2022 Cherwell District Council election

The 2022 Cherwell District Council election was held on 5 May 2022 to elect members of Cherwell District Council in England.[1] This was on the same day as other local elections.

2022 Cherwell District Council election
5 May 2022 (2022-05-05)
17 out of 48 seats to Cherwell District Council
25 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
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Party Conservative Labour Liberal Democrats
Last election 31 seats, 47.7% 8 seats, 22.8% 3 seats, 15.1%
Seats won 6 4 5
Seats after 25 10 7
Seat change Decrease 6 Increase 2 Increase 4
Popular vote 16,169 10,434 11,120
Percentage 38.4% 24.8% 26.4%
Swing Decrease 9.3% Increase 2.0% Increase 11.3%
  Fourth party Fifth party
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Party Independent Green
Last election 5 seats, 4.7% 1 seat, 9.7%
Seats won 1 1
Seats after 4 2
Seat change Decrease 1 Increase 1
Popular vote 1,092 3,241
Percentage 2.6% 7.7%
Swing Decrease 2.2% Decrease 2.0%
Winner of each seat at the 2022 Cherwell District Council election
Council control before election


Conservative

 Council control after election


Conservative

Results summary
2022 Cherwell District Council election
Party This election Full council This election
Seats Net Seats % Other Total Total % Votes Votes % +/−
  Conservative 6 Decrease 6 35.3 19 25 52.1 16,169 38.4 -9.3
  Labour 4 Increase 2 23.5 6 10 20.8 10,434 24.8 +2.0
  Liberal Democrats 5 Increase 4 29.4 2 7 14.6 11,120 26.4 +11.3
  Independent 1 Decrease 1 5.9 3 4 8.3 1,092 2.6 -2.1
  Green 1 Increase 1 5.9 1 2 4.2 3,241 7.7 -2.0

Ward results

Adderbury, Bloxham and Bodicote
Adderbury, Bloxham and Bodicote
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats David Hingley 1,801 59.9 +29.7
Conservative Tony Mepham 902 30.0 -21.9
Labour Sian Tohill-Martin 305 10.1 -7.8
Majority 899 29.9
Turnout 3,008 40.5
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing Increase25.8

Banbury Calthorpe and Easington
Banbury Calthorpe and Easington
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Ian Harwood 1,320 46.7 -9.2
Labour Isabel Creed 1,207 42.7 +19.2
Liberal Democrats Robert Pattenden 301 10.6 +4.2
Majority 113 4.0
Turnout 2,828 33.1
Conservative hold Swing Decrease14.2

Banbury Cross and Neithrop
Banbury Cross and Neithrop
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Chuk Okeke 1,103 50.8 +5.6
Conservative Fiaz Ahmed 769 35.4 -2.8
Liberal Democrats Ash Haeger 300 13.8 +9.1
Majority 334 15.4
Turnout 2,172 29.5
Labour hold Swing Increase4.2

Banbury Grimsbury and Hightown
Banbury Grimsbury and Hightown
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op Rebecca Biegel 1,158 56.5 +8.3
Conservative Ben Dalton 556 27.1 -8.1
Green Karl Kwiatkowski 176 8.6 -2.1
Liberal Democrats David Yeomans 159 7.8 +1.9
Majority 602 29.4
Turnout 2,049 29.0
Labour Co-op hold Swing Increase8.2

Banbury Hardwick
Banbury Hardwick
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Andrew Crichton 798 43.2 +9.7
Conservative Tony Ilott 717 38.8 -8.7
Green Alison Nuttall 182 9.9 +3.5
Liberal Democrats Andrew Raisbeck 150 8.1 +4.9
Majority 81 4.4
Turnout 1,847 25.2
Labour gain from Conservative Swing Increase9.2

Banbury Ruscote
Banbury Ruscote
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Amanda Watkins 922 55.7 +4.1
Conservative Hayne Strangwood 562 33.9 -3.0
Liberal Democrats Steve Buckwell 172 10.4 +6.1
Majority 360 21.8
Turnout 1,656 23.7
Labour hold Swing Increase3.6

