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Didcot and Wantage (UK Parliament constituency)
Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 2024 onwards From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Didcot and Wantage is a constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament.[2][3] Further to the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, it was first contested at the 2024 general election. The seat was won by Olly Glover representing the Liberal Democrats.
The constituency is named for the towns of Didcot and Wantage in Oxfordshire.[4]
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History
A campaign to change the constituency name dates back to at least 2016.[5]
Boundaries
The constituency is composed of the following (as they existed on 1 December 2020):
- The District of South Oxfordshire wards of: Cholsey; Didcot North East; Didcot South; Didcot West; Sandford & the Wittenhams; Wallingford.
- The District of Vale of White Horse wards of: Blewbury & Harwell; Drayton; Grove North; Hendreds; Ridgeway; Stanford; Steventon & the Hanneys; Sutton Courtenay; Wantage & Grove Brook; Wantage Charlton.[6]
It comprises the majority of the former Wantage constituency plus a small part of the former Henley electorate (Sandford-on-Thames):[7]
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Members of Parliament
Wantage prior to 2024
Elections
Elections in the 2020s
Elections in the 2010s
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See also
References
External links
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