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West Oxfordshire 2021

Local elections held 6 May 2021.

27 ward races

27 seats

11 elected below the proportional quota

40.7% 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 that would be needed to be guaranteed that 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 gap as points under par — the editorial indictment. Above-par results are just majority mandates 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 27 wards in this cycle, parties received the vote totals below. The proportional column shows what each party would have won if the 27 seats had been allocated to those vote totals in proportion (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 in this council, negative are parties it under-represented.

Party	Votes	Vote %	Seats won	% of seats	Proportional seats	Proportional %	Δ
Conservative and Unionist Party	27,345	43.5%	13	48.1%	12	44.4%	+1
Liberal Democrats	15,147	24.1%	7	25.9%	7	25.9%	0
Labour Party	13,179	21.0%	6	22.2%	6	22.2%	0
Green Party	6,230	9.9%	1	3.7%	2	7.4%	-1
Independent	639	1.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
Reform UK	309	0.5%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
PINK	50	0.1%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
Total	62,899	100.0%	27	100.0%	27	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

Wards in this council

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

Stonesfield & Tackley · 1 seat · won at 40.0% · +10.0 pts below quota
Witney North & East · 1 seat · won at 40.1% · +9.9 pts below quota
Witney North · 1 seat · won at 41.7% · +8.3 pts below quota
Chipping Norton · 1 seat · won at 42.6% · +7.4 pts below quota
Witney South & Central · 1 seat · won at 43.3% · +6.7 pts below quota
Witney South · 1 seat · won at 45.0% · +5.0 pts below quota
Chadlington & Churchill · 1 seat · won at 45.2% · +4.8 pts below quota
Woodstock · 1 seat · won at 47.0% · +3.0 pts below quota
Charlbury & Wychwood · 1 seat · won at 47.3% · +2.7 pts below quota
Witney East · 1 seat · won at 47.8% · +2.2 pts below quota
Eynsham · 1 seat · won at 49.7% · +0.3 pts below quota
Woodstock & Bladon · 1 seat · won at 50.0% · above quota
Freeland & Hanborough · 1 seat · won at 51.7% · above quota
Hanborough & Minster Lovell · 1 seat · won at 52.0% · above quota
Witney West · 1 seat · won at 52.5% · above quota
Witney Central · 1 seat · won at 52.9% · above quota
Kingham Rollright & Enstone · 1 seat · won at 54.3% · above quota
Charlbury & Finstock · 1 seat · won at 54.6% · above quota
Chipping Norton · 1 seat · won at 54.8% · above quota
Hailey Minster Lovell & Leafield · 1 seat · won at 55.1% · above quota
Eynsham & Cassington · 1 seat · won at 55.4% · above quota
Standlake Aston & Stanton Harcourt · 1 seat · won at 56.3% · above quota
Witney West & Brampton · 1 seat · won at 57.7% · above quota
Milton-Under-Wychwood · 1 seat · won at 58.1% · above quota
North Leigh · 1 seat · won at 59.3% · above quota
Carterton South & West · 1 seat · won at 59.9% · above quota
Burford & Carterton North · 1 seat · won at 63.0% · above quota

Race results

Stonesfield & Tackley · single-seat

Marginal winner 40.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +10.0 pts below quota Valid ballots 1,731

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Parkinson M.	Liberal Democrats	693	40.0%	Elected
2	Jackson R.A.	Conservative and Unionist Party	668	38.6%
3	Mortimer F.	Green Party	232	13.4%
4	Davies-Small N.	Labour Party	138	8.0%

Electorate 3,505 · Ballots cast 1,731 · EC ward code E05006646 · Back to ward index

Witney North & East · single-seat

Marginal winner 40.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +9.9 pts below quota Valid ballots 4,005

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Enright D.S.T.	Labour Party	1,606	40.1%	Elected
2	Temple D.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,216	30.4%
3	Prosser A.P.	Green Party	943	23.5%
4	Langridge R.A.	Reform UK	240	6.0%

