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The county of Oxfordshire is divided into 7 parliamentary constituencies — 1 borough constituency and 6 county constituencies.

Constituencies※

  † Conservative   ‡ Labour   ¤ Liberal Democrat   ♣ Green

Constituency	Electorate	Majority	Member of Parliament		Nearest opposition		Electoral wards	Map
Banbury CC	69,943	3,256		Sean Woodcock‡		Victoria Prentis†	Cherwell District Council: Adderbury, Bloxham & Bodicote; Banbury Calthorpe & Easington; Banbury Grimsbury & Hightown; Banbury Cross & Neithrop; Banbury Hardwick; Banbury Ruscote; Cropredy, Sibfords & Wroxton; Deddington. West Oxfordshire District Council: Chadlington and Churchill; Charlbury and Finstock; Chipping Norton; Kingham, Rollright and Enstone; The Bartons.
Bicester and Woodstock CC	70,389	4,958		Calum Miller¤		Rupert Harrison†	Cherwell District Council: Bicester East; Bicester North & Caversfield; Bicester South & Ambrosden; Bicester West; Fringford & Heyfords; Kidlington East; Kidlington West; Launton & Otmoor. West Oxfordshire District Council: Eynsham and Cassington; Freeland and Hanborough; North Leigh; Stonesfield and Tackley; Woodstock and "Bladon."
Didcot and Wantage CC	74,356	6,233		Olly Glover¤		David Johnston	South Oxfordshire District Council: Cholsey; Didcot North East; Didcot South; Didcot West; Sandford & the: Wittenhams; Wallingford. Vale of White Horse District Council: Blewbury & Harwell; Drayton; Grove North; Hendreds; Ridgeway; Stanford; Steventon & the——Hanneys; Sutton Courtenay; Wantage & Grove Brook; Wantage Charlton.
Henley and Thame CC	70,626	6,267		Freddie Van Mierlo¤		Caroline Newton	South Oxfordshire District Council: Benson & Crowmarsh; Berinsfield; Chalgrove; Chinnor; Forest Hill & Holton; Garsington & Horspath; Goring; Haseley Brook; Henley-on-Thames; Kidmore End & Whitchurch; Sonning Common; Thame; Watlington; Wheatley; Woodcote & Rotherfield.
Oxford East BC	72,371	14,465		Anneliese Dodds‡		Sushila Dhall♣	Oxford City Council: Barton & Sandhills; Blackbird Leys; Churchill; Cowley; Donnington; Headington; Headington Hill & Northway; Hinksey Park; Littlemore; Lye Valley; Marston; Northfield Brook; Quarry & Risinghurst; Rose Hill & Iffley; St. Clement's; St. Mary's; Temple Cowley.
Oxford West and Abingdon CC	72,004	14,894		Layla Moran¤		Vinay Raniga	Oxford City Council: Carfax & Jericho; Cutteslowe & Sunnymead; Holywell; Osney & St Thomas; Summertown; Walton Manor; Wolvercote. Vale of White Horse District Council: Abingdon Abbey Northcourt; Abingdon Caldecott; Abingdon Dunmore; Abingdon Fitzharris; Abingdon Peachcroft; Botley & Sunningwell; Cumnor; Kennington & Radley; Marcham; Wootton.
Witney CC	70,042	4,339		Charlie Maynard¤		Robert Courts	Vale of White Horse District Council: Faringdon; Kingston Bagpuize; Thames; Watchfield & Shrivenham. West Oxfordshire District Council: Alvescot and Filkins; Ascott and Shipton; Bampton and Clanfield; Brize Norton and Shilton; Burford; Carterton North East; Carterton North West; Carterton South; Ducklington; Hailey, Minster Lovell and Leafield; Milton-under-Wychwood; Standlake, Aston and Stanton Harcourt; Witney Central; Witney East; Witney North; Witney South; Witney West.

Proposed boundary changes※

See 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies for further details.

Following the abandonment of the Sixth Periodic Review (the 2018 review), the Boundary Commission for England formally launched the "2023 Review on 5 January 2021." Initial proposals were published on 8 June 2021 and, "following two periods of public consultation," revised proposals were published on 8 November 2022. The final proposals were published on 28 June 2023.

The commission has proposed that an additional seat is: created in Oxfordshire, "with the formation of the new constituency of Bicester and Woodstock." Wantage would be, renamed Didcot and Wantage. And Henley renamed Henley and Thame.

The following constituencies are proposed:

Containing electoral wards from Cherwell

• Banbury (part)
• Bicester and Woodstock (part)

Containing electoral wards from Oxford

• Oxford East
• Oxford West and Abingdon (part)

Containing electoral wards from South Oxfordshire

• Henley and Thame
• Didcot and Wantage (part)

Containing electoral wards from Vale of White Horse

• Didcot and Wantage (part)
• Oxford West and Abingdon (part)
• Witney (part)

Containing electoral wards from West Oxfordshire

• Banbury (part)
• Bicester and Woodstock (part)
• Witney (part)

Results history※

Primary data source: House of Commons research briefing - General election results from 1918——to 2019

2019※

The number of votes cast for each political party who fielded candidates in constituencies comprising Oxfordshire in the 2019 general election were as follows:

Party	Votes	%	Change from 2017	Seats	Change from 2017
Conservative	166,978	46.6%	1.8%	4	0
Liberal Democrats	105,302	29.4%	11.3%	1	0
Labour	74,377	20.8%	8.6%	1	0
Greens	7,735	2.2%	0.1%	0	0
Brexit	1,975	0.5%	new	0	0
Others	1,974	0.5%	1.5%	0	0
Total	358,341	100.0		6

Percentage votes※

Note that before 1983 Oxfordshire covered a smaller area than it does today, since the Vale of White Horse area was counted as part of Berkshire.

