West Oxfordshire.
Conservative and Unionist Party-controlled district. £12m net revenue. 27 wards across 3 parliamentary constituencies.
31 May 2026
Conservative and Unionist Party chamber, 2-party MP geography.
West Oxfordshire is a district controlled by Conservative and Unionist Party (13 of 29 seats). Net revenue is £12m for 2025-26. It covers 27 wards spanning 3 parliamentary constituencies. The MP geography crosses 2 parties — a heterogeneous setup.
Who sits in the chamber.
Conservative and Unionist Party 45% · last contested 7 May 2026
Councillors — the people.
| Councillor | Ward | Elected | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edward Humfrey James | Con | Alvescot Filkins | 2023 |
| Jan Lund | LD | Ascott Shipton | 2026 |
| Alaric Michael Smith | LD | Bampton Clanfield | 2026 |
| Rosie Pearson | Grn | Brize Norton Shilton | 2026 |
| Nick Field-Johnson | Con | Burford | 2026 |
| Simon Watson | Con | Carterton North East | 2026 |
| Sarah Evans | Ref | Carterton North West | 2026 |
| Tammy Abarno | Con | Carterton South | 2026 |
| Nigel Simon Ridpath | LD | Chadlington Churchill | 2024 |
| Liz Leffman | LD | Charlbury Finstock | 2024 |
| Sandra June Coleman | LD | Chipping Norton | 2026 |
| Liam Mackenzie | Con | Ducklington | 2026 |
Where revenue comes from.
This is a grant-heavy councils (district): 53% from council tax vs the cohort median of 61%.
Source · MHCLG — Final LGFS 2025-26 Core Spending Power table · derived (CT exact; grants/rates split from SFA baseline)
Band-D bill.
| Council slice | £129 |
| County / upper-tier | £1,911 |
| Police | £283 |
| Fire & rescue | £0 |
| GLA precept | £0 |
| Parish average | £120 |
| Total Band-D | £2,444 |
Parish precepts apply on top, vary by parish
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How does West Oxfordshire split its revenue across services, compared with peer councils (district)-class councils? Each row is one of the ten standard service buckets. The vertical line at the centre is the cohort median share; the coloured square is where this council sits. Squares to the right of centre mean a bigger share of revenue than the median peer; to the left, a smaller share.
The subtitle on each row (“X% of net spend”) is what share of this council’s revenue goes to that service. The rank (“15 of 61”) is where this council sits within the cohort, sorted by that share descending. The delta (“+26% vs median”) is a relative reading: the council allocates 26% more of its revenue to that service than the median peer would. A small absolute difference can still be a big relative one.
Higher share doesn’t mean waste — it can reflect demographic need (more older residents), rurality, or a policy choice (e.g. keeping a service in-house). Lower share doesn’t mean efficiency — some councils move costs to fees, ringfenced accounts, or grants. £-per-head would be sharper than share-of-revenue; LAD population is pending ingest. Comparisons are within the same council type only.
Every invoice over £500, published under the Local Government Transparency Code. Best-effort, not statutory — counts and totals net negatives (refunds/reversals).
Top by total — last 180 days
| Supplier | Paid | Share | Pmts |
|---|---|---|---|
| PUBLICA GROUP (SUPPORT) LIMITED | £1.49m | 29.6% | 3 |
| UBICO LIMITED | £1.47m | 29.1% | 7 |
| OXFORDSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL | £0.16m | 3.2% | 8 |
| INSIDE OUT DEVELOPMENTS LTD | £0.15m | 3.0% | 2 |
| CAE TECHNOLOGY SERVICES LIMITED | £0.14m | 2.7% | 2 |
| N&P CRAYFORD MRF LTD | £0.13m | 2.6% | 3 |
| WILSDON AND BUCKINGHAM | £0.11m | 2.3% | 22 |
| CONNOLLY & CALLAGHAN LIMITED | £0.11m | 2.1% | 149 |
| COMPUTERISED & DIGITAL SECURITY SYSTEMS LIMITED | £0.10m | 2.1% | 2 |
| OXFORD ENERGY ACADEMY LTD | £0.07m | 1.4% | 1 |
By service area · top supplier
Service-classified supplier data not yet ingested for this council.
West Oxfordshire’s territory crosses 3 Westminster constituencies, with 2 MP parties represented. The middle column shows how much of the council each seat carries.
| Constituency | Wards | % of council | Current MP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Witney | 17 | 63% | Charlie Maynard | LD |
| Banbury | 5 | 19% | Sean Woodcock | Lab |
| Bicester and Woodstock | 5 | 19% | Calum Miller | LD |
This council holds 2 Ind and 1 Ind MPs. That’s an unusually heterogeneous geography for a Conservative and Unionist Party-controlled district — most weeks one MP is asking the council for something and another is praising it.
Sources, methods & last update
DCLEAPIL v1.0 (historic)
Core Spending Power table · 2025-26
vs 163 other councils (district)
Police, Fire, Parish on top
540 payments · 9 Dec 2025 – 29 Jan 2026
2023 boundaries
Pending ingest at LAD level