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Oxfordshire

Shows the general election results for Oxfordshire, which is a county in South East. It is comprised of 6 constituencies (showhide). In 2017 it had a total electorate of 481,258 and a turnout of 74.2%.

Summary

Summary of the key information for the 2017 general election.

Electorate
481,258
Turnout
74.2%

Share of the vote

Distribution of party votes by percentages.

Party Name Share of the vote: 2017
Con 48.4%
Lab 29.4%
LD 18.1%
Green 2.1%
UKIP 1.6%
Others 0.4%

Party results and changes 2015 - 2017

Results for each party with number of votes, percentage share of the vote and changes since last election.

Party Con Lab LD Green UKIP Others Total
Seats won 4 1 1 0 0 0 6
Change -1 0 +1 0 0 0 0%
Votes (000s) 173 105 65 7 6 2 357
% vote 48.4% 29.4% 18.1% 2.1% 1.6% 0.4% 100.0%
Change -0.6% +8.3% +5.4% -4.1% -8.5% -0.4% 0%
Candidates 6 6 6 5 5 3 31
Deposits lost 0 0 0 5 5 3 13

Share of the vote by party 2005 - 2017

The percentage share of the party vote by election year.

Year Con Lab LD Green UKIP Others
2005 40.9% 23.4% 29.0% 3.3% 2.0% 1.5%
2010 47.2% 18.0% 28.0% 2.5% 3.5% 0.8%
2015 49.0% 21.1% 12.8% 6.2% 10.1% 0.9%
2017 48.4% 29.4% 18.1% 2.1% 1.6% 0.4%

Seats won by party 2005 - 2017

The number of seats won by parties by election year.

Year Con Lab LD Green UKIP Others
2005 4 1 1 0 0 0
2010 5 1 0 0 0 0
2015 5 1 0 0 0 0
2017 4 1 1 0 0 0

Highest and lowest 2017

Safest seats by majority (%) Average: 27.3%
1 Oxford East 43.2%
2 Henley 39.0%
3 Witney 34.9%
4 Wantage 27.3%
5 Banbury 20.1%

Majority is calculated as the difference between the winning % share of the vote and second place % share of the vote.

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Most marginal seats by majority (%) Average: 27.3%
1 Oxford West and Abingdon 1.4%
2 Banbury 20.1%
3 Wantage 27.3%
4 Witney 34.9%
5 Henley 39.0%

Majority is calculated as the difference between the winning % share of the vote and second place % share of the vote.

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Highest winning vote share % Average: 55.1%
1 Oxford East 65.2%
2 Henley 59.1%
3 Witney 55.5%
4 Banbury 54.2%
5 Wantage 54.2%

Share of the vote is calculated as the percentage of valid votes cast for each party.

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Lowest winning vote share % Average: 55.1%
1 Oxford West and Abingdon 43.7%
2 Wantage 54.2%
3 Banbury 54.2%
4 Witney 55.5%
5 Henley 59.1%

Share of the vote is calculated as the percentage of valid votes cast for each party.

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Highest % turnout Average: 74.2%
1 Oxford West and Abingdon 79.4%
2 Henley 76.1%
3 Wantage 74.1%
4 Witney 73.6%
5 Banbury 73.4%

Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.

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Lowest % turnout Average: 74.2%
1 Oxford East 68.8%
2 Banbury 73.4%
3 Witney 73.6%
4 Wantage 74.1%
5 Henley 76.1%

Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.

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