Oxfordshire
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Previous stages
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We ask Parliament to approve our recommendations.
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Our recommendations for new electoral and boundary arrangements.
Dates: 30 Jul 2024
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We may consult on revisions to our original proposals.
Dates: 27 Feb 2024 - 22 Apr 2024
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We consult with local people and organisations to help us refine our proposals.
Dates: 3 Oct 2023 - 11 Dec 2023
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We ask local people and organisations to tell us about their communities.
Dates: 28 Feb 2023 - 8 May 2023
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We decide how many councillors an authority should have.
Dates: 28 Feb 2023 - 28 Feb 2023
We review the electoral and boundary arrangements of councils to make sure they are fair. Our reviews include at least two rounds of public consultation before we make recommendations for change.
We are carrying out an electoral review of Oxfordshire because it has been a long time since the last review and the Council has asked us to carry out a review.
| 8 February 2023 | We decide how many councillors there should be |
| 28 February - 8 May 2023 | We carry out an initial public consultation on communities |
| 3 October - 11 December 2023 | We carry out a public consultation on our proposals |
| 27 February 2024 | We carry out a further draft recommendations stage |
| 30 July 2024 | We publish our recommendations |
| TBD | We ask Parliament to approve our recommendations |
| 2025 | New arrangements apply to local elections |
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Effective date
The Oxfordshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2025 was made in Parliament on 16 January 2025.
Previous stages
Making our recommendation into law
Parliamentary scrutiny of our recommendations
A draft Oxfordshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2025 was laid in Parliament on 14 November 2024.
If there is no successful objection by a member of the Commons or Lords within 40 parliamentary sitting days the draft Order will become law.
Final report
Our recommendations for new electoral arrangements were published on 30 July 2024.
As a result of our final recommendations, we are making changes to the electoral arrangements for the following parish/town councils:
Consultation on revised proposals
We have proposed a new pattern of divisions. We want to hear the views of local people and organisations to help us produce our recommendations for change in Cherwell and Vale of White Horse.
Consultation on proposals
We have proposed a new pattern of divisions. We want to hear the views of local people and organisations to help us produce our recommendations for change.
Initial consultation
We ask local people and organisations to tell us about their communities.
Councillor numbers
We have decided that Oxfordshire County Council should have 69 councillors.
Previous Reviews
Previous reviews are held on the UK Government Web Archive