Henley and Thame | |
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County constituency for the House of Commons | |
County | Oxfordshire |
Electorate | 70,626 (2023) [1] |
Major settlements | |
Current constituency | |
Created | 2024 |
Member of Parliament | Freddie van Mierlo (Liberal Democrats) |
Seats | One |
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] The seat was won by Freddie van Mierlo representing the Liberal Democrats.
The constituency name comes from the towns of Henley-on-Thames and Thame in Oxfordshire. [4]
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]
Henley prior to 2024
Election | Member | Party | |
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2024 | Freddie van Mierlo | Liberal Democrats |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Freddie van Mierlo | 23,904 | 45.0 | +12.6 | |
Conservative | Caroline Newton | 17,637 | 33.2 | −21.3 | |
Reform UK | Peter Shields | 5,213 | 9.8 | N/A | |
Labour | Nanda Manley-Browne | 3,574 | 6.7 | −2.2 | |
Green | Jo Robb | 2,008 | 3.8 | −0.4 | |
SDP | Maryse Pomlett | 515 | 1.0 | N/A | |
Independent | David Carpin | 306 | 0.6 | N/A | |
Majority | 6,267 | 11.8 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 53,157 | 72.1 | –4.1 | ||
Registered electors | 73,749 | ||||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | +17.0 |
Party | Vote | % | |
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Conservative | 29,333 | 54.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | 17,432 | 32.4 | |
Labour | 4,809 | 8.9 | |
Green | 2,268 | 4.2 | |
Turnout | 53,842 | 76.2 | |
Registered electors | 70,626 |
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