Banbury (UK Parliament Constituency)
In terms of electorate, Banbury was the 16th largest constituency in the United Kingdom at the time of the 2015 general election.
Constituency profile
The constituency has relatively high economic dependence on agriculture, as well as modern industry (particularly motorsport), research and development, public services and, to a lesser extent, defence. It contains two large market towns, Banbury and Bicester, where the majority of the electorate live. It is a partly rural seat, with the northwest of the constituency on the edge of the Cotswolds. The area has experienced significant urban growth and is popular with commuters who favour its fast transport links to Birmingham, Oxford and London by rail, or the M40. More than one in 10 of the population is employed in higher managerial, administrative and professional work, according to ONS 2011 Census figures for England and Wales. In 2015 the seat was home to 4.3% of EU residents and unemployment was 2.9%. There are some Labour voting wards in Banbury itself, but the remainder of the constituency including Bicester and the smaller rural towns and villages are safely Conservative. However, the 2017 election saw a particularly strong swing for Labour like many towns in southern England. Nonetheless, the Conservative incumbent Victoria Prentis managed to secure a majority of over 12,000, increasing this to nearly 17,000 in 2019.
History
The constituency was created as a parliamentary borough, consisting of the town of Banbury, on 26 January 1554 through the efforts of Henry Stafford and Thomas Denton. It was one of the few in England in the unreformed House of Commons to elect only one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of England until 1707, then to the House of Commons of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800, and finally to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom from 1801 onwards. As such, it used the first past the post system.
It was the seat represented by Lord North, the prime minister during the American War of Independence.
Under the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885, the Parliamentary Borough was abolished and was reconstituted as the Northern or Banbury Division of Oxfordshire when the three-member Parliamentary County of Oxfordshire was divided into the three single-member seats: Banbury, Woodstock and Henley. It comprised the north-western part of Oxfordshire, including Chipping Norton as well as the abolished borough. Banbury has remained as such since then with varying boundaries (see below).
Political history
- Majority views
Banbury has post-World War I unbroken Conservative representation and significant local support for the party. Its MPs since 1922 have all served long terms in office and each since 1922 has been knighted. The seat saw a very close election in 1923. The largest vote since 1922 has at each election been for a Conservative. In 2010 Tony Baldry (Conservative) almost doubled his majority. The 2015 result made the seat the 125th safest of the Conservative Party's 331 seats by percentage of majority.
In June 2016, an estimated 50.35% of local adults voting in the EU membership referendum chose to leave the European Union instead of to remain. This was matched in two January 2018 votes in Parliament by its MP.
- Other parties
Four of the six parties' candidates achieved more than the deposit-retaining threshold of 5% of the vote in 2015. In 2001, the Labour Party candidate Lesley Silbey won the largest opposing-party share of the vote since 1974 — 35% of the vote. Prior to 1974, the highest percentage of votes for the second-placed candidate was in 1945 — 48% of the vote.
Boundaries and boundary changes
1885–1918
- The Borough of Banbury;and
- The Sessional Divisions of Banbury and Bloxham, Chadlington, and Wootton North.
1918–1950
- The Boroughs of Banbury, Chipping Norton, and Woodstock;
- The Urban District of Witney; and
- The Rural Districts of Banbury, Chipping Norton, Witney, and Woodstock.
The constituency was expanded to include the western half of the abolished Woodstock Division, including Witney and Woodstock.
1950–1974
- The Boroughs of Banbury, Chipping Norton, and Woodstock;
- The Urban District of Witney;
- The Rural Districts of Banbury, Chipping Norton, and Witney; and
- The Rural District of Ploughley parishes of Begbroke, Gosford and Water Eaton, Hampton Gay and Poyle, Kidlington, Shipton on Cherwell, Thrupp, and Yarnton.
Change to contents due to reorganisation of rural districts. Marginal loss to the Oxford constituency as a result of the expansion of the County Borough of Oxford.
