# 2021 West Oxfordshire District Council election

The 2021 West Oxfordshire District Council election took place on 6 May 2021 to elect members of West Oxfordshire District Council in Oxfordshire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative Party stayed in overall control of the council, although with a reduced majority.

## Results summary

2021 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 % | +/− |
| | Conservative | 10 | 3 | 55.6 | 18 | 28 | 57.1 | 12,004 | 42.1 | +3.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | 4 | 2 | 22.2 | 6 | 10 | 20.4 | 6,851 | 24.0 | -0.3 |
| | Labour | 3 | | 16.7 | 5 | 8 | 20.4 | 6,328 | 22.2 | -0.8 |
| | Independent | 0 | | 0.0 | 2 | 2 | 4.1 | 143 | 0.5 | -3.5 |
| | Green | 1 | 1 | 5.6 | 0 | 1 | 2.0 | 3,132 | 11.0 | +2.0 |
| | Reform UK | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 27 | 0.1 | New |
| | Burning Pink | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 15 | 0.1 | New |

## Ward results
### Bampton and Clanfield

Bampton and Clanfield (by-election) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Rupert Dent | 803 | 64.4 | +1.7 |
| | Green | Alma Tumilowicz | 242 | 19.4 | N/A |
| | Labour | Sarah Hayton | 202 | 16.2 | +5.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 561 | 45.0 | +8.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,256 | 38.7 | +4.1 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 8.9 | |

### Chadlington and Churchill

Chadlington and Churchill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Dean Temple | 328 | 45.2 | −20.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Nigel Ridpath | 235 | 32.4 | +21.5 |
| | Green | James Styring | 101 | 13.9 | +0.8 |
| | Labour Co-op | David Heyes | 61 | 8.4 | −1.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 93 | 12.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 744 | 45.0 | +3.8 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 21.0 | |

### Charlbury and Finstock

Charlbury and Finstock :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Liz Leffman | 884 | 54.6 | +9.0 |
| | Conservative | Caspar Morris | 407 | 25.2 | −5.3 |
| | Green | Liz Reason | 205 | 12.7 | −3.1 |
| | Labour Co-op | Sue Richards | 122 | 7.5 | −0.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 477 | 29.4 | +14.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,645 | 53.5 | +5.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 7.0 | |

### Chipping Norton

Chipping Norton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour Co-op | Geoff Saul | 1,201 | 54.8 | +14.3 |
| | Conservative | Ruth Obasa | 616 | 28.1 | −5.3 |
| | Green | Malcolm Brown | 263 | 12.0 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ivan Aguado Melet | 113 | 5.2 | −21.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 585 | 26.7 | +19.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,264 | 40.5 | +2.6 |
| | Labour Co-op hold | Labour Co-op hold | Swing | 9.8 | |

### Eynsham and Cassington

Eynsham and Cassington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Andrew Goodwin | 1,391 | 55.4 | +2.4 |
| | Conservative | Sean Grace | 783 | 31.2 | +7.9 |
| | Labour | Elsa Dawson | 191 | 7.6 | −0.2 |
| | Green | Ed Rolison | 145 | 5.8 | −10.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 608 | 24.2 | −5.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,522 | 50.4 | +10.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | 2.8 | |

### Freeland and Hanborough

Freeland and Hanborough :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Alaa Al-Yousuf | 893 | 51.7 | +14.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Lidia Arciszewska | 482 | 27.9 | +20.4 |
| | Labour | Tommy Begley | 182 | 10.5 | −35.1 |
| | Green | Angela Wilson | 154 | 6.9 | +1.3 |
| | Burning Pink | Dave Baldwin | 15 | 0.9 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 411 | 23.8 | — |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,740 | 45.2 | −2.5 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 5.8 | |

### Hailey, Minster Lovell and Leafield

Hailey, Minster Lovell and Leafield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Colin Dingwall | 801 | 55.1 | +9.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul Marsh | 653 | 44.9 | +12.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 148 | 10.2 | −3.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,467 | 44.1 | +4.9 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 1.6 | |

### Kingham, Rollright and Enstone

Kingham, Rollright and Enstone :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Alex Wilson | 725 | 54.3 | +1.4 |
| | Labour | Andrew Hornung | 324 | 24.3 | +10.9 |
| | Green | Amy Long | 163 | 12.2 | −5.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mike Baggaley | 124 | 9.3 | −6.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 401 | 30.0 | −5.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,362 | 41.6 | +7.6 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 4.8 | |

