Your Councillors

Your Councillors by Party

Oxford has a total of 48 City Councillors, with two Councillors elected for each of the 24 wards.

City Councillors' details are below.

Political make-up

Following the election on 3 May 2018 and the confirmation of political groups at Annual Council on 15 May 2018:

  • Labour - 34 seats
  • Liberal Democrat - 9 seats
  • Green - 2 seats
  • Independents (not a party group) - 3 seats

What councillors do

Councillors are democratically accountable to residents of their ward. The overriding duty of Councillors is to the whole community, but they have a special duty to their constituents, including those who did not vote for them.

They have regular contact with the general public through council meetings, telephone calls or surgeries. Surgeries provide an opportunity for any ward resident to go and talk their councillor face to face and these may take place on a regular basis.

Councillors are not paid a salary for their work, but they do receive allowances. By law, all members of the Council are required to complete a declaration of interest form.

County Councillors, MPs and MEPs

City Councillors' details

 Labour

 Liberal Democrat


  • Councillor Mohammed Altaf-Khan

    Headington

    Liberal Democrat

    Deputy Leader of the Liberal Democrat Group; shadow spokesperson for Communities, children and young people


  • Councillor Andrew Gant

    Summertown

    Liberal Democrat

    Liberal Democrat Group Leader; shadow spokesperson for growth, regional and strategic issues; tourism and city centre


  • Councillor Stef Garden

    Headington

    Liberal Democrat

    Liberal Democrat shadow spokesperson for Safer Oxford; customer and corporate services; Europe


  • Councillor Stephen Goddard

    Wolvercote

    Liberal Democrat

    Deputy Lord Mayor; Liberal Democrat shadow member for Safer Oxford


  • Councillor Michael Gotch

    Summertown

    Liberal Democrat

    Liberal Democrat shadow spokesperson for Planning


  • Councillor Tom Landell Mills

    St. Margaret's

    Liberal Democrat

    Liberal Democrat shadow spokesperson for Council companies; Parks


  • Councillor Roz Smith

    Quarry and Risinghurst

    Liberal Democrat

    Liberal Democrat shadow spokesperson for Finance


  • Councillor Elizabeth Wade

    Wolvercote

    Liberal Democrat

    Liberal Democrat shadow spokesperson for Housing and homelessness

 Independent

 Not specified

 Green Party


  • Councillor Craig Simmons

    St. Mary's

    Green Party

    Leader of the Green Group; Green Group shadow member for finance, leisure, parks and sports


  • Councillor Dick Wolff

    St. Mary's

    Green Party

    Sheriff; Green Group shadow member for transport, culture and communities