South Oxfordshire council election, 2023
Most seats
21
Liberal Democrats
Seats contested
36
across 21 wards
Turnout
—
average of reporting wards
Summary
| Party | Seats | +/− | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | 21 | +9 | 27,852 | 35.9% | +10.9 |
| Green Party | 8 | +3 | 12,241 | 15.8% | +5.6 |
| Labour and Co-operative Party | 3 | +0 | 6,597 | 8.5% | -3.6 |
| Henley Residents Group | 3 | +0 | 5,143 | 6.6% | -2.1 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | 1 | -9 | 23,751 | 30.6% | -4.3 |
| Independent | 0 | -3 | 1,154 | 1.5% | -6.5 |
| Social Democratic Party | 0 | +0 | 515 | 0.7% | — |
| Reform UK | 0 | +0 | 257 | 0.3% | — |
Changes are against the previous council election on 02/05/2019. Vote share is each party's share of all votes cast across the borough.
Candidates
| Party | Candidates | Of a possible 36 |
|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | 36 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 24 | |
| Green Party | 12 | |
| Labour Party | 10 | |
| Henley Residents Group | 3 | |
| Independent | 2 | |
| Reform UK | 2 | |
| Social Democratic Party | 2 |
A party standing a full slate could field 36 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.
Benson & Crowmarsh 2 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Sue Cooper Elected | 1,589 | 68.5% | +4.5 |
| Green Party | Andrea Jane Powell Elected | 1,534 | 66.1% | +9.6 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Felix Peter Bloomfield | 799 | 34.4% | -1.9 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Gary John Flux | 719 | 31.0% | — |
| Majority | 735 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast (estimated) | 2,320 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold · Green Party hold
Berinsfield
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green Party | Robin Bennett Elected | 761 | 80.0% | +20.8 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Bob Dhillon | 190 | 20.0% | -2.9 |
| Majority | 571 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 951 | |||
Green Party hold
Chalgrove
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | David Graham Turner Elected | 929 | 86.3% | -0.8 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Jit Patel | 147 | 13.7% | +0.8 |
| Majority | 782 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,076 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold
Chinnor 2 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Ed Sadler Elected | 1,354 | 57.8% | +20.6 |
| Green Party | Ali Gordon-Creed Elected | 1,334 | 56.9% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Louise Heathcote | 1,082 | 46.2% | -6.2 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | James Francis Endean-Mills | 919 | 39.2% | — |
| Majority | 252 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast (estimated) | 2,344 | |||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative and Unionist Party · Green Party gain from Conservative and Unionist Party
Cholsey 2 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Anne-Marie Simpson Elected | 1,624 | 57.8% | +8.8 |
| Liberal Democrats | Ben Manning Elected | 1,387 | 49.4% | — |
| Independent | Sue Roberts | 912 | 32.5% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Jane Murphy | 808 | 28.8% | -23.6 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Paul Jackson | 697 | 24.8% | — |
| Social Democratic Party | Kyn Pomlett | 188 | 6.7% | — |
| Majority | 475 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast (estimated) | 2,808 | |||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative and Unionist Party · Liberal Democrats hold
Didcot North East 3 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | David Rouane Elected | 1,471 | 58.7% | +23.8 |
| Liberal Democrats | Andrew Tinsley Elected | 1,237 | 49.3% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Zia Mohammed Elected | 1,213 | 48.4% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Andrea Joan Warren | 739 | 29.5% | -11.2 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Alan Roy Thompson | 731 | 29.2% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Annah Francisco | 665 | 26.5% | — |
| Labour Party | Craig William Wilson | 548 | 21.9% | -2.6 |
| Labour Party | George Ryall | 493 | 19.7% | — |
| Labour Party | Phil Wheeler | 425 | 17.0% | — |
| Majority | 474 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast (estimated) | 2,507 | |||
Liberal Democrats gain from Independent · Liberal Democrats hold
Didcot South 3 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour and Co-operative Party | Mocky Khan Elected | 1,237 | 49.8% | +8.4 |
| Labour and Co-operative Party | Denise Ann Macdonald Elected | 1,056 | 42.5% | — |
| Labour and Co-operative Party | Axel Ranald MacDonald Elected | 926 | 37.3% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Anthony John Dearlove | 765 | 30.8% | -2.7 |
| Green Party | Sarah Victoria Nohre | 702 | 28.2% | -5.9 |
| Liberal Democrats | Jim Loder | 635 | 25.6% | -6.1 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Thomas Skuse | 611 | 24.6% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Tom Wiltshire | 590 | 23.7% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Hugh Malcolm Macdonald | 500 | 20.1% | — |
| Social Democratic Party | Owen Edwards | 327 | 13.2% | — |
| Reform UK | Peter Shields | 106 | 4.3% | — |
| Majority | 161 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast (estimated) | 2,485 | |||
Labour and Co-operative Party hold
Didcot West 2 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Ian Kenneth Snowdon Elected | 791 | 43.4% | -0.3 |
| Liberal Democrats | Tony Worgan Elected | 630 | 34.5% | +6.0 |
| Green Party | Adam Matthew Grindey | 577 | 31.6% | +1.8 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Lee Frederick Marsden | 574 | 31.5% | — |
| Labour Party | Jim Broadbent | 566 | 31.0% | -2.8 |
| Labour Party | Nick Hards | 509 | 27.9% | — |
| Majority | 53 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast (estimated) | 1,824 | |||
Conservative and Unionist Party hold · Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative and Unionist Party
