Full Oxford local elections 2026 results as Greens gain seats

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May 9, 2026

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Voters turned out at polling stations across the city on Thursday (May 7) and cast their vote for half of the council, with 24 of the 48 seats up for grabs.

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Of those wards on offer, Labour secured the most with 10, while after multiple gains, the Greens finished with nine, the Liberal Democrats won four, and there was one Independent victory.

Here are the 2026 Oxford results in full, alphabetically by ward:

Barton and Sandhills:

Mike Rowley (Labour) – 578 votes – ELECTED
Felix Peter Bloomfield (Reform UK) – 336 votes
Tariq Saeed (Green Party) – 237 votes
Chaka Artwell (Independent) – 165 votes
Vernon Porter (Conservative) – 124 votes
Paul Rogers (Liberal Democrat) – 96 votes
Boris Fedorov (Workers Party) – 29 votes
Spoilt – 4

Blackbird Leys:

Lubna Arshad (Labour) – 588 votes – ELECTED
Kornel Schesztak (Reform UK) – 337 votes
Indigo Haynes (Green Party) – 151 votes
Fay Lana Sims (Conservative) – 71 votes
Alexandrine Kantor (Liberal Democrat) – 49 votes
James Morbin (Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition) – 17 votes
Spoilt – 9

Carfax and Jericho:

Sushila Devi Dhall (Green Party) – 811 votes – ELECTED
Alex Hollingsworth (Labour) – 523 votes
John Orrell Howson (Liberal Democrat) – 123 votes
Harriet Georgia Sophie Dolby (Conservative) – 84 votes
Vittorio Peter Cuneo-Flood (Reform UK) – 75 votes
Spoilt – 12

Sushila Devi Dhall of the Green Party has been elected and has successfully deposed the Labour seat in Carfax & Jericho. (Image: Newsquest)

Churchill:

Susan Woolford Brown (Labour) – 570 – ELECTED
Ines Carmen Wilhelm (Green Party) – 397
Michael Sakkalli (Reform UK) – 231
Tim Patmore (Conservative) – 133
Peter Charles Coggins (Liberal Democrat) – 75
Spoilt – 11

Cowley:

Edward Mundy (Green Party) – 1,031 votes – ELECTED
Ajaz Ur Rehman (Independent) – 565 votes
Michael William Boyd (Labour) – 291 votes
Ian Szwajca (Reform UK) – 219 votes
George Busby (Liberal Democrat) – 69 votes
Andrea Louise Stephenson (Conservative) – 58 votes
Spoilt – 8

Cutteslowe and Sunnymead:

Laurence George Fouweather (Liberal Democrat) – 1,044 votes – ELECTED
Andrea Schiavi (Green Party) – 396 votes
David John Cunningham (Conservative) – 388 votes
Nancy Lynn Cartwright (Labour) – 351 votes
Michael William Andrews (Reform UK) – 165 votes
Spoilt – 13

Laurence Fouweather of the Liberal Democrats, who has been elected to the Cutteslowe & Sunnymead ward. (Image: Newsquest)

Donnington:

Rosie Rawle (Green Party) – 986 votes – ELECTED
Ralph Amory Noble (Labour) – 267 votes
Anna Marie Avila Taylor (Reform UK) – 109 votes
Graham Roderick Jones (Liberal Democrat) – 58 votes
Simon James Bazley (Conservative) – 41 votes
Saqib Faradoon (Independent) – 468 votes
Spoilt – 7

Headington:

Christopher Stephen Frederick Smowton (Liberal Democrat) – 927 votes – ELECTED
Emily Lygo (Labour) – 511 votes
Neil Doig (Green Party) – 422 votes
James Peter Jackson (Conservative) – 185 votes
Sandhya Sunkara (Reform UK) – 181 votes
Spoilt – 12

Headington Hill and Northway:

James Taylor (Labour) – 650 votes – ELECTED
Nasreen Majeed (Independent Oxford Alliance) – 427 votes
Sam Alston (Green Party) – 238 votes
Tenson Jacob (Reform UK) – 137 votes
George Edward Silvanus Robinson (Conservative) – 85 votes
Eleonore Rebekka Vogel (Liberal Democrat) – 48 votes
Agnieszka Kowalska (Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition) – 8 votes
Spoilt – 3

