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West Oxfordshire 2026

Local elections held 7 May 2026.

16 ward races

16 seats

15 elected below the proportional quota

93.8% 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 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 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 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
Liberal Democrats	8,730	32.5%	7	43.8%	6	37.5%	+1
Conservative Party	8,154	30.4%	7	43.8%	5	31.3%	+2
Reform UK	5,456	20.3%	1	6.3%	3	18.8%	-2
Green Party	2,559	9.5%	1	6.3%	1	6.3%	0
Labour Party	1,893	7.1%	0	0.0%	1	6.3%	-1
Independent	58	0.2%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
Total	26,850	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

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.

Brize Norton and Shilton · 1 seat · won at 29.8% · −20.2 pts below quota
Chipping Norton · 1 seat · won at 30.1% · −19.9 pts below quota
Witney South · 1 seat · won at 32.2% · −17.8 pts below quota
Witney East · 1 seat · won at 34.9% · −15.1 pts below quota
Carterton South · 1 seat · won at 37.5% · −12.5 pts below quota
Carterton North West · 1 seat · won at 38.3% · −11.7 pts below quota
Burford · 1 seat · won at 39.5% · −10.5 pts below quota
Freeland and Hanborough · 1 seat · won at 39.7% · −10.3 pts below quota
Bampton and Clanfield · 1 seat · won at 40.1% · −9.9 pts below quota
Carterton North East · 1 seat · won at 41.3% · −8.7 pts below quota
Woodstock and Bladon · 1 seat · won at 41.9% · −8.1 pts below quota
Ducklington · 1 seat · won at 41.9% · −8.1 pts below quota
Ascott and Shipton · 1 seat · won at 45.9% · −4.1 pts below quota
Eynsham and Cassington · 1 seat · won at 46.5% · −3.5 pts below quota
Standlake, Aston and Stanton Harcourt · 1 seat · won at 49.8% · −0.2 pts below quota
The Bartons · 1 seat · won at 52.4% · above quota

Race results

Brize Norton and Shilton · single-seat

Marginal winner 29.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −20.2 pts Valid ballots 1,124

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Rosie Pearson	Green Party	335	29.8%	−20.2 pts	Elected
2	David Cooper	Conservative Party	269	23.9%	—
3	Toyah Jade Leah Overton	Liberal Democrats	256	22.8%	—
4	Joseph Long	Reform UK	248	22.1%	—
5	Diane Newsham	Labour Party	16	1.4%	—

Electorate 0 · Ballots cast 1,126 · Invalid 2 · EC ward code local.west-oxfordshire.brize-norton-and-shilton.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Chipping Norton · single-seat

Marginal winner 30.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −19.9 pts Valid ballots 2,478

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Sandra June Coleman	Liberal Democrats	745	30.1%	−19.9 pts	Elected
2	Darren Marshall	Reform UK	622	25.1%	—
3	Claire Eliane Lasko	Green Party	409	16.5%	—
4	Caspar Morris	Conservative Party	364	14.7%	—
5	Sian O'Neill	Labour Party	338	13.6%	—

Electorate 0 · Ballots cast 2,485 · Invalid 7 · EC ward code local.west-oxfordshire.chipping-norton.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Witney South · single-seat

Marginal winner 32.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −17.8 pts Valid ballots 2,042

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Jack Treloar	Conservative Party	658	32.2%	−17.8 pts	Elected
2	Ross Kelly	Reform UK	474	23.2%	—
3	Mike Brooker	Labour Party	427	20.9%	—
4	Peter Daniel Whitten	Liberal Democrats	289	14.2%	—
5	Harriet Lorna Mary Marshall	Green Party	194	9.5%	—

Electorate 0 · Ballots cast 2,044 · Invalid 2 · EC ward code local.west-oxfordshire.witney-south.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Witney East · single-seat

Marginal winner 34.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −15.1 pts Valid ballots 2,806

