Didcot and Wantage (UK Parliament constituency) explained
| Didcot and Wantage |
| Parliament: | uk |
| Year: | 2024 |
| Type: | County |
| Electorate: | 74,356 (2023)[1] |
| Party: | Liberal Democrats (UK) |
| Region: | England |
| Elects Howmany: | One |
| Towns: | Didcot and Wantage |
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
Elections
Elections in the 2010s
See also
External links
Notes and References
- 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 .
- Web site: Didcot and Wantage CC . . 7 July 2024.
- Web site: South East Boundary Commission for England . 2023-06-20 . Boundary Commission for England.
- Web site: 2021-06-09 . MAPPED: What the new election boundaries for Oxfordshire could look like . 2023-12-05 . Oxford Mail . en.
- Web site: 2016-12-15 . It would be nonsense if name of constituency isn't changed to include town, says bid backer . 2023-12-05 . Oxford Mail . en.
- Web site: The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023 . Schedule 1 Part 6 South East region.
- Web site: New Seat Details - Didcot and Wantage . 2023-12-05 . www.electoralcalculus.co.uk.
- 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.
