2022 Cherwell District Council election

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2022 Cherwell District Council election
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  2021 5 May 2022 (2022-05-05) 2023  

17 out of 48 seats to Cherwell District Council
25 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
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Party Conservative Labour Liberal Democrats
Last election31 seats, 47.7%8 seats, 22.8%3 seats, 15.1%
Seats won645
Seats after25107
Seat changeDecrease2.svg 6Increase2.svg 2Increase2.svg 4
Popular vote16,16910,43411,120
Percentage38.4%24.8%26.4%
SwingDecrease2.svg 9.3%Increase2.svg 2.0%Increase2.svg 11.3%

 Fourth partyFifth party
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Party Independent Green
Last election5 seats, 4.7%1 seat, 9.7%
Seats won11
Seats after42
Seat changeDecrease2.svg 1Increase2.svg 1
Popular vote1,0923,241
Percentage2.6%7.7%
SwingDecrease2.svg 2.2%Decrease2.svg 2.0%

Cherwell UK ward map 2022.svg
Winner of each seat at the 2022 Cherwell District Council election

Council control before election


Conservative

Council control after election


Conservative

The 2022 Cherwell District Council election was held on 5 May 2022 to elect members of Cherwell District Council in England. [1] This was on the same day as other local elections.

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Results summary

2022 Cherwell District Council election
PartyThis electionFull councilThis election
SeatsNetSeats %OtherTotalTotal %VotesVotes %+/−
  Conservative 6Decrease2.svg 635.3192552.116,16938.4-9.3
  Labour 4Increase2.svg 223.561020.810,43424.8+2.0
  Liberal Democrats 5Increase2.svg 429.42714.611,12026.4+11.3
  Independent 1Decrease2.svg 15.9348.31,0922.6-2.1
  Green 1Increase2.svg 15.9124.23,2417.7-2.0

Ward results

Adderbury, Bloxham and Bodicote

Adderbury, Bloxham and Bodicote
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats David Hingley 1,801 59.9 +29.7
Conservative Tony Mepham90230.0-21.9
Labour Sian Tohill-Martin30510.1-7.8
Majority89929.9
Turnout 3,00840.5
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing Increase2.svg25.8

Banbury Calthorpe and Easington

Banbury Calthorpe and Easington
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Ian Harwood 1,320 46.7 -9.2
Labour Isabel Creed1,20742.7+19.2
Liberal Democrats Robert Pattenden30110.6+4.2
Majority1134.0
Turnout 2,82833.1
Conservative hold Swing Decrease2.svg14.2

Banbury Cross and Neithrop

Banbury Cross and Neithrop
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Chuk Okeke 1,103 50.8 +5.6
Conservative Fiaz Ahmed76935.4-2.8
Liberal Democrats Ash Haeger30013.8+9.1
Majority33415.4
Turnout 2,17229.5
Labour hold Swing Increase2.svg4.2

Banbury Grimsbury and Hightown

Banbury Grimsbury and Hightown
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op Rebecca Biegel 1,158 56.5 +8.3
Conservative Ben Dalton55627.1-8.1
Green Karl Kwiatkowski1768.6-2.1
Liberal Democrats David Yeomans1597.8+1.9
Majority60229.4
Turnout 2,04929.0
Labour Co-op hold Swing Increase2.svg8.2

Banbury Hardwick

Banbury Hardwick
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Andrew Crichton 798 43.2 +9.7
Conservative Tony Ilott71738.8-8.7
Green Alison Nuttall1829.9+3.5
Liberal Democrats Andrew Raisbeck1508.1+4.9
Majority814.4
Turnout 1,84725.2
Labour gain from Conservative Swing Increase2.svg9.2

Banbury Ruscote

Banbury Ruscote
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Amanda Watkins 922 55.7 +4.1
Conservative Hayne Strangwood56233.9-3.0
Liberal Democrats Steve Buckwell17210.4+6.1
Majority36021.8
Turnout 1,65623.7
Labour hold Swing Increase2.svg3.6

