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Elections 2026

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Kidlington West District by-election - 16 July 2026

Following the resignation of Councillor Dorothy Walker, a by-election was held in the Kidlington West District Ward on Thursday 16 July. There were two years left on the Term of Office, which is due to end in May 2028. 

The Statement of Persons Nominated, Notice of Election Agents names and offices and Notice of Poll and Situation of Polling Stations have now been published. 

Results

The number of votes recorded for each candidate at the election is as follows:

Candidate (surname first) Description/Political Party Votes Elected?
Okeke
Chuk		 The Conservative Party Candidate 232  
Packard
Rob		 Liberal Democrats 1028 Elected
Paintin
Dave		 Reform UK 331  
Tamblyn
Jenny		 Green Party 158  

Electorate: 7,091

Turnout (per cent): 24.74

Rejected Ballot Papers

The number of ballot papers rejected was as follows:

Reason for rejection Number rejected
(a) want of an official mark 0
(b) voting for more candidates than entitled to 0
(c) writing or mark by which voter can be identified 0
(d) unmarked or wholly void for uncertainty 5
(e) rejected in part 0
Total 5

Shipton-on-Cherwell and Thrupp Parish Council

The election process was re-run for this parish in June. Notices confirming the candidates elected uncontested are available at Notice of Uncontested Election 

Scheduled elections - 7 May 2026

Scheduled elections for 16 District Wards, plus two District by-elections, were held on Thursday 7 May 2026. Results are available via the results directory 

30 parish councils had uncontested elections, meaning there were less candidates than seats available. Notices confirming the candidates elected uncontested are available below. One parish council (Shipton-on-Cherwell and Thrupp) had no candidates. An election for this parish council was re-run in June.