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2025 Oxfordshire County Council election
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All 69 seats to Oxfordshire County Council
35 seats needed for a majority
Turnout35.6
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Liz Leffman Liz Brighouse Eddie Reeves
Party Liberal Democrats Labour Conservative
Leader's seat Charlbury & Wychwood Churchill & Lye Valley Cropredy & Hook Norton (lost)
Last election 21 seats, 25.8% 16 seats, 21.4% 21 seats, 36.9%
Seats before 20 14 19
Seats won 36 12 10
Seat change Increase 16 Decrease 2 Decrease 9
Popular vote 57,679 24,604 40,867
Percentage 30.1% 12.8% 21.3%
  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Leader Ian Middleton Felix Bloomfield Anne Gwinnett
Party Green Reform UK IOA
Leader's seat Kidlington East Wallingford (lost) None
Last election 3 seats, 12.0% 0 seats, 0.2% Did not exist
Seats before 3 2 0
Seats won 7 1 1
Seat change Increase 4 Decrease 1 Increase 1
Popular vote 22,919 34,148 5,161
Percentage 12.0% 17.8% 2.7%
Map showing the results of the 2025 Oxfordshire County Council election
Council composition after the election
Council control before election

No overall control

 Council control after election

Liberal Democrat majority

The 2025 Oxfordshire County Council election was held on 1 May 2025 to elect members to Oxfordshire County Council in Oxfordshire, England.[1] All 69 seats were elected.[2] This was on the same day as a by-election for the Oxford City Council ward of Headington Hill and Northway, as well as other local elections nationwide. The Liberal Democrats won overall control of the council for the first time.

Background

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At the 2021 election, the council remained under no overall control.[3] The 2025 election was held under new ward boundaries.[2]

Previous council composition

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After 2021 election Before 2025 election[4]
Party Seats Party Seats
Liberal Democrats 21 Liberal Democrats 20
Conservative 21 Conservative-Independent Alliance 19
Labour 16 Labour 14
Green 3 Green 3
Henley Residents 1 Henley Residents 1
Independent 1 Independent 6

Changes

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  • November 2022: Hannah Banfield (Labour) leaves party to sit as an independent[5]
  • January 2023: Michele Paule (Labour) resigns - by-election held March 2023[6]
  • March 2023: Trish Elphinstone (Labour) wins by-election[7]
  • September 2023: Damian Haywood (Labour) leaves party to sit as an independent[8]
  • December 2023: Sally Povolotsky (Liberal Democrats) leaves party to sit as an independent[9]
  • March 2024: Kevin Bulmer (Conservative) suspended from party[10]
  • May 2024: Richard Webber (Liberal Democrats) resigns - by-election held June 2024;[11] Jane Murphy (Conservative) leaves party to sit as an independent[12]
  • June 2024: Peter Stevens (Liberal Democrats) wins by-election[13]
  • March 2025: Felix Bloomfield and Kevin Bulmer (both Conservative) join Reform UK.[14]

Summary

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Election result

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2025 Oxfordshire County Council election
Party Candidates Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Liberal Democrats 68 36 52.2 30.08 57,679
  Labour 69 12 17.4 12.83 24,604
  Conservative 69 10 14.5 21.31 40,867
  Green 69 7 10.1 11.95 22,919
  Reform UK 64 1 1.4 17.81 34,148
  Independent 13 1 1.4 2.32 4,448
  Independent Oxford Alliance 9 1 1.4 2.69 5,161 N/A
  TUSC 7 0.09 173
  Animal Welfare 1 0.01 10
  Henley Residents 1 1 1.4 0.77 1,483
  Heritage 1 0.01 15
  Monster Raving Loony 1 0.01 37
  Oxford Community Socialists 1 0.08 147
  SDP 1 0.05 90

Candidates by division

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The Statements of Persons Nominated details the candidates confirmed to be standing in each division.[15] An asterisk (*) indicates an incumbent councillor seeking re-election.

Cherwell

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Adderbury, Bloxham & Bodicote
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats David Hingley 1,156 35.5
Conservative Adam Nell 938 28.8
Reform UK Paul Jeffreys 786 24.1
Labour Dom Vaitkus 233 7.2
Green Linda Ward 143 4.4
Majority 218 6.7
Turnout 3,256 39.5
Registered electors 8,265
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Banbury Calthorpe
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Isabel Creed 721 31.5 −0.9
Conservative Ian Harwood 627 27.4 −20.6
Reform UK Michael Wardle 535 23.4 New
Green Samuel Burnett 221 9.7 −3.7
Liberal Democrats Mark Chivers 183 8.0 +1.8
Majority 94 4.1
Turnout 2,287 31.9
Registered electors 7,186
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Banbury Easington
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Kieron Mallon* 1,103 41.4 −16.2
Reform UK John Brown 661 24.8 New
Labour Co-op Anne Cullen 552 19.6 +1.0
Green Philip Holt 162 6.1 −5.4
Liberal Democrats Rob Pattenden 155 5.8 −6.6
Independent Phil Richards 63 2.4 New
Majority 442 16.6 −22.4
Turnout 2666 39.6
Registered electors 6,762
Conservative hold Swing
Banbury Grimsbury & Castle
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Paul Sargent 713 31.7 −2.2
Labour Co-op Rebecca Biegel 696 30.9 −20.3
Independent Cassi Bellingham 368 16.4 New
Liberal Democrats Sophie Parker-Manuel 253 11.2 +5.3
Green Karl Kwiatkowski 219 9.7 +0.7
Majority 17 0.8
Turnout 2,294 26.4
Registered electors 8,682
Conservative gain from Independent [16]
Banbury Hardwick
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op Andrew Crichton 567 29.5 −11.2
Reform UK Stephen Hartley 512 26.6 +24.0
Conservative Oliver Perera 430 22.4 −22.4
Liberal Democrats Christophe Aramini 170 8.8 +4.6
Green Chris Nelson 146 7.6 −0.1
Independent Simon Garrett 98 5.1 New
Majority 55 2.9
Turnout 1,923 23.3
Registered electors 8,281
Labour Co-op gain from Conservative Swing

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Banbury Ruscote
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op Mark Cherry* 847 36.5 −19.3
Reform UK Peter Burns 712 30.7 New
Conservative Taraji Ogunnubi 368 15.8 −22.0
Green Ruthi Brandt 151 6.5 New
Liberal Democrats Mark Petterson 125 5.4 −0.9
Independent Julie Battison 119 5.1 New
Majority 135 5.8 −12.2
Turnout 2,322 26.1
Registered electors 8,935
Labour Co-op hold Swing
Bicester East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Sean Gaul 858 34.0
Conservative Sam Holland 728 28.9
Reform UK Andrew O'Gorman 578 22.9
Labour Jane Clements 190 7.5
Green Damien Maguire 167 6.6
Majority 130 5.1
Turnout 2,521 34.1
Registered electors 7,403
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Bicester North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Matt Webb 951 36.3 +16.2
Reform UK Alan Thomas 693 26.5 New
Conservative Mitch Lee 588 22.5 −30.5
Labour Babatunde Aribisala 204 7.8 −12.3
Green Amanda Maguire 183 7.0 −6.8
Majority 258 9.8
Turnout 2,619 32.5
Registered electors 8,065
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
Bicester South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Nicholas Cotter 946 52.4
Reform UK Jeff Rigby 427 23.7
Conservative Lynn Pratt 234 13.0
Labour James Daulton 105 5.8
Green Robin Winslow 93 5.2
Majority 519 28.7
Turnout 1,805 29.2
Registered electors 6,186
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Bicester West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats John Shiri 669 29.7 +21.3
Independent Les Sibley* 666 29.6 −22.0
Reform UK George-Aurelian Popeseu 496 20.8 New
Conservative Jake Whittingham 248 11.0 −13.8
Labour Arjun Bais 121 5.4 −9.7
Green Paul Radford 77 3.4 New
Majority 3 0.1
Turnout 2,250 28.9
Registered electors 7,793
Liberal Democrats gain from Independent Swing
Chesterton & Launton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats William Boucher-Giles 935 32.9 +24.5
Conservative Sandy Dallimore 806 28.3 −37.1
Reform UK Ian Hodgson 760 26.7 New
Green John O'Regan 188 6.6 −5.3
Labour Russell Hewer 156 5.5 −8.9
Majority 129 4.6
Turnout 2,845 37.8
Registered electors 7,535
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
Cropredy & Hook Norton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Christopher Brant 1,401 35.9 +22.4
Conservative Eddie Reeves*[18] 1,348 34.5 −28.2
Reform UK Lynda Martin 740 19.0 New
Labour Helen Oldfield 261 6.7 −17.1
Green Jenny Tamblyn 154 3.9 New
Majority 53 1.4
Turnout 3,904 46.6
Registered electors 8,393
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
Deddington
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Gareth Epps 1,050 34.1 +7.2
Conservative Arash Fatemian* 870 28.3 −27.1
Reform UK Paul Yoward 637 20.7 New
Labour Sian Tohill-Martin 273 8.9 −8.8
Green Aaron Bliss 249 8.1 New
Majority 180 5.8
Turnout 3,079 39.8
Registered electors 7,765
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
Kidlington East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Ian Middleton* 998 38.8
Reform UK Daniel Reeve 586 22.8
Liberal Democrats Gabriel Schenk 403 15.7
Conservative Zoe McLernon 399 15.5
Labour Lynne Parsons 184 7.2
Majority 412 16.0
Turnout 2,570 36.1
Registered electors 7,147
Green win (new seat)
Kidlington North & Otmoor
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Laura Gordon 1,275 40.4
Conservative Andrew Payne 818 25.9
Reform UK Tom Burgess 719 22.8
Green Fin MacEwan 183 5.8
Labour Naomi Karslake 163 5.2
Majority 457 14.5
Turnout 3,158 42.0
Registered electors 7,531
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Kidlington West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Lesley McLean 556 30.2
Green Fiona Mawson 429 23.3
Conservative Nigel Simpson* 393 21.3
Reform UK Hamish McLay 373 20.2
Labour John Tanner 91 4.9
Majority 127 6.9
Turnout 1,842 37.7
Registered electors 4,899
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Oxford

