2023 Vale of White Horse District Council election

2023 Vale of White Horse District Council election
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All 38 seats to Vale of White Horse District Council
20 seats needed for a majority
Turnout36.5%[1]
  First party Second party
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Leader Bethia Thomas[2][3] Katharine Foxhall[3]
Party Liberal Democrats Green
Last election 31 seats, 55.4% 1 seat, 5.1%
Seats before 30 1
Seats won 34 4
Seat change Increase 3 Increase 3
Popular vote 34,321 6,823
Percentage 54.6% 10.9%
Swing Decrease 0.8% Increase 5.8%
  Third party Fourth party
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Leader Nathan Boyd[3]
Party Conservative Independent
Last election 6 seats, 31.2% 0 seats, 0.3%
Seats before 6 1
Seats won 0 0
Seat change Decrease 6 Steady
Popular vote 18,499 100
Percentage 29.4% 0.2%
Swing Decrease 1.8% Decrease 0.2%
Winner of each seat at the 2023 Vale of White Horse District Council election
Leader before election

Bethia Thomas
Liberal Democrats

Leader after election

Bethia Thomas
Liberal Democrats

The 2023 Vale of White Horse District Council election took place on 4 May 2023 to elect members of Vale of White Horse District Council in Oxfordshire, England.[4] This was on the same day as other local elections across England. The election saw the Liberal Democrats increase their majority on the council, as well as the defeat of all remaining Conservatives.

Summary

Election result

All six Conservative councillors lost their seats, while the Liberal Democrats and the Green Party gained an additional three seats each. [5] This was the first time since the creation of the council in 1974 that no Conservative councillors were elected.[6]

2023 Vale of White District Council election
Party Candidates Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Liberal Democrats 34 34 3 0 Increase 3 89.5 54.6 34,321 –0.8
  Green 15 4 3 0 Increase 3 10.5 10.9 6,823 +5.8
  Conservative 38 0 0 6 Decrease 6 0 29.4 18,499 –1.8
  Labour 13 0 0 0 Steady 0 4.8 3,005 –2.0
  Reform UK 1 0 0 0 Steady 0 0.2 101 N/A
  Independent 1 0 0 0 Steady 0 0.2 100 –0.1

Ward results

The Statement of Persons Nominated, which details the candidates standing in each ward, was released by Vale of White Horse District Council on 5 April 2023.[7]

* = sitting councillor in this ward prior to election

Abingdon Abbey Northcourt

Abingdon Abbey Northcourt (2 seats)[6][8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Elizabeth Pighills* 1,109 62.9 −10.0
Green Cheryl Briggs* 948 53.8 −10.5
Conservative Vicky Jenkins 389 22.1 −1.0
Labour Stephen Webb 299 17.0 N/A
Conservative Vijay Srao 273 15.5 −7.1
Labour Nathan Websdale 215 12.2 N/A
Majority
Turnout 1,762 37.30
Registered electors
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Green hold Swing

Abingdon Caldecott

Abingdon Caldecott (2 seats)[6][8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Neil Fawcett* 805 49.8 −6.2
Liberal Democrats Andrew Skinner 672 41.6 −14.4
Conservative Alice Badcock 522 32.3 +0.5
Conservative Alexandra Green 503 31.1 +1.1
Green Aidan Reilly 301 18.6 N/A
Labour Sayantani Mitra-Jones 280 17.3 +2.9
Majority
Turnout 1,616 29.52
Registered electors
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Abingdon Dunmore

Abingdon Dunmore (2 seats)[6][8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Andy Foulsham* 1,216 64.7 +2.9
Liberal Democrats Oliver Forder 1,131 60.2 −4.8
Conservative Andrew Packard 506 26.9 −1.7
Conservative Christopher McCarthy 451 24.0 −3.9
Labour Paul Burton 281 15.0 +6.7
Majority
Turnout 1,879 40.29
Registered electors
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Abingdon Fitzharris

