25-628: Oxford East is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2017 by Anneliese Dodds of the Labour Party , who also serves as party chair . Created in 1983, the constituency covers the eastern and southern parts of Oxford in Oxfordshire. It borders Oxford West and Abingdon to the west and Henley to the north, east and south. The seat includes Cowley (containing
50-638: A large car factory ) and adjoining parts of the city including a broad area of mid-to-low rise council-built housing, Blackbird Leys , which has kept varying amounts of social housing (see Right to Buy ) as well as Headington and the two major hospitals in Oxford (the John Radcliffe Hospital and the Churchill Hospital ) A large percentage of the seat's electorate consists of students from Oxford and Oxford Brookes universities (the latter being in
75-638: A reduction of 13 seats. Primary legislation provides for the independence of the boundary commissions for each of the four parts of the UK, the number of seats for each of the countries, permissible factors to use in departing from any old boundaries, and a strong duty to consult. The Fifth Review was governed by the Parliamentary Constituencies Act of 1986 . Under the Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Act 2011 , as amended by
100-479: A seat. It merged about half the city with the eastern portion of the former Abingdon seat. Conservative John Patten (MP for Oxford in the 1979–1983 Parliament), held the seat from its creation until he retired in 1997 . The seat was gained by Liberal Democrat , Evan Harris , who held the seat for thirteen years until the 2010 general election , when the Conservative Nicola Blackwood retook
125-687: A sixth of Scotland, to the densely-populated London constituency of Islington North . As of the 2024 election there are 543 constituencies in England, 32 in Wales, 57 in Scotland and 18 in Northern Ireland. The "Region" of the table refers to the NUTS 1 statistical region of England , which coincides with the former European Parliament constituency in which the constituency was included until 31 January 2020. Following
150-462: Is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2017 by Layla Moran , a Liberal Democrat . The constituency includes the town of Abingdon , and the central, western and northern parts of the city of Oxford , including most of the colleges of the University of Oxford as well as the villages of Kennington, Cumnor and Hinksey. At the end of 2010, unemployment
175-560: Is no smaller than 69,724 and no larger than 77,062. The exceptions to this rule are five 'protected' constituencies for island areas: Orkney and Shetland , Na h-Eileanan an Iar , Ynys Mon , and two constituencies on the Isle of Wight . These consequently have smaller electorates than the lower limit for other constituencies. As the number of electors in each constituency is similar, the constituencies themselves vary considerably in area, ranging in 2019 from Ross, Skye and Lochaber , which occupies
200-528: The 2010 general election after proposals made by the boundary commissions for England, Wales, and Northern Ireland (the Fifth Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies ) were adopted through statutory instruments . Constituencies in Scotland remained unchanged, as the Boundary Commission for Scotland had completed a review just before the 2005 general election , which had resulted in
225-633: The Parliamentary Constituencies Act 2020 , the number of MPs is now fixed at 650. The Sainte-Laguë formula method is used to form groups of seats split between the four parts of the United Kingdom and the English regions (as defined by the NUTS 1 statistical regions of England ). The table below gives the number of eligible voters broken down by constituent country, including the average constituency size in each country. As of 2023, every recommended constituency must have an electorate as at 2 March 2020 that
250-573: The District of South Oxfordshire, previously part of Henley (Littlemore) and the abolished constituency of Mid-Oxon (Marston and Risinghurst). The 1997 boundary changes reflected changes to local government boundaries with the majority of the area comprising the three South Oxfordshire wards having been absorbed into the City of Oxford. The remaining, semi-rural Conservative-leaning areas were transferred back to Henley. The urban City of Oxford South ward, which
275-542: The United Kingdom currently has 650 parliamentary constituencies across the constituent countries ( England , Scotland , Wales , and Northern Ireland ), each electing a single member of parliament (MP) to the House of Commons by the plurality ( first-past-the-post ) voting system, ordinarily every five years. Voting last took place in all 650 of those constituencies at the United Kingdom general election on 4 July 2024 . The number of seats rose from 646 to 650 at
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#1732852798653300-580: The abandonment of the Sixth Periodic Review (the 2018 review), the Boundary Commissions formally launched the 2023 Review on 5 January 2021 and published their final proposals on 28 June 2023. See 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies and List of United Kingdom Parliament constituencies (2024–present) by region for further details. Oxford West and Abingdon (UK Parliament constituency) Oxford West and Abingdon
