Didcot and Wantage (UK Parliament constituency)

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Didcot and Wantage
County constituency
for the House of Commons
Map
Boundaries since 2024
Map of constituency
Boundary of Didcot and Wantage in South East England
CountyOxfordshire
Electorate74,356 (2023)[1]
Major settlementsDidcot, Wantage, Wallingford
Current constituency
Created2024
Member of ParliamentOlly Glover (Liberal Democrats)
SeatsOne
Created fromWantage

Didcot and Wantage is a constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament.[2][3] Further to the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, it was first contested at the 2024 general election. The seat was won by Olly Glover representing the Liberal Democrats.

The constituency is named for the towns of Didcot and Wantage in Oxfordshire.[4]

History

A campaign to change the constituency name dates back to at least 2016.[5]

Boundaries

The constituency is composed of the following (as they existed on 1 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.[6]

It comprises the majority of the former Wantage constituency plus a small part of the former Henley electorate (Sandford-on-Thames):[7]

Members of Parliament

Wantage prior to 2024

Election Member Party
2024 Olly Glover Liberal Democrats

Elections

Elections in the 2020s

General election 2024: Didcot and Wantage[8][9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Olly Glover 21,793 39.8 +8.5
Conservative David Johnston 15,560 28.4 −21.4
Labour Mocky Khan 8,045 14.7 −1.3
Reform UK Steve Beatty 6,400 11.7 N/A
Green Sam Casey-Rerhaye 2,693 4.9 +4.2
SDP Kyn Pomlett 242 0.4 N/A
Majority 6,233 11.4 N/A
Turnout 54,733 67.8 –5.3
Registered electors 80,689
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing Increase15.0

Elections in the 2010s

2019 notional result[10]
Party Vote %
Conservative 27,045 49.8
Liberal Democrats 17,022 31.3
Labour 8,708 16.0
Others 1,201 2.2
Green 370 0.7
Turnout 54,346 73.1
Registered electors 74,356

See also

References

  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. ^ "Didcot and Wantage CC" (PDF). Boundary Commission for England. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
  3. ^ "South East | Boundary Commission for England". Boundary Commission for England. Retrieved 2023-06-20.
  4. ^ "MAPPED: What the new election boundaries for Oxfordshire could look like". Oxford Mail. 2021-06-09. Retrieved 2023-12-05.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule 1 Part 6 South East region.
  7. ^ "New Seat Details - Didcot and Wantage". www.electoralcalculus.co.uk. Retrieved 2023-12-05.
  8. ^ 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.
  9. ^ "Didcot and Wantage - General election results 2024". BBC News.
  10. ^ "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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