Didcot and Wantage (UK Parliament constituency)

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Didcot and Wantage
County constituency
for the House of Commons
Didcot and Wantage (UK Parliament constituency)
Boundaries since 2024
South East England - Didcot and Wantage constituency.svg
Boundary of Didcot and Wantage in South East England
County Oxfordshire
Electorate 74,356 (2023) [1]
Major settlements Didcot, Wantage, Wallingford
Current constituency
Created 2024
Member of Parliament Olly Glover (Liberal Democrats)
SeatsOne
Created from Wantage

Didcot and Wantage is a constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament. [2] [3] Further to the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, it was first contested at the 2024 general election. The seat was won by Olly Glover representing the Liberal Democrats.

Contents

The constituency is named for the towns of Didcot and Wantage in Oxfordshire. [4]

History

A campaign to change the constituency name dates back to at least 2016. [5]

Boundaries

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

It comprises the majority of the former Wantage constituency plus a small part of the former Henley electorate (Sandford-on-Thames): [7]

Members of Parliament

Wantage prior to 2024

ElectionMemberParty
2024 Olly Glover Liberal Democrats

Elections

Elections in the 2020s

General election 2024: Didcot and Wantage [8] [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Olly Glover 21,793 39.8 +8.5
Conservative David Johnston 15,56028.4−21.4
Labour Mocky Khan8,04514.7−1.3
Reform UK Steve Beatty6,40011.7N/A
Green Sam Casey-Rerhaye2,6934.9+4.2
SDP Kyn Pomlett2420.4N/A
Majority6,23311.4N/A
Turnout 54,73367.8–5.3
Registered electors 80,689
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing Increase2.svg15.0

Elections in the 2010s

2019 notional result [10]
PartyVote %
Conservative 27,04549.8
Liberal Democrats 17,02231.3
Labour 8,70816.0
Others1,2012.2
Green 3700.7
Turnout 54,34673.1
Registered electors 74,356

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References

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