List of parliamentary constituencies in Oxfordshire

Location of the ceremonial county of Oxfordshire within England.
The county of Oxfordshire in relation to England

The county of Oxfordshire is divided into 7 parliamentary constituencies — 1 borough constituency and 6 county constituencies.

Constituencies

  † Conservative   ‡ Labour   ¤ Liberal Democrat   ♣ Green

Constituency[nb 1] Electorate[1] Majority Member of Parliament Nearest opposition Electoral wards[1] Map
Banbury CC 69,943 3,256   Sean Woodcock‡   Victoria Prentis† Cherwell District Council: Adderbury, Bloxham & Bodicote; Banbury Calthorpe & Easington; Banbury Grimsbury & Hightown; Banbury Cross & Neithrop; Banbury Hardwick; Banbury Ruscote; Cropredy, Sibfords & Wroxton; Deddington. West Oxfordshire District Council: Chadlington and Churchill; Charlbury and Finstock; Chipping Norton; Kingham, Rollright and Enstone; The Bartons.
Bicester and Woodstock CC 70,389 4,958 Calum Miller¤   Rupert Harrison† Cherwell District Council: Bicester East; Bicester North & Caversfield; Bicester South & Ambrosden; Bicester West; Fringford & Heyfords; Kidlington East; Kidlington West; Launton & Otmoor. West Oxfordshire District Council: Eynsham and Cassington; Freeland and Hanborough; North Leigh; Stonesfield and Tackley; Woodstock and Bladon.
Didcot and Wantage CC 74,356 6,233 Olly Glover¤   David Johnston South Oxfordshire District Council: Cholsey; Didcot North East; Didcot South; Didcot West; Sandford & the Wittenhams; Wallingford. Vale of White Horse District Council: Blewbury & Harwell; Drayton; Grove North; Hendreds; Ridgeway; Stanford; Steventon & the Hanneys; Sutton Courtenay; Wantage & Grove Brook; Wantage Charlton.
Henley and Thame CC 70,626 6,267 Freddie Van Mierlo¤   Caroline Newton South Oxfordshire District Council: Benson & Crowmarsh; Berinsfield; Chalgrove; Chinnor; Forest Hill & Holton; Garsington & Horspath; Goring; Haseley Brook; Henley-on-Thames; Kidmore End & Whitchurch; Sonning Common; Thame; Watlington; Wheatley; Woodcote & Rotherfield.
Oxford East BC 72,371 14,465   Anneliese Dodds‡   Sushila Dhall♣ Oxford City Council: Barton & Sandhills; Blackbird Leys; Churchill; Cowley; Donnington; Headington; Headington Hill & Northway; Hinksey Park; Littlemore; Lye Valley; Marston; Northfield Brook; Quarry & Risinghurst; Rose Hill & Iffley; St. Clement's; St. Mary's; Temple Cowley.
Oxford West and Abingdon CC 72,004 14,894 Layla Moran¤   Vinay Raniga Oxford City Council: Carfax & Jericho; Cutteslowe & Sunnymead; Holywell; Osney & St Thomas; Summertown; Walton Manor; Wolvercote. Vale of White Horse District Council: Abingdon Abbey Northcourt; Abingdon Caldecott; Abingdon Dunmore; Abingdon Fitzharris; Abingdon Peachcroft; Botley & Sunningwell; Cumnor; Kennington & Radley; Marcham; Wootton.
Witney CC 70,042 4,339 Charlie Maynard¤   Robert Courts Vale of White Horse District Council: Faringdon; Kingston Bagpuize; Thames; Watchfield & Shrivenham. West Oxfordshire District Council: Alvescot and Filkins; Ascott and Shipton; Bampton and Clanfield; Brize Norton and Shilton; Burford; Carterton North East; Carterton North West; Carterton South; Ducklington; Hailey, Minster Lovell and Leafield; Milton-under-Wychwood; Standlake, Aston and Stanton Harcourt; Witney Central; Witney East; Witney North; Witney South; Witney West.

2024 changes

See 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies for further details.

Former name Boundaries 2010-2024 Current name Boundaries 2024–present
  1. Banbury CC
  2. Henley CC
  3. Oxford East BC
  4. Oxford West and Abingdon CC
  5. Wantage CC
  6. Witney CC
2010-2024 constituencies in Oxfordshire
2010-2024 constituencies in Oxfordshire
  1. Banbury CC
  2. Bicester and Woodstock CC
  3. Didcot and Wantage CC
  4. Henley and Thame CC
  5. Oxford East BC
  6. Oxford West and Abingdon CC
  7. Witney CC
Current constituencies in Oxfordshire
Current constituencies in Oxfordshire

For the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, which redrew the constituency map ahead of the 2024 United Kingdom general election, the Boundary Commission for England increased the number of seats in Oxfordshire from six to seven, due to the electorates of all six existing constituencies being above the maximum allowed quota. This resulted in the formation of the new constituency of Bicester and Woodstock. Wantage was renamed Didcot and Wantage, and Henley renamed Henley and Thame.[2][3]

The following constituencies resulted from the review:

Containing electoral wards from Cherwell

  • Banbury (part)
  • Bicester and Woodstock (part)

Containing electoral wards from Oxford

  • Oxford East
  • Oxford West and Abingdon (part)

Containing electoral wards from South Oxfordshire

  • Henley and Thame
  • Didcot and Wantage (part)

Containing electoral wards from Vale of White Horse

  • Didcot and Wantage (part)
  • Oxford West and Abingdon (part)
  • Witney (part)

Containing electoral wards from West Oxfordshire

  • Banbury (part)
  • Bicester and Woodstock (part)
  • Witney (part)

Results history

Primary data source: House of Commons research briefing - General election results from 1918 to 2019[4]

2024

The number of votes cast for each political party who fielded candidates in constituencies comprising Oxfordshire in the 2019 general election were as follows:

Party Votes % Change from 2019 Seats Change from 2019
Liberal Democrats 117,151 34.7% Increase5.3% 5 Increase4
Conservative 92,622 27.4% Decrease19.2% 0 Decrease4
Labour 68,618 20.3% Decrease0.5% 2 Increase1
Reform 33,776 10.0% Increase9.5% 0 Steady
Greens 19,693 5.8% Increase3.6% 0 Steady
Others 10,350 3.1% Increase2.6% 0 Steady
Total 337,751 100.0 7 Increase1

Percentage votes

Election year 1983 1987 1992 1997 2001 2005 2010 2015 2017 2019 2024
Liberal Democrat1 29.3 26.6 23.5 24.7 27.3 29.0 28.0 12.8 18.1 29.4 34.7
Conservative 51.5 52.7 51.3 38.0 37.9 40.9 47.2 49.0 48.4 46.6 27.4
Labour 18.4 20.3 23.7 31.7 29.5 23.4 18.0 21.1 29.4 20.8 20.3
Reform2 - - - - - - - - - 0.6 10.0
Green Party - * * * * * 2.5 6.2 2.1 2.2 5.8
UKIP - - - * * * 3.5 10.1 1.6 * -
Other 0.8 0.4 1.5 5.6 5.3 6.8 0.8 0.9 0.4 0.6 3.1

1pre-1979: Liberal Party; 1983 & 1987– SDP-Liberal Alliance 22019: Brexit Party

* Included in Other

Seats

Election year 1983 1987 1992 1997 2001 2005 2010 2015 2017 2019 2024
Liberal Democrat1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 5
Labour 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2
Conservative 6 5 5 4 4 4 5 5 4 4 0
Total 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 7

11983 & 1987– SDP-Liberal Alliance

Maps

1885-1910

  • 1885
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  • 1886
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  • 1892
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  • 1895
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  • 1900
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  • 1906
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  • Jan 1910
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  • Dec 1910
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1918-1945

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  • 1922
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  • 1923
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  • 1924
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  • 1929
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  • 1931
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  • 1935
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  • 1945
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1950-1979

  • 1950
    1950
  • 1951
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  • 1955
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  • 1959
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  • 1964
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  • 1966
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  • 1970
    1970
  • Feb 1974
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  • Oct 1974
    Oct 1974
  • 1979
    1979

1983-present

  • 1983
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  • 1987
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  • 1992
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  • 1997
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  • 2001
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  • 2005
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  • 2010
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  • 2015
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  • 2017
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  • 2019
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  • 2024
    2024

Historical representation by party

A cell marked → (with a different colour background to the preceding cell) indicates that the previous MP continued to sit under a new party name.

1885 to 1918

  Conservative   Liberal   Liberal Unionist

Constituency 1885 1886 91 1892 95 1895 1900 1906 Jan 1910 Dec 1910 17 18
Banbury Samuelson A. Brassey Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes R. Brassey Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes Rhys-Williams
Henley Harcourt Parker Hodge P. Morrell Fleming Hermon-Hodge
Oxford Hall Chesney Annesley Marriott
Woodstock Maclean G. Morrell Benson G. Morrell Bennett Hamersley

1918 to 1983

  Coalition Liberal (1918–22) / National Liberal (1922-23)   Conservative   Labour   Liberal

Constituency 1918 1922 1923 24 1924 1929 1931 32 1935 38 1945 1950 50 1951 1955 1959 1964 1966 1970 Feb 1974 Oct 1974 1979
Banbury Rhys-Williams Edmondson Dodds-Parker Marten
Henley Terrell Henderson Fox Hay Heseltine
Oxford Marriott Gray Bourne Hogg Turner Woodhouse Luard Woodhouse Luard Patten
Oxfordshire Mid Hurd

Since 1983

  Conservative   Labour   Liberal Democrats

Constituency 1983 1987 1992 1997 99 2001 05 2005 08 2010 2015 16 2017 2019 2024
Banbury Baldry Prentis Woodcock
Henley / Henley & Thame (2024) Heseltine Johnson Howell Van Mierlo
Oxford East Norris Smith Dodds
Oxford West and Abingdon Patten Harris Blackwood Moran
Wantage / Didcot & Wantage ('24) Jackson Vaizey Johnston Glover
Witney Hurd Woodward Cameron Courts Maynard
Bicester and Woodstock Miller

See also

Notes

  1. ^ BC denotes borough constituency, CC denotes county constituency.

References

  1. ^ a b "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume two: Constituency names, designations and composition – South East". Boundary Commission for England. 2023.
  2. ^ "Big changes for Bicester as constituency boundary proposals revealed". Oxford Mail. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
  3. ^ "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume one: Report | Boundary Commission for England". boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk. paras 1054-1071. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
  4. ^ Watson, Christopher; Uberoi, Elise; Loft, Philip (17 April 2020). "General election results from 1918 to 2019".
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