Abingdon Fitzharris
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Eric de la Harpe* 894 48.6 −10.2
Liberal Democrats Robert Maddison* 838 45.5 −12.5
Conservative Chris Palmer 520 28.2 −0.3
Conservative David Pope 493 26.8 −5.3
Green Steven Rogers 313 17.0 N/A
Labour Moira Logie 276 15.0 +7.1
Labour Julian Pierce 168 9.1 N/A
Majority
Turnout 1,841 38.94
Registered electors
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Abingdon Peachcroft

Abingdon Peachcroft (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Mike Pighills* 1,140 59.1 −4.6
Liberal Democrats Max Thompson* 1,122 58.2 −3.9
Conservative Cavan Pirouet 561 29.1 −2.1
Conservative Warren Brooker 551 28.6 +0.1
Labour Edward Shelton 276 14.3 N/A
Majority
Turnout 1,929 37.59
Registered electors
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Blewbury & Harwell

Blewbury & Harwell (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Hayleigh Gascoigne* 1,813 69.3 +8.3
Liberal Democrats Debra Dewhurst 1,745 66.7 +7.7
Conservative Cath Convery 743 28.4 ±0.0
Conservative Joe Murphy 612 23.4 −4.3
Reform UK Peter Shields 101 3.9 N/A
Majority
Turnout 2,615 39.21
Registered electors
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Botley & Sunningwell

Botley & Sunningwell (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Emily Smith* 1,184 59.9 −3.1
Liberal Democrats Debby Hallett* 1,155 58.4 −4.3
Conservative Alexander Horsfall-Turner 327 16.5 +0.5
Labour Nekisa Gholami-Babaahmady 323 16.3 +3.5
Conservative Elina Horsfall-Turner 316 16.0 +0.9
Labour Jamie Spooner 284 14.4 +3.9
Green Katherine Phillips 27 1.4 −12.2
Majority
Turnout 1,977 38.91
Registered electors
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Cumnor

Cumnor (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Judy Roberts* 1,333 69.0 +6.7
Liberal Democrats Antony Houghton 1,078 55.8 −7.7
Conservative Craig Robinson 486 25.2 −2.7
Conservative Mohinder Kainth 437 22.6 −3.0
Labour Erica Davis 291 15.1 +5.0
Majority
Turnout 1,931 38.17
Registered electors
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Drayton

Drayton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Andy Cooke* 690 72.7 −1.2
Conservative Christopher Campbell 259 27.3 +1.2
Majority
Turnout 949 33.77
Registered electors
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Faringdon

Faringdon (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Bethia Thomas* 1,531 68.0 +12.0
Liberal Democrats Lucy Edwards 1,390 61.7 +15.5
Conservative James Famakin 583 25.9 +0.7
Conservative Robin Morrisen 481 21.3 −1.9
Green Adam Swallow 319 14.2 +2.9
Majority
Turnout 2,253 34.49
Registered electors
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Grove North

Grove North (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Ron Batstone* 986 69.6 +20.1
Liberal Democrats Kiera Bentley 906 63.9 +17.1
Conservative Ben Mabbett* 471 33.2 +0.6
Conservative Craig Brown 395 27.9 +2.1
Majority
Turnout 1,417 27.57
Registered electors
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Hendreds

Hendreds
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Sarah James 735 67.7 N/A
Conservative Janet Shelley* 350 32.3 −24.7
Majority
Turnout 1,085 41.05
Registered electors
Green gain from Conservative Swing

Kennington & Radley

Kennington & Radley (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Diana Lugova* 1,056 56.0 −7.6
Liberal Democrats James Cox 899 47.7 −24.2
Conservative Gareth Jennings 515 27.3 −4.5
Conservative David Brown 462 24.5 +2.7
Green Charles Couper 282 15.0 N/A
Green Christopher Henderson 247 13.1 N/A
Labour Ruth Mayne 170 9.0 N/A
Majority
Turnout 1,886 36.30
Registered electors
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Kingston Bagpuize

Kingston Bagpuize
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Jill Rayner 880 59.6 N/A
Conservative Dianna Swale 596 40.4 +40.4
Majority
Turnout 1,476 38.77
Registered electors
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

Marcham

Marcham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Robert Clegg 497 58.2 −12.5
Conservative James Plumb 357 41.8 +12.5
Majority
Turnout 854 34.15
Registered electors
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Ridgeway