325-404: The city centre, following revision of City of Oxford wards; marginal realignment of boundary with Wantage ; Yarnton transferred from Witney. Further to the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies which became effective for the 2024 general election , the constituency is composed of the following (as they existed on 1 December 2020): The electorate was reduced to bring it within
350-483: The majority of Oxford colleges , which had previously been mainly in Oxford West and Abingdon, now fell into Oxford East. Further to the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies , which came into effect for the 2024 general election , the constituency is composed of the following (as they existed on 1 December 2020): The electorate was reduced to bring it within the permitted range by transferring areas to
375-481: The new constituency, comprising the town of Abingdon-on-Thames and areas to the west of Oxford, was previously part of the abolished constituency of Abingdon in Berkshire . The City of Oxford wards had previously been in the abolished constituency of Oxford . Kidlington was transferred from Witney . The South ward of the City of Oxford was transferred to Oxford East . Further loss to Oxford East, including
400-421: The party was branded as such, once retaining its deposit, in 2015, with almost 12% of the vote. Ousted ex-MP Norris won the largest runner-up's share of the vote to date (40.4%) during the 1987 general election . Turnout has ranged between 78.9% in 1987 and 55.8% in 2001. The constituency was formed largely from the majority of the abolished Borough Constituency of Oxford . it also included three wards in
425-614: The peak share of votes to date being 20.2% in 1997. The strongest victory, in share of the vote, was that of Harris of the Liberal Democrats in 2001, a 17.8% majority (in a seven-way contest). The Green Party and its predecessor, the Ecology Party , stood in the first eight contests, in each losing the deposit paid. In December 2023, the Labour Party included the seat in its published list of 211 non-battleground seats, suggesting they did not see it as winnable. The majority of
450-399: The seat for the next 30 years before retiring. The Conservative share of the vote fell to a low to date, of 16.7%, in 2005, a year when the seat became an emphatic Labour– Liberal Democrat contest , and the votes for Andrew Smith were only 963 more than the "Lib Dem" candidate: a majority of 2.3% of the votes (electorate voting). Smith held the seat in 2015 with a much increased majority; it
475-493: The seat in one of the most marginal results of that election. Blackwood held the seat until the 2017 general election , when she was defeated by Liberal Democrat Layla Moran in another marginal result. Moran retained the seat at the 2019 general election with a much increased majority of 15.2%. The seat has been contested nine times, each of them general elections. At each contest, the Labour party candidate has polled third, with
500-422: The seat). Areas in the seat with a high proportion of private housing include Headington , which is mainly a mixture of student tenants and relatively high-income families, and the similarly prosperous areas of Grandpont and New Hinksey in the south of the city. At the end of 2010 unemployment claimant count was 2.3%, 45th of the 84 South East constituencies and close to the mean of 2.45%. From 1885 until 1983
525-496: The vast bulk of the area of the seat, as it has variously been drawn since 1983, was in the abolished Oxford constituency , historically Liberal then for some decades Conservative, and which then alternated with the Labour Party, who took that seat in the late 1960s and late 1970s. For the first four years (from 1983) Oxford East was served by Conservative Steven Norris . He was defeated by Labour candidate Andrew Smith who held
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575-411: Was strong for the Liberal Democrats and Labour, was transferred from Oxford West and Abingdon . Under the Fifth Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies the constituency was slightly altered, in order to equalise electorates and take account of changes to the City's ward structure. These changes added Carfax and Holywell wards from Oxford West and Abingdon; this meant that Oxford city centre and
600-404: Was the 80th-safest of Labour's 232 seats won that year by percentage of majority. On his retirement the local Labour party selected Anneliese Dodds . At the 2017 general election she took the seat with a majority of 23,284 votes (43.2%) - reduced to 17,832 (36.1%) in 2019. From 2015 the runner-up returned to being a Conservative. The Green Party 's candidate has stood in all eight contests since
625-443: Was the fifth lowest of the 84 South East constituencies, at 1.2% compared to a mean of 2.45%. The area has rapid transit connections to London, Reading and the commercial heart of Oxford, has large business and research parks and a choice of two major railway stations, Oxford and Didcot Parkway . The seat was created in 1983 as part of the reconfiguration of those in the county to avoid malapportionment , abolishing Oxford as
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