2022 Cherwell District Council election
5 May 2022 (2022-05-05)
17 out of 48 seats to Cherwell District Council
25 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
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Party Conservative Labour Liberal Democrats
Last election 31 seats, 47.7% 8 seats, 22.8% 3 seats, 15.1%
Seats won 6 4 5
Seats after 25 10 7
Seat change Decrease 6 Increase 2 Increase 4
Popular vote 16,169 10,434 11,120
Percentage 38.4% 24.8% 26.4%
Swing Decrease 9.3% Increase 2.0% Increase 11.3%
  Fourth party Fifth party
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Party Independent Green
Last election 5 seats, 4.7% 1 seat, 9.7%
Seats won 1 1
Seats after 4 2
Seat change Decrease 1 Increase 1
Popular vote 1,092 3,241
Percentage 2.6% 7.7%
Swing Decrease 2.2% Decrease 2.0%
Winner of each seat at the 2022 Cherwell District Council election
Council control before election


Conservative

 Council control after election


Conservative

The 2022 Cherwell District Council election was held on 5 May 2022 to elect members of Cherwell District Council in England.[1] This was on the same day as other local elections.

Results summary

2022 Cherwell District Council election
Party This election Full council This election
Seats Net Seats % Other Total Total % Votes Votes % +/−
  Conservative 6 Decrease 6 35.3 19 25 52.1 16,169 38.4 -9.3
  Labour 4 Increase 2 23.5 6 10 20.8 10,434 24.8 +2.0
  Liberal Democrats 5 Increase 4 29.4 2 7 14.6 11,120 26.4 +11.3
  Independent 1 Decrease 1 5.9 3 4 8.3 1,092 2.6 -2.1
  Green 1 Increase 1 5.9 1 2 4.2 3,241 7.7 -2.0

Ward results

Adderbury, Bloxham and Bodicote

Adderbury, Bloxham and Bodicote
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats David Hingley 1,801 59.9 +29.7
Conservative Tony Mepham 902 30.0 -21.9
Labour Sian Tohill-Martin 305 10.1 -7.8
Majority 899 29.9
Turnout 3,008 40.5
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing Increase25.8

Banbury Calthorpe and Easington

Banbury Calthorpe and Easington
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Ian Harwood 1,320 46.7 -9.2
Labour Isabel Creed 1,207 42.7 +19.2
Liberal Democrats Robert Pattenden 301 10.6 +4.2
Majority 113 4.0
Turnout 2,828 33.1
Conservative hold Swing Decrease14.2

Banbury Cross and Neithrop

Banbury Cross and Neithrop
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Chuk Okeke 1,103 50.8 +5.6
Conservative Fiaz Ahmed 769 35.4 -2.8
Liberal Democrats Ash Haeger 300 13.8 +9.1
Majority 334 15.4
Turnout 2,172 29.5
Labour hold Swing Increase4.2

Banbury Grimsbury and Hightown

Banbury Grimsbury and Hightown
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op Rebecca Biegel 1,158 56.5 +8.3
Conservative Ben Dalton 556 27.1 -8.1
Green Karl Kwiatkowski 176 8.6 -2.1
Liberal Democrats David Yeomans 159 7.8 +1.9
Majority 602 29.4
Turnout 2,049 29.0
Labour Co-op hold Swing Increase8.2

Banbury Hardwick

Banbury Hardwick
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Andrew Crichton 798 43.2 +9.7
Conservative Tony Ilott 717 38.8 -8.7
Green Alison Nuttall 182 9.9 +3.5
Liberal Democrats Andrew Raisbeck 150 8.1 +4.9
Majority 81 4.4
Turnout 1,847 25.2
Labour gain from Conservative Swing Increase9.2

Banbury Ruscote

Banbury Ruscote
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Amanda Watkins 922 55.7 +4.1
Conservative Hayne Strangwood 562 33.9 -3.0
Liberal Democrats Steve Buckwell 172 10.4 +6.1
Majority 360 21.8
Turnout 1,656 23.7
Labour hold Swing Increase3.6

