| Bicester & Woodstock | |
|---|---|
| County constituency for the House of Commons | |
| County | Oxfordshire |
| Electorate | 70,389 (March 2020)[1] |
| Major settlements | Bicester, Kidlington and Woodstock |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 2024 |
| Member of Parliament | None |
| Seats | One |
| Created from | Banbury (part), Henley (part), Oxford West & Abingdon (part), Witney (part) |
Bicester and Woodstock is a proposed 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 next general election.
Boundaries
Map of boundaries from 2024
The constituency will be 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 will comprise 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
Polling
There have been various MRP national polls giving the results shown below for Bicester & Woodstock.
| Date | Model | CON | LAB | LIB | REF | GRN | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Jan 2024 | YouGov | 29% | 20% | 37% | 7% | 5% | [4][5] |
| 15 Jan 2024 | Electoral Calculus | 30% | 28% | 25% | 10% | 6% | [6] |
| 15 Feb 2024 | Electoral Calculus | 30% | 30% | 25% | 10% | 5% | [7] |
| 28 March 2024 | Electoral Calculus | 28% | 30% | 26% | 12% | 4% | [8] |
| 30 March 2024 | Survation | 32% | 31% | 23% | 9% | 4% | [9] |
| 3 April 2024 | YouGov | 31% | 24% | 26% | 12% | 6% | [10] |
The average of the three models based upon March / early April polling shows the Conservatives in first place on 30%, Labour second on 28% and the Liberal Democrats third on 25%.
Elections
Elections in the 2020s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Rupert Harrison[11] | ||||
| Green | Ian Middleton[12] | ||||
| Liberal Democrats | Calum Miller[13] | ||||
| Labour | Veronica Oakeshott[14] | ||||
| Reform UK | Augustine Obodo[15] | ||||
| Majority | |||||
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References
- ^ "Electorate Figures – Boundary Commission for England" (PDF). Boundary Commission for England. 28 June 2023. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
- ^ "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume one: Report – South East | Boundary Commission for England". boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk. Retrieved 2023-07-15.
- ^ "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule 1 Part 6 South East region.
- ^ "YouGov MRP shows Labour would win 1997-style landslide if election were held today". YouGov. 15 January 2024. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
- ^ "Searchable tool: How would your constituency vote in an election tomorrow?". Telegraph Media Group. 14 January 2024. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
- ^ "Electoral Calculus January 2024". Electoral Calculus. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
- ^ "Electoral Calculus 14 Feb 2024". Retrieved 14 Feb 2024.
- ^ "New Seat Details - Bicester and Woodstock". www.electoralcalculus.co.uk. Retrieved 2024-04-07.
- ^ "What We Can Learn From Our Latest MRP (and what we can't)". Survation. 2024-03-31. Retrieved 2024-04-07.
- ^ "YouGov MRP – Labour now projected to win over 400 seats | YouGov". yougov.co.uk. Retrieved 2024-04-07.
- ^ "Harrison selected in Bicester and Woodstock for his ability to "talk about local issues from a national perspective"". Conservative Home. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
- ^ "Green Oxfordshire 2024 - Looking forward to 2024". Oxfordshire Green Party. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
- ^ "Calum Miller selected for Bicester and Woodstock". Mark Pack. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
- ^ "Bicester and Woodstock MP Labour candidate shares vision". Oxford Mail. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
- ^ "Bicester and Woodstock Constituency". Reform UK. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
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