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.

Results summary

2022 West Oxfordshire District Council election[1]
Party This election Full council This election
Seats Net Seats % Other Total Total % Votes Votes % +/−
  Conservative 4 Decrease 5 25.0 19 23 46.9 7,964 37.4 -4.7
  Liberal Democrats 8 Increase 4 50.0 6 14 28.6 7,681 36.0 +12.0
  Labour 3 Steady 18.8 5 8 16.3 4,105 19.3 -2.9
  Green 1 Increase 1 6.3 1 2 4.1 1,367 6.4 -4.6
  Independent 0 Steady 0.0 2 2 4.1 164 0.8 +0.3
  Heritage 0 Steady 0.0 0 0 0.0 39 0.2 New

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
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative David Cooper 368 42.0 +3.1
Liberal Democrats Timothy Sumner 364 41.5 -11.3
Labour Co-op Sue Richards 145 16.5 +9.9
Majority 4 0.5
Turnout 881 51.4
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing Increase7.2

Bampton and Clanfield

Bampton and Clanfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Alaric Smith 647 46.7 +20.2
Conservative Rupert Dent 606 43.7 -19.0
Labour Nathaniel Miles 71 5.1 -5.7
Green Alma Tumilowicz 62 4.5 N/A
Majority 41 3.0
Turnout 1,389 42.4
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing Increase19.6

Brize Norton and Shilton

Brize Norton and Shilton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Rosie Pearson 383 54.4 N/A
Conservative Alex Postan 321 45.6 -26.3
Majority 62 8.8
Turnout 713 37.2
Green gain from Conservative Swing N/A

Burford

Burford
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Hugo Ashton 511 66.3 +49.5
Conservative Craig Brown 202 26.2 -48.8
Labour George Richmond 58 7.5 -0.7
Majority 309 40.1
Turnout 774 48.1
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing Increase49.2

Carterton North East

Carterton North East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Martin McBride 428 44.6 -15.2
Liberal Democrats David Melvin 423 44.1 +33.2
Green Anthony Barrett 108 11.3 -4.7
Majority 5 0.5
Turnout 968 23.4
Conservative hold Swing Decrease24.2

Carterton North West

Carterton North West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Natalie King 460 38.4 +27.0
Conservative Kim Wood 455 38.0 -1.9
Independent Pete Handley 164 13.7 -23.5
Labour Co-op Dave Wesson 79 6.6 -4.9
Heritage David Cox 39 3.3 N/A
Majority 5 0.4
Turnout 1,199 30.7
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing Increase14.5

Carterton South

Carterton South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Nick Leverton 586 65.0 +7.2
Liberal Democrats Sophie Roell 316 35.0 +21.5
Majority 270 30.0
Turnout 909 26.8
Conservative hold Swing Decrease7.2

Chipping Norton

Chipping Norton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op Rizvana Poole 1,237 61.0 +6.2
Conservative Emma Leeming 607 29.9 +1.8
Liberal Democrats Ivan Aguado 185 9.1 +3.9
Majority 630 31.1
Turnout 2,055 37.1
Labour Co-op hold Swing Increase2.2

Ducklington

Ducklington
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Ben Woodruff 344 48.0 -14.0
Labour Rachel Crouch 285 39.7 +21.4
Green Carol Cather 88 12.3 N/A
Majority 59 8.3
Turnout 725 36.0
Conservative hold Swing Decrease17.7

Eynsham and Cassington

Eynsham and Cassington
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Carl Rylett 1,324 63.1 +7.7
Conservative Terrel Mollel 460 21.9 -9.3
Labour Lucy Wallis 178 8.5 +0.9
Green Celia Kerslake 135 6.4 +0.6
Majority 864 41.2
Turnout 2,105 41.8
Liberal Democrats hold Swing Increase8.5

Freeland and Hanborough

Freeland and Hanborough
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Lidia Arciszewska 872 50.7 +22.8
Conservative Merilyn Davies 741 43.1 -8.6
Green Timothy Eden 107 6.2 -0.7
Majority 131 7.6
Turnout 1,724 43.4
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing Increase15.7

Standlake, Aston and Stanton Harcourt

Standlake, Aston and Stanton Harcourt
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Charlie Maynard 1,019 58.0 +23.9
Conservative Sean Grace 739 42.0 -14.3
Majority 280 16.0
Turnout 1,767 48.0
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing Increase19.1

The Bartons

The Bartons
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Dave Jackson 543 74.4 +21.4
Conservative Richard Jackson 160 21.9 -21.0
Green Frances Mortimer 27 3.7 N/A
Majority 383 52.5
Turnout 731 47.1
Liberal Democrats hold Swing Increase21.2

Witney East

Witney East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op Ruth Smith 1,020 47.5 -0.3
Conservative Toby Morris 773 36.0 +0.7
Liberal Democrats Hannah Bailey 190 8.8 +4.0
Green Harriet Kopinska 164 7.6 -4.4
Majority 247 11.5
Turnout 2,162 38.2
Labour Co-op hold Swing Decrease0.5

Witney South

Witney South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op Michael Brooker 790 46.1 +11.4
Conservative David Harvey 721 42.1 -2.9
Green Sandra Simpson 203 11.8 +2.9
Majority 69 4.0
Turnout 1,722 35.9
Labour Co-op gain from Conservative Swing Increase7.2

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
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Julian Cooper 827 51.3 +1.3
Conservative Sharone Parnes 453 28.1 -5.5
Labour Veronica Oakeshott 242 15.0 +7.3
Green Barry Wheatley 90 5.6 -3.1
Majority 374 23.2
Turnout 1,618 46.8
Liberal Democrats hold Swing Increase3.4

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. ^ a b "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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