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Bartlemas
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Emily Kerr 1,367 48.6
Labour Co-op Thomas Boyd 635 22.6
IOA Zaheer Iqbal 461 16.4
Reform UK Claudia Davies 136 4.8
Liberal Democrats Tony Brett 131 4.7
Conservative Simon Bazley 65 2.3
TUSC Hannah Chapman 20 0.7
Majority 732 26.0
Turnout 2,815 31.5
Registered electors 8,970
Green win (new seat)
Barton, Sandhills & Risinghurst
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op Glynis Phillips* 647 36.0 −10.9
Reform UK Malan Armson 448 24.9 New
Conservative Louise Brown 205 11.4 −5.4
Liberal Democrats Richard Whelan 196 10.9 −4.3
Green Ray Hitchins 156 8.7 −2.9
Oxford Community Socialists Jabu Nala-Hartley 147 8.2 New
Majority 199 11.1 −19.1
Turnout 1,799 28.2 −8.7
Registered electors 6,418
Labour Co-op hold Swing
Churchill & Lye Valley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op Liz Brighouse* 834 34.3 −27.1
IOA Ajaz Rehman 629 25.9 New
Reform UK Jakub Zagdanski 388 16.0 New
Green Duncan Watts 253 10.4 −2.5
Conservative Mark Bhagwandin 163 6.7 −11.8
Liberal Democrats Daniel Levy 137 5.6 −1.7
TUSC James Giraldi 28 1.2 New
Majority 205 8.4 −34.5
Turnout 2,432 27.9 −0.2
Registered electors 8,767
Labour Co-op hold Swing
Cowley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Saj Malik 1,299 43.1 New
Labour Mhairi Beken 704 23.3 −31.0
Green James Thorniley 420 13.9 −3.3
Liberal Democrats George Busby 249 8.3 +4.8
Reform UK Elizabeth Fielder 224 7.4 New
Conservative Fay Sims 65 2.2 −8.4
Independent Pat Mylvaganam 29 1.0 New
TUSC James Morbin 25 0.8 New
Majority 595 19.8 −17.3
Turnout 3,015 34.1 −7.2
Registered electors 8,868
Independent gain from Labour Swing
Headington & Quarry
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Roz Smith* 1,451 44.2 −1.3
Independent Peter West 659 20.1 New
Labour Sumukh Kaul 585 17.8 −18.5
Green Stephen Hurt 283 8.6 +1.1
Reform UK Jason Surrage 194 5.9 New
Conservative Jennifer Jackson 80 2.4 −8.9
TUSC Agnieszka Kowalska 30 0.9 New
Majority 792 24.1 +14.9
Turnout 3,282 41.4 −6.0
Registered electors 7,938
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Isis
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op Brad Baines* 1,346 47.0 −6.3
Green Neil Doig 842 29.4 +6.0
Reform UK Nick Manners-Bell 286 10.0 New
Liberal Democrats Rick Tanner 203 7.1 −4.8
Conservative Amy Campbell 155 5.4 −5.5
TUSC James Fernandes 33 1.2 New
Majority 504 17.6 −12.3
Turnout 2,865 38.3 −8.9
Registered electors 7,536
Labour hold Swing
Jericho & Osney
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Susanna Pressel* 1,131 44.0 −14.6
Green Chris Goodall 817 31.8 +12.4
Liberal Democrats John Howson* 324 12.6 −0.1
Reform UK Paul McClory 172 6.7 New
Conservative Patricia Jones 126 4.9 −4.4
Majority 314 12.2 −27.0
Turnout 2,570 34.6 −7.6
Registered electors 7,472
Labour hold Swing

