West Oxfordshire council election, 2026

07/05/2026 · 16 wards · 16 seats contested

Most seats
7
Liberal Democrats
Seats contested
16
across 16 wards
Turnout
47.0%
average of reporting wards

Summary

Party Seats +/− Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats 7 +0 8,730 32.5% +2.1
Conservative and Unionist Party 7 +3 8,154 30.4% -3.5
Reform UK 1 +1 5,456 20.3% +19.4
Green Party 1 -1 2,559 9.5% -1.3
Labour and Co-operative Party 0 -4 1,893 7.1% -16.2
Independent 0 +0 58 0.2% -0.2

Changes are against the previous council election on 02/05/2024. 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
Green Party 16
Labour Party 16
Liberal Democrats 16
Reform UK 16
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 +/−
Liberal Democrats Jan Lund Elected 444 45.9% +4.4
Conservative and Unionist Party Ed Boanas 343 35.5% -6.5
Reform UK Nigel Frederick Walker 111 11.5% —
Green Party Liz Reason 47 4.9% —
Labour Party Robin Puttick 22 2.3% -14.3
Majority101
Turnout54.7%
Registered electors1,773
Ballots cast967

Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative and Unionist Party

Bampton and Clanfield

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Alaric Michael Smith Elected 706 40.1% -6.7
Conservative and Unionist Party Ted Fenton 622 35.3% -9.1
Reform UK Simon Taylor 320 18.2% —
Green Party Phil Evans 85 4.8% -0.1
Labour Party Yvonne Robineau 29 1.6% -2.2
Majority84
Turnout49.7%
Registered electors3,553
Ballots cast1,762

Liberal Democrats hold

Brize Norton and Shilton

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Green Party Rosie Pearson Elected 335 29.8% -24.6
Conservative and Unionist Party David Cooper 269 23.9% -21.7
Liberal Democrats Toyah Jade Leah Overton 256 22.8% —
Reform UK Joseph Long 248 22.1% —
Labour Party Diane Newsham 16 1.4% —
Majority66
Turnout44.3%
Registered electors2,543
Ballots cast1,124

Green Party hold

Burford

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Nick Field-Johnson Elected 370 39.5% +13.3
Liberal Democrats Leslie Barbera Channon 330 35.3% -31.0
Reform UK James David Poxon 189 20.2% —
Green Party Natalie Jane Baker 39 4.2% —
Labour Party Nathaniel Robert Miles 8 0.9% -6.7
Majority40
Turnout53.4%
Registered electors1,757
Ballots cast936

Conservative and Unionist Party gain from Liberal Democrats

Carterton North East

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Simon Watson Elected 619 41.3% +6.3
Reform UK Brian Leonard Barrett 345 23.0% —
Liberal Democrats Gill Stevenson 324 21.6% -27.9
Green Party Dave Horsley 116 7.7% —
Independent Barry Ingleton 58 3.9% —
Labour Party Robert James Steere 38 2.5% -7.9
Majority274
Turnout35.2%
Registered electors4,269
Ballots cast1,500

Conservative and Unionist Party gain from Liberal Democrats

Carterton North West

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Reform UK Sarah Evans Elected 600 38.3% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Tom Cripps 489 31.2% -4.2
Liberal Democrats Andrew Stacey Walton 272 17.4% -28.6
Green Party Hemashu Kotecha 152 9.7% +5.4
Labour and Co-operative Party Dave Wesson 52 3.3% -4.6
Majority111
Turnout38.7%
Registered electors4,067
Ballots cast1,565

Reform UK gain from Liberal Democrats

Carterton South

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Tammy Abarno Elected 518 37.5% -5.9
Reform UK Natalie King 440 31.8% —
Liberal Democrats Gemma Louise Yallop 293 21.2% -18.5
Green Party Tony Barrett 85 6.2% —
Labour Party Kate England 46 3.3% -7.1
Majority78
Turnout37.5%
Registered electors3,697
Ballots cast1,382

