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Banbury

Every general election in Banbury since 1955. Latest: Sean Woodcock, Labour, majority 3,256.

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Member of Parliament

Sean Woodcock

Labour · elected 4 July 2024 · majority 3,256

2024 general election

CandidatePartyVotesShareShare bar
Sean Woodcock ElectedLabour18,46838.3%
Victoria Prentis sitting MPConservative15,21231.6%
Paul TopleyReform UK6,28413.0%
Liz AdamsLiberal Democrats4,3529.0%
Arron BakerGreen2,6155.4%
Cassi BellinghamIndependent8501.8%
Chris NevileClimate Party2420.5%
Declan SoperSocial Democratic Party1550.3%
Valid votes48,178
Majority3,2566.8%

Lab gain from Con Turnout 65.8% of 73,250 electors. Full result →

0%25%50%75%100%195519641970O1974198319922001201020172024Conservative, 1955: 54.4%Conservative, 1959: 50.6%Conservative, 1964: 47.2%Conservative, 1966: 47.5%Conservative, 1970: 53.4%Conservative, February 1974: 45.4%Conservative, October 1974: 47.4%Conservative, 1979: 54.7%Conservative, 1983: 53.4%Conservative, 1987: 56.2%Conservative, 1992: 55.0%Conservative, 1997: 42.9%Conservative, 2001: 45.2%Conservative, 2005: 46.9%Conservative, 2010: 52.8%Conservative, 2015: 53.0%Conservative, 2017: 54.2%Conservative, 2019: 54.3%Conservative, 2024: 31.6%Labour, 1955: 45.6%Labour, 1959: 37.8%Labour, 1964: 38.3%Labour, 1966: 40.3%Labour, 1970: 36.6%Labour, February 1974: 33.0%Labour, October 1974: 35.2%Labour, 1979: 29.2%Labour, 1983: 19.0%Labour, 1987: 20.4%Labour, 1992: 26.5%Labour, 1997: 34.8%Labour, 2001: 35.0%Labour, 2005: 27.7%Labour, 2010: 19.2%Labour, 2015: 21.3%Labour, 2017: 34.1%Labour, 2019: 27.6%Labour, 2024: 38.3%Liberal Democrats, 1992: 18.1%Liberal Democrats, 1997: 16.7%Liberal Democrats, 2001: 16.0%Liberal Democrats, 2005: 17.9%Liberal Democrats, 2010: 20.4%Liberal Democrats, 2015: 5.9%Liberal Democrats, 2017: 5.6%Liberal Democrats, 2019: 14.0%Liberal Democrats, 2024: 9.0%Liberal, 1959: 11.6%Liberal, 1964: 13.6%Liberal, 1966: 12.2%Liberal, 1970: 10.0%Liberal, February 1974: 21.6%Liberal, October 1974: 16.3%Liberal, 1979: 15.2%SDP–Liberal Alliance, 1983: 26.9%SDP–Liberal Alliance, 1987: 23.4%UK Independence Party, 2010: 5.0%UK Independence Party, 2015: 13.9%UK Independence Party, 2017: 2.6%Reform UK, 2024: 13.0%
Vote share in Banbury at each general election Con Lab LD Lib Alliance UKIP Ref

Boundary changes in 2024

Where the voters of today’s Banbury lived under the old (2010–2019) boundaries:

Where the voters of the old Banbury (2010–2019 boundaries) live now:

Shares of population, from the House of Commons Library’s boundary analysis in the UK Parliament election results data.

Every result

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ElectionWinnerRunner-upMajority%TurnoutResult
2024Lab Sean WoodcockCon3,2566.865.8%Lab gain from Con
2019Con Victoria PrentisLab16,81326.769.8%Con hold
2017Con Victoria PrentisLab12,39920.173.4%Con hold
2015Con Victoria PrentisLab18,39531.767.1%Con hold
2010Con Tony BaldryLD18,22732.466.7%Con hold
2005ConLab10,79719.264.5%
2001ConLab5,21910.161.1%Con hold
1997ConLab4,7378.175.1%
1992ConLab16,72028.681.5%Con hold
1987ConAlliance17,33032.876.2%Con hold
1983ConAlliance13,02526.574.2%
1979ConLab14,51425.578.3%Con hold
October 1974ConLab6,19112.175.7%Con hold
February 1974ConLab6,87812.482.8%
1970ConLab11,54616.877.4%Con hold
1966ConLab4,4037.281.9%Con hold
1964ConLab5,1228.982.4%Con hold
1959ConLab6,71412.981.0%Con hold
1955ConLab4,1258.877.1%

Constituency boundaries were redrawn several times (most recently in 1983, 1997, 2005 (Scotland), 2010 and 2024), so the area behind the name changed over time. Before 2010 results are by party; candidate names start in 2010.

Questions and answers

Who is the MP for Banbury?

Sean Woodcock (Labour) won Banbury at the 2024 general election with a majority of 3,256.

Which parties have won Banbury?

At the 19 general elections held under this name since 1955: Conservative 18, Labour 1.

Which region is Banbury in?

Banbury is in South East.

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