Forest Hill & Holton
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Tim Bearder Elected | 837 | 71.9% | +7.5 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Greg Flynn | 327 | 28.1% | -7.6 |
| Majority | 510 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,164 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold
Garsington & Horspath
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Sam Edward James-Lawrie Elected | 414 | 38.9% | +15.9 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Fiona Alison Ardern | 257 | 24.1% | -25.9 |
| Independent | Sue Lawson | 242 | 22.7% | — |
| Labour Party | Stuart Macbeth | 109 | 10.2% | -4.3 |
| Green Party | James Harry Karl Meyer-Bejol | 43 | 4.0% | -8.5 |
| Majority | 157 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,065 | |||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative and Unionist Party
Goring
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Maggie Filipova-Rivers Elected | 1,098 | 73.3% | +27.3 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Kevin Bulmer | 400 | 26.7% | -12.5 |
| Majority | 698 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,498 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold
Haseley Brook
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Georgina Heritage Elected | 741 | 59.7% | +15.3 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Richard David Newman | 501 | 40.3% | -6.4 |
| Majority | 240 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,242 | |||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative and Unionist Party
Henley-on-Thames 3 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henley Residents Group | Stefan John Gawrysiak Elected | 1,934 | 64.8% | — |
| Henley Residents Group | Ken Arlett Elected | 1,652 | 55.3% | — |
| Henley Residents Group | Kellie Louise Hinton Elected | 1,557 | 52.2% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Lorraine Maxine Hillier | 1,014 | 34.0% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Dave Adkins | 793 | 26.6% | — |
| Green Party | Helen Clare Fraser | 730 | 24.5% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Hugh Donald Legh | 664 | 22.2% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | John Robert Powell | 612 | 20.5% | — |
| Majority | 543 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast (estimated) | 2,985 | |||
Kidmore End & Whitchurch
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green Party | Peter Hugh Dragonetti Elected | 717 | 62.5% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Jim Donahue | 430 | 37.5% | +12.9 |
| Majority | 287 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,147 | |||
Green Party gain from Independent
Sandford & the Wittenhams
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green Party | Sam Casey-Rerhaye Elected | 895 | 74.0% | +0.6 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Edwin Samu | 315 | 26.0% | -0.6 |
| Majority | 580 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,210 | |||
Green Party hold
Sonning Common 2 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Leigh Rawlins Elected | 1,250 | 58.6% | +29.4 |
| Liberal Democrats | Mike Giles Elected | 1,135 | 53.2% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | David Bartholomew | 979 | 45.9% | -5.5 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Bruce Paul Harrison | 902 | 42.3% | — |
| Majority | 156 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast (estimated) | 2,133 | |||
Liberal Democrats gain from Independent · Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative and Unionist Party
Thame 3 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Kate Gregory Elected | 1,943 | 63.9% | +14.3 |
| Liberal Democrats | David William Bretherton Elected | 1,939 | 63.8% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Pieter-Paul Barker Elected | 1,862 | 61.2% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | David William Dodds | 1,093 | 35.9% | +3.6 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | William Arthur Henry Hall | 793 | 26.1% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Dylan Thomas | 765 | 25.2% | — |
| Labour Party | Steven Robert Hartridge | 728 | 23.9% | +7.3 |
| Majority | 769 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast (estimated) | 3,041 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold
Wallingford 2 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green Party | James Barlow Elected | 2,032 | 85.3% | +30.8 |
| Liberal Democrats | Katharine Stephanie Benedicta Keats-Rohan Elected | 1,762 | 73.9% | +31.3 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Adrian Lloyd | 609 | 25.6% | +0.9 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Chidinma Adanna Okolo | 363 | 15.2% | — |
| Majority | 1,153 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast (estimated) | 2,383 | |||
Green Party hold · Liberal Democrats hold
Watlington
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Freddie van Mierlo Elected | 916 | 69.6% | +21.1 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Harry Petano-Heathcote | 400 | 30.4% | -21.1 |
| Majority | 516 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,316 | |||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative and Unionist Party
Wheatley
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Alexandrine Kantor Elected | 774 | 66.6% | +2.4 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Lizzie Tully | 389 | 33.4% | +7.4 |
| Majority | 385 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,163 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold
Woodcote & Rotherfield 2 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green Party | Jo Robb Elected | 1,529 | 61.2% | — |
| Green Party | James Welch Norman Elected | 1,387 | 55.5% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Julian Henry Orlando Kingsbury | 1,028 | 41.2% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Pauline Ann Vahey | 902 | 36.1% | — |
| Reform UK | David Carpin | 151 | 6.0% | — |
| Majority | 359 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast (estimated) | 2,498 | |||