2017 Oxfordshire County Council election
2017 UK local government election
The 2017 Oxfordshire County Council election took place on 4 May 2017 as part of the 2017 local elections in the United Kingdom.[ 1] All 63 councillors were elected from 61 electoral divisions which returned either one or two county councillors each by first-past-the-post voting for a four-year term of office.
Results - Summary
Oxfordshire County Council election, 2017[ 2]
Party
Seats
Gains
Losses
Net gain/loss
Seats %
Votes %
Votes
+/−
Conservative
31
3
3
0
49.2
41.3
80,438
+6.8
Liberal Democrats
13
2
0
+2
20.6
24.5
47,799
+8.6
Labour
14
2
3
-1
22.2
22.2
43,172
+0.9
Green
0
0
2
-2
0
7.2
13.978
-1.8
Independent
4
0
0
0
6.4
3.4
6,689
+0.4
Henley Residents
1
1
0
+1
1.6
0.9
1,747
+0.4
UKIP
0
0
0
0
0
0.5
1,056
-15.4
Aftermath
The Conservatives won the same number of seats as they did in 2013, one seat short of a majority.
For the past four years, the Conservatives had been able to govern in a minority administration with the support of three of the four independent councillors - Lynda Atkins, Mark Gray and Les Sibley. In 2016, one of these independents, Cllr. Atkins, left the alliance.[ 3] [ 4]
All three of these independent councillors were re-elected in these elections, alongside Cllr Neville Harris, who was elected for the first time in 2013 but had previously declined to support the Conservatives.
After talks with the independent councillors, two - Mark Gray and Les Sibley - agreed to continue to support the Conservatives with Cllr. Gray given the cabinet role as member for local communities.[ 5] [ 6] This gave the Conservative/Independent coalition a majority of 33 out of the 63 seats.
Division Results
Abingdon East
Abingdon North
Abingdon South
Banbury Calthorpe
Banbury Grimsbury & Castle
Banbury Hardwick
Banbury Ruscote
Barton, Sandhills & Risinghurst
Benson & Cholsey
Berinsfield & Garsington
Bicester North
Bicester Town
Bicester West
Bloxham & Easington
Burford & Carterton North
Carterton South & West
Chalgrove & Watlington
Charlbury & Wychwood
Chipping Norton
Churchill & Lye Valley
Cowley
Deddington
Didcot East & Hagbourne
Didcot Ladygrove
Didcot West
Eynsham
Faringdon
Goring
Grove & Wantage
Hanborough & Minster Lovell
Headington & Quarry
Hendreds & Harwell
Henley-on-Thames
Iffley Fields & St Mary's
Isis
Jericho & Osney
Kennington & Radley
Kidlington South
Kingston & Cumnor
Kirtlington & Kidlington North
Leys
Marston & Northway
North Hinksey
Otmoor
Ploughley
Rose Hill and Littlemore
Shrivenham
Sonning Common
St Clement's and Cowley Marsh
St Margaret's
Sutton Courtenay & Marcham
Thame & Chinnor
University Parks
Wallingford
Wheatley
Witney North & East
Witney South & Central
Witney West & Bampton
Wolvercote and Summertown
Woodstock
Wroxton and Hook Norton
By-elections 2017-2021
Iffley Fields and St. Mary's
Grove & Wantage
Wheatley
Wallingford
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^ "Election results for Abingdon East" . OCC Elections 2017 - Thursday, 4 May 2017 . Oxfordshire County Council. 4 May 2017. Retrieved 5 May 2017 .
^ "Election results for Abingdon North" . OCC Elections 2017 - Thursday, 4 May 2017 . Oxfordshire County Council. 4 May 2017. Retrieved 5 May 2017 .
^ "Election results for Abingdon South" . OCC Elections 2017 - Thursday, 4 May 2017 . Oxfordshire County Council. 4 May 2017. Retrieved 5 May 2017 .
^ "Election results for Banbury Calthorpe" . OCC Elections 2017 - Thursday, 4 May 2017 . Oxfordshire County Council. 4 May 2017. Retrieved 5 May 2017 .
^ "Election results for Banbury Grimsbury & Castle" . OCC Elections 2017 - Thursday, 4 May 2017 . Oxfordshire County Council. 4 May 2017. Retrieved 5 May 2017 .
^ "Election results for Banbury Hardwick" . OCC Elections 2017 - Thursday, 4 May 2017 . Oxfordshire County Council. 4 May 2017. Retrieved 5 May 2017 .
^ "Election results for Banbury Ruscote" . OCC Elections 2017 - Thursday, 4 May 2017 . Oxfordshire County Council. 4 May 2017. Retrieved 5 May 2017 .
^ "Election results for Barton, Sandhills & Risinghurst" . OCC Elections 2017 - Thursday, 4 May 2017 . Oxfordshire County Council. 4 May 2017. Retrieved 5 May 2017 .
^ "Election results for Benson & Cholsey" . OCC Elections 2017 - Thursday, 4 May 2017 . Oxfordshire County Council. 4 May 2017. Retrieved 5 May 2017 .
