2022 Oxford City Council election

The 2022 Oxford City Council election took place on 5 May 2022 as part of the 2022 local elections to elect councillors to Oxford City Council, the district council for the city of Oxford, England. Half of the 48 seats on the council were up for election, one councillor for each of the 24 wards.[1]

2022 Oxford City Council election
← 2021 5 May 2022 2024 →

24 of 48 seats to Oxford City Council
25 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Labour Liberal Democrats Green
Seats before 34 (17 up) 9 (4 up) 3 (1 up)
Seats won 15 4 4
Seats after 32 9 6
Seat change Decrease2 Steady0 Increase3
Popular vote 17,615 6,780 7,319
Percentage 43.9% 16.9% 18.3%

  Fourth party
 
Party Independent
Seats before 2 (2 up)
Seats won 1
Seats after 1
Seat change Decrease1
Popular vote 4,932
Percentage 12.3%

Map showing results of 2022 City Council election

Background

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Oxford City Council is a district council which elects 24 of its 48 members every two years. In the 2021 election, all 48 members were elected after boundary changes in the first full election to the council since 2002. Labour won an outright majority, with 34 seats.[2]

The 2022 local elections are seen as a wider indication of public opinion on Boris Johnson's government and the Partygate scandal, as well as the leadership of Keir Starmer, the Labour leader, and Ed Davey, the leader of the Liberal Democrats.[3]

Results summary

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2022 Oxford City Council election
Party This election Full council This election
Seats Net Seats % Other Total Total % Votes Votes % +/−
  Labour 15   2 62.5 17 32 66.7 17,615 43.9 -1.0
  Liberal Democrats 4   16.7 5 9 18.8 6,780 16.9 -1.5
  Green 4   3 16.7 2 6 12.5 7,319 18.3 -2.8
  Independent 1   1 4.2 0 1 2.1 4,932 12.3 +8.6
  Conservative 0   0.0 0 0 0.0 3,197 8.0 -3.7
  TUSC 0   0.0 0 0 0.0 254 0.6 +0.5

Ward Results

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Results are taken from the Oxford City Council website.[4]

Barton and Sandhills

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Barton and Sandhills
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Mike Rowley * 603 52.8 13.9  
Independent Chaka Artwell 220 19.3 2.9  
Conservative Jack Matthews 178 15.6 0.3  
Liberal Democrats Paul Rogers 122 10.7 0.5  
TUSC Callum Joyce 19 1.7 New
Turnout 1142 26.76
Labour hold

Blackbird Leys

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Blackbird Leys
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Rae Humberstone * 625 75.3 37.8  
Green Thomas Kiley 72 8.7  
Liberal Democrats Alexandrine Kantor 68 8.2 0.9  
TUSC Agnieszka Kowalska 65 7.8 2.9  
Turnout 830 20.44
Labour hold

Carfax and Jericho

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Carfax and Jericho
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Alex Hollingsworth * 802 56.2 10.0  
Green Sarah Edwards 363 25.4 3.5  
Liberal Democrats Kai Pischke 168 11.8 6.0  
Conservative David Pope 95 6.7 1.5  
Turnout 1428 36.71
Labour hold

Churchill

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Churchill[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Susan Brown * 664 57.9 5.3  
Conservative Jennifer Saunders 166 14.5 3.1  
Green Duncan Watts 153 13.3 1.6  
Liberal Democrats Pippa Hitchcock 97 8.5 0.4  
TUSC Carlin Kiggell 67 5.8 New
Turnout 1147 26.60
Labour hold

Cowley

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Cowley[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Mohammed Latif * 978 48.0 4.1  
Independent David Henwood 686 33.7 17.4  
Green Steven Rogers 195 9.6 17.8  
Conservative Kate Kettle 124 6.1 5.7  
Liberal Democrats Andy Wilkins 53 2.6 2.2  
Turnout 2036 42.79
Labour hold