Bicester East
Bicester East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Donna Ford 947 48.0 -1.0
Green Damien Maguire 544 27.6 +4.4
Labour Samuel Akbur 483 24.5 +5.4
Majority 403 20.4
Turnout 1,974 31.5
Conservative hold Swing Decrease2.7

Bicester North and Caversfield
Bicester North and Caversfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Nick Mawer 797 40.9 -11.8
Labour Arjunsingh Bais 546 28.0 +7.3
Liberal Democrats Simon Lytton 386 19.8 +7.5
Green Amanda Maguire 218 11.2 -3.2
Majority 251 12.9
Turnout 1,947 30.0
Conservative hold Swing Decrease9.6

Bicester South and Ambrosden
Bicester South and Ambrosden
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Christopher Pruden 1,732 55.4 +43.1
Conservative Sundeep Singh 982 31.4 -21.3
Labour Sian Roscoe 412 12.3 -7.5
Majority 750 24.0
Turnout 3,126 33.5
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing Increase32.2

Bicester West
Bicester West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent John Broad 1,092 52.3 -10.9
Conservative Sam Holland 615 29.4 +10.0
Labour Steven Uttley 382 18.3 +5.3
Majority 477 22.9
Turnout 2,089 31.9
Independent hold Swing Decrease10.5

Cropredy, Sibfords and Wroxton
Cropredy, Sibfords and Wroxton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Phil Chapman 1,396 49.8 -15.5
Liberal Democrats Xenia Huntley 707 25.2 N/A
Labour Co-op Anne Cullen 701 25.0 +4.9
Majority 689 24.6
Turnout 2,804 40.8
Conservative hold Swing N/A

Deddington
Deddington
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Eddie Reeves 1,416 45.9 -11.7
Labour Annette Murphy 690 22.4 +1.3
Liberal Democrats James Hartley 640 20.7 -0.6
Green Aaron Bliss 339 11.0 N/A
Majority 726 23.5
Turnout 3,085 41.7
Conservative hold Swing Decrease6.5

Fringford and Heyfords
Fringford and Heyfords
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Barry Wood 1,066 42.5 -17.6
Liberal Democrats Dillie Keane 508 20.3 N/A
Labour Sylvia Howells 474 18.9 +3.3
Green Jenny Tamblyn 460 18.3 -6.0
Majority 558 22.2
Turnout 2,508 35.6
Conservative hold Swing N/A

Kidlington East
Kidlington East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Fiona Mawson 1,322 46.8 +12.3
Conservative Nigel Simpson 1,070 37.9 -12.6
Labour Sarah Stephenson-Hunter 432 15.3 +0.4
Majority 252 8.9
Turnout 2,824 40.2
Green gain from Conservative Swing Increase12.5

Kidlington West
Kidlington West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Jean Conway 1,465 52.4 +2.2
Conservative Helen Kingsley 1,005 36.0 -2.5
Labour Chidi Uche 325 11.6 +0.3
Majority 460 16.4
Turnout 2,795 40.3
Liberal Democrats hold Swing Increase2.4

Launton and Otmoor
Launton and Otmoor (2 seats due to by-election)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Gemma Coton 1,477 55.3 +19.4
Liberal Democrats Angus Patrick 1,322 49.5 +13.6
Conservative David Hughes 1,091 40.8 -9.0
Conservative Steve Jackson 958 35.9 -13.9
Labour Joanne Howells 267 10.0 -4.3
Labour Naomi Karslake 229 8.6 -5.7
Turnout 43.7
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

Changes 2022–2023

Hannah Banfield, elected in 2019 as a Labour councillor for Banbury Cross and Neithrop ward, resigned from the party in November 2022, sitting instead as an independent.[2]

References
  1. "District Elections". Cherwell District Council. Retrieved 10 May 2022.
  2. Boothroyd, David (11 November 2022). "Changes of allegiance". Local Councils. Retrieved 24 April 2023. Cherwell: Hannah Banfield, who was elected for the Labour Party... has left the party to sit as an Independent
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