# 2024 Oxford City Council election

The 2024 Oxford City Council election was held on Thursday 2 May 2024, alongside the other local elections being held in the United Kingdom on the same day. The councillors elected will serve a four-year term ending in 2028.

## Background

Oxford City Council elects half of its councillors to every 2 years to serve four-year terms. However, the seats up for election in 2024 were last elected in 2021, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
At the previous election in 2022, Labour held its majority on the council, however, they lost 3 seats to bring the total number of Labour councillors to 32. In October 2023, Labour lost control of the council due to 9 councillors resigning in opposition to Keir Starmer's refusal to call for a ceasefire in the 2023 Israel–Hamas war. By the time of the election the council remained under no overall control, with a Labour leader. Robert Ford suggested in The Guardian that Oxford would be a key testing ground of dissatisfaction from Labour's left wing and from Muslim and young progressive voters.

## Summary

Following the election, the council remained under no overall control. Labour made a net loss of a further two seats, but remained the largest party on the council. They continued to run the council as a minority administration after the election. The Green Party gained two seats. There was a net loss of four independent councillors. A new local party, the Independent Oxford Alliance (IOA), which had only been created earlier in 2024, won four seats.

### Election result

2024 Oxford City Council election :
| Party | Party | This election | This election | This election | Full council | Full council | Full council | This election | This election | This election |
| Party | Party | Seats | Net | Seats % | Other | Total | Total % | Votes | Votes % | +/− |
| | Labour | 11 | 2 | 44.0 | 9 | 20 | 41.7 | 15,260 | 38.2 | –5.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | 5 | | 20.0 | 4 | 9 | 18.8 | 6,052 | 15.2 | –1.7 |
| | Green | 4 | 2 | 16.0 | 4 | 8 | 16.7 | 6,823 | 17.1 | –1.2 |
| | Independent | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 6 | 7 | 14.6 | 2,406 | 6.0 | –6.3 |
| | IOA | 4 | 4 | 16.0 | 0 | 4 | 8.3 | 6,200 | 15.5 | N/A |
| | Conservative | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2,777 | 7.0 | –1.0 |
| | TUSC | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 371 | 0.9 | +0.3 |
| | Workers Party | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 31 | 0.1 | N/A |

## Ward Results
### Barton and Sandhills

Barton and Sandhills :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Asima Qayyum | 454 | 35.9 | –16.9 |
| | IOA | Chaka Artwell | 402 | 31.8 | +12.5 |
| | Independent | Jabu Nala-Hartley | 173 | 13.7 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Eric Sukumaran | 119 | 9.4 | –6.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul Rogers | 118 | 9.3 | –1.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 52 | 4.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,266 | 28.2 | +1.4 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 14.7 | |

### Blackbird Leys

Blackbird Leys :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Linda Smith | 423 | 45.8 | –29.5 |
| | Labour | Lubna Arshad | 411 | 44.6 | –30.7 |
| | Independent | Michael Evans | 369 | 40.0 | N/A |
| | Independent | Suzette McLean | 340 | 36.8 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Patricia Jones | 72 | 7.8 | N/A |
| | Green | Cynthia Muthoni | 53 | 5.8 | –2.9 |
| | TUSC | Sam Bennett | 52 | 5.6 | –2.2 |
| | Green | David Thomas | 43 | 4.6 | –4.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alexandrine Kantor | 41 | 4.4 | –3.8 |
| | TUSC | Agnieszka Kowalska | 40 | 4.4 | –3.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 20.1 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Carfax and Jericho

Carfax and Jericho :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour Co-op | Lizzy Diggins | 689 | 56.6 | +0.4 |
| | Green | Emma Garnett | 323 | 26.5 | +1.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jessica Frankopan | 113 | 9.3 | –2.5 |
| | Conservative | Alexander Elliott | 92 | 7.6 | +0.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 366 | 30.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,217 | 34.1 | –2.6 |
| | Labour Co-op hold | Labour Co-op hold | Swing | 0.4 | |

### Churchill

Churchill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Mark Lygo | 572 | 51.4 | –6.5 |
| | Conservative | Mark Bhagwandin | 188 | 16.9 | +2.4 |
| | Green | Duncan Watts | 145 | 13.0 | –0.3 |
| | TUSC | James Morbin | 111 | 10.0 | +4.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Coggins | 97 | 8.7 | +0.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 384 | 34.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,113 | 24.0 | –2.6 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 4.5 | |

### Cowley

Cowley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | IOA | Ian Yeatman | 842 | 39.2 | N/A |
| | Labour | Mark Hull | 614 | 28.6 | –19.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Scott Urban | 484 | 22.5 | +19.9 |
| | Green | Sam Alston | 113 | 5.3 | –4.3 |
| | Conservative | Luke King | 64 | 3.0 | –3.1 |
| | TUSC | Alex Chapman | 30 | 1.4 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 228 | 10.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,147 | 44.2 | +1.4 |
| | IOA gain from Labour | IOA gain from Labour | IOA gain from Labour | IOA gain from Labour | IOA gain from Labour |

### Cutteslowe and Sunnymead

Cutteslowe and Sunnymead :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Andrew Gant | 834 | 41.8 | –13.7 |
| | Labour | Charlotte Vinnicombe | 515 | 25.8 | +3.5 |
| | Conservative | Sam McNeil | 397 | 19.9 | +6.8 |
| | Green | John Fox | 247 | 12.4 | +3.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 319 | 16.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,993 | 40.4 | –3.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 8.6 | |

### Donnington

Donnington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Green | Max Morris | 701 | 39.4 | –0.5 |
| | Labour | Toby James | 536 | 30.1 | –1.3 |
| | IOA | Halima Banaras | 414 | 23.3 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Simon Bazley | 72 | 4.0 | +0.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Pippa Hitchcock | 34 | 1.9 | ±0.0 |
| | TUSC | Kerensa Hone | 22 | 1.2 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 165 | 9.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,779 | 35.2 | –11.4 |
| | Green hold | Green hold | Swing | 0.4 | |

### Headington

Headington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mohammed Altaf-Khan | 847 | 39.6 | –8.4 |
| | Independent | Peter West | 577 | 27.0 | N/A |
| | Labour | Sumukh Kaul | 485 | 22.7 | –14.5 |
| | Green | Ray Hitchins | 163 | 7.6 | +1.2 |
| | Conservative | Harjot Bajaj | 67 | 3.1 | –4.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 270 | 12.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,139 | 45.1 | –1.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold |

### Headington Hill and Northway

Headington Hill and Northway :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Nigel Chapman | 653 | 53.7 | +5.0 |
| | Green | Stephen Hurt | 216 | 17.8 | +8.7 |
| | Conservative | Alexander Horsfall-Turner | 205 | 16.9 | +10.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Hana Packford | 141 | 11.6 | +5.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 437 | 36.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,215 | 29.8 | –9.2 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 1.9 | |

### Hinksey Park

Hinksey Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Anna Railton | 917 | 51.0 | –10.9 |
| | IOA | Benjamin Christopher | 391 | 21.7 | N/A |
| | Green | Nuala Young | 337 | 18.7 | –1.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Rick Tanner | 95 | 5.3 | –6.4 |
| | Conservative | Simon Howell | 59 | 3.3 | –2.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 526 | 29.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,799 | 41.7 | –0.9 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Holywell

Holywell :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Green | Dianne Regisford | 452 | 46.1 | +9.7 |
| | Labour | Colin Cook | 372 | 37.9 | –11.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Heather Judge | 98 | 10.0 | –4.0 |
| | Independent | Emily Scaysbrook | 59 | 6.0 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 80 | 8.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 981 | 35.3 | +2.5 |
| | Green gain from Labour | Green gain from Labour | Swing | 10.8 | |

### Littlemore

Littlemore :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | IOA | Anne Stares | 814 | 47.2 | N/A |
| | Labour | Sandy Douglas | 730 | 42.3 | –2.0 |
| | Green | Tamsin Blaxter | 98 | 5.7 | –0.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Eleonore Vogel | 50 | 2.9 | –0.5 |
| | TUSC | Rachel Cox | 32 | 1.9 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 84 | 4.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,724 | 33.7 | –6.6 |
| | IOA gain from Labour | IOA gain from Labour | IOA gain from Labour | IOA gain from Labour | IOA gain from Labour |

### Lye Valley

Lye Valley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | IOA | Judith Harley | 654 | 44.1 | +9.1 |
| | Labour | Inka Oshodi | 593 | 40.0 | –1.3 |
| | Green | James Thorniley | 120 | 8.1 | –2.0 |
| | Conservative | Timothy Patmore | 70 | 4.7 | –4.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Beverley Joshua | 47 | 3.2 | –1.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 61 | 4.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,484 | 36.4 | +4.0 |
| | IOA gain from Labour | IOA gain from Labour | Swing | 5.2 | |

### Marston

Marston :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Mary Clarkson | 868 | 44.7 | +8.3 |
| | Green | Kate Robinson | 718 | 37.0 | –10.0 |
| | Conservative | Duncan Hatfield | 288 | 14.8 | +1.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Daniel Levy | 69 | 3.6 | +0.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 150 | 7.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,943 | 42.9 | –8.7 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 9.2 | |

### Northfield Brook

Northfield Brook :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Simon Ottino | 392 | 40.3 | –26.3 |
| | IOA | Susana De Sousa | 385 | 39.6 | N/A |
| | Green | David Newman | 68 | 7.0 | –1.3 |
| | Conservative | Paul Sims | 68 | 7.0 | –7.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Rosemary Morlin | 37 | 3.8 | –3.1 |
| | TUSC | Rosie Douglas-Brown | 23 | 2.4 | –1.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 7 | 0.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 973 | 22.4 | +1.8 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Osney and St Thomas

Osney and St Thomas :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Susanna Pressel | 902 | 54.5 | +8.0 |
| | Green | Sarah Edwards | 567 | 34.3 | –13.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Adrian Rosser | 100 | 6.0 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Caleb Van Ryneveld | 85 | 5.1 | –0.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 335 | 20.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,654 | 37.8 | –6.8 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 10.7 | |

### Quarry and Risinghurst

Quarry and Risinghurst :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Roz Smith | 868 | 34.7 | +9.8 |
| | Labour Co-op | James Taylor | 861 | 34.5 | –22.7 |
| | IOA | Sandra Ramcharan | 512 | 20.5 | N/A |
| | Green | Liz Taylor | 153 | 6.1 | –1.9 |
| | Conservative | Daniel Stafford | 105 | 4.2 | –5.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 7 | 0.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,499 | 48.4 | +1.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 16.3 | |

### Rose Hill and Iffley

Rose Hill and Iffley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | IOA | David Henwood | 870 | 44.1 | N/A |
| | Labour | Michele Paule | 814 | 41.2 | –5.3 |
| | Green | Heather Stallard | 159 | 8.1 | –5.7 |
| | Conservative | Jennifer Jackson | 61 | 3.1 | –3.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Katherine Norman | 56 | 2.8 | –1.9 |
| | TUSC | Ruben Simwogerere | 14 | 0.7 | ±0.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 56 | 2.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,974 | 43.6 | +3.0 |
| | IOA gain from Labour | IOA gain from Labour | IOA gain from Labour | IOA gain from Labour | IOA gain from Labour |

### St Clement's

St Clement's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Green | Alex Powell | 524 | 32.9 | +12.3 |
| | IOA | Sal Naqvi | 507 | 31.8 | N/A |
| | Labour | Jesse Erlam | 475 | 29.8 | –16.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Geraldine Coggins | 62 | 3.9 | –3.2 |
| | TUSC | James Bonner | 25 | 1.6 | –0.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 17 | 1.1 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,593 | 38.9 | +3.3 |
| | Green gain from Labour | Green gain from Labour | Green gain from Labour | Green gain from Labour | Green gain from Labour |

### St Mary's

St Mary's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Green | Chris Jarvis | 890 | 46.6 | +1.3 |
| | Labour | Matthew Leigh | 518 | 27.1 | –2.0 |
| | IOA | John Skinner | 409 | 21.4 | –0.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Richard Whelan | 43 | 2.3 | –1.2 |
| | Conservative | George Robinson | 28 | 1.5 | N/A |
| | TUSC | Orlando Munoz | 22 | 1.2 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 372 | 19.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,910 | 37.9 | –4.9 |
| | Green hold | Green hold | Swing | 1.7 | |

### Summertown

Summertown :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Theodore Jupp | 662 | 38.3 | –8.1 |
| | Labour | Paul Shuter | 589 | 34.0 | –1.8 |
| | Conservative | David Pope | 278 | 16.1 | +5.0 |
| | Green | Indrani Sigamany | 201 | 11.6 | +4.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 73 | 4.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,730 | 41.4 | –6.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 3.2 | |

### Temple Cowley

Temple Cowley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Mohammed Azad | 888 | 48.6 | +1.2 |
| | Labour Co-op | Charlie Hicks | 657 | 35.9 | –4.1 |
| | Green | Richard Scrase | 129 | 7.1 | +0.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Tony Brett | 71 | 3.9 | +0.7 |
| | Conservative | Fay Sims | 52 | 2.8 | –0.4 |
| | Workers Party | Boris Fedorov | 31 | 1.7 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 231 | 12.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,828 | 38.4 | –1.9 |
| | Independent gain from Labour | Independent gain from Labour | Swing | 2.7 | |

### Walton Manor

Walton Manor :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour Co-op | James Fry | 837 | 57.9 | +7.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Liz Wade | 246 | 17.0 | –11.6 |
| | Green | Chris Goodall | 232 | 16.0 | +4.4 |
| | Conservative | Penelope Lenon | 131 | 9.1 | +0.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 591 | 40.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,446 | 42.2 | –0.9 |
| | Labour Co-op hold | Labour Co-op hold | Swing | 9.4 | |

### Wolvercote

Wolvercote :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Steve Goddard | 839 | 50.3 | –5.4 |
| | Labour | Andrew Siantonas | 383 | 22.9 | +1.9 |
| | Conservative | Daniel Campbell | 276 | 16.5 | +2.7 |
| | Green | Philippa Lanchbery | 171 | 10.2 | +0.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 456 | 27.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,669 | 37.5 | –10.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 3.7 | |