The county of Oxfordshire is divided into 7 parliamentary constituencies: 1 borough constituency and 6 county constituencies.
Constituencies
ConstituencyBC denotes borough constituency, CC denotes county constituency.ElectorateMajorityMember of ParliamentNearest oppositionElectoral wardsMapBanbury CC69,9433,256 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 CC70,3894,958Calum 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 CC74,3566,233Olly Glover¤ David JohnstonSouth 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 CC70,6266,267Freddie 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 BC72,37114,465 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 CC72,00414,894Layla Moran¤ Vinay RanigaOxford 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 CC70,0424,339Charlie Maynard¤ Robert CourtsVale 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 nameBoundaries 2010-2024Current nameBoundaries 2024–present Banbury Henley Oxford East Oxford West and Abingdon Wantage Witney Banbury Bicester and Woodstock Didcot and Wantage Henley and Thame Oxford East Oxford West and Abingdon Witney
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.
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
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: PartyVotes%Change from 2019SeatsChange from 2019Liberal Democrats117,15134.7%5.3%54Conservative92,62227.4%19.2%04Labour68,61820.3%0.5%21Reform33,77610.0%9.5%0Greens19,6935.8%3.6%0Others10,3503.1%2.6%0Total337,751100.071
Percentage votes Election year19831987199219972001200520102015201720192024Liberal Democrat129.326.623.524.727.329.028.012.818.129.434.7Conservative51.552.751.338.037.940.947.249.048.446.627.4Labour18.420.323.731.729.523.418.021.129.420.820.3Reform2 - - - - - - - - -0.610.0Green Party -*****2.56.22.12.25.8UKIP - - -***3.510.11.6* -Other0.80.41.55.65.36.80.80.90.40.63.1 1pre-1979: Liberal Party; 1983 & 1987– SDP–Liberal Alliance 22019: Brexit Party
* Included in Other
Seats Election year19831987199219972001200520102015201720192024Liberal Democrat100011100115Labour01111111112Conservative65544455440Total66666666667 11983 & 1987– SDP–Liberal Alliance
Maps 1885-1910
1918-1945
1950-1979
1983-present
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
Constituency1885188691189295189519001906Jan 1910Dec 19101718BanburySamuelsonA. BrasseyTwisleton-Wykeham-FiennesR. BrasseyTwisleton-Wykeham-FiennesRhys-WilliamsHenleyHarcourtParkerHodgeP. MorrellFlemingHermon-HodgeOxfordHallChesneyAnnesleyMarriottWoodstockMaclean→G. MorrellBensonG. MorrellBennettHamersley
1918 to 1983
Constituency19181922192324192419291931321935381945195050195119551959196419661970Feb 1974Oct 19741979BanburyRhys-WilliamsEdmondsonDodds-ParkerMartenHenleyTerrellHendersonFoxHayHeseltineOxfordMarriottGrayBourneHoggTurnerWoodhouseLuardWoodhouseLuardPattenOxfordshire MidHurd
Since 1983
Constituency1983198719921997992001052005082010201516201720192024BanburyBaldryPrentisWoodcockHenley / Henley & Thame (2024)HeseltineJohnsonHowellVan MierloOxford EastNorrisSmithDoddsOxford West and AbingdonPattenHarrisBlackwoodMoranWantage / Didcot & Wantage ('24)Jackson→VaizeyJohnstonGloverWitneyHurdWoodward→CameronCourtsMaynardBicester and WoodstockMiller
See also List of parliamentary constituencies in the South East (region) History of parliamentary constituencies and boundaries in Oxfordshire
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