West Oxfordshire council election, 2024

02/05/2024 · 17 wards · 17 seats contested

Most seats
7
Liberal Democrats
Seats contested
17
across 17 wards
Turnout
—
average of reporting wards

Summary

Party Seats +/− Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats 7 +1 7,411 30.4% +2.1
Conservative and Unionist Party 4 -2 8,258 33.8% -3.2
Labour and Co-operative Party 4 +0 5,664 23.2% +2.2
Green Party 2 +1 2,653 10.9% +1.8
Reform UK 0 +0 215 0.9% —
Independent 0 +0 102 0.4% -3.6
Heritage Party 0 +0 99 0.4% -0.1

Changes are against the previous council election on 04/05/2023. 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
Green Party 16
Liberal Democrats 16
Heritage Party 1
Independent 1
Reform UK 1

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.

Chadlington and Churchill

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Nigel Simon Ridpath Elected 342 56.3% +23.9
Conservative and Unionist Party Caspar Morris 210 34.6% -10.6
Labour Party Chris Tomlin 55 9.1% +0.6
Majority132
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast607

Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative and Unionist Party

Charlbury and Finstock

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Liz Leffman Elected 785 58.9% -0.1
Conservative and Unionist Party Gareth Dore 270 20.3% -3.3
Labour Party Robin Puttick 153 11.5% +3.9
Green Party Flora Gregory 124 9.3% -0.6
Majority515
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,332

Liberal Democrats hold

Chipping Norton

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour and Co-operative Party Geoff Saul Elected 1,071 61.3% +22.5
Conservative and Unionist Party Peter Burns 362 20.7% -2.0
Green Party Amy Long 197 11.3% +0.8
Liberal Democrats Ivan Aguado Melet 116 6.6% +0.1
Majority709
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,746

Labour and Co-operative Party hold

Eynsham and Cassington

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Andy Goodwin Elected 996 49.8% -7.9
Conservative and Unionist Party Sean Grace 455 22.8% -1.7
Labour Party Nick Relph 389 19.4% +12.0
Green Party Nicholas Goodwin 160 8.0% -0.4
Majority541
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,000

Liberal Democrats hold

Freeland and Hanborough

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Roger Faulkner Elected 587 39.4% -3.7
Liberal Democrats Marie Jacqueline Stimpson 558 37.5% -13.2
Labour Party Nell Davies-Small 152 10.2% —
Independent Sam Newman 102 6.9% —
Green Party Daniel Eisenhandler 90 6.0% -0.2
Majority29
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,489

Conservative and Unionist Party gain from Liberal Democrats

Hailey, Minster Lovell and Leafield

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Paul Marsh Elected 606 43.8% -0.2
Conservative and Unionist Party Paul Eaglestone 595 43.0% -6.0
Labour Party Andy Bailey 109 7.9% +0.9
Green Party James Robert Styring 73 5.3% —
Majority11
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,383

Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative and Unionist Party

Kingham, Rollright and Enstone

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Alex Wilson Elected 475 43.0% -7.1
Green Party Arron John Baker 448 40.5% +10.8
Labour and Co-operative Party David Heyes 182 16.5% -3.7
Majority27
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,105

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Milton-under-Wychwood

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Adam Peter Clements Elected 400 52.9% +31.3
Conservative and Unionist Party Jeff Haine 292 38.6% -19.3
Labour and Co-operative Party Sian O'Neill 42 5.6% -5.3
Green Party Timothy John Robert Eden 22 2.9% -6.5
Majority108
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast756

Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative and Unionist Party

North Leigh

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Sarah Veasey Elected 487 54.1% -5.2
Liberal Democrats Hannah Stephanie Massie 303 33.7% +19.2
Labour Party Richard John Kelsall 73 8.1% -7.2
Green Party Frances Mortimer 37 4.1% -6.8
Majority184
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast900

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Standlake, Aston and Stanton Harcourt

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Stephen John Cosier Elected 860 51.3% -6.7
Conservative and Unionist Party Lysette Nicholls 672 40.1% -2.0
Labour Party Marion Louise Harley 97 5.8% —
Green Party Alma Ann Tumilowicz 48 2.9% —
Majority188
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,677

Liberal Democrats hold

Stonesfield and Tackley

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Green Party Genny Early Elected 523 33.6% +23.4
Liberal Democrats Gareth Epps 497 32.0% -13.7
Conservative and Unionist Party Sharone Parnes 390 25.1% -7.9
Labour Party Kate England 145 9.3% -1.8
Majority26
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,555

Green Party gain from Liberal Democrats

Witney Central

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Andrew Stanley Coles Elected 800 52.6% +10.4
Conservative and Unionist Party Abdul Mubin 518 34.1% -7.0
Liberal Democrats Serena Martin 109 7.2% -1.0
Green Party Rae Cather 93 6.1% -2.4
Majority282
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,520

Labour Party hold

Witney East

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour and Co-operative Party Duncan Shaw Thomas Enright Elected 1,019 45.0% +3.5
Conservative and Unionist Party James Robertshaw 932 41.2% +2.0
Liberal Democrats Sophie Stephanie Roell 183 8.1% +0.4
Green Party Harriet Lorna Mary Marshall 129 5.7% -5.9
Majority87
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,263

Labour and Co-operative Party hold

Witney North

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Green Party Andrew Peter Prosser Elected 451 31.3% -5.0
Liberal Democrats Michelle Ann Coulson 390 27.1% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Dean Temple 248 17.2% -4.8
Reform UK Richard Langridge 215 14.9% —
Labour Party Georgia Meadows 136 9.4% -6.3
Majority61
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,440

Green Party hold

Witney South

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour and Co-operative Party Stuart McCarroll Elected 706 42.3% -4.0
Conservative and Unionist Party David Edwards-Hughes 649 38.9% -5.1
Liberal Democrats Peter Daniel Whitten 115 6.9% -2.8
Heritage Party David Roy Cox 99 5.9% —
Green Party Ed Rolison 99 5.9% —
Majority57
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,668

Labour and Co-operative Party hold

Witney West

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Jane Doughty Elected 636 41.7% -9.1
Liberal Democrats Dan Coulson 533 34.9% +18.1
Labour Party Sachin Thorogood 281 18.4% -8.6
Green Party Penny Ponton 76 5.0% -0.2
Majority103
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,526

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Woodstock and Bladon

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Elizabeth Poskitt Elected 618 43.1% -8.2
Conservative and Unionist Party Ian Hudspeth 480 33.4% +5.3
Labour Party Mathew Parkinson 254 17.7% +2.7
Green Party Barry Ivan Wheatley 83 5.8% +0.2
Majority138
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,435

Liberal Democrats hold

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