Bicester East

Bicester East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Donna Ford 947 48.0 -1.0
Green Damien Maguire54427.6+4.4
Labour Samuel Akbur48324.5+5.4
Majority40320.4
Turnout 1,97431.5
Conservative hold Swing Decrease2.svg2.7

Bicester North and Caversfield

Bicester North and Caversfield
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Nick Mawer 797 40.9 -11.8
Labour Arjunsingh Bais54628.0+7.3
Liberal Democrats Simon Lytton38619.8+7.5
Green Amanda Maguire21811.2-3.2
Majority25112.9
Turnout 1,94730.0
Conservative hold Swing Decrease2.svg9.6

Bicester South and Ambrosden

Bicester South and Ambrosden
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Christopher Pruden 1,732 55.4 +43.1
Conservative Sundeep Singh98231.4-21.3
Labour Sian Roscoe41212.3-7.5
Majority75024.0
Turnout 3,12633.5
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing Increase2.svg32.2

Bicester West

Bicester West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent John Broad 1,092 52.3 -10.9
Conservative Sam Holland61529.4+10.0
Labour Steven Uttley38218.3+5.3
Majority47722.9
Turnout 2,08931.9
Independent hold Swing Decrease2.svg10.5

Cropredy, Sibfords and Wroxton

Cropredy, Sibfords and Wroxton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Phil Chapman 1,396 49.8 -15.5
Liberal Democrats Xenia Huntley70725.2N/A
Labour Co-op Anne Cullen70125.0+4.9
Majority68924.6
Turnout 2,80440.8
Conservative hold Swing N/A

Deddington

Deddington
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Eddie Reeves 1,416 45.9 -11.7
Labour Annette Murphy69022.4+1.3
Liberal Democrats James Hartley64020.7-0.6
Green Aaron Bliss33911.0N/A
Majority72623.5
Turnout 3,08541.7
Conservative hold Swing Decrease2.svg6.5

Fringford and Heyfords

Fringford and Heyfords
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Barry Wood 1,066 42.5 -17.6
Liberal Democrats Dillie Keane50820.3N/A
Labour Sylvia Howells47418.9+3.3
Green Jenny Tamblyn46018.3-6.0
Majority55822.2
Turnout 2,50835.6
Conservative hold Swing N/A

Kidlington East

Kidlington East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Green Fiona Mawson 1,322 46.8 +12.3
Conservative Nigel Simpson1,07037.9-12.6
Labour Sarah Stephenson-Hunter43215.3+0.4
Majority2528.9
Turnout 2,82440.2
Green gain from Conservative Swing Increase2.svg12.5

Kidlington West

Kidlington West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Jean Conway 1,465 52.4 +2.2
Conservative Helen Kingsley1,00536.0-2.5
Labour Chidi Uche32511.6+0.3
Majority46016.4
Turnout 2,79540.3
Liberal Democrats hold Swing Increase2.svg2.4

Launton and Otmoor

Launton and Otmoor (2 seats due to by-election)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Gemma Coton 1,477 55.3 +19.4
Liberal Democrats Angus Patrick 1,322 49.5 +13.6
Conservative David Hughes1,09140.8-9.0
Conservative Steve Jackson95835.9-13.9
Labour Joanne Howells26710.0-4.3
Labour Naomi Karslake2298.6-5.7
Turnout 43.7
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

Changes 2022–2023

Hannah Banfield, elected in 2019 as a Labour councillor for Banbury Cross and Neithrop ward, resigned from the party in November 2022, sitting instead as an independent. [2]

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References

  1. "District Elections". Cherwell District Council. Retrieved 10 May 2022.
  2. Boothroyd, David (11 November 2022). "Changes of allegiance". Local Councils. Retrieved 24 April 2023. Cherwell: Hannah Banfield, who was elected for the Labour Party... has left the party to sit as an Independent