Cherwell council election, 2024

02/05/2024 · 16 wards · 16 seats contested

Most seats
8
Liberal Democrats
Seats contested
16
across 16 wards
Turnout
30.4%
average of reporting wards

Summary

Party Seats +/− Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats 8 +3 10,220 28.3% +3.0
Labour and Co-operative Party 4 -1 9,137 25.3% -0.4
Conservative and Unionist Party 2 -1 11,156 30.9% -3.0
Green Party 1 -1 3,659 10.1% -0.9
Independent 1 +0 1,905 5.3% +1.3

Changes are against the previous council election on 04/05/2023. 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 16
Green Party 15
Independent 5

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 Gordon Blakeway Elected 1,100 40.9% -12.8
Conservative and Unionist Party Adam Nell 908 33.7% +1.9
Labour Party Helen Margaret Oldfield 488 18.1% +6.1
Green Party Linda Newbery 195 7.2% —
Majority192
Turnout35.0%
Registered electors7,792
Ballots cast2,691

Liberal Democrats hold

Banbury Calthorpe & Easington

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Kieron Mallon Elected 1,141 39.9% +3.0
Labour and Co-operative Party Anne Cullen 1,120 39.2% -3.4
Green Party Liz Reed 216 7.6% +0.1
Independent John Jefferson Brown 200 7.0% +2.4
Liberal Democrats Stephen Buckwell 182 6.4% -2.2
Majority21
Turnout33.0%
Registered electors8,826
Ballots cast2,859

Conservative and Unionist Party gain from Labour Party

Banbury Cross & Neithrop

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour and Co-operative Party Matt Hodgson Elected 936 48.4% -6.1
Conservative and Unionist Party Fiaz Ahmed 469 24.3% +1.4
Independent Simon Zachary Garrett 220 11.4% +7.3
Green Party Alison Nuttall 187 9.7% +1.5
Liberal Democrats Andrew Raisbeck 121 6.3% -1.0
Majority467
Turnout26.0%
Registered electors7,537
Ballots cast1,933

Labour and Co-operative Party hold

Banbury Grimsbury & Hightown

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Dom Vaitkus Elected 842 44.7% -11.0
Conservative and Unionist Party Tahir Mahmood 387 20.5% -0.5
Liberal Democrats Sophie Parker-Manuel 254 13.5% +5.7
Independent Cassi Bellingham 227 12.0% +5.9
Green Party Karl Michael Kazimierz Kwiatkowski 175 9.3% -0.2
Majority455
Turnout26.0%
Registered electors7,217
Ballots cast1,885

Labour Party hold

Banbury Hardwick

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Kerrie Thornhill Elected 870 70.6% +24.5
Conservative and Unionist Party Adrian Dongo Munoz 561 45.5% +4.7
Green Party Carol Lillis May Broom 196 15.9% +2.7
Liberal Democrats Christophe Aramini 106 8.6% —
Majority309
Turnout16.0%
Registered electors7,711
Ballots cast1,233

Labour Party hold

Banbury Ruscote

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour and Co-operative Party Mark David Cherry Elected 868 58.6% +0.1
Conservative and Unionist Party Taraji Ogunnubi 302 20.4% -5.3
Independent Julie Battison 137 9.2% +4.6
Green Party Julia Middleton 95 6.4% +0.1
Liberal Democrats Mark Petterson 80 5.4% +0.5
Majority566
Turnout21.0%
Registered electors7,272
Ballots cast1,482

Labour and Co-operative Party hold

Bicester East

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Rob Parkinson Elected 746 39.1% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Sandy Lewis Dallimore 577 30.3% -7.6
Labour Party Jane Lesley Clements 355 18.6% -1.9
Green Party Damien Maguire 228 12.0% -29.6
Majority169
Turnout30.0%
Registered electors6,394
Ballots cast1,906

Liberal Democrats gain from Green Party

Bicester North & Caversfield

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats John Willett Elected 710 37.5% -2.1
Conservative and Unionist Party Lynn Mary Pratt 614 32.4% -1.3
Labour Party Arjun Bais 416 22.0% -4.8
Green Party Victoria Claire Markham Campbell 155 8.2% —
Majority96
Turnout29.0%
Registered electors6,669
Ballots cast1,895

Liberal Democrats hold

Bicester South & Ambrosden

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Frank Ideh Elected 1,250 49.5% -7.4
Conservative and Unionist Party Sammy Omotayo 647 25.6% -1.9
Labour Party Sian Tohill-Martin 406 16.1% +0.5
Green Party Bryony Anne Core 222 8.8% —
Majority603
Turnout24.0%
Registered electors10,380
Ballots cast2,525

Liberal Democrats hold

Bicester West

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Independent Les Sibley Elected 1,121 61.2% +21.3
Labour Party Naomi Celia Karslake 298 16.3% -4.1
Conservative and Unionist Party Jake Whittingham 241 13.2% -11.1
Liberal Democrats Peter Macdonald Jackson 171 9.3% -0.3
Green Party Trevor Hugh Campbell 68 3.7% -1.9
Majority823
Turnout28.0%
Registered electors6,583
Ballots cast1,831

Independent hold

Cropredy, Sibfords & Wroxton

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Christopher David Brant Elected 1,310 47.6% +16.8
Conservative and Unionist Party George Anthony Reynolds 1,056 38.3% -6.5
Labour Party Kim Janet Harman 388 14.1% -1.7
Majority254
Turnout40.0%
Registered electors6,962
Ballots cast2,754

Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative and Unionist Party

Deddington

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party David Rogers Elected 1,244 43.8% +0.0
Labour Party Annette Murphy 941 33.2% +5.9
Liberal Democrats James Henry Dean Hartley 357 12.6% -6.1
Green Party Aaron Bliss 296 10.4% +0.2
Majority303
Turnout38.0%
Registered electors7,519
Ballots cast2,838

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Fringford & Heyfords

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Grace Louise Conway-Murray Elected 1,169 44.6% +13.5
Conservative and Unionist Party Simon Paul Thomas Mackenzie Holland 949 36.2% -6.0
Labour Party Russell Hewer 257 9.8% -5.2
Green Party Jenny Tamblyn 245 9.4% -2.3
Majority220
Turnout36.0%
Registered electors7,402
Ballots cast2,620

Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative and Unionist Party

Kidlington East

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Green Party Linda Catherine Ward Elected 1,010 43.7% -13.3
Conservative and Unionist Party Emma Nell 541 23.4% -2.3
Liberal Democrats Mel Moorhouse 396 17.1% —
Labour Party Gary Michael Warland 365 15.8% +5.3
Majority469
Turnout33.0%
Registered electors7,100
Ballots cast2,312

Green Party hold

Kidlington West

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Dorothy Mary Walker Elected 1,224 53.1% -3.1
Conservative and Unionist Party Zoe McLernon 575 25.0% -7.0
Labour Party Barry Keir Richards 281 12.2% +0.4
Green Party Amanda Maguire 224 9.7% —
Majority649
Turnout33.0%
Registered electors7,091
Ballots cast2,304

Liberal Democrats hold

Launton & Otmoor

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Alisa Russell Elected 1,044 42.8% -2.3
Conservative and Unionist Party David Leonard Hughes 944 38.7% -3.6
Labour Party James Andrew Daulton 306 12.5% -0.1
Green Party Fin MacEwan 147 6.0% —
Majority100
Turnout38.0%
Registered electors6,557
Ballots cast2,441

Liberal Democrats hold

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