South Oxfordshire District Council elections

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South Oxfordshire District Council, a non-metropolitan district council in Oxfordshire, England is elected every four years.

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Following the boundary changes in 2003, 48 councillors were elected from 29 wards. [1] As a result of The South Oxfordshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2014, the number of councillors/wards reduced to 36/21 from the 2015 local elections. [2]

Council elections

Composition of the council [3]
Year Conservative Labour Liberal Democrats [a] Green [b] HRG Independents
& Others		Council control
after election
Local government reorganisation; council established (62 seats)
1973 2597––21No overall control
1976 35740–16Conservative
New ward boundaries (59 seats) [4] [5]
1979 36820–13Conservative
New ward boundaries (56 seats) [6]
1983 37740–8Conservative
1987 [7] 38840–6Conservative
New ward boundaries (50 seats) [8] [9] [10]
1991 29580–8No overall control
1995 913210–7No overall control
1999 207200–3No overall control
New ward boundaries (48 seats) [11] [12]
2003 2749044Conservative
2007 3816012Conservative
2011 3344025Conservative
New ward boundaries (36 seats) [13]
2015 3311010Conservative
2019 10312533No overall control
2023 1321830Liberal Democrats

Election results

Overall control Conservative Lib Dem Labour Green HRG Independent
2023Liberal Democrat121383-
2019NOC10123533
2015Conservative3311-1-
2011Conservative3344-25
2007Conservative3861-12
2003Conservative2794-44

Results maps

By-election results

1995-1999

Didcot South By-Election 14 November 1996
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour 56749.7
Liberal Democrats 31928.0
Conservative 25422.3
Majority 24821.7
Turnout 1,14024.5
Labour hold Swing
Kidmore End By-Election 6 February 1997
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative 40962.0
Liberal Democrats 21532.6
Labour 365.4
Majority 19429.4
Turnout 660
Conservative hold Swing
Horspath By-Election 9 December 1998
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats 45280.0+14.0
Conservative 11320.0+20.0
Majority 33960.0
Turnout 56553.1
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

1999-2003

Cholsey By-Election 16 March 2000
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats 65255.5+1.2
Conservative 52444.6−1.2
Majority 12810.9
Turnout 1,17638.2
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Henley By-Election 22 February 2001
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative 82749.8+12.7
Independent 58535.2+8.5
Independent 24915.0+15.0
Majority 24214.6
Turnout 1,66119.2
Conservative hold Swing
Didcot South By-Election 11 October 2001 [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour 67652.1+2.0
Conservative 31023.9−4.9
Liberal Democrats 27020.8+8.2
Green 423.2−5.2
Majority 36628.2
Turnout 1,298
Labour hold Swing
Sonning Common By-Election 1 November 2001
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative 56150.4+15.7
Liberal Democrats 25331.7−0.9
Labour 20018.0−2.2
Majority 20818.7
Turnout 1,01436.8
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Watlington By-Election 10 October 2002 [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative David Crossman44161.1+23.8
Liberal Democrats 28138.9−23.8
Majority 16022.2
Turnout 72232.2
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

2003-2007

Sonning Common By-Election 23 September 2004
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Bruce Harrison59170.6−0.5
Liberal Democrats Caroline Wardle17721.1−7.8
Labour Mary Stiles698.2+8.2
Majority 41449.5
Turnout 83719.6
Conservative hold Swing
Shiplake By-Election 5 May 2005
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Nigel Jones1,64963.9
Liberal Democrats Caroline Wardle53520.7
Labour Janet Matthews39715.4
Majority 1,11443.2
Turnout 2,581
Conservative hold Swing
Wallingford North By-Election 27 October 2005 [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Imran Lokhan47951.5+23.5
Liberal Democrats Alec Hayton37440.7+13.9
Green Melanie Belgrove Jones727.8+7.8
Majority 10010.8
Turnout 92022.0
Conservative gain from Independent Swing
Watlington By-Election 23 March 2006 [17]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Angela Paterson73772.9+19.9
Liberal Democrats Bernard Moseley27427.1−19.9
Majority 46345.8
Turnout 1,01124.8
Conservative hold Swing

