2024 Oxford City Council election

2024 Oxford City Council election

2 May 2024 (2024-05-02)
25 out of 48 seats to Oxford City Council 25 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Leader Susan Brown Christopher Smowton Chris Jarvis Party Labour Liberal Democrats Green Last election 32 seats, 43.9% 9 seats, 16.9% 6 seats, 18.3% Seats before 22 9 6 Seats won 11 5 4 Seats after 20 9 8 Seat change 2 2 Popular vote 15,260 6,052 6,823 Percentage 38.2% 15.2% 17.1% Swing 5.7% 1.7% 1.2%   Fourth party Fifth party   Party Independent IOA Last election 1 seat, 12.3% N/A Seats before 11 0 Seats won 1 4 Seats after 7 4 Seat change 4 4 Popular vote 2,406 6,200 Percentage 6.0% 15.5% Swing 6.3 N/A
Winner of each seat at the 2024 Oxford City Council election
Leader before election Susan Brown Labour No overall control Leader after election Susan Brown Labour No overall control

The 2024 Oxford City Council election was held on Thursday 2 May 2024, alongside the other local elections being held in the United Kingdom on the same day.[1] The councillors elected will serve a four-year term ending in 2028.[2]

Background

Oxford City Council elects half of its councillors to every 2 years to serve four-year terms.[2] However, the seats up for election in 2024 were last elected in 2021, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2]

At the previous election in 2022, Labour held its majority on the council, however, they lost 3 seats to bring the total number of Labour councillors to 32.[3][4][5] In October 2023, Labour lost control of the council due to 9 councillors resigning in opposition to Keir Starmer's refusal to call for a ceasefire in the 2023 Israel–Hamas war.[6] By the time of the election the council remained under no overall control, with a Labour leader.[7] Robert Ford suggested in The Guardian that Oxford would be a key testing ground of dissatisfaction from Labour's left wing and from Muslim and young progressive voters.[8]

Summary

Oxford City Council's composition following the 2024 election.

Following the election, the council remained under no overall control. Labour made a net loss of a further two seats, but remained the largest party on the council. They continued to run the council as a minority administration after the election.[9] The Green Party gained two seats. There was a net loss of four independent councillors. A new local party, the Independent Oxford Alliance (IOA), which had only been created earlier in 2024, won four seats.[10]

Election result

2024 Oxford City Council election[11]
Party		This election			Full council			This election
		Seats	Net	Seats %	Other	Total	Total %	Votes	Votes %	+/−
	Labour	11	2	44.0	9	20	41.7	15,260	38.2	–5.7
	Liberal Democrats	5		20.0	4	9	18.8	6,052	15.2	–1.7
	Green	4	2	16.0	4	8	16.7	6,823	17.1	–1.2
	Independent	1	4	4.0	6	7	14.6	2,406	6.0	–6.3
	IOA	4	4	16.0	0	4	8.3	6,200	15.5	N/A
	Conservative	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	2,777	7.0	–1.0
	TUSC	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	371	0.9	+0.3
	Workers Party	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	31	0.1	N/A

Ward Results

Barton and Sandhills

Barton and Sandhills[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Asima Qayyum	454	35.9	–16.9
	IOA	Chaka Artwell	402	31.8	+12.5
	Independent	Jabu Nala-Hartley	173	13.7	N/A
	Conservative	Eric Sukumaran	119	9.4	–6.2
	Liberal Democrats	Paul Rogers	118	9.3	–1.4
Majority			52	4.1
Turnout			1,266	28.2	+1.4
	Labour hold		Swing	14.7

Blackbird Leys

Blackbird Leys[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Linda Smith	423	45.8	–29.5
	Labour	Lubna Arshad	411	44.6	–30.7
	Independent	Michael Evans	369	40.0	N/A
	Independent	Suzette McLean	340	36.8	N/A
	Conservative	Patricia Jones	72	7.8	N/A
	Green	Cynthia Muthoni	53	5.8	–2.9
	TUSC	Sam Bennett	52	5.6	–2.2
	Green	David Thomas	43	4.6	–4.1
	Liberal Democrats	Alexandrine Kantor	41	4.4	–3.8
	TUSC	Agnieszka Kowalska	40	4.4	–3.4
Turnout				20.1
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Carfax and Jericho

Carfax and Jericho[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour Co-op	Lizzy Diggins	689	56.6	+0.4
	Green	Emma Garnett	323	26.5	+1.1
	Liberal Democrats	Jessica Frankopan	113	9.3	–2.5
	Conservative	Alexander Elliott	92	7.6	+0.9
Majority			366	30.1
Turnout			1,217	34.1	–2.6
	Labour Co-op hold		Swing	0.4

Churchill

Churchill[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Mark Lygo	572	51.4	–6.5
	Conservative	Mark Bhagwandin	188	16.9	+2.4
	Green	Duncan Watts	145	13.0	–0.3
	TUSC	James Morbin	111	10.0	+4.2
	Liberal Democrats	Peter Coggins	97	8.7	+0.2
Majority			384	34.5
Turnout			1,113	24.0	–2.6
	Labour hold		Swing	4.5

Cowley

Cowley[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	IOA	Ian Yeatman	842	39.2	N/A
	Labour	Mark Hull	614	28.6	–19.4
	Liberal Democrats	Scott Urban	484	22.5	+19.9
	Green	Sam Alston	113	5.3	–4.3
	Conservative	Luke King	64	3.0	–3.1
	TUSC	Alex Chapman	30	1.4	N/A
Majority			228	10.6
Turnout			2,147	44.2	+1.4
	IOA gain from Labour

Cutteslowe and Sunnymead

Cutteslowe and Sunnymead[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Andrew Gant	834	41.8	–13.7
	Labour	Charlotte Vinnicombe	515	25.8	+3.5
	Conservative	Sam McNeil	397	19.9	+6.8
	Green	John Fox	247	12.4	+3.3
Majority			319	16.0
Turnout			1,993	40.4	–3.7
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	8.6

Donnington

Donnington[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Green	Max Morris	701	39.4	–0.5
	Labour	Toby James	536	30.1	–1.3
	IOA	Halima Banaras	414	23.3	N/A
	Conservative	Simon Bazley	72	4.0	+0.3
	Liberal Democrats	Pippa Hitchcock	34	1.9	±0.0
	TUSC	Kerensa Hone	22	1.2	N/A
Majority			165	9.3
Turnout			1,779	35.2	–11.4
	Green hold		Swing	0.4

Headington

Headington[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Mohammed Altaf-Khan	847	39.6	–8.4
	Independent	Peter West	577	27.0	N/A
	Labour	Sumukh Kaul	485	22.7	–14.5
	Green	Ray Hitchins	163	7.6	+1.2
	Conservative	Harjot Bajaj	67	3.1	–4.0
Majority			270	12.6
Turnout			2,139	45.1	–1.3
	Liberal Democrats hold

Headington Hill and Northway

Headington Hill and Northway[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Nigel Chapman	653	53.7	+5.0
	Green	Stephen Hurt	216	17.8	+8.7
	Conservative	Alexander Horsfall-Turner	205	16.9	+10.8
	Liberal Democrats	Hana Packford	141	11.6	+5.5
Majority			437	36.0
Turnout			1,215	29.8	–9.2
	Labour hold		Swing	1.9

Hinksey Park

Hinksey Park[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Anna Railton	917	51.0	–10.9
	IOA	Benjamin Christopher	391	21.7	N/A
	Green	Nuala Young	337	18.7	–1.7
	Liberal Democrats	Rick Tanner	95	5.3	–6.4
	Conservative	Simon Howell	59	3.3	–2.7
Majority			526	29.2
Turnout			1,799	41.7	–0.9
	Labour hold

Holywell

Holywell[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Green	Dianne Regisford	452	46.1	+9.7
	Labour	Colin Cook	372	37.9	–11.8
	Liberal Democrats	Heather Judge	98	10.0	–4.0
	Independent	Emily Scaysbrook	59	6.0	N/A
Majority			80	8.2
Turnout			981	35.3	+2.5
	Green gain from Labour		Swing	10.8

Littlemore

Littlemore[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	IOA	Anne Stares	814	47.2	N/A
	Labour	Sandy Douglas	730	42.3	–2.0
	Green	Tamsin Blaxter	98	5.7	–0.8
	Liberal Democrats	Eleonore Vogel	50	2.9	–0.5
	TUSC	Rachel Cox	32	1.9	N/A
Majority			84	4.9
Turnout			1,724	33.7	–6.6
	IOA gain from Labour

Lye Valley

Lye Valley[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	IOA	Judith Harley	654	44.1	+9.1
	Labour	Inka Oshodi	593	40.0	–1.3
	Green	James Thorniley	120	8.1	–2.0
	Conservative	Timothy Patmore	70	4.7	–4.4
	Liberal Democrats	Beverley Joshua	47	3.2	–1.3
Majority			61	4.1
Turnout			1,484	36.4	+4.0
	IOA gain from Labour		Swing	5.2

Marston

Marston[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Mary Clarkson	868	44.7	+8.3
	Green	Kate Robinson	718	37.0	–10.0
	Conservative	Duncan Hatfield	288	14.8	+1.4
	Liberal Democrats	Daniel Levy	69	3.6	+0.4
Majority			150	7.7
Turnout			1,943	42.9	–8.7
	Labour hold		Swing	9.2

