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Encyclopedia > Oxford West and Abingdon (UK Parliament constituency)

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. A constituency is any cohesive corporate unit or body bound by shared structures, goals or loyalty. ... In some bicameral parliaments of a Westminster System, the House of Commons has historically been the name of the elected lower house. ... The Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the supreme legislative institution in the United Kingdom and British overseas territories (it alone has parliamentary sovereignty). ... A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters of an electoral district to a parliament; in the Westminster system, specifically to the lower house. ... The first-past-the-post electoral system is a voting system for single-member districts, variously called first-past-the-post (FPTP or FPP), winner-take-all, plurality voting, or relative majority. ...

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

Boundaries

The constituency contains the town of Abingdon, Kidlington, and the western and northern part of the city of Oxford. Missing image Map sources for Abingdon at grid reference SU4997 Abingdon is a market town in Oxfordshire, England and is one of several places which claim to be Britains oldest continuously occupied town. ... Kidlington is a village in Oxfordshire in the United Kingdom. ... Oxford is a city and local government district in Oxfordshire, England, with a population of 134,248 (2001 census). ...

Member of Parliament

Evan Harris Dr Evan Leslie Harris MP (born 21 October 1965) is a politician in the United Kingdom. ... The Liberal Democrats, often shortened to Lib Dems, are a social liberal political party based in the United Kingdom. ... John Haggitt Charles Patten, Baron Patten, PC, was a Conservative party Member of Parliament of Oxford West and Abingdon in the United Kingdom. ... The Conservative Party is the largest political party on the centre-right in the United Kingdom. ...

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
Pro Life 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

The United Kingdom general election of 2005 was held on Thursday, 5 May 2005 and won by the Labour Party, led by Tony Blair. ... The Liberal Democrats, often shortened to Lib Dems, are a social liberal political party based in the United Kingdom. ... Evan Harris Dr Evan Leslie Harris MP (born 21 October 1965) is a politician in the United Kingdom. ... The Conservative Party is the largest political party on the centre-right in the United Kingdom. ... The Labour Party is a centre-left or Democratic Socialist political party in the United Kingdom (see British politics), and one of the United Kingdoms three main political parties. ... Antonia Bance (born January 11, 1980) was the Labour candidate for Oxford West & Abingdon at the May 2005 general election. ... The Green Party of England and Wales emerged as a distinct party in the 1990s. ... Tom Lines Thomas Joseph (Tom) Lines is the prospective parliamentary candidate in the Oxford West and Abingdon constituency for the Green Party of England and Wales in the UK general election, 2005. ... The United Kingdom Independence Party (commonly known as UKIP, pronounced you-kip) is a right-wing political party that aims at British withdrawal from the European Union. ... The Liberal Democrats, often shortened to Lib Dems, are a social liberal political party based in the United Kingdom. ... The UK general election, 2001 was held on 7 June 2001 and was dubbed the quiet landslide by the media. ... The Liberal Democrats, often shortened to Lib Dems, are a social liberal political party based in the United Kingdom. ... Evan Harris Dr Evan Leslie Harris MP (born 21 October 1965) is a politician in the United Kingdom. ... The Conservative Party is the largest political party on the centre-right in the United Kingdom. ... The Labour Party is a centre-left or Democratic Socialist political party in the United Kingdom (see British politics), and one of the United Kingdoms three main political parties. ... The Green Party of England and Wales emerged as a distinct party in the 1990s. ... Mike Woodin Cllr Dr Michael Edward Woodin (November 6, 1965 - July 8, 2004) was the Principal Speaker of the Green Party of England and Wales and a city councillor for Oxford from 1994 to 2004. ... The United Kingdom Independence Party (commonly known as UKIP, pronounced you-kip) is a right-wing political party that aims at British withdrawal from the European Union. ... The Liberal Democrats, often shortened to Lib Dems, are a social liberal political party based in the United Kingdom. ... The UK general election, 1997 was held on 1 May 1997. ... The Liberal Democrats, often shortened to Lib Dems, are a social liberal political party based in the United Kingdom. ... Evan Harris Dr Evan Leslie Harris MP (born 21 October 1965) is a politician in the United Kingdom. ... The Conservative Party is the largest political party on the centre-right in the United Kingdom. ... The Labour Party is a centre-left or Democratic Socialist political party in the United Kingdom (see British politics), and one of the United Kingdoms three main political parties. ... The Referendum Party were a single-issue party in the United Kingdom formed to contest the 1997 General Election. ... The Green Party of England and Wales emerged as a distinct party in the 1990s. ... Mike Woodin Cllr Dr Michael Edward Woodin (November 6, 1965 - July 8, 2004) was the Principal Speaker of the Green Party of England and Wales and a city councillor for Oxford from 1994 to 2004. ... The United Kingdom Independence Party (commonly known as UKIP, pronounced you-kip) is a right-wing political party that aims at British withdrawal from the European Union. ... The Natural Law Party is a trans-national political party with national branches in over 80 countries. ... The Liberal Democrats, often shortened to Lib Dems, are a social liberal political party based in the United Kingdom. ... The Conservative Party is the largest political party on the centre-right in the United Kingdom. ...

Politics and history of the constituency

See also

Oxford East is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ...

External link


  Results from FactBites:
 
Oxford West and Abingdon - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (306 words)
Oxford West and Abingdon is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
The constituency contains the town of Abingdon, the village of Kidlington, and the western and northern parts of the city of Oxford.
From the district of Vale of White Horse - 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.
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