List of Parliamentary constituencies in Oxfordshire
- List of Parliamentary constituencies in Oxfordshire
The county of Oxfordshireis divided into 6 Parliamentary constituencies— 1 Borough constituencyand 5 County constituencies.
Boundary Commission proposals
Current proposals by the Boundary Commission for England would retain these 6 constituencies, with changes to realign constituency boundarieswith the boundaries of current local government wards,and to reduce the electoral disparity between constituencies. These changes are expected to be implemented at the United Kingdom general election, 2009/10.
Historic list of constituencies in Oxfordshire
Unless otherwise stated, constituencies returned only one member.
Until 1885
Note that residents of the Boroughs were allowed to vote for the County MPs, in addition to their Borough MPs, with the exception of Abingdon, which was at this time part of Berkshire.
*Oxfordshire County Constituency (created in 1290, Oxfordshire returned two MPs until 1832, and then three MPs until 1885)
*Oxford Borough Constituency (created in 1295, Oxford returned two MPs until 1881, and then one MP until 1885)
*Wallingford Borough Constituency (created in 1295)
*Woodstock Borough Constituency (created in 1571)
*Banbury Borough Constituency (created in 1553)
*Abingdon Borough Constituency (created in 1558, part of Berkshire)
Used from 1885 to 1918
In 1885, Abingdon, Banbury and Woodstock expanded from Borough to County Constituencies. Oxfordshire was split between Banbury, Woodstock and the newly created Henley. Wallingford, a rotten borough, was folded into Abingdon and Henley.
*Oxford Borough Constituency
*Banbury County Constituency
*Henley County Constituency
*Mid Oxfordshire or Woodstock County Constituency
*Berkshire North or Abingdon County Constituency
Used from 1918 to 1974
In 1918, Woodstock was absorbed into Banbury and Henley.
*Oxford Borough Constituency
*Banbury County Constituency
*Henley County Constituency
*Abingdon County Constituency
Used from 1974 to 1983
In 1974, Mid Oxfordshire was split off from Banbury and Henley, and Abingdon became part of Oxfordshire.
*Oxford Borough Constituency
*Abingdon County Constituency
*Banbury County Constituency
*Henley County Constituency
*Mid Oxfordshire County ConstituencyIn 1983, Mid Oxfordshire became Witney, and Oxford and Abingdon were rearranged into Oxford East, and Oxford West and Abingdon.
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