1974–1983
- The Boroughs of Banbury, Chipping Norton, and Woodstock;
- The Urban District of Bicester;
- The Rural Districts of Banbury and Chipping Norton; and
- The Rural District of Ploughley parishes of Ardley, Bucknell, Caversfield, Chesterton, Cottisford, Finmere, Fringford, Fritwell, Godington, Hardwick with Tusmore, Hethe, Kirtlington, Launton, Lower Heyford, Middleton Stoney, Mixbury, Newton Purcell with Shelswell, Somerton, Souldern, Stoke Lyne, Stratton Audley, and Upper Heyford.
The Urban and Rural Districts of Witney and the parts of the Rural District of Ploughley, including Kidlington, formed the basis of the new constituency of Mid-Oxon. Bicester and northern parts of the Rural District of Ploughley transferred from Henley.
1983–1997
- The District of Cherwell wards of Adderbury, Ambrosden, Ardley, Bicester East, Bicester South, Bicester West, Bloxham, Bodicote, Calthorpe, Chesterton, Cropredy, Deddington, Easington, Fringford, Grimsbury, Hardwick, Heyford, Hook Norton, Hornton, Kirtlington, Launton, Neithrop, Otmoor, Ruscote, Sibford, Steeple Aston, and Wroxton; and
- The District of West Oxfordshire wards of Bartons and Tackley, and Wootton.
Gained a small part of the abolished constituency of Mid-Oxon, to the south of Bicester. The bulk of the area comprising the former Urban and Rural Districts of Chipping Norton transferred to the new constituency of Witney.
1997–2010
- The District of Cherwell wards of Adderbury, Ambrosden, Ardley, Bicester East, Bicester South, Bicester West, Bloxham, Bodicote, Calthorpe, Chesterton, Cropredy, Deddington, Easington, Fringford, Grimsbury, Hardwick, Heyford, Hook Norton, Hornton, Kirtlington, Launton, Neithrop, Otmoor, Ruscote, Sibford, Steeple Aston, and Wroxton.
Minor loss to Witney, comprising the two wards in the District of West Oxfordshire.
2010–2024
- The District of Cherwell wards of Adderbury, Ambrosden and Chesterton, Banbury Calthorpe, Banbury Easington, Banbury Grimsbury and Castle, Banbury Hardwick, Banbury Neithrop, Banbury Ruscote, Bicester East, Bicester North, Bicester South, Bicester Town, Bicester West, Bloxham and Bodicote, Caversfield, Cropredy, Deddington, Fringford, Hook Norton, Launton, Sibford, The Astons and Heyfords, and Wroxton.
Two wards in the District of Cherwell to the south of Bicester (Kirtlington and Otmoor) transferred to Henley.
The 2010 constituency covered the north-east of Oxfordshire, around Banbury and Bicester and largely corresponded to the Cherwell local government district, with the principal exception of the large village of Kidlington on the outskirts of Oxford which lies in the Oxford West and Abingdon constituency, and some smaller villages to the north-east of Oxford that lie in the Henley constituency.
2024–present
Following the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, enacted by the Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023, first contested at the 2024 United Kingdom general election, the constituency is composed of the following electoral wards (as they existed on 1 December 2020):
- The District of Cherwell wards of: Adderbury, Bloxham & Bodicote; Banbury, Calthorpe & Easington; Banbury Cross & Neithrop; Banbury Grimsbury & Hightown; Banbury Hardwick; Banbury Ruscote; Cropredy, Sibfords & Wroxton; Deddington.
- The District of West Oxfordshire wards of: Chadlington and Churchill; Charlbury and Finstock; Chipping Norton; Kingham, Rollright and Enstone; The Bartons.
Major changes, with the town of Bicester and surrounding areas, comprising 38.5% of the current electorate, being included in the newly created constituency of Bicester and Woodstock. This was partly offset by the transfer from Witney of north-western parts of the District of West Oxfordshire, including Chipping Norton and Charlbury.
