2022 UK local government election
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 5 25.0 19 23 46.9 7,964 37.4 -4.7 Liberal Democrats 8 4 50.0 6 14 28.6 7,681 36.0 +12.0 Labour 3 18.8 5 8 16.3 4,105 19.3 -2.9 Green 1 1 6.3 1 2 4.1 1,367 6.4 -4.6 Independent 0 0.0 2 2 4.1 164 0.8 +0.3 Heritage 0 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 7.2
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 19.6
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 49.2
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 24.2
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 14.5
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 7.2
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 2.2
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 17.7
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 8.5
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 15.7
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 19.1
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 21.2
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 0.5
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 7.2
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 3.4
References ^ "Declaration of Result of Poll" (PDF) . West Oxfordshire District Council. Retrieved 11 May 2022 . ^ Sofia Della Sala (6 May 2022). "West Oxfordshire local elections 2022: Live updates from the overnight count". OxfordshireLive . Retrieved 5 August 2022 . ^ a b "Tories lose control of West Oxfordshire Council in local election results 2022". BBC News . 6 May 2022. Retrieved 5 August 2022 .