West Oxfordshire council election, 2023

04/05/2023 · 17 wards · 17 seats contested

Most seats
6
Conservative and Unionist Party
Seats contested
17
across 17 wards
Turnout
37.3%
average of reporting wards

Summary

Party Seats +/− Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party 6 +2 8,642 37.1% -0.3
Liberal Democrats 6 -2 6,581 28.2% -7.8
Labour and Co-operative Party 4 +1 4,889 21.0% +1.7
Green Party 1 +0 2,112 9.1% +2.7
Independent 0 +0 947 4.1% +3.3
Heritage Party 0 +0 129 0.6% +0.4

Changes are against the previous council election on 05/05/2022. 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 Party 17
Liberal Democrats 14
Green Party 12
Independent 5
Heritage Party 2

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.

Alvescot and Filkins

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Edward Humfrey James Elected 285 47.1% -1.9
Independent Pete Handley 122 20.2% —
Labour Party George William Richmond 121 20.0% +1.0
Green Party Miles Cosmo Archdale Gibson 77 12.7% +1.7
Majority163
Turnout43.0%
Registered electors1,425
Ballots cast605

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Bampton and Clanfield

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Alistair George Wray Elected 638 46.8% +0.1
Conservative and Unionist Party Ted Fenton 606 44.4% +0.7
Green Party Matt Morton 67 4.9% +0.4
Labour Party Georgia Meadows 53 3.9% -1.2
Majority32
Turnout41.0%
Registered electors3,380
Ballots cast1,364

Liberal Democrats hold

Carterton North East

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats David Richard Melvin Elected 515 49.5% +5.4
Conservative and Unionist Party Emma Louise Leeming 364 35.0% -9.6
Labour Party Shaun Leslie William Harley 108 10.4% —
Heritage Party Stephen Roy Breedon 53 5.1% —
Majority151
Turnout26.0%
Registered electors4,095
Ballots cast1,040

Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative and Unionist Party

Carterton North West

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Phil Godfrey Elected 550 46.0% +7.6
Conservative and Unionist Party Jill Pamela Bull 424 35.5% -2.6
Labour and Co-operative Party Dave Wesson 95 7.9% +1.3
Heritage Party David Roy Cox 76 6.4% +3.1
Green Party Tony Barrett 51 4.3% —
Majority126
Turnout31.0%
Registered electors3,910
Ballots cast1,196

Liberal Democrats hold

Carterton South

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Michele Louise Mead Elected 437 43.4% -21.6
Liberal Democrats Liz Wood 400 39.7% +4.7
Labour Party Marion Louise Harley 105 10.4% —
Independent Lynn Little 65 6.5% —
Majority37
Turnout30.0%
Registered electors3,338
Ballots cast1,007

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Charlbury and Finstock

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Andy Graham Elected 844 59.0% +4.4
Conservative and Unionist Party Caspar Morris 337 23.6% -1.6
Green Party Liz Reason 141 9.9% -2.8
Labour and Co-operative Party Sian O'Neill 108 7.6% +0.0
Majority507
Turnout47.0%
Registered electors3,038
Ballots cast1,430

Liberal Democrats hold

Chipping Norton

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour and Co-operative Party Mark Linsley Walker Elected 672 38.9% -22.1
Conservative and Unionist Party Peter Burns 393 22.7% -7.2
Independent Mike Cahill 370 21.4% —
Green Party Arron John Baker 181 10.5% —
Liberal Democrats Ivan Aguado Melet 113 6.5% -2.6
Majority279
Turnout31.0%
Registered electors5,662
Ballots cast1,729

Labour and Co-operative Party hold

Ducklington

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Adrian Nigel Walsh Elected 355 41.8% -6.2
Liberal Democrats Stephen John Cosier 347 40.9% —
Labour Party Reuben Chinaedum Oreffo 147 17.3% -22.4
Majority8
Turnout41.0%
Registered electors2,096
Ballots cast849

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Eynsham and Cassington

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Dan Levy Elected 1,149 57.7% -5.4
Conservative and Unionist Party Sean Grace 486 24.4% +2.5
Green Party Nicholas Goodwin 167 8.4% +1.9
Labour Party Jacob Mark Colston Withington 149 7.5% -1.0
Independent Ricardo Silva 40 2.0% —
Majority663
Turnout40.0%
Registered electors5,019
Ballots cast1,991

Liberal Democrats hold

Hailey, Minster Lovell and Leafield

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Liam Walker Elected 704 49.1% -6.0
Liberal Democrats Paul Marsh 631 44.0% -0.9
Labour Party Georgia Helen Mazower 100 7.0% —
Majority73
Turnout42.0%
Registered electors3,400
Ballots cast1,435

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Kingham, Rollright and Enstone

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Andrew Clive Beaney Elected 570 50.1% -4.1
Green Party Barry Ivan Wheatley 339 29.8% +17.6
Labour and Co-operative Party David Marshall Hayes 229 20.1% -4.1
Majority231
Turnout36.0%
Registered electors3,194
Ballots cast1,138

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Stonesfield and Tackley

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Tim Sumner Elected 708 45.6% +5.6
Conservative and Unionist Party Richard Anthony Jackson 512 33.0% -5.6
Labour Party Kate England 173 11.2% +3.2
Green Party Genny Early 158 10.2% -3.2
Majority196
Turnout45.0%
Registered electors3,440
Ballots cast1,551

Liberal Democrats hold

Witney Central

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Andrew David Lyon Elected 565 42.2% -10.6
Conservative and Unionist Party Abdul Mubin 550 41.1% +6.8
Green Party Harriet Kopinska 114 8.5% +2.0
Liberal Democrats Mark William Morgenroth 109 8.1% +3.6
Majority15
Turnout32.0%
Registered electors4,265
Ballots cast1,338

Labour Party hold

Witney East

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour and Co-operative Party Joy Aitman Elected 877 41.5% -6.0
Conservative and Unionist Party James Robertshaw 828 39.2% +3.2
Green Party Ben Marc Fleetwood 246 11.6% +4.0
Liberal Democrats Hannah Jayne Suzanne Bailey 163 7.7% -1.1
Majority49
Turnout37.0%
Registered electors5,668
Ballots cast2,114

Labour and Co-operative Party hold

Witney North

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Green Party Sandra Simpson Elected 493 36.4% -5.3
Independent Richard Langridge 350 25.8% +21.4
Conservative and Unionist Party Toby Morris 298 22.0% -9.4
Labour Party Andy Bailey 214 15.8% -6.8
Majority143
Turnout45.0%
Registered electors3,029
Ballots cast1,356

Green Party hold

Witney South

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Rachel Bernadette Crouch Elected 766 46.3% +0.2
Conservative and Unionist Party David Edwards-Hughes 728 44.0% +1.9
Liberal Democrats Peter Daniel Whitten 161 9.7% —
Majority38
Turnout35.0%
Registered electors4,754
Ballots cast1,655

Labour Party hold

Witney West

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Thomas Ashby Elected 765 50.8% -1.6
Labour and Co-operative Party Stuart McCarroll 407 27.0% -2.7
Liberal Democrats David Graham Smith 253 16.8% +6.1
Green Party Frances Mortimer 78 5.2% -1.9
Majority358
Turnout32.0%
Registered electors4,737
Ballots cast1,506

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

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