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	James Robertshaw	Conservative Party	978	34.9%	−15.1 pts	Elected
2	George Frank Edward Brown	Liberal Democrats	633	22.6%	—
3	Ruth Helen Smith	Labour Party	574	20.5%	—
4	Lawrence Haar	Reform UK	398	14.2%	—
5	Alex Houlton	Green Party	223	7.9%	—

Electorate 0 · Ballots cast 2,814 · Invalid 8 · EC ward code local.west-oxfordshire.witney-east.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Carterton South · single-seat

Marginal winner 37.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −12.5 pts Valid ballots 1,382

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Tammy Abarno	Conservative Party	518	37.5%	−12.5 pts	Elected
2	Natalie King	Reform UK	440	31.8%	—
3	Gemma Louise Yallop	Liberal Democrats	293	21.2%	—
4	Tony Barrett	Green Party	85	6.2%	—
5	Kate England	Labour Party	46	3.3%	—

Electorate 0 · Ballots cast 1,387 · Invalid 5 · EC ward code local.west-oxfordshire.carterton-south.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Carterton North West · single-seat

Marginal winner 38.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −11.7 pts Valid ballots 1,565

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Sarah Evans	Reform UK	600	38.3%	−11.7 pts	Elected
2	Tom Cripps	Conservative Party	489	31.2%	—
3	Andrew Stacey Walton	Liberal Democrats	272	17.4%	—
4	Hemashu Kotecha	Green Party	152	9.7%	—
5	Dave Wesson	Labour Party	52	3.3%	—

Electorate 0 · Ballots cast 1,573 · Invalid 8 · EC ward code local.west-oxfordshire.carterton-north-west.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Burford · single-seat

Marginal winner 39.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −10.5 pts Valid ballots 936

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Nick Field-Johnson	Conservative Party	370	39.5%	−10.5 pts	Elected
2	Leslie Barbera Channon	Liberal Democrats	330	35.3%	—
3	James David Poxon	Reform UK	189	20.2%	—
4	Natalie Jane Baker	Green Party	39	4.2%	—
5	Nathaniel Robert Miles	Labour Party	8	0.9%	—

Electorate 0 · Ballots cast 938 · Invalid 2 · EC ward code local.west-oxfordshire.burford.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Freeland and Hanborough · single-seat

Marginal winner 39.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −10.3 pts Valid ballots 2,035

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Toby Morris	Conservative Party	808	39.7%	−10.3 pts	Elected
2	Lidia Kamilla Arciszewska	Liberal Democrats	785	38.6%	—
3	Ann Russell	Reform UK	237	11.6%	—
4	Miranda Shaw	Green Party	151	7.4%	—
5	James John Christopher Smith	Labour Party	54	2.7%	—

Electorate 0 · Ballots cast 2,039 · Invalid 4 · EC ward code local.west-oxfordshire.freeland-and-hanborough.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Bampton and Clanfield · single-seat

Marginal winner 40.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −9.9 pts Valid ballots 1,762

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Alaric Michael Smith	Liberal Democrats	706	40.1%	−9.9 pts	Elected
2	Ted Fenton	Conservative Party	622	35.3%	—
3	Simon Taylor	Reform UK	320	18.2%	—
4	Phil Evans	Green Party	85	4.8%	—
5	Yvonne Robineau	Labour Party	29	1.6%	—

Electorate 0 · Ballots cast 1,767 · Invalid 5 · EC ward code local.west-oxfordshire.bampton-and-clanfield.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Carterton North East · single-seat

Marginal winner 41.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −8.7 pts Valid ballots 1,500

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Simon Watson	Conservative Party	619	41.3%	−8.7 pts	Elected
2	Brian Leonard Barrett	Reform UK	345	23.0%	—
3	Gill Stevenson	Liberal Democrats	324	21.6%	—
4	Dave Horsley	Green Party	116	7.7%	—
5	Barry Ingleton	Independent	58	3.9%	—
6	Robert James Steere	Labour Party	38	2.5%	—

Electorate 0 · Ballots cast 1,504 · Invalid 4 · EC ward code local.west-oxfordshire.carterton-north-east.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Woodstock and Bladon · single-seat

Marginal winner 41.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −8.1 pts Valid ballots 1,843

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Hannah Stephanie Massie	Liberal Democrats	772	41.9%	−8.1 pts	Elected
2	Eric Sukumaran	Conservative Party	463	25.1%	—
3	James Graham Gibbs	Reform UK	261	14.2%	—
4	Barry Ivan Wheatley	Green Party	246	13.3%	—
5	Sammy McDonald	Labour Party	101	5.5%	—

Electorate 0 · Ballots cast 1,848 · Invalid 5 · EC ward code local.west-oxfordshire.woodstock-and-bladon.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Ducklington · single-seat

Marginal winner 41.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −8.1 pts Valid ballots 1,121

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Liam Mackenzie	Conservative Party	470	41.9%	−8.1 pts	Elected
2	Ben Morel-Allen	Liberal Democrats	309	27.6%	—
3	Richard Langridge	Reform UK	265	23.6%	—
4	Penny Ponton	Green Party	44	3.9%	—
5	Georgia Meadows	Labour Party	33	2.9%	—

Electorate 0 · Ballots cast 1,123 · Invalid 2 · EC ward code local.west-oxfordshire.ducklington.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Ascott and Shipton · single-seat

Marginal winner 45.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −4.1 pts Valid ballots 967

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Jan Lund	Liberal Democrats	444	45.9%	−4.1 pts	Elected
2	Ed Boanas	Conservative Party	343	35.5%	—
3	Nigel Frederick Walker	Reform UK	111	11.5%	—
4	Liz Reason	Green Party	47	4.9%	—
5	Robin Puttick	Labour Party	22	2.3%	—

Electorate 0 · Ballots cast 970 · Invalid 3 · EC ward code local.west-oxfordshire.ascott-and-shipton.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Eynsham and Cassington · single-seat

Marginal winner 46.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −3.5 pts Valid ballots 2,488

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Carl Martin Rylett	Liberal Democrats	1,156	46.5%	−3.5 pts	Elected
2	Michael Grant	Reform UK	466	18.7%	—
3	Adam Compton	Conservative Party	417	16.8%	—
4	Penny Garner	Green Party	337	13.5%	—
5	Nick Melliss	Labour Party	112	4.5%	—

Electorate 0 · Ballots cast 2,494 · Invalid 6 · EC ward code local.west-oxfordshire.eynsham-and-cassington.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Standlake, Aston and Stanton Harcourt · single-seat

Marginal winner 49.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −0.2 pts Valid ballots 1,971

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Sandra Cosier	Liberal Democrats	981	49.8%	−0.2 pts	Elected
2	Lysette Nicholls	Conservative Party	516	26.2%	—
3	Peter Mildenhall	Reform UK	363	18.4%	—
4	Daniel Eisenhandler	Green Party	81	4.1%	—
5	Sachin Thorogood	Labour Party	30	1.5%	—

Electorate 0 · Ballots cast 1,975 · Invalid 4 · EC ward code local.west-oxfordshire.standlake-aston-and-stanton-harcourt.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

The Bartons · single-seat

Marginal winner 52.4% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota +2.4 pts Valid ballots 830

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Dave Jackson	Liberal Democrats	435	52.4%	+2.4 pts	Elected
2	Mandi Tandi	Conservative Party	250	30.1%	—
3	Matt Sydenham	Reform UK	117	14.1%	—
4	Mary Ann Robertson	Green Party	15	1.8%	—
5	Ian Hames	Labour Party	13	1.6%	—

Electorate 0 · Ballots cast 832 · Invalid 2 · EC ward code local.west-oxfordshire.the-bartons.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index