0.8
Liberal Democrats Adam Povey 180 7.3 -1.8
Majority 1,063 42.9
Turnout
Labour Co-op hold Swing
Cowley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Charles Hicks 1,903 54.3 +8.7
Green Hazel Dawe 604 17.2 -6.8
Conservative Johnson Kyeswa 372 10.6 -0.6
Independent Dave Henwood 285 8.1 New
Independent Judith Harley 217 6.2 -5.2
Liberal Democrats Eleonore Vogel 121 3.5 -4.3
Majority 1,299 37.1
Turnout
Labour hold Swing
Headington and Quarry
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Roz Smith * 1,784 45.5 -9.2
Labour Trish Elphinstone 1,420 36.3 +5.9
Conservative Ady Wright 419 11.3 +0.7
Green Ray Hitchins 294 7.5 +3.2
Majority 364 9.2
Turnout
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Iffley Fields and St Mary's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Damian Haywood * 1,568 48.0 +1.5
Green Chris Jarvis 1,373 42.1 +1.6
Conservative Simon Bazley 175 5.4 -0.1
Liberal Democrats Theodore Jupp 111 3.4 -3.4
Freedom Alliance Francis O'Neill 38 1.2 New
Majority 195 5.9
Turnout
Labour hold Swing
Isis
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Brad Baines 1,671 53.3 -2.3
Green Nuala Young 734 23.4 +11.1
Liberal Democrats David Bowkett 372 11.9 -6.8
Conservative Georgina Gibbs 343 10.9 -3.5
Hakeem Yousaf 18 0.6 0.0
Majority 937 29.9
Labour hold Swing
Jericho and Osney
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Susanna Pressel * 1,760 58.6 ±0.0
Green Sarah Edwards 583 19.4 +4.7
Liberal Democrats Katherine Norman 382 12.7 -3.3
Conservative William Hall 280 9.3 -0.2
Majority 1,177 39.2
Turnout
Labour hold Swing
Leys
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Imade Edosomwan 1,205 63.3 -8.5
Conservative Paul Sims 355 18.6 +2.5
Green David Newman 178 9.3 +3.7
Liberal Democrats Paul Giesberg 104 5.5 -0.2
For Britain Lorenzo de Gregori 63 3.3 New
Majority 850 44.7
Labour hold Swing
Marston and Northway
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Mark Lygo * 1,430 42.9 -4.2
Green Alistair Morris 899 27.0 +16.7
Conservative Mark Bhagwandin 707 21.2 -3.1
Liberal Democrats Joanna Steele 245 7.4 -9.2
Freedom Alliance Mark Boulle 50 1.5 New
Majority 531 15.9
Labour hold Swing
Rose Hill and Littlemore
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Michele Paule 1,537 52.3 -7.6
Conservative Daniel Stafford 516 17.6 -2.0
Green Kevin McGlynn 385 13.1 +4.8
Independent Michael Evans 341 11.6 New
Liberal Democrats Christopher Smowton 158 5.4 -5.6
Majority 1,021 34.7
Labour hold Swing
St Clement's and Cowley Marsh
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Mohamed Fadlalla 1,002 42.6 -7.5
Green Rosie Rawle 640 27.2 -3.9
Independent Jamila Azad * 351 14.9 -35.2
Liberal Democrats Andrew Steele 179 7.6 -3.0
Conservative Fay Sims 178 7.6 ±0.0
Majority 362 15.4
Labour hold Swing
St Margaret's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats John Howson * 1,312 36.5 -4.7
Labour Christopher Hull 1,220 33.9 -4.4
Conservative Penelope Lenon 565 15.7 +0.4
Green Christopher Goodall 497 13.8 +8.8
Majority 92 2.6
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
University Parks
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Michael O'Connor 728 45.5 +3.7
Green Dianne Regisford 459 28.7 +7.4
Liberal Democrats James Cox 269 16.8 -7.4
Conservative Maddy Ross 145 9.1 -2.9
Majority 269 16.8
Labour hold Swing
Wolvercote and Summertown
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Andrew Gant 1,853 50.2 -3.0
Labour Andrew Siantonas 688 18.6 +3.3
Conservative Katherine Kettle 604 16.4 -6.0
Green Sheila Cameron 548 14.8 +5.8
Majority 1165 31.5 +0.7
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

South Oxfordshire[edit]

Benson and Cholsey
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Felix Bloomfield 1,519 41.4 +8.9
Liberal Democrats Katharine Keats-Rohan 1,499 40.9 +32.5
Labour Sean Hannigan 577 15.7 +6.2
SDP Maryse Pomlett 74 2.0 New
Majority 20
Conservative gain from Independent Swing N/A
Berinsfield and Garsington
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Robin Bennett 1,915 56.6 +37.8
Conservative Lorraine Lindsay-Gale * 1,205 35.6 -19.0
Labour Crispin Flintoff 262 7.7 -4.3
Majority 710 21.0
Green gain from Conservative Swing
Chalgrove and Watlington
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Freddie van Mierlo 2,174 53.5 +18.4
Conservative Steve Harrod * 1,611 39.6 -14.4
Labour Jake Brown 282 6.9 +0.4
Majority 563 13.9
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
Didcot East and Hagbourne
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Jane Murphy 1,243 45.3 -2.5
Labour Mocky Khan 877 32.0 +3.9
Liberal Democrats Gautam Chandran 338 12.3 -11.8
Green Sarah Sharp 285 10.4 New
Majority 366 13.3
Conservative hold Swing
Didcot Ladygrove
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats David Rouane 845 40.3 +19.2
Conservative Alan Thompson 802 38.2 +14.9
Labour Nick Hards 452 21.5 +12.4
Majority 43 2.1
Liberal Democrats gain from Independent Swing
Didcot West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Ian Snowdon 1,812 48.8 +6.4
Labour Denise MacDonald 1,402 37.8 +1.2
Liberal Democrats Olly Glover 498 13.4 -2.8
Majority 410 11.0
Conservative hold Swing
Goring
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Kevin Bulmer * 1,773 44.3 -13.8
Liberal Democrats Bryan Urbick 1,653 41.3 +23.1
Labour Judi Green 575 14.4 +2.5
Majority 120 3.0
Conservative hold Swing
Henley-on-Thames
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Henley Residents Stefan Gawrysiak * 2,295 62.3 +14.5
Conservative Bruce Harrison 949 25.8 -11.4
Labour Stephen Herbert 328 8.9 +4.4
Freedom Alliance Vivienne Lee 110 3.0 New
Majority 1,346 36.5
Henley Residents hold Swing
Sonning Common
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative David Bartholomew * 1,938 58.6 -12.0
Green Jo Robb 1,010 30.6 New
Labour Dominic Fawcett 286 8.7 -4.6
Freedom Alliance Marie Mason 71 2.1 New
Majority
Conservative hold Swing
Thame and Chinnor
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Nigel Champken-Woods 2,836 39.2 -13.6
Liberal Democrats Kate Gregory 2,781 38.5 +9.8
Green Morgan James 2,482 34.3 +27.3
Conservative Louise Heathcote 2,359 32.6 -17.1
Independent Jeannette Matelot * 1,667 23.1 -26.6
Labour Paul Swan 721 10.0 -3.4
Labour Tom Nolan 515 7.1 -3.6
Majority 299 4.2
Conservative hold Swing
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
Wallingford
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Pete Sudbury * 2,111 58.9 +18.9
Conservative Lee Upcraft 1,183 33.0 -2
Labour George Ryall 290 8.1 -0.1
Majority 928 25.9
Green hold Swing +
Wheatley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Tim Bearder 2,151 60.6 +15.6
Conservative Fiona Ardern 1,088 30.6 -12.3
Labour Phil Bloomer 313 8.8 -3.1
Majority 1,063 30.0
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Vale of White Horse[edit]

