← Cherwell (all cycles) · 7 May 2026 cohort
Cherwell 2026
Local elections held 7 May 2026.
Each race compares the marginal winner's share of valid ballots to the proportional quota — the share they'd need under any common proportional method. How the numbers are derived →
If votes were counted by party
Across the 16 wards in this cycle, parties received the vote totals below. The proportional column shows what each party would have won if the 18 seats had been shared out in proportion to votes received (how, with caveats). The Δ column is the actual seat count minus the proportional seat count — positive numbers are parties First-Past-the-Post over-represented; negative are parties it under-represented.
| Party | Votes | Vote % | Seats won | % of seats | Proportional seats | Proportional % | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reform UK | 14,855 | 26.1% | 6 | 33.3% | 5 | 27.8% | +1 |
| Liberal Democrats | 14,070 | 24.7% | 8 | 44.4% | 5 | 27.8% | +3 |
| Conservative Party | 12,278 | 21.5% | 2 | 11.1% | 4 | 22.2% | -2 |
| Green Party | 8,478 | 14.9% | 1 | 5.6% | 3 | 16.7% | -2 |
| Labour Party | 5,088 | 8.9% | 1 | 5.6% | 1 | 5.6% | 0 |
| Independent | 2,125 | 3.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| Animal Welfare Party | 89 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| Social Democratic Party | 35 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| Total | 57,018 | 100.0% | 18 | 100.0% | 18 | 100.0% | 0 |
Vote share vs seats won
The top bar is each party's share of votes cast in this council. Below, one square per seat, coloured by the party that won it — first the actual First-Past-the-Post result, then what a proportional method would have produced from the same vote totals. Divergence between the bar and the actual grid is the indictment of the method.
Council composition: what this election replaced
Two opencouncildata snapshots: the council immediately after the 2026 election (current) and immediately before it (2025). Only ~⅓ of seats were contested in 2026 — most of the bench is unchanged, and the cycle's effect on the overall composition is what shifts.
Wards in this council
Sorted with the largest gap below the quota first. Click any ward to jump to its full result.
- Banbury Cross and Neithrop · 1 seat · won at 26.6% · −23.4 pts below quota
- Cropredy, Sibfords and Wroxton · 1 seat · won at 30.8% · −19.2 pts below quota
- Banbury Grimsbury and Hightown · 1 seat · won at 31.4% · −18.6 pts below quota
- Deddington · 1 seat · won at 32.5% · −17.5 pts below quota
- Adderbury, Bloxham and Bodicote · 1 seat · won at 32.7% · −17.3 pts below quota
- Banbury Hardwick · 1 seat · won at 34.8% · −15.2 pts below quota
- Kidlington East · 1 seat · won at 35.2% · −14.8 pts below quota
- Bicester East · 1 seat · won at 35.2% · −14.8 pts below quota
- Banbury Ruscote · 1 seat · won at 35.4% · −14.6 pts below quota
- Bicester North and Caversfield · 1 seat · won at 36.0% · −14.0 pts below quota
- Launton and Otmoor · 1 seat · won at 38.6% · −11.4 pts below quota
- Fringford and Heyfords · 1 seat · won at 39.5% · −10.5 pts below quota
- Bicester South and Ambrosden · 1 seat · won at 41.2% · −8.8 pts below quota
- Bicester West · 2 seats · won at 27.6% · −5.8 pts below quota
- Kidlington West · 1 seat · won at 45.1% · −4.9 pts below quota
- Banbury Calthorpe and Easington · 2 seats · won at 30.9% · −2.4 pts below quota
Race results
Banbury Cross and Neithrop · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 26.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −23.4 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,676
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yvonne Greene | Reform UK | 713 | 26.6% | −23.4 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Jose Omombo Omekandji | Labour Party | 644 | 24.1% | — | |
| 3 | Jake Howard | Green Party | 510 | 19.1% | — | |
| 4 | Chuk Okeke | Conservative Party | 479 | 17.9% | — | |
| 5 | Rebecca Bell | Liberal Democrats | 197 | 7.4% | — | |
| 6 | Simon Zachary Garrett | Independent | 133 | 5.0% | — |
Cropredy, Sibfords and Wroxton · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 30.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −19.2 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 3,735
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nicola Rose Borkmann | Liberal Democrats | 1,151 | 30.8% | −19.2 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Mitch Lee | Conservative Party | 1,122 | 30.0% | — | |
| 3 | Matthew Joseph Arthur Taylor | Reform UK | 948 | 25.4% | — | |
| 4 | Rachel M A Payne | Green Party | 258 | 6.9% | — | |
| 5 | Anne Cullen | Labour Party | 221 | 5.9% | — | |
| 6 | Michael William Patrick Clyne | Social Democratic Party | 35 | 0.9% | — |
Banbury Grimsbury and Hightown · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 31.4% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −18.6 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,184
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rebecca Biegel | Labour Party | 685 | 31.4% | −18.6 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Koppany Nagy | Conservative Party | 456 | 20.9% | — | |
