Elections for Oxford City Council were held on Thursday 3 May 2012. As Oxford City Council is elected by halves, one seat in each of the 24 wards was up for election.
Overall turnout was 29.4%, down from 61.7% in 2010. However, the 2010 election was held on the same day as the general election, accounting for the unusually high turnout in that year. The lowest turnout (17.5%) was in Northfield Brook ward and the highest (42.5%) in Iffley Fields.
Results summary
Note: three UKIP candidates stood in this election, compared with one in 2010 and none in 2008. The last remaining councillor for the Independent Working Class Association, in Northfield Brook ward, stood down at this election; the seat was taken by the Labour Party.
This result had the following consequences for the total number of seats on the Council after the elections: PartyPrevious councilStaying councillorsSeats up for electionElection resultNew council Labour 26 13 13 16 29 Liberal Democrats 16 9 7 4 13 Green 5 2 3 3 5 Independent Working Class 1 0 1 0 0 Independent 0 0 0 1 1 Total 48 24 24 24 48
Results by ward
Barton and Sandhills
Blackbird Leys
Carfax
Churchill
Cowley
Cowley Marsh
Headington
Headington Hill and Northway
Hinksey Park
Holywell
Iffley Fields
Jericho and Osney
Littlemore
Lye Valley
Marston
North
Northfield Brook
Quarry and Risinghurst
Rose Hill and Iffley
St Clement's
St Margaret's
St Mary's
Summertown
Wolvercote
Party share of vote map
See also Elections in the United Kingdom
References
http://www.oxford.gov.uk/PageRender/decCD/Election_results_occw.htm