Henley and Thame (UK Parliament constituency)

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Henley and Thame
County constituency
for the House of Commons
Henley and Thame (UK Parliament constituency)
Boundaries since 2024
South East England - Henley and Thame constituency.svg
Boundary of Henley and Thame in South East England
County Oxfordshire
Electorate 70,626 (2023) [1]
Major settlements
Current constituency
Created 2024
Member of Parliament Freddie van Mierlo (Liberal Democrats)
SeatsOne
Created from Henley

Henley and Thame is a constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament. [2] Further to the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, it was first contested at the 2024 general election. [3]

Contents

The constituency name comes from the towns of Henley-on-Thames and Thame in Oxfordshire. [4]

Boundaries

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

It comprises the bulk of the former Henley parliamentary constituency. [6]

Members of Parliament

Henley prior to 2024

ElectionMemberParty
2024 Freddie van Mierlo Liberal Democrats

Elections

Elections in the 2020s

General election 2024: Henley and Thame [7] [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Freddie van Mierlo 23,904 45.0 +12.6
Conservative Caroline Newton17,63733.2-21.3
Reform UK Peter Shields5,2139.8N/A
Labour Nanda Manley-Browne3,5746.7-2.2
Green Jo Robb2,0083.8-0.4
SDP Maryse Pomlett5151.0N/A
Independent David Carpin3060.6N/A
Majority6,26711.8N/A
Turnout 53,15772.1–4.1
Registered electors 73,749
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing Increase2.svg17.0

Elections in the 2010s

2019 notional result [9]
PartyVote %
Conservative 29,33354.5
Liberal Democrats 17,43232.4
Labour 4,8098.9
Green 2,2684.2
Turnout 53,84276.2
Registered electors 70,626

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