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			Electoral wards^[1]
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
Banbury CC Henley CC Oxford East BC Oxford West and Abingdon CC Wantage CC Witney CC	2010-2024 constituencies in Oxfordshire	Banbury CC Bicester and Woodstock CC Didcot and Wantage CC Henley and Thame CC Oxford East BC Oxford West and Abingdon CC Witney CC	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%	5.3%	5	4
Conservative	92,622	27.4%	19.2%	0	4
Labour	68,618	20.3%	0.5%	2	1
Reform	33,776	10.0%	9.5%	0
Greens	19,693	5.8%	3.6%	0
Others	10,350	3.1%	2.6%	0
Total	337,751	100.0		7	1

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
1886
1892
1895
1900
1906
Jan 1910
Dec 1910

1918-1945

1918
1922
1923
1924
1929
1931
1935
1945

1950-1979

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

1983-present

1983
1987
1992
1997
2001
2005
2010
2015
2017
2019
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	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	24	1924	32	38	1945	1950	50	1959	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	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

Notes

^ BC denotes borough constituency, CC denotes county constituency.

References

^ ^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.
^ "Big changes for Bicester as constituency boundary proposals revealed". Oxford Mail. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
^ "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.
^ Watson, Christopher; Uberoi, Elise; Loft, Philip (17 April 2020). "General election results from 1918 to 2019".

[const_type-1] BC denotes borough constituency, CC denotes county constituency.

[BCE_SE-2] "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume two: Constituency names, designations and composition – South East". Boundary Commission for England. 2023.

[3] "Big changes for Bicester as constituency boundary proposals revealed". Oxford Mail. Retrieved 18 October 2021.

[4] "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.

[5] Watson, Christopher; Uberoi, Elise; Loft, Philip (17 April 2020). "General election results from 1918 to 2019".

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