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West Oxfordshire 2022

Local elections held 5 May 2022.

16 ward races

16 seats

7 elected below the proportional quota

43.8% 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 16 wards in this cycle, parties received the vote totals below. The proportional column shows what each party would have won if the 16 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	7,964	37.4%	4	25.0%	6	37.5%	-2
Liberal Democrats	7,681	36.0%	8	50.0%	6	37.5%	+2
Labour Party	4,105	19.3%	3	18.8%	3	18.8%	0
Green Party	1,367	6.4%	1	6.3%	1	6.3%	0
Independent	164	0.8%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
Heritage Party	39	0.2%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
Total	21,320	100.0%	16	100.0%	16	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.

Carterton North West · 1 seat · won at 38.4% · +11.6 pts below quota
Ascott & Shipton · 1 seat · won at 42.0% · +8.0 pts below quota
Carterton North East · 1 seat · won at 44.6% · +5.4 pts below quota
Witney South · 1 seat · won at 46.1% · +3.9 pts below quota
Bampton & Clanfield · 1 seat · won at 46.7% · +3.3 pts below quota
Witney East · 1 seat · won at 47.5% · +2.5 pts below quota
Ducklington · 1 seat · won at 48.0% · +2.0 pts below quota
Freeland & Hanborough · 1 seat · won at 50.7% · above quota
Woodstock & Bladon · 1 seat · won at 51.3% · above quota
Brize Norton & Shilton · 1 seat · won at 54.4% · above quota
Standlake Aston & Stanton Harcourt · 1 seat · won at 58.0% · above quota
Chipping Norton · 1 seat · won at 61.0% · above quota
Eynsham & Cassington · 1 seat · won at 63.1% · above quota
Carterton South · 1 seat · won at 65.0% · above quota
Burford · 1 seat · won at 66.3% · above quota
The Bartons · 1 seat · won at 74.4% · above quota

Race results

Carterton North West · single-seat

Marginal winner 38.4% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +11.6 pts below quota Valid ballots 1,197

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	King N.	Liberal Democrats	460	38.4%	Elected
2	Wood K.	Conservative and Unionist Party	455	38.0%
3	Handley P.	Independent	164	13.7%
4	Wesson D.	Labour Party	79	6.6%
5	Cox D.	Heritage Party	39	3.3%

Electorate 3,904 · Ballots cast 1,197 · EC ward code E05009365 · Back to ward index

Ascott & Shipton · single-seat

Marginal winner 42.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +8.0 pts below quota Valid ballots 877

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Cooper D.	Conservative and Unionist Party	368	42.0%	Elected
2	Sumner T.	Liberal Democrats	364	41.5%
3	Richards S.	Labour Party	145	16.5%

Electorate 1,715 · Ballots cast 877 · EC ward code E05006628 · Back to ward index

Carterton North East · single-seat

Marginal winner 44.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +5.4 pts below quota Valid ballots 959

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	McBride M.	Conservative and Unionist Party	428	44.6%	Elected
2	Melvin D.	Liberal Democrats	423	44.1%
3	Barrett A.	Green Party	108	11.3%

Electorate 4,146 · Ballots cast 959 · EC ward code E05006632 · Back to ward index

Witney South · single-seat

Marginal winner 46.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +3.9 pts below quota Valid ballots 1,714

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Brooker M.	Labour Party	790	46.1%	Elected
2	Harvey D.	Conservative and Unionist Party	721	42.1%
3	Simpson S.	Green Party	203	11.8%

Electorate 4,794 · Ballots cast 1,714 · EC ward code E05006651 · Back to ward index

Bampton & Clanfield · single-seat

Marginal winner 46.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +3.3 pts below quota Valid ballots 1,386

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Smith A.	Liberal Democrats	647	46.7%	Elected
2	Dent R.	Conservative and Unionist Party	606	43.7%
3	Miles N.	Labour Party	71	5.1%
4	Tumilowicz A.	Green Party	62	4.5%

Electorate 3,278 · Ballots cast 1,386 · EC ward code E05006629 · Back to ward index

Witney East · single-seat

Marginal winner 47.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +2.5 pts below quota Valid ballots 2,147