Electorate 8,875 · Ballots cast 4,005 · EC ward code E58001277 · Back to ward index

Witney North · single-seat

Marginal winner 41.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +8.3 pts below quota Valid ballots 1,554

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Prosser A.P.	Green Party	648	41.7%	Elected
2	Morris T.J.	Conservative and Unionist Party	487	31.3%
3	Smith R.H.	Labour Party	351	22.6%
4	Handley P.	Independent	68	4.4%

Electorate 3,110 · Ballots cast 1,554 · EC ward code E05006650 · Back to ward index

Chipping Norton · single-seat

Marginal winner 42.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +7.4 pts below quota Valid ballots 3,587

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Saul G.	Labour Party	1,528	42.6%	Elected
2	Holland M.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,468	40.9%
3	Brown M.W.	Green Party	390	10.9%
4	Aguado Melet I.	Liberal Democrats	201	5.6%

Electorate 8,874 · Ballots cast 3,587 · EC ward code E58001240 · Back to ward index

Witney South & Central · single-seat

Marginal winner 43.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +6.7 pts below quota Valid ballots 3,266

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Coles A.S.	Labour Party	1,415	43.3%	Elected
2	Woodruff B.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,297	39.7%
3	Kopinska H.L.M.	Green Party	235	7.2%
4	Bailey A.	Liberal Democrats	206	6.3%
5	Henry-Wyatt A.	Independent	71	2.2%
6	Bezerra Speeks M.W.	Reform UK	42	1.3%

Electorate 8,882 · Ballots cast 3,266 · EC ward code E58001278 · Back to ward index

Witney South · single-seat

Marginal winner 45.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +5.0 pts below quota Valid ballots 1,841

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Johnson M.D.	Conservative and Unionist Party	828	45.0%	Elected
2	Brooker M.J.	Labour Party	638	34.7%
3	Cather C.R.	Green Party	164	8.9%
4	Southey K.	Liberal Democrats	136	7.4%
5	Henry-Wyatt A.	Independent	75	4.1%

Electorate 4,956 · Ballots cast 1,841 · EC ward code E05006651 · Back to ward index

Chadlington & Churchill · single-seat

Marginal winner 45.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +4.8 pts below quota Valid ballots 725

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Temple D.	Conservative and Unionist Party	328	45.2%	Elected
2	Ridpath N.S.	Liberal Democrats	235	32.4%
3	Styrling J.R.	Green Party	101	13.9%
4	Heyes D.M.	Labour Party	61	8.4%

Electorate 1,654 · Ballots cast 725 · EC ward code E05010781 · Back to ward index

Woodstock · single-seat

Marginal winner 47.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +3.0 pts below quota Valid ballots 4,189

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Graham A.	Liberal Democrats	1,970	47.0%	Elected
2	Hudspeth I.D.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,802	43.0%
3	Lambert M.	Labour Party	417	10.0%

Electorate 8,572 · Ballots cast 4,189 · EC ward code E58001281 · Back to ward index

Charlbury & Wychwood · single-seat

Marginal winner 47.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +2.7 pts below quota Valid ballots 4,017

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Leffman L.	Liberal Democrats	1,900	47.3%	Elected
2	Evanson J.T.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,490	37.1%
3	Richards S.	Labour Party	328	8.2%
4	Mortimer F.	Green Party	299	7.4%

Electorate 8,283 · Ballots cast 4,017 · EC ward code E58001239 · Back to ward index

Witney East · single-seat

Marginal winner 47.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +2.2 pts below quota Valid ballots 2,440

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Enright D.S.T.	Labour Party	1,167	47.8%	Elected
2	Hikins R.	Conservative and Unionist Party	862	35.3%
3	Simpson S.M.	Green Party	294	12.0%
4	Blount C.J.	Liberal Democrats	117	4.8%

Electorate 5,765 · Ballots cast 2,440 · EC ward code E05006649 · Back to ward index