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Chipping Norton

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Sandra June Coleman Elected 745 30.1% -1.2
Reform UK Darren Marshall 622 25.1% —
Green Party Claire Eliane Lasko 409 16.5% +4.7
Conservative and Unionist Party Caspar Morris 364 14.7% -15.0
Labour and Co-operative Party Sian O'Neill 338 13.6% -13.5
Majority123
Turnout43.7%
Registered electors5,682
Ballots cast2,478

Liberal Democrats hold

Ducklington

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Liam Mackenzie Elected 470 41.9% +0.1
Liberal Democrats Ben Morel-Allen 309 27.6% -13.3
Reform UK Richard Langridge 265 23.6% —
Green Party Penny Ponton 44 3.9% —
Labour Party Georgia Meadows 33 2.9% -14.4
Majority161
Turnout50.5%
Registered electors2,225
Ballots cast1,121

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Eynsham and Cassington

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Carl Martin Rylett Elected 1,156 46.5% -3.3
Reform UK Michael Grant 466 18.7% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Adam Compton 417 16.8% -6.0
Green Party Penny Garner 337 13.5% +5.5
Labour Party Nick Melliss 112 4.5% -14.9
Majority690
Turnout48.6%
Registered electors5,132
Ballots cast2,488

Liberal Democrats hold

Freeland and Hanborough

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Toby Morris Elected 808 39.7% +0.3
Liberal Democrats Lidia Kamilla Arciszewska 785 38.6% +1.1
Reform UK Ann Russell 237 11.6% —
Green Party Miranda Shaw 151 7.4% +1.4
Labour Party James John Christopher Smith 54 2.7% -7.6
Majority23
Turnout50.2%
Registered electors4,064
Ballots cast2,035

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Standlake, Aston and Stanton Harcourt

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Sandra Cosier Elected 981 49.8% +8.1
Conservative and Unionist Party Lysette Nicholls 516 26.2% -7.8
Reform UK Peter Mildenhall 363 18.4% -1.0
Green Party Daniel Eisenhandler 81 4.1% +0.8
Labour Party Sachin Thorogood 30 1.5% -0.1
Majority465
Turnout51.4%
Registered electors3,845
Ballots cast1,971

Liberal Democrats hold

The Bartons

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Dave Jackson Elected 435 52.4% -22.0
Conservative and Unionist Party Mandi Tandi 250 30.1% +8.2
Reform UK Matt Sydenham 117 14.1% —
Green Party Mary Ann Robertson 15 1.8% -1.9
Labour and Co-operative Party Ian Hames 13 1.6% —
Majority185
Turnout53.7%
Registered electors1,549
Ballots cast830

Liberal Democrats hold

Witney East

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party James Robertshaw Elected 978 34.9% -6.3
Liberal Democrats George Frank Edward Brown 633 22.6% +14.5
Labour and Co-operative Party Ruth Helen Smith 574 20.5% -24.6
Reform UK Lawrence Haar 398 14.2% —
Green Party Alex Houlton 223 7.9% +2.2
Majority345
Turnout48.7%
Registered electors5,782
Ballots cast2,806

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

Witney South

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Jack Treloar Elected 658 32.2% -6.7
Reform UK Ross Kelly 474 23.2% —
Labour and Co-operative Party Mike Brooker 427 20.9% -21.4
Liberal Democrats Peter Daniel Whitten 289 14.2% +7.3
Green Party Harriet Lorna Mary Marshall 194 9.5% +3.6
Majority184
Turnout42.1%
Registered electors4,856
Ballots cast2,042

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

Woodstock and Bladon

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Hannah Stephanie Massie Elected 772 41.9% -1.2
Conservative and Unionist Party Eric Sukumaran 463 25.1% -8.3
Reform UK James Graham Gibbs 261 14.2% —
Green Party Barry Ivan Wheatley 246 13.3% +7.6
Labour Party Sammy McDonald 101 5.5% -12.2
Majority309
Turnout49.1%
Registered electors3,763
Ballots cast1,843

Liberal Democrats hold

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