Cutteslowe and Sunnymead

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Cutteslowe and Sunnymead
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Laurence Fouweather * 1,184 55.5 16.6  
Labour Bart van Es 476 22.3 0.7  
Conservative Jennifer Jackson 279 13.1 3.0  
Green John Fox 195 9.1 3.7  
Turnout 2134 44.13
Liberal Democrats hold

Donnington

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Donnington[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Rosie Rawle 792 39.9 2.9  
Labour Roushin Bagdash 623 31.4 8.6  
Independent Mohammed Azad 459 23.1 New
Conservative Simon Bazley 73 3.7 2.6  
Liberal Democrats Peter Coggins 38 1.9 1.7  
Turnout 1985 46.55
Green gain from Labour

Headington

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Headington[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Chris Smowton * 1,057 48.0 9.6  
Labour Trish Elphinstone 818 37.2 7.3  
Conservative Paul Sims 157 7.1 1.3  
Green Ray Hitchens 141 6.4 4.3  
TUSC Adam Powell-Davies 28 1.3 New
Turnout 2201 46.35
Liberal Democrats hold

Headington Hill and Northway

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Headington Hill and Northway
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Barbara Coyne * 750 48.7 6.7  
Independent Peter West 462 30.0 New
Green Kate Robinson 141 9.1 5.2  
Conservative Georgina Gibbs 94 6.1 12.7  
Liberal Democrats Joanna Steele 94 6.1 6.6  
Turnout 1541 38.98
Labour hold

Hinksey Park

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Hinksey Park[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Naomi Waite * 1,118 61.9 13.8  
Green Janet Hall 369 20.4 5.3  
Liberal Democrats Rick Tanner 211 11.7 0.2  
Conservative Simon Howell 109 6.0 0.2  
Turnout 1807 42.61
Labour hold

Holywell

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Holywell[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Edward Mundy * 497 49.7 8.2  
Green Dianne Regisford 364 36.4 4.5  
Liberal Democrats Janey Little 140 14.0 1.6  
Turnout 1001 32.78
Labour hold

Littlemore

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Littlemore[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Tiago Corais * 718 44.3 2.7  
Independent Sadiea Mustafa-Awan 557 34.3 New
Conservative Daniel Stafford 186 11.5 11.4  
Green David Thomas 106 6.5 8.3  
Liberal Democrats Julia Goddard 55 3.4 6.2  
Turnout 1622 40.26
Labour hold

Lye Valley

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Lye Valley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Ajaz Rehman * 546 41.3 3.2  
Independent Judith Harley 462 35.0 New
Green Stephen Hurt 134 10.1 9.0  
Conservative Tim Patmore 120 9.1 12.8  
Liberal Democrats Eleonore Vogel 59 4.5 3.9  
Turnout 1321 32.37
Labour hold

Marston

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Marston
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Alistair Morris 1,085 47.0 12.8  
Labour Charlotte Vinnicombe 839 36.4 17.4  
Conservative Duncan Hatfield 309 13.4 3.5  
Liberal Democrats Adam Povey 74 3.2 1.9  
Turnout 2307 51.62
Green gain from Independent

Northfield Brook

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Northfield Brook[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Hosnieh Djafari Marbini * 591 66.6 24.8  
Conservative Fay Sims 124 14.0 2.0  
Green David Newman 74 8.3 6.4  
Liberal Democrats Rosemary Morlin 61 6.9 1.6  
TUSC James Morbin 38 4.3 0.5  
Turnout 888 20.63
Labour hold

Osney and St Thomas

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Osney and St Thomas
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Lois Muddiman 907 47.7 7.0  
Labour Colin Cook * 885 46.5 3.7  
Conservative Kate Watson 111 5.8 2.2  
Turnout 1903 44.64
Green gain from Labour

Quarry and Risinghurst

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Quarry and Risinghurst
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Chewe Munkonge * 1,343 57.2 16.3  
Liberal Democrats Andrew Steele 584 24.9 4.5  
Conservative Mark Bhagwandin 231 9.8 0.8  
Green Madeline Linnell 188 8.0 2.9  
Turnout 2346 46.87
Labour hold

