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Oxford 2026

Local elections held 7 May 2026.

24 ward races

24 seats

18 elected below the proportional quota

75.0% of seats below quota

How to read this page

Each race below shows the share of valid ballots the marginal elected candidate actually won, and compares it to the proportional quota: the share they'd need to clinch the seat under any proportional voting method (1 seats + 1). For a 1-seat ward the quota is 50%; for 2 seats, 33.3%; for 3 seats, 25%.

Where the actual winning share fell below the quota, we show the signed gap as points below quota (a negative number) — the editorial indictment. Above-quota results clear the bar and pass without comment. The voting method is the subject of every observation here. Named candidates appear as the public election record requires; the cause being audited is the voting method, not the individuals. See the methodology page for derivations.

If votes were counted by party

Across the 24 wards in this cycle, parties received the vote totals below. The proportional column shows what each party would have won if the 24 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
Green Party	13,236	30.5%	9	37.5%	8	33.3%	+1
Labour Party	12,554	28.9%	10	41.7%	8	33.3%	+2
Liberal Democrats	6,082	14.0%	4	16.7%	3	12.5%	+1
Reform UK	4,008	9.2%	0	0.0%	2	8.3%	-2
Conservative Party	2,641	6.1%	0	0.0%	1	4.2%	-1
Independent Oxford Alliance	2,522	5.8%	0	0.0%	1	4.2%	-1
Independent	2,298	5.3%	1	4.2%	1	4.2%	0
Workers Party of Britain	29	0.1%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	25	0.1%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
Total	43,395	100.0%	24	100.0%	24	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.

Vote share

Actual seats

Proportional seats

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.

Current (2026)

Previous (2025)

Wards in this council

Sorted with the largest gap below the quota first. Click any ward to jump to its full result.

Lye Valley · 1 seat · won at 35.2% · −14.8 pts below quota
Barton and Sandhills · 1 seat · won at 36.9% · −13.1 pts below quota
Quarry and Risinghurst · 1 seat · won at 37.4% · −12.6 pts below quota
Walton Manor · 1 seat · won at 38.5% · −11.5 pts below quota
Temple Cowley · 1 seat · won at 39.3% · −10.7 pts below quota
Northfield Brook · 1 seat · won at 40.5% · −9.5 pts below quota
Churchill · 1 seat · won at 40.5% · −9.5 pts below quota
Headington Hill and Northway · 1 seat · won at 40.8% · −9.2 pts below quota
Marston · 1 seat · won at 41.3% · −8.7 pts below quota
Headington · 1 seat · won at 41.6% · −8.4 pts below quota
Summertown · 1 seat · won at 42.0% · −8.0 pts below quota
Littlemore · 1 seat · won at 42.6% · −7.4 pts below quota
Wolvercote · 1 seat · won at 43.0% · −7.0 pts below quota
Cutteslowe and Sunnymead · 1 seat · won at 44.5% · −5.5 pts below quota
Cowley · 1 seat · won at 46.2% · −3.8 pts below quota
Rose Hill and Iffley · 1 seat · won at 46.9% · −3.1 pts below quota
Blackbird Leys · 1 seat · won at 48.5% · −1.5 pts below quota
Hinksey Park · 1 seat · won at 49.8% · −0.2 pts below quota
Carfax and Jericho · 1 seat · won at 50.2% · above quota
Osney and St Thomas · 1 seat · won at 50.5% · above quota
Donnington · 1 seat · won at 51.1% · above quota
St Clement's · 1 seat · won at 58.2% · above quota
St Mary's · 1 seat · won at 60.7% · above quota
Holywell · 1 seat · won at 68.0% · above quota

Race results

Lye Valley · single-seat

Marginal winner 35.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −14.8 pts Valid ballots 1,422

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	James Richard Harry Thorniley	Green Party	500	35.2%	−14.8 pts	Elected
2	Stephen Douglas Harwood	Labour Party	474	33.3%	—
3	Jakub Zagdanski	Reform UK	248	17.4%	—
4	Gary William Dixon	Conservative Party	124	8.7%	—
5	Maria Bourbon	Liberal Democrats	76	5.3%	—

Electorate 0 · Ballots cast 1,434 · Invalid 12 · EC ward code local.oxford.lye-valley.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Barton and Sandhills · single-seat

Marginal winner 36.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −13.1 pts Valid ballots 1,565

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Mike Rowley	Labour Party	578	36.9%	−13.1 pts	Elected
2	Felix Peter Bloomfield	Reform UK	336	21.5%	—
3	Tariq Saeed	Green Party	237	15.1%	—
4	Chaka Artwell	Independent	165	10.5%	—
5	Vernon Porter	Conservative Party	124	7.9%	—
6	Paul Rogers	Liberal Democrats	96	6.1%	—
7	Boris Fedorov	Workers Party of Britain	29	1.9%	—

Electorate 0 · Ballots cast 1,569 · Invalid 4 · EC ward code local.oxford.barton-sandhills.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Quarry and Risinghurst · single-seat

Marginal winner 37.4% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −12.6 pts Valid ballots 2,523

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Chewe Edgar Munkonge	Labour Party	943	37.4%	−12.6 pts	Elected
2	Kai Zolleis	Liberal Democrats	568	22.5%	—
3	Stephen Robert Hurt	Green Party	344	13.6%	—
4	Alison Kahn	Independent Oxford Alliance	317	12.6%	—
5	Cristina Parau	Reform UK	255	10.1%	—
6	Edmund Charles Annandale Johnstone	Conservative Party	96	3.8%	—

Electorate 0 · Ballots cast 2,531 · Invalid 8 · EC ward code local.oxford.quarry-risinghurst.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Walton Manor · single-seat

Marginal winner 38.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −11.5 pts Valid ballots 1,723

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Louise Upton	Labour Party	664	38.5%	−11.5 pts	Elected
2	Joanne Louise Bowlt	Liberal Democrats	443	25.7%	—
3	Zelalemawee Asheber	Green Party	422	24.5%	—
4	Penelope Anne Lenon	Conservative Party	134	7.8%	—
5	David Charles Lincoln	Reform UK	60	3.5%	—

Electorate 0 · Ballots cast 1,728 · Invalid 5 · EC ward code local.oxford.walton-manor.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Temple Cowley · single-seat

Marginal winner 39.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −10.7 pts Valid ballots 1,783

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Saj Malik	Independent	700	39.3%	−10.7 pts	Elected
2	Heather Laura Stallard	Green Party	535	30.0%	—
3	Joe McManners	Labour Party	331	18.6%	—
4	Michael Sargent	Reform UK	109	6.1%	—
5	Tony Brett	Liberal Democrats	69	3.9%	—
6	Patricia Gwendoline Mary Jones	Conservative Party	39	2.2%	—

Electorate 0 · Ballots cast 1,786 · Invalid 3 · EC ward code local.oxford.temple-cowley.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Northfield Brook · single-seat

Marginal winner 40.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −9.5 pts Valid ballots 1,206

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Trish Elphinstone	Labour Party	488	40.5%	−9.5 pts	Elected
2	Dianne Copestake	Reform UK	367	30.4%	—
3	David Newman	Green Party	207	17.2%	—
4	Paul John Sims	Conservative Party	82	6.8%	—
5	Rosemary Anne Beatrice Morlin	Liberal Democrats	62	5.1%	—

Electorate 0 · Ballots cast 1,215 · Invalid 9 · EC ward code local.oxford.northfield-brook.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Churchill · single-seat

Marginal winner 40.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −9.5 pts Valid ballots 1,406

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Susan Woolford Brown	Labour Party	570	40.5%	−9.5 pts	Elected
2	Ines Carmen Wilhelm	Green Party	397	28.2%	—
3	Michael Sakkalli	Reform UK	231	16.4%	—
4	Tim Patmore	Conservative Party	133	9.5%	—
5	Peter Charles Coggins	Liberal Democrats	75	5.3%	—

Electorate 0 · Ballots cast 1,417 · Invalid 11 · EC ward code local.oxford.churchill.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Headington Hill and Northway · single-seat

Marginal winner 40.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −9.2 pts Valid ballots 1,593

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	James Taylor	Labour Party	650	40.8%	−9.2 pts	Elected
2	Nasreen Majeed	Independent Oxford Alliance	427	26.8%	—
3	Sam Alston	Green Party	238	14.9%	—
4	Tenson Jacob	Reform UK	137	8.6%	—
5	George Edward Silvanus Robinson	Conservative Party	85	5.3%	—
6	Eleonore Rebekka Vogel	Liberal Democrats	48	3.0%	—
7	Agnieszka Kowalska	Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	8	0.5%	—

Electorate 0 · Ballots cast 1,596 · Invalid 3 · EC ward code local.oxford.headington-hill-northway.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Marston · single-seat

Marginal winner 41.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −8.7 pts Valid ballots 2,346

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Kate Josephine Robinson	Green Party	969	41.3%	−8.7 pts	Elected
2	Emily Frances Scaysbrook	Independent Oxford Alliance	749	31.9%	—
3	Charlotte Louise Vinnicombe	Labour Party	369	15.7%	—
4	Richard Lewin	Reform UK	146	6.2%	—
5	Duncan Valentine Hatfield	Conservative Party	69	2.9%	—
6	Andy McKay	Liberal Democrats	44	1.9%	—

