Bicester and Woodstock (UK Parliament constituency)

Bicester & Woodstock
County constituency
for the House of Commons
Map
Boundaries since 2024
Map of constituency
Boundary of Bicester and Woodstock in South East England
CountyOxfordshire
Electorate70,389 (2020) [1]
Major settlementsBicester, Kidlington and Woodstock
Current constituency
Created2024
Member of ParliamentCalum Miller (Liberal Democrats)
SeatsOne
Created fromBanbury (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.

Boundaries

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

  • The District of Cherwell wards of: Bicester East; Bicester North & Caversfield; Bicester South & Ambrosden; Bicester West; Fringford & Heyfords; Kidlington East; Kidlington West; Launton & Otmoor.
  • The District of West Oxfordshire wards of: Eynsham and Cassington; Freeland and Hanborough; North Leigh; Stonesfield and Tackley; Woodstock and Bladon.[3]

It comprises the following areas:

Members of Parliament

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

Election Member Party
2024 Calum Miller Liberal Democrats

Elections

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Elections in the 2020s

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General election 2024: Bicester and Woodstock[4][5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Calum Miller 19,419 38.7 +12.1
Conservative Rupert Harrison 14,461 28.8 −25.1
Labour Veronica Oakeshott 8,236 16.4 −0.5
Reform UK Augustine Obodo 5,408 10.8 +10.5
Green Ian Middleton 2,404 4.8 +2.4
SDP Tim Funnell 291 0.6 N/A
Majority 4,958 9.9 N/A
Turnout 50,219 67.5 –6.4
Registered electors 74,350
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative (Notional.[6]) Swing Increase18.6

Elections in the 2010s

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2019 notional result[6]
Party Vote %
Conservative 28,030 53.9
Liberal Democrats 13,825 26.6
Labour 8,762 16.9
Green 1,225 2.4
Brexit Party 149 0.3
Turnout 51,991 73.9
Electorate 70,389

See also

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References

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  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 15 July 2023.
  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. ^ "Bicester and Woodstock - General election results 2024". BBC News.
  6. ^ a b "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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