### Milton-under-Wychwood

Milton-under-Wychwood :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Jeff Haine | 464 | 58.1 | −10.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sophie Kitching | 173 | 21.7 | +6.5 |
| | Labour Co-op | Sian O'Neill | 87 | 10.9 | +1.3 |
| | Green | Tim Eden | 75 | 9.4 | +2.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 291 | 36.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 807 | 45.2 | +3.5 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 8.4 | |

### North Leigh

North Leigh :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Harry St John | 460 | 59.3 | −4.9 |
| | Labour | Maureen Eades | 119 | 15.3 | −6.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Gillian Workman | 112 | 14.4 | +10.2 |
| | Green | Julia Shay | 85 | 11.0 | +0.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 341 | 44.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 786 | 44.6 | +0.8 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 0.6 | |

### Standlake, Aston and Stanton

Standlake, Aston and Stanton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Lysette Nicholls | 983 | 56.3 | +0.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Marcus Luckett | 596 | 34.1 | +23.9 |
| | Labour | Mike Parker | 167 | 9.6 | −1.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 387 | 22.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,769 | 49.2 | +13.2 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 11.9 | |

### Stonesfield and Tackley

Stonesfield and Tackley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mathew Parkinson | 693 | 40.0 | −5.7 |
| | Conservative | Richard Jackson | 668 | 38.6 | +4.4 |
| | Green | Frances Mortimer | 232 | 13.4 | +0.6 |
| | Labour | Nell Davies-Small | 138 | 8.0 | +0.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 25 | 1.4 | −10.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,751 | 50.0 | +5.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | 5.1 | |

### Witney Central

Witney Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Andrew Coles | 810 | 52.9 | +5.6 |
| | Conservative | Craig Brown | 526 | 34.3 | −1.2 |
| | Green | Harriet Kopinska | 100 | 6.5 | −3.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Andy Bailey | 69 | 4.5 | −2.9 |
| | Reform UK | Mark Bezerra Speeks | 27 | 1.8 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 284 | 18.6 | +6.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,540 | 36.2 | +2.8 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 3.4 | |

### Witney East

Witney East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour Co-op | Duncan Enright | 1,167 | 47.8 | −2.7 |
| | Conservative | Rich Hikins | 862 | 35.3 | −0.2 |
| | Green | Sandra Simpson | 294 | 12.0 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Christopher Blount | 117 | 4.8 | −9.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 305 | 12.5 | −2.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,473 | 42.9 | +7.0 |
| | Labour Co-op hold | Labour Co-op hold | Swing | 1.3 | |

### Witney North

Witney North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Green | Andrew Prosser | 648 | 41.7 | +28.7 |
| | Conservative | Toby Morris | 487 | 31.3 | +7.8 |
| | Labour Co-op | Ruth Smith | 351 | 22.6 | +1.3 |
| | Independent | Pete Handley | 68 | 4.4 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 161 | 10.4 | — |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,562 | 50.2 | +8.9 |
| | Green gain from Conservative | Green gain from Conservative | Swing | 10.5 | |

### Witney South

Witney South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Mark Johnson | 828 | 45.0 | +7.5 |
| | Labour | Michael Brooker | 638 | 34.7 | −6.1 |
| | Green | Carol Cather | 164 | 8.9 | −5.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kate Southey | 136 | 7.4 | +0.3 |
| | Independent | Adrian Henry-Wyatt | 75 | 4.1 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 190 | 10.3 | — |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,885 | 38.0 | +5.0 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 6.8 | |

### Witney West

Witney West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Jane Doughty | 753 | 52.5 | +6.3 |
| | Labour Co-op | Stuart McCarroll | 427 | 29.8 | +11.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Whitten | 154 | 10.7 | −16.3 |
| | Green | Penny Ponton | 101 | 7.0 | −1.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 326 | 22.7 | +3.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,462 | 35.4 | +1.0 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 2.7 | |

### Woodstock and Bladon

Woodstock and Bladon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Elizabeth Poskitt | 919 | 50.0 | +8.0 |
| | Conservative | Jo Lamb | 617 | 33.6 | +5.6 |
| | Green | Barry Wheatley | 160 | 8.7 | −1.9 |
| | Labour | Mark Lambert | 141 | 7.7 | −1.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 302 | 16.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,865 | 53.4 | +9.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 1.2 | |