Bicester & Woodstock
County constituency
for the House of Commons
CountyOxfordshire
Electorate70,389 (March 2020)[1]
Major settlementsBicester, Kidlington and Woodstock
Current constituency
Created2024
Member of ParliamentNone
SeatsOne
Created fromBanbury (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

The constituency will be composed of the following (as they existed on 1st December 2020):

It will comprise the following areas:

Polling

On 14 January 2024, a major YouGov MRP poll commissioned by Conservative donors predicted a win for the Liberal Democrats (37%) in Bicester and Woodstock, with the Conservatives second (29%), followed by Labour (20%), Reform UK (7%) and the Greens (5%).[5][6]

Elections

Elections in the 2020s

Next United Kingdom general election: Bicester and Woodstock
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Rupert Harrison[7]
Green Ian Middleton[8]
Liberal Democrats Calum Miller[9]
Reform UK Augustine Obodo[10]
Labour
Majority
Turnout
Swing

References

  1. ^ "Electorate Figures – Boundary Commission for England" (PDF). Boundary Commission for England. 28 June 2023. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule 1 Part 6 South East region.
  4. ^ "New Seat Details - Bicester and Woodstock". www.electoralcalculus.co.uk. Retrieved 2024-02-12.
  5. ^ "YouGov MRP shows Labour would win 1997-style landslide if election were held today". YouGov. 15 January 2024. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
  6. ^ "Searchable tool: How would your constituency vote in an election tomorrow?". Telegraph Media Group. 14 January 2024. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
  7. ^ "Harrison selected in Bicester and Woodstock for his ability to "talk about local issues from a national perspective"". Conservative Home. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
  8. ^ "Green Oxfordshire 2024 - Looking forward to 2024". Oxfordshire Green Party. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
  9. ^ "Calum Miller selected for Bicester and Woodstock". Mark Pack. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
  10. ^ "Bicester and Woodstock Constituency". Reform UK. Retrieved 15 January 2024.