# 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.

## 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.
* 1973 West Oxfordshire District Council election
* 1976 West Oxfordshire District Council election
* 1979 West Oxfordshire District Council election (New ward boundaries)
* 1980 West Oxfordshire District Council election
* 1982 West Oxfordshire District Council election
* 1983 West Oxfordshire District Council election
* 1984 West Oxfordshire District Council election
* 1986 West Oxfordshire District Council election (District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)
* 1987 West Oxfordshire District Council election
| Year | Conservative | Labour | Liberal Democrats | Independent | Green | Vacant | Notes |
| 1988 | 27 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1990 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 27 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1991 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 25 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1992 | 15 | 6 | 8 | 20 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1994 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1995 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 15 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1996 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1998 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1999 | 19 | 7 | 13 | 10 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2000 | 26 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2002 | 32 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | New ward boundaries |
| 2003 | 29 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2004 | 29 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2006 | 34 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2007 | 36 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2008 | 40 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2010 | 40 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2011 | 44 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2012 | 41 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2014 | 40 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Some new ward boundaries |
| 2015 | 40 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2016 | 41 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 34 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 28 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 28 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 23 | 8 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 17 | 10 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 13 | 11 | 21 | 0 | 4 | 0 |

## District result maps

* 2002 results map
* 2003 results map
* 2004 results map
* 2006 results map
* 2007 results map
* 2008 results map
* 2010 results map
* 2011 results map
* 2012 results map
* 2014 results map
* 2015 results map
* 2016 results map
* 2021 results map
* 2022 results map
* 2023 results map
* 2024 results map

## By-election results

By-elections occur when seats become vacant between council elections. Below is a summary of recent by-elections; full by-election results can be found by clicking on the by-election name.
| By-election | Date | Incumbent party | Winning party |
| 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 |