2024 West Oxfordshire District Council election

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2024 West Oxfordshire District Council election
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17 out of 49 seats to West Oxfordshire District Council
25 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
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Leader Andy Graham Michelle Mead Duncan Enright
Party Liberal Democrats Conservative Labour
Last election 18 seats, 28.2% 17 seats, 37.1% 10 seats, 21.0%
Seats before 17 16[a] 11
  Fourth party Fifth party
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Leader Rosie Pearson
Party Green Independent
Last election 3 seats, 9.1% 1 seat, 9.1%
Seats before 3 2
Council control before election

Andy Graham
Liberal Democrats
No overall control

Council control after election

TBD

The 2024 West Oxfordshire District Council election will take place on 2 May 2024 to elect members of West Oxfordshire District Council in Oxfordshire, England.[2] This will be on the same day as other local elections.

Summary[edit]

Election result[edit]

2024 West Oxfordshire District Council election
Party This election Full council This election
Seats Net Seats % Other Total Total % Votes Votes % +/−
  Liberal Democrats 14
  Conservative 9
  Labour 7
  Green 2
  Independent 0
  Reform UK 0
  Heritage 0

Candidates[edit]

The Statement of Persons Nominated, which details the candidates standing in each ward, was released by West Oxfordshire District Council following the close of nominations on 5 April 2024.[3]

Chadlington & Churchill[edit]

Chadlington & Churchill
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Nigel Ridpath 342 56.3 +23.9
Conservative Caspar Morris 210 34.6 -10.6
Labour Chris Tomlin 55 9.1 +0.7
Majority
Turnout 607
Registered electors
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

Charlbury & Finstock[edit]

Charlbury & Finstock
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Liz Leffman* 785 58.9 -0.1
Conservative Gareth Dore 270 20.3 -3.3
Labour Robin Puttick 153 11.5 +1.6
Green Flora Gregory 124 9.3 +1.7
Majority
Turnout 1,332
Registered electors
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Chipping Norton[edit]

Chipping Norton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op Geoff Saul* 1,071 61.3 +22.4
Conservative Peter Burns 362 20.7 -2.0
Green Amy Long 197 11.3 +0.8
Liberal Democrats Ivan Aguado Melet 116 6.6 +0.1
Majority
Turnout 1,746
Registered electors
Labour Co-op hold Swing

Eynsham & Cassington[edit]

Eynsham & Cassington
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Andy Goodwin* 996 49.8 -7.9
Conservative Sean Grace 455 22.8 -1.6
Labour Nick Relph 389 19.5 +12.0
Green Nicholas Goodwin 160 8.0 -0.4
Majority
Turnout 2,000
Registered electors
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Freeland & Hanborough[edit]

Freeland & Hanborough
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Roger Faulkner 587 39.4 -3.7
Liberal Democrats Marie Stimpson 558 37.5 -13.2
Labour Nell Davies-Small 152 10.2 N/A
Independent Sam Newman 102 6.9 N/A
Green Dan Eisenhandler 90 6.0 -0.2
Majority
Turnout 1,489
Registered electors
Conservative hold Swing

The incumbent councillor, Alaa al-Yousuf, was originally elected as a Conservative but changed his affiliation to Independent prior to the election. He did not re-stand.

Hailey, Minster Lovell & Leafield[edit]

Hailey, Minster Lovell & Leafield
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Paul Marsh 606 43.8 -0.2
Conservative Paul Eaglestone 595 43.0 -6.1
Labour Andy Bailey 109 7.9 +0.9
Green James Styring 73 5.3 N/A
Majority
Turnout 1,383
Registered electors
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

Kingham, Rollright & Enstone[edit]

Kingham, Rollright & Enstone
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Alex Wilson* 475 43.0 -7.1
Green Arron Baker 448 40.5 +10.7
Labour Co-op David Heyes 182 16.5 -3.6
Majority
Turnout 1,105
Registered electors
Conservative hold Swing

Milton-Under-Wychwood[edit]

