Oxford West and Abingdon

Oxford West and Abingdon County constituency
Oxford West and Abingdon shown within Oxfordshire, and Oxfordshire shown within England
Created:	1983
MP:	Evan Harris
Party:	Liberal Democrat
Type:	House of Commons
County:	Oxfordshire
EP constituency:	South East England

Oxford West and Abingdon is a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election.

Boundaries

The constituency contains the town of Abingdon, the village of Kidlington, and the western and northern parts of the city of Oxford. It includes many of the colleges of the University of Oxford and thus contains a large student population.

Boundary review

Following their review of parliamentary representation in Oxfordshire, the Boundary Commission for England has made changes to the existing arrangement as a consequence of population changes. The electoral wards used in the creation of the modified constituency are:

• From the district of Vale of White Horse - Abingdon Abbey and Barton, Abingdon Caldecott, Abingdon Dunmore, Abingdon Fitzharris, Abingdon Northcourt, Abingdon Ock Meadow, Abingdon Peachcroft, Appleton and Cumnor, Kennington and South Hinksey, North Hinksey and Wytham, Radley, and Sunningwell and Wootton.
• From the city of Oxford - Jericho and Osney, North, St Margaret’s, Summertown, and Wolvercote.
• From the district of Cherwell - Kidlington North, Kidlington South, and Yarnton, Gosford and Water Eaton.

This revision will remove most of the colleges of the University of Oxford from the constituency, leaving only Worcester, St Hugh's, Lady Margaret Hall, St Anne's, St Antony's, Somerville, Green, St Cross and Wolfson.

History

The constituency was created in 1983 when the constituency of Oxford was split in two. Abingdon had had its own seat prior to 1983.

Members of Parliament

• Constituency created (1983)

Election results

A pre-election husting at the Oxford West and Abingdon constituency during the 2005 campaign.

This constituency underwent boundary changes between the 1992 and 1997 general elections and thus change in share of vote is based on a notional calculation.

See also

• Oxford East
• List of Parliamentary constituencies in Oxfordshire

References

Sources

• Election result, 2005 (BBC)
• Election results, 1997–2001 (BBC)
• Election results, 1997–2001 (Election Demon)
• Election results, 1983–1997 (Election Demon)
• Election results, 1992–2005 (The Guardian)

External links

• Elections: Let battle commence Oxford Mail, 2005-04-06

v • d • e The City of Oxford Oxfordshire • County Council elections • City Council elections • Oxford East Borough Constituency • Oxford West and Abingdon County Constituency Wards, suburbs, neighbourhoods and districts Barton • Binsey • Cowley (Temple Cowley) • Cutteslowe • Donnington • Godstow • Grandpont • Headington (Headington Hill, New Headington, Old Headington) • Holywell • Iffley • Jericho • New Hinksey • Norham Manor • North Oxford (Central North Oxford, Park Town) • Northway • Osney • Oxpens • Port Meadow • Science Area • St. Ebbes • St John Street area • Summertown • Sunnymead • Walton Manor • Wolvercote • Waterways Civil parishes Blackbird Leys • Littlemore (Rose Hill) • Old Marston (New Marston) • Risinghurst and Sandhills (Risinghurst, Sandhills, Barton, Wood Farm, Quarry) Former district and borough County Borough of Oxford • Headington Rural District Former constituencies Oxfordshire County Constituency • Oxford Borough Constituency List of Parliamentary constituencies in Oxfordshire • List of places in Oxfordshire • List of civil parishes in Oxfordshire