| 3 | Jack Vere | Green Party | 425 | 19.5% | — | |
| 4 | Chris Wiseman | Reform UK | 296 | 13.6% | — | |
| 5 | Sean Murray | Liberal Democrats | 176 | 8.1% | — | |
| 6 | Cassi Bellingham | Independent | 146 | 6.7% | — |
Deddington · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 32.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −17.5 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 3,985
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eddie Fraser Reeves | Conservative Party | 1,294 | 32.5% | −17.5 pts | Elected |
| 2 | James Henry Dean Hartley | Liberal Democrats | 1,173 | 29.4% | — | |
| 3 | Gail Ann Collingwood-Turner | Reform UK | 885 | 22.2% | — | |
| 4 | Aaron Bliss | Green Party | 333 | 8.4% | — | |
| 5 | Annette Murphy | Labour Party | 300 | 7.5% | — |
Adderbury, Bloxham and Bodicote · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 32.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −17.3 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 3,898
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | David Richard Hingley | Liberal Democrats | 1,275 | 32.7% | −17.3 pts | Elected |
| 2 | James Edsberg | Conservative Party | 1,071 | 27.5% | — | |
| 3 | David Andrew Collingwood-Turner | Reform UK | 966 | 24.8% | — | |
| 4 | Linda Newbery | Green Party | 333 | 8.5% | — | |
| 5 | Helen Margaret Oldfield | Labour Party | 253 | 6.5% | — |
Banbury Hardwick · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 34.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −15.2 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,732
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paul Jeffreys | Reform UK | 950 | 34.8% | −15.2 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Andrew Crichton | Labour Party | 701 | 25.7% | — | |
| 3 | Simi Cumberbatch | Green Party | 453 | 16.6% | — | |
| 4 | Taraji Ogunnubi | Conservative Party | 371 | 13.6% | — | |
| 5 | Michael Offei | Liberal Democrats | 257 | 9.4% | — |
Kidlington East · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 35.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −14.8 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,992
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fiona Valerie Mawson | Green Party | 1,053 | 35.2% | −14.8 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Adie Spittle | Reform UK | 745 | 24.9% | — | |
| 3 | Gabriel Schenk | Liberal Democrats | 495 | 16.5% | — | |
| 4 | John Colegrave | Conservative Party | 476 | 15.9% | — | |
| 5 | Gregory Michael Fish | Labour Party | 167 | 5.6% | — | |
| 6 | Julian Martin Tytherleigh | Independent | 56 | 1.9% | — |
Bicester East · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 35.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −14.8 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,610
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bryonie Wells | Liberal Democrats | 919 | 35.2% | −14.8 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Andrew O'Gorman | Reform UK | 719 | 27.5% | — | |
| 3 | Alex Thrupp | Conservative Party | 361 | 13.8% | — | |
| 4 | Donna Ford | Independent | 348 | 13.3% | — | |
| 5 | Amanda Maguire | Green Party | 263 | 10.1% | — |
Banbury Ruscote · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 35.4% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −14.6 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,118
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mark Gorman | Reform UK | 750 | 35.4% | −14.6 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Chloe Dawn Smith | Labour Party | 540 | 25.5% | — | |
| 3 | Karl Michael Kazimierz Kwiatkowski | Green Party | 313 | 14.8% | — | |
| 4 | Nikki Payne | Conservative Party | 300 | 14.2% | — | |
| 5 | Julie Battison | Independent | 119 | 5.6% | — | |
| 6 | Kai Benjamin Smith | Liberal Democrats | 96 | 4.5% | — |
Bicester North and Caversfield · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 36.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −14.0 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,795
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Julius Parker | Liberal Democrats | 1,006 | 36.0% | −14.0 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Nicholas Edward Mawer | Conservative Party | 701 | 25.1% | — | |
| 3 | Alan Thomas | Reform UK | 686 | 24.5% | — | |
| 4 | Robin Kenneth Winslow Morris | Green Party | 310 | 11.1% | — | |
| 5 | Babatunde Aribisala | Labour Party | 92 | 3.3% | — |
Launton and Otmoor · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 38.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −11.4 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 3,225
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Timothy Simon Faltermeyer | Liberal Democrats | 1,244 | 38.6% | −11.4 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Ian Richard Hodgson | Reform UK | 874 | 27.1% | — | |
| 3 | Andrew Payne | Conservative Party | 692 | 21.5% | — | |
| 4 | John Robert O'Regan | Green Party | 279 | 8.7% | — | |
| 5 | Naomi Celia Karslake | Labour Party | 136 | 4.2% | — |
Fringford and Heyfords · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 39.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −10.5 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 3,476