Eynsham · single-seat

Marginal winner 49.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +0.3 pts below quota Valid ballots 4,254

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Levy D.	Liberal Democrats	2,115	49.7%	Elected
2	Grace S.J.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,808	42.5%
3	Bell M.P.	Labour Party	331	7.8%

Electorate 8,600 · Ballots cast 4,254 · EC ward code E58001247 · Back to ward index

Woodstock & Bladon · single-seat

Marginal winner 50.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference 0.0 pts Valid ballots 1,837

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Poskitt E.M.E.	Liberal Democrats	919	50.0%	Elected
2	Lamb J.	Conservative and Unionist Party	617	33.6%
3	Wheatley B.I.	Green Party	160	8.7%
4	Lambert M.	Labour Party	141	7.7%

Electorate 3,490 · Ballots cast 1,837 · EC ward code E05006653 · Back to ward index

Freeland & Hanborough · single-seat

Marginal winner 51.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −1.7 pts Valid ballots 1,726

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Al-Yousuf A.H.	Conservative and Unionist Party	893	51.7%	Elected
2	Arciszewska L.K.	Liberal Democrats	482	27.9%
3	Begley T.	Labour Party	182	10.5%
4	Wilson A.M.	Green Party	154	8.9%
5	Baldwin D.	PINK	15	0.9%

Electorate 3,848 · Ballots cast 1,726 · EC ward code E05006640 · Back to ward index

Hanborough & Minster Lovell · single-seat

Marginal winner 52.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −2.0 pts Valid ballots 3,962

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Walker L.M.S.	Conservative and Unionist Party	2,059	52.0%	Elected
2	Arciszewska L.K.	Liberal Democrats	1,035	26.1%
3	Wilson A.M.	Green Party	428	10.8%
4	Wardle J.F.	Labour Party	405	10.2%
5	Baldwin D.	PINK	35	0.9%

Electorate 8,940 · Ballots cast 3,962 · EC ward code E58001251 · Back to ward index

Witney West · single-seat

Marginal winner 52.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −2.5 pts Valid ballots 1,435

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Doughty J.M.	Conservative and Unionist Party	753	52.5%	Elected
2	McCarroll S.	Labour Party	427	29.8%
3	Whitten P.D.	Liberal Democrats	154	10.7%
4	Ponton P.	Green Party	101	7.0%

Electorate 4,134 · Ballots cast 1,435 · EC ward code E05006652 · Back to ward index

Witney Central · single-seat

Marginal winner 52.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −2.9 pts Valid ballots 1,532

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Coles A.S.	Labour Party	810	52.9%	Elected
2	Brown C.	Conservative and Unionist Party	526	34.3%
3	Kopinska H.L.M.	Green Party	100	6.5%
4	Bailey A.	Liberal Democrats	69	4.5%
5	Bezerra Speeks M.W.	Reform UK	27	1.8%

Electorate 4,257 · Ballots cast 1,532 · EC ward code E05006648 · Back to ward index

Kingham Rollright & Enstone · single-seat

Marginal winner 54.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −4.3 pts Valid ballots 1,336

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Wilson A.	Conservative and Unionist Party	725	54.3%	Elected
2	Hornung A.L.	Labour Party	324	24.3%
3	Long A.J.	Green Party	163	12.2%
4	Baggaley M.	Liberal Democrats	124	9.3%

Electorate 3,278 · Ballots cast 1,336 · EC ward code E05006642 · Back to ward index

Charlbury & Finstock · single-seat

Marginal winner 54.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −4.6 pts Valid ballots 1,618

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Leffman L.	Liberal Democrats	884	54.6%	Elected
2	Morris C.S.	Conservative and Unionist Party	407	25.2%
3	Reason L.	Green Party	205	12.7%
4	Richards S.	Labour Party	122	7.5%

Electorate 3,075 · Ballots cast 1,618 · EC ward code E05010782 · Back to ward index

Chipping Norton · single-seat

Marginal winner 54.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −4.8 pts Valid ballots 2,193