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Smith R.	Labour Party	1,020	47.5%	Elected
2	Morris T.	Conservative and Unionist Party	773	36.0%
3	Bailey H.	Liberal Democrats	190	8.8%
4	Kopinska H.	Green Party	164	7.6%

Electorate 5,664 · Ballots cast 2,147 · EC ward code E05006649 · Back to ward index

Ducklington · single-seat

Marginal winner 48.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +2.0 pts below quota Valid ballots 717

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Woodruff B.	Conservative and Unionist Party	344	48.0%	Elected
2	Crouch R.	Labour Party	285	39.7%
3	Cather C.	Green Party	88	12.3%

Electorate 2,014 · Ballots cast 717 · EC ward code E05006638 · Back to ward index

Freeland & Hanborough · single-seat

Marginal winner 50.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −0.7 pts Valid ballots 1,720

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Arciszewska L.	Liberal Democrats	872	50.7%	Elected
2	Davies M.	Conservative and Unionist Party	741	43.1%
3	Eden T.	Green Party	107	6.2%

Electorate 3,973 · Ballots cast 1,720 · EC ward code E05006640 · Back to ward index

Woodstock & Bladon · single-seat

Marginal winner 51.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −1.3 pts Valid ballots 1,612

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Cooper J.	Liberal Democrats	827	51.3%	Elected
2	Parnes S.	Conservative and Unionist Party	453	28.1%
3	Oakeshott V.	Labour Party	242	15.0%
4	Wheatley B.	Green Party	90	5.6%

Electorate 3,458 · Ballots cast 1,612 · EC ward code E05006653 · Back to ward index

Brize Norton & Shilton · single-seat

Marginal winner 54.4% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −4.4 pts Valid ballots 704

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Pearson R.	Green Party	383	54.4%	Elected
2	Postan A.	Conservative and Unionist Party	321	45.6%

Electorate 1,915 · Ballots cast 704 · EC ward code E05009364 · Back to ward index

Standlake Aston & Stanton Harcourt · single-seat

Marginal winner 58.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −8.0 pts Valid ballots 1,758

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Maynard C.	Liberal Democrats	1,019	58.0%	Elected
2	Grace S.	Conservative and Unionist Party	739	42.0%

Electorate 3,683 · Ballots cast 1,758 · EC ward code E05006645 · Back to ward index

Chipping Norton · single-seat

Marginal winner 61.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −11.0 pts Valid ballots 2,029

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Poole R.	Labour Party	1,237	61.0%	Elected
2	Leeming E.	Conservative and Unionist Party	607	29.9%
3	Aguado Melet I.	Liberal Democrats	185	9.1%

Electorate 5,539 · Ballots cast 2,029 · EC ward code E05006637 · Back to ward index

Eynsham & Cassington · single-seat

Marginal winner 63.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −13.1 pts Valid ballots 2,097

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Rylett C.	Liberal Democrats	1,324	63.1%	Elected
2	Mollel T.	Conservative and Unionist Party	460	21.9%
3	Wallis L.	Labour Party	178	8.5%
4	Kerslake C.	Green Party	135	6.4%

Electorate 5,031 · Ballots cast 2,097 · EC ward code E05006639 · Back to ward index

Carterton South · single-seat

Marginal winner 65.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −15.0 pts Valid ballots 902

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Leverton N.	Conservative and Unionist Party	586	65.0%	Elected
2	Roell S.	Liberal Democrats	316	35.0%

Electorate 3,393 · Ballots cast 902 · EC ward code E05006634 · Back to ward index

Burford · single-seat

Marginal winner 66.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −16.3 pts Valid ballots 771

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Ashton H.	Liberal Democrats	511	66.3%	Elected
2	Brown C.	Conservative and Unionist Party	202	26.2%
3	Richmond G.	Labour Party	58	7.5%

Electorate 1,608 · Ballots cast 771 · EC ward code E05009363 · Back to ward index

The Bartons · single-seat

Marginal winner 74.4% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −24.4 pts Valid ballots 730

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Jackson D.	Liberal Democrats	543	74.4%	Elected
2	Jackson R.	Conservative and Unionist Party	160	21.9%
3	Mortimer F.	Green Party	27	3.7%

Electorate 1,553 · Ballots cast 730 · EC ward code E05006647 · Back to ward index