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   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 4 3 Popular vote 7,304 8,258 5,664 Percentage 30.1% 34.0% 23.3% Swing 1.9% 3.1% 2.3%   Fourth party Fifth party   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 1 2 Popular vote 2,653 102 Percentage 10.9% 0.4% Swing 1.8% 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

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

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	4	47.4	12	21	45.1	7,304	30.1	+1.9
	Conservative	4	3	21.1	9	13	25.5	8,258	34.0	–3.1
	Labour	4		21.1	7	11	21.6	5,664	23.3	+2.3
	Green	2	1	10.5	2	4	7.8	2,653	10.9	+1.8
	Independent	0	2	0.0	0	0	0.0	102	0.4	–3.7
	Reform UK	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	215	0.9	N/A
	Heritage	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	99	0.4	–0.2

Ward results

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

By-elections

Chipping Norton

Chipping Norton by-election 14 November 2024 ^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Mike Baggaley	403	31.3	+24.7
	Conservative	Caspar Morris	383	29.7	+9.0
	Labour	Kate England	350	27.2	−34.1
	Green	Claire Lasko	152	11.8	+0.5
Majority			20	1.6
Turnout			1,288
	Liberal Democrats gain from Labour		Swing

Standlake, Aston & Stanton Harcourt

Standlake, Aston & Stanton Harcourt by-election: 1 May 2025

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Sandra Cosier	725	41.7	–9.6
	Conservative	Lysette Nicholls	592	34.0	–6.1
	Reform UK	Richard Langridge	337	19.4	N/A
	Green	Dan Eisenhandler	58	3.3	+0.4
	Labour	Sian O'Neill	28	1.6	–4.2
Majority			133	7.7	–3.5
Turnout			1,741	46.4
Registered electors			3,750
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	1.8

References

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.
6. "Local Elections Archive Project — Chipping Norton Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 19 November 2024.