Members of Parliament
Banbury borough (until 1885)
MPs 1554–1640
Constituency created 1554. (Even before the Reform Act of 1832, Banbury only returned one member to Parliament)
Parliament | Member | ||
---|---|---|---|
Parliament of 1554 (April) | Thomas Denton | ||
Parliament of 1554 (November) | Edward Stafford, 3rd Baron Stafford | ||
Parliament of 1555 | Not known | ||
Parliament of 1558 | John Denton | ||
Parliament of 1559 | Thomas Lee | ||
Parliament of 1563 | Francis Walsingham (sat for Lyme Regis, replaced by Owen Brereton) | ||
Parliament of 1571 | Anthony Cope | ||
Parliament of 1572 | |||
Parliament of 1584 | Richard Fiennes | ||
Parliament of 1586 | Anthony Cope | ||
Parliament of 1588 | |||
Parliament of 1593 | |||
Parliament of 1597 | |||
Parliament of 1601 | |||
Parliament of 1604–1611 | Sir William Cope | ||
Addled Parliament (1614) | |||
Parliament of 1621–1622 | |||
Happy Parliament (1624–1625) | Sir Erasmus Dryden | ||
Useless Parliament (1625) | Sir William Cope (Election declared void, replaced by James Fiennes) | ||
Parliament of 1626 | Calcot Chambre | ||
Parliament of 1628–1629 | John Crew | ||
No Parliament summoned 1629–1640 |
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MPs 1640–1885
Banbury division of Oxfordshire/Banbury County Constituency (since 1885)
Elections
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Elections in the 2020s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Liz Adams | ||||
Green | Arron Baker | ||||
Independent | Cassi Bellingham | ||||
Climate | Chris Nevile | ||||
Conservative | Victoria Prentis | ||||
SDP | Declan Soper | ||||
Reform UK | Paul Topley | ||||
Labour | Sean Woodcock | ||||
Majority | |||||
Turnout |
Elections in the 2010s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Victoria Prentis | 34,148 | 54.3 | +0.1 | |
Labour | Suzette Watson | 17,335 | 27.6 | −6.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | Tim Bearder | 8,831 | 14.0 | +8.4 | |
Green | Ian Middleton | 2,607 | 4.1 | +2.1 | |
Majority | 16,813 | 26.7 | +6.6 | ||
Turnout | 62,921 | 69.8 | −3.7 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | +3.3 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Victoria Prentis | 33,388 | 54.2 | +1.2 | |
Labour | Sean Woodcock | 20,989 | 34.1 | +12.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | John Howson | 3,452 | 5.6 | −0.3 | |
UKIP | Dickie Bird | 1,581 | 2.6 | −11.3 | |
Green | Ian Middleton | 1,225 | 2.0 | −2.6 | |
Independent | Roseanne Edwards | 927 | 1.5 | New | |
Majority | 12,399 | 20.1 | −11.6 | ||
Turnout | 61,652 | 73.5 | +7.9 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | −5.8 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Victoria Prentis | 30,749 | 53.0 | +0.2 | |
Labour | Sean Woodcock | 12,354 | 21.3 | +2.1 | |
UKIP | Dickie Bird | 8,050 | 13.9 | +8.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | John Howson | 3,440 | 5.9 | −14.5 | |
Green | Ian Middleton | 2,686 | 4.6 | +2.9 | |
NHA | Roseanne Edwards | 729 | 1.3 | New | |
Majority | 18,395 | 31.7 | −0.7 | ||
Turnout | 58,008 | 65.6 | +0.9 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | −0.97 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Tony Baldry | 29,703 | 52.8 | +5.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | David Rundle | 11,476 | 20.4 | +2.9 | |
Labour | Leslie Sibley | 10,773 | 19.2 | −8.9 | |
