South East · Current constituency · E14001591
Witney
Every general election and by-election in Witney since 1983. Latest: Charles Maynard, Liberal Democrats, majority 4,339.
2024 general election
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Share bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charles Maynard Elected | Liberal Democrats | 20,832 | 41.2% | |
| Robert Courts sitting MP | Conservative | 16,493 | 32.6% | |
| Richard Langridge | Reform UK | 6,307 | 12.5% | |
| Antonio Weiss | Labour | 4,773 | 9.4% | |
| Andrew Prosser | Green | 1,661 | 3.3% | |
| Barry Ingleton | Independent | 350 | 0.7% | |
| David Cox | Heritage Party | 168 | 0.3% | |
| Valid votes | 50,584 | |||
| Majority | 4,339 | 8.6% | ||
LD gain from Con Turnout 67.0% of 75,448 electors. Full result →
Boundary changes in 2024
Where the voters of today’s Witney lived under the old (2010–2019) boundaries:
- Witney74.3%
- Wantage24.6%
- Oxford West and Abingdon1.1%
Where the voters of the old Witney (2010–2019 boundaries) live now:
- Witney63.8%
- Bicester and Woodstock19.8%
- Banbury16.4%
Shares of population, from the House of Commons Library’s boundary analysis in the UK Parliament election results data.
Every result
Download CSV| Election | Winner | Runner-up | Majority | % | Turnout | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | LD Charles Maynard | Con | 4,339 | 8.6 | 67.0% | LD gain from Con |
| 2019 | Con Robert Courts | LD | 15,177 | 24.8 | 73.1% | Con hold |
| 2017 | Con Robert Courts | Lab | 21,241 | 34.9 | 73.6% | Con hold |
| By-election Oct 2016 | Con Robert Courts | LD | 5,702 | 14.8 | 46.7% | Con hold |
| 2015 | Con David Cameron | Lab | 25,155 | 43.0 | 73.3% | Con hold |
| 2010 | Con David Cameron | LD | 22,740 | 39.4 | 73.3% | Con hold |
| 2005 | Con | LD | 14,156 | 26.3 | 69.6% | |
| 2001 | Con | Lab | 7,973 | 16.2 | 65.9% | Con hold |
| 1997 | Con | Lab | 7,028 | 12.5 | 76.7% | |
| 1992 | Con | Lab | 22,568 | 35.1 | 81.9% | Con hold |
| 1987 | Con | Alliance | 18,464 | 31.7 | 77.3% | Con hold |
| 1983 | Con | Alliance | 12,712 | 24.5 | 73.7% |
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 Witney?
Charles Maynard (Liberal Democrats) won Witney at the 2024 general election with a majority of 4,339.
Which parties have won Witney?
At the 11 general elections held under this name since 1983: Conservative 10, Liberal Democrats 1.
Which region is Witney in?
Witney is in South East.
Official results House of Commons Library and UK Parliament election results data. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. How we use this data