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2021 West Oxfordshire District Council election

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Map showing the results of the 2021 West Oxfordshire District Council election

The 2021 West Oxfordshire District Council election took place on 6 May 2021 to elect members of West Oxfordshire District Council in Oxfordshire, England.[1] One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative Party stayed in overall control of the council, although with a reduced majority.

Results summary

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2021 West Oxfordshire District Council election
Party This election Full council This election
Seats Net Seats % Other Total Total % Votes Votes % +/−
  Conservative 10 Decrease 3 55.6 18 28 57.1 12,004 42.1 +3.0
  Liberal Democrats 4 Increase 2 22.2 6 10 20.4 6,851 24.0 -0.3
  Labour 3 Steady 16.7 5 8 20.4 6,328 22.2 -0.8
  Independent 0 Steady 0.0 2 2 4.1 143 0.5 -3.5
  Green 1 Increase 1 5.6 0 1 2.0 3,132 11.0 +2.0
  Reform UK 0 Steady 0.0 0 0 0.0 27 0.1 New
  Burning Pink 0 Steady 0.0 0 0 0.0 15 0.1 New

Ward results

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Bampton and Clanfield

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Bampton and Clanfield (by-election)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Rupert Dent 803 64.4 +1.7
Green Alma Tumilowicz 242 19.4 N/A
Labour Sarah Hayton 202 16.2 +5.4
Majority 561 45.0 +8.7
Turnout 1,256 38.7 +4.1
Conservative hold Swing Decrease8.9

Chadlington and Churchill

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Chadlington and Churchill
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Dean Temple 328 45.2 −20.5
Liberal Democrats Nigel Ridpath 235 32.4 +21.5
Green James Styring 101 13.9 +0.8
Labour Co-op David Heyes 61 8.4 −1.9
Majority 93 12.8
Turnout 744 45.0 +3.8
Conservative hold Swing Decrease21.0

Charlbury and Finstock

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Charlbury and Finstock
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Liz Leffman 884 54.6 +9.0
Conservative Caspar Morris 407 25.2 −5.3
Green Liz Reason 205 12.7 −3.1
Labour Co-op Sue Richards 122 7.5 −0.6
Majority 477 29.4 +14.3
Turnout 1,645 53.5 +5.3
Liberal Democrats hold Swing Decrease7.0

Chipping Norton

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Chipping Norton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op Geoff Saul 1,201 54.8 +14.3
Conservative Ruth Obasa 616 28.1 −5.3
Green Malcolm Brown 263 12.0 N/A
Liberal Democrats Ivan Aguado Melet 113 5.2 −21.0
Majority 585 26.7 +19.6
Turnout 2,264 40.5 +2.6
Labour Co-op hold Swing Increase9.8

Eynsham and Cassington

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Eynsham and Cassington
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Andrew Goodwin 1,391 55.4 +2.4
Conservative Sean Grace 783 31.2 +7.9
Labour Elsa Dawson 191 7.6 −0.2
Green Ed Rolison 145 5.8 −10.0
Majority 608 24.2 −5.5
Turnout 2,522 50.4 +10.7
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing Decrease2.8

Freeland and Hanborough

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Freeland and Hanborough
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Alaa Al-Yousuf 893 51.7 +14.6
Liberal Democrats Lidia Arciszewska 482 27.9 +20.4
Labour Tommy Begley 182 10.5 −35.1
Green Angela Wilson 154 6.9 +1.3
Burning Pink Dave Baldwin 15 0.9 N/A
Majority 411 23.8
Turnout 1,740 45.2 −2.5
Conservative hold Swing Decrease5.8

Hailey, Minster Lovell and Leafield

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Hailey, Minster Lovell and Leafield
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Colin Dingwall 801 55.1 +9.1
Liberal Democrats Paul Marsh 653 44.9 +12.3
Majority 148 10.2 −3.2
Turnout 1,467 44.1 +4.9
Conservative hold Swing Decrease1.6

Kingham, Rollright and Enstone

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Kingham, Rollright and Enstone
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Alex Wilson 725 54.3 +1.4
Labour Andrew Hornung 324 24.3 +10.9
Green Amy Long 163 12.2 −5.4
Liberal Democrats Mike Baggaley 124 9.3 −6.8
Majority 401 30.0 −5.3
Turnout 1,362 41.6 +7.6
Conservative hold Swing Decrease4.8