Hinksey Park:

Siobhan Ann Lancaster (Labour) – 1,012 votes – ELECTED
Hannah Scott (Green) – 665 votes
Rick Tanner (Liberal Democrat) – 127 votes
Amy Olivia Campbell (Conservative) – 107 votes
Geoffrey Brian Ager (Reform UK) – 122 votes
Spoilt – 7

Holywell:

Alfie Davis (Green Party) – 808 votes – ELECTED
Awab Ramadan Yahia Kazuz (Labour) – 186
Ian Corthan Bearder (Liberal Democrat) – 120
Harry Richardson (Conservative) – 75
Spoilt – 8

Littlemore:

Tiago Corais (Labour) – 726 votes – ELECTED
David Stares (Independent) – 400
Tamsin Sky Tristram Blaxter (Green Party) – 251
James Charles Baker (Reform UK) – 210
Liz Wood (Liberal Democrat) – 27
Daniel Stafford (Conservative) – 89
Spoilt – 5

Lye Valley:

James Richard Harry Thorniley (Green Party) – 500 votes – ELECTED
Stephen Douglas Harwood (Labour) – 474 votes
Jakub Zagdanski (Reform UK) – 248 votes
Gary William Dixon (Conservative) – 124 votes
Maria Bourbon (Liberal Democrat) – 76 votes
Spoilt – 12

Marston:

Kate Josephine Robinson (Green Party) – 969 votes – ELECTED
Emily Frances Scaysbrook (Independent Oxford Alliance) – 749 votes
Charlotte Louise Vinnicombe (Labour) – 369 votes
Richard Lewin (Reform UK) – 146 votes
Duncan Valentine Hatfield (Conservative) – 69 votes
Andy McKay (Liberal Democrat) – 44 votes
Spoilt – 2

Northfield Brook:

Trish Elphinstone (Labour) – 488 votes – ELECTED
Dianne Copestake (Reform UK) – 367 votes
David Newman (Green Party) – 207 votes
Paul John Sims (Conservative) – 82 votes
Rosemary Anne Beatrice Morlin (Liberal Democrat) – 62 votes
Spoilt – 9

Osney and St Thomas:

Lois Knight Muddiman (Green Party) – 912 votes – ELECTED
David Calonge (Labour) – 594 votes
Rose-Marie Wheeler (Reform UK) – 114 votes
Louis Watteau Williams (Conservative) – 101 votes
Harry Roy Morgan (Liberal Democrat) – 84 votes
Spoilt – 6

Quarry and Risinghurst:

Chewe Edgar Munkonge (Labour) – 943 votes – ELECTED
Kai Ruediger Zolleis (Liberal Democrat) – 568 votes
Stephen Robert Hurt (Green Party) – 344 votes
Alison Kahn (Independent Oxford Alliance) – 317 votes
Cristina Parau (Reform UK) – 255 votes
Edmund Charles Annandale Johnstone (Conservative) – 96 votes
Spoilt – 8

Rose Hill and Iffley:

Edward Owen Turner (Labour) – 952 votes – ELECTED
Zack Iqbal (Independent Oxford Alliance) – 458 votes
Luke Barbanneau (Green Party) – 299 votes
Prudence Mary Prior Dailey (Reform UK) – 203 votes
Suresh Lal (Conservative) – 60 votes
Geraldine Anne Coggins (Liberal Democrat) -59 votes
Spoilt – 8

St Clement’s:

Ahalya Bala (Green Party) – 875 votes – ELECTED
Thomas Ayudthaya Boyd (Labour) – 403 votes
Martin Young (Reform UK) – 88 votes
Vinay Raniga (Conservative) – 72 votes
Pippa Hitchcock (Liberal Democrat) – 65 votes
Spoilt – 5

St Mary’s:

