Cherwell is a local government district in northern Oxfordshire,England. The district was created in 1974 and takes its name from the River Cherwell,which drains south through the region to flow into the River Thames at Oxford. Towns in Cherwell include Banbury and Bicester. Kidlington is a contender for largest village in England.
Andrew David Smith is a British Labour Party politician who was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Oxford East from 1987 until 2017. He served in the Cabinet as Chief Secretary to the Treasury from 1999 to 2002 and then as Secretary of State for Work and Pensions from 2002 to 2004.
Oxfordshire County Council is the county council for the non-metropolitan county of Oxfordshire in the South East of England. Established in 1889,it is an elected body responsible for most strategic local government services in the county.
Alexander Morrison "Alistair" Carmichael is a British politician who has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Orkney and Shetland since 2001. A member of the Liberal Democrats,he previously served in the Cameron–Clegg coalition as Secretary of State for Scotland from 2013 to 2015 and as Deputy Government Chief Whip from 2010 to 2013. He currently serves as the Chair of the Environment,Food and Rural Affairs Select Committee.
Oxford West and Abingdon is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2017 by Layla Moran,a Liberal Democrat.
Henley was a constituency in Oxfordshire represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament from the 2008 to 2024 by John Howell,a Member of Parliament from the Conservative Party.
Banbury is a constituency in Oxfordshire created in 1553 and represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament. Its current MP is Sean Woodcock of the Labour Party,who gained the seat at the 2024 general election.
Witney is a county constituency in Oxfordshire represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first-past-the-post system of election,and was created for the 1983 general election.
Charlton-on-Otmoor is a village and civil parish about 9 miles (14 km) NE of Oxford and 6 miles (10 km) SW of Bicester in Oxfordshire,England. The village,one of the seven "towns" of Otmoor,is on the northern edge of the moor on a ridge of Cornbrash. The 2011 Census recorded the parish's population as 449.
Woodstock,sometimes called New Woodstock,was a parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom named after the town of Woodstock in the county of Oxfordshire.
Oddington is a village and civil parish about 5 miles (8 km) south of Bicester in Oxfordshire,England. The village is close to the River Ray on the northern edge of Otmoor. The 2011 Census recorded the parish's population as 129.
Duncan John Hames is a Director of Policy at Transparency International UK and a former Liberal Democrat politician. He was the Member of Parliament (MP) for the Chippenham constituency in Wiltshire from 2010 to 2015. Between 2012 and 2015,he served as Parliamentary Private Secretary to Nick Clegg when he was Deputy Prime Minister.
The Cameron–Clegg coalition was formed by David Cameron and Nick Clegg when Cameron was invited by Queen Elizabeth II to form a new government,following the resignation of Prime Minister Gordon Brown on 11 May 2010,after the general election on 6 May. It was the UK's first coalition government since the Churchill caretaker ministry in 1945.
Jonathan Oates,Baron Oates is a British Liberal Democrat politician and member of the House of Lords. A past chief of staff to the former deputy prime minister of the United Kingdom,Nick Clegg,he was previously the director of policy and communications at the Liberal Democrats.
Leo Docherty is a former British Conservative politician who was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Aldershot from 2017 to 2024. He served as Minister of State for the Armed Forces from March to July 2024.
Christine Anne Jardine is a Scottish Liberal Democrat politician who has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Edinburgh West since 2017. She has been the Liberal Democrat Spokesperson for Women and Equalities,and Scotland since July 2022.
Bicester and Woodstock is a constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament. 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.
Frederick Isaac van Mierlo is a British Liberal Democrat politician who has been Member of Parliament (MP) for Henley and Thame since 2024. He has also been a member of Oxfordshire County Council since 2021 and South Oxfordshire District Council since 2023. Before his election to Parliament,van Mierlo worked as a consultant to companies and patient groups.