Northfield Brook

Northfield Brook[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Simon Ottino	392	40.3	–26.3
	IOA	Susana De Sousa	385	39.6	N/A
	Green	David Newman	68	7.0	–1.3
	Conservative	Paul Sims	68	7.0	–7.0
	Liberal Democrats	Rosemary Morlin	37	3.8	–3.1
	TUSC	Rosie Douglas-Brown	23	2.4	–1.9
Majority			7	0.7
Turnout			973	22.4	+1.8
	Labour hold

Osney and St Thomas

Osney and St Thomas[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Susanna Pressel	902	54.5	+8.0
	Green	Sarah Edwards	567	34.3	–13.4
	Liberal Democrats	Adrian Rosser	100	6.0	N/A
	Conservative	Caleb Van Ryneveld	85	5.1	–0.7
Majority			335	20.3
Turnout			1,654	37.8	–6.8
	Labour hold		Swing	10.7

Quarry and Risinghurst

Quarry and Risinghurst[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Roz Smith	868	34.7	+9.8
	Labour Co-op	James Taylor	861	34.5	–22.7
	IOA	Sandra Ramcharan	512	20.5	N/A
	Green	Liz Taylor	153	6.1	–1.9
	Conservative	Daniel Stafford	105	4.2	–5.6
Majority			7	0.3
Turnout			2,499	48.4	+1.5
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	16.3

Rose Hill and Iffley

Rose Hill and Iffley[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	IOA	David Henwood	870	44.1	N/A
	Labour	Michele Paule	814	41.2	–5.3
	Green	Heather Stallard	159	8.1	–5.7
	Conservative	Jennifer Jackson	61	3.1	–3.3
	Liberal Democrats	Katherine Norman	56	2.8	–1.9
	TUSC	Ruben Simwogerere	14	0.7	±0.0
Majority			56	2.8
Turnout			1,974	43.6	+3.0
	IOA gain from Labour

St Clement's

St Clement's[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Green	Alex Powell	524	32.9	+12.3
	IOA	Sal Naqvi	507	31.8	N/A
	Labour	Jesse Erlam	475	29.8	–16.2
	Liberal Democrats	Geraldine Coggins	62	3.9	–3.2
	TUSC	James Bonner	25	1.6	–0.1
Majority			17	1.1	N/A
Turnout			1,593	38.9	+3.3
	Green gain from Labour

St Mary's

St Mary's[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Green	Chris Jarvis	890	46.6	+1.3
	Labour	Matthew Leigh	518	27.1	–2.0
	IOA	John Skinner	409	21.4	–0.7
	Liberal Democrats	Richard Whelan	43	2.3	–1.2
	Conservative	George Robinson	28	1.5	N/A
	TUSC	Orlando Munoz	22	1.2	N/A
Majority			372	19.5
Turnout			1,910	37.9	–4.9
	Green hold		Swing	1.7

Summertown

Summertown[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Theodore Jupp	662	38.3	–8.1
	Labour	Paul Shuter	589	34.0	–1.8
	Conservative	David Pope	278	16.1	+5.0
	Green	Indrani Sigamany	201	11.6	+4.9
Majority			73	4.2
Turnout			1,730	41.4	–6.9
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	3.2

Temple Cowley

Temple Cowley[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Mohammed Azad	888	48.6	+1.2
	Labour Co-op	Charlie Hicks	657	35.9	–4.1
	Green	Richard Scrase	129	7.1	+0.9
	Liberal Democrats	Tony Brett	71	3.9	+0.7
	Conservative	Fay Sims	52	2.8	–0.4
	Workers Party	Boris Fedorov	31	1.7	N/A
Majority			231	12.6
Turnout			1,828	38.4	–1.9
	Independent gain from Labour		Swing	2.7

Walton Manor

Walton Manor[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour Co-op	James Fry	837	57.9	+7.1
	Liberal Democrats	Liz Wade	246	17.0	–11.6
	Green	Chris Goodall	232	16.0	+4.4
	Conservative	Penelope Lenon	131	9.1	+0.1
Majority			591	40.9
Turnout			1,446	42.2	–0.9
	Labour Co-op hold		Swing	9.4

Wolvercote

Wolvercote[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Steve Goddard	839	50.3	–5.4
	Labour	Andrew Siantonas	383	22.9	+1.9
	Conservative	Daniel Campbell	276	16.5	+2.7
	Green	Philippa Lanchbery	171	10.2	+0.7
Majority			456	27.3
Turnout			1,669	37.5	–10.3
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	3.7

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