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Oxford (UK Parliament constituency)

Not to be confused with Oxford University (UK Parliament constituency) or Oxford (federal electoral district).

Oxford was a parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, comprising the city of Oxford in the county of Oxfordshire.

Former Borough constituency
for the House of Commons
CountyOxfordshire
Major settlementsOxford
1295–1983
Seats1295–1885: Two
1885–1983: One
Replaced byOxford East and Oxford West and Abingdon[1]

History

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The parliamentary borough of Oxford elected two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of England from its creation in 1295 to 1707, then of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800 and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801. In 1885, its representation was reduced to one member by the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 and it was abolished in 1983 as a result of the Third Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies.

During the 1960s and 1970s, Oxford was a marginal seat.

Boundaries and boundary changes

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1918–1950

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The County Borough of Oxford.[2]

The boundaries were expanded to coincide with the County Borough.

1950–1983

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As above, with redrawn boundaries.[2]

Areas which had been absorbed by the County Borough of Oxford, including Cowley and Headington, transferred from the Henley constituency.  Small area in the north also transferred from Banbury.

Following the 1983 redistribution, this constituency was dissolved and divided into two distinct constituencies: Oxford East, and Oxford West and Abingdon. The City of Oxford local government district had succeeded the County Borough of Oxford on 1 April 1974, as outlined in the Local Government Act 1972, and the redistribution was a reflection of this change. Despite Oxford West and Abingdon encompassing Oxford city centre at the time, Oxford East primarily comprised the majority of the new district. Since 2010, the city centre has been situated within the redrawn Oxford East constituency.

Members of Parliament

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1295–1640

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ParliamentFirst memberSecond member
1379Edmund Kenyan[3]Thomas Somerset[4]
1380 (Nov)Edmund Kenyan[3]
1381Edmund Kenyan[3]
1382 (May)Edmund Kenyan[3]
1385Edmund Kenyan[3]
1386Edmund KenyanThomas Houkyn[5]
1388 (Feb)John HickesThomas Somerset[5]
1388 (Sep)John ShaweThomas Baret[5]
1390 (Jan)Richard GarstonAlan Lekensfeld[5]
1390 (Nov)Edmund KenyanAdam de la River[5]
1391Edmund KenyanJohn Ottworth[5]
1393Richard GarstonJohn Merston[5]
1394Edmund KenyanJohn Forster[5]
1395John LudlowAdam de la River[5]
1397 (Jan)Walter BenhamAdam de la River[5]
1397 (Sep)John OttworthAdam de la River[5]
1399John SpicerJohn Burbridge[5]
1401Thomas ForsthullAdam de la River[5]
1402Walter BenhamJohn Spicer[5]
1404 (Jan)Thomas CoventreJohn Spicer[5]
1404 (Oct)John MerstonMichael Salisbury[5]
1406John OttworthThomas Cowley[5]
1407Thomas CoventreHugh Benet[5]
1410Thomas CoventreHugh Benet[5]
1411
1413 (Feb)
1413 (May)Thomas CoventreHugh Benet[5]
1414 (Apr)John Shawe IIWalter Colet[5]
1414 (Nov)Thomas CoventreJohn Merston[5]
1415
1416 (Mar)Thomas CoventreWilliam Brampton[5]
1416 (Oct)
1417Thomas CoventreHugh Benet[5]
1419Thomas CoventreWilliam Brampton[5]
1420Thomas CoventreWilliam Offord[5]
1421 (May)Thomas CoventreWilliam Brampton[5]
1421 (Dec)John QuaraneWilliam Offord[5]
1491Robert Caxton[6]
1510–1523No names known[7]
1529John LattonWilliam Fleming[7]
1536?John Latton?William Fleming[7]
1539Thomas DentonRichard Gunter[7]
1542?
1545?
1547Ralph FlaxneyEdward Frere[7]
1553 (Mar)Christopher EdmondsEdward Glynton[7]
1553 (Oct)John WayteThomas Williams[7]
1554 (Apr)Thomas MallinsonEdward Glynton[7]
1554 (Nov)John WayteWilliam Tylcock[7]
1555John WayteWilliam Pantre[7]
1558John BartonRichard Williams[7]
1559 (Jan)Thomas WoodRoger Taylor[8]
1562 (Dec)William PageThomas Wood[8]
1571Edward KnollysWilliam Frere[8]
1572 (Apr)Edward Knollys, died
and replaced 1576 by Francis Knollys		William Owen, died
and replaced Jan 1581 by Edward Norris[8]
1584 (Oct)Francis KnollysWilliam Noble[8]
1586 (Sep)Francis KnollysGeorge Calfield[8]
1588 (Oct)Francis KnollysGeorge Calfield[8]
1593Sir Edmund CareyGeorge Calfield[8]
1597 (Aug)Anthony BaconGeorge Calfield[8]
1601 (Sep)Sir Francis LeighGeorge Calfield[8]
1604Francis LeighThomas Wentworth
1614Sir John AstleyThomas Wentworth
1621–1622Sir John BrookeThomas Wentworth[9]
1624John WhistlerThomas Wentworth
1625John WhistlerThomas Wentworth
1626John WhistlerThomas Wentworth
1628–1629John WhistlerThomas Wentworth
1629–1640No Parliaments convened

