2018 West Oxfordshire District Council election

The 2018 West Oxfordshire District Council election was held on 3 May 2018 to elect members of West Oxfordshire District Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections.

Elections were held for 17 of the 49 seats on the council. Five seats changed hands. The Conservative Party lost five seats, the Liberal Democrats gained three and the Labour Party gained two. The Conservatives remained in overall control of the council with a reduced total of 34 seats.[1] The Liberal Democrats remained the largest opposition group with eight seats. The Labour Party remained the third largest party with six seats.[2]

Ward results

Ascott and Shipton

Ascott and Shipton 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Jake Ryan Acock	457	52.8	+43.0
	Conservative	Tom Simcox	337	38.9	-23.7
	Labour	Sian Priscilla Florence O'Neill	57	6.6	-8.3
	Green	Celia Jocelyn Kerslake	15	1.7	-10.9
Turnout			866	51.15%
Majority			120
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative

Bampton and Clanfield

Bampton and Clanfield 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	James Francis Mills	646	58.5	-0.9
	Liberal Democrats	Dennis Thrale Walker	214	19.4	+11.0
	Labour	Trevor Ian License	110	10.0	+0.3
	Independent	Pete Handley	96	8.7	N/A
	Green	Harriet Lorna Mary Kopinska	38	3.4	-6.2
Turnout			1,104	36.53%
Majority			432
	Conservative hold		Swing

Brize Norton and Shilton

Brize Norton and Shilton 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Alex Postan	417	71.9	+16.9
	Liberal Democrats	Gillian Elizabeth Workman	94	16.2	N/A
	Labour	Stephen Parkinson	69	11.9	N/A
Turnout			580	37.46%
Majority			323
	Conservative hold		Swing

Burford

Burford 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Derek Albert Cotterill	503	75.0	+1.7
	Liberal Democrats	Elizabeth Anne Mortimer	113	16.8	N/A
	Labour	Andrew Lawrence Ferrero	55	8.2	+2.3
Turnout			671	44.55%
Majority			390
	Conservative hold		Swing

Carterton North East

Carterton North East 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Martin Dominic McBride	500	65.4	+5.7
	Labour	Calvert Charles Stuart McGibbon	167	21.8	+7.7
	Liberal Democrats	Derek George Laud	98	12.8	+6.8
Turnout			765	19.67%
Majority			333
	Conservative hold		Swing

Carterton North West

Carterton North West 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Maxine Judith Crosland	626	68.9	+8.9
	Labour	David John Wesson	189	20.8	+8.6
	Liberal Democrats	Ivan Aguado Melet	94	10.3	+5.0
Turnout			909	24.13%
Majority			437
	Conservative hold		Swing

Carterton South

Carterton South 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Nick Leverton	572	69.7	+8.2
	Liberal Democrats	Benjamin Lawrence Lines	111	13.5	+7.5
	Labour	Simon David Adderley	109	13.3	+1.8
	Green	Andy King	29	3.5	-2.1
Turnout			821	23.39%
Majority			461
	Conservative hold		Swing

Chipping Norton

Chipping Norton 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Laetisia Catherine Carter	1,116	59.0	+10.8
	Conservative	Gary Elwyn Jones	490	25.9	-15.1
	Liberal Democrats	Juliet Elizabeth Anson Byrne	284	15.0	+12.2
Turnout			1,890	37.72%
Majority			626
	Labour hold		Swing

Ducklington

Ducklington 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Ben Woodruff	375	62.0	+11.4
	Liberal Democrats	John Charles Cole	119	19.7	N/A
	Labour	Richard John Kelsall	111	18.3	+0.4
Turnout			605	35.35%
Majority			256
	Conservative hold		Swing

Eynsham and Cassington

Eynsham and Cassington 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Carl Martin Rylett	1,062	49.4	+29.4
	Conservative	Abdul Mubin	604	28.1	-10.4
	Labour	Elsa Louise Dawson	383	17.8	-9.8
	Green	Helen Gavin	102	4.7	-9.2
Turnout			2,151	44.61%
Majority			458
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative

Freeland and Hanborough

Freeland and Hanborough 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Merilyn Elizabeth Davies	741	45.6	+33.4
	Conservative	Alaa Hassan Al-Yousuf	602	37.1	-10.2
	Conservative	Colin Graham Dingwall	570	35.1	-12.2
	Labour	Andrew Philip Lesnik	442	27.2	+15.0
	Independent	Stuart Brooks	370	22.8	N/A
	Green	Andrew Wright	123	7.6	-4.6
	Liberal Democrats	Andy Crick	122	7.5	-9.8
	Liberal Democrats	Chris Tatton	95	5.8	-11.5
Turnout			1,624	47.68%
Majority			139
	Labour gain from Conservative

The Bartons

The Bartons 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Dave Jackson	423	53.0	+37.4
	Conservative	Jonny Rosemont	342	42.9	-19.0
	Labour	Aaron James Michael Miles	33	4.1	N/A
Turnout			798	52.11%
Majority			81
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative

Witney East

Witney East 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Rosalind Moya Bolger	869	44.1	-3.9
	Conservative	Ron Spurs	859	43.6	-0.6
	Liberal Democrats	Gabriel William Jonathan Schenk	130	6.6	+4.0
	Green	Stuart Sutherland McDonald	111	5.6	+0.5
Turnout			1,969	33.96%
Majority			10
	Labour gain from Conservative

Witney South

Witney South 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Anthony David Harvey	666	42.9	-6.2
	Labour	Owen Gregory Blase Collins	640	41.2	+7.9
	Green	Carol Rae Cather	134	8.6	-0.5
	Liberal Democrats	Christopher John Blount	113	7.3	-1.2
Turnout			1,553	32.50%
Majority			26
	Conservative hold		Swing

Woodstock and Bladon

Woodstock and Bladon 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Julian Craig Cooper	604	42.0	-0.8
	Conservative	Betsy Glasgow	403	28.0	-13.6
	Independent	Sharone Parnes	154	10.7	N/A
	Green	Mathew Oliver William Parkinson	152	10.6	+4.2
	Labour	Dave Baldwin	125	8.7	-0.5
Turnout			1,438	43.77%
Majority			201
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

References

1. Rust, Stuart (4 May 2018). "Tories lose five seats on West Oxfordshire District Council". Oxford Mail. Newsquest. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
2. "West Oxfordshire District Council Election Results – Thursday, 3rd May 2018". West Oxfordshire District Council Election Results 2011–2018 (PDF). West Oxfordshire District Council. pp. 2–3. Retrieved 4 May 2018.