2023 UK local government election
2023 Cherwell District Council election
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16 out of 48 seats to Cherwell District Council 25 seats needed for a majority |
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| First party | Second party | Third party | | | | | Leader | Barry Wood | Sean Woodcock | David Hingley | Party | Conservative | Labour | Liberal Democrats | Last election | 25 seats, 38.4% | 10 seats, 24.8% | 7 seats, 26.4% | Seats before | 25 | 9 | 7 | Seats won | 3 | 5 | 5 | Seats after | 20 | 12 | 10 | Seat change | 5 | 3 | 3 | Popular vote | 12,735 | 9,641 | 9,461 | Percentage | 34.0% | 25.7% | 25.2% | Swing | 4.8% | 0.9% | 1.2% | | | Fourth party | Fifth party | | | | Leader | Ian Middleton | | Party | Green | Independent | Last election | 2 seats, 7.7% | 4 seats, 2.6% | Seats before | 2 | 5 | Seats won | 2 | 1 | Seats after | 3 | 3 | Seat change | 1 | 2 | Popular vote | 4,160 | 1,486 | Percentage | 11.1% | 4.0% | Swing | 3.4% | 1.4% | |
The winner of each ward in the 2023 Cherwell District Council Election |
Leader before election Barry Wood Conservative | Leader after election Barry Wood Conservative No overall control | |
The 2023 Cherwell District Council election took place on 4 May 2023 to elect members of Cherwell District Council in Oxfordshire, England.[1] This was on the same day as other local elections in England.
The Conservatives lost control of the council to no overall control.[2] Attempts to form a coalition of the other parties failed to produce an alternative administration. The Conservative leader of the council, Barry Wood, was removed from office at the council's annual meeting on 17 May 2023, but as the council could not agree on a replacement leader the meeting was then adjourned until 23 May 2023. No alternative leader who could command a majority had emerged by then either, and so Barry Wood was reinstated as leader, in charge of a Conservative minority administration.[3]
Green party leader Ian Middleton said this was because the Labour Party National Executive Committee had told the local Labour Party that they could not have any Green or Independent councillors in roles in the Executive.[4]
Overall results
The overall results were as follows:[5]
2023 Cherwell District Council election |
Party | This election | Full council | This election |
Seats | Net | Seats % | Other | Total | Total % | Votes | Votes % | +/− |
| Conservative | 3 | 5 | 18.8 | 17 | 20 | 41.7 | 12,735 | 34.0 | -4.8 |
| Labour | 5 | 3 | 31.3 | 7 | 12 | 25.0 | 9,641 | 25.7 | +0.9 |
| Liberal Democrats | 5 | 3 | 31.3 | 5 | 10 | 20.8 | 9,461 | 25.2 | -1.2 |
| Green | 2 | 1 | 12.5 | 1 | 3 | 6.3 | 4,160 | 11.1 | +3.4 |
| Independent | 1 | 2 | 6.3 | 2 | 3 | 6.3 | 1,486 | 4.0 | +1.4 |
Ward results
The Statement of Persons Nominated, which details the candidates standing in each ward, was released by Cherwell District Council following the close of nominations on 4 April 2023.[6] The results for each ward were:[7]
Adderbury, Bloxham and Bodicote
Adderbury, Bloxham and Bodicote Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Robert Pattenden | 1,540 | 53.6 | -6.3 |
| Conservative | David Bunn | 913 | 31.8 | +1.8 |
| Labour | Helen Oldfield | 345 | 12.0 | +1.9 |
| Independent | Paul Tucker | 73 | 2.5 | N/A |
Majority | 627 | 21.8 | |
Turnout | 2,871 | 37.85 | |
Registered electors | 7,604 | | |
| Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Banbury Calthorpe & Easington
