Cherwell council election, 2026

07/05/2026 · 16 wards · 18 seats contested

Most seats
8
Liberal Democrats
Seats contested
18
across 16 wards
Turnout
41.8%
average of reporting wards

Summary

Party Seats +/− Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats 8 +0 14,070 24.7% -3.7
Reform UK 6 +6 14,855 26.1% —
Conservative and Unionist Party 2 +0 12,278 21.5% -9.4
Green Party 1 +0 8,478 14.9% +4.7
Labour and Co-operative Party 1 -3 5,088 8.9% -16.4
Independent 0 -1 2,125 3.7% -1.6
Animal Welfare Party 0 +0 89 0.2% —
Social Democratic Party 0 +0 35 0.1% —

Changes are against the previous council election on 02/05/2024. Vote share is each party's share of all votes cast across the borough.

Candidates

Party Candidates Of a possible 18
Conservative and Unionist Party 18
Green Party 18
Liberal Democrats 18
Reform UK 18
Labour Party 13
Independent 8
Animal Welfare Party 1
Social Democratic Party 1

A party standing a full slate could field 18 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 David Richard Hingley Elected 1,275 32.7% -8.2
Conservative and Unionist Party James Edsberg 1,071 27.5% -6.3
Reform UK David Andrew Collingwood-Turner 966 24.8% —
Green Party Linda Newbery 333 8.5% +1.3
Labour Party Helen Margaret Oldfield 253 6.5% -11.6
Majority204
Turnout48.0%
Registered electors8,140
Ballots cast3,898

Liberal Democrats hold

Banbury Calthorpe & Easington 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Ian Harwood Elected 1,294 32.5% -7.4
Reform UK John Jefferson Brown Elected 1,232 30.9% —
Reform UK Mark Naden 1,105 27.7% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Luke Whitehouse 1,042 26.1% —
Green Party Sam Burnett 802 20.1% +12.6
Green Party Alex Leonova 760 19.1% —
Labour Party Andrew Edwin Eaton 600 15.1% -24.1
Labour Party Helen Mears 546 13.7% —
Liberal Democrats David Christopher Pallot 243 6.1% -0.3
Liberal Democrats Jacqui Smith 241 6.0% —
Independent Phil Richards 108 2.7% -4.3
Majority127
Turnout45.1%
Registered electors9,131
Ballots cast (estimated)3,986

Conservative and Unionist Party hold · Reform UK gain

Banbury Cross & Neithrop

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Reform UK Yvonne Greene Elected 713 26.6% —
Labour Party Jose Omombo Omekandji 644 24.1% -7.5
Green Party Jake Howard 510 19.1% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Chuk Okeke 479 17.9% -15.4
Liberal Democrats Rebecca Bell 197 7.4% -9.0
Independent Simon Zachary Garrett 133 5.0% -13.9
Majority69
Turnout35.4%
Registered electors7,591
Ballots cast2,676

Reform UK gain from Conservative and Unionist Party

Banbury Grimsbury & Hightown

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour and Co-operative Party Rebecca Biegel Elected 685 31.4% -1.4
Conservative and Unionist Party Koppany Nagy 456 20.9% -9.9
Green Party Jack Vere 425 19.5% +8.8
Reform UK Chris Wiseman 296 13.6% —
Liberal Democrats Sean Murray 176 8.1% -3.0
Independent Cassi Bellingham 146 6.7% -8.1
Majority229
Turnout30.5%
Registered electors7,198
Ballots cast2,184

Labour and Co-operative Party hold

Banbury Hardwick

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Reform UK Paul Jeffreys Elected 950 34.8% —
Labour and Co-operative Party Andrew Crichton 701 25.7% -44.9
Green Party Simi Cumberbatch 453 16.6% +0.7
Conservative and Unionist Party Taraji Ogunnubi 371 13.6% -31.9
Liberal Democrats Michael Offei 257 9.4% +0.8
Majority249
Turnout35.0%
Registered electors7,831
Ballots cast2,732

Reform UK gain from Labour Party

Banbury Ruscote

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Reform UK Mark Gorman Elected 750 35.4% —
Labour and Co-operative Party Chloe Dawn Smith 540 25.5% -33.1
Green Party Karl Michael Kazimierz Kwiatkowski 313 14.8% +8.4
Conservative and Unionist Party Nikki Payne 300 14.2% -6.2
Independent Julie Battison 119 5.6% -3.6
Liberal Democrats Kai Benjamin Smith 96 4.5% -0.9
Majority210
Turnout28.5%
Registered electors7,460
Ballots cast2,118

