Headington 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 +/−
Liberal Democrats Chris Smowton Elected 927 41.6% +2.0
Labour Party Emily Lygo 511 23.0% +0.3
Green Party Neil Doig 422 19.0% +11.3
Conservative and Unionist Party James Peter Jackson 185 8.3% +5.2
Reform UK Sandhya Sunkara 181 8.1% —
Majority416
Turnout48.8%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,226

Liberal Democrats hold

02/05/2024

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Mohammed Altaf-Khan Elected 847 39.6% -8.4
Independent Peter West 577 27.0% —
Labour Party Sumukh Kaul 485 22.7% -14.5
Green Party Ray Hitchins 163 7.6% +1.2
Conservative and Unionist Party Harjot Bajaj 67 3.1% -4.0
Majority270
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,139

Liberal Democrats hold

05/05/2022

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Chris Smowton Elected 1,057 48.0% -4.8
Labour Party Trish Elphinstone 818 37.2% +4.0
Conservative and Unionist Party Paul John Sims 157 7.1% -2.2
Green Party Ray Hitchins 141 6.4% -5.4
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition Adam Karl Powell-Davies 28 1.3% —
Majority239
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,201

Liberal Democrats hold

06/05/2021 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Mohammed Altaf-Khan Elected 1,057 52.8% —
Liberal Democrats Chris Smowton Elected 853 42.6% —
Labour and Co-operative Party Dee Sinclair 664 33.2% —
Labour and Co-operative Party Liam Corbally 591 29.5% —
Green Party Ray Hitchins 237 11.8% —
Green Party Rowan Munson 231 11.5% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Ady Wright 186 9.3% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Rakiya Farah 183 9.1% —
Majority189
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)2,001

19/07/2018 Estimated

This ward's boundary changed, so nobody stood in it at this election. 91% of the ward is accounted for.

PartyEstimated share
Liberal Democrats 61%
Labour Party 27%
Conservative and Unionist Party 8%
Green Party 4%

Reconstructed from Headington (100%). No hold or gain is shown: there is no comparable earlier result.

03/05/2018 Estimated

This ward's boundary changed, so nobody stood in it at this election. 100% of the ward is accounted for.

PartyEstimated share
Liberal Democrats 58%
Labour Party 29%
Conservative and Unionist Party 7%
Green Party 5%

Reconstructed from Headington (91%), Barton and Sandhills (9%). No hold or gain is shown: there is no comparable earlier result.

05/05/2016 Estimated

This ward's boundary changed, so nobody stood in it at this election. 100% of the ward is accounted for.

PartyEstimated share
Liberal Democrats 56%
Labour Party 25%
Conservative and Unionist Party 10%
Green Party 7%
UK Independence Party (UKIP) 0%

Reconstructed from Headington (91%), Barton and Sandhills (9%). No hold or gain is shown: there is no comparable earlier result.