Emily Jane Elisabeth Kerr (Green Party) – 1,154 votes – ELECTED
Toby Stephen William James (Labour) – 473 votes
Richard Whelan (Liberal Democrat) – 105 votes
Paula Jane Macfarlane (Reform UK) – 86 votes
Gloria Croxall (Conservative) – 82 votes
Spoilt – 16

Summertown:

Katherine Sarah Miles (Liberal Democrats) – 836 votes – ELECTED
Freda Janet Wolfenden (Labour) – 486 votes
James Hewett (Green Party) – 318 votes
Christopher David Edward Fox (Conservative) – 254 votes
Fee Yin (Reform UK) – 96 votes
Spoilt – 2

Temple Cowley:

Saj Malik (Independent) – 700 votes – ELECTED
Heather Laura Stallard (Green Party) – 535 votes
Joseph Robert McManners (Labour) – 331 votes
Michael Sargent (Reform UK) – 109 votes
Tony Brett (Liberal Democrat) – 69 votes
Patricia Gwendoline Mary Jones (Conservative) – 39 votes
Spoilt – 3

Walton Manor:

Louise Upton (Labour) – 664 votes – ELECTED
Joanne Louise Bowlt (Liberal Democrat) – 443 votes
Zelalemawee Asheber (Green Party) – 422 votes
Penelope Anne Lenon (Conservative) – 134 votes
David Charles Lincoln (Reform UK) – 60 votes
Spoilt – 5

Wolvercote:

Elizabeth Asabea Abena Turkson Wood (Liberal Democrat) – 908 – ELECTED
Richard Peter Garbutt (Independent Oxford Alliance) – 571
Cristina Palamini (Green Party) – 308
Bev Humberstone (Labour) -124
Stuart David Jolley (Reform UK) -114
Paul Dean Morris (Conservative) -88
Spoilt 5

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Oxford Lazy Saturday event is major success, organiser says

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May 12, 2026

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There were fears the popular community festival in Mount Place, Jericho, could be cancelled after organiser John Mair said he might have to take a rest for health reasons.

But so many people asked him to keep the event going that he agreed to stage it again, and the latest gathering took place on Saturday.

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Numerous Lazy Saturday, Lazy Sunday and Oktoberfest mini-festivals have taken place in the public space over the past five years.

Lazy Saturday in Jericho (Image: Chris Andrews)

Mr Mair said: “It is hard work but when you see the fun to be had it makes it all worthwhile.”

More than 150 people gathered to enjoy the latest festivities.

The event featured Little Ox Beer, Tom’s German sausages, and four local bands.

Local photographer Chris Andrews also attended to sell copies of his books.

Photographer Chris Andrews at Lazy Saturday (Image: Chris Andrews)

Mark Atherton & Friends, Tom Rogers & Friends, Bonnie & Friends (also known as the Barstuds), and a Tom Petty tribute band entertained the crowds.

Green city councillor Sushila Dhall joined in the festivities.

Mr Mair first launched the events after Oxford City Council revamped Mount Place, and volunteers from the Greening Jericho group “put in some lovely plants”.

The community organiser also arranges about 30 events a year under the MyJericho umbrella, which sometimes features themed walks in the area, and guest talks at St Barnabas Church.

Mr Mair said earlier that the Mount Place gatherings “take the most work”.

“I have to submit a health and safety form to the city council, an event plan has to be approved, it costs £120 to put it on, and you have to put a deposit down,” he added.

The next Lazy Saturday event is scheduled for October.

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Ryanair axes 12 routes as it closes Thessaloniki base

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May 12, 2026

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Ryanair will close its Thessaloniki base and reduce capacity at Athens Airport for the 2026 winter season.

This closure will result in:

12 routes being cut
The loss of 700,000 seats
A 45% reduction in passenger capacity
Suspension of operations in Chania and Heraklion

Ryanair said these cuts are due to high airport costs and the refusal of Fraport Greece and Athens Airport to pass on government tax cuts.

Ryanair Chief Commercial Officer, Jason McGuinness, said: “Ryanair regrets to announce the closure of our Thessaloniki base and reductions in Athens for Winter ‘26, resulting in the loss of 700,000 seats and 12 routes across Greece, as well as the suspension of operations at Chania and Heraklion during the off-peak months.