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Leys
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Imade Edosomwan* 753 38.6 −24.7
Reform UK Komel Schesztak 461 23.6 New
IOA Anthony Church 384 19.7 New
Green David Newman 109 5.6 −3.7
Conservative Paul Sims 98 5.0 −13.6
Independent Michael Evans 74 3.8 New
Liberal Democrats Rosemary Morlin 72 3.7 −1.8
Majority 192 15.0 −29.7
Turnout 1,951 23.2 +0.4
Registered electors 8,484
Labour hold Swing
Marston & Northway
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Mark Lygo* 1,091 35.4 −7.5
IOA Nasreen Majeed 913 29.6 New
Green Alistair Morris 509 16.5 −10.5
Reform UK Harry Knipe-Gibbs 261 8.5 New
Conservative Duncan Hatfield 161 5.2 −16.0
Liberal Democrats Eleonore Vogel 117 3.8 −3.6
TUSC Rachel Cox 30 1.0 New
Majority 178 5.8 −10.1
Turnout 3,082 36.5 −8.5
Registered electors 8,475
Labour hold Swing
Parks
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Emma Garnett 687 45.8 +17.1
Labour Louise Upton 365 24.3 −21.1
IOA Emily Scaysbrook 265 17.1 New
Liberal Democrats Dane Comerford 71 4.7 −12.1
Reform UK Anna Avila Taylor 56 3.7 New
Conservative Harriet Dolby 40 2.7 −6.4
Animal Welfare Gavin Ridley 10 0.7 New
TUSC Rosie Douglas-Brown 7 0.5 New
Majority 322 21.5 +4.7
Turnout 1,501 27.5 −10.2
Registered electors 5,457
Green gain from Labour Swing
Rose Hill & Littlemore
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
IOA David Henwood 1,240 38.7 New
Labour Co-op Trish Elphinstone* 1,124 35.1 −17.2
Reform UK Ben McManus 373 11.6 New
Green David Thomas 272 8.5 −4.6
Liberal Democrats Peter Coggins 112 3.5 −1.9
Conservative Vinay Raniga 81 2.5 −15.1
Majority 116 3.6 −31.2
Turnout 3,202 36.3 −1.3
Registered electors 8,859
IOA gain from Labour Co-op Swing
Summertown & Walton Manor
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op James Fry 1,398 37.5 +3.6
Liberal Democrats Katherine Miles 1,215 32.6 −3.9
IOA Mark Beer 383 10.3 New
Green Indrani Sigamany 326 8.7 −5.1
Conservative Penelope Lenon 262 7.0 −8.7
Reform UK John Lord 147 3.9 New
Majority 183 4.9
Turnout 3,731 44.6
Registered electors 8,377
Labour Co-op gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Wolvercote & Cutteslowe
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Andrew Gant* 1,080 36.0 −14.2
IOA Inga Nicholas 886 29.5 New
Green Philippa Lanchbery 317 10.6 −4.2
Labour Charlotte Vinnicombe 307 10.2 −8.4
Conservative Daniel Campbell 226 7.5 −8.9
Reform UK Melinda Tilley 186 6.2 New
Majority 194 6.5
Turnout 3,002 41.5
Registered electors 7,257
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

South Oxfordshire

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Benson & Crowmarsh
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Gavin McLaughlin 1,070 33.8 New
Liberal Democrats Julius Parker 930 29.4 −11.5
Reform UK Pete Longman 579 18.3 New
Conservative Julian Kingsbury 514 16.2 −25.2
Labour Nick Walker 73 2.3 −13.4
Majority 140 4.4
Turnout 3166 40.1
Registered electors 7,917
Green gain from Reform UK[20]
Berinsfield & Garsington
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Robin Jones* 703 36.8 −19.8
Reform UK Julie Simpson 586 30.7 New
Conservative Dylan Thomas 282 14.8 −20.8
Liberal Democrats Ed Sadler 258 13.5 New
Labour Oziegbe-Orhuwa Odiase 81 4.2 −3.5
Majority 117 6.1
Turnout 1910 32.4
Registered electors 5,905
Green hold Swing
Chalgrove & Thame West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Judith Edwards 1,222 45.0
Reform UK Neil Garrod 696 25.7
Conservative Caroline Newton 617 22.7
Green Nick Breakspear 116 4.3
Labour Co-op Martin Stott 62 2.3
Majority 526 19.3
Turnout 2713 27.3
Registered electors 7,275
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Chinnor
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Georgina Heritage 965 31.8
Green Helena Richards 780 25.7
Reform UK Paul Clewlow 726 23.9
Conservative Paul Harrison 515 17.0
Labour Siobhan Lancaster 52 1.7
Majority 185 6.1
Turnout 3038 38.4
Registered electors 7,934
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Cholsey & The Hagbournes
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Johnny Hope-Smith 1,447 45.0
Reform UK Kieran Collins 678 21.1
Conservative Luke King 556 17.3
Green Helena Nunan 277 17.3
Labour Jim Broadbent 169 5.3
SDP Kyn Pomlett 90 2.8
Majority 769 23.9
Turnout 3217 36.1
Registered electors 8,922
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Didcot Ladygrove
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Tony Worgan 979 43.4 +3.1
Conservative Andrea Warren 463 20.5 −17.7
Reform UK Prem Kiran 432 19.1 New
Green Adam Grindey 203 9.0 New
Labour Co-op Denise MacDonald 181 8.0 −13.5
Majority 516 22.9
Turnout 2258 32.4
Registered electors 6,983
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Didcot South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Reform UK Hao Du 842 32.2
Labour Co-op Mocky Khan 627 23.9
Liberal Democrats Peter Kirby-Harris 550 21.0
Conservative Alan Thompson 400 15.3
Green Peter Sims 199 7.6
Majority 215 8.3
Turnout 2618 32.2
Registered electors 8,147
Reform UK win (new seat)
Didcot West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Ian Snowdon* 1,192 48.5 −0.3
Reform UK Dan Jackson 401 16.3 New
Labour Co-op Laura Greatrex 380 15.5 −22.3
Liberal Democrats Michael Pighills 361 14.7 +1.3
Green Carys Morris 122 5.0 New
Majority 791 32.2 +21.2
Turnout 2456 33.9
Registered electors 7,244
Conservative hold Swing
Goring & Woodcote
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Maggie Filipova-Rivers 1,611 46.7 +5.4
Conservative Jim Donahue 946 27.4 −16.9
Reform UK Doug Hulbert 586 17.0 New
Green Caroline Pierrepont 245 7.1 New
Labour Isobel Hollingsworth 61 1.8 −12.6
Majority 665 19.3
Turnout 3449 42.4
Registered electors 8,141
Liberal Democrats gain from Reform UK[20]
Henley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Henley Residents Stefan Gawrysiak* 1,483 50.1 −12.2
Conservative James Cracknell 788 26.6 +0.8
Reform UK John Halsall 421 14.2 New
Green Elisabeth Geake 186 6.3 New
Labour Stephen Harwood 81 2.7 −6.0
Majority 695 23.5 −13.0
Turnout 2959 37.1
Registered electors 7,989
Henley Residents hold Swing
Sonning Common & Henley South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Leigh Rawlins 1,209 41.7 New
Conservative David Bartholomew* 933 32.2 −26.4
Reform UK Martin Leach 550 19.0 New
Green Stephen Matthews 143 4.9 −25.7
Labour Tim Sadler 67 2.3 −6.4
Majority 276 9.5
Turnout 2902 36.6
Registered electors 7,945
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
Thame
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Kate Gregory* 1,678 53.1
Conservative William Wilde 632 20.0
Reform UK Adrian Reynolds 552 17.5
Green Sue Martin-Downhill 207 6.6
Labour Klaudia Zaporowska 89 2.8
Majority 1046 33.1
Turnout 3158 34.0
Registered electors 9,295
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Wallingford
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green James Barlow 1,350 42.5 −16.4
Liberal Democrats Caroline Bucklow 806 25.3 New
Reform UK Felix Bloomfield*[21] 545 17.1 New
Conservative Adrian Lloyd 368 11.6 −21.4
Labour George Kneeshaw 111 3.5 −4.6
Majority 544 17.2 −8.7
Turnout 3180 40.4
Registered electors 7,876
Green hold Swing
Watlington & Rotherfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Benjamin Higgins 1,000 31.3
Conservative Richard Newman 923 28.9
Green Dominic Hall 636 19.9
Reform UK Jordan Sears 537 16.8
Labour Co-op Kit Fotheringham 63 2.0
Monster Raving Loony James Bonner 37 1.2
Majority 77 2.4
Turnout 3196 40.5
Registered electors 7,902
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Wheatley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Tim Bearder* 1,271 45.7 −14.9
Conservative Daniel Masters 608 21.9 −8.7
Reform UK Dorothy Owens 564 20.3 New
Green Amanda Rowe-Jones 193 6.9 New
Labour Samuel Karlin 143 5.1 −3.7
Majority 663 23.8 −6.2
Turnout 2779 39.5
Registered electors 7,073
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Vale of White Horse

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Abingdon East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Tom Greenaway 1,657 54.0 +3.0
Conservative Vicky Jenkins 723 23.6 −7.0
Green Aidan Reilly 532 17.3 +8.4
Labour Moira Logie 157 5.1 −2.9
Majority 934 30.4 +10.0
Turnout 3,069 37.5 −4.1
Registered electors 7,586
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Abingdon North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Nathan Ley* 1,785 57.7 +6.5
Reform UK Olga Sutton 564 18.2 New
Conservative David Pope 408 13.2 −18.7
Green Charles Couper 190 6.1 −1.0
Labour Robert Blundell 148 4.8 −3.6
Majority 1,221 39.5 +20.2
Turnout 3,095 37.1 −6.9
Registered electors 8,350
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Abingdon South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Neil Fawcett* 1,214 42.3 −10.6
Independent Christopher Cubby 728 25.3 New
Conservative Chris Palmer 434 15.1 −19.2
Labour Stephen Webb 253 8.8 −0.3
Green David Tannahill 244 8.5 New
Majority 486 17.0 −1.6
Turnout 2,873 33.6 −5.0
Registered electors 8,575
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Charlton, Ardington & Hendreds
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Jane Hanna* 1,280 47.0
Reform UK Christopher Armstrong 528 19.4
Green Sarah James 408 15.0
Conservative Patrick Wood 405 14.9
Labour Tim Roberts 101 3.7
Majority 752 27.6
Turnout 2,722 36.2
Registered electors 7,533
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Drayton, Sutton Courtenay & Steventon
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Peter Stevens* 1,157 42.3
Conservative Chris Campbell 623 22.8
Reform UK Kevin Bulmer* 608 22.2
Green Michel Grandjean 195 7.1
Labour Stephen Hale 153 5.6
Majority 534 19.5
Turnout 2,736 33.6
Registered electors 8,163
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Faringdon
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Bethia Thomas* 1,261 47.7 −7.8
Reform UK Tim Perkin 577 21.8 New
Conservative James Famakin 540 20.4 −15.2
Green Katherine Foxhall 145 5.5 New
Labour Chris Palmer 122 4.6 −4.3
Majority 684 25.9 +6.0
Turnout 2,645 35.0 −7.0
Registered electors 7,578
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Grove
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Ron Batstone 886 42.3
Reform UK Martin Freeman 554 26.4
Conservative Tim Patmore 373 17.8
Green Adam Swallow 123 5.9
Labour Margaret Jones 122 5.8
IOA Andrew Cattell 39 1.9
Majority 332 15.9
Turnout 2,097 28.5
Registered electors 7,367
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Harwell, Western Valley & Blewbury
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Rebekah Fletcher 1,102 46.0
Conservative Cath Convery 546 22.8
Reform UK Christopher Maguire 439 18.3
Green Nicholas Freestone 182 7.6
Labour Luke Hislop 125 5.2
Majority 556 23.2
Turnout 2,394 37.4
Registered electors 6,421
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Kennington & Radley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Diana Lugova 1,409 49.3 −4.1
Conservative Daniel Stafford 748 26.2 −8.1
Green Thomas Gaston 369 12.9 +5.9
Labour Michele Paule 169 5.9 +0.6
Independent Rhys Hathaway 164 5.7 New
Majority 661 23.1 +4.0
Turnout 2,859 33.0 −9.6
Registered electors 8,788
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Kingston & Stanford
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Lee Evans 1,166 39.4
Liberal Democrats Hannah Griffin 939 31.7
Reform UK John Ranson 570 19.3
Green Matthew Carpenter 155 5.2
Labour Charlotte Rose 129 4.4
Majority 227 7.7
Turnout 2,959 39.0
Registered electors 7,610
Conservative win (new seat)
Marcham & Cumnor
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative James Plumb 1,002 45.1
Liberal Democrats Ricky Treadwell 946 42.6
Green Annette Edwards 178 8.0
Labour Michael Boyd 94 4.2
Majority 56 2.5
Turnout 2,220 35.3
Registered electors 6,376
Conservative win (new seat)
North Hinksey
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Judy Roberts* 1,458 51.9 −2.2
Reform UK Oliver-Tristan Barker 468 16.6 New
Conservative Christopher Fox 453 16.1 −7.1
Green Cheryl Briggs 250 8.9 +1.0
Labour Co-op Tony James 182 6.5 −4.4
Majority 990 35.3 +4.4
Turnout 2,811 36.2 −8.3
Registered electors 7,818
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Shrivenham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Emma Markham 1,050 32.1 −7.9
Conservative Gordon Lundie 956 29.3 −22.9
Reform UK Sarah von Simson 824 25.2 New
Liberal Democrats David Brook 333 10.2 New
Labour Richard Johnson 103 3.2 −4.6
Majority 94 2.8 −9.4
Turnout 3,266 40.2 −3.6
Registered electors 8,148
Green gain from Conservative Swing
Wantage West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Jenny Hannaby* 1,380 51.0
Reform UK Henry de Kretser 623 23.0
Conservative Craig Brown 358 13.2
Green Viral Patel 211 7.8
Labour Owen Heaney 134 5.0
Majority 757 28.0
Turnout 2,706 32.3
Registered electors 8,405
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