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jean Conway | Liberal Democrats | 1,372 | 39.5% | −10.5 pts | Elected |
| 2 | John Honey | Reform UK | 876 | 25.2% | — | |
| 3 | Sandy Lewis Dallimore | Conservative Party | 868 | 25.0% | — | |
| 4 | Chris Nelson | Green Party | 360 | 10.4% | — |
Bicester South and Ambrosden · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 41.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −8.8 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 4,076
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chris Pruden | Liberal Democrats | 1,680 | 41.2% | −8.8 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Tom Burgess | Reform UK | 882 | 21.6% | — | |
| 3 | Shams Ud-din | Conservative Party | 670 | 16.4% | — | |
| 4 | Damien Maguire | Green Party | 641 | 15.7% | — | |
| 5 | Sarah Farrow | Labour Party | 203 | 5.0% | — |
Bicester West · 2-seat (bloc vote)
Marginal winner Voter-share estimate of the lowest-vote elected candidate. Comparable to the proportional quota. The raw vote share would be ~2× smaller. 27.6% Proportional quota 33.3% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −5.8 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 2 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,689
This is a 2-seat ward under bloc vote — each voter could cast up to 2 votes, so summing candidate votes overcounts voters by ~2×. We show share of votes (matches the council's published figure) and share of voters (est.) (raw share × 2, the figure comparable to the proportional quota). Why two columns →
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Share of voters (est.) Estimated share of voters who supported this candidate, comparable across single- and multi-seat wards. Each voter could cast up to 2 votes, so we approximate ballots as total votes ÷ 2. This is the figure compared against the proportional quota. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Wilson | Reform UK | 753 | 14.0% | 28.0% | −5.3 pts | Elected |
| 2 | George Popescu | Reform UK | 741 | 13.8% | 27.6% | −5.8 pts | Elected |
| 3 | Dan Hallett | Independent | 625 | 11.6% | 23.2% | — | |
| 4 | Claire Brenner | Green Party | 600 | 11.2% | 22.3% | — | |
| 5 | Jasmine Webb-Majnlund | Independent | 590 | 11.0% | 21.9% | — | |
| 6 | Naomi Rose Crookston | Liberal Democrats | 583 | 10.8% | 21.7% | — | |
| 7 | Matt Webb | Liberal Democrats | 535 | 9.9% | 19.9% | — | |
| 8 | Tim Lobanov | Green Party | 328 | 6.1% | 12.2% | — | |
| 9 | Marco Caso | Conservative Party | 275 | 5.1% | 10.2% | — | |
| 10 | Andrew McHugh | Conservative Party | 258 | 4.8% | 9.6% | — | |
| 11 | Paul Graham | Animal Welfare Party | 89 | 1.7% | 3.3% | — |
Kidlington West · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 45.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −4.9 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 3,166
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lisa Smith | Liberal Democrats | 1,427 | 45.1% | −4.9 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Dave Paintin | Reform UK | 734 | 23.2% | — | |
| 3 | Martin Frederick Bach Phillips | Conservative Party | 548 | 17.3% | — | |
| 4 | Amanda Jane Carpenter | Green Party | 457 | 14.4% | — |
Banbury Calthorpe and Easington · 2-seat (bloc vote)
Marginal winner Voter-share estimate of the lowest-vote elected candidate. Comparable to the proportional quota. The raw vote share would be ~2× smaller. 30.9% Proportional quota 33.3% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −2.4 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 2 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 3,987
This is a 2-seat ward under bloc vote — each voter could cast up to 2 votes, so summing candidate votes overcounts voters by ~2×. We show share of votes (matches the council's published figure) and share of voters (est.) (raw share × 2, the figure comparable to the proportional quota). Why two columns →
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Share of voters (est.) Estimated share of voters who supported this candidate, comparable across single- and multi-seat wards. Each voter could cast up to 2 votes, so we approximate ballots as total votes ÷ 2. This is the figure compared against the proportional quota. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ian Harwood | Conservative Party | 1,294 | 16.2% | 32.5% | −0.9 pts | Elected |
| 2 | John Jefferson Brown | Reform UK | 1,232 | 15.5% | 30.9% | −2.4 pts | Elected |
| 3 | Mark Naden | Reform UK | 1,105 | 13.9% | 27.7% | — | |
| 4 | Luke Whitehouse | Conservative Party | 1,042 | 13.1% | 26.1% | — | |
| 5 | Sam Burnett | Green Party | 802 | 10.1% | 20.1% | — | |
| 6 | Alex Leonova | Green Party | 760 | 9.5% | 19.1% | — | |
| 7 | Andrew Edwin Eaton | Labour Party | 600 | 7.5% | 15.1% | — | |
| 8 | Helen Mears | Labour Party | 546 | 6.8% | 13.7% | — | |
| 9 | David Christopher Pallot | Liberal Democrats | 243 | 3.0% | 6.1% | — | |
| 10 | Jacqui Smith | Liberal Democrats | 241 | 3.0% | 6.0% | — | |
| 11 | Phil Richards | Independent | 108 | 1.4% | 2.7% | — |