Abingdon East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Alison Rooke * 1,604 51.0 -2.1
Conservative David Pope 961 30.6 -3.8
Green Cheryl Briggs 281 8.9 +3.3
Labour Edward Shelton 250 8.0 +1.0
Freedom Alliance Jill Kirkwood 47 1.5 New
Majority 643 20.4
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Abingdon North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Nathan Ley 1,978 51.2 +4.9
Conservative Charlotte Njeru 1,234 31.9 -6.9
Labour Norma Queralt 323 8.4 -1.1
Green Michel Grandjean 276 7.1 +1.6
Freedom Alliance Geoff Sandford 54 1.4 New
Majority 744 19.3
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Abingdon South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Neil Fawcett * 1,769 52.9 +6.6
Conservative Christopher Palmer 1,146 34.3 -4.5
Labour Arjun Bais 303 9.1 -0.5
Reform UK Eladia Posthill 127 3.8 New
Majority 623 18.6
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Faringdon
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Bethia Thomas 1,761 55.5 +16.6
Conservative David Leigh-Pemberton 1,129 35.6 -16.2
Labour Rachel Williams 282 8.9 -0.4
Turnout 3,172 42 +14
Majority 632 19.9
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
Grove and Wantage
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Jenny Hannaby * 3,062 51.3 +4.5
Liberal Democrats Jane Hanna OBE * 2,728 45.7 +3.8
Conservative Louise Brown 1,941 32.5 -5.6
Conservative Ben Mabbett 1,926 32.2 -1.7
Green Kerstin Fischer-Johnston 588 9.8 +1.3
Labour Louis Hall 534 8.9 -5.6
Labour Charlotte Cowen 520 8.7 +6.2
Majority 787 13.2
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Hendreds and Harwell
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Sally Povolotsky 1,964 46.4 +28.0
Conservative Amos Lundie 1,792 42.3 -12.3
Labour Pamela Siggers 476 11.2 -6.2
Majority 172 4.1
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
Kennington and Radley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Bob Johnston * 1,892 53.4 +1.5
Conservative Ed Blagrove 1,215 34.3 -1.9
Green Tom Gaston 247 7.0 +1.4
Labour Nekisa Gholami-Babaahmady 188 5.3 -1.3
Majority 677 19.1
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Kingston and Cumnor
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Juliette Ash 2,189 50.3 -7.1
Liberal Democrats Paul Barrow 1,766 40.6 +16.6
Labour Maurice O'Donoghue 395 9.1 -1.9
Majority 423 9.7
Conservative hold Swing
North Hinksey
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Judy Roberts * 2,008 54.1 +1.3
Conservative Jenny Jackson 861 23.2 -8.4
Labour Jamie Spooner 405 10.9 +1.3
Green Katherine Phillips 292 7.9 +2.0
Independent Antony Houghton 147 4.0 New
Majority
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Shrivenham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Yvonne Constance * 1,944 52.2 -12.4
Green Katherine Foxhall 1,490 40.0 +33.2
Labour Evelyne Godfrey 290 7.8 -7.4
Majority 454 12.2
Conservative hold Swing
Sutton Courtenay and Marcham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Richard Webber * 1,756 48.7 +3.7
Conservative James Plumb 1,439 39.9 -3.9
Labour Stuart Jarvis 409 11.3 +3.3
Majority 317
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

West Oxfordshire[edit]