Milton-Under-Wychwood
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Adam Clements 400 52.9 +31.2
Conservative Jeff Haine* 292 38.6 -19.5
Labour Co-op Sian O'Neill 42 5.6 -5.3
Green Timothy Eden 22 2.9 -6.5
Majority
Turnout 756
Registered electors
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

North Leigh[edit]

North Leigh
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Sarah Veasey 487 54.1 -5.2
Liberal Democrats Hannah Massie 303 33.7 +19.3
Labour Richard Kelsall 73 8.1 -7.2
Green Frances Mortimer 37 4.1 -6.9
Majority
Turnout 900
Registered electors
Conservative hold Swing

The incumbent councillor, Harry St John, was originally elected as a Conservative but changed his affiliation to Independent prior to the election. He did not re-stand.

Standlake, Aston & Stanton Harcourt[edit]

Standlake, Aston & Stanton Harcourt
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Stephen Cosier 860 51.3 -6.7
Conservative Lysette Nicholls* 672 40.1 -1.9
Labour Marion Harley 97 5.8 N/A
Green Alma Tumilowicz 48 2.9 N/A
Majority
Turnout 1,677
Registered electors
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

Stonesfield & Tackley[edit]

Stonesfield & Tackley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Genny Early 523 33.6 +23.4
Liberal Democrats Gareth Epps 497 32.0 -13.6
Conservative Sharone Parnes 390 25.1 -7.9
Labour Kate England 145 9.3 -1.9
Majority
Turnout 1,555
Registered electors
Green gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Witney Central[edit]

Witney Central
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Andrew Coles* 800 52.6 +10.4
Conservative Abdul Mubin 518 34.1 -7.0
Liberal Democrats Serena Martin 109 7.2 -0.9
Green Rae Cather 93 6.1 -2.4
Majority
Turnout 1,520
Registered electors
Labour hold Swing

Witney East[edit]

Witney East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op Duncan Enright* 1,019 45.0 +3.5
Conservative James Robertshaw 932 41.2 +2.0
Liberal Democrats Sophie Roell 183 8.1 +0.4
Green Harriet Marshall 129 5.7 -5.9
Majority
Turnout 2,263
Registered electors
Labour Co-op hold Swing

Witney North[edit]

Witney North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Andrew Prosser* 451 31.3 -5.1
Liberal Democrats Michelle Coulson 390 27.1 N/A
Conservative Dean Temple 248 17.2 -4.8
Reform UK Richard Langridge 215 14.9 -10.9
Labour Georgia Meadows 136 9.4 -6.4
Majority
Turnout 1,440
Registered electors
Green hold Swing

Witney South[edit]

Witney South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op Stuart McCarroll 706 42.3 -4.0
Conservative David Edwards-Hughes 649 38.9 -5.1
Liberal Democrats Peter Whitten 115 6.9 -2.8
Heritage David Cox 99 5.9 N/A
Green Ed Rolison 99 5.9 N/A
Majority
Turnout 1,668
Registered electors
Labour Co-op hold Swing

Witney West[edit]

Witney West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Jane Doughty* 636 41.7 -9.2
Liberal Democrats Dan Coulson 533 34.9 +18.1
Labour Sachin Thorogood 281 18.4 -8.7
Green Penelope Ponton 76 5.0 -0.2
Majority
Turnout 1,526
Registered electors
Conservative hold Swing

Woodstock & Bladon[edit]

Woodstock & Bladon
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Elizabeth Poskitt* 618 43.1 -8.2
Conservative Ian Hudspeth 480 33.4 +5.3
Labour Mathew Parkinson 254 17.7 +2.7
Green Barry Wheatley 83 5.8 +0.2
Majority
Turnout 1,435
Registered electors
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

References[edit]

  1. ^ Including one vacant seat last held by Conservative councillor Colin Dingwall prior to his resignation in April 2024.[1]
  1. ^ "West Oxfordshire councillor quits after council tax conviction". BBC News. 26 April 2024. Retrieved 27 April 2024.
  2. ^ "Notice of Election" (PDF). West Oxfordshire District Council. 25 March 2024. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
  3. ^ "Statement of Persons Nominated" (PDF). West Oxfordshire District Council. 5 April 2024. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
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