2024 Cherwell District Council election

2024 Cherwell District Council election

2 May 2024 (2024-05-02)
16 out of 48 seats to Cherwell District Council 25 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Leader David Hingley Sean Woodcock Barry Wood Party Liberal Democrats Labour Conservative Last election 10 seats, 25.2% 12 seats, 25.7% 20 seats, 34.0% Seats before 10 12 20 Seats won 8 4 2 Seats after 17 13 11 Seat change 7 1 9 Popular vote 10,220 9,137 11,156 Percentage 28.3% 25.3% 30.9% Swing 3.1% 0.4% 3.1%   Fourth party Fifth party   Leader Ian Middleton Les Sibley Party Green Independent Last election 3 seats, 11.1% 3 seats, 4.0% Seats before 3 3 Seats won 1 1 Seats after 4 3 Seat change 1 Popular vote 3,659 1,905 Percentage 10.1% 5.3% Swing 1.0% 1.3%
Winner of each seat at the 2024 Cherwell District Council election
Leader before election Barry Wood Conservative No overall control Leader after election David Hingley Liberal Democrats No overall control

The 2024 Cherwell District Council election took place on 2 May 2024 to elect members of Cherwell District Council in Oxfordshire, England.^[1] This was on the same day as other local elections.

Summary

The council was under no overall control prior to the election, being run by a Conservative minority administration. The council remained under no overall control after the election, but the Conservatives fell back from being the largest party to being only the third largest party on the council, with the Liberal Democrats being the largest party, followed by Labour.^[2]

Following the election a minority administration comprising the Liberal Democrats and Green Party plus one of the independents formed to run the council. The Liberal Democrat group leader, David Hingley, was formally appointed as leader of the council at the subsequent annual council meeting on 22 May 2024.^[3]

Election result

Cherwell District Council's composition following the 2024 local elections

2024 Cherwell District Council election
Party		This election			Full council			This election
		Seats	Net	Seats %	Other	Total	Total %	Votes	Votes %	+/−
	Liberal Democrats	8	7	50.0	9	17	35.4	10,220	28.3	+3.1
	Labour	4	1	25.0	9	13	27.1	9,137	25.3	–0.4
	Conservative	2	9	12.5	9	11	22.9	11,156	30.9	–3.1
	Green	1	1	6.3	3	4	8.3	3,659	10.1	–1.0
	Independent	1		6.3	2	3	6.3	1,905	5.3	+1.3

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 5 April 2024.^[4]

Adderbury, Bloxham & Bodicote

Adderbury, Bloxham & Bodicote

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Gordon Blakeway	1,100	40.9	−12.7
	Conservative	Adam Nell*	908	33.7	+1.9
	Labour	Helen Oldfield	488	18.1	+6.1
	Green	Linda Newbery	195	7.2	N/A
Majority			192	7.2
Turnout			2,691	34.7
Registered electors			7,792	[5]
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing

Banbury Calthorpe & Easington

Banbury Calthorpe & Easington

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Kieron Mallon*	1,141	39.9	+3.0
	Labour Co-op	Anne Cullen	1,120	39.2	−3.4
	Green	Liz Reed	216	7.6	+0.2
	Independent	John Brown	200	7.0	+2.4
	Liberal Democrats	Stephen Buckwell	182	6.4	−1.7
Majority			21	0.7
Turnout			2,859	32.68
Registered electors			8,826	[6]
	Conservative hold		Swing

Banbury Cross & Neithrop

Banbury Cross & Neithrop

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour Co-op	Matt Hodgson*	936	48.4	−6.2
	Conservative	Fiaz Ahmed	469	24.3	+1.5
	Independent	Simon Garrett	220	11.4	+7.3
	Green	Alison Nuttall	187	9.7	+1.5
	Liberal Democrats	Andrew Raisbeck	121	6.3	−0.9
Majority			467	24.1
Turnout			1,933	25.82
Registered electors			7,537	[7]
	Labour Co-op hold		Swing

