2026 Oxford City Council election
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The 2026 Oxford City Council election will be held on 7 May 2026, alongside the other local elections across the United Kingdom being held on the same day, to elect 24 of 48 members of Oxford City Council in Oxfordshire, England.[1]
Due to ongoing local government reorganisation, this will be the final election to Oxford City Council before it is abolished and replaced by a successor unitary authority. Elections to the successor authority are due to take place in 2027.
Background
In 2024, the council remained under no overall control with the Labour Party the largest party.[2] The council election was not delayed after a debate.[3]
Council composition
| After 2024 election | Before 2026 election | ||||
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| Party | Seats | Party | Seats | ||
| Labour | 20 | Labour | 21 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | 9 | Liberal Democrats | 9 | ||
| Green | 8 | Green | 9 | ||
| IOA | 4 | IOA | 4 | ||
| Independent | 7 | Independent | 5 | ||
Changes 2024–2026:
- June 2024: Alistair Morris (Green) resigns – by-election held July 2024[4]
- July 2024: Kate Robinson (Green) wins by-election[5]
- March 2025: Barbara Coyne (Independent, elected as Labour) resigns – by-election held May 2025[6]
- May 2025: James Taylor (Labour) nominally gains by-election from Labour[7]
- January 2026: Edward Mundy (Independent, elected as Labour) joins Greens[8]
Election result
| 2026 Oxford City Council election | ||||||||||
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| Party | This election | Full council | This election | |||||||
| Seats | Net | Seats % | Other | Total | Total % | Votes | Votes % | +/− | ||
| Labour | 10 | |||||||||
| Green | 4 | |||||||||
| Liberal Democrats | 5 | |||||||||
| Independent | 1 | |||||||||
| IOA | 4 | |||||||||
| Conservative | 0 | |||||||||
| Reform | 0 | |||||||||
| Workers Party | 0 | |||||||||
