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The 2021 West Oxfordshire District Council election took place on 6 May 2021 to elect members of West Oxfordshire District Council in Oxfordshire, England.[1] One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative Party stayed in overall control of the council, although with a reduced majority.
Results summary
[edit]2021 West Oxfordshire District Council election | ||||||||||
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Party | This election | Full council | This election | |||||||
Seats | Net | Seats % | Other | Total | Total % | Votes | Votes % | +/− | ||
Conservative | 10 | ![]() |
55.6 | 18 | 28 | 57.1 | 12,004 | 42.1 | +3.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | 4 | ![]() |
22.2 | 6 | 10 | 20.4 | 6,851 | 24.0 | -0.3 | |
Labour | 3 | ![]() |
16.7 | 5 | 8 | 20.4 | 6,328 | 22.2 | -0.8 | |
Independent | 0 | ![]() |
0.0 | 2 | 2 | 4.1 | 143 | 0.5 | -3.5 | |
Green | 1 | ![]() |
5.6 | 0 | 1 | 2.0 | 3,132 | 11.0 | +2.0 | |
Reform UK | 0 | ![]() |
0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 27 | 0.1 | New | |
Burning Pink | 0 | ![]() |
0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 15 | 0.1 | New |
Ward results
[edit]Bampton and Clanfield
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Rupert Dent | 803 | 64.4 | +1.7 | |
Green | Alma Tumilowicz | 242 | 19.4 | N/A | |
Labour | Sarah Hayton | 202 | 16.2 | +5.4 | |
Majority | 561 | 45.0 | +8.7 | ||
Turnout | 1,256 | 38.7 | +4.1 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ![]() |
Chadlington and Churchill
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Dean Temple | 328 | 45.2 | −20.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | Nigel Ridpath | 235 | 32.4 | +21.5 | |
Green | James Styring | 101 | 13.9 | +0.8 | |
Labour Co-op | David Heyes | 61 | 8.4 | −1.9 | |
Majority | 93 | 12.8 | |||
Turnout | 744 | 45.0 | +3.8 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ![]() |
Charlbury and Finstock
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Liz Leffman | 884 | 54.6 | +9.0 | |
Conservative | Caspar Morris | 407 | 25.2 | −5.3 | |
Green | Liz Reason | 205 | 12.7 | −3.1 | |
Labour Co-op | Sue Richards | 122 | 7.5 | −0.6 | |
Majority | 477 | 29.4 | +14.3 | ||
Turnout | 1,645 | 53.5 | +5.3 | ||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ![]() |
Chipping Norton
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour Co-op | Geoff Saul | 1,201 | 54.8 | +14.3 | |
Conservative | Ruth Obasa | 616 | 28.1 | −5.3 | |
Green | Malcolm Brown | 263 | 12.0 | N/A | |
Liberal Democrats | Ivan Aguado Melet | 113 | 5.2 | −21.0 | |
Majority | 585 | 26.7 | +19.6 | ||
Turnout | 2,264 | 40.5 | +2.6 | ||
Labour Co-op hold | Swing | ![]() |
Eynsham and Cassington
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Andrew Goodwin | 1,391 | 55.4 | +2.4 | |
Conservative | Sean Grace | 783 | 31.2 | +7.9 | |
Labour | Elsa Dawson | 191 | 7.6 | −0.2 | |
Green | Ed Rolison | 145 | 5.8 | −10.0 | |
Majority | 608 | 24.2 | −5.5 | ||
Turnout | 2,522 | 50.4 | +10.7 | ||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | ![]() |
Freeland and Hanborough
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Alaa Al-Yousuf | 893 | 51.7 | +14.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | Lidia Arciszewska | 482 | 27.9 | +20.4 | |
Labour | Tommy Begley | 182 | 10.5 | −35.1 | |
Green | Angela Wilson | 154 | 6.9 | +1.3 | |
Burning Pink | Dave Baldwin | 15 | 0.9 | N/A | |
Majority | 411 | 23.8 | — | ||
Turnout | 1,740 | 45.2 | −2.5 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ![]() |
Hailey, Minster Lovell and Leafield
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Colin Dingwall | 801 | 55.1 | +9.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Paul Marsh | 653 | 44.9 | +12.3 | |
Majority | 148 | 10.2 | −3.2 | ||
Turnout | 1,467 | 44.1 | +4.9 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ![]() |
Kingham, Rollright and Enstone
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Alex Wilson | 725 | 54.3 | +1.4 | |
Labour | Andrew Hornung | 324 | 24.3 | +10.9 | |
Green | Amy Long | 163 | 12.2 | −5.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | Mike Baggaley | 124 | 9.3 | −6.8 | |
Majority | 401 | 30.0 | −5.3 | ||