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Saul G.	Labour Party	1,201	54.8%	Elected
2	Obasa R.M.	Conservative and Unionist Party	616	28.1%
3	Brown M.W.	Green Party	263	12.0%
4	Aguado Melet I.	Liberal Democrats	113	5.2%

Electorate 5,596 · Ballots cast 2,193 · EC ward code E05006637 · Back to ward index

Hailey Minster Lovell & Leafield · single-seat

Marginal winner 55.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −5.1 pts Valid ballots 1,454

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Dingwall C.G.	Conservative and Unionist Party	801	55.1%	Elected
2	Marsh P.	Liberal Democrats	653	44.9%

Electorate 3,328 · Ballots cast 1,454 · EC ward code E05010783 · Back to ward index

Eynsham & Cassington · single-seat

Marginal winner 55.4% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −5.4 pts Valid ballots 2,510

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Goodwin A.R.	Liberal Democrats	1,391	55.4%	Elected
2	Grace S.J.	Conservative and Unionist Party	783	31.2%
3	Dawson E.L.	Labour Party	191	7.6%
4	Rolison E.	Green Party	145	5.8%

Electorate 5,005 · Ballots cast 2,510 · EC ward code E05006639 · Back to ward index

Standlake Aston & Stanton Harcourt · single-seat

Marginal winner 56.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −6.3 pts Valid ballots 1,746

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Nicholls L.C.E.	Conservative and Unionist Party	983	56.3%	Elected
2	Luckett M.J.S.	Liberal Democrats	596	34.1%
3	Parker M.	Labour Party	167	9.6%

Electorate 3,595 · Ballots cast 1,746 · EC ward code E05006645 · Back to ward index

Witney West & Brampton · single-seat

Marginal winner 57.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −7.7 pts Valid ballots 3,536

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Fenton T.	Conservative and Unionist Party	2,042	57.7%	Elected
2	McCarroll S.	Labour Party	758	21.4%
3	Simpson S.M.	Green Party	387	10.9%
4	Whitten P.D.	Liberal Democrats	349	9.9%

Electorate 9,585 · Ballots cast 3,536 · EC ward code E58001279 · Back to ward index

Milton-Under-Wychwood · single-seat

Marginal winner 58.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −8.1 pts Valid ballots 799

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Haine J.	Conservative and Unionist Party	464	58.1%	Elected
2	Kitching S.A.	Liberal Democrats	173	21.7%
3	O'Neill S.P.F.	Labour Party	87	10.9%
4	Eden T.	Green Party	75	9.4%

Electorate 1,786 · Ballots cast 799 · EC ward code E05006643 · Back to ward index

North Leigh · single-seat

Marginal winner 59.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −9.3 pts Valid ballots 776

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	St John H.	Conservative and Unionist Party	460	59.3%	Elected
2	Eades M.D.	Labour Party	119	15.3%
3	Workman G.E.	Liberal Democrats	112	14.4%
4	Shay J.	Green Party	85	11.0%

Electorate 1,764 · Ballots cast 776 · EC ward code E05006644 · Back to ward index

Carterton South & West · single-seat

Marginal winner 59.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −9.9 pts Valid ballots 2,600

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Leverton N.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,558	59.9%	Elected
2	Handley P.	Independent	425	16.3%
3	O'Neill S.P.F.	Labour Party	265	10.2%
4	Cole D.M.	Liberal Democrats	182	7.0%
5	Kotecha H.	Green Party	170	6.5%

Electorate 9,027 · Ballots cast 2,600 · EC ward code E58001237 · Back to ward index

Burford & Carterton North · single-seat

Marginal winner 63.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −13.0 pts Valid ballots 2,230

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Field-Johnson N.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,404	63.0%	Elected
2	Pearson R.	Green Party	488	21.9%
3	Melvin D.R.	Liberal Democrats	338	15.2%

Electorate 7,527 · Ballots cast 2,230 · EC ward code E58001236 · Back to ward index