← West Oxfordshire (all cycles) · 4 May 2023 cohort

West Oxfordshire 2023

Local elections held 4 May 2023.

16 ward races
16 seats
12 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 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.

PartyVotesVote %Seats won% of seatsProportional seatsProportional %Δ
Conservative and Unionist Party8,28736.9%531.3%637.5%-1
Liberal Democrats6,23427.8%637.5%531.3%+1
Labour Party4,74221.1%425.0%425.0%0
Green Party2,1129.4%16.3%16.3%0
Independent9474.2%00.0%00.0%0
Heritage Party1290.6%00.0%00.0%0
Total22,451100.0%16100.0%16100.0%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.

Race results

Witney North · single-seat

Marginal winner 36.4% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +13.6 pts below quota Valid ballots 1,355

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Simpson, S.Green Party49336.4%Elected
2Langridge, R.Independent35025.8%
3Morris, T.Conservative and Unionist Party29822.0%
4Bailey, A.Labour Party21415.8%

Electorate 3,029 · Ballots cast 1,355 · Back to ward index

Chipping Norton · single-seat

Marginal winner 38.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +11.1 pts below quota Valid ballots 1,729

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Walker, M.Labour Party67238.9%Elected
2Burns, P.Conservative and Unionist Party39322.7%
3Cahill, M.Independent37021.4%
4Baker, A.Green Party18110.5%
5Melet, I.Liberal Democrats1136.5%

Electorate 5,662 · Ballots cast 1,729 · Back to ward index

Witney East · single-seat

Marginal winner 41.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +8.5 pts below quota Valid ballots 2,114

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Aitman, J.Labour Party87741.5%Elected
2Robertshaw, J.Conservative and Unionist Party82839.2%
3Fleetwood, B.Green Party24611.6%
4Bailey, H.Liberal Democrats1637.7%

Electorate 5,668 · Ballots cast 2,114 · Back to ward index

Witney Central · single-seat

Marginal winner 42.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +7.8 pts below quota Valid ballots 1,338

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Lyon, A.Labour Party56542.2%Elected
2Mubin, A.Conservative and Unionist Party55041.1%
3Kopinska, H.Green Party1148.5%
4Morgenroth, M.Liberal Democrats1098.1%

Electorate 4,265 · Ballots cast 1,338 · Back to ward index

Carterton South · single-seat

Marginal winner 43.4% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +6.6 pts below quota Valid ballots 1,007

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Mead, M.Conservative and Unionist Party43743.4%Elected
2Wood, L.Liberal Democrats40039.7%
3Harley, M.Labour Party10510.4%
4Little, L.Independent656.5%

Electorate 3,338 · Ballots cast 1,007 · Back to ward index

Stonesfield & Tackley · single-seat

Marginal winner 45.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +4.4 pts below quota Valid ballots 1,551

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Sumner, T.Liberal Democrats70845.6%Elected
2Jackson, R.Conservative and Unionist Party51233.0%
3England, K.Labour Party17311.2%
4Early, G.Green Party15810.2%

Electorate 3,440 · Ballots cast 1,551 · Back to ward index

Carterton North West · single-seat

Marginal winner 46.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +4.0 pts below quota Valid ballots 1,196

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Godfrey, P.Liberal Democrats55046.0%Elected
2Bull, J.Conservative and Unionist Party42435.5%
3Wesson, D.Labour Party957.9%
4Cox, D.Heritage Party766.4%
5Barrett, T.Green Party514.3%

Electorate 3,910 · Ballots cast 1,196 · Back to ward index

Witney South · single-seat

Marginal winner 46.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +3.7 pts below quota Valid ballots 1,655

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Crouch, R.Labour Party76646.3%Elected
2Edwards-Hughes, D.Conservative and Unionist Party72844.0%
3Whitten, P.Liberal Democrats1619.7%

Electorate 4,754 · Ballots cast 1,655 · Back to ward index

Bampton & Clanfield · single-seat

Marginal winner 46.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +3.2 pts below quota Valid ballots 1,364

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Wray, A.Liberal Democrats63846.8%Elected
2Fenton, T.Conservative and Unionist Party60644.4%
3Morton, M.Green Party674.9%
4Meadows, G.Labour Party533.9%

Electorate 3,380 · Ballots cast 1,364 · Back to ward index

Alvescot & Filkins · single-seat

Marginal winner 47.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +2.9 pts below quota Valid ballots 605

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1James, E.Conservative and Unionist Party28547.1%Elected
2Handley, P.Independent12220.2%
3Richmond, G.Labour Party12120.0%
4Gibson, M.Green Party7712.7%

Electorate 1,425 · Ballots cast 605 · Back to ward index

Hailey Minster Lovell & Leafield · single-seat

Marginal winner 49.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +0.9 pts below quota Valid ballots 1,435

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Walker, L.Conservative and Unionist Party70449.1%Elected
2Marsh, P.Liberal Democrats63144.0%
3Mazower, G.Labour Party1007.0%

Electorate 3,400 · Ballots cast 1,435 · Back to ward index

Carterton North East · single-seat

Marginal winner 49.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +0.5 pts below quota Valid ballots 1,040

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Melvin, D.Liberal Democrats51549.5%Elected
2Leeming, E.Conservative and Unionist Party36435.0%
3Harley, S.Labour Party10810.4%
4Breedon, S.Heritage Party535.1%

Electorate 4,095 · Ballots cast 1,040 · Back to ward index

Kingham Rollright & Enstone · single-seat

Marginal winner 50.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −0.1 pts Valid ballots 1,138

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Beaney, A.Conservative and Unionist Party57050.1%Elected
2Wheatley, B.Green Party33929.8%
3Hayes, D.Labour Party22920.1%

Electorate 3,194 · Ballots cast 1,138 · Back to ward index

Witney West · single-seat

Marginal winner 50.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −0.9 pts Valid ballots 1,503

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Ashby, T.Conservative and Unionist Party76550.9%Elected
2McCarroll, S.Labour Party40727.1%
3Smith, D.Liberal Democrats25316.8%
4Mortimer, F.Green Party785.2%

Electorate 4,737 · Ballots cast 1,503 · Back to ward index

Eynsham & Cassington · single-seat

Marginal winner 57.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −7.7 pts Valid ballots 1,991

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Levy, D.Liberal Democrats1,14957.7%Elected
2Grace, S.Conservative and Unionist Party48624.4%
3Goodwin, N.Green Party1678.4%
4Withington, J.Labour Party1497.5%
5Silva, R.Independent402.0%

Electorate 5,019 · Ballots cast 1,991 · Back to ward index

Charlbury & Finstock · single-seat

Marginal winner 59.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −9.0 pts Valid ballots 1,430

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Graham, A.Liberal Democrats84459.0%Elected
2Morris, C.Conservative and Unionist Party33723.6%
3Reason, L.Green Party1419.9%
4O'Neill, S.Labour Party1087.6%

Electorate 3,038 · Ballots cast 1,430 · Back to ward index