Current and future elections
Have you got Voter ID? - Voters are now required to show photographic identity in the polling stations, further information can be found at www.westoxon.gov.uk/voterid
Carterton Town Council (Rock Farm Town Ward)
An Election request has been received by the Chief Executive from Rock Farm electors to fill the current Town Council vacancy by Election. Further information will be provided here when the date of the poll has been arranged.
Woodstock Town Council and Burford Town Council
Requests have been received from electors to fill town council vacancies in both Woodstock and Burford Town Councils.
Where the Election is contested a poll will be held on Thursday 18 December 2025.
Uncontested Election - NO Nominations (Woodstock) - pdf - 80 Kb
Statutory deadlines for absent voting and registration will be:
|
Notice of Election |
Thursday 13 November 2025 |
| Receipt of Candidate Nominations |
4pm Friday 21 November 2025 |
| Last Date for Registration to Vote |
Tuesday 2 December 2025 |
| Receipt of Postal Vote applications or changes to existing arrangements |
5pm Wednesday 3 December 2025 |
| Last Date for Voter Identification Certificates |
5pm Wednesday 10 December 2025 |
| Receipt of Proxy Vote applications |
5pm Wednesday 10 December 2025 |
| Notice of Poll |
Wednesday 10 December 2025 |
| Appointment of Poll/Counting Agents |
Thursday 11 December 2025 |
| Date of Election |
Thursday 18 December 2025 Polling Hours 7am to 10pm |
Further information, including polling station locations will be added to this page after the close of candidate nominations.
Local District and Parish Council Elections – Thursday 7 May 2026
District and Parish/Town Council elections will be held for a third of West Oxfordshire District Council on Thursday 7 May 2026.
16 Scheduled District Council Elections (one seat):
Ascott and Shipton ward; Bampton and Clanfield ward; Brize Norton and Shilton ward; Burford ward; Carterton North East ward; Carterton North West ward; Carterton South ward; Chipping Norton ward; Ducklington ward; Eynsham and Cassington ward; Freeland and Hanborough ward; Standlake, Aston and Stanton Harcourt ward; The Bartons; West East ward; Witney South ward AND Woodstock and Bladon ward
Parish/Town Council scheduled elections will be held for:
Ascott under Wychwood (5); Asthal (5); Aston, Cote, Shifford and Chimney (7); Bampton (11); Bladon (6); Brize Norton (7); Burford (11); Cassington (5); Curbridge (5) and Lew (1); Ducklington (9); Fulbrook (5); Sandford St Martin (5); Shilton (5); Shipton under Wychwood (7); Standlake (7); Steeple Barton (9); AND Swinbrook and Widford (5).
Further details will be posted during March 2026