Bicester and Woodstock (UK Parliament constituency)

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Bicester & Woodstock
County constituency
for the House of Commons
Bicester and Woodstock (UK Parliament constituency)
Boundaries since 2024
South East England - Bicester and Woodstock constituency.svg
Boundary of Bicester and Woodstock in South East England
County Oxfordshire
Electorate 70,389 (2020) [1]
Major settlements Bicester, Kidlington and Woodstock
Current constituency
Created 2024
Member of Parliament Calum Miller (Liberal Democrats)
SeatsOne
Created from Banbury (part), Henley (part), Oxford West & Abingdon (part), Witney (part)

Bicester and Woodstock is a constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament. [2] It was created as part of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, being first contested at the 2024 general election. The incumbent Member of Parliament is Calum Miller of the Liberal Democrats.

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Boundaries

The constituency is composed of the following (as they existed on 1 December 2020):

It comprises the following areas:

Members of Parliament

Banbury, Witney, Oxford West & Abingdon and Henley prior to 2024

ElectionMemberParty
2024 Calum Miller Liberal Democrats

Elections

Elections in the 2020s

General election 2024: Bicester and Woodstock [4] [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Calum Miller 19,419 38.7 +12.1
Conservative Rupert Harrison 14,46128.8-25.1
Labour Veronica Oakeshott8,23616.4-0.5
Reform UK Augustine Obodo5,40810.8+10.5
Green Ian Middleton2,4044.8+2.4
SDP Tim Funnell2910.6N/A
Majority4,9589.9N/A
Turnout 50,21967.5–6.4
Registered electors 74,350
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing Increase2.svg18.6

Elections in the 2010s

2019 notional result [6]
PartyVote %
Conservative 28,03053.9
Liberal Democrats 13,82526.6
Labour 8,76216.9
Green 1,2252.4
Brexit Party 1490.3
Turnout51,99173.9
Electorate70,389

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References

  1. "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume two: Constituency names, designations and composition – South East". Boundary Commission for England. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
  2. "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume one: Report – South East | Boundary Commission for England". boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk. Retrieved 2023-07-15.
  3. "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule 1 Part 6 South East region.
  4. Stewart, Gordon (7 June 2024). "Election of a Member of Parliament for Bicester and Woodstock" (PDF). Retrieved 7 June 2024 via Cherwell District Council.
  5. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election/2024/uk/constituencies/E14001090
  6. "Notional results for a UK general election on 12 December 2019". Rallings & Thrasher, Professor David Denver (Scotland), Nicholas Whyte (NI) for Sky News, PA, BBC News and ITV News. UK Parliament . Retrieved 11 July 2024.

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