Cherwell (/ˈtʃɑːrwɛl/ CHAR-wel or /ˈtʃɜːrwɛl/ CHUR-wel)[2][3] is a local government district in northern Oxfordshire, England.

Prior to that election, the Conservatives had held a majority of the seats on the council since 2000.

Following the 2024 election a minority Liberal Democrat, Green Party and independent administration formed to run the council.

[21][22] In 2023 the council announced plans to move its headquarters into the Castle Quay shopping centre in Banbury and sell the Bodicote House site.

It also has good rail links with London, Birmingham, Oxford and the South.

In terms of television, the area is served by BBC South and ITV Meridian broadcasting from the Oxford transmitter.