West Oxfordshire council election, 2018

03/05/2018 · 16 wards · 17 seats contested

Most seats
10
Conservative and Unionist Party
Seats contested
17
across 16 wards
Turnout
37.8%
average of reporting wards

Summary

Party Seats +/− Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party 10 -2 9,299 45.4% -0.4
Liberal Democrats 4 +2 4,363 21.3% +5.7
Labour and Co-operative Party 3 +0 5,405 26.4% +0.6
Green Party 0 +0 780 3.8% -4.3
Independent 0 +0 620 3.0% +1.2

Changes are against the previous council election on 05/05/2016. Vote share is each party's share of all votes cast across the borough.

Candidates

Party Candidates Of a possible 17
Conservative and Unionist Party 17
Labour and Co-operative Party 17
Liberal Democrats 17
Green Party 9
Independent 3

A party standing a full slate could field 17 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.

Ascott and Shipton

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Jake Ryan Acock Elected 457 52.8% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Tom Simcox 337 38.9% —
Labour and Co-operative Party Sian O'Neill 57 6.6% —
Green Party Celia Jocelyn Kerslake 15 1.7% —
Majority120
Turnout51.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast866

Bampton and Clanfield

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party James Francis Endean-Mills Elected 646 58.5% —
Liberal Democrats Dennis Thrale Walker 214 19.4% —
Labour Party Trevor Ian License 110 10.0% —
Independent Pete Handley 96 8.7% —
Green Party Harriet Kopinska 38 3.4% —
Majority432
Turnout37.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,104

Brize Norton and Shilton

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Alex Postan Elected 417 71.9% —
Liberal Democrats Gilly Workman 94 16.2% —
Labour Party Stephen Parkinson 69 11.9% —
Majority323
Turnout37.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast580

Burford

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Derek Albert Cotterill Elected 503 75.0% —
Liberal Democrats Elizabeth Anne Mortimer 113 16.8% —
Labour Party Andrew Lawrence Ferrero 55 8.2% —
Majority390
Turnout45.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast671

Carterton North East

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Martin Dominic McBride Elected 500 65.4% —
Labour Party Calvert McGibbon 167 21.8% —
Liberal Democrats Derek George Laud 98 12.8% —
Majority333
Turnout20.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast765

Carterton North West

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Maxine Judith Crossland Elected 626 68.9% —
Labour and Co-operative Party Dave Wesson 189 20.8% —
Liberal Democrats Ivan Aguado Melet 94 10.3% —
Majority437
Turnout24.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast909

Carterton South

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Nick Leverton Elected 572 69.7% +6.8
Liberal Democrats Ben Lines 111 13.5% -10.1
Labour Party Simon David Adderley 109 13.3% -0.2
Green Party Andy King 29 3.5% —
Majority461
Turnout23.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast821

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Chipping Norton

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour and Co-operative Party Laetisia Carter Elected 1,116 59.0% +10.8
Conservative and Unionist Party Gary Elwyn Jones 490 25.9% -15.0
Liberal Democrats Juliet Elizabeth Anson Byrne 284 15.0% +12.3
Majority626
Turnout38.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,890

Labour and Co-operative Party hold

Ducklington

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Ben Woodruff Elected 375 62.0% —
Liberal Democrats John Charles Cole 119 19.7% —
Labour Party Richard John Kelsall 111 18.3% —
Majority256
Turnout35.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast605

Eynsham and Cassington

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Carl Martin Rylett Elected 1,062 49.4% +29.4
Conservative and Unionist Party Abdul Mubin 604 28.1% -10.4
Labour Party Elsa Louise Dawson 383 17.8% -9.8
Green Party Helen Gavin 102 4.7% -9.1
Majority458
Turnout45.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,151

Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative and Unionist Party

Freeland and Hanborough 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour and Co-operative Party Merilyn Elizabeth Davies Elected 741 48.4% +36.2
Conservative and Unionist Party Alaa Hassan Al-Yousuf Elected 602 39.3% -8.0
Conservative and Unionist Party Colin Graham Dingwall 570 37.2% —
Labour Party Andrew Philip Lesnik 442 28.9% —
Independent Stuart Brooks 370 24.2% —
Green Party Andy Wright 123 8.0% -4.2
Liberal Democrats Andy Crick 122 8.0% -9.4
Liberal Democrats Chris Tatton 95 6.2% —
Majority32
Turnout48.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)1,532

Labour and Co-operative Party gain · Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Standlake, Aston and Stanton Harcourt

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Steve Good Elected 787 61.4% +5.2
Liberal Democrats Andy Goodwin 230 17.9% +7.7
Labour Party Jessica Rachelle Cartwright 189 14.7% +3.5
Green Party Alma Ann Tumilowicz 76 5.9% -1.7
Majority557
Turnout39.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,282

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

The Bartons

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Dave Jackson Elected 423 53.0% +30.0
Conservative and Unionist Party Jonny Rosemont 342 42.9% -25.6
Labour Party Aaron James Michael Miles 33 4.1% -4.4
Majority81
Turnout52.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast798

Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative and Unionist Party

Witney East

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Rosalind Bolger Elected 869 44.1% -3.9
Conservative and Unionist Party Ron Spurs 859 43.6% -0.6
Liberal Democrats Gabriel Schenk 130 6.6% +4.0
Green Party Stuart Sutherland MacDonald 111 5.6% +0.5
Majority10
Turnout34.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,969

Labour Party hold

Witney South

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Anthony David Harvey Elected 666 42.9% -6.2
Labour Party Owen Gregory Blase Collins 640 41.2% +7.9
Green Party Rae Cather 134 8.6% -0.5
Liberal Democrats Christopher John Blount 113 7.3% -1.2
Majority26
Turnout33.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,553

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Woodstock and Bladon

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Julian Craig Cooper Elected 604 42.0% -0.8
Conservative and Unionist Party Betsy Glasgow 403 28.0% -13.6
Independent Sharone Parnes 154 10.7% —
Green Party Mathew Parkinson 152 10.6% +4.1
Labour Party Dave Baldwin 125 8.7% -0.5
Majority201
Turnout44.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,438

Liberal Democrats hold

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