Oxford West and Abingdon
County constituency for theHouse of Commons
Boundaries since 2024
Boundary of Oxford West and Abingdon in South East England
County	Oxfordshire
Electorate	72,004 (2023)[1]
Major settlements	Oxford (7 wards) Abingdon
Current constituency
Created	1983
Member of Parliament	Layla Moran (Liberal Democrats)
Seats	One
Created from	Oxford Abingdon

Oxford West and Abingdon is aconstituency^{[n 1]} represented in theHouse of Commons of theUK Parliament since2017 byLayla Moran, aLiberal Democrat.^{[n 2]}

The constituency includes the town ofAbingdon, and the central, western and northern parts of the city ofOxford, including most of thecolleges of the University of Oxford as well as the villages of Kennington, Cumnor and Hinksey. At the end of 2010, unemployment was the fifth lowest of the 84 South East constituencies, at 1.2% compared to a mean of 2.45%.^[2] 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 andDidcot Parkway.

The seat was created in1983 as part of the reconfiguration of those in the county to avoidmalapportionment, abolishingOxford as a seat. It merged about half the city with the eastern portion of the formerAbingdon seat.

ConservativeJohn Patten (MP for Oxford in the 1979–1983 Parliament), held the seat from its creation until he retired in1997. The seat was gained byLiberal Democrat,Evan Harris, who held the seat for thirteen years until the2010 general election, when the ConservativeNicola Blackwood retook the seat in one of the mostmarginal results of that election. Blackwood held the seat until the2017 general election, when she was defeated by Liberal DemocratLayla Moran in another marginal result. Moran retained the seat at the2019 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 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).

TheGreen Party and its predecessor, theEcology Party, stood in the first eight contests, in each losing thedeposit paid.

In December 2023, theLabour Party included the seat in its published list of 211 non-battleground seats, suggesting they did not see it as winnable.^[3]

• The District of Vale of White Horse wards of Abbey, Caldecott, Cumnor, Fitzharris, Hinksey, Kennington, Northcourt, Ock, Radley, St Helen Without, and Sunningwell and Wootton; and
• The City of Oxford wards of Central, Cherwell, North, South, West, and Wolvercote.^[4]

The majority of the new constituency, comprising the town ofAbingdon-on-Thames and areas to the west of Oxford, was previously part of the abolished constituency ofAbingdon inBerkshire. TheCity of Oxford wards had previously been in the abolished constituency ofOxford.

• The District of Vale of White Horse wards of Abbey, Caldecott, Cumnor, Fitzharris, Hinksey, Kennington, Northcourt, Ock, Radley, St Helen Without, and Sunningwell and Wootton;
• The City of Oxford wards of Central, Cherwell, North, West, and Wolvercote; and
• The District of Cherwell wards of Gosford, North West Kidlington, and South East Kidlington.^[5]

Kidlington was transferred fromWitney. The South ward of the City of Oxford was transferred toOxford East.

Map of 2010-2024 boundaries

• The District of Vale of White Horse wards of Abingdon Abbey and Barton, Abingdon Caldecott, Abingdon Dunmore, Abingdon Fitzharris, Abingdon Northcourt, Abingdon Ock Meadow, Abingdon Peachcroft, Appleton and Cumnor, Kennington and South Hinksey, North Hinksey and Wytham, Radley, and Sunningwell and Wootton;
• The City of Oxford wards of Jericho and Osney, North, St Margaret's, Summertown, and Wolvercote; and
• The District of Cherwell wards of Kidlington North, Kidlington South, and Yarnton, Gosford and Water Eaton.^[6]

Further loss to Oxford East, including the city centre, following revision of City of Oxford wards; marginal realignment of boundary withWantage;Yarnton transferred from Witney.

Further to the2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies which became effective for the2024 general election, the constituency is composed of the following (as they existed on 1 December 2020):

• The City of Oxford wards of: Carfax & Jericho; Cutteslowe & Sunnymead; Holywell; Osney & St. Thomas; Summertown; Walton Manor; Wolvercote.
• The District of Vale of White Horse wards of: Abingdon Abbey Northcourt; Abingdon Caldecott; Abingdon Dunmore; Abingdon Fitzharris; Abingdon Peachcroft; Botley & Sunningwell; Cumnor; Kennington & Radley; Marcham; Wootton.^[7]

The electorate was reduced to bring it within the permitted range by transferringKidlington to the newly created constituency ofBicester and Woodstock. To partly compensate, Oxford city centre and University colleges were moved back in fromOxford East. In addition, the village ofMarcham was transferred fromWantage.

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  Election results for Oxford West and Abingdon

General election 2024: Oxford West and Abingdon^[10][11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Layla Moran	23,414	50.9	−1.3
	Conservative	Vinay Raniga	8,520	18.5	−15.6
	Labour	Stephen Webb	5,981	13.0	+1.2
	Reform	James Gunn	4,164	9.1	+7.6
	Green	Chris Goodall	3,236	7.0	+6.5
	SDP	Anni Byard	259	0.6	N/A
	CPA	Ian Shelley	256	0.6	N/A
	Independent	Josh Phillips	168	0.4	N/A
Majority			14,894	32.4	+14.3
Turnout			45,998	64.5	–9.0
Registered electors			71,318
	Liberal Democratshold		Swing	7.2

• List of parliamentary constituencies in Oxfordshire
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• Election result 2015
• Election result, 2015 (BBC)
• Election result, 2010 (BBC)
• Election result, 2005 (BBC)
• Election results, 1997–2001 (BBC)
• Election results, 1997–2001 (Election Demon)
• Election results, 1983–1997 (Election Demon)

• Oxford West and Abingdon UK Parliament constituency (boundaries April 1997 – April 2010) atMapIt UK
• Oxford West and Abingdon UK Parliament constituency (boundaries April 2010 – May 2024) atMapIt UK
• Oxford West and Abingdon UK Parliament constituency (boundaries from June 2024) atMapIt UK

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