In 2018 the Greens in Oxfordshire had only 2 local councillors. Every council in the county, including the County Council itself was Conservative controlled. Now none of them are and that’s in large part due to the Greens taking seats across the county.

Over the past 5 years we’ve worked hard both as a single party and in alliances with others, including the Lib Dems, Labour and some Independents. 

Greens now hold seats at every level of local government in Oxfordshire holding senior positions on the County Council (Deputy Leader) and South Oxfordshire District Council (Deputy Leader and several cabinet seats).

Across the County we now have 31 local council seats in top tier authorities. I myself sit on the County Council as deputy leader of the Lib Dem/Green Alliance and on Cherwell District Council as Leader of the Green and Independent Alliance (GAIA) as well as sitting on the executive. 

We now have :

3 Greens On Oxfordshire County Council (Greens in Joint Control)
4 Greens on Cherwell District Council (Greens in Joint Control)
4 Greens on Vale of the White Horse District Council
8 Greens on South Oxfordshire District Council (Greens in Joint Control)
4 Greens on West Oxfordshire District Council (Greens in Joint Control)
8 Greens on Oxford City Council 

We also have numerous parish council seats.  I myself have 3.

We also have one MP (although that may change after the 2024 General Election)

Greens are now a serious political force across Oxfordshire and part of a growing national movement that is seeing us gain popularity in local and national elections with some local councils now fully controlled by the Greens as the largest group.

People are seeing how hard Greens work for their communities and how we never take our council positions for granted. We’re also the only party that doesn’t operate a whip system where our councillors are told how to vote.  We always put people before politics and will support residents before party.