Banbury Grimsbury & Hightown

Banbury Grimsbury & Hightown

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Dom Vaitkus	842	44.7	−10.9
	Conservative	Tahir Mahmood	387	20.5	−0.5
	Liberal Democrats	Sophie Parker-Manuel	254	13.5	+5.8
	Independent	Cassi Bellingham	227	12.0	+5.8
	Green	Karl Kwiatkowski	175	9.3	−0.2
Majority			455	24.2
Turnout			1,885	26.4
Registered electors			7,217	[8]
	Labour hold		Swing

Banbury Hardwick

Banbury Hardwick

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Kerrie Thornhill	870	50.2	+4.1
	Conservative	Adrian Dongo Munoz	561	32.4	−7.8
	Green	Carol Broom	196	11.3	−1.9
	Liberal Democrats	Christophe Aramini	106	6.1	N/A
Majority			309	17.8	+11.9
Turnout			1,733	22.79	−0.45
Registered electors			7,711	[9]
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Banbury Ruscote

Banbury Ruscote

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour Co-op	Mark Cherry*	868	58.6	+0.1
	Conservative	Taraji Ogunnubi	302	20.4	−5.3
	Independent	Julie Battison	137	9.2	+4.6
	Green	Julie Middleton	95	6.4	+0.1
	Liberal Democrats	Mark Petterson	80	5.4	+0.5
Majority			566	38.2
Turnout			1,482	20.57
Registered electors			7,272	[10]
	Labour Co-op hold		Swing

Bicester East

Bicester East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Rob Parkinson	746	39.1	N/A
	Conservative	Sandy Dallimore*	577	30.3	−7.6
	Labour	Jane Clements	355	18.6	−1.9
	Green	Damien Maguire	228	12.0	−29.6
Majority			169	8.8
Turnout			1,906	30.08
Registered electors			6,394	[11]
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing

Bicester North & Caversfield

Bicester North & Caversfield

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	John Willett	710	37.5	−2.1
	Conservative	Lynn Pratt*	614	32.4	−1.3
	Labour	Arjun Bais	416	22.0	−4.7
	Green	Victoria Campbell	155	8.2	N/A
Majority			96	5.1
Turnout			1,895	28.61
Registered electors			6,669	[12]
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing

Bicester South & Ambrosden

Bicester South & Ambrosden

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Frank Ideh	1,250	49.5	−7.3
	Conservative	Sammy Omotayo	647	25.6	−2.1
	Labour	Sian Tohill-Martin	406	16.1	+0.6
	Green	Bryony Core	222	8.8	N/A
Majority			603	23.9
Turnout			2,525	24.48
Registered electors			10,380	[13]
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing

Bicester West

Bicester West

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Les Sibley*	1,121	59.0	+19.0
	Labour	Naomi Karslake	298	15.7	−4.7
	Conservative	Jake Whittingham	241	12.7	−11.6
	Liberal Democrats	Peter Jackson	171	9.0	−0.7
	Green	Trevor Campbell	68	3.6	−2.1
Majority			823	43.3
Turnout			1,899	29.00
Registered electors			6,583	[14]
	Independent hold		Swing

Cropredy, Sibfords & Wroxton

Cropredy, Sibfords & Wroxton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Chris Brant	1,310	47.6	+16.8
	Conservative	George Reynolds*	1,056	38.3	−6.6
	Labour	Kim Harman	388	14.1	−1.7
Majority			254	9.3
Turnout			2,754	39.92
Registered electors			6,962	[15]
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing

Deddington

Deddington

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	David Rogers	1,244	43.8	±0.0
	Labour	Annette Murphy	941	33.2	+6.0
	Liberal Democrats	James Hartley	357	12.6	−6.1
	Green	Aaron Bliss	296	10.4	+0.1
Majority			303	10.6
Turnout			2,838	38.16
Registered electors			7,519	[16]
	Conservative hold		Swing

Fringford & Heyfords

Fringford & Heyfords

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Grace Conway-Murray	1,169	44.6	+13.5
	Conservative	Simon Holland	949	36.2	−6.0
	Labour	Russ Hewer	257	9.8	−5.2
	Green	Jenny Tamblyn	245	9.4	−2.3
Majority			220	8.4
Turnout			2,620	35.67
Registered electors			7,402	[17]
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing

Kidlington East

Kidlington East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Green	Linda Ward	1,010	43.7	−13.3
	Conservative	Emma Nell	541	23.4	−2.3
	Liberal Democrats	Mel Moorhouse	396	17.1	N/A
	Labour	Gary Warland	365	15.8	+5.4
Majority			469	20.3
Turnout			2,312	32.90
Registered electors			7,100	[18]
	Green gain from Conservative		Swing

Kidlington West

Kidlington West

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Dorothy Walker*	1,224	53.1	−3.1
	Conservative	Zoe McLernon	575	25.0	−7.0
	Labour	Barry Richards	281	12.2	+0.4
	Green	Amanda Maguire	224	9.7	N/A
Majority			649	28.1
Turnout			2,304	32.82
Registered electors			7,091	[19]
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Launton & Otmoor

Launton & Otmoor

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Alisa Russell	1,044	42.8	−2.2
	Conservative	David Hughes	944	38.7	−3.6
	Labour	James Daulton	306	12.5	−0.2
	Green	Fin MacEwan	147	6.0	N/A
Majority			100	4.1
Turnout			2,441	37.64
Registered electors			6,557	[20]
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing

References

1. "District Notice of Election". Cherwell District Council. 22 March 2024. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
2. Ingham, Jack (3 May 2024). "Banbury election 2024 live: Success for Lib Dems as they become the biggest party on the council". Banbury Guardian. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
3. Nimmo, Bethan (23 May 2024). "First new council leader for two decade announced". BBC News. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
4. "District wards". Cherwell District Council. Retrieved 6 April 2024.
5. Stewart, Gordon (3 May 2024). "Elections 2024 - Adderbury, Bloxham and Bodicote". Cherwell District Council. Retrieved 5 May 2024.
6. Stewart, Gordon (3 May 2024). "Elections 2024 - Banbury Calthorpe and Easington". Cherwell District Council. Retrieved 5 May 2024.
7. Stewart, Gordon (3 May 2024). "Elections 2024 - Banbury Cross and Neithrop". Cherwell District Council. Retrieved 5 May 2024.
8. Stewart, Gordon (3 May 2024). "Elections 2024 - Banbury Grimsbury and Hightown". Cherwell District Council. Retrieved 5 May 2024.
9. Stewart, Gordon (3 May 2024). "Elections 2024 - Banbury Hardwick". Cherwell District Council. Retrieved 5 May 2024.
10. Stewart, Gordon (3 May 2024). "Elections 2024 - Banbury Ruscote". Cherwell District Council. Retrieved 5 May 2024.
11. Stewart, Gordon (3 May 2024). "Elections 2024 - Bicester East". Cherwell District Council. Retrieved 5 May 2024.
12. Stewart, Gordon (3 May 2024). "Elections 2024 - Bicester North and Caversfield". Cherwell District Council. Retrieved 5 May 2024.
13. Stewart, Gordon (3 May 2024). "Elections 2024 - Bicester South and Ambrosden". Cherwell District Council. Retrieved 5 May 2024.
14. Stewart, Gordon (3 May 2024). "Elections 2024 - Bicester West". Cherwell District Council. Retrieved 5 May 2024.
15. Stewart, Gordon (3 May 2024). "Elections 2024 - Cropredy, Sibfords and Wroxton". Cherwell District Council. Retrieved 5 May 2024.
16. Stewart, Gordon (3 May 2024). "Elections 2024 - Deddington". Cherwell District Council. Retrieved 5 May 2024.
17. Stewart, Gordon (3 May 2024). "Elections 2024 - Fringford and Heyfords". Cherwell District Council. Retrieved 5 May 2024.
18. Stewart, Gordon (3 May 2024). "Elections 2024 - Kidlington East". Cherwell District Council. Retrieved 5 May 2024.
19. Stewart, Gordon (3 May 2024). "Elections 2024 - Kidlington West". Cherwell District Council. Retrieved 5 May 2024.
20. Stewart, Gordon (3 May 2024). "Elections 2024 - Launton and Otmoor". Cherwell District Council. Retrieved 5 May 2024.