Burford and Carterton North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Nick Field-Johnson * 1,404 63.0 -3.8
Green Rosie Pearson 488 21.9 +15.7
Liberal Democrats David Melvin 338 15.2
Majority 916 41.1
Conservative hold Swing
Carterton South and West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Nick Leverton 1,558 59.9 -9.6
Independent Pete Handley * 425 16.3 -53.2
Labour Sian O'Neill 265 10.2 -1.7
Liberal Democrats David Michael Cole 182 7.0 -2.0
Green Hemashu Kotecha 170 6.5 +0.8
Majority 1,133 43.6
Conservative hold Swing
Charlbury and Wychwood
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Liz Leffman * 1,900 47.3 -5.0
Conservative Jenny Evanson 1,490 37.1 -2.1
Labour Sue Richards 328 8.2 +3.0
Green Frances Mortimer 299 7.4 +4.1
Rejected ballots 43
Majority 410 10.2
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Chipping Norton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op Geoff Saul 1,528 42.6 +8.5
Conservative Maz Holland 1,468 40.9 -4.3
Green Malcolm Brown 390 10.9 +8.2
Liberal Democrats Ivan Aguado Melet 201 5.6 -10.6
Rejected ballots 55
Turnout 3,587 41 -3
Majority 60 1.7
Labour Co-op gain from Conservative Swing
Eynsham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Dan Levy 2,115 49.7 +7.8
Conservative Sean Grace 1,808 42.5 -1.8
Labour Max Bell 331 7.8 -1.2
Majority 307 7.2
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
Hanborough and Minster Lovell
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Liam Walker * 2,059 52.0 +0.3
Liberal Democrats Lidia Arciszewska 1,035 26.1 +5.4
Green Angela Wilson 428 10.8 +6.3
Labour Judith Wardle 405 10.2 -12.9
Burning Pink Dave Baldwin 35 0.9 New
Majority 1,024 25.9
Conservative hold Swing
Witney North and East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op Duncan Enright 1,606 40.1 +14.3
Conservative Dean Temple 1,216 30.4 -22.6
Green Andrew Prosser 943 23.5 +15.8
Reform UK Richard Langridge 240 6.0 New
Majority 390 9.7
Labour Co-op gain from Conservative Swing
Witney South and Central
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Andrew Coles 1,415 43.3 -2.3
Conservative Ben Woodruff 1,297 39.7 -1.7
Green Harriet Kopinska 235 7.2 +2.7
Liberal Democrats Andy Bailey 206 6.3 -2.3
Independent Adrian Henry-Wyatt 71 2.2 New
Reform UK Mark Bezerra Speeks 42 1.3 New
Majority 118 3.6
Labour hold Swing
Witney West and Bampton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Ted Fenton * 2,042 57.7 -5.0
Labour Stuart McCarroll 758 21.4 +8.0
Green Sandra Simpson 387 10.9 +4.9
Liberal Democrats Peter Whitten 349 9.9 -7.9
Majority 1,284 36.3
Conservative hold Swing
Woodstock
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Andy Graham 1,970 47.0 +9.0
Conservative Ian Hudspeth * 1,802 43.0 -4.7
Labour Mark Lambert 417 10.0 +0.9
Majority 168 4.0
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

Changes 2021–2025[edit]

Rose Hill and Littlemore[edit]

Rose Hill and Littlemore: 2 March 2023
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Trish Elphinstone 1,169 43.9
Independent Michael Evans 1,046 39.3
Conservative Timothy Patmore 227 8.5
Green David Thomas 120 4.5
Liberal Democrats Theo Jupp 75 2.8
TUSC Callum Joyce 23 0.9
Majority 123 4.6
Turnout 2,660 33.9
Registered electors 7,838
Labour hold Swing

This by-election was triggered by the resignation of Labour councillor Michele Paule.[16]

Hannah Banfield, elected for Labour, left the party in November 2022 to sit as an independent.[17]

Damian Haywood, elected for Labour, left the party in September 2023 to sit as an independent.[18]

Sally Povolotsky, elected for the Liberal Democrats, left the party in December 2023 to sit as an independent.[19]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Oxfordshire County Council (2021). "County Council Election - May 2021 | Oxfordshire County Council". Oxfordshire County Council. Archived from the original on 7 April 2021. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
  2. ^ "Councillor suspended by party for calling colleague 'a cripple'". Oxford Mail. Retrieved 8 February 2021.
  3. ^ "Election results for Wallingford, 28 November 2019". mycouncil.oxfordshire.gov.uk. Oxfordshire County Council. 28 November 2019. Retrieved 8 February 2021.
  4. ^ "Your Councillors". mycouncil.oxfordshire.gov.uk. Oxfordshire County Council. 23 March 2021. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
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