Oxford West and Abingdon (UK Parliament constituency)
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County constituency for the House of Commons |
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Boundary of Oxford West and Abingdon in Oxfordshire.
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Location of Oxfordshire within England.
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County | Oxfordshire |
Electorate | 78,404 (December 2014)[1] |
Major settlements | Abingdon, Kidlington, Oxford (5 wards), Radley |
Current constituency | |
Created | 1983 |
Member of parliament | Nicola Blackwood (Conservative) |
Number of members | One |
Created from | Oxford, Abingdon |
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European Parliament constituency | South East England |
Oxford West and Abingdon is a constituency[n 1] represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2010 by Nicola Blackwood, a Conservative.[n 2]
Contents
History
The constituency was created in 1983 by the division of the former constituency of Oxford. Abingdon had its own seat prior to 1983.
The former Conservative Minister John Patten, MP for Oxford from 1979, won the West seat on its creation and remained the MP until he retired in 1997 when the seat was gained by a Liberal Democrat, Dr Evan Harris, who held the seat until the 2010 General Election, when it was gained by Conservative MP Nicola Blackwood in the one of the most marginal results of that election.
Constituency profile
The constituency stretches from the town of Abingdon, the village of Kidlington, and the western and northern parts of the city of Oxford, as well as a minority of the colleges of the University of Oxford. At the end of 2010 unemployment was the fifth lowest of the 84 South East constituencies (measure used: claimant count), at 1.2% compared to a mean of 2.45%.[2]
Boundaries
1983-1997: The City of Oxford wards of Central, Cherwell, North, South, West, and Wolvercote, and the District of Vale of White Horse wards of Abbey, Caldecott, Cumnor, Fitzharris, Hinksey, Kennington, Northcourt, Ock, Radley, St Helen Without, and Sunningwell and Wootton.
1997-2010: The City of Oxford wards of Central, Cherwell, North, West, and Wolvercote, the District of Vale of White Horse wards of Abbey, Caldecott, Cumnor, Fitzharris, Hinksey, Kennington, Northcourt, Ock, Radley, St Helen Without, and Sunningwell and Wootton, and the District of Cherwell wards of Gosford, North West Kidlington, and South East Kidlington.
2010–present: The City of Oxford wards of Jericho and Osney, North, St Margaret’s, Summertown, and Wolvercote, the District of Vale of White Horse wards of Abingdon Abbey and Barton, Abingdon Caldecott, Abingdon Dunmore, Abingdon Fitzharris, Abingdon Northcourt, Abingdon Ock Meadow, Abingdon Peachcroft, Appleton and Cumnor, Kennington and South Hinksey, North Hinksey and Wytham, Radley, and Sunningwell and Wootton, and the District of Cherwell wards of Kidlington North, Kidlington South, and Yarnton, Gosford and Water Eaton.
Members of Parliament
Election | Member[3] | Party | |
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1983 | John Patten | Conservative | |
1997 | Evan Harris | Liberal Democrat | |
2010 | Nicola Blackwood | Conservative |
Elections
Elections in the 2010s
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Nicola Blackwood | 26,153 | 45.7 | +3.4 | |
Liberal Democrat | Layla Moran[5] | 16,571 | 28.9 | −13.1 | |
Labour | Sally Copley[6] | 7,274 | 12.7 | +2.1 | |
UKIP | Alan Harris[7] | 3,963 | 6.9 | +4.2 | |
Green | Larry Sanders[8] | 2,497 | 4.4 | +2.3 | |
National Health Action | Helen Salisbury[9] | 723 | 1.3 | N/A | |
Socialist (GB) | Mike Foster [10] | 66 | 0.1 | N/A | |
Majority | 9,582 | 16.7 | |||
Turnout | 57,247 | 75.2 | +5.0 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | +8.2 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Nicola Blackwood | 23,906 | 42.3 | +9.6 | |
Liberal Democrat | Evan Harris | 23,730 | 42.0 | −4.1 | |
Labour | Richard Stevens | 5,999 | 10.6 | −5.2 | |
UKIP | Paul Williams | 1,518 | 2.7 | +1.2 | |
Green | Chris Goodall | 1,184 | 2.1 | -1.7 | |
Animal Protection | Keith Mann | 143 | 0.3 | - | |
Majority | 176 | 0.3 | |||
Turnout | 56,480 | 70.2 | +3.0 | ||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat | Swing | +6.9 |
Elections in the 2000s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrat | Evan Harris | 24,336 | 46.3 | −1.5 | |
Conservative | Amanda McLean | 16,653 | 31.7 | +1.7 | |
Labour | Antonia Bance | 8,725 | 16.6 | −1.1 | |
Green | Tom Lines | 2,091 | 4.0 | +1.2 | |
UKIP | Marcus Watney | 795 | 1.5 | +0.6 | |
Majority | 7,683 | 14.6 | |||