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Bampton & Carterton South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Ted Fenton* 1,360 37.1
Liberal Democrats Alaric Smith 1,313 35.8
Reform UK Mark Bezerra Speeks 761 20.7
Green Dan Eisenhandler 136 3.7
Labour John Stansfield 100 2.7
Majority 47 1.3
Turnout 3,670 40.1
Registered electors 9,185
Conservative win (new seat)
Brize Norton & Carterton East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Toyah Overton 661 33.7
Conservative Nick Leverton* 576 29.4
Reform UK Thomas Hogg 514 26.2
Independent Barry Ingleton 91 4.6
Green Sandra Simpson 55 2.8
Labour Co-op James Taylor 50 2.5
Heritage Stephen Breedon 15 0.8
Majority 85 4.3
Turnout 1,962 26.8
Registered electors 7,336
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Burford & Carterton West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Nick Field-Johnson* 1,022 32.6
Reform UK Sarah Evans 914 29.2
Liberal Democrats Kathy Godwin 879 28.0
Labour Dave Wesson 109 3.5
Green Anthony Barrett 120 3.8
Independent David Cox 90 2.9
Majority 143 4.6
Turnout 3,134 35.4
Registered electors 8,880
Conservative win (new seat)
Charlbury & Wychwood
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Liz Leffman* 1,828 48.8 +1.5
Conservative Emma Nell 769 20.5 −16.6
Reform UK Stephen Gibbons 722 19.3 New
Green Mary Robertson 255 6.8 −0.6
Labour Robin Puttick 169 4.5 −3.7
Majority 1,059 28.3 +18.1
Turnout 3,743 41.1 −7.9
Registered electors 9,133
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Chipping Norton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op Geoff Saul* 965 33.6 −9.0
Conservative David Rogers 755 26.3 −14.6
Reform UK Henry Watt 668 23.2 New
Liberal Democrats Leslie Channon 259 9.0 +3.4
Green Claire Lasko 228 7.9 −3.0
Majority 210 7.3 +5.6
Turnout 2,875 34.5 −6.5
Registered electors 8,334
Labour Co-op hold Swing
Eynsham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Dan Levy* 1,298 47.8 −1.9
Conservative Lysette Nicholls 614 22.6 −19.9
Reform UK Peter Lynn 495 18.2 New
Green Frances Mortimer 175 6.4 New
Labour Kate England 132 4.9 −2.9
Majority 684 25.2 +18.0
Turnout 2,714 41.9 −8.0
Registered electors 6,475
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Hanborough & Hailey
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Liam Walker* 1,270 42.9
Liberal Democrats Hannah Massie 963 32.5
Reform UK James Gibbs 514 17.4
Green Sarah Marshall 126 4.3
Labour Sue Tanner 89 3.0
Majority 307 10.4
Turnout 2,962 43.4
Registered electors 6,843
Conservative win (new seat)
Witney North & East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative James Robertshaw 1,078 29.6 −0.8
Labour Co-op Duncan Enright* 1,059 29.0 −11.1
Reform UK Richard Langridge 710 19.5 +13.5
Green Andrew Prosser 497 13.6 −9.9
Liberal Democrats Liz Price 302 8.3 New
Majority 19 0.6 −9.1
Turnout 3,646 42.7 −2.8
Registered electors 8,553
Conservative gain from Labour Co-op Swing 5.15
Witney South & Central
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Andrew Coles* 992 34.1 −9.2
Reform UK Ben Durston 759 26.1 +24.8
Conservative Jack Treloar 691 23.8 −15.9
Liberal Democrats Paul Barrow 290 10.0 −3.7
Green Harriet Marshall 177 6.1 −1.1
Majority 233 8.0 +4.4
Turnout 2,909 32.9 −4.1
Registered electors 8,856
Labour hold Swing
Witney West & Ducklington
