# 2022 Cherwell District Council election

The 2022 Cherwell District Council election was held on 5 May 2022 to elect members of Cherwell District Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections.

## Results summary

2022 Cherwell 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 | 6 | 6 | 35.3 | 19 | 25 | 52.1 | 16,169 | 38.4 | -9.3 |
| | Labour | 4 | 2 | 23.5 | 6 | 10 | 20.8 | 10,434 | 24.8 | +2.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | 5 | 4 | 29.4 | 2 | 7 | 14.6 | 11,120 | 26.4 | +11.3 |
| | Independent | 1 | 1 | 5.9 | 3 | 4 | 8.3 | 1,092 | 2.6 | -2.1 |
| | Green | 1 | 1 | 5.9 | 1 | 2 | 4.2 | 3,241 | 7.7 | -2.0 |

## Ward results
### Adderbury, Bloxham and Bodicote

Adderbury, Bloxham and Bodicote :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Hingley | 1,801 | 59.9 | +29.7 |
| | Conservative | Tony Mepham | 902 | 30.0 | −21.9 |
| | Labour | Sian Tohill-Martin | 305 | 10.1 | −7.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 899 | 29.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,008 | 40.5 | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | 25.8 | |

### Banbury Calthorpe and Easington

Banbury Calthorpe and Easington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Ian Harwood | 1,320 | 46.7 | −9.2 |
| | Labour | Isabel Creed | 1,207 | 42.7 | +19.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Robert Pattenden | 301 | 10.6 | +4.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 113 | 4.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,828 | 33.1 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 14.2 | |

### Banbury Cross and Neithrop

Banbury Cross and Neithrop :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Chuk Okeke | 1,103 | 50.8 | +5.6 |
| | Conservative | Fiaz Ahmed | 769 | 35.4 | −2.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ash Haeger | 300 | 13.8 | +9.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 334 | 15.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,172 | 29.5 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 4.2 | |

### Banbury Grimsbury and Hightown

Banbury Grimsbury and Hightown :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour Co-op | Rebecca Biegel | 1,158 | 56.5 | +8.3 |
| | Conservative | Ben Dalton | 556 | 27.1 | −8.1 |
| | Green | Karl Kwiatkowski | 176 | 8.6 | −2.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Yeomans | 159 | 7.8 | +1.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 602 | 29.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,049 | 29.0 | |
| | Labour Co-op hold | Labour Co-op hold | Swing | 8.2 | |

### Banbury Hardwick

Banbury Hardwick :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Andrew Crichton | 798 | 43.2 | +9.7 |
| | Conservative | Tony Ilott | 717 | 38.8 | −8.7 |
| | Green | Alison Nuttall | 182 | 9.9 | +3.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Andrew Raisbeck | 150 | 8.1 | +4.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 81 | 4.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,847 | 25.2 | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | 9.2 | |

### Banbury Ruscote

Banbury Ruscote :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Amanda Watkins | 922 | 55.7 | +4.1 |
| | Conservative | Hayne Strangwood | 562 | 33.9 | −3.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Steve Buckwell | 172 | 10.4 | +6.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 360 | 21.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,656 | 23.7 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 3.6 | |

### Bicester East

Bicester East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Donna Ford | 947 | 48.0 | −1.0 |
| | Green | Damien Maguire | 544 | 27.6 | +4.4 |
| | Labour | Samuel Akbur | 483 | 24.5 | +5.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 403 | 20.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,974 | 31.5 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 2.7 | |

### Bicester North and Caversfield

Bicester North and Caversfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Nick Mawer | 797 | 40.9 | −11.8 |
| | Labour | Arjunsingh Bais | 546 | 28.0 | +7.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Simon Lytton | 386 | 19.8 | +7.5 |
| | Green | Amanda Maguire | 218 | 11.2 | −3.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 251 | 12.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,947 | 30.0 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 9.6 | |

### Bicester South and Ambrosden

Bicester South and Ambrosden :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Christopher Pruden | 1,732 | 55.4 | +43.1 |
| | Conservative | Sundeep Singh | 982 | 31.4 | −21.3 |
| | Labour | Sian Roscoe | 412 | 12.3 | −7.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 750 | 24.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,126 | 33.5 | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | 32.2 | |

### Bicester West

Bicester West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | John Broad | 1,092 | 52.3 | −10.9 |
| | Conservative | Sam Holland | 615 | 29.4 | +10.0 |
| | Labour | Steven Uttley | 382 | 18.3 | +5.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 477 | 22.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,089 | 31.9 | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | 10.5 | |

### Cropredy, Sibfords and Wroxton

Cropredy, Sibfords and Wroxton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Phil Chapman | 1,396 | 49.8 | −15.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Xenia Huntley | 707 | 25.2 | N/A |
| | Labour Co-op | Anne Cullen | 701 | 25.0 | +4.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 689 | 24.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,804 | 40.8 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | N/A | |

### Deddington

Deddington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Eddie Reeves | 1,416 | 45.9 | −11.7 |
| | Labour | Annette Murphy | 690 | 22.4 | +1.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | James Hartley | 640 | 20.7 | −0.6 |
| | Green | Aaron Bliss | 339 | 11.0 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 726 | 23.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,085 | 41.7 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 6.5 | |

### Fringford and Heyfords

Fringford and Heyfords :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Barry Wood | 1,066 | 42.5 | −17.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Dillie Keane | 508 | 20.3 | N/A |
| | Labour | Sylvia Howells | 474 | 18.9 | +3.3 |
| | Green | Jenny Tamblyn | 460 | 18.3 | −6.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 558 | 22.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,508 | 35.6 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | N/A | |

### Kidlington East

Kidlington East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Green | Fiona Mawson | 1,322 | 46.8 | +12.3 |
| | Conservative | Nigel Simpson | 1,070 | 37.9 | −12.6 |
| | Labour | Sarah Stephenson-Hunter | 432 | 15.3 | +0.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 252 | 8.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,824 | 40.2 | |
| | Green gain from Conservative | Green gain from Conservative | Swing | 12.5 | |

### Kidlington West

Kidlington West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jean Conway | 1,465 | 52.4 | +2.2 |
| | Conservative | Helen Kingsley | 1,005 | 36.0 | −2.5 |
| | Labour | Chidi Uche | 325 | 11.6 | +0.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 460 | 16.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,795 | 40.3 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 2.4 | |

### Launton and Otmoor

Launton and Otmoor (2 seats due to by-election) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Gemma Coton | 1,477 | 55.3 | +19.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Angus Patrick | 1,322 | 49.5 | +13.6 |
| | Conservative | David Hughes | 1,091 | 40.8 | −9.0 |
| | Conservative | Steve Jackson | 958 | 35.9 | −13.9 |
| | Labour | Joanne Howells | 267 | 10.0 | −4.3 |
| | Labour | Naomi Karslake | 229 | 8.6 | −5.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 43.7 | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

## Changes 2022–2023

Hannah Banfield, elected in 2019 as a Labour councillor for Banbury Cross and Neithrop ward, resigned from the party in November 2022, sitting instead as an independent.