2023 Cherwell District Council election

The 2023 Cherwell District Council election took place on 4 May 2023 to elect members of Cherwell District Council in Oxfordshire, England.[1] This was on the same day as other local elections in England.

2023 Cherwell District Council election
4 May 2023 (2023-05-04)
16 out of 48 seats to Cherwell District Council
25 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
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Leader Barry Wood Sean Woodcock David Hingley
Party Conservative Labour Liberal Democrats
Last election 25 seats, 38.4% 10 seats, 24.8% 7 seats, 26.4%
Seats before 25 9 7
Seats won 3 5 5
Seats after 20 12 10
Seat change Decrease5 Increase3 Increase3
  Fourth party Fifth party
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Leader Ian Middleton
Party Green Independent
Last election 2 seats, 7.7% 4 seats, 2.6%
Seats before 2 5
Seats won 2 1
Seats after 3 3
Seat change Increase1 Decrease2
The winner of each ward in the 2023 Cherwell District Council Election
Leader before election

Barry Wood
Conservative

 Leader after election

Barry Wood
Conservative
No overall control

The Conservatives lost control of the council to no overall control.[2] Attempts to form a coalition of the other parties failed to produce an alternative administration. The Conservative leader of the council, Barry Wood, was removed from office at the council's annual meeting on 17 May 2023, but as the council could not agree on a replacement leader the meeting was then adjourned until 23 May 2023. No alternative leader who could command a majority had emerged by then either, and so Barry Wood was reinstated as leader, in charge of a Conservative minority administration.[3]

Green party leader Ian Middleton said this was because the Labour Party National Executive Committee had told the local Labour Party that they could not have any Green or Independent councillors in roles in the Executive.[4]

Overall results

The overall results were as follows:[5]

2023 Cherwell District Council election
Party This election Full council This election
Seats Net Seats % Other Total Total % Votes Votes % +/−
  Conservative 3 Decrease5 18.8 17 20 41.7 12,735 34.0 -4.8
  Labour 5 Increase3 31.3 7 12 25.0 9,641 25.7 +0.9
  Liberal Democrats 5 Increase3 31.3 5 10 20.8 9,461 25.2 -1.2
  Green 2 Increase1 12.5 1 3 6.3 4,160 11.1 +3.4
  Independent 1 Decrease2 6.3 2 3 6.3 1,486 4.0 +1.4

Ward results

The Statement of Persons Nominated, which details the candidates standing in each ward, was released by Cherwell District Council following the close of nominations on 4 April 2023.[6] The results for each ward were:[7]

Adderbury, Bloxham and Bodicote
Adderbury, Bloxham and Bodicote
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Robert Pattenden 1,540 53.6 -6.3
Conservative David Bunn 913 31.8 +1.8
Labour Helen Oldfield 345 12.0 +1.9
Independent Paul Tucker 73 2.5 N/A
Majority 627 21.8
Turnout 2,871 37.85
Registered electors 7,604
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing


Banbury Calthorpe & Easington
Banbury Calthorpe & Easington
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Lynne Parsons 1,217 42.6 -0.1
Conservative Fiaz Ahmed 1,055 36.9 -9.8
Liberal Democrats David Yeomans 244 8.1 -2.5
Green Julia Middleton 213 7.4 N/A
Independent John Brown 131 4.6 N/A
Majority 162 5.7
Turnout 2,860 32.93
Registered electors 8,731
Labour gain from Conservative Swing Increase4.85

Banbury Cross & Neithrop
Banbury Cross & Neithrop
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Becky Clarke 1,058 54.6 +3.8
Conservative Munoz Dungo 443 22.8 -12.6
Green Linda Catherine Ward 159 8.2 N/A
Liberal Democrats Andrew Raisbeck 141 7.2 -6.6
Independent Simon Garrett 80 4.1 N/A
Independent Tim Barrett 58 3.0 N/A
Majority 615 31.7
Turnout 1,939 26.18 -3.3
Registered electors 7,461
Labour hold Swing

Banbury Grimsbury & Hightown
Banbury Grimsbury & Hightown
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op Sean Woodcock* 1,030 55.6 -0.9
Conservative Zeeshan Ahmed 389 21.0 -6.1
Green Karl Kwiatkowski 175 9.5 +0.9
Liberal Democrats Sophie Parker-Manuel 143 7.7 -0.1
Independent Cassi Perry 114 6.2 N/A
Majority 641 34.6
Turnout 1,851 26.27
Registered electors 7,110
Labour Co-op hold Swing

Banbury Hardwick
Banbury Hardwick
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Besmira Brasha 809 46.1 +2.9
Conservative Tony Ilott 716 40.2 +1.4
Green Amanda Maguire 231 13.2 +3.3
Majority 93 5.9 +1.5
Turnout 1,756 23.2 -2
Registered electors 7,612
Labour gain from Conservative Swing Increase0.75

