# 2016 West Oxfordshire District Council election

The 2016 West Oxfordshire District Council election was held on 5 May 2016 to elect members of West Oxfordshire District Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections.
Elections were held for 17 of the 49 seats on the council. No seats changed hands. The Conservative Party held 12 seats, the Labour Party held three seats and the Liberal Democrats held two seats. The Conservatives remained in overall control of the council with a total of 41 seats. The Labour Party and Liberal Democrats remained in opposition with four seats each.

## Ward results
### Chadlington and Churchill

Chadlington and Churchill 2016 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Terence Neil Owen | 421 | |
| | Green | Celia Jocelyn Kerslake | 84 | |
| | Labour | Aaron James Michael Miles | 66 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ivan Aguado Melet | 70 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 41.18% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 351 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Charlbury and Finstock

Charlbury and Finstock 2016 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Paul John Honey | 318 | |
| | Green | Harriet Lorna Mary Kopinska | 76 | |
| | Labour | Ruth Helen Smith | 77 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Liz Leffman | 944 | |
| | UKIP | Stephen Howell Nash | 31 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 48.17% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 626 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |

### Chipping Norton

Chipping Norton 2016 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Clare Percival | 856 | |
| | Green | Paulo Von Zschock | 59 | |
| | Labour | Geoff Saul | 1008 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Chris Tatton | 58 | |
| | UKIP | Neil David Cartwright | 109 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 43.56% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 152 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Eynsham and Cassington

Eynsham and Cassington 2016 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Edward Humfrey James | 688 | |
| | Green | Nicholas Goodwin | 248 | |
| | Labour | Elsa Louise Dawson | 494 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | William Harry Griffiths | 358 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 37.47% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 194 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Freeland and Hanborough

Freeland and Hanborough 2016 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Carol Elizabeth Reynolds | 613 | |
| | Green | Alex Simon Friend | 158 | |
| | Labour | Sian Priscilla Florence O’Neill | 158 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mike Baggaley | 225 | |
| | UKIP | Barclay Ronald Lawrence | 143 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 37.75% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 388 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Hailey, Minster Lovell and Leafield

Hailey, Minster Lovell and Leafield 2016 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Warwick David Robinson | 450 | |
| | Green | Andy Wright | 71 | |
| | Independent | Graham Albert Lawrence Knaggs | 399 | |
| | Labour | Aaron Marc Bennett | 123 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Christopher John Blount | 151 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 37.85% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 299 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Kingham, Rollright and Enstone

Kingham, Rollright and Enstone 2016 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Nigel George Colston | 677 | |
| | Green | David James Chanter | 102 | |
| | Labour | Moira Christine Swann | 185 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Glena Elizabeth Edna Chadwick | 95 | |
| | UKIP | Jim Stanley | 137 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 37.87% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3179 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Milton-Under-Wychwood

Milton-Under-Wychwood 2016 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Jeffrey Haine | 477 | |
| | Green | Rosanna Pearson | 48 | |
| | Labour | Andrew Lawrence Ferrero | 67 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Matthew Gordon-Banks | 106 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 41.72% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 371 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### North Leigh

North Leigh 2016 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Harry St John | 430 | |
| | Green | Stuart Sutherland MacDonald | 69 | |
| | Labour | Judith Frances Wardle | 143 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Gillian Elizabeth Workman | 28 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 43.84% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 287 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Standlake, Aston and Stanton Harcourt

Standlake, Aston and Stanton Harcourt 2016 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Elizabeth Hilary Northcote Fenton | 670 | |
| | Green | Alma Ann Tumilowicz | 91 | |
| | Labour | Dave Wesson | 134 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Andrew Edward Crick | 122 | |
| | UKIP | Kenneth Robert Clark | 176 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 35.95% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 494 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Stonesfield and Tackley

Stonesfield and Tackley 2016 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Richard John Michael Bishop | 675 | |
| | Green | Maurice Fantato | 128 | |
| | Labour | David John Baldwin | 277 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mark Mann | 141 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 38.58% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 398 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Witney Central

Witney Central 2016 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Chris Holliday | 422 | |
| | Labour | Andrew Stanley Coles | 781 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Edward Mortimer | 66 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 32.89% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 359 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Witney East

Witney East 2016 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Suzanne Elizabeth Bartington | 919 | |
| | Green | Nick Owen | 106 | |
| | Labour | Duncan Shaw Thomas Enright | 997 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Carl Martin Rylett | 55 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 35.92% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 78 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Witney North

Witney North 2016 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Toby Jacob Morris | 442 | |
| | Green | Brigitte Anne Hickman | 201 | |
| | Labour | Trevor Ian License | 222 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Diane West | 158 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 32.48% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 200 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Witney South

Witney South 2016 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Jane Michelle Doughty | 673 | |
| | Green | Rhys Emmanuel John Danino | 125 | |
| | Labour | Stephen Parkinson | 456 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kate Southey | 116 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 29.07% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 217 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Witney West

Witney West 2016 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Louise Jane Chapman | 524 | |
| | Green | Andy King | 83 | |
| | Labour | Calvert Charles Stuart McGibbon | 224 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Emma De Launey Tatton | 48 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 27.96% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 300 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Woodstock and Bladon

Woodstock and Bladon 2016 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Jill Rosemary Dunsmore | 600 | |
| | Green | Paul Dominic Creighton | 93 | |
| | Labour | Christopher Charles Johnson | 132 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Elizabeth Margaret Embree Poskitt | 617 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 44.96% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 17 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |

## By-elections between 2016 and 2018
### Hailey, Minster Lovell and Leafield by-election

Hailey, Minster Lovell and Leafield by-election 9 March 2017 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kieran Mullins | 567 | 46.7 | +34.1 |
| | Conservative | Brendan Kay | 504 | 41.5 | +3.8 |
| | Labour | Calvert McGibbon | 71 | 5.8 | −4.5 |
| | Green | Andrew Wright | 38 | 3.1 | −2.8 |
| | UKIP | Jim Stanley | 35 | 2.9 | +2.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 63 | 5.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,215 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### The Bartons by-election

The Bartons by-election 4 May 2017 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Charles Virgin | 431 | 68.4 | +6.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mark Mann | 145 | 23.0 | +7.4 |
| | Labour | Dave Baldwin | 54 | 8.6 | +8.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 286 | 45.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 630 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Carterton South by-election

Carterton South by-election 15 February 2018 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Michele Mead | 388 | 62.9 | +1.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ben Lines | 146 | 23.7 | +17.7 |
| | Labour | Simon Adderley | 83 | 13.5 | +2.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 242 | 39.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 617 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |