Cherwell council election, 2021
Summary
| Party | Seats | +/− | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | 11 | +2 | 20,486 | 47.7% | +5.2 |
| Labour Party | 3 | +0 | 9,779 | 22.8% | +1.6 |
| Liberal Democrats | 1 | -1 | 6,492 | 15.1% | -1.4 |
| Independent | 1 | -1 | 2,005 | 4.7% | -2.2 |
| Green Party | 0 | -1 | 4,149 | 9.7% | -1.1 |
| Reform UK | 0 | +0 | 37 | 0.1% | — |
Changes are against the previous council election on 02/05/2019. Vote share is each party's share of all votes cast across the borough.
Candidates
| Party | Candidates | Of a possible 16 |
|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | 16 | |
| Labour Party | 16 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 12 | |
| Green Party | 10 | |
| Independent | 4 | |
| Reform UK | 1 |
A party standing a full slate could field 16 candidates, one per seat.
Results by ward
Share is each candidate's share of ballots cast in the ward. Change compares each party's lead candidate with the ward's previous contest. Bold rows are elected candidates.
Adderbury, Bloxham & Bodicote
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Adam Nell Elected | 1,512 | 51.9% | -0.3 |
| Liberal Democrats | David Richard Hingley | 878 | 30.2% | +17.2 |
| Labour Party | Blue Neptune Angel Watson | 522 | 17.9% | +1.4 |
| Majority | 634 | |||
| Turnout | 39.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 7,477 | |||
| Ballots cast | 2,912 | |||
Conservative and Unionist Party hold
Banbury Calthorpe & Easington
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Kieron Mallon Elected | 1,792 | 55.9% | +2.6 |
| Labour Party | Alicja Longina Kokot | 754 | 23.5% | -2.3 |
| Green Party | Julia Middleton | 350 | 10.9% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Ash Haeger | 204 | 6.4% | -14.6 |
| Independent | John Jefferson Brown | 107 | 3.3% | — |
| Majority | 1,038 | |||
| Turnout | 39.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 8,407 | |||
| Ballots cast | 3,207 | |||
Conservative and Unionist Party hold
Banbury Cross & Neithrop
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | Matt Hodgson Elected | 1,114 | 45.2% | -3.3 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Fiaz Ahmed | 941 | 38.2% | +1.1 |
| Green Party | Linda Catherine Ward | 293 | 11.9% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Rob Pattenden | 116 | 4.7% | -9.7 |
| Majority | 173 | |||
| Turnout | 34.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 7,329 | |||
| Ballots cast | 2,464 | |||
Labour Party hold
Banbury Grimsbury & Hightown
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour and Co-operative Party | Andrew Gerald Beere Elected | 1,091 | 48.2% | -1.0 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | David Frederick Beverly | 797 | 35.2% | +5.1 |
| Green Party | Aaron Bliss | 243 | 10.7% | -10.0 |
| Liberal Democrats | David Thomas Yeomans | 133 | 5.9% | — |
| Majority | 294 | |||
| Turnout | 33.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 7,044 | |||
| Ballots cast | 2,264 | |||
Labour and Co-operative Party hold
Banbury Hardwick
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | John Alexander Donaldson Elected | 981 | 47.5% | -2.2 |
| Labour Party | Simon Zachary Garrett | 692 | 33.5% | +8.1 |
| Independent | Berenice Westwood | 155 | 7.5% | — |
| Green Party | Chris Manley | 133 | 6.4% | -6.6 |
| Liberal Democrats | James Henry Dean Hartley | 66 | 3.2% | — |
| Reform UK | Stephen Christopher Hartley | 37 | 1.8% | — |
| Majority | 289 | |||
| Turnout | 29.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 7,124 | |||
| Ballots cast | 2,064 | |||
Conservative and Unionist Party hold
Banbury Ruscote
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour and Co-operative Party | Mark David Cherry Elected | 947 | 51.6% | -2.3 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Jayne Claire Strangwood | 676 | 36.9% | +3.6 |
| Green Party | Carol Lillis May Broom | 132 | 7.2% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Stephen Buckwell | 79 | 4.3% | -8.6 |
| Majority | 271 | |||
| Turnout | 27.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 6,928 | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,834 | |||
Labour and Co-operative Party hold
Bicester East
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Sandy Lewis Dallimore Elected | 1,134 | 49.0% | +8.9 |