Bicester East

Bicester East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Donna Ford 947 48.0 -1.0
Green Damien Maguire 544 27.6 +4.4
Labour Samuel Akbur 483 24.5 +5.4
Majority 403 20.4
Turnout 1,974 31.5
Conservative hold Swing Decrease2.7

Bicester North and Caversfield

Bicester North and Caversfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Nick Mawer 797 40.9 -11.8
Labour Arjunsingh Bais 546 28.0 +7.3
Liberal Democrats Simon Lytton 386 19.8 +7.5
Green Amanda Maguire 218 11.2 -3.2
Majority 251 12.9
Turnout 1,947 30.0
Conservative hold Swing Decrease9.6

Bicester South and Ambrosden

Bicester South and Ambrosden
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Christopher Pruden 1,732 55.4 +43.1
Conservative Sundeep Singh 982 31.4 -21.3
Labour Sian Roscoe 412 12.3 -7.5
Majority 750 24.0
Turnout 3,126 33.5
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing Increase32.2

Bicester West

Bicester West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent John Broad 1,092 52.3 -10.9
Conservative Sam Holland 615 29.4 +10.0
Labour Steven Uttley 382 18.3 +5.3
Majority 477 22.9
Turnout 2,089 31.9
Independent hold Swing Decrease10.5

Cropredy, Sibfords and Wroxton

Cropredy, Sibfords and Wroxton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Phil Chapman 1,396 49.8 -15.5
Liberal Democrats Xenia Huntley 707 25.2 N/A
Labour Co-op Anne Cullen 701 25.0 +4.9
Majority 689 24.6
Turnout 2,804 40.8
Conservative hold Swing N/A

Deddington

Deddington
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Eddie Reeves 1,416 45.9 -11.7
Labour Annette Murphy 690 22.4 +1.3
Liberal Democrats James Hartley 640 20.7 -0.6
Green Aaron Bliss 339 11.0 N/A
Majority 726 23.5
Turnout 3,085 41.7
Conservative hold Swing Decrease6.5

Fringford and Heyfords

Fringford and Heyfords
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Barry Wood 1,066 42.5 -17.6
Liberal Democrats Dillie Keane 508 20.3 N/A
Labour Sylvia Howells 474 18.9 +3.3
Green Jenny Tamblyn 460 18.3 -6.0
Majority 558 22.2
Turnout 2,508 35.6
Conservative hold Swing N/A

Kidlington East

Kidlington East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Fiona Mawson 1,322 46.8 +12.3
Conservative Nigel Simpson 1,070 37.9 -12.6
Labour Sarah Stephenson-Hunter 432 15.3 +0.4
Majority 252 8.9
Turnout 2,824 40.2
Green gain from Conservative Swing Increase12.5

Kidlington West

Kidlington West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Jean Conway 1,465 52.4 +2.2
Conservative Helen Kingsley 1,005 36.0 -2.5
Labour Chidi Uche 325 11.6 +0.3
Majority 460 16.4
Turnout 2,795 40.3
Liberal Democrats hold Swing Increase2.4

Launton and Otmoor

Launton and Otmoor (2 seats due to by-election)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Gemma Coton 1,477 55.3 +19.4
Liberal Democrats Angus Patrick 1,322 49.5 +13.6
Conservative David Hughes 1,091 40.8 -9.0
Conservative Steve Jackson 958 35.9 -13.9
Labour Joanne Howells 267 10.0 -4.3
Labour Naomi Karslake 229 8.6 -5.7
Turnout 43.7
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

Changes 2022–2023

Hannah Banfield, elected in 2019 as a Labour councillor for Banbury Cross and Neithrop ward, resigned from the party in November 2022, sitting instead as an independent.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "District Elections". Cherwell District Council. Retrieved 10 May 2022.
  2. ↑ Boothroyd, David (11 November 2022). "Changes of allegiance". Local Councils. Retrieved 24 April 2023. Cherwell: Hannah Banfield, who was elected for the Labour Party... has left the party to sit as an Independent
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