Turnout | 52,600 | 65.6 | +1.1 | ||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing | −1.6 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrat | Evan Harris | 24,670 | 47.8 | +4.9 | |
Conservative | Ed Matts | 15,485 | 30.0 | −2.6 | |
Labour | Gillian Kirk | 9,114 | 17.7 | −2.5 | |
Green | Mike Woodin | 1,423 | 2.8 | +1.6 | |
UKIP | Marcus Watney | 451 | 0.9 | +0.5 | |
Independent | Sigrid Shreeve | 332 | 0.6 | N/A | |
Extinction Club | Robert Twigger | 93 | 0.2 | N/A | |
Majority | 9,185 | 17.8 | |||
Turnout | 51,568 | 64.5 | −13.5 | ||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing | +3.8 |
Elections in the 1990s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrat | Evan Harris | 26,268 | 42.9 | +7.1 | |
Conservative | Laurence Harris | 19,983 | 32.7 | −13.6 | |
Labour | Susan Brown | 12,361 | 20.2 | +4.1 | |
Referendum | Gillian Eustace | 1,258 | 2.1 | N/A | |
Green | Mike Woodin | 691 | 1.1 | −0.1 | |
UKIP | Rodney Buckton | 258 | 0.4 | N/A | |
ProLife Alliance | Linda Hodge | 238 | 0.4 | N/A | |
Natural Law | Anne Marie Wilson | 91 | 0.1 | +0.0 | |
Local Government | John Rose | 48 | 0.1 | N/A | |
Majority | 6,285 | 10.2 | |||
Turnout | 61,196 | 78.0 | |||
Liberal Democrat gain from Conservative | Swing | +10.4 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | John Patten | 25,163 | 45.4 | −1.0 | |
Liberal Democrat | William Goodhart | 21,624 | 39.0 | +1.6 | |
Labour | Bruce Kent | 7,652 | 13.8 | −1.1 | |
Green | Mike Woodin | 660 | 1.2 | −0.1 | |
Liberal | Roger Jenking | 194 | 0.3 | N/A | |
Anti-Federalist League | Susan Nelson | 98 | 0.2 | N/A | |
Natural Law | Geoffrey Wells | 75 | 0.1 | N/A | |
Majority | 3,539 | 6.4 | |||
Turnout | 55,466 | 76.7 | −1.7 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | −1.3 |
Elections in the 1980s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | John Patten | 25,171 | 46.4 | −1.3 | |
Social Democratic | Chris Huhne | 20,293 | 37.4 | +4.1 | |
Labour | John Power | 8,108 | 14.9 | −2.0 | |
Green | Donald Smith | 695 | 1.3 | +0.2 | |
Majority | 4,878 | 9.0 | |||
Turnout | 54,267 | 78.4 | +4.4 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | −2.7 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | John Patten | 23,778 | 47.7 | N/A | |
Social Democratic | Evan Luard | 16,627 | 33.3 | N/A | |
Labour | J.H. Jacottet | 8,440 | 16.9 | N/A | |
Ecology | S.G. Starmer | 544 | 1.1 | N/A | |
Monster Raving Loony | R.A. Jones | 267 | 0.5 | N/A | |
Independent | C.N. Smith | 95 | 0.2 | N/A | |
Independent | P.M. Doubleday | 86 | 0.2 | N/A | |
Independent | R. Pinder | 26 | 0.1 | N/A | |
Majority | 7,151 | 14.4 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 49,863 | 74.0 | N/A | ||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Neighbouring constituencies
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Henley | |||
Witney | Henley Oxford East |
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Wantage |
See also
- List of Parliamentary constituencies in Oxfordshire
- Opinion polling for the next United Kingdom general election in individual constituencies
- Banbury
- Henley
- Oxford East
- Wantage
- Witney
Notes
- ↑ A county constituency (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer)
- ↑ As with all constituencies, the constituency elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election at least every five years.
References
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- ↑ Unemployment claimants by constituency The Guardian
- ↑ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "O" [self-published source][better source needed]
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- ↑ http://ukpollingreport.co.uk/2015guide/oxfordwestandabingdon/
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- ↑ C. Rallings & M. Thrasher, The Media Guide to the New Parliamentary Constituencies, p.451 (Plymouth: LGC Elections Centre, 1995)
- ↑ The 1997 election result is calculated relative to the notional, not the actual, 1992 result.
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Sources
- Election result, 2015 (BBC)
- Election result, 2010 (BBC)
- Election result, 2005 (BBC)
- Election results, 1997–2001 (BBC)
- Election results, 1997–2001 (Election Demon)
- Election results, 1983–1997 (Election Demon)
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- Accuracy disputes from March 2012
- Articles lacking reliable references from March 2012
- Wikipedia articles incorporating an LRPP-MP template with one unnamed parameter
- Pages with broken file links
- Abingdon-on-Thames
- Areas of Oxford
- Parliamentary constituencies in Oxfordshire
- Politics of Oxford
- United Kingdom Parliamentary constituencies established in 1983