1640–1885

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YearFirst memberFirst partySecond memberSecond party
April 1640Viscount Andover[10]RoyalistJohn WhistlerRoyalist
1640 (Nov)John SmithRoyalist
1644Smith and Whistler disabled from sitting – both seats vacant
1645John NixonJohn Doyley
December 1648Nixon and Doyley excluded in Pride's Purge – both seats vacant
1653Oxford was unrepresented in the Barebones Parliament
1654Bulstrode Whitelocke[11]Oxford had only one seat in the First and
Second Parliaments of the Protectorate
1654Richard Croke
1656Richard Croke
January 1659Major Unton CrokeParliamentarian
May 1659Not represented in the restored Rump
April 1660The Viscount FalklandJames Huxley
1661Richard CrokeBrome Whorwood
1679William Wright
1685Hon. Henry BertieSir George Pudsey
1689Sir Edward NorreysTory
1695Thomas RowneyTory
1701Francis NorreysTory
1706Sir John WalterTory
March 1722Thomas Rowney, juniorTory
October 1722Francis KnollysTory
1734Matthew Skinner
1739James Herbert
1740Philip Herbert
1749Philip Wenman
1754Hon. Robert Lee
1759Sir Thomas Stapleton
1768George NaresLieutenant-Colonel the Hon. William Harcourt
1771Lord Robert Spencer
1774Captain the Hon. Peregrine Bertie
June 1790Francis Burton
December 1790Arthur Annesley
1796Henry Peters
1802John Atkyns-Wright
1807John Ingram Lockhart
1812John Atkyns-Wright
1818Frederick St John
1820Charles WetherellTory[12]John Ingram Lockhart
1826James LangstonWhig[12][13][14][15]
1830William Hughes HughesWhig[12]
1832Thomas Stonor[16]Whig[12]
1833William Hughes HughesWhig[12]
1835Donald MacleanConservative[12]Conservative[12]
1837William ErleWhig[12][17][18]
1841James LangstonWhig[12][13][14][15]
1847(Sir) William WoodRadical[19][20][21]
1853Edward CardwellPeelite[22][23][24][25][26]
March 1857Charles Neate[27][28]Whig[29]
July 1857Edward CardwellPeelite[22][23][24][25][26]
1859LiberalLiberal
1863Charles NeateLiberal
1868(Sir) William Vernon HarcourtLiberal
1874Alexander William HallConservative
April 1880Joseph William ChittyLiberal
May 1880Alexander William Hall[30]Conservative
1881Writ suspended – seat vacant
September 1881Writ suspended – seat vacant[31]
1885Representation reduced to one member

1885–1983

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ElectionMemberParty
1885Alexander William HallConservative
1892Sir George Tomkyns ChesneyConservative
1895Arthur AnnesleyConservative
1917 by-electionJohn MarriottCoalition Conservative
1922Frank GrayLiberal
1924 by-electionRobert BourneUnionist
1938 by-electionQuintin HoggConservative
1950 by-electionLawrence TurnerConservative
1959Montague WoodhouseConservative
1966Evan LuardLabour
1970Montague WoodhouseConservative
Oct 1974Evan LuardLabour
1979John PattenConservative
1983constituency abolished: see Oxford East & Oxford West and Abingdon

