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Witney
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Photograph shows Kingston Bagpuize, a village in this constituency, not the whole of Witney.
Your member of parliament
Charlie Maynard
Liberal DemocratLiberal Democrat won Witney at the 2024 general election with a majority of 4,339 votes, or 8.6 points. A swing of 4.3 points to Conservative would take it. That makes it safer than 184 of the 650 seats with a published margin, and less safe than the other 466.
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How safe is this seat?
Competitive
A majority of 8.6 points, which is larger than 184 of the 650 seats with a published margin.
2024 general election
How the seat voted
Liberal Democrat finished ahead of Conservative by 4,339 votes.
Majority
4,339
8.6% of votes cast.
Turnout
67.0%
+7.3 points on the UK figure of 59.7%.
Candidates
7
50,584 valid votes counted.
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | vs UK |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charles MaynardElected | Liberal Democrat | 20,832 | 41.2% | +29.0 |
| Robert Courts | Conservative | 16,493 | 32.6% | +8.9 |
| Richard Langridge | Reform UK | 6,307 | 12.5% | -1.8 |
| Antonio Weiss | Labour | 4,773 | 9.4% | -24.3 |
| Andrew Prosser | Green Party | 1,661 | 3.3% | -3.1 |
| Barry Ingleton | Independent | 350 | 0.7% | -1.4 |
| David Cox | Heritage Party | 168 | 0.3% | +0.3 |
Competitive. Close enough that a modest swing would change hands. The vs UK column is each party’s share here against its own national share, summed from all 650 results. That describes the 2024 general election only: arithmetic on the published count, not a forecast.
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