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Thomas Ashby 1,075 37.9
Liberal Democrats Ben Morel-Allen 831 29.3
Reform UK Ross Kelly 612 21.6
Labour Co-op Georgia Meadows 225 7.9
Green Rosie Pearson 94 3.3
Majority 244 8.6
Turnout 2,837 35.5
Registered electors 8,014
Conservative win (new seat)
Woodstock
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Andy Graham* 1,517 45.0 −2.0
Conservative Ian Hudspeth 900 26.7 −16.3
Reform UK James Nash 509 15.1 New
Labour Nick Melliss 228 6.8 −3.2
Green Barry Wheatley 220 6.5 New
Majority 617 18.3 +14.3
Turnout 3,374 38.7 −10.7
Registered electors 8,752
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Election timetable in England". Electoral Commission. 31 January 2023. Retrieved 4 September 2024.
  2. ^ a b LGBCE (2024-07-30). "A new political map for Oxfordshire County Council | LGBCE". www.lgbce.org.uk. Retrieved 2024-11-29.
  3. ^ "Oxfordshire result - Local Elections 2021". BBC News. Retrieved 2024-11-29.
  4. ^ "Your Councillors". www.oxfordshire.gov.uk (in Ukrainian). 16 March 2025. Retrieved 16 March 2025.
  5. ^ Boothroyd, David. "Very fine claret, a solid red". Local Councils. Retrieved 16 March 2025.
  6. ^ Mitchell, Andy (26 January 2023). "Councillor Michele Paule "really sad" to be standing down mid-term". The Oxford Magazine. Retrieved 16 March 2025.
  7. ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Rose Hill and Littlemore Division". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 16 March 2025.
  8. ^ "Councillor calls on politician in charge of SEND to go - as he quits Labour Party". Oxford Mail. 23 September 2023. Retrieved 16 March 2025.
  9. ^ Tait, Albert (6 December 2023). "Councillor takes swipe at Lib Dems as she quits party over SEND fallout". Oxford Mail. Retrieved 16 March 2025.
  10. ^ "Councillor suspended by Tories for repost of far-Right message". Henley Standard. 13 March 2024. Retrieved 16 March 2025.
  11. ^ Birt, Elizabeth (15 May 2024). "Councillor resignation triggers Oxfordshire by-election". Oxford Mail. Retrieved 16 March 2025.
  12. ^ "Oxfordshire Election Diary: Week 1". Oxford Clarion. 28 May 2024. Retrieved 16 March 2025.
  13. ^ Qurashi, Noor (21 June 2024). "Liberal Democrats retain political seat after snap election". Oxford Mail. Retrieved 16 March 2025.
  14. ^ Edwards, Roseanne (31 March 2025). "Change afoot in local politics as Reform group is formed on Oxfordshire County Council". Banbury Guardian. Archived from the original on 31 March 2025. Retrieved 28 April 2025.
  15. ^ "Oxfordshire County Council election 2025". Oxfordshire County Council. Retrieved 16 April 2025.
  16. ^ Incumbent had been elected as Labour in 2021, but had become independent in November 2022.
  17. ^ Candidate was disowned by party after the close of nominations following remarks denying allegations of sexual abuse against Jimmy Savile and support of Russia in the war in Ukraine.
  18. ^ Incumbent councillor in Banbury Calthorpe division.
  19. ^ Was the incumbent councillor in St Margaret's division, the majority of which went into forming Summertown & Walton Manor division.
  20. ^ a b Elected as a Conservative, defected to Reform UK in 2025 prior to election.
  21. ^ Incumbent councillor in Benson & Cholsey.


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