2007-2011

Thame North By-Election 30 October 2008 [18]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Michael Welply42350.5+8.3
Liberal Democrats Jeannette Matelot28734.3−9.5
Labour May Stiles12715.2+1.3
Majority 13616.2
Turnout 83718.9
Conservative hold Swing
Chiltern Woods By-Election 19 March 2009 [19]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Judith Nimmo-Smith38279.4+9.4
Liberal Democrats Julian Allison9920.6+5.2
Majority 28358.8
Turnout 48125.9
Conservative hold Swing
Henley South By-Election 11 February 2010 [20]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ResidentsElizabeth Hodgkin64252.5+0.6
Conservative David Silvester47238.6+10.5
Liberal Democrats George Levy1109.0+0.2
Majority 17013.9
Turnout 1,224
Conservative hold Swing
Crowmarsh By-Election 3 June 2010 [21]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats John Griffin32755.9+10.1
Conservative Kristina Crabbe25844.1−10.1
Majority 6911.8
Turnout 58532.0
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

2011-2015

Chinnor By-Election 10 May 2012 [22]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Lynn Lloyd59148.3−1.4
Independent Martin Wright44936.7+36.7
Labour Simon Stone18415.0−0.4
Majority 14211.6
Turnout 1,224
Conservative hold Swing
Didcot All Saints By-Election 25 October 2012 [23]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Denise MacDonald43647.0+4.3
Conservative Jane Murphy34036.7−5.7
Liberal Democrats Andrew Jones15116.3+1.4
Majority 9610.4
Turnout 927
Labour hold Swing

2015-2019

Sandford and the Wittenhams By-Election 8 October 2015 [24]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Sue Lawson29042.8−4.3
Liberal Democrats Simon Thompson24936.7+16.3
Labour Jim Merritt8913.1−3.7
Green Sam Casey-Rerhaye507.4−8.3
Majority 416.0
Turnout 678
Conservative hold Swing
Sonning Common By-Election 22 October 2015 [25]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative William Hall63566.0+5.6
Labour David Winchester20020.8+4.7
Liberal Democrats Sue Cooper12713.2+2.5
Majority 43545.2
Turnout 962
Conservative hold Swing
Didcot South By-Election 13 July 2017 [26]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Mocky Khan63143.6+12.6
Conservative Jackie Billington52836.5+4.1
Liberal Democrats Veronika Williams12720.0+3.7
Majority 1037.1
Turnout 1,448
Labour hold Swing
Didcot West By-Election 13 July 2017 [27]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Ian Snowdon42943.2+3.4
Labour Denise Macdonald39339.5+12.6
Liberal Democrats Ian Smith17217.3+1.3
Majority 363.6
Turnout 994
Conservative hold Swing
Haseley Brook By-Election 19 October 2017 [28]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Caroline NewtonN/AN/AN/A
Conservative hold Swing
Benson and Crowmarsh By-Election 7 June 2018 [29]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Sue Cooper1,04857.4+27.2
Conservative Domenic Papa65836.0−10.6
Labour William Sorenson1216.6−4.0
Majority 39021.3
Turnout 1,827
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

2019-2023

Didcot North East By-Election 6 May 2021 [30]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Andrea Warren1,11340.7+21.8
Liberal Democrats Paul Giesberg95334.8+9.6
Labour Nick Hards67024.5+8.0
Majority 1605.8
Turnout 2,736
Conservative gain from Independent Swing
Forest Hill and Holton By-Election 6 May 2021 [31]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Tim Bearder90764.3+8.1
Conservative John Walsh50335.7+1.7
Majority 40428.7
Turnout 1,410
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

2023-2027

Cholsey By-Election 5 December 2024 [32]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Crispin Topping94962.2
Conservative Alan Thompson36223.7
SDP Kym Pomlett1167.6
Labour Jim Broadbent714.7
Independent Karen Shoobridge281.8
Majority 58738.5
Turnout 1,526
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Watlington By-Election 1 May 2025 [33]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Benjamin Higgins67946.1−23.5
Conservative Richard Riley58539.7+9.3
Green Lucie Ponsford17411.8+11.8
Labour Nicholas Palmer342.3+2.3
Majority 946.4
Turnout 1,472
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Wheatley By-Election 1 May 2025 [34]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Peter Ramsdale57346.7−19.9
Conservative Daniel Masters42834.9+1.5
Green Amanda Rowe-Jones14812.1+12.1
Labour Craig Wilson796.4+6.4
Majority 14511.8
Turnout 1,228
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Notes

  1. ↑ Includes totals for the predecessors of the Liberal Democrats, the Liberal Party and SDP (both of which participated in the Alliance).
  2. ↑ Includes totals for the predecessors of the Green Party of England and Wales, the Ecology Party and Green Party UK.