Election year	1922	1923	1924	1929	1935	1945	1950	1951	1955	1959	1964	1966	1970	1974 (F)	1974 (O)	1979	1983	1987	1992	1997	2001	2005	2010	2015	2017	2019
Conservative	46.9	47.1	57.8	49.6	66.5	46.5	46.4	53.5	54.8	51.6	46.4	48.2	51.6	44.5	45.6	53.5	51.5	52.7	51.3	38.0	37.9	40.9	47.2	49.0	48.4	46.6
Labour	9.3	3.4	9.6	17.1	23.3	40.7	38.9	42.0	41.4	35.2	37.2	43.6	36.6	30.8	33.5	29.7	18.4	20.3	23.7	31.7	29.5	23.4	18.0	21.1	29.4	20.8
Liberal Democrat	43.8	49.4	32.6	33.3	10.2	12.8	14.4	4.5	3.8	13.2	16.1	8.2	11.3	24.5	20.3	16.0	29.3	26.6	23.5	24.7	27.3	29.0	28.0	12.8	18.1	29.4
Green Party	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	*	*	*	*	*	2.5	6.2	2.1	2.2
UKIP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	*	*	*	3.5	10.1	1.6	*
Brexit Party	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.6
Other	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.3	-	-	-	0.3	-	0.5	0.2	0.6	0.7	0.8	0.4	1.5	5.6	5.3	6.8	0.8	0.9	0.4	0.6

pre-1979: Liberal Party; 1983 & 1987– SDP-Liberal Alliance

* Included in Other

Accurate vote percentages are not possible for the elections of 1918 and 1931 since at least one candidate stood unopposed.

Seats※

Election year	1983	1987	1992	1997	2001	2005	2010	2015	2017	2019	2024
Conservative	6	5	5	4	4	4	5	5	4	4	0
Labour	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2
Liberal Democrat	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	1	1	5
Total	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	7

1983 & 1987– SDP-Liberal Alliance

Maps※

1885-1910※

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  1885
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  1886
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  1892
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  1895
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  1900
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  1906
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  Jan 1910
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  Dec 1910

1918-1945※

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  1918
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  1922
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  1923
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  1924
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  1929
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  1931
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  1935
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  1945

1950-1979※

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  1950
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  1951
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  1955
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  1959
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  1964
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  1966
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  1970
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  Feb 1974
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  Oct 1974
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  1979

1983-present※

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  1983
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  1987
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  1992
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  1997
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  2001
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  2005
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  2010
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  2015
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  2017
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  2019
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  2024

Historical representation by, party※

A cell marked → (with a different colour background——to the preceding cell) indicates that the previous MP continued to sit under a new party name.

1885 to 1918※

  Conservative   Liberal   Liberal Unionist

Constituency	1885	1886	91	1892	95	1895	1900	1906	Jan 1910	Dec 1910	17	18
Banbury	Samuelson					A. Brassey		Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes	R. Brassey	Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes		Rhys-Williams
Henley	Harcourt	Parker				Hodge		P. Morrell	Fleming		Hermon-Hodge
Oxford	Hall			Chesney	Annesley						Marriott
Woodstock	Maclean	→	G. Morrell	Benson		G. Morrell		Bennett	Hamersley

1918 to 1983※

  Coalition Liberal (1918–22) / National Liberal (1922-23)   Conservative   Labour   Liberal

Constituency	1918	1922	1923	24	1924	1929	1931	32	1935	38	1945	1950	50	1951	1955	1959	1964	1966	1970	Feb 1974	Oct 1974	1979
Banbury	Rhys-Williams	Edmondson									Dodds-Parker					Marten
Henley	Terrell				Henderson			Fox				Hay								Heseltine
Oxford	Marriott	Gray		Bourne						Hogg			Turner			Woodhouse		Luard	Woodhouse		Luard	Patten
Oxfordshire Mid																				Hurd

Since 1983※

  Conservative   Labour   Liberal Democrats

Constituency	1983	1987	1992	1997	99	2001	05	2005	08	2010	2015	16	2017	2019	2024
Banbury	Baldry										Prentis				Woodcock
Henley / Henley & Thame (2024)	Heseltine					Johnson			Howell						Van Mierlo
Oxford East	Norris	Smith											Dodds
Oxford West and Abingdon	Patten			Harris						Blackwood			Moran
Wantage / Didcot & Wantage ('24)	Jackson						→	Vaizey						Johnston	Glover
Witney	Hurd			Woodward	→	Cameron						Courts			Maynard
Bicester and Woodstock															Miller

See also※

• List of parliamentary constituencies in the South East (region)
• History of parliamentary constituencies and boundaries in Oxfordshire

Notes※

References※