Banbury Ruscote
Banbury Ruscote
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Isabel Creed 884 58.5 +2.8
Conservative Jayne Strangwood 388 25.7 -8.2
Green Carol Broom 95 6.3 N/A
Liberal Democrats Mark Petterson 74 4.9 -5.5
Independent Julie Battison 70 4.6 N/A
Majority 496 32.8
Turnout 1,511 21.29
Registered electors 7,124
Labour hold Swing

Bicester East
Bicester East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Tom Beckett 843 41.6 +14.0
Conservative Sam Holland 767 37.9 -10.1
Labour Jane Clements 416 20.5 -4.0
Majority 76 3.8
Turnout 2,026 32.08
Registered electors 6,377
Green gain from Conservative Swing

Bicester North & Caversfield
Bicester North & Caversfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Simon Lytton 794 39.6 +19.8
Conservative Jason Slaymaker* 676 33.7 -7.2
Labour Arjun Bais 536 26.7 -1.3
Majority 118 5.9
Turnout 2,006 31.13
Registered electors 6,502
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

Bicester South & Ambrosden
Bicester South & Ambrosden
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Nick Cotter* 1,660 56.8 +1.4
Conservative Sammy Omotayo 808 27.7 -3.7
Labour Robert Nixon 453 15.5 +3.2
Majority 852 29.1
Turnout 2,921 29.57
Registered electors 9,948
Liberal Democrats gain from Independent Swing

Bicester West
Bicester West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Harry Knight 777 40.0 -12.3
Conservative Alex Thrupp 472 24.3 -5.1
Labour Christopher Howells 397 20.4 +2.1
Liberal Democrats Martin Chadwick 188 9.7 N/A
Green Damien Maguire 110 5.7 N/A
Majority 305 15.7
Turnout 1,944 29.93
Registered electors 6,559
Independent hold Swing

Cropredy, Sibfords & Wroxton
Cropredy, Sibfords & Wroxton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Douglas Webb* 1,247 44.9 -4.9
Liberal Democrats Xenia Huntley 856 30.8 +5.6
Labour Siân Tohill-Martin 439 15.8 -9.2
Green Victoria Campbell 238 8.6 N/A
Majority 391 14.1
Turnout 2,780 40.19
Registered electors 6,967
Conservative hold Swing

Deddington
Deddington
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Andrew McHugh 1,280 43.8 -2.1
Labour Annette Murphy 796 27.2 +4.8
Liberal Democrats James Hartley 547 18.7 -2.0
Green Linda Newbery 300 10.3 -0.7
Majority 484 16.6
Turnout 2,923 39.65
Registered electors 7,430
Conservative hold Swing

Fringford & Heyfords
Fringford & Heyfords
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Nigel Simpson 1,049 42.2 -0.3
Liberal Democrats Mark Chivers 774 31.1 +10.8
Labour Alex Williams 373 15.0 -3.9
Green Jenny Tamblyn 291 11.7 -6.6
Majority 275 11.1
Turnout 2,487 34.77
Registered electors 7,179
Conservative hold Swing

Kidlington East
Kidlington East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Ian Middleton* 1,505 57.0 +10.2
Conservative Tony Puffer 678 25.7 -12.2
Labour Co-op Barry Richards 276 10.4 -4.9
Independent Philip Brown 183 6.9 N/A
Majority 827 31.3
Turnout 2,642 37.86
Registered electors 7,036
Green hold Swing

Kidlington West
Kidlington West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Lesley McLean 1,410 56.2 +3.8
Conservative Rosie Hillard 802 32.0 -4.0
Labour Matthew Bevington 297 11.8 +0.2
Majority 608 24.2
Turnout 2,509 36.25
Registered electors 6,983
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Launton & Otmoor
Launton & Otmoor
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Julian Nedelcu 1,120 45.0 -4.5
Conservative David Hughes 1,052 42.3 +1.5
Labour Naomi Karslake 315 12.7 +4.1
Majority 68 2.7
Turnout 2,477 38.7
Registered electors 6,490
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

References
  1. "Notice of Election". Cherwell District Council. 27 March 2023. Retrieved 20 April 2023.
  2. "Local elections 2023: Conservatives lose only council in Oxfordshire". BBC News. 6 May 2023. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
  3. "Conservatives to lead Cherwell District Council after impasse broken". BBC News. 23 May 2023. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
  4. Middleton, Ian (2023-05-24). "How Labour allowed the Tories to retain control of a council in Oxfordshire". Bright Green. Retrieved 2023-05-30.
  5. "Cherwell election result". BBC News. 5 May 2023. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
  6. "Statement of Persons Nominated". Cherwell District Council. 4 April 2023. Retrieved 20 April 2023.
  7. Ingham, Jack (5 May 2023). "Banbury election live: Conservatives lose overall majority on Cherwell District Council". Banbury Guardian. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
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