South Oxfordshire District Council: all 36 councillors
South Oxfordshire District Council has 36 councillors on the official list. The largest group is Liberal Democrat, with 21 of the 36 seats. Every name below comes from the council's own published list: South Oxfordshire District Council: councillors by ward (modern.gov web service), read 3 November 2026 (saved copy of the list; the contact details shown below come from the council's feed and are not kept in the copy).
See South Oxfordshire: local statistics and who has power over South Oxfordshire, from the council up to the G20.
Seats by party
- Liberal Democrat: 21 councillors
- Green: 8 councillors
- Labour and Co-operative Party: 3 councillors
- Henley Residents' Group: 3 councillors
- Conservative: 1 councillor
Leaders and post holders
- Sue Cooper (Liberal Democrat): Cabinet member for Environment
- Andrea Powell (Green): Chair of Council
- Robin Bennett (Green): Leader of the Green Group
- Anne-Marie Simpson (Liberal Democrat): Cabinet member for Planning Policy (including Garden Communities) and Climate Action
- David Rouane (Liberal Democrat): Vice-Chair of Council
- Mocky Khan (Labour and Co-operative Party): Leader of the Labour and Co-operative Group
- Tony Worgan (Liberal Democrat): Deputy Leader, plus Housing
- Maggie Filipova-Rivers (Liberal Democrat): Leader
- Georgina Heritage (Liberal Democrat): Cabinet member for Communities (including Community Hub and Migration)
- Ken Arlett (Henley Residents' Group): Leader of the Henley Residents' Group
- Mike Giles (Liberal Democrat): Cabinet member for Corporate Services and Policy
- Leigh Rawlins (Liberal Democrat): Cabinet member for Economic Development
- Pieter-Paul Barker (Liberal Democrat): Cabinet member for Finance and Property Assets
- Ben Higgins (Liberal Democrat): Cabinet member for Planning Enforcement, Development Management, Legal and Democratic Services
- Jo Robb (Green): Deputy Leader of the Green Group
Every councillor, by ward
| Ward | Name | Party | Posts | Term began | Official contact |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benson and Crowmarsh | Andrea Powell | Green | Chair of Council | Andrea.Powell@southoxon.gov.uk 07882 584120 c/o South Oxfordshire District Council, Abbey House, Abbey Close, Abingdon, OX14 3JE | |
| Benson and Crowmarsh | Sue Cooper | Liberal Democrat | Cabinet member for Environment | 7 June 2018 | sue.cooper@southoxon.gov.uk 01491 835631 07717274703 c/o South Oxfordshire District Council, Abbey House, Abbey Close, Abingdon, OX14 3JE |
| Berinsfield | Robin Bennett | Green | Leader of the Green Group | Robin.Bennett@southoxon.gov.uk 01865 858680 07979 646815 c/o South Oxfordshire District Council, Abbey House, Abbey Close, Abingdon, OX14 3JE | |
| Chalgrove | David Turner | Liberal Democrat | 5 May 1995 | david.turner@southoxon.gov.uk 01865 891169 07770 682182 c/o South Oxfordshire District Council, Abbey House, Abbey Close, Abingdon, OX14 3JE | |
| Chinnor | Ali Gordon-Creed | Green | 9 May 2023 | ali.gordon-creed@southoxon.gov.uk 01844 351561 c/o South Oxfordshire District Council, Abbey House, Abbey Close, Abingdon, OX14 3JE | |
| Chinnor | Ed Sadler | Liberal Democrat | 9 May 2023 | ed.sadler@southoxon.gov.uk 07887 825788 c/o South Oxfordshire District Council, Abbey House, Abbey Close, Abingdon, OX14 4JE | |
