2023 Vale of White Horse District Council election explained

Election Name:2023 Vale of White Horse District Council election
Country:Oxfordshire
Type:parliamentary
Previous Election:2019 Vale of White Horse District Council election
Previous Year:2019
Next Election:2027 Vale of White Horse District Council election
Next Year:2027
Seats For Election:All 38 seats to Vale of White Horse District Council
Majority Seats:20
Turnout:36.5%[1]
Leader1:Bethia Thomas[2] [3]
Party1:Liberal Democrats (UK)
Last Election1:31 seats, 55.4%
Seats Before1:30
Seats1:34
Seat Change1: 3
Popular Vote1:34,321
Percentage1:54.6%
Swing1: 0.8%
Leader2:Katharine Foxhall
Party2:Green Party of England and Wales
Last Election2:1 seat, 5.1%
Seats Before2:1
Seats2:4
Seat Change2: 3
Popular Vote2:6,823
Percentage2:10.9%
Swing2: 5.8%
Leader4:Nathan Boyd
Party4:Conservative Party (UK)
Last Election4:6 seats, 31.2%
Seats Before4:6
Seats4:0
Seat Change4: 6
Popular Vote4:18,499
Percentage4:29.4%
Swing4: 1.8%
Party5:Independent politician
Last Election5:0 seats, 0.3%
Seats Before5:1
Seats5:0
Popular Vote5:100
Percentage5:0.2%
Swing5: 0.2%
Leader
Posttitle:Leader after election
Before Election:Bethia Thomas
Before Party:Liberal Democrats (UK)
After Election:Bethia Thomas
After Party:Liberal Democrats (UK)

The 2023 Vale of White Horse District Council election took place on 4 May 2023 to elect members of Vale of White Horse District Council in Oxfordshire, England.[4] This was on the same day as other local elections across England. The election saw the Liberal Democrats increase their majority on the council, as well as the defeat of all remaining Conservatives.

Summary

Election result

All six Conservative councillors lost their seats, while the Liberal Democrats and the Green Party gained an additional three seats each. [5] This was the first time since the creation of the council in 1974 that no Conservative councillors were elected.[6]

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Ward results

The Statement of Persons Nominated, which details the candidates standing in each ward, was released by Vale of White Horse District Council on 5 April 2023.[7]

* = sitting councillor in this ward prior to election

Wootton

Changes 2023–2027

Sutton Courtenay

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Local Elections 2023 - results . Vale of White Horse District Council . 12 May 2023.
  2. Web site: Your councillors by party . Vale of White Horse District Council . 2 May 2023.
  3. News: Local elections: Party promises for South Ox and Vale . 3 May 2023 . 6 May 2023 . Oxford Mail.
  4. Web site: Notice of Election . 20 March 2023 . 23 April 2023 . Vale of White Horse District Council.
  5. News: Elections 2023 - Vale of White Horse election result . 6 May 2023 . BBC News.
  6. News: Tait. Albert. South Ox and Vale election results: Full breakdown . Oxford Mail . 5 May 2023 . 7 May 2023 .
  7. Web site: Statement of Persons Nominated . 5 April 2023 . 23 April 2023 . Vale of White Horse District Council.