title: 2018 West Oxfordshire District Council election
text: # 2018 West Oxfordshire District Council election
  
  The 2018 West Oxfordshire District Council election was held on 3 May 2018 to elect members of West Oxfordshire District Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections.
  
  Elections were held for 17 of the 49 seats on the council. Five seats changed hands. The Conservative Party lost five seats, the Liberal Democrats gained three and the Labour Party gained two. The Conservatives remained in overall control of the council with a reduced total of 34 seats. The Liberal Democrats remained the largest opposition group with eight seats. The Labour Party remained the third largest party with six seats.
  
  ## Ward results
  
  ### Ascott and Shipton
  
  Ascott and Shipton 2018 :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Jake Ryan Acock | 457 | 52.8 | +43.0 |
  | | Conservative | Tom Simcox | 337 | 38.9 | -23.7 |
  | | Labour | Sian Priscilla Florence O'Neill | 57 | 6.6 | -8.3 |
  | | Green | Celia Jocelyn Kerslake | 15 | 1.7 | -10.9 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 866 | 51.15% | |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 120 | | |
  | | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative |
  
  ### Bampton and Clanfield
  
  Bampton and Clanfield 2018 :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | James Francis Mills | 646 | 58.5 | -0.9 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Dennis Thrale Walker | 214 | 19.4 | +11.0 |
  | | Labour | Trevor Ian License | 110 | 10.0 | +0.3 |
  | | Independent | Pete Handley | 96 | 8.7 | N/A |
  | | Green | Harriet Lorna Mary Kopinska | 38 | 3.4 | -6.2 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,104 | 36.53% | |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 432 | | |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
  
  ### Brize Norton and Shilton
  
  Brize Norton and Shilton 2018 :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | Alex Postan | 417 | 71.9 | +16.9 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Gillian Elizabeth Workman | 94 | 16.2 | N/A |
  | | Labour | Stephen Parkinson | 69 | 11.9 | N/A |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 580 | 37.46% | |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 323 | | |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
  
  ### Burford
  
  Burford 2018 :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | Derek Albert Cotterill | 503 | 75.0 | +1.7 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Elizabeth Anne Mortimer | 113 | 16.8 | N/A |
  | | Labour | Andrew Lawrence Ferrero | 55 | 8.2 | +2.3 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 671 | 44.55% | |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 390 | | |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
  
  ### Carterton North East
  
  Carterton North East 2018 :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | Martin Dominic McBride | 500 | 65.4 | +5.7 |
  | | Labour | Calvert Charles Stuart McGibbon | 167 | 21.8 | +7.7 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Derek George Laud | 98 | 12.8 | +6.8 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 765 | 19.67% | |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 333 | | |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
  
  ### Carterton North West
  
  Carterton North West 2018 :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | Maxine Judith Crosland | 626 | 68.9 | +8.9 |
  | | Labour | David John Wesson | 189 | 20.8 | +8.6 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Ivan Aguado Melet | 94 | 10.3 | +5.0 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 909 | 24.13% | |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 437 | | |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
  
  ### Carterton South
  
  Carterton South 2018 :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | Nick Leverton | 572 | 69.7 | +8.2 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Benjamin Lawrence Lines | 111 | 13.5 | +7.5 |
  | | Labour | Simon David Adderley | 109 | 13.3 | +1.8 |
  | | Green | Andy King | 29 | 3.5 | -2.1 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 821 | 23.39% | |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 461 | | |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
  
  ### Chipping Norton
  
  Chipping Norton 2018 :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Laetisia Catherine Carter | 1,116 | 59.0 | +10.8 |
  | | Conservative | Gary Elwyn Jones | 490 | 25.9 | -15.1 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Juliet Elizabeth Anson Byrne | 284 | 15.0 | +12.2 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,890 | 37.72% | |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 626 | | |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
  
  ### Ducklington
  
  Ducklington 2018 :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | Ben Woodruff | 375 | 62.0 | +11.4 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | John Charles Cole | 119 | 19.7 | N/A |
  | | Labour | Richard John Kelsall | 111 | 18.3 | +0.4 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 605 | 35.35% | |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 256 | | |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
  
  ### Eynsham and Cassington
  
  Eynsham and Cassington 2018 :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Carl Martin Rylett | 1,062 | 49.4 | +29.4 |
  | | Conservative | Abdul Mubin | 604 | 28.1 | -10.4 |
  | | Labour | Elsa Louise Dawson | 383 | 17.8 | -9.8 |
  | | Green | Helen Gavin | 102 | 4.7 | -9.2 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,151 | 44.61% | |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 458 | | |
  | | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative |
  
  ### Freeland and Hanborough
  
  Freeland and Hanborough 2018 :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Merilyn Elizabeth Davies | 741 | 45.6 | +33.4 |
  | | Conservative | Alaa Hassan Al-Yousuf | 602 | 37.1 | -10.2 |
  | | Conservative | Colin Graham Dingwall | 570 | 35.1 | -12.2 |
  | | Labour | Andrew Philip Lesnik | 442 | 27.2 | +15.0 |
  | | Independent | Stuart Brooks | 370 | 22.8 | N/A |
  | | Green | Andrew Wright | 123 | 7.6 | -4.6 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Andy Crick | 122 | 7.5 | -9.8 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Chris Tatton | 95 | 5.8 | -11.5 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,624 | 47.68% | |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 139 | | |
  | | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative |
  
  ### The Bartons
  
  The Bartons 2018 :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Dave Jackson | 423 | 53.0 | +37.4 |
  | | Conservative | Jonny Rosemont | 342 | 42.9 | -19.0 |
  | | Labour | Aaron James Michael Miles | 33 | 4.1 | N/A |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 798 | 52.11% | |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 81 | | |
  | | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative |
  
  ### Witney East
  
  Witney East 2018 :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Rosalind Moya Bolger | 869 | 44.1 | -3.9 |
  | | Conservative | Ron Spurs | 859 | 43.6 | -0.6 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Gabriel William Jonathan Schenk | 130 | 6.6 | +4.0 |
  | | Green | Stuart Sutherland McDonald | 111 | 5.6 | +0.5 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,969 | 33.96% | |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 10 | | |
  | | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative |
  
  ### Witney South
  
  Witney South 2018 :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | Anthony David Harvey | 666 | 42.9 | -6.2 |
  | | Labour | Owen Gregory Blase Collins | 640 | 41.2 | +7.9 |
  | | Green | Carol Rae Cather | 134 | 8.6 | -0.5 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Christopher John Blount | 113 | 7.3 | -1.2 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,553 | 32.50% | |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 26 | | |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
  
  ### Woodstock and Bladon
  
  Woodstock and Bladon 2018 :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Julian Craig Cooper | 604 | 42.0 | -0.8 |
  | | Conservative | Betsy Glasgow | 403 | 28.0 | -13.6 |
  | | Independent | Sharone Parnes | 154 | 10.7 | N/A |
  | | Green | Mathew Oliver William Parkinson | 152 | 10.6 | +4.2 |
  | | Labour | Dave Baldwin | 125 | 8.7 | -0.5 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,438 | 43.77% | |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 201 | | |
  | | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
  