Banbury Calthorpe & Easington Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Lynne Parsons | 1,217 | 42.6 | -0.1 |
| Conservative | Fiaz Ahmed | 1,055 | 36.9 | -9.8 |
| Liberal Democrats | David Yeomans | 244 | 8.1 | -2.5 |
| Green | Julia Middleton | 213 | 7.4 | N/A |
| Independent | John Brown | 131 | 4.6 | N/A |
Majority | 162 | 5.7 | |
Turnout | 2,860 | 32.93 | |
Registered electors | 8,731 | | |
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | 4.85 | |
Banbury Cross & Neithrop
Banbury Cross & Neithrop Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Becky Clarke | 1,058 | 54.6 | +3.8 |
| Conservative | Munoz Dungo | 443 | 22.8 | -12.6 |
| Green | Linda Catherine Ward | 159 | 8.2 | N/A |
| Liberal Democrats | Andrew Raisbeck | 141 | 7.2 | -6.6 |
| Independent | Simon Garrett | 80 | 4.1 | N/A |
| Independent | Tim Barrett | 58 | 3.0 | N/A |
Majority | 615 | 31.7 | |
Turnout | 1,939 | 26.18 | -3.3 |
Registered electors | 7,461 | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Banbury Grimsbury & Hightown
Banbury Grimsbury & Hightown Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour Co-op | Sean Woodcock* | 1,030 | 55.6 | -0.9 |
| Conservative | Zeeshan Ahmed | 389 | 21.0 | -6.1 |
| Green | Karl Kwiatkowski | 175 | 9.5 | +0.9 |
| Liberal Democrats | Sophie Parker-Manuel | 143 | 7.7 | -0.1 |
| Independent | Cassi Perry | 114 | 6.2 | N/A |
Majority | 641 | 34.6 | |
Turnout | 1,851 | 26.27 | |
Registered electors | 7,110 | | |
| Labour Co-op hold | Swing | | |
Banbury Hardwick
Banbury Hardwick Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Besmira Brasha | 809 | 46.1 | +2.9 |
| Conservative | Tony Ilott | 716 | 40.2 | +1.4 |
| Green | Amanda Maguire | 231 | 13.2 | +3.3 |
Majority | 93 | 5.9 | +1.5 |
Turnout | 1,756 | 23.2 | -2 |
Registered electors | 7,612 | | |
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | 0.75 | |
Banbury Ruscote
Banbury Ruscote Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Isabel Creed | 884 | 58.5 | +2.8 |
| Conservative | Jayne Strangwood | 388 | 25.7 | -8.2 |
| Green | Carol Broom | 95 | 6.3 | N/A |
| Liberal Democrats | Mark Petterson | 74 | 4.9 | -5.5 |
| Independent | Julie Battison | 70 | 4.6 | N/A |
Majority | 496 | 32.8 | |
Turnout | 1,511 | 21.29 | |
Registered electors | 7,124 | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Bicester East
Bicester East Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Green | Tom Beckett | 843 | 41.6 | +14.0 |
| Conservative | Sam Holland | 767 | 37.9 | -10.1 |
| Labour | Jane Clements | 416 | 20.5 | -4.0 |
Majority | 76 | 3.8 | |
Turnout | 2,026 | 32.08 | |
Registered electors | 6,377 | | |
| Green gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Bicester North & Caversfield
Bicester North & Caversfield Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Simon Lytton | 794 | 39.6 | +19.8 |
| Conservative | Jason Slaymaker* | 676 | 33.7 | -7.2 |
| Labour | Arjun Bais | 536 | 26.7 | -1.3 |
Majority | 118 | 5.9 | |
Turnout | 2,006 | 31.13 | |
Registered electors | 6,502 | | |
| Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Bicester South & Ambrosden
Bicester South & Ambrosden Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Nick Cotter* | 1,660 | 56.8 | +1.4 |
| Conservative | Sammy Omotayo | 808 | 27.7 | -3.7 |
| Labour | Robert Nixon | 453 | 15.5 | +3.2 |
Majority | 852 | 29.1 | |
Turnout | 2,921 | 29.57 | |
Registered electors | 9,948 | | |
