Bicester and Woodstock (UK Parliament constituency) explained

Bicester & Woodstock
Parliament:	uk
Year:	2024
Type:	County
Elects Howmany:	One
Electorate:	70,389 (2020) ^[1]
Party:	Liberal Democrats (UK)
Region:	England
Previous:	Banbury (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

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:

• The town of Bicester, transferred from Banbury
• The large village of Kidlington, transferred from Oxford West and Abingdon
• Largely rural areas, including the small market town of Woodstock, transferred from Witney
• A small rural area transferred from Henley

Members of Parliament

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

Elections

Elections in the 2010s

2019 notional result^[4]
Party		Vote	%
		28,030	53.9
		13,825	26.6
		8,762	16.9
		1,225	2.4
		149	0.3
Turnout		51,991	73.9
Electorate		70,389

See also

• List of parliamentary constituencies in Oxfordshire
• List of parliamentary constituencies in the South East England (region)

External links

• Bicester and Woodstock UK Parliament constituency (boundaries from June 2024) at MapIt UK

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Notes and References

1. Web site: The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume two: Constituency names, designations and composition – South East . Boundary Commission for England . 13 June 2024 . dmy .
2. Web site: The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume one: Report – South East Boundary Commission for England . 2023-07-15 . boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk.
3. Web site: The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023 . Schedule 1 Part 6 South East region.
4. Web site: Notional results for a UK general election on 12 December 2019 . 11 July 2024 . Rallings & Thrasher, Professor David Denver (Scotland), Nicholas Whyte (NI) for Sky News, PA, BBC News and ITV News . UK Parliament.