Electorate 0 · Ballots cast 2,348 · Invalid 2 · EC ward code local.oxford.marston.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Headington · single-seat

Marginal winner 41.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −8.4 pts Valid ballots 2,226

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Chris Smowton	Liberal Democrats	927	41.6%	−8.4 pts	Elected
2	Emily Lygo	Labour Party	511	23.0%	—
3	Neil Doig	Green Party	422	19.0%	—
4	James Peter Jackson	Conservative Party	185	8.3%	—
5	Sandhya Sunkara	Reform UK	181	8.1%	—

Electorate 0 · Ballots cast 2,238 · Invalid 12 · EC ward code local.oxford.headington.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Summertown · single-seat

Marginal winner 42.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −8.0 pts Valid ballots 1,990

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Katherine Sarah Miles	Liberal Democrats	836	42.0%	−8.0 pts	Elected
2	Freda Janet Wolfenden	Labour Party	486	24.4%	—
3	James Hewett	Green Party	318	16.0%	—
4	Christopher David Edward Fox	Conservative Party	254	12.8%	—
5	Fee Yin	Reform UK	96	4.8%	—

Electorate 0 · Ballots cast 1,992 · Invalid 2 · EC ward code local.oxford.summertown.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Littlemore · single-seat

Marginal winner 42.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −7.4 pts Valid ballots 1,703

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Tiago Corais	Labour Party	726	42.6%	−7.4 pts	Elected
2	David Stares	Independent	400	23.5%	—
3	Tamsin Sky Tristram Blaxter	Green Party	251	14.7%	—
4	James Charles Baker	Reform UK	210	12.3%	—
5	Daniel Stafford	Conservative Party	89	5.2%	—
6	Liz Wood	Liberal Democrats	27	1.6%	—

Electorate 0 · Ballots cast 1,708 · Invalid 5 · EC ward code local.oxford.littlemore.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Wolvercote · single-seat

Marginal winner 43.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −7.0 pts Valid ballots 2,113

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Elizabeth Asabea Abena Turkson Wood	Liberal Democrats	908	43.0%	−7.0 pts	Elected
2	Richard Peter Garbutt	Independent Oxford Alliance	571	27.0%	—
3	Cristina Palamini	Green Party	308	14.6%	—
4	Bev Humberstone	Labour Party	124	5.9%	—
5	Stuart David Jolley	Reform UK	114	5.4%	—
6	Paul Dean Morris	Conservative Party	88	4.2%	—

Electorate 0 · Ballots cast 2,118 · Invalid 5 · EC ward code local.oxford.wolvercote.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Cutteslowe and Sunnymead · single-seat

Marginal winner 44.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −5.5 pts Valid ballots 2,344

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Laurence George Fouweather	Liberal Democrats	1,044	44.5%	−5.5 pts	Elected
2	Andrea Schiavi	Green Party	396	16.9%	—
3	David John Cunningham	Conservative Party	388	16.6%	—
4	Nancy Lynn Cartwright	Labour Party	351	15.0%	—
5	Michael William Andrews	Reform UK	165	7.0%	—

Electorate 0 · Ballots cast 2,357 · Invalid 13 · EC ward code local.oxford.cutteslowe-sunnymead.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Cowley · single-seat

Marginal winner 46.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −3.8 pts Valid ballots 2,233

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Edward Mundy	Green Party	1,031	46.2%	−3.8 pts	Elected
2	Ajaz Ur Rehman	Independent	565	25.3%	—
3	Michael William Boyd	Labour Party	291	13.0%	—
4	Ian Szwajca	Reform UK	219	9.8%	—
5	George Busby	Liberal Democrats	69	3.1%	—
6	Andrea Louise Stephenson	Conservative Party	58	2.6%	—

Electorate 0 · Ballots cast 2,241 · Invalid 8 · EC ward code local.oxford.cowley.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Rose Hill and Iffley · single-seat

Marginal winner 46.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −3.1 pts Valid ballots 2,031

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Edward Owen Turner	Labour Party	952	46.9%	−3.1 pts	Elected
2	Zack Iqbal	Independent Oxford Alliance	458	22.6%	—
3	Luke Barbanneau	Green Party	299	14.7%	—
4	Prudence Mary Prior Dailey	Reform UK	203	10.0%	—
5	Suresh Lal	Conservative Party	60	3.0%	—
6	Geraldine Anne Coggins	Liberal Democrats	59	2.9%	—

Electorate 0 · Ballots cast 2,039 · Invalid 8 · EC ward code local.oxford.rose-hill-iffley.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Blackbird Leys · single-seat

Marginal winner 48.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −1.5 pts Valid ballots 1,213