References

  1. ↑ "Past local elections results". South Oxfordshire District Council. Archived from the original on 15 February 2010. Retrieved 29 May 2010.
  2. ↑ "The South Oxfordshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2014 - Schedule". legislation.gov.uk. The National Archives. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
  3. ↑ "Composition calculator". Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher . The Elections Centre, Plymouth University . Retrieved 14 May 2025.
  4. ↑ legislation.gov.uk - The Berkshire and Oxfordshire (Areas) Order 1977. Retrieved 18 November 2015.
  5. ↑ The Berkshire and Oxfordshire (Areas) (Amendment) Order 1977
  6. ↑ The District of South Oxfordshire (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1980
  7. ↑ The Oxfordshire (District Boundaries) Order 1985
  8. ↑ legislation.gov.uk - The Oxfordshire (District Boundaries) Order 1991 [ permanent dead link ]. Retrieved 6 November 2015.
  9. ↑ legislation.gov.uk - The Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Hampshire, Oxfordshire and Surrey (County Boundaries) Order 1991 Archived 25 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine . Retrieved 5 November 2015.
  10. ↑ legislation.gov.uk - The Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire, Northamptonshire and Oxfordshire (County Boundaries) Order 1991. Retrieved 5 November 2015.
  11. ↑ "Local elections". BBC News Online . Retrieved 7 February 2010.
  12. ↑ legislation.gov.uk - The District of South Oxfordshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2001 Archived 13 November 2013 at the Wayback Machine . Retrieved 4 October 2015.
  13. ↑ legislation.gov.uk - The South Oxfordshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2014 [ permanent dead link ]. Retrieved 3 November 2015.
  14. ↑ "Big gains for Labour in council byelections". guardian.co.uk . 12 October 2001. Retrieved 7 February 2010.
  15. ↑ "Tories take Watlington". guardian.co.uk . 11 October 2002. Retrieved 7 February 2010.
  16. ↑ "Lib Dems falter in local byelections". guardian.co.uk . 28 October 2005. Retrieved 7 February 2010.
  17. ↑ "BNP suffers defeat in Bradford byelection". guardian.co.uk . 24 March 2006. Retrieved 7 February 2010.
  18. ↑ "Thame By-Election". South Oxfordshire District Council. Archived from the original on 16 February 2010. Retrieved 7 February 2010.
  19. ↑ "Chiltern Woods By-election". South Oxfordshire District Council. Archived from the original on 16 February 2010. Retrieved 7 February 2010.
  20. ↑ "I did this for Terry". Henley Standard. 12 February 2010. Archived from the original on 17 July 2011. Retrieved 12 February 2010.
  21. ↑ "Clean sweep for Lib Dems in latest council by-elections". 24dash.com. 4 June 2010. Archived from the original on 29 February 2012. Retrieved 4 June 2010.
  22. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Chinnor Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 11 September 2022.
  23. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Didcot All Saints Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 11 September 2022.
  24. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Didcot All Saints Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 11 September 2022.
  25. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Sonning Common Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 11 September 2022.
  26. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Didcot South Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 11 September 2022.
  27. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Didcot West Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 11 September 2022.
  28. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Haseley Brook Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 11 September 2022.
  29. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Benson and Crowmarsh Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 11 September 2022.
  30. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Didcot North East Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 11 September 2022.
  31. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Forest Hill and Holton Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 11 September 2022.
  32. ↑ "Election of a District Councillor for Cholsey Ward on 5 December 2024" (PDF). South Oxfordshire District Council. Retrieved 18 December 2024.
  33. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Watlington Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 30 August 2025.
  34. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Wheatley Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 30 August 2025.
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