Milton-under-Wychwood

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Milton-under-Wychwood
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Jeff Haine 464 58.1 −10.2
Liberal Democrats Sophie Kitching 173 21.7 +6.5
Labour Co-op Sian O'Neill 87 10.9 +1.3
Green Tim Eden 75 9.4 +2.5
Majority 291 36.4
Turnout 807 45.2 +3.5
Conservative hold Swing Decrease8.4

North Leigh

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North Leigh
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Harry St John 460 59.3 −4.9
Labour Maureen Eades 119 15.3 −6.0
Liberal Democrats Gillian Workman 112 14.4 +10.2
Green Julia Shay 85 11.0 +0.7
Majority 341 44.0
Turnout 786 44.6 +0.8
Conservative hold Swing Increase0.6

Standlake, Aston and Stanton

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Standlake, Aston and Stanton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Lysette Nicholls 983 56.3 +0.1
Liberal Democrats Marcus Luckett 596 34.1 +23.9
Labour Mike Parker 167 9.6 −1.6
Majority 387 22.2
Turnout 1,769 49.2 +13.2
Conservative hold Swing Decrease11.9

Stonesfield and Tackley

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Stonesfield and Tackley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Mathew Parkinson 693 40.0 −5.7
Conservative Richard Jackson 668 38.6 +4.4
Green Frances Mortimer 232 13.4 +0.6
Labour Nell Davies-Small 138 8.0 +0.7
Majority 25 1.4 −10.1
Turnout 1,751 50.0 +5.7
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing Decrease5.1

Witney Central

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Witney Central
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Andrew Coles 810 52.9 +5.6
Conservative Craig Brown 526 34.3 −1.2
Green Harriet Kopinska 100 6.5 −3.3
Liberal Democrats Andy Bailey 69 4.5 −2.9
Reform UK Mark Bezerra Speeks 27 1.8 N/A
Majority 284 18.6 +6.8
Turnout 1,540 36.2 +2.8
Labour hold Swing Increase3.4

Witney East

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Witney East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op Duncan Enright 1,167 47.8 −2.7
Conservative Rich Hikins 862 35.3 −0.2
Green Sandra Simpson 294 12.0 N/A
Liberal Democrats Christopher Blount 117 4.8 −9.2
Majority 305 12.5 −2.5
Turnout 2,473 42.9 +7.0
Labour Co-op hold Swing Decrease1.3

Witney North

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Witney North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Andrew Prosser 648 41.7 +28.7
Conservative Toby Morris 487 31.3 +7.8
Labour Co-op Ruth Smith 351 22.6 +1.3
Independent Pete Handley 68 4.4 N/A
Majority 161 10.4
Turnout 1,562 50.2 +8.9
Green gain from Conservative Swing Increase10.5

Witney South

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Witney South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Mark Johnson 828 45.0 +7.5
Labour Michael Brooker 638 34.7 −6.1
Green Carol Cather 164 8.9 −5.7
Liberal Democrats Kate Southey 136 7.4 +0.3
Independent Adrian Henry-Wyatt 75 4.1 N/A
Majority 190 10.3
Turnout 1,885 38.0 +5.0
Conservative hold Swing Increase6.8

Witney West

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Witney West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Jane Doughty 753 52.5 +6.3
Labour Co-op Stuart McCarroll 427 29.8 +11.7
Liberal Democrats Peter Whitten 154 10.7 −16.3
Green Penny Ponton 101 7.0 −1.8
Majority 326 22.7 +3.5
Turnout 1,462 35.4 +1.0
Conservative hold Swing Decrease2.7

Woodstock and Bladon

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Woodstock and Bladon
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Elizabeth Poskitt 919 50.0 +8.0
Conservative Jo Lamb 617 33.6 +5.6
Green Barry Wheatley 160 8.7 −1.9
Labour Mark Lambert 141 7.7 −1.0
Majority 302 16.4
Turnout 1,865 53.4 +9.6
Liberal Democrats hold Swing Increase1.2

References

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  1. ^ "Declarations of Results" (PDF). West Oxfordshire District Council Electoral Services. Retrieved 30 May 2021.