Elections

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Elections in the 1830s

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General election 1830: Oxford (2 seats)[12][32]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
WhigJames Langston 1,108 38.1
WhigWilliam Hughes Hughes 1,054 36.2
NonpartisanJohn Ingram Lockhart75025.8
Majority30410.4
Turnout1,779c. 80.9
Registered electorsc. 2,200
Whig holdSwing
Whig gain from NonpartisanSwing
General election 1831: Oxford (2 seats)[12][32]
PartyCandidateVotes%
WhigJames LangstonUnopposed
WhigWilliam Hughes HughesUnopposed
Registered electorsc. 2,200
Whig hold
Whig hold
General election 1832: Oxford (2 seats)[12][33]
PartyCandidateVotes%
WhigJames Langston 1,260 34.5
WhigThomas Stonor 953 26.1
WhigWilliam Hughes Hughes91925.1
ToryCharles Wetherell52314.3
Majority43011.8
Turnout2,13992.5
Registered electors2,312
Whig hold
Whig hold

Stonor's election was declared void on petition, causing a by-election.

By-election, 18 March 1833: Oxford[12][33]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
WhigWilliam Hughes Hughes 803 40.8 +15.7
WhigCharles Towneley70235.7N/A
ToryDonald Maclean46223.5+9.2
Majority1015.1−6.7
Turnout1,96785.1−7.4
Registered electors2,312
Whig holdSwing+3.3
General election 1835: Oxford (2 seats)[12][33]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeWilliam Hughes Hughes 1,394 38.4 +13.3
ConservativeDonald Maclean 1,217 33.5 +19.2
WhigThomas Stonor1,02228.1−32.5
Majority1955.4N/A
Turnout2,20090.3−2.2
Registered electors2,436
Conservative gain from WhigSwing+14.8
Conservative gain from WhigSwing+17.7
General election 1837: Oxford (2 seats)[12][33]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeDonald Maclean 1,348 38.9 +5.4
WhigWilliam Erle 1,217 35.2 +7.1
ConservativeWilliam Hughes Hughes89725.9−12.5
Turnout2,11587.3−3.0
Registered electors2,424
Majority1313.7−1.7
Conservative holdSwing+0.9
Majority3209.3N/A
Whig gain from ConservativeSwing+7.1

Elections in the 1840s

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General election 1841: Oxford (2 seats)[33][12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
WhigJames Langston 1,349 37.2 +2.0
ConservativeDonald Maclean 1,238 34.1 −4.8
ConservativeNeil Malcolm1,04128.7+2.8
Turnout2,37485.2−2.1
Registered electors2,786
Majority1113.1−6.2
Whig holdSwing+2.0
Majority1975.4+1.7
Conservative holdSwing−2.9
General election 1847: Oxford (2 seats)[33]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
WhigJames LangstonUnopposed
RadicalWilliam WoodUnopposed
Registered electors2,819
Whig hold
Radical gain from Conservative

Elections in the 1850s

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Wood was appointed Solicitor General for England and Wales, requiring a by-election.

By-election, 3 April 1851: Oxford[33]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
RadicalWilliam WoodUnopposed
Radical hold
General election 1852: Oxford (2 seats)[33]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
RadicalWilliam WoodUnopposed
WhigJames LangstonUnopposed
Registered electors2,818
Radical hold
Whig hold

Wood resigned after being appointed Vice-Chancellor, causing a by-election.

By-election, 4 January 1853: Oxford[33]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
PeeliteEdward CardwellUnopposed
Peelite gain from Radical
General election 1857: Oxford (2 seats)[33]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
WhigJames Langston 1,671 41.9 N/A
WhigCharles Neate 1,057 26.5 N/A
PeeliteEdward Cardwell1,01625.5N/A
RadicalStephen Gaselee[34][35]2456.1N/A
Majority411.0N/A
Turnout1,995 (est)75.1 (est)N/A
Registered electors2,656
Whig holdSwingN/A
Whig gain from RadicalSwingN/A

Neate's election was declared void on petition due to bribery, causing a by-election.[36]

By-election, 21 July 1857: Oxford[33]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
PeeliteEdward Cardwell 1,085 51.6 +26.1
Independent LiberalWilliam Makepeace Thackeray[37][38][39]1,10852.7New
Majority673.1N/A
Turnout2,10379.2+4.1
Registered electors2,656
Peelite gain from WhigSwingN/A
General election 1859: Oxford (2 seats)[33]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LiberalJames LangstonUnopposed
LiberalEdward CardwellUnopposed
Registered electors2,731
Liberal hold
Liberal hold

Cardwell was appointed Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, requiring a by-election.