Ridgeway
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Paul Barrow* 671 58.0 +7.8
Conservative Amos Lundie 485 42.0 −7.8
Majority
Turnout 1,156 44.01
Registered electors
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Stanford

Stanford
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Sue Caul 546 44.2 +24.4
Conservative Nathan Boyd* 536 43.4 −4.6
Green James Brooks 153 12.4 −5.7
Majority
Turnout 1,235 41.00
Registered electors
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

Steventon & the Hanneys

Steventon & the Hanneys
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Sally Povolotsky* 876 64.4 +23.4
Conservative Louise Brown 485 35.6 −12.6
Majority
Turnout 1,361 41.67
Registered electors
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

Sutton Courtenay

Sutton Courtenay
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Richard Webber* 488 58.5 −17.4
Conservative Patrick Atkinson 233 27.9 +3.8
Green Michel Grandjean 113 13.5 N/A
Majority
Turnout 834 32.66
Registered electors
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Thames

Thames
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Mark Coleman 606 49.8 −3.2
Conservative Richard Swale 427 35.1 −11.9
Independent Jerry Avery* 100 8.2 −44.8
Labour Daniel Crouch 83 6.8 N/A
Majority
Turnout 1,216 44.13
Registered electors
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Wantage & Grove Brook

Wantage & Grove Brook (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Jenny Hannaby* 1,160 65.1 +2.9
Liberal Democrats Amos Duveen* 976 54.7 +6.6
Conservative Clare Boyd 446 25.0 −5.5
Conservative Gabriella Turnbull 418 23.4 −1.8
Green Thomas Gaston 360 20.2 N/A
Majority
Turnout 1,783 31.13
Registered electors
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Wantage Charlton

Wantage Charlton (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Andy Crawford* 1,291 67.1 +6.5
Liberal Democrats Patrick O'Leary* 1,205 62.6 +2.3
Conservative Charlotte Dickson 436 22.6 −5.5
Green Darshana Patel 388 20.2 N/A
Conservative Charles Dickson 380 19.7 −6.4
Majority
Turnout 1,925 32.46
Registered electors
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Watchfield & Shrivenham

Watchfield & Shrivenham (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Katherine Foxhall 1,355 55.6 N/A
Green Viral Patel 1,170 48.0 N/A
Conservative Simon Howell* 1,091 44.7 −16.1
Conservative Elaine Ware* 1,055 43.3 −19.9
Majority
Turnout 2,438 39.76
Registered electors
Green gain from Conservative Swing
Green gain from Conservative Swing

Wootton

Wootton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Val Shaw* 432 45.4 −16.8
Conservative George Robinson 348 36.6 −1.2
Green Anna Thomas 112 11.8 N/A
Labour Chris Hall 59 6.2 N/A
Majority
Turnout 951 35.05
Registered electors
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Changes 2023–2027

Sutton Courtenay

Sutton Courtenay By-Election 20 June 2024
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Peter Stevens 226 33.6 −24.9
Green Aidan Reilly 214 31.8 +18.3
Conservative Christopher Campbell 182 27.1 −0.8
Labour Stephen Webb 50 7.4 new
Majority 12 1.8
Turnout 672
Liberal Democrats hold Swing +17.3

References

  1. ^ "Local Elections 2023 - results". Vale of White Horse District Council. Retrieved 12 May 2023.
  2. ^ "Your councillors by party". Vale of White Horse District Council. Retrieved 2 May 2023.
  3. ^ a b c "Local elections: Party promises for South Ox and Vale". Oxford Mail. 3 May 2023. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
  4. ^ "Notice of Election" (PDF). Vale of White Horse District Council. 20 March 2023. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
  5. ^ "Elections 2023 - Vale of White Horse election result". BBC News. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
  6. ^ a b c d Tait, Albert (5 May 2023). "South Ox and Vale election results: Full breakdown". Oxford Mail. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
  7. ^ "Statement of Persons Nominated" (PDF). Vale of White Horse District Council. 5 April 2023. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
  8. ^ a b c "Election Results - Wards". Vale of White Horse District Council. Retrieved 7 May 2023.