^ "Election results for Berinsfield & Garsington" . OCC Elections 2017 - Thursday, 4 May 2017 . Oxfordshire County Council. 4 May 2017. Retrieved 5 May 2017 .
^ "Election results for Bicester North" . OCC Elections 2017 - Thursday, 4 May 2017 . Oxfordshire County Council. 4 May 2017. Retrieved 5 May 2017 .
^ "Election results for Bicester Town" . OCC Elections 2017 - Thursday, 4 May 2017 . Oxfordshire County Council. 4 May 2017. Retrieved 5 May 2017 .
^ "Election results for Bicester West" . OCC Elections 2017 - Thursday, 4 May 2017 . Oxfordshire County Council. 4 May 2017. Retrieved 5 May 2017 .
^ "Election results for Bloxham & Easington" . OCC Elections 2017 - Thursday, 4 May 2017 . Oxfordshire County Council. 4 May 2017. Retrieved 5 May 2017 .
^ "Election results for Burford & Carterton North" . OCC Elections 2017 - Thursday, 4 May 2017 . Oxfordshire County Council. 4 May 2017. Retrieved 5 May 2017 .
^ "Election results for Carterton South & West" . OCC Elections 2017 - Thursday, 4 May 2017 . Oxfordshire County Council. 4 May 2017. Retrieved 5 May 2017 .
^ "Election results for Chalgrove & Watlington" . OCC Elections 2017 - Thursday, 4 May 2017 . Oxfordshire County Council. 4 May 2017. Retrieved 5 May 2017 .
^ "Election results for Charlbury & Wychwood" . OCC Elections 2017 - Thursday, 4 May 2017 . Oxfordshire County Council. 4 May 2017. Retrieved 5 May 2017 .
^ "Election results for Chipping Norton" . OCC Elections 2017 - Thursday, 4 May 2017 . Oxfordshire County Council. 4 May 2017. Retrieved 5 May 2017 .
^ "Election results for Churchill & Lye Valley" . OCC Elections 2017 - Thursday, 4 May 2017 . Oxfordshire County Council. 4 May 2017. Retrieved 5 May 2017 .
^ "Election results for Cowley" . OCC Elections 2017 - Thursday, 4 May 2017 . Oxfordshire County Council. 4 May 2017. Retrieved 5 May 2017 .
^ "Election results for Deddington" . OCC Elections 2017 - Thursday, 4 May 2017 . Oxfordshire County Council. 4 May 2017. Retrieved 5 May 2017 .
^ "Election results for Didcot East & Hagbourne" . OCC Elections 2017 - Thursday, 4 May 2017 . Oxfordshire County Council. 4 May 2017. Retrieved 5 May 2017 .
^ "Election results for Didcot Ladygrove" . OCC Elections 2017 - Thursday, 4 May 2017 . Oxfordshire County Council. 4 May 2017. Retrieved 5 May 2017 .
^ "Election results for Didcot West" . OCC Elections 2017 - Thursday, 4 May 2017 . Oxfordshire County Council. 4 May 2017. Retrieved 5 May 2017 .
^ "Election results for Eynsham" . OCC Elections 2017 - Thursday, 4 May 2017 . Oxfordshire County Council. 4 May 2017. Retrieved 5 May 2017 .
^ "Election results for Faringdon" . OCC Elections 2017 - Thursday, 4 May 2017 . Oxfordshire County Council. 4 May 2017. Retrieved 5 May 2017 .
^ "Election results for Goring" . OCC Elections 2017 - Thursday, 4 May 2017 . Oxfordshire County Council. 4 May 2017. Retrieved 5 May 2017 .
^ "Election results for Grove & Wantage" . OCC Elections 2017 - Thursday, 4 May 2017 . Oxfordshire County Council. 4 May 2017. Retrieved 5 May 2017 .
^ "Election results for Hanborough & Minster Lovell" . OCC Elections 2017 - Thursday, 4 May 2017 . Oxfordshire County Council. 4 May 2017. Retrieved 5 May 2017 .
^ "Election results for Headington & Quarry" . OCC Elections 2017 - Thursday, 4 May 2017 . Oxfordshire County Council. 4 May 2017. Retrieved 5 May 2017 .
^ "Election results for Hendreds & Harwell" . OCC Elections 2017 - Thursday, 4 May 2017 . Oxfordshire County Council. 4 May 2017. Retrieved 5 May 2017 .
^ "Election results for Henley-on-Thames" . OCC Elections 2017 - Thursday, 4 May 2017 . Oxfordshire County Council. 4 May 2017. Retrieved 5 May 2017 .
^ "Election results for Iffley Fields & St Mary's" . OCC Elections 2017 - Thursday, 4 May 2017 . Oxfordshire County Council. 4 May 2017. Retrieved 5 May 2017 .
^ "Election results for Isis" . OCC Elections 2017 - Thursday, 4 May 2017 . Oxfordshire County Council. 4 May 2017. Retrieved 5 May 2017 .
