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.

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

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. "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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