Half of the seats in Oxford were up for election this year. Find out more about these elections.
| Party | Elected in 2018 | Total councillors | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
|
PartyLabour |
Elected in 2018 18 | Total councillors 36 | Change+1 |
|
PartyLiberal Democrat |
Elected in 2018 5 | Total councillors 9 | Change+1 |
|
PartyGreen |
Elected in 2018 1 | Total councillors 2 | Change-2 |
|
PartyIndependent |
Elected in 2018 0 | Total councillors 1 | ChangeNo results |
| Councillors change compared with 2014 | |||
| Type | District Council |
|---|---|
| Seats up for election | 24 out of 48 |
| Boundary change | No |
If granted, the government funding will support all rough sleepers, regardless of their location, in winter 2019/20.
Currently there are 215 beds are available for the homeless in Oxford, and further emergency beds are provided to anyone if the temperature falls below freezing.
The council is aiming to provide extra emergency beds, a city hostel, and further support services from next year.
Ben Lloyd-Shogbesan left Oxford Labour group after sharing a post comparing Israel to Nazi Germany.
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The Tarmac stops where a spiked wall once shielded wealthy residents from a council estate.
Read moreAn Oxford councillor says he has received hate mail after suggesting the idea of introducing a new council ward named after Sir Roger Bannister.
Craig Simmons, a Green party city councillor, suggested introducing a new "Bannister Ward" as part of the local government boundary changes and to honour the athlete, who died earlier this year.
It would mean St Clement's ward becomes known as Bannister instead.
But Mr Simmons and fellow councillor Dick Wolff posted on their Facebook page to say the former had received "a lot of unwarranted hate mail" over the idea.
They clarified the Green party proposals want to retain St Clements Ward and rename St Marys Ward as Bannister instead.
The proposals want to to turn the 19th Century toilets in Oxford city centre into apartments.
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Plans for a £25m university building in Oxford are set to be approved, the Local Democracy Reporting Service reports.
The £25m hub at Headington Hill will form part of the Oxford Brookes University.
The Helena Kennedy Building would be demolished to make way for the faculty of technology, design and engineering building.
A decision on the planning application will be made tonight.
The Liberal Democrats have held on to a seat at Oxford City Council after a by-election.
The vote was triggered when Ruth Wilkinson stood down from her Headington seat after a decade.
Stef Garden has now been elected.
Across the country, thousands of fans have watched England's World Cup campaign on big screens.
But despite requests to erect one in Oxford, the city council has declined to do so.
Football maybe coming home, but it won't be seen on a giant screen in Oxford.
Trains will not be running in or out of Oxford Station for two weeks as maintenance work begins.
The rail works will be "noisy and at unsociable times" as engineers replace track, signalling and cables, according to Oxford City Council.
Network Rail said the work has been "carefully planned" to minimise disruption to passengers.
The improvements will allow faster travel and a new half-hourly London Marylebone to Oxford service, it added.
The role will work with developers to make sure they look after the protected species.
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