^ "Election results for Jericho & Osney" . OCC Elections 2017 - Thursday, 4 May 2017 . Oxfordshire County Council. 4 May 2017. Retrieved 5 May 2017 .
^ "Election results for Kennington & Radley" . OCC Elections 2017 - Thursday, 4 May 2017 . Oxfordshire County Council. 4 May 2017. Retrieved 5 May 2017 .
^ "Election results for Kidlington South" . OCC Elections 2017 - Thursday, 4 May 2017 . Oxfordshire County Council. 4 May 2017. Retrieved 5 May 2017 .
^ "Election results for Kingston & Cumnor" . OCC Elections 2017 - Thursday, 4 May 2017 . Oxfordshire County Council. 4 May 2017. Retrieved 5 May 2017 .
^ "Election results for Kirtlington & Kidlington North" . OCC Elections 2017 - Thursday, 4 May 2017 . Oxfordshire County Council. 4 May 2017. Retrieved 9 May 2017 .
^ "Election results for Leys" . OCC Elections 2017 - Thursday, 4 May 2017 . Oxfordshire County Council. 4 May 2017. Retrieved 5 May 2017 .
^ "Election results for Marston & Northway" . OCC Elections 2017 - Thursday, 4 May 2017 . Oxfordshire County Council. 4 May 2017. Retrieved 5 May 2017 .
^ "Election results for North Hinksey" . OCC Elections 2017 - Thursday, 4 May 2017 . Oxfordshire County Council. 4 May 2017. Retrieved 5 May 2017 .
^ "Election results for Otmoor" . OCC Elections 2017 - Thursday, 4 May 2017 . Oxfordshire County Council. 4 May 2017. Retrieved 5 May 2017 .
^ "Election results for Ploughley" . OCC Elections 2017 - Thursday, 4 May 2017 . Oxfordshire County Council. 4 May 2017. Retrieved 5 May 2017 .
^ "Election results for Rose Hill & Littlemore" . OCC Elections 2017 - Thursday, 4 May 2017 . Oxfordshire County Council. 4 May 2017. Retrieved 5 May 2017 .
^ "Election results for Shrivenham" . OCC Elections 2017 - Thursday, 4 May 2017 . Oxfordshire County Council. 4 May 2017. Retrieved 5 May 2017 .
^ "Election results for Sonning Common" . OCC Elections 2017 - Thursday, 4 May 2017 . Oxfordshire County Council. 4 May 2017. Retrieved 5 May 2017 .
^ "Election results for St Clement's & Cowley Marsh" . OCC Elections 2017 - Thursday, 4 May 2017 . Oxfordshire County Council. 2 May 2013. Retrieved 5 May 2017 .
^ "Election results for St Margaret's" . OCC Elections 2017 - Thursday, 4 May 2017 . Oxfordshire County Council. 2 May 2013. Retrieved 5 May 2017 .
^ "Election results for Sutton Courtenay & Marcham" . OCC Elections 2017 - Thursday, 4 May 2017 . Oxfordshire County Council. 4 May 2017. Retrieved 5 May 2017 .
^ "Election results for Thame & Chinnor" . OCC Elections 2017 - Thursday, 4 May 2017 . Oxfordshire County Council. 4 May 2017. Retrieved 5 May 2017 .
^ "Election results for University Parks" . OCC Elections 2017 - Thursday, 4 May 2017 . Oxfordshire County Council. 4 May 2017. Retrieved 5 May 2017 .
^ "Election results for Wallingford" . OCC Elections 2017 - Thursday, 4 May 2017 . Oxfordshire County Council. 4 May 2017. Retrieved 5 May 2017 .
^ "Election results for Wheatley" . OCC Elections 2017 - Thursday, 4 May 2017 . Oxfordshire County Council. 4 May 2017. Retrieved 5 May 2017 .
^ "Election results for Witney North & East" . OCC Elections 2017 - Thursday, 4 May 2017 . Oxfordshire County Council. 4 May 2017. Retrieved 5 May 2017 .
^ "Election results for Witney South & Central" . OCC Elections 2017 - Thursday, 4 May 2017 . Oxfordshire County Council. 4 May 2017. Retrieved 5 May 2017 .
^ "Election results for Witney West & Bampton" . OCC Elections 2017 - Thursday, 4 May 2017 . Oxfordshire County Council. 4 May 2017. Retrieved 5 May 2017 .
^ "Election results for Wolvercote & Summertown" . OCC Elections 2017 - Thursday, 4 May 2017 . Oxfordshire County Council. 4 May 2017. Retrieved 5 May 2017 .
^ "Election results for Woodstock" . OCC Elections 2017 - Thursday, 4 May 2017 . Oxfordshire County Council. 4 May 2017. Retrieved 5 May 2017 .
^ "Election results for Wroxton and Hook Norton" . OCC Elections 2017 - Thursday, 4 May 2017 . Oxfordshire County Council. 4 May 2017. Retrieved 5 May 2017 .
^ "Wallingford by-election: Green party wins Oxfordshire County Council seat" . Oxford Mail . 30 November 2019. Retrieved 8 August 2022 .