Cherwell council election, 2023

04/05/2023 · 16 wards · 16 seats contested

Most seats
5
Labour Party
Seats contested
16
across 16 wards
Turnout
32.4%
average of reporting wards

Summary

Party Seats +/− Votes Share +/−
Labour Party 5 +1 9,641 25.7% +0.9
Liberal Democrats 5 +0 9,491 25.3% -1.1
Conservative and Unionist Party 3 -3 12,731 33.9% -4.5
Green Party 2 +1 4,160 11.1% +3.4
Independent 1 +0 1,486 4.0% +1.4

Changes are against the previous council election on 05/05/2022. 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 13
Green Party 11
Independent 8

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 +/−
Liberal Democrats Rob Pattenden Elected 1,540 53.6% -6.2
Conservative and Unionist Party David Taliesyn Bunn 913 31.8% +1.8
Labour Party Helen Margaret Oldfield 345 12.0% +1.9
Independent Paul Steven Tucker 73 2.5% —
Majority627
Turnout38.0%
Registered electors7,604
Ballots cast2,871

Liberal Democrats hold

Banbury Calthorpe & Easington

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Lynne Parsons Elected 1,217 42.6% -0.1
Conservative and Unionist Party Fiaz Ahmed 1,055 36.9% -9.8
Liberal Democrats David Thomas Yeomans 244 8.5% -2.1
Green Party Julia Middleton 213 7.4% —
Independent John Jefferson Brown 131 4.6% —
Majority162
Turnout33.0%
Registered electors8,731
Ballots cast2,860

Labour Party gain from Conservative and Unionist Party

Banbury Cross & Neithrop

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Becky Clarke Elected 1,058 54.6% +3.8
Conservative and Unionist Party Adrian Dongo Munoz 443 22.8% -12.6
Green Party Linda Catherine Ward 159 8.2% —
Liberal Democrats Andrew Raisbeck 141 7.3% -6.5
Independent Simon Zachary Garrett 80 4.1% —
Independent Tim Barrett 58 3.0% —
Majority615
Turnout26.0%
Registered electors7,461
Ballots cast1,939

Labour Party hold

Banbury Grimsbury & Hightown

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour and Co-operative Party Sean Woodcock Elected 1,030 55.6% -0.9
Conservative and Unionist Party Zeeshan Ahmed 389 21.0% -6.1
Green Party Karl Michael Kazimierz Kwiatkowski 175 9.5% +0.9
Liberal Democrats Sophie Parker-Manuel 143 7.7% -0.0
Independent Cassi Perry 114 6.2% —
Majority641
Turnout26.0%
Registered electors7,110
Ballots cast1,851

Labour and Co-operative Party hold

Banbury Hardwick

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Besmira Brasha Elected 809 46.1% +2.9
Conservative and Unionist Party Tony Ilott 716 40.8% +2.0
Green Party Amanda Maguire 231 13.2% +3.3
Majority93
Turnout23.0%
Registered electors7,612
Ballots cast1,756

Labour Party hold

Banbury Ruscote

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Isabel Creed Elected 884 58.5% +2.8
Conservative and Unionist Party Jayne Claire Strangwood 388 25.7% -8.3
Green Party Carol Lillis May Broom 95 6.3% —
Liberal Democrats Mark Petterson 74 4.9% -5.5
Independent Julie Battison 70 4.6% —
Majority496
Turnout21.0%
Registered electors7,124
Ballots cast1,511

Labour Party hold

Bicester East

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Green Party Tom Beckett Elected 843 41.6% +14.1
Conservative and Unionist Party Sam Holland 767 37.9% -10.1
Labour Party Jane Lesley Clements 416 20.5% -3.9
Majority76
Turnout32.0%
Registered electors6,377
Ballots cast2,026

Green Party gain from Conservative and Unionist Party

Bicester North & Caversfield

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Simon Harold Lytton Elected 794 39.6% +19.8
Conservative and Unionist Party Jason Paul Slaymaker 676 33.7% -7.2
Labour Party Arjun Bais 536 26.7% -1.3
Majority118
Turnout31.0%
Registered electors6,502
Ballots cast2,006

Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative and Unionist Party

Bicester South & Ambrosden

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Nicholas Michael Cotter Elected 1,660 56.9% +1.5
Conservative and Unionist Party Sammy Omotayo 804 27.6% -3.9
Labour Party Robert Nixon 453 15.5% +2.3
Majority856
Turnout30.0%
Registered electors9,948
Ballots cast2,917

Liberal Democrats hold

Bicester West

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Independent Harry John Knight Elected 777 40.0% -12.3
Conservative and Unionist Party Alex Thrupp 472 24.3% -5.2
Labour Party Chris Howells 397 20.4% +2.1
Liberal Democrats Martin Arthur Chadwick 188 9.7% —
Green Party Damien Maguire 110 5.7% —
Majority305
Turnout30.0%
Registered electors6,559
Ballots cast1,944

Independent hold

Cropredy, Sibfords & Wroxton

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Douglas George Webb Elected 1,247 44.9% -4.9
Liberal Democrats Xenia Octavia Asphodel Huntley 856 30.8% +5.6
Labour Party Sian Tohill-Martin 439 15.8% -9.2
Green Party Victoria Claire Markham Campbell 238 8.6% —
Majority391
Turnout40.0%
Registered electors6,967
Ballots cast2,780

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Deddington

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Andrew McHugh Elected 1,280 43.8% -2.1
Labour Party Annette Murphy 796 27.2% +4.9
Liberal Democrats James Henry Dean Hartley 547 18.7% -2.0
Green Party Linda Newbery 300 10.3% -0.7
Majority484
Turnout40.0%
Registered electors7,430
Ballots cast2,923

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Fringford & Heyfords

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Nigel Simpson Elected 1,049 42.2% -0.3
Liberal Democrats Mark Chivers 774 31.1% +10.9
Labour Party Alex Williams 373 15.0% -3.9
Green Party Jenny Tamblyn 291 11.7% -6.6
Majority275
Turnout35.0%
Registered electors7,179
Ballots cast2,487

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Kidlington East

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Green Party Ian Middleton Elected 1,505 57.0% +10.2
Conservative and Unionist Party Tony Puffer 678 25.7% -12.2
Labour and Co-operative Party Barry Keir Richards 276 10.4% -4.9
Independent Philip David Comely Brown 183 6.9% —
Majority827
Turnout38.0%
Registered electors7,036
Ballots cast2,642

Green Party hold

Kidlington West

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Lesley Karen McLean Elected 1,410 56.2% +3.8
Conservative and Unionist Party Rosie Hilliard 802 32.0% -4.0
Labour Party Matthew Bevington 297 11.8% +0.2
Majority608
Turnout36.0%
Registered electors6,983
Ballots cast2,509

Liberal Democrats hold

Launton & Otmoor

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Julian Nedelcu Elected 1,120 45.0% -10.2
Conservative and Unionist Party David Leonard Hughes 1,052 42.3% +1.5
Labour Party Naomi Celia Karslake 315 12.7% +2.7
Majority68
Turnout39.0%
Registered electors6,490
Ballots cast2,487

Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative and Unionist Party

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