By-election, 27 June 1859: Oxford[33]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LiberalEdward CardwellUnopposed
Liberal hold

Elections in the 1860s

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Cardwell was appointed Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, requiring a by-election.

By-election, 30 July 1861: Oxford[33]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LiberalEdward CardwellUnopposed
Liberal hold

Langston's death caused a by-election.

By-election, 7 November 1863: Oxford[33]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LiberalCharles NeateUnopposed
Liberal hold

Cardwell was appointed Secretary of State for the Colonies, requiring a by-election.

By-election, 9 April 1864: Oxford[33]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LiberalEdward CardwellUnopposed
Liberal hold
General election 1865: Oxford (2 seats)[33]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LiberalEdward CardwellUnopposed
LiberalCharles NeateUnopposed
Registered electors2,594
Liberal hold
Liberal hold
General election 1868: Oxford (2 seats)[33]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LiberalEdward Cardwell 2,765 41.7 N/A
LiberalWilliam Vernon Harcourt 2,636 39.8 N/A
ConservativeJames Parker Deane1,22518.5New
Majority1,41121.3N/A
Turnout3,926 (est)73.7 (est)N/A
Registered electors5,328
Liberal holdSwingN/A
Liberal holdSwingN/A

Cardwell was appointed Secretary of State for War, requiring a by-election.

By-election, 22 December 1868: Oxford[33]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LiberalEdward CardwellUnopposed
Liberal hold

Elections in the 1870s

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Harcourt was appointed Solicitor General for England and Wales, causing a by-election.

1873 Oxford by-election (1 seat)[33]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LiberalWilliam Vernon HarcourtUnopposed
Liberal hold
General election 1874: Oxford (2 seats)[33]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LiberalWilliam Vernon Harcourt 2,332 34.2 −5.6
LiberalEdward Cardwell 2,281 33.5 −8.2
ConservativeAlexander William Hall2,19832.3+13.8
Majority831.2−20.1
Turnout4,505 (est)79.3 (est)+5.6
Registered electors5,680
Liberal holdSwing−6.3
Liberal holdSwing−7.6

Cardwell was elevated to the peerage, becoming Viscount Cardwell and causing a by-election.

1874 Oxford by-election (1 seat)[33]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeAlexander William Hall 2,554 55.0 +22.7
LiberalJohn Delaware Lewis[40]2,09245.0-22.7
Majority46210.0N/A
Turnout4,64681.8+2.5
Registered electors5,680
Conservative gain from LiberalSwing+22.7

Elections in the 1880s

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General election 1880: Oxford (2 seats)[33]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LiberalWilliam Vernon Harcourt 2,771 34.2 0.0
LiberalJoseph William Chitty 2,669 33.0 −0.5
ConservativeAlexander William Hall2,65932.8+0.5
Majority100.2−1.0
Turnout5,430 (est)88.1 (est)+8.8
Registered electors6,163
Liberal holdSwing−0.3
Liberal holdSwing−0.4

Harcourt was appointed Home Secretary, requiring a by-election.

1880 Oxford by-election (1 seat)[33]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeAlexander William Hall 2,735 50.5 +17.7
LiberalWilliam Vernon Harcourt2,68149.5−17.7
Majority541.0N/A
Turnout5,41687.9−0.2 (est)
Registered electors6,163
Conservative gain from LiberalSwing+17.7

Hall's election was declared void, on account of bribery, and the writ was suspended.[41]

In 1881, Chitty was appointed a judge and resigned the seat. However, as the writ was suspended, no by-election was held and the seat was left without an MP until 1885, when representation was also reduced to one member.

General election 1885: Oxford (1 seat)[42]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeAlexander William Hall 3,212 52.6 +19.8
LiberalCharles Alan Fyffe[43]2,89447.4−19.8
Majority3185.2N/A
Turnout6,10690.3+2.2 (est)
Registered electors6,764
Conservative gain from LiberalSwing+19.8
General election 1886: Oxford[42]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeAlexander William HallUnopposed
Conservative hold

Elections in the 1890s

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General election 1892: Oxford[42]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeGeorge Tomkyns Chesney 3,276 50.9 N/A
LiberalRobinson Souttar3,15649.1New
Majority1201.8N/A
Turnout6,43286.0N/A
Registered electors7,476
Conservative holdSwingN/A

Chesney's death caused a by-election.