Rose Hill and Iffley

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Rose Hill and Iffley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Edward Turner * 858 46.5 3.9  
Independent Michael Evans 516 28.0 New
Green Alexander Powell 254 13.8 10.1  
Conservative Gary Dixon 118 6.4 4.5  
Liberal Democrats Catherine Bearder 86 4.7 2.0  
TUSC Albert Clifton 13 0.7 New
Turnout 1845 40.57
Labour hold

St. Clement's

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St. Clement's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Jemima Hunt * 635 46.0 2.2  
Independent Amir Ali 292 21.2 New
Green Colin Aldridge 284 20.6 6.3  
Liberal Democrats Graham Jones 98 7.1 0.6  
Conservative Patricia Jones 47 3.4 5.1  
TUSC Stephen Brown 24 1.7 New
Turnout 1380 35.63
Labour hold

St. Mary's

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St. Mary's[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Emily Kerr 893 45.3 4.5  
Labour Mustafa Barcho 574 29.1 1.9  
Independent John Skinner 435 22.1 New
Liberal Democrats Josie Procter 70 3.5 1.1  
Turnout 1972 42.75
Green hold

Summertown

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Summertown
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Katherine Miles * 955 46.4 9.8  
Labour Christopher Hull 738 35.8 5.7  
Conservative Mark Beer 229 11.1 4.7  
Green Indrani Sigamany 138 6.7 9.6  
Turnout 2060 48.34
Liberal Democrats hold

Temple Cowley

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Temple Cowley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Saj Malik * 841 47.4 15.4  
Labour Simon Ottino 709 40.0 8.0  
Green Matthew Ledbury 110 6.2 7.9  
Liberal Democrats Tony Brett 57 3.2 3.6  
Conservative Madelein Dewar 56 3.2 3.4  
Turnout 1773 40.32
Independent hold

Walton Manor

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Walton Manor[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Louise Upton * 862 50.8 1.4  
Liberal Democrats Liz Wade 485 28.6 0.5  
Green Peter Thompson 196 11.6 New
Conservative Penelope Lenon 153 9.0 0.5  
Turnout 1696 43.12
Labour hold

Wolvercote

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Wolvercote[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Jo Sandelson 964 55.7 16.5  
Labour Andrew Siantonas 363 21.0 6.0  
Conservative Robin Morrisen 238 13.8 1.4  
Green Philippa Lanchbery 165 9.5 7.2  
Turnout 1730 47.82
Liberal Democrats hold

By-elections

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Hinksey Park

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Hinksey Park: 29 September 2022[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Anna Railton 801 51.1
Green Alex Powell 305 19.4
Independent Deborah Glass Woodin 270 17.2
Liberal Democrats Richard Tanner 118 7.5
Conservative Jennifer Saunders 60 3.9
TUSC Callum Joyce 8 0.5
Majority 496 31.7
Turnout 1,567 36.0
Labour hold Swing

Littlemore

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Littlemore: 2 March 2023[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Sandy Douglas 607 44.9
Independent Michael Evans 507 37.5
Conservative Timothy Patmore 135 10.0
Green David Thomas 65 4.8
Liberal Democrats Theo Jupp 26 1.9
TUSC Rachel Cox 12 0.9
Majority 100 7.4
Turnout 1,352 34.0
Labour hold Swing

References

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  1. ^ "Your Councillors". Oxford City Council. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
  2. ^ David Lynch (9 May 2021). "Labour wins majority in Oxford City Council election". Oxford Mail. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
  3. ^ Ian Jones (24 January 2022). "Countdown to 2022 local elections about to begin". The Independent. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "Oxford City Council Election results - 5 May 2022". Oxford City Council. Retrieved 6 May 2022.
  5. ^ "Hinksey Park ward by-election - 29 September 2022". Oxford City Council. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
  6. ^ "Littlemore ward by-election - 2 March 2023". Oxford City Council. Retrieved 6 March 2023.