2023 English local election
2023 South Oxfordshire District Council election
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All 36 seats to South Oxfordshire District Council 19 seats needed for a majority |
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Turnout | 36.7% |
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| First party | Second party | Third party | | | | | Leader | David Rouane | Robin Bennett | Stefan Gawrysiak | Party | Liberal Democrats | Green | Henley Residents | Last election | 12 seats, 27.8% | 5 seats, 13.8% | 3 seats, 4.9% | Seats won | 21 | 8 | 3 | Seat change | 9 | 3 | | Popular vote | 27,852 | 12,241 | 5,143 | Percentage | 35.8% | 15.7% | 6.6% | Swing | 8.0% | 1.9% | 1.7% | | | Fourth party | Fifth party | | | | Leader | Mocky Khan | Jane Murphy | Party | Labour | Conservative | Last election | 3 seats, 10.4% | 10 seats, 29.3% | Seats won | 3 | 1 | Seat change | | 9 | Popular vote | 6,597 | 24,051 | Percentage | 8.5% | 30.9% | Swing | 1.9% | 1.6% | |
Winner of each seat at the 2023 South Oxfordshire District Council election |
Leader before election David Rouane Liberal Democrat No overall control | Leader after election David Rouane Liberal Democrat | |
The 2023 South Oxfordshire District Council election took place on 4 May 2023 to elect members of South Oxfordshire District Council in Oxfordshire, England.[1] This was on the same day as other local elections across England.
Prior to the election the council was under no overall control, being run by a Liberal Democrat and Green coalition. The Liberal Democrats won a majority of seats at this election, although chose to continue to operate in partnership with the Greens.
Summary
Election result
The Liberal Democrats gained control (from No Overall Control) at this election.[2] The Conservatives lost all except one seat at this election,[3] with the Lib Dems and Green Party making gains. Labour and the Henley Residents Group retained three seats each.[4][5]
2023 South Oxfordshire District Council election[2] |
Party | Candidates | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Liberal Democrats | 24 | 21 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 58.3 | 35.8 | 27,852 | +8.0 |
| Green | 12 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 22.2 | 15.7 | 12,241 | +1.9 |
| Labour | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | | 8.3 | 8.5 | 6,597 | –1.9 |
| Henley Residents | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | | 8.3 | 6.6 | 5,143 | +1.7 |
| Conservative | 36 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 2.8 | 30.9 | 24,051 | +1.6 |
| Independent | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 1,154 | –10.8 |
| SDP | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 0.7 | 515 | N/A |
| Reform UK | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 0.3 | 257 | N/A |
Ward results
The Statement of Persons Nominated, which details the candidates standing in each ward, was released by South Oxfordshire District Council following the close of nominations on 5 April 2023.[6]
* = sitting councillor in this ward prior to election
Benson and Crowmarsh
Benson & Crowmarsh (2 seats)[3][7] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Sue Cooper* | 1,589 | 63.2 | +5.1 |
| Green | Andrea Powell* | 1,534 | 61.0 | +9.7 |
| Conservative | Felix Bloomfield | 799 | 31.8 | –1.3 |
| Conservative | Gary Flux | 719 | 28.6 | –2.6 |
Turnout | 2,514 | 37.7 | –5.6 |
Registered electors | 6,664 | | |
| Liberal Democrats hold |
| Green hold |
Berinsfield
Berinsfield Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Green | Robin Bennett* | 761 | 80.0 | +20.8 |
| Conservative | Bob Dhillon | 190 | 20.0 | –2.8 |
Majority | 571 | 60.0 | |
Turnout | 964 | 32.9 | –4.1 |
Registered electors | 2,928 | | |
| Green hold | Swing | 11.8 | |
Chalgrove
Chalgrove Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | David Turner* | 929 | 86.3 | –0.8 |
| Conservative | Jit Patel | 147 | 13.7 | +0.8 |
Majority | 782 | 72.6 | |
Turnout | 1,083 | 37.4 | –5.8 |
Registered electors | 2,895 | | |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 0.8 | |
Chinnor
Chinnor (2 seats)[7] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Ed Sadler | 1,354 | 54.3 | +20.5 |
| Green | Ali Gordon-Creed | 1,334 | 53.5 | N/A |
| Conservative | Louise Heathcote | 1,082 | 43.4 | –4.3 |
| Conservative | James Endean-Mills | 919 | 36.9 | –7.0 |
Turnout | 2,492 | 34.9 | +4.0 |
Registered electors | 7,147 | | |
| Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative |
| Green gain from Conservative |
Cholsey
Cholsey (2 seats) Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Anne-Marie Simpson* | 1,634 | 53.4 | +11.0 |
| Liberal Democrats | Ben Manning | 1,387 | 45.3 | N/A |
| Independent | Sue Roberts | 912 | 29.8 | N/A |
| Conservative | Jane Murphy* | 808 | 26.4 | –18.8 |
| Conservative | Paul Jackson | 697 | 22.8 | –14.0 |
| SDP | Kyn Pomlett | 188 | 6.1 | N/A |
Turnout | 3,059 | 42.1 | +3.3 |
Registered electors | 7,264 | | |
| Liberal Democrats hold |
| Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative |
Didcot North East
Didcot North East (3 seats)[3] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | David Rouane* | 1,471 | 55.7 | +29.9 |
| Liberal Democrats | Andrew Tinsley | 1,237 | 46.9 | +14.9 |
| Liberal Democrats | Zia Mohammed | 1,213 | 45.9 | +20.4 |
| Conservative | Andrea Warren* | 739 | 28.0 | +4.0 |
| Conservative | Alan Thompson* | 731 | 27.7 | +5.5 |
| Conservative | Annah Francisco | 665 | 25.2 | +4.2 |
| Labour | Craig Wilson | 548 | 20.8 | –0.1 |
| Labour | George Ryall | 493 | 18.7 | +3.6 |
| Labour | Phil Wheeler | 425 | 16.1 | +2.3 |
Turnout | 2,640 | 33.4 | –1.7 |
Registered electors | 7,894 | | |
| Liberal Democrats hold |
| Liberal Democrats gain from Independent |
| Liberal Democrats hold |
Didcot South
Didcot South (3 seats) Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour Co-op | Mocky Khan* | 1,237 | 45.9 | +8.6 |
| Labour Co-op | Denise Macdonald | 1,056 | 39.2 | +6.7 |
| Labour Co-op | Axel Macdonald* | 926 | 34.3 | +2.9 |
| Conservative | Anthony Dearlove | 765 | 28.4 | –1.8 |
| Green | Sarah Nohre | 702 | 26.0 | –4.8 |
| Liberal Democrats | Jim Loder | 635 | 23.6 | –5.0 |
| Conservative | Tom Wiltshire | 611 | 22.7 | –5.0 |
| Conservative | Thomas Skuse | 590 | 21.9 | –2.0 |
| Liberal Democrats | Hugh Macdonald | 500 | 18.5 | –9.7 |
| SDP | Owen Edwards | 327 | 12.1 | N/A |
| Reform UK | Peter Shields | 106 | 3.9 | N/A |
Turnout | 2,696 | 28.4 | +0.4 |
Registered electors | 9,492 | | |
| Labour Co-op hold |
| Labour Co-op hold |
| Labour Co-op hold |
Didcot West
Didcot West (2 seats) Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Ian Snowdon* | 791 | 41.2 | +0.5 |
| Liberal Democrats | Tony Worgan | 630 | 32.8 | +6.2 |
| Green | Adam Grindey | 577 | 30.1 | +2.3 |
| Conservative | Lee Marsden | 574 | 29.9 | –3.4 |
| Labour | James Broadbent | 566 | 29.5 | –2.0 |
| Labour | Nick Hards | 509 | 26.5 | +0.2 |
Turnout | 1,920 | 32.4 | +3.4 |
Registered electors | 5,933 | | |
| Conservative hold |
| Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative |
Forest Hill and Holton
Forest Hill & Holton Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Tim Bearder* | 837 | 71.9 | +15.7 |
| Conservative | Greg Flynn | 327 | 28.1 | –5.9 |
Majority | 510 | 43.8 | |
Turnout | 1,189 | 43.3 | +1.9 |
Registered electors | 2,749 | | |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 10.8 | |
Garsington and Horspath
Garsington & Horspath Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Sam James-Lawrie | 414 | 38.9 | +15.9 |
| Conservative | Fiona Ardern | 257 | 24.1 | –25.9 |
| Independent | Sue Lawson | 242 | 22.7 | N/A |
| Labour | Stuart Macbeth | 109 | 10.2 | –4.3 |
| Green | James Meyer-Bejdl | 43 | 4.0 | –8.5 |
Majority | 157 | 14.8 | |
Turnout | 1,068 | 37.8 | +3.0 |
Registered electors | 2,828 | | |
| Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | 20.9 | |
Goring
Goring Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Maggie Filipova-Rivers* | 1,098 | 73.3 | +27.3 |
| Conservative | Kevin Bulmer | 400 | 26.7 | –12.5 |
Majority | 698 | 46.6 | |
Turnout | 1,520 | 48.1 | +4.4 |
Registered electors | 3,162 | | |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 19.9 | |
Haseley Brook
Haseley Brook Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Georgina Heritage | 741 | 59.7 | +15.3 |
| Conservative | Richard Newman | 501 | 40.3 | –6.5 |
Majority | 240 | 19.4 | |
Turnout | 1,250 | 37.6 | –1.0 |
Registered electors | 3,322 | | |
| Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | 10.9 | |
Henley-on-Thames
Kidmore End and Whitchurch
Dragonetti had previously stood as an Independent, but was re-elected to the seat this time as a Green Party councillor.[4]
Sandford and the Wittenhams
Sandford & the Wittenhams Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Green | Sam Casey-Rerhaye* | 895 | 74.0 | +0.6 |
| Conservative | Edwin Samu | 315 | 26.0 | –0.6 |
Majority | 580 | 48.0 | |
Turnout | 1,225 | 39.0 | –4.9 |
Registered electors | 3,144 | | |
| Green hold | Swing | 0.6 | |
Sonning Common
Sonning Common (2 seats) Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Leigh Rawlins* | 1,250 | 55.4 | +30.5 |
| Liberal Democrats | Mike Giles | 1,135 | 50.3 | N/A |
| Conservative | David Bartholomew* | 979 | 43.4 | –0.4 |
| Conservative | Bruce Harrison | 902 | 39.9 | +7.5 |
Turnout | 2,258 | 39.0 | –1.0 |
Registered electors | 5,788 | | |
| Liberal Democrats gain from Independent |
| Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative |
Rawlins was elected in 2019 as an Independent
Thame
Thame (3 seats) Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Kate Gregory* | 1,943 | 57.7 | +14.7 |
| Liberal Democrats | David Bretherton* | 1,939 | 57.6 | +15.2 |
| Liberal Democrats | Pieter-Paul Barker* | 1,862 | 55.3 | +22.1 |
| Conservative | David Dodds | 1,093 | 32.5 | +4.5 |
| Conservative | William Hall | 793 | 23.6 | –4.0 |
| Conservative | Dylan Thomas | 765 | 22.7 | –4.3 |
| Labour | Steven Hartridge | 728 | 21.6 | +7.2 |
Turnout | 3,366 | 34.1 | –1.3 |
Registered electors | 9,872 | | |
| Liberal Democrats hold |
| Liberal Democrats hold |
| Liberal Democrats hold |
Wallingford
Wallingford (2 seats) Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Green | James Barlow | 2,032 | 76.4 | +25.2 |
| Liberal Democrats | Katharine Keats-Rohan | 1,762 | 66.2 | +26.2 |
| Conservative | Adrian Lloyd | 609 | 22.9 | –0.3 |
| Conservative | Chidinma Okolo | 363 | 13.6 | –8.8 |
Turnout | 2,660 | 41.5 | +2.2 |
Registered electors | 6,412 | | |
| Green hold |
| Liberal Democrats hold |
Watlington
Watlington Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Freddie van Mierlo | 916 | 69.6 | +21.1 |
| Conservative | Harry Petano-Heathcote | 400 | 30.4 | –21.1 |
Majority | 516 | 39.2 | |
Turnout | 1,330 | 40.9 | –1.1 |
Registered electors | 3,255 | | |
| Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | 21.1 | |
Wheatley
Wheatley Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Alexandrine Kantor* | 774 | 66.6 | +2.4 |
| Conservative | Lizzie Tully | 389 | 33.4 | +7.3 |
Majority | 385 | 33.2 | |
Turnout | 1,179 | 36.1 | +0.2 |
Registered electors | 3,270 | | |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 2.5 | |
Woodcote and Rotherfield
Woodcote & Rotherfield (2 seats) Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Green | Jo Robb* | 1,529 | 58.2 | +16.0 |
| Green | James Norman | 1,387 | 52.8 | +13.2 |
| Conservative | Julian Kingsbury | 1,028 | 39.1 | –10.3 |
| Conservative | Pauline Vahey | 902 | 34.3 | –4.5 |
| Reform UK | David Carpin | 151 | 5.8 | N/A |
Turnout | 2,626 | 40.2 | +4.6 |
Registered electors | 6,527 | | |
| Green hold |
| Green gain from Conservative |
References
- ^ "Notice of election" (PDF). South Oxfordshire District Council. 20 March 2023. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
- ^ a b "Elections 2023 - South Oxfordshire election result". BBC News. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
- ^ a b c Tait, Albert (5 May 2023). "South Ox and Vale election results: Full breakdown". Oxford Mail. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
- ^ a b "Local elections 2023: Conservatives suffer losses throughout South Oxfordshire". Henley Standard. 5 May 2023. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
- ^ "Leader and cabinet members confirmed for South Oxfordshire District Council". South Oxfordshire District Council. 19 May 2023. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
- ^ "Statement of Persons Nominated" (PDF). South Oxfordshire District Council. 5 April 2023. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
- ^ a b "Election Results - Wards". South Oxfordshire District Council. Retrieved 8 May 2023.