# Cherwell District Council elections

One third of Cherwell District Council in Oxfordshire, England is elected each year, followed by one year without election. Since the last comprehensive boundary changes in 2016, 48 councillors have been elected from 16 wards.

## Council elections

* 1973 Cherwell District Council election
* 1976 Cherwell District Council election
* 1979 Cherwell District Council election (New ward boundaries)
* 1980 Cherwell District Council election
* 1982 Cherwell District Council election
* 1983 Cherwell District Council election
* 1984 Cherwell District Council election
* 1986 Cherwell District Council election (District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)
* 1987 Cherwell District Council election
* 1988 Cherwell District Council election (District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)
* 1990 Cherwell District Council election
* 1991 Cherwell District Council election (District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)
* 1992 Cherwell District Council election
* 1994 Cherwell District Council election
* 1995 Cherwell District Council election
* 1996 Cherwell District Council election
* 1998 Cherwell District Council election
* 1999 Cherwell District Council election
* 2000 Cherwell District Council election
* 2002 Cherwell District Council election (New ward boundaries reduced the number of seats by two)
* 2003 Cherwell District Council election
* 2004 Cherwell District Council election
* 2006 Cherwell District Council election
* 2007 Cherwell District Council election
* 2008 Cherwell District Council election
* 2010 Cherwell District Council election
* 2011 Cherwell District Council election
* 2012 Cherwell District Council election
* 2014 Cherwell District Council election
* 2015 Cherwell District Council election
* 2016 Cherwell District Council election (New ward boundaries)
* 2018 Cherwell District Council election
* 2019 Cherwell District Council election
* 2021 Cherwell District Council election
* 2022 Cherwell District Council election
* 2023 Cherwell District Council election
* 2024 Cherwell District Council election

## Results maps

* 2021 results map
* 2022 results map
* 2023 results map
* 2024 results map

## By-election results
### 1994-1998

Gosford and Watereaton By-Election 28 November 1996 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | | 170 | 32.0 |
| | Conservative | | 169 | 31.8 |
| | Independent | | 100 | 18.8 |
| | Labour | | 91 | 17.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1 | 0.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 530 | 50.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | |
Kidlington South East By-Election 22 January 1998 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Maurice Billington | 455 | 38.4 | −1.1 |
| | Labour | John Stansby | 450 | 38.0 | −7.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Wyse | 280 | 23.6 | +8.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5 | 0.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,185 | 27.3 | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |

### 1998-2002

Hardwick By-Election 23 July 1998 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | | 382 | 51.9 | +24.3 |
| | Labour | | 306 | 41.6 | −22.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | | 48 | 6.5 | −2.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 76 | 10.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 736 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
Heyford By-Election 17 September 1998 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | | 290 | 36.3 | −24.2 |
| | Independent | | 263 | 32.8 | +32.8 |
| | Conservative | | 247 | 30.9 | −8.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 27 | 3.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 800 | 47.0 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Calthorpe By-Election 27 September 2001 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | | 422 | 58.4 | −2.1 |
| | Labour | | 183 | 25.3 | −1.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | | 117 | 16.2 | +3.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 239 | 33.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 722 | 14.0 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### 2002-2006

Yarnton, Gorsford and Water Eaton By-Election 17 March 2005 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Michael Gibbard | 784 | 59.8 | +12.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Suzanne Wilson-Higgins | 423 | 32.3 | −11.1 |
| | Labour | Catherine Arakelian | 103 | 7.9 | −1.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 361 | 27.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,310 | 31.0 | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |

### 2006-2010

Kirtlington By-Election 31 July 2008 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Simon Holland | unopposed | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Kidlington North By-Election 4 June 2009 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Douglas Williamson | 828 | 49.2 | −1.0 |
| | Conservative | Trevor Elford | 690 | 41.0 | +2.2 |
| | Labour | Andrew Hornsby-Smith | 165 | 9.8 | −1.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 138 | 8.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,683 | 40.7 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### 2010-2014

Kidlington North By-Election 22 July 2010 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alaric Rose | 526 | 42.2 | −11.4 |
| | Conservative | Eddie Stevens | 419 | 33.6 | −12.8 |
| | Labour | Catherine Arakelian | 216 | 17.3 | +17.3 |
| | UKIP | David Fairweather | 86 | 6.9 | +6.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 107 | 8.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,247 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Bicester North By-Election 29 September 2011 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Melanie Magee | 443 | 65.9 | +7.0 |
| | Labour | Kevin Walsh | 130 | 19.3 | −5.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Innes | 99 | 14.7 | −1.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 313 | 46.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 672 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Banbury Ruscote By-Election 15 November 2012 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Gordon Ross | 611 | 56.7 | −4.8 |
| | Conservative | Pat Tompson | 349 | 32.4 | +0.3 |
| | UKIP | David Burton | 117 | 10.9 | +10.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 262 | 24.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,077 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Hook Norton By-Election 2 May 2013 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Ray Jelf | 511 | 66.6 | +8.1 |
| | Labour | Perran Moon | 155 | 20.2 | −11.1 |
| | Green | Colin Clark | 101 | 13.2 | +13.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 356 | 46.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 767 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Banbury Ruscote By-Election 26 September 2013 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Mark Cherry | 758 | 58.9 | −2.6 |
| | Conservative | Pat Tompson | 323 | 25.1 | −7.0 |
| | UKIP | Christian Miller | 206 | 16.0 | +16.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 435 | 33.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,287 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### 2014-2016

Banbury Grimsbury and Castle By-Election 1 October 2015 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Shaida Hussain | 781 | 45.0 | +8.3 |
| | Conservative | Tony Mepham | 661 | 38.1 | +3.1 |
| | UKIP | Linda Wren | 150 | 8.6 | −6.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kenneth Ashworth | 73 | 4.2 | −1.3 |
| | Green | Christopher Manley | 72 | 4.1 | −3.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 120 | 6.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,737 | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### 2016-2021

Adderbury, Bloxham and Bodicote By-Election 22 September 2016 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Andrew McHugh | 1,015 | 57.4 | +8.5 |
| | Labour | Sue Christie | 286 | 16.2 | −0.2 |
| | Green | Naomi Kanetsuka | 278 | 15.7 | −5.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ian Thomas | 189 | 10.7 | −2.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 729 | 41.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,768 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |