# 2024 West Oxfordshire District Council election

The 2024 West Oxfordshire District Council election took place on 2 May 2024 to elect members of West Oxfordshire District Council in Oxfordshire, England. This was on the same day as other local elections.

## Summary

Prior to the election, the council was under no overall control, being run by a Liberal Democrat, Labour and Green coalition. The council remained under no overall control after the election and the same coalition continued to form the council's administration.

### Election result

2024 West Oxfordshire District 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 % | +/− |
| | Liberal Democrats | 9 | 4 | 47.4 | 12 | 21 | 45.1 | 7,304 | 30.1 | +1.9 |
| | Conservative | 4 | 3 | 21.1 | 9 | 13 | 25.5 | 8,258 | 34.0 | –3.1 |
| | Labour | 4 | | 21.1 | 7 | 11 | 21.6 | 5,664 | 23.3 | +2.3 |
| | Green | 2 | 1 | 10.5 | 2 | 4 | 7.8 | 2,653 | 10.9 | +1.8 |
| | Independent | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 102 | 0.4 | –3.7 |
| | Reform UK | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 215 | 0.9 | N/A |
| | Heritage | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 99 | 0.4 | –0.2 |

## Ward results

The Statement of Persons Nominated, which details the candidates standing in each ward, was released by West Oxfordshire District Council following the close of nominations on 5 April 2024.

### Chadlington & Churchill

Chadlington & Churchill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Nigel Ridpath | 342 | 56.3 | +23.9 |
| | Conservative | Caspar Morris | 210 | 34.6 | −10.6 |
| | Labour | Chris Tomlin | 55 | 9.1 | +0.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 607 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Charlbury & Finstock

Charlbury & Finstock :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Liz Leffman* | 785 | 58.9 | −0.1 |
| | Conservative | Gareth Dore | 270 | 20.3 | −3.3 |
| | Labour | Robin Puttick | 153 | 11.5 | +1.6 |
| | Green | Flora Gregory | 124 | 9.3 | +1.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,332 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Chipping Norton

Chipping Norton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour Co-op | Geoff Saul* | 1,071 | 61.3 | +22.4 |
| | Conservative | Peter Burns | 362 | 20.7 | −2.0 |
| | Green | Amy Long | 197 | 11.3 | +0.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ivan Aguado Melet | 116 | 6.6 | +0.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,746 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | | |
| | Labour Co-op hold | Labour Co-op hold | Swing | | |

### Eynsham & Cassington

Eynsham & Cassington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Andy Goodwin* | 996 | 49.8 | −7.9 |
| | Conservative | Sean Grace | 455 | 22.8 | −1.6 |
| | Labour | Nick Relph | 389 | 19.5 | +12.0 |
| | Green | Nicholas Goodwin | 160 | 8.0 | −0.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,000 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Freeland & Hanborough

Freeland & Hanborough :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Roger Faulkner | 587 | 39.4 | −3.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Marie Stimpson | 558 | 37.5 | −13.2 |
| | Labour | Nell Davies-Small | 152 | 10.2 | N/A |
| | Independent | Sam Newman | 102 | 6.9 | N/A |
| | Green | Dan Eisenhandler | 90 | 6.0 | −0.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,489 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
The incumbent councillor, Alaa al-Yousuf, was originally elected as a Conservative but changed his affiliation to Independent prior to the election. He did not re-stand.

### Hailey, Minster Lovell & Leafield

Hailey, Minster Lovell & Leafield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul Marsh | 606 | 43.8 | −0.2 |
| | Conservative | Paul Eaglestone | 595 | 43.0 | −6.1 |
| | Labour | Andy Bailey | 109 | 7.9 | +0.9 |
| | Green | James Styring | 73 | 5.3 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,383 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Kingham, Rollright & Enstone

Kingham, Rollright & Enstone :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Alex Wilson* | 475 | 43.0 | −7.1 |
| | Green | Arron Baker | 448 | 40.5 | +10.7 |
| | Labour Co-op | David Heyes | 182 | 16.5 | −3.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,105 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Milton-Under-Wychwood

