2024 Oxford City Council election

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2024 Oxford City Council election
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25 out of 48 seats to Oxford City Council
25 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
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Party Labour Liberal Democrats Green
Last election32 seats, 43.9%9 seats, 16.9%6 seats, 18.3%
Seats before2296
Seats won1154
Seats after2098
Seat changeDecrease2.svg 2Steady2.svgIncrease2.svg 2
Popular vote15,2606,0526,823
Percentage38.2%15.2%17.1%
SwingDecrease2.svg 5.7%Decrease2.svg 1.7%Decrease2.svg 1.2%
 Fourth partyFifth party
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Party Independent Oxford Alliance
Last election1 seat, 12.3%N/A
Seats before110
Seats won14
Seats after74
Seat changeDecrease2.svg 4Increase2.svg 4
Popular vote2,4066,200
Percentage6.0%15.5%
SwingDecrease2.svg 6.3N/A
Oxford City Council Election 2024 by ward.svg
Winner of each seat at the 2024 Oxford City Council election
Council control before election


No overall control

Council control after election


No overall control

The 2024 Oxford City Council election was held on Thursday 2 May 2024, alongside the other local elections being held in the United Kingdom on the same day. [1] The councillors elected will serve a four-year term ending in 2028. [2]

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Background

Oxford City Council elects half of its councillors to every 2 years to serve four-year terms. [2] However, the seats up for election in 2024 were last elected in 2021, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [2]

At the previous election in 2022, Labour held its majority on the council, however, they lost 3 seats to bring the total number of Labour councillors to 32. [3] [4] [5] In October 2023, Labour lost control of the council due to 9 councillors resigning in opposition to Keir Starmer's refusal to call for a ceasefire in the 2023 Israel–Hamas war. [6] By the time of the election the council remained under no overall control, with a Labour leader. [7] Robert Ford suggested in The Guardian that Oxford would be a key testing ground of dissatisfaction from Labour's left wing and from Muslim and young progressive voters. [8]

Summary

Oxford's Council's composition following the 2024 election. Svgfiles 2024-05-27-14-08-07-050501-caeeba2e7b4f4fc6f8ad058134e591720f147d8c8de371db7c2334b33c07a933.svg
Oxford's Council's composition following the 2024 election.







Election result

2024 Oxford City Council election [9]
PartyThis electionFull councilThis election
SeatsNetSeats %OtherTotalTotal %VotesVotes %+/−
  Labour 11Decrease2.svg 244.092041.715,26038.2–5.7
  Liberal Democrats 5Steady2.svg20.04918.86,05215.2–1.7
  Green 4Increase2.svg 216.04816.76,82317.1–1.2
  Independent 1Decrease2.svg 44.06714.62,4066.0–6.3
  Oxford Alliance 4Increase2.svg 416.0048.36,20015.5N/A
  Conservative 0Steady2.svg0.0000.02,7777.0–1.0
  TUSC 0Steady2.svg0.0000.03710.9+0.3
  Workers Party 0Steady2.svg0.0000.0310.1N/A

Ward Results

Barton and Sandhills

Barton and Sandhills [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Asima Qayyum 454 35.9 –16.9
Oxford Alliance Chaka Artwell40231.8+12.5
Independent Jabu Nala-Hartley17313.7N/A
Conservative Eric Sukumaran1199.4–6.2
Liberal Democrats Paul Rogers1189.3–1.4
Majority524.1
Turnout 1,26628.2+1.4
Labour hold Swing Decrease2.svg14.7

Blackbird Leys

Blackbird Leys [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Linda Smith 423 45.8 –29.5
Labour Lubna Arshad 411 44.6 –30.7
Independent Michael Evans36940.0N/A
Independent Suzette McLean34036.8N/A
Conservative Patricia Jones727.8N/A
Green Cynthia Muthoni535.8–2.9
TUSC Sam Bennett525.6–2.2
Green David Thomas434.6–4.1
Liberal Democrats Alexandrine Kantor414.4–3.8
TUSC Agnieszka Kowalska404.4–3.4
Turnout 20.1
Labour hold
Labour hold

Carfax and Jericho

Carfax and Jericho [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op Lizzy Diggins 689 56.6 +0.4
Green Emma Garnett32326.5+1.1
Liberal Democrats Jessica Frankopan1139.3–2.5
Conservative Alexander Elliott927.6+0.9
Majority36630.1
Turnout 1,21734.1–2.6
Labour Co-op hold Swing Decrease2.svg0.4

Churchill

Churchill [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Mark Lygo 572 51.4 –6.5
Conservative Mark Bhagwandin18816.9+2.4
Green Duncan Watts14513.0–0.3
TUSC James Morbin11110.0+4.2
Liberal Democrats Peter Coggins978.7+0.2
Majority38434.5
Turnout 1,11324.0–2.6
Labour hold Swing Decrease2.svg4.5

Cowley

Cowley [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Oxford Alliance Ian Yeatman 842 39.2 N/A
Labour Mark Hull61428.6–19.4
Liberal Democrats Scott Urban48422.5+19.9
Green Sam Alston1135.3–4.3
Conservative Luke King643.0–3.1
TUSC Alex Chapman301.4N/A
Majority22810.6
Turnout 2,14744.2+1.4
Oxford Alliance gain from Labour

Cutteslowe and Sunnymead

Cutteslowe and Sunnymead [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Andrew Gant 834 41.8 –13.7
Labour Charlotte Vinnicombe51525.8+3.5
Conservative Sam McNeil39719.9+6.8
Green John Fox24712.4+3.3
Majority31916.0
Turnout 1,99340.4–3.7
Liberal Democrats hold Swing Decrease2.svg8.6

Donnington

Donnington [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Green Max Morris 701 39.4 –0.5
Labour Toby James53630.1–1.3
Oxford Alliance Halima Banaras41423.3N/A
Conservative Simon Bazley724.0+0.3
Liberal Democrats Pippa Hitchcock341.9±0.0
TUSC Kerensa Hone221.2N/A
Majority1659.3
Turnout 1,77935.2–11.4
Green hold Swing Increase2.svg0.4

Headington

Headington [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Mohammed Altaf-Khan 847 39.6 –8.4
Independent Peter West57727.0N/A
Labour Sumukh Kaul48522.7–14.5
Green Ray Hitchins1637.6+1.2
Conservative Harjot Bajaj673.1–4.0
Majority27012.6
Turnout 2,13945.1–1.3
Liberal Democrats hold

Headington Hill and Northway

Headington Hill and Northway [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Nigel Chapman 653 53.7 +5.0
Green Stephen Hurt21617.8+8.7
Conservative Alexander Horsfall-Turner20516.9+10.8
Liberal Democrats Hana Packford14111.6+5.5
Majority43736.0
Turnout 1,21529.8–9.2
Labour hold Swing Decrease2.svg1.9

Hinksey Park

Hinksey Park [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Anna Railton 917 51.0 –10.9
Oxford Alliance Benjamin Christopher39121.7N/A
Green Nuala Young33718.7–1.7
Liberal Democrats Rick Tanner955.3–6.4
Conservative Simon Howell593.3–2.7
Majority52629.2
Turnout 1,79941.7–0.9
Labour hold

Holywell

Holywell [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Green Dianne Regisford 452 46.1 +9.7
Labour Colin Cook37237.9–11.8
Liberal Democrats Heather Judge9810.0–4.0
Independent Emily Scaysbrook596.0N/A
Majority808.2
Turnout 98135.3+2.5
Green gain from Labour Swing Increase2.svg10.8

Littlemore

Littlemore [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Oxford Alliance Anne Stares 814 47.2 N/A
Labour Sandy Douglas73042.3–2.0
Green Tamsin Blaxter985.7–0.8
Liberal Democrats Eleonore Vogel502.9–0.5
TUSC Rachel Cox321.9N/A
Majority844.9
Turnout 1,72433.7–6.6
Oxford Alliance gain from Labour

Lye Valley

Lye Valley [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Oxford Alliance Judith Harley 654 44.1 +9.1
Labour Inka Oshodi59340.0–1.3
Green James Thorniley1208.1–2.0
Conservative Timothy Patmore704.7–4.4
Liberal Democrats Beverley Joshua473.2–1.3
Majority614.1
Turnout 1,48436.4+4.0
Oxford Alliance gain from Labour Swing Increase2.svg5.2

Marston

Marston [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Mary Clarkson 868 44.7 +8.3
Green Kate Robinson71837.0–10.0
Conservative Duncan Hatfield28814.8+1.4
Liberal Democrats Daniel Levy693.6+0.4
Majority1507.7
Turnout 1,94342.9–8.7
Labour hold Swing Increase2.svg9.2

Northfield Brook

Northfield Brook [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Simon Ottino 392 40.3 –26.3
Oxford Alliance Susana De Sousa38539.6N/A
Green David Newman687.0–1.3
Conservative Paul Sims687.0–7.0
Liberal Democrats Rosemary Morlin373.8–3.1
TUSC Rosie Douglas-Brown232.4–1.9
Majority70.7
Turnout 97322.4+1.8
Labour hold

Osney and St Thomas

Osney and St Thomas [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Susanna Pressel 902 54.5 +8.0
Green Sarah Edwards56734.3–13.4
Liberal Democrats Adrian Rosser1006.0N/A
Conservative Caleb Van Ryneveld855.1–0.7
Majority33520.3
Turnout 1,65437.8–6.8
Labour hold Swing Increase2.svg10.7

Quarry and Risinghurst

Quarry and Risinghurst [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Roz Smith 868 34.7 +9.8
Labour Co-op James Taylor86134.5–22.7
Oxford Alliance Sandra Ramcharan51220.5N/A
Green Liz Taylor1536.1–1.9
Conservative Daniel Stafford1054.2–5.6
Majority70.3
Turnout 2,49948.4+1.5
Liberal Democrats hold Swing Increase2.svg16.3

Rose Hill and Iffley

Rose Hill and Iffley [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Oxford Alliance David Henwood 870 44.1 N/A
Labour Michele Paule81441.2–5.3
Green Heather Stallard1598.1–5.7
Conservative Jennifer Jackson613.1–3.3
Liberal Democrats Katherine Norman562.8–1.9
TUSC Ruben Simwogerere140.7±0.0
Majority562.8
Turnout 1,97443.6+3.0
Oxford Alliance gain from Labour

St Clement's

St Clement's [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Green Alex Powell 524 32.9 +12.3
Oxford Alliance Sal Naqvi50731.8N/A
Labour Jesse Erlam47529.8–16.2
Liberal Democrats Geraldine Coggins623.9–3.2
TUSC James Bonner251.6–0.1
Majority171.1N/A
Turnout 1,59338.9+3.3
Green gain from Labour

St Mary's

St Mary's [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Green Chris Jarvis 890 46.6 +1.3
Labour Matthew Leigh51827.1–2.0
Oxford Alliance John Skinner40921.4–0.7
Liberal Democrats Richard Whelan432.3–1.2
Conservative George Robinson281.5N/A
TUSC Orlando Munoz221.2N/A
Majority37219.5
Turnout 1,91037.9–4.9
Green hold Swing Increase2.svg1.7

Summertown

Summertown [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Theodore Jupp 662 38.3 –8.1
Labour Paul Shuter58934.0–1.8
Conservative David Pope27816.1+5.0
Green Indrani Sigamany20111.6+4.9
Majority734.2
Turnout 1,73041.4–6.9
Liberal Democrats hold Swing Decrease2.svg3.2

Temple Cowley

Temple Cowley [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Mohammed Azad 888 48.6 +1.2
Labour Co-op Charlie Hicks65735.9–4.1
Green Richard Scrase1297.1+0.9
Liberal Democrats Tony Brett713.9+0.7
Conservative Fay Sims522.8–0.4
Workers Party Boris Fedorov311.7N/A
Majority23112.6
Turnout 1,82838.4–1.9
Independent gain from Labour Swing Increase2.svg2.7

Walton Manor

Walton Manor [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op James Fry 837 57.9 +7.1
Liberal Democrats Liz Wade24617.0–11.6
Green Chris Goodall23216.0+4.4
Conservative Penelope Lenon1319.1+0.1
Majority59140.9
Turnout 1,44642.2–0.9
Labour Co-op hold Swing Increase2.svg9.4

Wolvercote

Wolvercote [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Steve Goddard 839 50.3 –5.4
Labour Andrew Siantonas38322.9+1.9
Conservative Daniel Campbell27616.5+2.7
Green Philippa Lanchbery17110.2+0.7
Majority45627.3
Turnout 1,66937.5–10.3
Liberal Democrats hold Swing Decrease2.svg3.7

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