Didcot and Wantage 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 will first be contested at the 2024 general election.
Didcot and Wantage | |
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Borough constituency for the House of Commons | |
County | Oxfordshire |
Electorate | 74,356[1] |
Major settlements | Didcot and Wantage |
Current constituency | |
Created | 2024 |
Member of Parliament | TBC (TBC) |
Seats | One |
Created from | Wantage |
The constituency is named for the towns of Didcot and Wantage in Oxfordshire.[3]
History edit
A campaign to change the constituency name dates back to at least 2016.[4]
Boundaries edit
The constituency is composed of the following (as they existed on 1st December 2020):
- The District of South Oxfordshire wards of: Cholsey; Didcot North East; Didcot South; Didcot West; Sandford & the Wittenhams; Wallingford.
- The District of Vale of White Horse wards of: Blewbury & Harwell; Drayton; Grove North; Hendreds; Ridgeway; Stanford; Steventon & the Hanneys; Sutton Courtenay; Wantage & Grove Brook; Wantage Charlton.[5]
It comprises the majority of the former Wantage constituency plus a small part of the Henley electorate (Sandford-on-Thames):[6]
Elections edit
Elections in the 2020s edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Reform UK | Steve Beatty | ||||
Green | Sam Casey-Rerhaye | ||||
Liberal Democrats | Olly Glover | ||||
Conservative | David Johnston | ||||
Labour | Mocky Khan | ||||
SDP | Kyn Pomlett | ||||
Majority | |||||
Turnout |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume two: Constituency names, designations and composition – South East | Boundary Commission for England". boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk.
- ^ "South East | Boundary Commission for England". Boundary Commission for England. Retrieved 2023-06-20.
- ^ "MAPPED: What the new election boundaries for Oxfordshire could look like". Oxford Mail. 2021-06-09. Retrieved 2023-12-05.
- ^ "It would be nonsense if name of constituency isn't changed to include town, says bid backer". Oxford Mail. 2016-12-15. Retrieved 2023-12-05.
- ^ "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule 1 Part 6 South East region.
- ^ "New Seat Details - Didcot and Wantage". www.electoralcalculus.co.uk. Retrieved 2023-12-05.
- ^ Stone, Mark (7 June 2024). "Election of a Member of Parliament for Didcot and Wantage Constituency" (PDF). Retrieved 7 June 2024 – via Vale of White Horse District Council.
External links edit
- Didcot and Wantage UK Parliament constituency (boundaries from June 2024) at MapIt UK