John Fletcher Little
1895 Oxford by-election[42]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeArthur Annesley 3,745 54.4 +3.5
LiberalJohn Fletcher Little[44]3,14345.6−3.5
Majority6028.8N/A
Turnout6,88890.2+4.2
Registered electors7,637
Conservative holdSwing+3.5
General election 1895: Oxford[42]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeArthur Annesley 3,623 54.9 +4.0
LiberalThomas Henry Kingerlee[45]2,97545.1−4.0
Majority6489.8+8.0
Turnout6,59886.4+0.4
Registered electors7,637
Conservative holdSwing+4.0

Annesley's appointment as Comptroller of the Household, requiring a by-election.

1898 Oxford by-election[42]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeArthur AnnesleyUnopposed
Conservative hold

Elections in the 1900s

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General election 1900: Oxford[42]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeArthur AnnesleyUnopposed
Conservative hold
General election 1906: Oxford[42]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeArthur Annesley 3,910 50.6 N/A
LiberalGeorge Whale3,81049.4New
Majority1001.2N/A
Turnout7,72089.6N/A
Registered electors8,615
Conservative holdSwingN/A

Elections in the 1910s

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General election January 1910: Oxford[42]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeArthur Annesley 4,918 57.0 +6.4
LiberalG. Whale3,70743.0−6.4
Majority1,21114.0+12.8
Turnout8,62593.5+3.9
Registered electors9,227
Conservative holdSwing+6.4
General election December 1910: Oxford[42]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeArthur Annesley 4,664 58.4 +1.4
LiberalJ.F. Williams3,31841.6−1.4
Majority1,34616.8+2.8
Turnout7,98286.5−7.0
Registered electors9,227
Conservative holdSwing+1.4
1917 Oxford by-election[42]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
UnionistJohn MarriottUnopposed
Unionist hold
General election 1918: Oxford[46]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
CUnionistJohn Marriott9,80570.7+12.3
LiberalGeorge Herbert Higgins [47]4,05729.3−12.3
Majority5,74841.4+24.6
Turnout13,86255.2−31.3
Unionist holdSwing+12.3
C indicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government.

Elections in the 1920s

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Gray
General election 1922: Oxford[46]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LiberalFrank Gray 12,489 59.0 +29.7
UnionistJohn Marriott8,68341.0-29.7
Majority3,80618.0N/A
Turnout21,17283.8+28.6
Liberal gain from UnionistSwing+29.7
General election 1923: Oxford[46]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LiberalFrank Gray 12,311 56.1 -2.9
UnionistRobert Bourne9,61843.9+2.9
Majority2,69312.2-5.8
Turnout21,92983.5-0.3
Liberal holdSwing-2.9
Fry
1924 Oxford by-election[46]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
UnionistRobert Bourne 10,079 47.8 +3.9
LiberalC.B. Fry8,23739.1-17.0
LabourKenneth Lindsay2,76913.1New
Majority1,8428.7N/A
Turnout21,08580.3-3.2
Unionist gain from LiberalSwing+10.5
General election 1924: Oxford[46]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
UnionistRobert Bourne 12,196 57.3 +9.5
LiberalRobert Moon6,83632.1-7.0
LabourFrederic Ludlow2,26010.6-2.5
Majority5,36025.2N/A
Turnout21,29278.5-1.8
Unionist gain from LiberalSwing
General election 1929: Oxford[46]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
UnionistRobert Bourne 14,638 52.5 -4.8
LiberalRobert Moon8,58130.7-1.4
LabourJohn Lyttelton Etty4,69416.8+6.2
Majority6,05721.8-3.4
Turnout27,91372.2-6.3
Unionist holdSwing-1.7

Elections in the 1930s

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General election 1931: Oxford[46]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeRobert Bourne Unopposed N/A N/A
Conservative hold
General election 1935: Oxford[46]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeRobert Bourne 16,306 62.8 N/A
LabourPatrick Gordon-Walker9,66137.2New
Majority6,64525.6N/A
Turnout25,96767.3N/A
Conservative holdSwing
1938 Oxford by-election[46]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeQuintin Hogg 15,797 56.1 -6.7
Independent ProgressiveSandie Lindsay12,36343.9New
Majority3,43412.2-13.4
Turnout28,16076.3+9.0
Conservative holdSwing-6.7

