Banbury Ruscote ward
Vote share over time
Each line is a party's lead candidate as a share of ballots cast. Hollow points are by-elections.
07/05/2026
| 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 |
| Majority | 210 | |||
| Turnout | 28.5% | |||
| Registered electors | 7,460 | |||
| Ballots cast | 2,118 | |||
Reform UK gain from Labour and Co-operative Party
02/05/2024
| 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 |
| Majority | 566 | |||
| Turnout | 21.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 7,272 | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,482 | |||
Labour and Co-operative Party hold
04/05/2023
| 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% | — |
| Majority | 496 | |||
| Turnout | 21.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 7,124 | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,511 | |||
Labour Party hold
05/05/2022
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | Amanda Jane Watkins Elected | 922 | 55.7% | +4.0 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Jayne Claire Strangwood | 562 | 33.9% | -2.9 |
| Liberal Democrats | Stephen Buckwell | 172 | 10.4% | +6.1 |
| Majority | 360 | |||
| Turnout | 24.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 7,036 | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,656 | |||
Labour Party hold
06/05/2021
| 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
02/05/2019
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour and Co-operative Party | Sean Woodcock Elected | 790 | 53.9% | -6.2 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Chris Phillips | 487 | 33.2% | -0.5 |
| Liberal Democrats | Ian Richard Thomas | 189 | 12.9% | — |
| Majority | 303 | |||
| Turnout | 23.0% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,466 | |||
Labour and Co-operative Party hold
03/05/2018
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour and Co-operative Party | Barry Keir Richards Elected | 1,033 | 60.1% | +1.8 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Chris Phillips | 580 | 33.7% | +7.4 |
| Green Party | Rita Rosa Victoria White | 107 | 6.2% | -5.4 |
| Majority | 453 | |||
| Turnout | 28.0% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,720 | |||
Labour and Co-operative Party hold
05/05/2016 3 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | Mark David Cherry Elected | 1,105 | 58.2% | — |
| Labour Party | Sean Woodcock Elected | 924 | 48.7% | — |
| Labour Party | Barry Keir Richards Elected | 905 | 47.7% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Stuart Alan Robbins | 500 | 26.3% | — |
| UK Independence Party (UKIP) | Linda Michelle Wren | 436 | 23.0% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Pat Tompson | 404 | 21.3% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Nicola Kim Smith | 400 | 21.1% | — |
| Green Party | Christopher John Manley | 221 | 11.6% | — |
| Majority | 405 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,898 | |||