| Cholsey | Anne-Marie Simpson | Liberal Democrat | Cabinet member for Planning Policy (including Garden Communities) and Climate Action | Anne-Marie.Simpson@southoxon.gov.uk 07738 568907 c/o South Oxfordshire District Council, Abbey House, Abbey Close, Abingdon, OX14 3JE | |
| Cholsey | Crispin Topping | Liberal Democrat | 5 December 2024 | Crispin.Topping@southoxon.gov.uk 01235 811350 c/o South Oxfordshire District Council, Abbey House, Abbey Close, Abingdone, OX14 3JE | |
| Didcot North East | Andrew Tinsley | Liberal Democrat | 9 May 2023 | andrew.tinsley@southoxon.gov.uk 07799 053325 c/o South Oxfordshire District Council, Abbey House, Abbey Close, Abingdon, OX14 3JE | |
| Didcot North East | David Rouane | Liberal Democrat | Vice-Chair of Council | David.Rouane@southoxon.gov.uk 07957 287799 c/o South Oxfordshire District Council, Abbey House, Abbey Close, Abingdon, OX14 3JE | |
| Didcot North East | Zia Mohammed | Liberal Democrat | 9 May 2023 | mohammed.zia@southoxon.gov.uk c/o South Oxfordshire District Council, Abbey House, Abbey Close, Abingdon, OX14 3JE | |
| Didcot South | Axel Macdonald | Labour and Co-operative Party | Axel.macdonald@southoxon.gov.uk 07305076203 c/o South Oxfordshire District Council, Abbey House, Abbey Close, Abingdon, OX14 3JE | ||
| Didcot South | Denise Macdonald | Labour and Co-operative Party | 25 October 2012 | denise.macdonald@southoxon.gov.uk 07717 836856 c/o South Oxfordshire District Council, Abbey House, Abbey Close, Abingdon, OX14 3JE | |
| Didcot South | Mocky Khan | Labour and Co-operative Party | Leader of the Labour and Co-operative Group | 13 July 2017 | mocky.khan@southoxon.gov.uk 07956 301777 c/o South Oxfordshire District Council, Abbey House, Abbey Close, Abingdon, OX14 3JE |
| Didcot West | Ian Snowdon | Conservative | 13 July 2017 | ian.snowdon@southoxon.gov.uk 07899888587 c/o South Oxfordshire District Council, Abbey House, Abbey Close, Abingdon, OX14 3JE | |
| Didcot West | Tony Worgan | Liberal Democrat | Deputy Leader, plus Housing | 9 May 2023 | tony.worgan@southoxon.gov.uk 07771 670679 c/o South Oxfordshire District Council, Abbey House, Abbey Close, Abingdon, OX14 3JE |
| Forest Hill and Holton | Tim Bearder | Liberal Democrat | 10 May 2021 | tim.bearder@southoxon.gov.uk c/o South Oxfordshire District Council, Abbey House, Abbey Close, Abingdon, OX14 3JE | |
| Garsington and Horspath | Sam James-Lawrie | Liberal Democrat | 9 May 2023 | sam.james-lawrie@southoxon.gov.uk 07824155901 c/o South Oxfordshire District Council, Abbey House, Abbey Close, Abingdon, OX14 3JE | |
| Goring | Maggie Filipova-Rivers | Liberal Democrat | Leader | Maggie.Filipova-Rivers@southoxon.gov.uk 07850 141623 c/o South Oxfordshire District Council, Abbey House, Abbey Close, Abingdon, OX14 3JE | |
| Haseley Brook | Georgina Heritage | Liberal Democrat | Cabinet member for Communities (including Community Hub and Migration) | 9 May 2023 | georgina.heritage@southoxon.gov.uk 07983 396498 c/o South Oxfordshire District Council, Abbey House, Abbey Close, Abingdon, OX14 3JE |
| Henley-on-Thames | Kellie Hinton | Henley Residents' Group | Kellie.Hinton@southoxon.gov.uk c/o South Oxfordshire District Council, Abbey House, Abbey Close, Abingdon, OX14 3JE | ||
| Henley-on-Thames | Ken Arlett | Henley Residents' Group | Leader of the Henley Residents' Group | Ken.Arlett@southoxon.gov.uk 07816 298922 c/o South Oxfordshire District Council, Abbey House, Abbey Close, Abingdon, OX14 3JE | |