| Liberal Democrats gain from Independent | Swing | | |
Bicester West
Bicester West Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | Harry Knight | 777 | 40.0 | -12.3 |
| Conservative | Alex Thrupp | 472 | 24.3 | -5.1 |
| Labour | Christopher Howells | 397 | 20.4 | +2.1 |
| Liberal Democrats | Martin Chadwick | 188 | 9.7 | N/A |
| Green | Damien Maguire | 110 | 5.7 | N/A |
Majority | 305 | 15.7 | |
Turnout | 1,944 | 29.93 | |
Registered electors | 6,559 | | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
Cropredy, Sibfords & Wroxton
Cropredy, Sibfords & Wroxton Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Douglas Webb* | 1,247 | 44.9 | -4.9 |
| Liberal Democrats | Xenia Huntley | 856 | 30.8 | +5.6 |
| Labour | Siân Tohill-Martin | 439 | 15.8 | -9.2 |
| Green | Victoria Campbell | 238 | 8.6 | N/A |
Majority | 391 | 14.1 | |
Turnout | 2,780 | 40.19 | |
Registered electors | 6,967 | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Deddington
Deddington Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Andrew McHugh | 1,280 | 43.8 | -2.1 |
| Labour | Annette Murphy | 796 | 27.2 | +4.8 |
| Liberal Democrats | James Hartley | 547 | 18.7 | -2.0 |
| Green | Linda Newbery | 300 | 10.3 | -0.7 |
Majority | 484 | 16.6 | |
Turnout | 2,923 | 39.65 | |
Registered electors | 7,430 | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Fringford & Heyfords
Fringford & Heyfords Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Nigel Simpson | 1,049 | 42.2 | -0.3 |
| Liberal Democrats | Mark Chivers | 774 | 31.1 | +10.8 |
| Labour | Alex Williams | 373 | 15.0 | -3.9 |
| Green | Jenny Tamblyn | 291 | 11.7 | -6.6 |
Majority | 275 | 11.1 | |
Turnout | 2,487 | 34.77 | |
Registered electors | 7,179 | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Kidlington East
Kidlington West
Kidlington West Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Lesley McLean | 1,410 | 56.2 | +3.8 |
| Conservative | Rosie Hillard | 802 | 32.0 | -4.0 |
| Labour | Matthew Bevington | 297 | 11.8 | +0.2 |
Majority | 608 | 24.2 | |
Turnout | 2,509 | 36.25 | |
Registered electors | 6,983 | | |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Launton & Otmoor
Launton & Otmoor Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Julian Nedelcu | 1,120 | 45.0 | -4.5 |
| Conservative | David Hughes | 1,052 | 42.3 | +1.5 |
| Labour | Naomi Karslake | 315 | 12.7 | +4.1 |
Majority | 68 | 2.7 | |
Turnout | 2,477 | 38.7 | |
Registered electors | 6,490 | | |
| Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
References
- ^ "Notice of Election". Cherwell District Council. 27 March 2023. Retrieved 20 April 2023.
- ^ "Local elections 2023: Conservatives lose only council in Oxfordshire". BBC News. 6 May 2023. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
- ^ "Conservatives to lead Cherwell District Council after impasse broken". BBC News. 23 May 2023. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
- ^ Middleton, Ian (2023-05-24). "How Labour allowed the Tories to retain control of a council in Oxfordshire". Bright Green. Retrieved 2023-05-30.
- ^ "Cherwell election result". BBC News. 5 May 2023. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
- ^ "Statement of Persons Nominated". Cherwell District Council. 4 April 2023. Retrieved 20 April 2023.
- ^ Ingham, Jack (5 May 2023). "Banbury election live: Conservatives lose overall majority on Cherwell District Council". Banbury Guardian. Retrieved 9 May 2023.