West Oxfordshire District Council elections
One third of West Oxfordshire District Council in Oxfordshire, England is elected each year, followed by one year without election. Since the last boundary changes in 2002, there are a total 49 councillors elected from 27 wards, each councillor serving a four-year term.[1]
Council elections
Summary of the council composition after recent council elections, click on the year for full details of each election. Boundary changes took place for the 2002 election leading to the whole council bring elected in that year.[2]
| Year | Conservative | Labour | Liberal Democrats[a] | Green[b] | Independents & Others |
Council control after election | ||
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| Local government reorganisation; council established (45 seats) | ||||||||
| 1973 | 1 | 8 | 1 | – | 35 | Independent | ||
| 1976 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 21 | No overall control | ||
| New ward boundaries (49 seats)[4] | ||||||||
| 1979 | 24 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 18 | No overall control | ||
| 1980 | 23 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 18 | No overall control | ||
| 1982 | 24 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 14 | No overall control | ||
| 1983 | 25 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 14 | Conservative | ||
| 1984 | 23 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 14 | No overall control | ||
| 1986[5] | 22 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 13 | No overall control | ||
| 1987 | 25 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 12 | Conservative | ||
| 1988 | 26 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 13 | Conservative | ||
| 1990 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 27 | Independent | ||
| 1991 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 25 | Independent | ||
| 1992 | 15 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 20 | No overall control | ||
| 1994 | 13 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 18 | No overall control | ||
| 1995 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 0 | 15 | No overall control | ||
| 1996 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 0 | 15 | No overall control | ||
| 1998 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 13 | No overall control | ||
| 1999 | 19 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 10 | No overall control | ||
| 2000 | 26 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 8 | Conservative | ||
| New ward boundaries (49 seats)[6] | ||||||||
| 2002 | 30 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9 | Conservative | ||
| 2003 | 29 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 6 | Conservative | ||
| 2004 | 29 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 6 | Conservative | ||
| 2006 | 32 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 5 | Conservative | ||
| 2007 | 36 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 4 | Conservative | ||
| 2008 | 40 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2 | Conservative | ||
| 2010 | 40 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | Conservative | ||
| 2011 | 44 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | Conservative | ||
| 2012 | 41 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | Conservative | ||
| New ward boundaries (49 seats)[7] | ||||||||
| 2014 | 40 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | Conservative | ||
| 2015 | 40 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | Conservative | ||
| 2016 | 41 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | Conservative | ||
| 2018 | 35 | 6 | 8 | 0 | Conservative | |||
| 2019 | 28 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 2 | Conservative | ||
| 2021 | 28 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 2 | Conservative | ||
| 2022 | 23 | 8 | 14 | 2 | 2 | No overall control | ||
| 2023 | 17 | 10 | 18 | 3 | 1 | No overall control | ||
| 2024 | 13 | 11 | 21 | 4 | 0 | No overall control | ||
District result maps
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2002 results map
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2003 results map
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2004 results map
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2006 results map
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2007 results map
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2008 results map
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2010 results map
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2011 results map
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2012 results map
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2014 results map
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2015 results map
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2016 results map
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2018 results map
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2019 results map
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2021 results map
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2022 results map
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2023 results map
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2024 results map
By-election results
By-elections occur when seats become vacant between council elections. Below is a summary of recent by-elections;[8] full by-election results can be found by clicking on the by-election name.
| By-election | Date | Incumbent party | Winning party | ||
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| Milton-under-Wychwood | 20 November 1997 | Conservative | Conservative | ||
| Carterton South by-election | 30 September 1999 | Conservative | Conservative | ||
| Witney East by-election | 7 July 2005 | Conservative | Conservative | ||
| Witney Central by-election | 25 January 2007 | Conservative | Conservative | ||
| Carterton South by-election | 2 May 2013 | Conservative | Conservative | ||
| Witney East by-election | 2 May 2013 | Conservative | Conservative | ||
| Chipping Norton by-election | 7 November 2013 | Labour | Labour | ||
| Witney North by-election | 20 August 2015 | Independent | Conservative | ||
| Hailey, Minster Lovell and Leafield by-election | 9 March 2017 | Conservative | Liberal Democrats | ||
| The Bartons by-election | 4 May 2017 | Conservative | Conservative | ||
| Carterton South by-election | 15 February 2018 | Conservative | Conservative | ||
| Chipping Norton by-election | 14 November 2024 | Labour | Liberal Democrats | ||
| Standlake, Aston & Stanton Harcourt by-election | 1 May 2025 | Liberal Democrats | Liberal Democrats | ||
Notes
- ^ Includes totals for the predecessors of the Liberal Democrats, the Liberal Party and SDP (both of which participated in the Alliance).
- ^ Includes totals for the predecessors of the Green Party of England and Wales, the Ecology Party and Green Party UK.
References
- ^ "Find a district councillor". West Oxfordshire District Council. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
- ^ "West Oxfordshire". BBC News Online. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
- ^ "Composition calculator". Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher. The Elections Centre, Plymouth University. Retrieved 14 May 2025.
- ^ The District of West Oxfordshire (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1977
- ^ The Cherwell and West Oxfordshire (Areas) Order 1985
- ^ legislation.gov.uk - The District of West Oxfordshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2001. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
- ^ legislation.gov.uk - The District of West Oxfordshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2012. Retrieved on 3 November 2015.
- ^ "Local Authority Byelection Results". Archived from the original on 29 March 2010. Retrieved 2 August 2015.