v • d • e The District of the Vale of White Horse Oxfordshire • County Council elections • District Council elections • Wantage County Constituency • Oxford West and Abingdon County Constituency Towns Abingdon (Caldecott) • Faringdon • Wantage (Belmont) Large Villages Blewbury • Chilton • Cumnor (Chilswell, Cumnor Hill, Dean Court, Farmoor, Swinford) • Drayton • East Challow • East Hendred • Grove • Harwell • Kennington • Kingston Bagpuize with Southmoor (Kingston Bagpuize, Southmoor) • Marcham • North Hinksey (Botley, Harcourt Hill) • Radley • St. Helen Without • Shrivenham • Stanford in the Vale (Bow) • Steventon • Sunningwell (Bayworth, Boars Hill, Foxcombe Hill) • Sutton Courtenay • Wootton (Dry Sandford, Cothill, Henwood, Lamborough Hill) Other Civil Parishes (Component Villages and Hamlets) Appleford-on-Thames • Appleton-with-Eaton (Appleton, Eaton) • Ardington (Ardington Wick) • Ashbury • Baulking • Besselsleigh • Bourton • Buckland (Gainfield) • Buscot • Charney Bassett • Childrey • Coleshill • Compton Beauchamp • Denchworth • East Hanney • Eaton Hastings • Fernham • Frilford • Fyfield and Tubney (Fyfield, Tubney, Netherton) • Garford • Goosey • Great Coxwell • Hatford (Little Hatford) • Hinton Waldrist (Duxford) • Kingston Lisle • Letcombe Bassett • Letcombe Regis • Little Coxwell • Littleworth • Lockinge (East Lockinge, West Lockinge) • Longcot • Longworth (Southmoor) • Lyford • Milton • Pusey • Shellingford • South Hinksey • Sparsholt • Uffington • Upton • Watchfield • West Challow • West Hanney • West Hendred • Woolstone • Wytham (Seacourt) Former Districts and Boroughs Municipal Borough of Abingdon • Abingdon Rural District • Faringdon Rural District • Wantage Urban District • Wantage Rural District Former Constituencies Oxfordshire County Constituency • Abingdon Borough Constituency • Berkshire North or Abingdon County Constituency • Abingdon County Constituency List of Parliamentary constituencies in Oxfordshire • List of places in Oxfordshire • List of civil parishes in Oxfordshire

v • d • e The District of Cherwell Oxfordshire • County Council elections • District Council elections Banbury County Constituency • Oxford West and Abingdon County Constituency • Witney County Constituency Towns Banbury • Bicester Large Villages Adderbury • Ambrosden • Arncott (Upper Arncott) • Bloxham • Bodicote • Caversfield • Deddington • Hook Norton • Kidlington • Launton • Upper Heyford • Yarnton Other Civil Parishes (Component Villages and Hamlets) Ardley with Fewcott (Ardley, Fewcott) • Barford St. John and St. Michael (Barford St. Michael, Barford St. John) • Begbroke • Blackthorn • Bletchingdon (Enslow) • Bourton (Great Bourton, Little Bourton) • Broughton • Bucknell • Charlton-on-Otmoor • Chesterton (Little Chesterton) • Claydon with Clattercot (Claydon, Clattercote) • Cottisford • Cropredy • Drayton • Duns Tew • Epwell • Fencott and Murcott (Fencott, Murcott) • Finmere • Fringford • Fritwell • Godington • Gosford and Water Eaton (Gosford, Water Eaton) • Hampton Gay and Poyle (Hampton Gay, Hampton Poyle) • Hanwell • Hardwick with Tusmore (Hardwick, Tusmore) • Hethe • Horley • Hornton • Horton-cum-Studley • Islip • Kirtlington • Lower Heyford • Merton • Middle Aston • Middleton Stoney • Milcombe • Milton • Mixbury • Mollington • Newton Purcell with Shelswell (Newton Purcell, Shelswell) • Noke • North Aston • North Newington • Oddington • Piddington • Prescote • Shenington with Alkerton (Shenington, Alkerton)• Shipton-on-Cherwell and Thrupp (Shipton-on-Cherwell, Thrupp) • Shutford • Sibford Ferris • Sibford Gower (Burdrop) • Somerton • Souldern • South Newington • Steeple Aston • Stoke Lyne (Bainton) • Stratton Audley • Swalcliffe • Tadmarton • Wardington (Lower Wardington, Upper Wardington) • Wendlebury • Weston-on-the-Green • Wigginton • Wroxton (Balscote) Former Districts and Boroughs Municipal Borough of Banbury • Banbury Rural District • Bicester Urban District • Ploughley Rural District • Bicester Rural District Former Constituencies Oxfordshire County Constituency • Mid Oxfordshire or Woodstock County Constituency • Mid Oxfordshire County Constituency List of Parliamentary constituencies in Oxfordshire • List of places in Oxfordshire • List of civil parishes in Oxfordshire

Coordinates: 51°45′N 1°18′W / 51.75°N 1.30°W / 51.75; -1.30