is a
Borough 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.
The constituency covers the eastern and southern parts of
Oxford in
Oxfordshire . It borders
Oxford West And Abingdon to the West and
Henley to the North, East and South.
This is the most Labour-voting part of Oxford, including
Cowley (famous for its car factory) and the rather notorious
Blackbird Leys council estate, but there is a large percentage of student voters from both Oxford and Oxford Brookes Universities (the latter being based in the seat, in leafy suburban
Headington ).
Due to the high student, and university-related, vote, Labour came within a thousand votes of losing the seat to the Lib Dems at the 2005 election with such issues as the Iraq War and top-up fees losing many votes for former Work and Pensions Secretary Andrew Smith.
Following their review of parliamentary representation in
Oxfordshire , the
Boundary Commission For England has made minor changes to the existing arrangement as a consequence of population changes. The electoral wards used in this modified constituency are as follows.
- From the City Of Oxford - Barton and Sandhills, Blackbird Leys, Carfax, Churchill, Cowley, Cowley Marsh, Headington, Headington Hill and Northway, Hinksey Park, Holywell, Iffley Fields, Littlemore, Lye Valley, Marston, Northfield Brook, Quarry and Risinghurst, Rose Hill and Iffley, St Clement’s, and St Mary’s.
These changes have the effect of moving the Carfax and Holywell wards into Oxford East from Oxford West and Abingdon. This means that the majority of
Oxford Colleges will now sit in Oxford East, whereas they had previously sat in Oxford West and Abingdon for the most part. It is expected that this change will benefit the Liberal Democrats in the marginal Oxford East constituency.
In 2006 Labour won 8 of the wards, Lib-Dems 6, the Greens 4 and the Independent Working Class Association 1.
Until
1983 , the whole of Oxford, including all of this constituency was contained in the
Oxford constituency.
The
1997 boundary changes moved two semi-rural districts (that leaned to the Conservatives) out of the seat, and incorporated the urban Oxford South ward that was strong for the Liberal Democrats and Labour.
The
Liberal Democrats have selected lecturer Dr Steve Goddard to again be their candidate at the
Next General Election .
{Link without Title} He previously stood for the party, coming second, in 2001 and 2005.
In April 2007, the , famously losing the
1983 Bermondsey By-election . More recently, he threatened to stand as an independent against in the
1999 Kensington And Chelsea By-election , but withdrew. He joined the Green party in 2004.
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Liberal Democrats (UK)
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Steve Goddard
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14,442
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346
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+112
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Conservative Party (UK)
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Virginia Morris
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6,992
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167
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&minus20
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Independent ('New Loony ')
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Honest Blair
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1,485
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36
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''N/A''
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Independent Working Class Association
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Maurice Leen
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892
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21
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''N/A''
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United Kingdom Independence Party
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Peter Gardner
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715
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17
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+03
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Independent (politician)
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Pathmanathan Mylvaganam
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46
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01
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-01
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Labour Party (UK)
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&minus118
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Liberal Democrats (UK)
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Steve Goddard
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9,337
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234
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+87
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Conservative Party (UK)
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Cheryl Potter
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7,446
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187
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-33
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Green Party of England and Wales
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Pritam Singh
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1,501
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38
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+17
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Socialist Alliance (England)
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John Lister
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708
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18
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''N/A''
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United Kingdom Independence Party
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Peter Gardner
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570
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14
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+09
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Socialist Labour Party (UK)
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Fahim Ahmed
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274
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07
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''N/A''
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ProLife Alliance
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Linda Hodge
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254
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06
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-01
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Independent (politician)
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Pathmanathan Mylvaganam
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77
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02
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00
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Liberal Democrats (UK)
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George Kershaw
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7,038
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147
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+07
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Referendum Party
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Martin Young
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1,391
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29
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Green Party of England and Wales
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Craig Simmons
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975
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20
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Prolife Alliance
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William Harper-Jones
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318
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07
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United Kingdom Independence Party
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Peter Gardner
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234
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05
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Natural Law Party
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John Thompson
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108
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02
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Independent (politician)
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Pathmanathan Mylvaganam
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68
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02
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This constituency underwent boundary changes between the 1992 and 1997 general elections and thus change in share of vote is based on a notional calculation.
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Conservative Party (UK)
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Dr Mark Mayall
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16,164
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343
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-61
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Liberal Democrats (UK)
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Martin Horwood
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6,105
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130
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-26
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Natural Law Party
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A M Wilson
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101
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02
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Revolutionary Communist Party
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K Tompson
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48
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01
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Liberal Party (UK)
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M Godden
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7,648
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156
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-71
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Green Party of England and Wales
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D Dalton
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441
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09
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''N/A''
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Independent (politician)
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Pathmanathan Mylvaganam
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60
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01
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''N/A''
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Labour Party (UK)
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Conservative Party (UK)
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+27
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Liberal Party (UK)
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M Godden
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10,690
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227
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