Oxford West and Abingdon

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Oxford West and Abingdon in Oxfordshire, which is shown right within England

Oxford West and Abingdon is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election.

Contents

1 Boundaries 2 Member of Parliament 3 Election results 4 Politics and history of the constituency 5 See also 6 External link 7 See also

Boundaries

The constituency contains the town of Abingdon, Kidlington, and the western and northern part of the city of Oxford.

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Member of Parliament

• Preceded by Oxford
• John Patten, Conservative, (1983–1997)
• Dr Evan Harris, Liberal Democrat, (1997–Present)

Election results

General Election 2005: Oxford West and Abingdon
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Evan Harris	24,336	46.3	−1.5
	Conservative	Amanda McLean	16,653	31.7	+1.7
	Labour	Antonia Bance	8,725	16.6	−1.1
	Green	Tom Lines	2,091	4.0	+1.2
	UKIP	Marcus Watney	795	1.5	+0.6
Majority			7,683	14.6
Turnout			52,600	65.6	+1.1
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	−1.6

General Election 2001: Oxford West and Abingdon
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Evan Harris	24,670	47.8	+4.9
	Conservative	Ed Matts	15,485	30.0	-2.6
	Labour	Gillian Kirk	9,114	17.7	-2.5
	Green	Mike Woodin	1,423	2.8	+1.6
	UKIP	Marcus Watney	451	0.9	+0.5
	Independent	Sigrid Shreeve	332	0.6	+0.6
	Extinction Club	Robert Twigger	93	0.2	N/A
Majority			9,185	17.8
Turnout			51,568	64.5	-13.5
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

General Election 1997: Oxford West and Abingdon
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Evan Harris	26,268	42.9	+7.1
	Conservative	Laurence Harris	19,983	32.7	-13.6
	Labour	Susan Brown	12,361	20.2	+4.1
	Referendum Party	Gillian Eustace	1,258	2.1	N/A
	Green	Mike Woodin	691	1.1	Unknown
	UKIP	Rodney Buckton	258	0.4	N/A
	ProLife Alliance	Linda Hodge	238	0.4	N/A
	Natural Law	Anne Marie Wilson	91	0.1	Unknown
	Local Government	John Rose	48	0.1	N/A
Majority
Turnout			51,568	64.5	-13.5
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing

Politics and history of the constituency

See also

• Oxford East

External link

• Elections: Let battle commence (http://www.thisisoxfordshire.co.uk/oxfordshire/archive/2005/04/06/NEWS0ZM.html) Oxford Mail, 2005-04-06
• BBC News: Oxford West and Abingdon (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/vote2005/html/450.stm)

See also

• List of Parliamentary constituencies in Oxfordshire