| Election Name: | 2016 Oxford City Council election |
| Type: | parliamentary |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2014 Oxford City Council election |
| Previous Year: | 2014 |
| Election Date: | 5 May 2016 |
| Next Election: | 2018 Oxford City Council election |
| Next Year: | 2018 |
| Seats For Election: | 24 of 48 seats to Oxford City Council |
| Majority Seats: | 25 |
| Party1: | Labour Party (UK) |
| Seats Before1: | 33 |
| Seats After1: | 35 |
| Party2: | Liberal Democrats (UK) |
| Seats Before2: | 8 |
| Seats After2: | 8 |
| Party3: | Green Party of England and Wales |
| Seats Before3: | 6 |
| Seats After3: | 4 |
| Leader of the Council | |
| After Election: | Susan Brown |
| After Party: | Labour Party (UK) |
The elections for Oxford City Council took place on 5 May 2016.[1] This was on the same day as other local elections. As Oxford City Council is elected by halves, one seat in each of the 24 wards is up for election.
Overall turnout was 39.2%. The highest turnout was 53.9% for Iffley Fields, and the lowest 18.6% for Northfield Brook.
Note: two UKIP candidates stood in this election, compared with six in 2014 and three in 2012. Three independent candidates were standing, compared with four in 2014 and one in 2012. Plus/minus percentages are calculated with respect to the 2014 Oxford City Council election.
Total number of seats on the council after the election:
| valign=top colspan="2" style="width: 230px" | Party | valign=top style="width: 30px" | Previous council | valign=top style="width: 30px" | Staying councillors | valign=top style="width: 30px" | Seats up for election | valign=top style="width: 30px" | Election result | valign=top style="width: 30px" | New council |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | 33 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 35 | ||||||
| Liberal Democrats | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | ||||||
| Green | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | ||||||
| Independent | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| Total | 48 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 48 | ||||||
+6.8
Source: "Election of City Councillors for the Wards of Summary of Results", Oxfordshire County Council, 28 June 2016.