Turnout | 1,362 | 41.6 | +7.6 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ![]() |
Milton-under-Wychwood
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Jeff Haine | 464 | 58.1 | −10.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | Sophie Kitching | 173 | 21.7 | +6.5 | |
Labour Co-op | Sian O'Neill | 87 | 10.9 | +1.3 | |
Green | Tim Eden | 75 | 9.4 | +2.5 | |
Majority | 291 | 36.4 | |||
Turnout | 807 | 45.2 | +3.5 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ![]() |
North Leigh
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Harry St John | 460 | 59.3 | −4.9 | |
Labour | Maureen Eades | 119 | 15.3 | −6.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | Gillian Workman | 112 | 14.4 | +10.2 | |
Green | Julia Shay | 85 | 11.0 | +0.7 | |
Majority | 341 | 44.0 | |||
Turnout | 786 | 44.6 | +0.8 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ![]() |
Standlake, Aston and Stanton
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Lysette Nicholls | 983 | 56.3 | +0.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Marcus Luckett | 596 | 34.1 | +23.9 | |
Labour | Mike Parker | 167 | 9.6 | −1.6 | |
Majority | 387 | 22.2 | |||
Turnout | 1,769 | 49.2 | +13.2 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ![]() |
Stonesfield and Tackley
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Mathew Parkinson | 693 | 40.0 | −5.7 | |
Conservative | Richard Jackson | 668 | 38.6 | +4.4 | |
Green | Frances Mortimer | 232 | 13.4 | +0.6 | |
Labour | Nell Davies-Small | 138 | 8.0 | +0.7 | |
Majority | 25 | 1.4 | −10.1 | ||
Turnout | 1,751 | 50.0 | +5.7 | ||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | ![]() |
Witney Central
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Andrew Coles | 810 | 52.9 | +5.6 | |
Conservative | Craig Brown | 526 | 34.3 | −1.2 | |
Green | Harriet Kopinska | 100 | 6.5 | −3.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | Andy Bailey | 69 | 4.5 | −2.9 | |
Reform UK | Mark Bezerra Speeks | 27 | 1.8 | N/A | |
Majority | 284 | 18.6 | +6.8 | ||
Turnout | 1,540 | 36.2 | +2.8 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ![]() |
Witney East
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour Co-op | Duncan Enright | 1,167 | 47.8 | −2.7 | |
Conservative | Rich Hikins | 862 | 35.3 | −0.2 | |
Green | Sandra Simpson | 294 | 12.0 | N/A | |
Liberal Democrats | Christopher Blount | 117 | 4.8 | −9.2 | |
Majority | 305 | 12.5 | −2.5 | ||
Turnout | 2,473 | 42.9 | +7.0 | ||
Labour Co-op hold | Swing | ![]() |
Witney North
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Green | Andrew Prosser | 648 | 41.7 | +28.7 | |
Conservative | Toby Morris | 487 | 31.3 | +7.8 | |
Labour Co-op | Ruth Smith | 351 | 22.6 | +1.3 | |
Independent | Pete Handley | 68 | 4.4 | N/A | |
Majority | 161 | 10.4 | — | ||
Turnout | 1,562 | 50.2 | +8.9 | ||
Green gain from Conservative | Swing | ![]() |
Witney South
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Mark Johnson | 828 | 45.0 | +7.5 | |
Labour | Michael Brooker | 638 | 34.7 | −6.1 | |
Green | Carol Cather | 164 | 8.9 | −5.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Kate Southey | 136 | 7.4 | +0.3 | |
Independent | Adrian Henry-Wyatt | 75 | 4.1 | N/A | |
Majority | 190 | 10.3 | — | ||
Turnout | 1,885 | 38.0 | +5.0 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ![]() |
Witney West
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Jane Doughty | 753 | 52.5 | +6.3 | |
Labour Co-op | Stuart McCarroll | 427 | 29.8 | +11.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Peter Whitten | 154 | 10.7 | −16.3 | |
Green | Penny Ponton | 101 | 7.0 | −1.8 | |
Majority | 326 | 22.7 | +3.5 | ||
Turnout | 1,462 | 35.4 | +1.0 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ![]() |
Woodstock and Bladon
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Elizabeth Poskitt | 919 | 50.0 | +8.0 | |
Conservative | Jo Lamb | 617 | 33.6 | +5.6 | |
Green | Barry Wheatley | 160 | 8.7 | −1.9 | |
Labour | Mark Lambert | 141 | 7.7 | −1.0 | |
Majority | 302 | 16.4 | |||
Turnout | 1,865 | 53.4 | +9.6 | ||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ![]() |
References
[edit]- ^ "Declarations of Results" (PDF). West Oxfordshire District Council Electoral Services. Retrieved 30 May 2021.