Vote for the climate

How to vote tactically in the 1st May Oxfordshire County Council elections

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  • Like all English local authorities, Oxfordshire has a first-past-the-post voting system. There may be several candidates with policies you support, but if votes are split between them, then candidates you don't want may win.  This site helps you choose the one with the most pro-climate policies that has the best chance of winning.

  • County Council policies and actions make a real difference to how we tackle climate change. The election results will have a massive impact on Oxfordshire’s progress toward Net Zero between now and 2030. 

  • Oxvote has developed detailed projections that use past votes in 2024 and 2023 to work out which party is likely to win in each local division. We have also assessed the climate change policies of each party.

    We think that voting for our recommendation is the best choice you can make for the climate in these elections.

    Read a full explanation of our projections and their strengths and weaknesses.

  • You need to register to vote online by midnight on Friday 11th April. You will need your national insurance number.  If you will be away on May 1st, you can also apply for a postal vote once you are registered. The deadline to apply is 5PM on 14th April.

    You will be sent a polling card telling you where to go and vote. You will need to take an accepted form of ID with you. If you don’t have any of these you can apply online for a ‘Voter Authority Certificate’. The deadline to apply is 5PM on 23rd April. You will need your national insurance number.

    If you are a student, you can register to vote at both your home and your term-time address. For local  (but not national) elections you are allowed to vote twice, so long as the two addresses are in different council areas,m description

Find out how we worked out our predictions and what their strengths and weaknesses are

Find out what areas the county council, city and district councils are each responsible for, so you know what issues are the most important to vote on in this County Council election.

Learn about the work the Council is doing in energy, transport, food, nature, pollution, waste and other areas and how this work is influenced by the different political parties.