2024 Cherwell District Council election

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16 out of 48 seats toCherwell District Council 25 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Leader David Hingley Sean Woodcock Barry Wood Party Liberal Democrats Labour Conservative Last election 10 seats, 25.2% 12 seats, 25.7% 20 seats, 34.0% Seats before 10 12 20 Seats won 8 4 2 Seats after 17 13 11 Seat change 7 1 9 Popular vote 10,220 9,137 11,156 Percentage 28.3% 25.3% 30.9% Swing 3.1% 0.4% 3.1%   Fourth party Fifth party   Leader Ian Middleton Les Sibley Party Green Independent Last election 3 seats, 11.1% 3 seats, 4.0% Seats before 3 3 Seats won 1 1 Seats after 4 3 Seat change 1 Popular vote 3,659 1,905 Percentage 10.1% 5.3% Swing 1.0% 1.3%
Winner of each seat at the 2024 Cherwell District Council election
Leader before election Barry Wood Conservative No overall control Leader after election David Hingley Liberal Democrats No overall control

The2024 Cherwell District Council election took place on 2 May 2024 to elect members ofCherwell District Council inOxfordshire,England.^[1] This was on the same day as otherlocal elections.

The council was underno overall control prior to the election, being run by aConservative minority administration. The council remained under no overall control after the election, but the Conservatives fell back from being the largest party to being only the third largest party on the council, with theLiberal Democrats being the largest party, followed byLabour.^[2]

Following the election a minority administration comprising the Liberal Democrats andGreen Party plus one of theindependents formed to run the council. The Liberal Democrat group leader, David Hingley, was formally appointed as leader of the council at the subsequent annual council meeting on 22 May 2024.^[3]

2024 Cherwell District Council election
Party		This election			Full council			This election
		Seats	Net	Seats %	Other	Total	Total %	Votes	Votes %	+/−
	Liberal Democrats	8	7	50.0	9	17	35.4	10,220	28.3	+3.1
	Labour	4	1	25.0	9	13	27.1	9,137	25.3	–0.4
	Conservative	2	9	12.5	9	11	22.9	11,156	30.9	–3.1
	Green	1	1	6.3	3	4	8.3	3,659	10.1	–1.0
	Independent	1		6.3	2	3	6.3	1,905	5.3	+1.3

The Statement of Persons Nominated, which details the candidates standing in each ward, was released by Cherwell District Council following the close of nominations on 5 April 2024.^[4]

Banbury Cross & Neithrop by-election: 1 May 2025

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Fiaz Ahmed	729	33.3	+9.0
	Labour	Andrew Eaton	690	31.5	–16.9
	Independent	Simon Garrett	412	18.8	+7.4
	Liberal Democrats	Rebecca Bell	358	16.4	+10.1
Majority			39	1.8	N/A
Turnout			2,189	29.4	+3.6
Registered electors			7,639
	Conservativegain fromLabour		Swing	13.0

Banbury Grimsbury & Hightown by-election: 1 May 2025

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Henry Elugwu	639	32.8	–11.9
	Conservative	Paul Sargent	600	30.8	+10.3
	Independent	Cassi Bellingham	289	14.8	+2.8
	Liberal Democrats	Sophie Parker-Manuel	216	11.1	–2.4
	Green	Karl Kwiatkowski	207	10.6	+1.3
Majority			39	2.0	–22.2
Turnout			1,951	27.6	+1.2
Registered electors			7,207
	Labourhold		Swing	11.1

Deddington by-election: 1 May 2025

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Zoe McLernon	1,560	46.9	+3.1
	Liberal Democrats	Nick Mylne	916	27.6	+15.0
	Labour	Helen Oldfield	478	14.4	–18.8
	Green	Aaron Bliss	370	11.1	+0.7
Majority			644	19.3	+8.7
Turnout			3,324	44.3	+6.1
Registered electors			7,673
	Conservativehold		Swing	6.0

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