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Didcot and Wantage
Borough constituency
for the House of Commons
CountyOxfordshire
Electorate74,356[1]
Major settlementsDidcot and Wantage
Current constituency
Created2024
Member of ParliamentTBC (TBC)
SeatsOne
Created fromWantage

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.

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]

Map
Map of boundaries from 2024

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]

General election 2024: Didcot and Wantage[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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]

  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ "South East | Boundary Commission for England". Boundary Commission for England. Retrieved 2023-06-20.
  3. ^ "MAPPED: What the new election boundaries for Oxfordshire could look like". Oxford Mail. 2021-06-09. Retrieved 2023-12-05.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule 1 Part 6 South East region.
  6. ^ "New Seat Details - Didcot and Wantage". www.electoralcalculus.co.uk. Retrieved 2023-12-05.
  7. ^ 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.

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