“These preventable traffic reductions are a direct result of the airports’ failure to pass through the ADF reduction, particularly in Thessaloniki where the Fraport Greece monopoly have hiked airport charges +66% since 2019.

“The removal of 3 based aircraft, 500,000 seats (-60% vs. Winter ‘25) and 10 routes from Thessaloniki for Winter ‘26 will be devastating for the city and region, as Ryanair provided 90% of international capacity to Thessaloniki last Winter.

“Unfortunately, there will now be less low-cost air fares for Thessaloniki’s citizens and visitors, and year-round tourism will be harmed as a result.

“These aircraft will be reallocated to Albania, regional Italy and Sweden, where airports have passed on their Govt’s aviation tax savings – resulting in more connectivity, tourism and jobs this Winter in those regions.

“There is an opportunity for Greece to secure significant year-round traffic growth however, this investment can only be realised once the German-run Fraport Greece monopoly fully passes through the Greek Govt.’s sensible tax cut from November’24 – allowing airlines such as Ryanair, to deliver the connectivity required to reduce Greece’s chronic seasonality.”

The 12 routes axed by Ryanair following the closure of its Thessaloniki base

The following routes from Thessaloniki will be scrapped this winter, as a result of the Ryanair announcement:

Berlin (Germany)
Chania (Greece)
Frankfurt-H (Germany)
Gothenburg (Sweden)
Heraklion (Greece)
Niederrhein (Germany)
Poznan (Poland)
Stockholm (Sweden)
Venice-T (Italy)
Zagreb (Croatia)

Routes from Athens to Milan-M and Chania to Paphos have also been cut.

All operations at Chania and Heraklion Airports will also be suspended over the upcoming winter.

Ryanair calls for the new EES to be suspended

Meanwhile, Ryanair has also called for the rollout of the EU’s new entry/exit system (EES) to be suspended.

The new EES, introduced in April, is an IT system for registering non-EU nationals travelling for a short stay (up to 90 days).

Travellers in Europe now have to provide personal data, and have their fingerprints scanned and a photograph taken as part of the system.

The EES has received significant backlash since its introduction.

A total of 122 passengers were reportedly unable to board the flight from Milan Linate to Manchester last month due to delays caused by the EU’s new EES.

The flight was held for 59 minutes before departing, with the majority of seats empty.

Travellers flying in and out of Malta are also experiencing wait times of up to 40 minutes due to the new system, according to the Times of Malta.

As a result, David O’Brien, the CEO of Ryanair’s Malta subsidiary, Malta Air, has threatened to pull all flights from the holiday hotspot.

Now, Ryanair has renewed calls for the introduction of the EES to be suspended until September in another country, Spain.

These latest calls come after passengers travelling to/from Spain over the May Bank Holiday weekend were “made to suffer” through “avoidable” hour-long passport control queues, causing some to miss their flights.

Ryanair’s Chief Operations Officer, Neal McMahon, said: “It makes no sense that countries, like Spain, are continuing to implement the EU’s new Entry/Exit System (EES) when they are clearly not ready to do so.

“As a result of this half-baked system roll out, passengers are being forced to endure excessive passport control queues, and in some cases, missing flights.

“This May Bank Holiday weekend alone, passengers travelling to/from Spain were made suffer hour-long passport control queues.

“Ryanair’s average flight time is approximately 1hr 15mins – that means that some passengers are spending as much time waiting at passport control than they spent on the flight that got them there.

“It is completely unacceptable, especially when there is a quick and easy solution already provided for under EU law (EU Reg. 2025/1534) to stop these needless queue times – suspend EES until September when the peak summer travel season has subsided and allow passengers a smoother airport experience for their summer holidays.”

Jet2 has also called for the EU’s new EES to be suspended because of the major disruptions and delays it has caused for Brits travelling abroad.

Greece has delayed its introduction of the EES in an attempt to avoid any disruptions to tourism.

The Greek Embassy previously revealed that as of April 10, all British passport holders are “exempt from biometric registration at Greek border crossing points”.

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