2024 West Oxfordshire District Council election

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
Seats after 21 13 11
Seat change Increase 4 Decrease 3 Steady
Popular vote 7,304 8,258 5,664
Percentage 30.1% 34.0% 23.3%
Swing Increase 1.9% Decrease 3.1% Increase 2.3%
  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
Seats after 4 0
Seat change Increase 1 Decrease 2
Popular vote 2,653 102
Percentage 10.9% 0.4%
Swing Increase 1.8% Decrease 3.7%
Winner of each seat at the 2024 West Oxfordshire District Council election
Leader before election

Andy Graham
Liberal Democrats
No overall control

Leader after election

Andy Graham
Liberal Democrats
No overall control

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

Summary

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Prior to the election, the council was under no overall control, being run by a Liberal Democrat, Labour and Green coalition. The council remained under no overall control after the election and the same coalition continued to form the council's administration.[3][4]

Election result

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West Oxfordshire Council's composition following the 2024 local elections.
2024 West Oxfordshire District Council election
Party This election Full council This election
Seats Net Seats % Other Total Total % Votes Votes % +/−
  Liberal Democrats 9 Increase 4 47.4 12 21 45.1 7,304 30.1 +1.9
  Conservative 4 Decrease 3 21.1 9 13 25.5 8,258 34.0 –3.1
  Labour 4 Steady 21.1 7 11 21.6 5,664 23.3 +2.3
  Green 2 Increase 1 10.5 2 4 7.8 2,653 10.9 +1.8
  Independent 0 Decrease 2 0.0 0 0 0.0 102 0.4 –3.7
  Reform UK 0 Steady 0.0 0 0 0.0 215 0.9 N/A
  Heritage 0 Steady 0.0 0 0 0.0 99 0.4 –0.2

Ward results

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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.[5]

Chadlington & Churchill

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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  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. ^ Norris, Miranda (3 May 2024). "West Oxfordshire local elections 2024: Results in full". Oxford Mail. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
  4. ^ Ingham, Jack (14 May 2024). "Lib Dem, Labour and Green groups maintain hold on West Oxfordshire District Council". Banbury Guardian. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
  5. ^ "Statement of Persons Nominated" (PDF). West Oxfordshire District Council. 5 April 2024. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
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