| Green Party | Damien Maguire | 537 | 23.2% | -10.4 |
| Labour Party | Gary Reginald John Holder | 443 | 19.1% | +0.3 |
| Independent | Antony Robert Peckham | 201 | 8.7% | — |
| Majority | 597 | |||
| Turnout | 37.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 6,311 | |||
| Ballots cast | 2,315 | |||
Conservative and Unionist Party hold
Bicester North & Caversfield
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Lynn Mary Pratt Elected | 1,108 | 52.7% | +4.8 |
| Labour Party | Sian Gillian Roscoe | 435 | 20.7% | +4.1 |
| Green Party | Clelia Bevillard | 302 | 14.4% | -3.6 |
| Liberal Democrats | Simon Harold Lytton | 258 | 12.3% | -5.3 |
| Majority | 673 | |||
| Turnout | 33.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 6,459 | |||
| Ballots cast | 2,103 | |||
Conservative and Unionist Party hold
Bicester South & Ambrosden
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Dan Sames Elected | 1,374 | 42.9% | +12.6 |
| Liberal Democrats | Sam Decombel | 1,312 | 41.0% | — |
| Labour Party | Jane Lesley Clements | 516 | 16.1% | +2.8 |
| Majority | 62 | |||
| Turnout | 36.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 8,956 | |||
| Ballots cast | 3,202 | |||
Conservative and Unionist Party gain from Independent
Bicester West
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Les Sibley Elected | 1,542 | 63.2% | +5.7 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Sundeep Singh | 473 | 19.4% | -7.3 |
| Labour and Co-operative Party | Celia Helen Kavuma | 317 | 13.0% | -2.8 |
| Liberal Democrats | Chris Pruden | 106 | 4.3% | — |
| Majority | 1,069 | |||
| Turnout | 37.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 6,686 | |||
| Ballots cast | 2,438 | |||
Independent hold
Cropredy, Sibfords & Wroxton
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | George Anthony Reynolds Elected | 1,995 | 65.3% | +6.5 |
| Labour and Co-operative Party | Anne Cullen | 614 | 20.1% | +4.5 |
| Green Party | Karl Michael Kazimierz Kwiatkowski | 444 | 14.5% | — |
| Majority | 1,381 | |||
| Turnout | 46.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 6,737 | |||
| Ballots cast | 3,053 | |||
Conservative and Unionist Party hold
Deddington
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Bryn Williams Elected | 1,855 | 57.6% | +7.7 |
| Liberal Democrats | Nigel Geoffrey Davis | 686 | 21.3% | +4.0 |
| Labour Party | Amanda Jane Watkins | 680 | 21.1% | +7.3 |
| Majority | 1,169 | |||
| Turnout | 43.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 7,467 | |||
| Ballots cast | 3,221 | |||
Conservative and Unionist Party hold
Fringford & Heyfords
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Patrick James Clarke Elected | 1,662 | 60.1% | +4.9 |
| Green Party | Jenny Tamblyn | 673 | 24.3% | +5.4 |
| Labour Party | Chris Howells | 430 | 15.6% | — |
| Majority | 989 | |||
| Turnout | 40.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 6,927 | |||
| Ballots cast | 2,765 | |||
Conservative and Unionist Party hold
Kidlington East
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Maurice Billington Elected | 1,524 | 50.5% | +12.8 |
| Green Party | Fiona Valerie Mawson | 1,042 | 34.5% | -5.8 |
| Labour Party | Catharine Isabel Arakelian | 450 | 14.9% | +0.9 |
| Majority | 482 | |||
| Turnout | 43.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 7,169 | |||
| Ballots cast | 3,016 | |||
Conservative and Unionist Party gain from Green Party
Kidlington West
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Dorothy Mary Walker Elected | 1,638 | 50.2% | -7.4 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Helen Jane Kingsley | 1,255 | 38.5% | +7.0 |
| Labour Party | Edward David Lowe | 369 | 11.3% | -4.2 |
| Majority | 383 | |||
| Turnout | 46.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 7,080 | |||
| Ballots cast | 3,262 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold
Launton & Otmoor
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Simon Paul Thomas Mackenzie Holland Elected | 1,407 | 49.8% | -7.8 |
| Liberal Democrats | Calum Miller | 1,016 | 35.9% | — |
| Labour Party | Joanne Clare Howells | 405 | 14.3% | -28.1 |
| Majority | 391 | |||
| Turnout | 45.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 6,398 | |||
| Ballots cast | 2,828 | |||
Conservative and Unionist Party hold