Reform UK gain from Labour and Co-operative Party

Bicester East

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Bryonie Wells Elected 919 35.2% -3.9
Reform UK Andrew O'Gorman 719 27.5% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Alex Thrupp 361 13.8% -16.4
Independent Donna Ford 348 13.3% —
Green Party Amanda Maguire 263 10.1% -1.9
Majority200
Turnout40.9%
Registered electors6,398
Ballots cast2,610

Liberal Democrats hold

Bicester North & Caversfield

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Julius Parker Elected 1,006 36.0% -1.5
Conservative and Unionist Party Nicholas Edward Mawer 701 25.1% -7.3
Reform UK Alan Thomas 686 24.5% —
Green Party Robin Kenneth Winslow Morris 310 11.1% +2.9
Labour Party Babatunde Aribisala 92 3.3% -18.7
Majority305
Turnout41.3%
Registered electors6,783
Ballots cast2,795

Liberal Democrats hold

Bicester South & Ambrosden

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Chris Pruden Elected 1,680 41.2% -8.3
Reform UK Tom Burgess 882 21.6% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Shams Ud-din 670 16.4% -9.2
Green Party Damien Maguire 641 15.7% +6.9
Labour Party Sarah Farrow 203 5.0% -11.1
Majority798
Turnout36.8%
Registered electors11,102
Ballots cast4,076

Liberal Democrats hold

Bicester West 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Reform UK Michael Wilson Elected 753 28.0% —
Reform UK George Popescu Elected 741 27.6% —
Independent Dan Hallett 625 23.3% -38.0
Green Party Claire Brenner 600 22.3% +18.6
Independent Jasmine Webb-Majnlund 590 21.9% —
Liberal Democrats Naomi Rose Crookston 583 21.7% +12.3
Liberal Democrats Matt Webb 535 19.9% —
Green Party Tim Lobanov 328 12.2% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Marco Caso 275 10.2% -2.9
Conservative and Unionist Party Andrew McHugh 258 9.6% —
Animal Welfare Party Paul Graham 89 3.3% —
Majority116
Turnout41.6%
Registered electors6,633
Ballots cast (estimated)2,688

Reform UK gain from Independent · Reform UK gain

Cropredy, Sibfords & Wroxton

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Nicola Rose Borkmann Elected 1,151 30.8% -16.8
Conservative and Unionist Party Mitch Lee 1,122 30.0% -8.3
Reform UK Matthew Joseph Arthur Taylor 948 25.4% —
Green Party Rachel M A Payne 258 6.9% —
Labour Party Anne Cullen 221 5.9% -8.2
Social Democratic Party Michael William Patrick Clyne 35 0.9% —
Majority29
Turnout52.5%
Registered electors7,130
Ballots cast3,735

Liberal Democrats hold

Deddington

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Eddie Fraser Reeves Elected 1,294 32.5% -14.5
Liberal Democrats James Henry Dean Hartley 1,173 29.4% +1.9
Reform UK Gail Ann Collingwood-Turner 885 22.2% —
Green Party Aaron Bliss 333 8.4% -2.8
Labour Party Annette Murphy 300 7.5% -6.9
Majority121
Turnout52.2%
Registered electors7,649
Ballots cast3,985

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Fringford & Heyfords

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Jean Conway Elected 1,372 39.5% -5.1
Reform UK John Honey 876 25.2% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Sandy Lewis Dallimore 868 25.0% -11.3
Green Party Chris Nelson 360 10.4% +1.0
Majority496
Turnout44.7%
Registered electors7,805
Ballots cast3,476

Liberal Democrats hold

Kidlington East

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Green Party Fiona Valerie Mawson Elected 1,053 35.2% -8.5
Reform UK Adie Spittle 745 24.9% —
Liberal Democrats Gabriel Schenk 495 16.5% -0.6
Conservative and Unionist Party John Colegrave 476 15.9% -7.5
Labour Party Gregory Michael Fish 167 5.6% -10.2
Independent Julian Martin Tytherleigh 56 1.9% —
Majority308
Turnout42.2%
Registered electors7,133
Ballots cast2,992

Green Party hold

Kidlington West

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Lisa Smith Elected 1,427 45.1% -8.1
Reform UK Dave Paintin 734 23.2% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Martin Frederick Bach Phillips 548 17.3% -7.6
Green Party Amanda Jane Carpenter 457 14.4% +4.7
Majority693
Turnout44.7%
Registered electors7,112
Ballots cast3,166

Liberal Democrats hold

Launton & Otmoor

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Timothy Simon Faltermeyer Elected 1,244 38.6% -4.2
Reform UK Ian Richard Hodgson 874 27.1% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Andrew Payne 692 21.5% -17.2
Green Party John Robert O'Regan 279 8.7% +2.6
Labour Party Naomi Celia Karslake 136 4.2% -8.3
Majority370
Turnout48.8%
Registered electors6,640
Ballots cast3,225

Liberal Democrats hold

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