Elections in the 1940s

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General Election 1939–40:

Another General Election was required to take place before the end of 1940. The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place and by Autumn 1939, the following candidates had been selected;

General election 1945: Oxford[46]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeQuintin Hogg 14,314 45.3 -17.5
LabourFrank Pakenham11,45136.2-1.0
LiberalAntony Charles Wynyard Norman5,86018.5New
Majority2,8639.1-16.5
Turnout31,62566.3-1.0
Conservative holdSwing-8.3

Elections in the 1950s

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General election 1950: Oxford
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeQuintin Hogg 27,508 46.85 +1.55
LabourElizabeth Pakenham23,90240.71+4.51
LiberalDonald William Tweddle6,80711.59-6.91
CommunistErnest Keeling4940.84New
Majority3,6066.14-2.96
Turnout58,71184.89
Conservative holdSwing-1.48
1950 Oxford by-election[48]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeLawrence Turner 27,583 57.50 +10.65
LabourSydney Kersland Lewis20,38542.50+1.79
Majority7,19815.00+8.86
Turnout47,968
Conservative holdSwing+4.33
General election 1951: Oxford
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeLawrence Turner 32,367 56.00 -1.50
LabourGeorge Elvin25,42744.00+1.50
Majority6,94012.00+5.86
Turnout57,79481.98-2.91
Conservative holdSwing-1.50
General election 1955: Oxford
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeLawrence Turner 27,708 52.30 -3.70
LabourGeorge Elvin19,93037.62-6.38
LiberalIvor Davies5,33610.07New
Majority7,77814.68+2.68
Turnout52,97478.22-3.76
Conservative holdSwing+1.34
General election 1959: Oxford
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeMontague Woodhouse 26,798 50.95 -1.35
LabourLeslie N Anderton18,31034.81-2.81
LiberalIvor Davies7,49114.24+4.14
Majority8,48816.14+1.46
Turnout52,59978.91+0.69
Conservative holdSwing+0.73

Elections in the 1960s

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General election 1964: Oxford
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeMontague Woodhouse 22,212 42.89 -8.06
LabourEvan Luard20,78340.13+5.32
LiberalIvor Davies8,79716.99+2.75
Majority1,4292.76-13.38
Turnout51,79277.29-1.63
Conservative holdSwing-6.69
General election 1966: Oxford
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LabourEvan Luard 24,412 46.45 +6.32
ConservativeMontague Woodhouse21,98741.84-1.05
LiberalAlexander Duncan Campbell Peterson6,15211.71-5.28
Majority2,4254.61N/A
Turnout52,55179.26+1.97
Labour gain from ConservativeSwing+3.67

Elections in the 1970s

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General election 1970: Oxford
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeMontague Woodhouse 24,873 46.96 +5.12
LabourEvan Luard22,98943.40-3.05
LiberalPeter H Reeves5,1039.63-2.08
Majority1,8843.56N/A
Turnout52,96574.54-4.72
Conservative gain from LabourSwing+4.08
General election February 1974: Oxford[49]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeMontague Woodhouse 23,967 39.81 -7.15
LabourEvan Luard23,14638.44-4.96
LiberalMS Butler13,09421.75+12.12
Majority8211.37-2.19
Turnout60,20478.55+4.01
Conservative holdSwing-1.10
General election October 1974: Oxford[50]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LabourEvan Luard 23,359 42.71 +4.29
ConservativeMontague Woodhouse22,32340.82+1.01
LiberalMS Butler8,37415.31-6.44
National FrontIan Anderson5721.05New
IndependentBernice Olive Smith640.12New
Majority1,0361.89N/A
Turnout54,69170.78-7.77
Labour gain from ConservativeSwing+1.64
General election 1979: Oxford[51]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeJohn Patten 27,459 45.30 +4.48
LabourEvan Luard25,96242.83+0.12
LiberalDermot Roaf6,23410.28-4.03
Oxford Ecological MovementAnthony Cheke8871.46New
IndependentBernice Olive Smith720.120.00
Majority1,4972.47N/A
Turnout60,61074.18+3.40
Conservative gain from LabourSwing+2.18

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