| Henley-on-Thames | Stefan Gawrysiak | Henley Residents' Group | 7 May 2015 | stefan.gawrysiak@southoxon.gov.uk 07799803596 c/o South Oxfordshire District Council, Abbey House, Abbey Close, Abingdon, OX14 3JE | |
| Kidmore End and Whitchurch | Peter Dragonetti | Green | Peter.Dragonetti@southoxon.gov.uk 0118 9844711 07866 202908 c/o South Oxfordshire District Council, Abbey House, Abbey Close, Abingdon, OX14 3JE | ||
| Sandford and the Wittenhams | Sam Casey-Rerhaye | Green | Sam.Casey-Rerhaye@southoxon.gov.uk 01235 635566 c/o South Oxfordshire District Council, Abbey House, Abbey Close, Abingdon, OX14 3JE | ||
| Sonning Common | Leigh Rawlins | Liberal Democrat | Cabinet member for Economic Development | Leigh.Rawlins@southoxon.gov.uk 01189 722565 c/o South Oxfordshire District Council, Abbey House, Abbey Close, Abingdon, OX14 3JE | |
| Sonning Common | Mike Giles | Liberal Democrat | Cabinet member for Corporate Services and Policy | 9 May 2023 | mike.giles@southoxon.gov.uk 07586686315 c/o South Oxfordshire District Council, Abbey House, Abbey Close, Abingdon, OX14 3JE |
| Thame | David Bretherton | Liberal Democrat | David.Bretherton@southoxon.gov.uk 01844 215178 c/o South Oxfordshire District Council, Abbey House, Abbey Close, Abingdon, OX14 3JE | ||
| Thame | Kate Gregory | Liberal Democrat | Kate.Gregory@southoxon.gov.uk 07825 388418 c/o South Oxfordshire District Council, Abbey House, Abbey Close, Abingdon, OX14 3JE | ||
| Thame | Pieter-Paul Barker | Liberal Democrat | Cabinet member for Finance and Property Assets | Pieter-Paul.Barker@southoxon.gov.uk c/o South Oxfordshire District Council, Abbey House, Abbey Close, Abingdon, OX14 3JE | |
| Wallingford | James Barlow | Green | 9 May 2023 | james.barlow@southoxon.gov.uk 07597 663279 c/o South Oxfordshire District Council, Abbey House, Abbey Close, Abingdon, OX14 3JE | |
| Wallingford | Katharine Keats-Rohan | Liberal Democrat | 9 May 2023 | katharine.keats-rohan@southoxon.gov.uk 07712 229720 c/o South Oxfordshire District Council, Abbey House, Abbey Close, Abingdon, OX14 3JE | |
| Watlington | Ben Higgins | Liberal Democrat | Cabinet member for Planning Enforcement, Development Management, Legal and Democratic Services | 1 May 2025 | benjamin.higgins@southoxon.gov.uk c/o South Oxfordshire District Council, Abbey House, Abbey Close, Abingdon, OX14 3JE |
| Wheatley | Peter Ramsdale | Liberal Democrat | 1 May 2025 | Peter.Ramsdale@southoxon.gov.uk c/o South Oxfordshire District Council, Abbey House, Abbey Close, Abingdon, OX14 3JE | |
| Woodcote and Rotherfield | James Norman | Green | 9 May 2023 | james.norman@southoxon.gov.uk c/o South Oxfordshire District Council, Abbey House, Abbey Close, Abingdon, OX14 3JE | |
| Woodcote and Rotherfield | Jo Robb | Green | Deputy Leader of the Green Group | Jo.Robb@southoxon.gov.uk 01491 629504 c/o South Oxfordshire District Council, Abbey House, Abbey Close, Abingdon, OX14 3JE |
Source
South Oxfordshire District Council: councillors by ward (modern.gov web service), read 3 November 2026 (saved copy of the list; the contact details shown below come from the council's feed and are not kept in the copy). Each name links to that councillor's profile on the official site. Published by South Oxfordshire District Council. Contact details are exactly what the council publishes in its own feed on the day it was read, including a home address or phone only where the council publishes one. Anything the council removes disappears from this page at the next refresh. Name or seat out of date? Tell us.