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Electoral review of Oxfordshire 2023-2025

Local Government Boundary Commission for England's review of electoral arrangements in Oxfordshire

Local Government Boundary Commission for England's review of electoral arrangements in Oxfordshire

The Local Government Boundary Commission for England (LGBCE) is currently reviewing the electoral arrangements for Oxfordshire County Council.

This review will decide how many councillors will serve the county council and which communities each councillor will serve.  The changes will take effect from the May 2025 elections.

The Local Government Boundary Commission for England have confirmed that they are minded to recommend that the Council show elect 69 councillors in the future; an increase of six councillors across the county.

The revised timetable for the review is outlined below.

Review timeline
Phase 1    
  Preliminary period January 2023
  LGBCE makes council size decision February 2023
Phase 2    
  Consultation on division arrangements pattern 28 February 2023 - 8 May 2023
  Consultation on draft proposals  1 August 2023 - 9 October 2023
  Publication of final recommendations January 2024
Phase 3    
  Parliamentary approval of recommendations  To be confirmed
Phase 4    
  Implementation of new electoral arrangements May 2025


Information about the last electoral review can be found on the LGBCE website and this page will be updated in due course with further details about the current review.