2022 West Oxfordshire District Council election

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Map showing the results of the 2022 West Oxfordshire District Council election

The 2022 West Oxfordshire District Council election took place on 5 May 2022 to elect members of West Oxfordshire District Council in Oxfordshire, England. One-third of the council was up for election and the Conservative Party lost control of the council to no overall control.

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Results summary

2022 West Oxfordshire District Council election [1]
PartyThis electionFull councilThis election
SeatsNetSeats %OtherTotalTotal %VotesVotes %+/−
  Conservative 4Decrease2.svg 525.0192346.97,96437.4-4.7
  Liberal Democrats 8Increase2.svg 450.061428.67,68136.0+12.0
  Labour 3Steady2.svg18.85816.34,10519.3-2.9
  Green 1Increase2.svg 16.3124.11,3676.4-4.6
  Independent 0Steady2.svg0.0224.11640.8+0.3
  Heritage 0Steady2.svg0.0000.0390.2New

The votes were counted at the Windrush Leisure Centre in Witney. The turnout was given as 39 percent. [2] Following these election results the Conservatives lost control of West Oxfordshire after being in charge for 22 years. The deputy leader of the council lost his seat. [3]

Ward results

Ascott and Shipton

Ascott and Shipton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative David Cooper 368 42.0 +3.1
Liberal Democrats Timothy Sumner36441.5-11.3
Labour Co-op Sue Richards14516.5+9.9
Majority40.5
Turnout 88151.4
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing Increase2.svg7.2

Bampton and Clanfield

Bampton and Clanfield
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Alaric Smith 647 46.7 +20.2
Conservative Rupert Dent60643.7-19.0
Labour Nathaniel Miles715.1-5.7
Green Alma Tumilowicz624.5N/A
Majority413.0
Turnout 1,38942.4
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing Increase2.svg19.6

Brize Norton and Shilton

Brize Norton and Shilton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Green Rosie Pearson 383 54.4 N/A
Conservative Alex Postan32145.6-26.3
Majority628.8
Turnout 71337.2
Green gain from Conservative Swing N/A

Burford

Burford
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Hugo Ashton 511 66.3 +49.5
Conservative Craig Brown20226.2-48.8
Labour George Richmond587.5-0.7
Majority30940.1
Turnout 77448.1
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing Increase2.svg49.2

Carterton North East

Carterton North East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Martin McBride 428 44.6 -15.2
Liberal Democrats David Melvin42344.1+33.2
Green Anthony Barrett10811.3-4.7
Majority50.5
Turnout 96823.4
Conservative hold Swing Decrease2.svg24.2

Carterton North West

Carterton North West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Natalie King 460 38.4 +27.0
Conservative Kim Wood45538.0-1.9
Independent Pete Handley16413.7-23.5
Labour Co-op Dave Wesson796.6-4.9
Heritage David Cox393.3N/A
Majority50.4
Turnout 1,19930.7
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing Increase2.svg14.5

Carterton South

Carterton South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Nick Leverton 586 65.0 +7.2
Liberal Democrats Sophie Roell31635.0+21.5
Majority27030.0
Turnout 90926.8
Conservative hold Swing Decrease2.svg7.2

Chipping Norton

Chipping Norton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op Rizvana Poole 1,237 61.0 +6.2
Conservative Emma Leeming60729.9+1.8
Liberal Democrats Ivan Aguado1859.1+3.9
Majority63031.1
Turnout 2,05537.1
Labour Co-op hold Swing Increase2.svg2.2

Ducklington

Ducklington
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Ben Woodruff 344 48.0 -14.0
Labour Rachel Crouch28539.7+21.4
Green Carol Cather8812.3N/A
Majority598.3
Turnout 72536.0
Conservative hold Swing Decrease2.svg17.7

Eynsham and Cassington

Eynsham and Cassington
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Carl Rylett 1,324 63.1 +7.7
Conservative Terrel Mollel46021.9-9.3
Labour Lucy Wallis1788.5+0.9
Green Celia Kerslake1356.4+0.6
Majority86441.2
Turnout 2,10541.8
Liberal Democrats hold Swing Increase2.svg8.5

Freeland and Hanborough

Freeland and Hanborough
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Lidia Arciszewska 872 50.7 +22.8
Conservative Merilyn Davies74143.1-8.6
Green Timothy Eden1076.2-0.7
Majority1317.6
Turnout 1,72443.4
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing Increase2.svg15.7

Standlake, Aston and Stanton Harcourt

Standlake, Aston and Stanton Harcourt
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Charlie Maynard 1,019 58.0 +23.9
Conservative Sean Grace73942.0-14.3
Majority28016.0
Turnout 1,76748.0
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing Increase2.svg19.1

The Bartons

The Bartons
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Dave Jackson 543 74.4 +21.4
Conservative Richard Jackson16021.9-21.0
Green Frances Mortimer273.7N/A
Majority38352.5
Turnout 73147.1
Liberal Democrats hold Swing Increase2.svg21.2

Witney East

Witney East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op Ruth Smith 1,020 47.5 -0.3
Conservative Toby Morris77336.0+0.7
Liberal Democrats Hannah Bailey1908.8+4.0
Green Harriet Kopinska1647.6-4.4
Majority24711.5
Turnout 2,16238.2
Labour Co-op hold Swing Decrease2.svg0.5

Witney South

Witney South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op Michael Brooker 790 46.1 +11.4
Conservative David Harvey72142.1-2.9
Green Sandra Simpson20311.8+2.9
Majority694.0
Turnout 1,72235.9
Labour Co-op gain from Conservative Swing Increase2.svg7.2

Losing Conservative candidate, David Harvey, had been the district councillor for 24 years and was the deputy leader of the council. [3]

Woodstock and Bladon

Woodstock and Bladon
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Julian Cooper 827 51.3 +1.3
Conservative Sharone Parnes45328.1-5.5
Labour Veronica Oakeshott24215.0+7.3
Green Barry Wheatley905.6-3.1
Majority37423.2
Turnout 1,61846.8
Liberal Democrats hold Swing Increase2.svg3.4

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References

  1. ↑ "Declaration of Result of Poll" (PDF). West Oxfordshire District Council. Retrieved 11 May 2022.
  2. ↑ Sofia Della Sala (6 May 2022). "West Oxfordshire local elections 2022: Live updates from the overnight count". OxfordshireLive. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
  3. 1 2 "Tories lose control of West Oxfordshire Council in local election results 2022". BBC News . 6 May 2022. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
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