Milton-Under-Wychwood :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Adam Clements | 400 | 52.9 | +31.2 |
| | Conservative | Jeff Haine* | 292 | 38.6 | −19.5 |
| | Labour Co-op | Sian O'Neill | 42 | 5.6 | −5.3 |
| | Green | Timothy Eden | 22 | 2.9 | −6.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 756 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### North Leigh

North Leigh :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Sarah Veasey | 487 | 54.1 | −5.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Hannah Massie | 303 | 33.7 | +19.3 |
| | Labour | Richard Kelsall | 73 | 8.1 | −7.2 |
| | Green | Frances Mortimer | 37 | 4.1 | −6.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 900 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
The incumbent councillor, Harry St John, was originally elected as a Conservative but changed his affiliation to Independent prior to the election. He did not re-stand.

### Standlake, Aston & Stanton Harcourt

Standlake, Aston & Stanton Harcourt :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stephen Cosier | 860 | 51.3 | −6.7 |
| | Conservative | Lysette Nicholls* | 672 | 40.1 | −1.9 |
| | Labour | Marion Harley | 97 | 5.8 | N/A |
| | Green | Alma Tumilowicz | 48 | 2.9 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,677 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Stonesfield & Tackley

Stonesfield & Tackley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Green | Genny Early | 523 | 33.6 | +23.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Gareth Epps | 497 | 32.0 | −13.6 |
| | Conservative | Sharone Parnes | 390 | 25.1 | −7.9 |
| | Labour | Kate England | 145 | 9.3 | −1.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,555 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | | |
| | Green gain from Liberal Democrats | Green gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |

### Witney Central

Witney Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Andrew Coles* | 800 | 52.6 | +10.4 |
| | Conservative | Abdul Mubin | 518 | 34.1 | −7.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Serena Martin | 109 | 7.2 | −0.9 |
| | Green | Rae Cather | 93 | 6.1 | −2.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,520 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Witney East

Witney East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour Co-op | Duncan Enright* | 1,019 | 45.0 | +3.5 |
| | Conservative | James Robertshaw | 932 | 41.2 | +2.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sophie Roell | 183 | 8.1 | +0.4 |
| | Green | Harriet Marshall | 129 | 5.7 | −5.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,263 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | | |
| | Labour Co-op hold | Labour Co-op hold | Swing | | |

### Witney North

Witney North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Green | Andrew Prosser* | 451 | 31.3 | −5.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michelle Coulson | 390 | 27.1 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Dean Temple | 248 | 17.2 | −4.8 |
| | Reform UK | Richard Langridge | 215 | 14.9 | −10.9 |
| | Labour | Georgia Meadows | 136 | 9.4 | −6.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,440 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | | |
| | Green hold | Green hold | Swing | | |

### Witney South

Witney South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour Co-op | Stuart McCarroll | 706 | 42.3 | −4.0 |
| | Conservative | David Edwards-Hughes | 649 | 38.9 | −5.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Whitten | 115 | 6.9 | −2.8 |
| | Heritage | David Cox | 99 | 5.9 | N/A |
| | Green | Ed Rolison | 99 | 5.9 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,668 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | | |
| | Labour Co-op hold | Labour Co-op hold | Swing | | |

### Witney West

Witney West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Jane Doughty* | 636 | 41.7 | −9.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Dan Coulson | 533 | 34.9 | +18.1 |
| | Labour | Sachin Thorogood | 281 | 18.4 | −8.7 |
| | Green | Penelope Ponton | 76 | 5.0 | −0.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,526 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Woodstock & Bladon

Woodstock & Bladon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Elizabeth Poskitt* | 618 | 43.1 | −8.2 |
| | Conservative | Ian Hudspeth | 480 | 33.4 | +5.3 |
| | Labour | Mathew Parkinson | 254 | 17.7 | +2.7 |
| | Green | Barry Wheatley | 83 | 5.8 | +0.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,435 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

## By-elections between 2024 and 2026
### Chipping Norton by-election

Chipping Norton by-election 14 November 2024 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mike Baggaley | 403 | 31.3 | +24.7 |
| | Conservative | Caspar Morris | 383 | 29.7 | +9.0 |
| | Labour | Kate England | 350 | 27.2 | −34.1 |
| | Green | Claire Lasko | 152 | 11.8 | +0.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 20 | 1.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,288 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | | |