West Oxfordshire council election, 2022

05/05/2022 · 16 wards · 16 seats contested

Most seats
8
Liberal Democrats
Seats contested
16
across 16 wards
Turnout
39.6%
average of reporting wards

Summary

Party Seats +/− Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats 8 +4 7,681 36.0% +12.0
Conservative and Unionist Party 4 -6 7,964 37.4% -4.8
Labour and Co-operative Party 3 +0 4,105 19.3% -2.9
Green Party 1 +0 1,367 6.4% -4.6
Independent 0 +0 164 0.8% +0.3
Heritage Party 0 +0 39 0.2% —

Changes are against the previous council election on 06/05/2021. Vote share is each party's share of all votes cast across the borough.

Candidates

Party Candidates Of a possible 16
Conservative and Unionist Party 16
Liberal Democrats 13
Green Party 10
Labour and Co-operative Party 10
Heritage Party 1
Independent 1

A party standing a full slate could field 16 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 +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party David Cooper Elected 368 42.0% +3.0
Liberal Democrats Tim Sumner 364 41.5% -11.3
Labour and Co-operative Party Sue Richards 145 16.5% +10.0
Majority4
Turnout51.0%
Registered electors1,715
Ballots cast877

Conservative and Unionist Party gain from Liberal Democrats

Bampton and Clanfield

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Alaric Michael Smith Elected 647 46.7% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Rupert Jocelyn Dent 606 43.7% -20.7
Labour Party Nathaniel Robert Miles 71 5.1% -11.1
Green Party Alma Ann Tumilowicz 62 4.5% -14.9
Majority41
Turnout42.0%
Registered electors3,278
Ballots cast1,386

Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative and Unionist Party

Brize Norton and Shilton

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Green Party Rosie Pearson Elected 383 54.4% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Alex Postan 321 45.6% -26.3
Majority62
Turnout37.0%
Registered electors1,915
Ballots cast704

Green Party gain from Conservative and Unionist Party

Burford

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Hugo Ashton Elected 511 66.3% +49.4
Conservative and Unionist Party Craig Brown 202 26.2% -48.8
Labour Party George William Richmond 58 7.5% -0.7
Majority309
Turnout48.0%
Registered electors1,608
Ballots cast771

Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative and Unionist Party

Carterton North East

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Martin Dominic McBride Elected 428 44.6% -15.2
Liberal Democrats David Richard Melvin 423 44.1% +33.2
Green Party Tony Barrett 108 11.3% -4.8
Majority5
Turnout23.0%
Registered electors4,146
Ballots cast959

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Carterton North West

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Natalie King Elected 460 38.4% +27.0
Conservative and Unionist Party Kim Avril Wood 455 38.0% -1.9
Independent Pete Handley 164 13.7% -23.5
Labour and Co-operative Party Dave Wesson 79 6.6% -4.9
Heritage Party David Roy Cox 39 3.3% —
Majority5
Turnout31.0%
Registered electors3,904
Ballots cast1,197

Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative and Unionist Party

Carterton South

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Nick Leverton Elected 586 65.0% +7.2
Liberal Democrats Sophie Stephanie Roell 316 35.0% +21.6
Majority270
Turnout27.0%
Registered electors3,393
Ballots cast902

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Chipping Norton

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour and Co-operative Party Rizvana Poole Elected 1,237 61.0% +6.2
Conservative and Unionist Party Emma Louise Leeming 607 29.9% +1.8
Liberal Democrats Ivan Aguado Melet 185 9.1% +4.0
Majority630
Turnout37.0%
Registered electors5,539
Ballots cast2,029

Labour and Co-operative Party hold

Ducklington

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Ben Woodruff Elected 344 48.0% -14.0
Labour Party Rachel Bernadette Crouch 285 39.7% +21.4
Green Party Rae Cather 88 12.3% —
Majority59
Turnout36.0%
Registered electors2,014
Ballots cast717

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Eynsham and Cassington

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Carl Martin Rylett Elected 1,324 63.1% +7.8
Conservative and Unionist Party Terrel Mollel 460 21.9% -9.2
Labour Party Lucy Anne Wallis 178 8.5% +0.9
Green Party Celia Jocelyn Kerslake 135 6.4% +0.7
Majority864
Turnout42.0%
Registered electors5,031
Ballots cast2,097

Liberal Democrats hold

Freeland and Hanborough

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Lidia Kamilla Arciszewska Elected 872 50.7% +22.8
Conservative and Unionist Party Merilyn Elizabeth Davies 741 43.1% -8.6
Green Party Timothy John Robert Eden 107 6.2% -2.7
Majority131
Turnout43.0%
Registered electors3,973
Ballots cast1,720

Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative and Unionist Party

Standlake, Aston and Stanton Harcourt

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Charlie Maynard Elected 1,019 58.0% +23.8
Conservative and Unionist Party Sean Grace 739 42.0% -14.3
Majority280
Turnout48.0%
Registered electors3,683
Ballots cast1,758

Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative and Unionist Party

The Bartons

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Dave Jackson Elected 543 74.4% +21.4
Conservative and Unionist Party Richard Anthony Jackson 160 21.9% -20.9
Green Party Frances Mortimer 27 3.7% —
Majority383
Turnout47.0%
Registered electors1,553
Ballots cast730

Liberal Democrats hold

Witney East

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour and Co-operative Party Ruth Helen Smith Elected 1,020 47.5% -0.3
Conservative and Unionist Party Toby Morris 773 36.0% +0.7
Liberal Democrats Hannah Jayne Suzanne Bailey 190 8.8% +4.1
Green Party Harriet Kopinska 164 7.6% -4.4
Majority247
Turnout38.0%
Registered electors5,664
Ballots cast2,147

Labour and Co-operative Party hold

Witney South

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour and Co-operative Party Mike Brooker Elected 790 46.1% +11.4
Conservative and Unionist Party Anthony David Harvey 721 42.1% -2.9
Green Party Sandra Simpson 203 11.8% +2.9
Majority69
Turnout36.0%
Registered electors4,794
Ballots cast1,714

Labour and Co-operative Party gain from Conservative and Unionist Party

Woodstock and Bladon

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Julian Craig Cooper Elected 827 51.3% +1.3
Conservative and Unionist Party Sharone Parnes 453 28.1% -5.5
Labour Party Veronica Oakeshott 242 15.0% +7.3
Green Party Barry Ivan Wheatley 90 5.6% -3.1
Majority374
Turnout47.0%
Registered electors3,458
Ballots cast1,612

Liberal Democrats hold

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