There are 36 councillors directing the work of the Council, elected by the voters of South Oxfordshire. Our elections are held every four years.
There is no overall control of the council by a single political group. There are currently 12 Liberal Democrat group councillors and five Green group councillors together forming a coalition partnership, nine Conservative group councillors, three Labour group councillors, three Henley Residents' Group councillors, three South Oxfordshire Residents Team councillors, and one vacancy.
The leader of the council and the chairman of the council were appointed at the Annual Council Meeting on 16 May 2019. At Annual Council, councillors are allocated to committees and panels which, in order to ensure political balance (this only aplies to certain committees and panels), are weighted according to the membership of these political groups.
Each Councillor represents a ward in South Oxfordshire.
Local Councillors decide how the council should carry out its various activities. They represent the public interest as well as individuals living within the ward they represent.
They have regular contact with the general public through council meetings, telephone calls or surgeries. Your Councillor may hold local surgeries.
Councillors are not paid a salary for their work, but they do receive allowances. Information on allowances can be found in the documents library. All members of the Council sign a code of conduct and are required to complete a declaration of interest form.
To find councillor, please look on this page or use the links below.
If you are not sure which ward you live in you can use the search option below to find information about council services in the area and the name of your local councillor. Search by postcode or town/village.
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Cabinet member for partnership, including the Five Councils' Partnership 10 Charles Drive, Thame, Oxon, OX9 3XU Home: 01844 212438 |
Liberal Democrats | Thame |
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Chair of the Council and the armed forces and veterans’ champion 33 Towersey Drive, Thame, Oxon, OX9 3NR Home: 01844 215178 |
Liberal Democrats | Thame |
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Leader of the Council, Cabinet member for legal and democratic 1 Lower End, Benson Road, Ewelme, Wallingford, OX10 6HB Home: 01491 835631 Home mobile: 07717274703 |
Liberal Democrats | Benson and Crowmarsh |
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Cabinet member for community services, and deputy leader (statutory deputy leader during the following months: April, June, August, October, December and February) c/o South Oxfordshire District Council, 135 Eastern Avenue, Milton Park, Milton, OX14 4SB Home mobile: 07850 141623 |
Liberal Democrats | Goring |
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c/o South Oxfordshire District Council, 135 Eastern Avenue, Milton Park, Milton, OX14 4SB Home mobile: 07825 388418 |
Liberal Democrats | Thame |
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38 Dagdale Drive, Didcot, Oxon, OX11 7XP Home mobile: 07876 382851 |
Liberal Democrats | Didcot North East |
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20 Firs Meadow, Oxford, OX4 7GR |
Liberal Democrats | Wheatley |
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111 Brook Street, Benson, Oxon, OX10 6LJ Home mobile: 07403266287 |
Liberal Democrats | Wallingford |
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Cabinet member for finance The Hoot,, 6 Woodlands Road,, Sonning Common, RG4 9TE Home: 01189 722565 |
Liberal Democrats | Sonning Common |
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Cabinet member for housing and environment, and Didcot Garden Town 1 East Street, Didcot, Oxon, OX11 8EJ Home mobile: 07957 287799 |
Liberal Democrats | Didcot North East |
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Cabinet member for planning Mallards, Moulsford, Wallingford, OX10 9HR Home: 01491 651298 Home mobile: 07770 781233 |
Liberal Democrats | Cholsey |
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50 Hardings, Chalgrove, Oxford, OX44 7TJ Home: 01865 891169 Home mobile: 07770 682182 |
Liberal Democrats | Chalgrove |
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11 High Street, Watlington, Oxon, OX49 5PZ Home mobile: 07733 111 554 |
Conservative | Watlington |
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C/O South Oxfordshire District Council, 135 Eastern Avenue, Milton Park, Milton, OX14 4SB Home mobile: 07769 808773 |
Conservative | Sonning Common |
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15A Reading Road, Henley-on-Thames, RG9 1AB Home mobile: 07818 451367 |
Conservative | Woodcote and Rotherfield |
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Cromwell Cottage, 50 High Street, Chinnor, OX39 4DH Home: 01844 354313 |
Conservative | Chinnor |
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Corner Cottage, High Street, South Moreton, Didcot, OX11 9AD Home mobile: 07970 932054 |
Conservative | Cholsey |
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Coopers Farmhouse, Britwell Salome, Watlington, OX49 5JZ Home mobile: 07951 477144 |
Conservative | Haseley Brook |
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Tree Champion 6 North Bush Furlong, Didcot, Oxon, OX11 9DY Home: 07899888587 |
Conservative | Didcot West |
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3 Cronshaw Close, Didcot, Oxon, OX11 7JT Home mobile: 07905165418 |
Conservative | Didcot West |
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4 Willow Road, Chinnor, OX39 4RA Home: 01844 352085 |
Conservative | Chinnor |
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Cabinet member for economic development and regeneration, and deputy leader (statutory deputy leader during the following months: May, July, September, November, January and March) 4 Meadside, Dorchester-on-Thames, Wallingford, Oxon, OX10 7JX Home: 01865 858680 Home mobile: 07979 646815 |
Green | Berinsfield |
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Cycling champion 3 The Burycroft, Culham, Oxon, OX14 4LY Home: 01235 799489 |
Green | Sandford and the Wittenhams |
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Tree Champion Covert Cottage, Hill Bottom, Whitchurch Hill, Reading, RG8 7PT Home: 0118 9844711 Home mobile: 07866 202908 |
Green | Kidmore End and Whitchurch |
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Cabinet member for corporate services 17 Porthill Road, Benson, Wallingford, Oxon, OX10 6NF Home mobile: 07882 584120 |
Green | Benson and Crowmarsh |
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Thames Champion The Rosary, Shepherds Green, RG9 4QL Home: 01491 629504 Work: Jo.Robb@southoxon.gov.uk |
Green | Woodcote and Rotherfield |
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11 Elizabeth Road, Henley-on-Thames, Oxon, RG9 1RG Home mobile: 07816 298922 |
Henley Residents' Group | Henley-on-Thames |
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Pantiles, Elizabeth Road, Henley-on-Thames, RG9 1RA Home mobile: 07799803596 |
Henley Residents' Group | Henley-on-Thames |
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26 Upton Close, Henley on Thames, Oxon, RG9 1BT Home mobile: 07935 800224 |
Henley Residents' Group | Henley-on-Thames |
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53 Hagbourne Road, Didcot, OX11 8DT Home mobile: 07956 301777 |
Labour | Didcot South |
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56 Campion Hall Drive, Didcot, Oxon, OX11 9RN Home mobile: 07305076203 |
Labour | Didcot South |
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6 Bosleys Orchard, Didcot, Oxon, OX11 7NY Work: 07712168897 |
Labour | Didcot South |
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Vice-Chairman of the Council and Leader of the South Oxfordshire Residents Team Wickets, Marsh Baldon, Oxford, OX44 9LL Home: 01865 341398 |
South Oxfordshire Residents Team | Garsington and Horspath |
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2a Gateley, Horspath, Oxford, OX33 1TH |
South Oxfordshire Residents Team | Forest Hill and Holton |
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Deputy Leader of the South Oxfordshire Residents Team Glebe House, Reading Road, Wallingford, Oxon, OX10 9DT Home: 01491 836425 |
South Oxfordshire Residents Team | Wallingford |
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Didcot North East |