West Oxfordshire District Council elections explained

One third of West Oxfordshire District Council in Oxfordshire, England is elected each year, followed by one year without election. Since the last boundary changes in 2002, there are a total 49 councillors elected from 27 wards, each councillor serving a four-year term.^[1]

Council elections

Summary of the council composition after recent council elections, click on the year for full details of each election. Boundary changes took place for the 2002 election leading to the whole council bring elected in that year.^[2]

• 1973 West Oxfordshire District Council election
• 1976 West Oxfordshire District Council election
• 1979 West Oxfordshire District Council election (New ward boundaries)^[3]
• 1980 West Oxfordshire District Council election
• 1982 West Oxfordshire District Council election
• 1983 West Oxfordshire District Council election
• 1984 West Oxfordshire District Council election
• 1986 West Oxfordshire District Council election (District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)^[4]
• 1987 West Oxfordshire District Council election

Year	Conservative	Labour	Liberal Democrats	Independent	Green	Vacant	Notes
1988^[5]	27	4	8	10	0	0
1990^[6]	9	6	7	27	0	0
1991^[7]	11	6	7	25	0	0
1992^[8]	15	6	8	20	0	0
1994^[9]	12	6	12	18	0	1
1995^[10]	12	9	13	15	0	0
1996^[11]	9	11	14	15	0	0
1998^[12]	14	10	12	13	0	0
1999^[13]	19	7	13	10	0	0
2000^[14]	26	2	13	8	0	0
2002^[15]	32	2	10	5	0	0	New ward boundaries^[16]
2003^[17]	29	2	12	6	0	0
2004^[18]	29	1	13	6	0	0
2006^[19]	34	1	9	5	0	0
2007^[20] ^[21]	36	1	8	4	0	0
2008^[22]	40	1	6	2	0	0
2010^[23]	40	1	7	1	0	0
2011^[24]	44	1	4	0	0	0
2012^[25]	41	4	4	0	0	0
2014^[26]	40	5	3	1	0	0	Some new ward boundaries^[27]
2015^[28]	40	4	4	1	0	0
2016^[29]	41	4	4	0	0	0
2018^[30]	34	6	8	1	0	0
2019^[31]	28	9	10	2	0	0
2021^[32]	28	8	10	2	1	0
2022	23	8	14	2	2	0
2023	17	10	18	1	3	0

By-election results

By-elections occur when seats become vacant between council elections. Below is a summary of recent by-elections;^[33] full by-election results can be found by clicking on the by-election name.

By-election	Date	Incumbent party		Winning party
Milton-under-Wychwood	20 November 1997
Carterton South by-election	30 September 1999
Witney East by-election	7 July 2005
Witney Central by-election	25 January 2007
Carterton South by-election	2 May 2013
Witney East by-election	2 May 2013
Chipping Norton by-election	7 November 2013
Witney North by-election	20 August 2015
Hailey, Minster Lovell and Leafield by-election	9 March 2017
The Bartons by-election	4 May 2017
Carterton South by-election	15 February 2018

External links

• West Oxfordshire District Council

Notes and References

1. Web site: Find a district councillor. 2 August 2015. West Oxfordshire District Council.
2. News: West Oxfordshire. BBC News Online. 2 August 2015.
3. The District of West Oxfordshire (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1977
4. The Cherwell and West Oxfordshire (Areas) Order 1985
5. News: The gains and losses: Council election results in full. 7 May 1988. The Times. NewsBank.
6. News: Local election results. 5 May 1990. The Times. NewsBank.
7. News: Complete round-up of results from Thursday's local council elections. 4 May 1991. The Times. NewsBank.
8. News: Local election results 1992. 8 May 1992. The Times. NewsBank.
9. News: Non Metropolitan Districts - Local elections. 7 May 1994. The Times. NewsBank. 9.
10. News: Complete list of results from thursday's council elections. The Times. NewsBank.
11. News: Complete list of results. 4 May 1996. The Times. NewsBank. 8.
12. News: Local Elections results. 9 May 1998. The Times. NewsBank. 46.
13. News: How the nations voted. 8 May 1999. The Times. NewsBank. 48.
14. News: West Oxfordshire. BBC News Online. 2 August 2015.
15. Web site: West Oxfordshire District Council Election Results 1998 - 2010. West Oxfordshire District Council. 9 August 2015.
16. legislation.gov.uk - The District of West Oxfordshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2001. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
17. News: Local elections. BBC News Online. 2 August 2015.
18. News: West Oxfordshire council. 11 June 2004. BBC News Online. 2 August 2015.
19. News: Local elections: West Oxfordshire. 5 May 2006. BBC News Online. 2 August 2015.
20. News: Tories increase dominance of West Oxon. 4 May 2007. Banbury Guardian. 14 August 2015.
21. News: Tories win by-election. 22 June 2007. Oxfordshire County Publications. NewsBank.
22. News: West Oxfordshire. 2 May 2008. BBC News Online. 2 August 2015.
23. News: West Oxfordshire. 7 May 2010. BBC News Online. 2 August 2015.
24. News: England council elections. 10 May 2011. BBC News Online. 2 August 2015.
25. News: Vote 2012. 4 May 2012. BBC News Online. 2 August 2015.
26. News: Results Elections 2014. 24 May 2014. The Times. NewsBank. 88–89.
27. legislation.gov.uk - The District of West Oxfordshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2012. Retrieved on 3 November 2015.
28. News: Local election results 2015 in full. 15 May 2015. The Guardian. 2 August 2015.
29. Book: http://www.westoxon.gov.uk/media/1736586/West-Oxfordshire-District-council-election-results-2011-2018.pdf . West Oxfordshire District Council election results – Thursday, 5th May 2016 . West Oxfordshire District Council election results 2011–2018 . West Oxfordshire District Council . 7–8 . 5 May 2018.
30. Book: http://www.westoxon.gov.uk/media/1736586/West-Oxfordshire-District-council-election-results-2011-2018.pdf . West Oxfordshire District Council election results – Thursday, 3rd May 2018 . West Oxfordshire District Council election results 2011–2018 . West Oxfordshire District Council . 2–3 . 5 May 2018.
31. Web site: West Oxfordshire District Council. BBC News.
32. Web site: West Oxfordshire District Council Election Results 2021.
33. Web site: Local Authority Byelection Results. 2 August 2015.