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Lubna Arshad	Labour Party	588	48.5%	−1.5 pts	Elected
2	Kornel Schesztak	Reform UK	337	27.8%	—
3	Indigo Haynes	Green Party	151	12.4%	—
4	Fay Lana Sims	Conservative Party	71	5.9%	—
5	Alexandrine Kantor	Liberal Democrats	49	4.0%	—
6	James Morbin	Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	17	1.4%	—

Electorate 0 · Ballots cast 1,222 · Invalid 9 · EC ward code local.oxford.blackbird-leys.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Hinksey Park · single-seat

Marginal winner 49.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −0.2 pts Valid ballots 2,033

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Siobhan Ann Lancaster	Labour Party	1,012	49.8%	−0.2 pts	Elected
2	Hannah Scott	Green Party	665	32.7%	—
3	Rick Tanner	Liberal Democrats	127	6.2%	—
4	Geoffrey Brian Ager	Reform UK	122	6.0%	—
5	Amy Olivia Campbell	Conservative Party	107	5.3%	—

Electorate 0 · Ballots cast 2,040 · Invalid 7 · EC ward code local.oxford.hinksey-park.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Carfax and Jericho · single-seat

Marginal winner 50.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota +0.2 pts Valid ballots 1,616

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Sushila Devi Dhall	Green Party	811	50.2%	+0.2 pts	Elected
2	Alex Hollingsworth	Labour Party	523	32.4%	—
3	John Orrell Howson	Liberal Democrats	123	7.6%	—
4	Harriet Georgia Sophie Dolby	Conservative Party	84	5.2%	—
5	Vittorio Peter Cuneo-Flood	Reform UK	75	4.6%	—

Electorate 0 · Ballots cast 1,628 · Invalid 12 · EC ward code local.oxford.carfax-jericho.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Osney and St Thomas · single-seat

Marginal winner 50.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota +0.5 pts Valid ballots 1,805

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Lois Knight Muddiman	Green Party	912	50.5%	+0.5 pts	Elected
2	David Calonge	Labour Party	594	32.9%	—
3	Rose-Marie Wheeler	Reform UK	114	6.3%	—
4	Louis Watteau Williams	Conservative Party	101	5.6%	—
5	Harry Roy Morgan	Liberal Democrats	84	4.7%	—

Electorate 0 · Ballots cast 1,811 · Invalid 6 · EC ward code local.oxford.osney-st-thomas.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Donnington · single-seat

Marginal winner 51.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota +1.1 pts Valid ballots 1,929

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Rosie Rawle	Green Party	986	51.1%	+1.1 pts	Elected
2	Saqib Faradoon	Independent	468	24.3%	—
3	Ralph Amory Noble	Labour Party	267	13.8%	—
4	Anna Marie Avila Taylor	Reform UK	109	5.7%	—
5	Graham Roderick Jones	Liberal Democrats	58	3.0%	—
6	Simon James Bazley	Conservative Party	41	2.1%	—

Electorate 0 · Ballots cast 1,936 · Invalid 7 · EC ward code local.oxford.donnington.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

St Clement's · single-seat

Marginal winner 58.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota +8.2 pts Valid ballots 1,503

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Ahalya Bala	Green Party	875	58.2%	+8.2 pts	Elected
2	Thomas Ayudthaya Boyd	Labour Party	403	26.8%	—
3	Martin Young	Reform UK	88	5.9%	—
4	Vinay Raniga	Conservative Party	72	4.8%	—
5	Pippa Hitchcock	Liberal Democrats	65	4.3%	—

Electorate 0 · Ballots cast 1,508 · Invalid 5 · EC ward code local.oxford.st-clements.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

St Mary's · single-seat

Marginal winner 60.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota +10.7 pts Valid ballots 1,900

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Emily Jane Elisabeth Kerr	Green Party	1,154	60.7%	+10.7 pts	Elected
2	Toby Stephen William James	Labour Party	473	24.9%	—
3	Richard Whelan	Liberal Democrats	105	5.5%	—
4	Paula Jane MacFarlane	Reform UK	86	4.5%	—
5	Gloria Croxall	Conservative Party	82	4.3%	—

Electorate 0 · Ballots cast 1,916 · Invalid 16 · EC ward code local.oxford.st-marys.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Holywell · single-seat

Marginal winner 68.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota +18.0 pts Valid ballots 1,189

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Alfie Davis	Green Party	808	68.0%	+18.0 pts	Elected
2	Awab Ramadan Yahia Kazuz	Labour Party	186	15.6%	—
3	Ian Corthan Bearder	Liberal Democrats	120	10.1%	—
4	Harry Richardson	Conservative Party	75	6.3%	—

Electorate 0 · Ballots cast 1,197 · Invalid 8 · EC ward code local.oxford.holywell.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index