UKIP | David Fairweather | 2,806 | 5.0 | +2.8 | |
Green | Alastair White | 959 | 1.7 | −1.1 | |
Independent | Roseanne Edwards | 524 | 0.9 | New | |
Majority | 18,227 | 32.4 | +21.8 | ||
Turnout | 56,241 | 64.7 | +0.2 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | +1.5 |
Elections in the 2000s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Tony Baldry | 26,382 | 46.9 | +1.7 | |
Labour | Leslie Sibley | 15,585 | 27.7 | −7.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | Zoe Patrick | 10,076 | 17.9 | +2.0 | |
Green | Alyson Duckmanton | 1,590 | 2.8 | +0.3 | |
UKIP | Diana Heimann | 1,241 | 2.2 | +0.9 | |
National Front | James Starkey | 918 | 1.6 | New | |
Your Party | Chris Rowe | 417 | 0.7 | New | |
Majority | 10,797 | 19.2 | +9.0 | ||
Turnout | 56,209 | 64.5 | +3.4 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | +4.5 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Tony Baldry | 23,271 | 45.2 | +2.3 | |
Labour | Leslie Sibley | 18,052 | 35.0 | +0.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | Anthony Worgan | 8,216 | 15.9 | −0.8 | |
Green | Bevis Cotton | 1,281 | 2.5 | +1.6 | |
UKIP | Stephen Harris | 695 | 1.3 | +0.7 | |
Majority | 5,219 | 10.2 | +2.1 | ||
Turnout | 51,515 | 61.1 | −14.0 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | +1.0 |
Elections in the 1990s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Tony Baldry | 25,076 | 42.9 | −12.1 | |
Labour | Hazel Y. Peperell | 20,339 | 34.8 | +8.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | Catherine Bearder | 9,761 | 16.7 | −1.4 | |
Referendum | James W. Ager | 2,245 | 3.8 | New | |
Green | Bevis Cotton | 530 | 0.9 | New | |
UKIP | L. King | 364 | 0.62 | New | |
Natural Law | Ian Pearson | 131 | 0.22 | −0.2 | |
Majority | 4,737 | 8.1 | −20.4 | ||
Turnout | 58,446 | 75.1 | −6.0 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Tony Baldry | 32,215 | 55.0 | −1.2 | |
Labour | Angela Billingham | 15,495 | 26.5 | +6.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Geoffrey J. Fisher | 10,602 | 18.1 | −5.3 | |
Natural Law | Robin Ticciati | 250 | 0.4 | New | |
Majority | 16,720 | 28.5 | −4.3 | ||
Turnout | 58,562 | 81.5 | +5.3 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | −3.6 |
Elections in the 1980s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Tony Baldry | 29,716 | 56.2 | +2.8 | |
SDP | David Rowland | 12,386 | 23.4 | −3.5 | |
Labour | James Honeybone | 10,789 | 20.4 | +1.4 | |
Majority | 17,330 | 32.8 | +6.3 | ||
Turnout | 52,891 | 76.2 | +1.0 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Tony Baldry | 26,225 | 53.4 | -1.3 | |
SDP | Keith Fitchett | 13,200 | 26.9 | +11.7 | |
Labour | Brian Hodgson | 9,343 | 19.0 | ||
Monster Raving Loony | David Brough | 383 | 0.8 | New | |
Majority | 13,025 | 26.5 | |||
Turnout | 49,151 | 75.2 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Elections in the 1970s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Neil Marten | 31,137 | 54.7 | +7.3 | |
Labour | Brian Hodgson | 16,623 | 29.2 | −6.0 | |
Liberal | M. White | 8,658 | 15.2 | −1.1 | |
National Front | I. Cherry | 504 | 0.9 | New | |
Majority | 14,514 | 25.5 | +13.3 | ||
Turnout | 56,922 | 78.3 | +2.6 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Neil Marten | 24,210 | 47.4 | +2.0 | |
Labour | Anthony C. Booth | 18,019 | 35.2 | +2.2 | |
Liberal | David Charlton | 8,352 | 16.3 | −5.3 | |
Independent English Nationalist | Julian Barbour | 547 | 1.1 | New | |
Majority | 6,191 | 12.2 | -0.2 | ||
Turnout | 51,128 | 75.71 | -7.1 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Neil Marten | 25,167 | 45.4 | −7.6 | |
Labour | Anthony C. Booth | 18,289 | 33.0 | −3.4 | |
Liberal | Geoffrey J. Fisher | 11,947 | 21.6 | +11.0 | |
Majority | 6,878 | 12.4 | -4.4 | ||
Turnout | 55,403 | 82.8 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Neil Marten | 36,712 | 53.4 | +5.9 | |
Labour | Anthony C. Booth | 25,166 | 36.6 | −3.7 | |
Liberal | Geoffrey J. Fisher | 6,859 | 10.0 | −2.2 | |
Majority | 11,546 | 16.8 | +9.6 | ||
Turnout | 68,737 | 77.4 | -4.6 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Elections in the 1960s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Neil Marten | 28,932 | 47.5 | +0.3 | |
Labour | David Young | 24,529 | 40.3 | +2.0 | |
Liberal | Penelope Jessel | 7,407 | 12.2 | −1.4 | |
Majority | 4,403 | 7.2 | -1.7 | ||
Turnout | 60,868 | 82.0 | -0.4 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Neil Marten | 27,281 | 47.2 | -3.4 | |
Labour | Gerald Fowler | 22,159 | 38.3 | +0.6 | |
Liberal | Francis John Ware | 7,851 | 13.6 | +2.0 | |
Farmers' Candidate | James Hayward | 534 | 0.9 | New | |
Majority | 5,122 | 8.9 | -3.0 | ||
Turnout | 57,825 | 82.4 | +1.4 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Elections in the 1950s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Neil Marten | 26,413 | 50.61 | ||
Labour | David Buckle | 19,699 | 37.75 | ||
Liberal | Kenneth Colman | 6,074 | 11.64 | New | |
Majority | 6,714 | 12.86 | |||
Turnout | 52,186 | 81.02 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Douglas Dodds-Parker | 25,598 | 54.38 | ||
Labour | Norman Francis Stogdon | 21,473 | 45.62 | ||
Majority | 4,125 | 8.76 | |||
Turnout | 47,071 | 77.14 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Douglas Dodds-Parker | 23,246 | 46.84 | ||
Labour | William J. Bird | 19,672 | 39.64 | ||
Liberal | Lawrence Robson | 6,706 | 13.51 | ||
Majority | 3,574 | 7.20 | |||
Turnout | 49,624 | 82.85 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Douglas Dodds-Parker | 21,365 | 43.46 | ||
Labour Co-op | Cyril Rawlett Fenton | 19,408 | 39.48 | ||
Liberal | Lawrence Robson | 8,392 | 17.07 | New | |
Majority | 1,957 | 3.98 | |||
Turnout | 49,165 | 83.60 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Election in the 1940s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Douglas Dodds-Parker | 23,777 | 52.00 | -13.66 | |
Labour | Richard Brian Roach | 21,951 | 48.00 | +13.66 | |
Majority | 1,826 | 4.00 | -27.32 | ||
Turnout | 45,728 | 70.55 | +4.93 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | -13.66 |
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 from 1939 and by the end of this year, the following candidates had been selected;
- Independent Progressive: Patrick Early
Elections in the 1930s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | James Edmondson | 21,904 | 65.66 | N/A | |
Labour | W E Wade | 11,456 | 34.34 | New | |
Majority | 10,448 | 31.32 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 33,360 | 65.82 | N/A | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | James Edmondson | Unopposed | N/A | N/A | |
Conservative hold |
Election in the 1920s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | James Edmondson | 16,444 | 45.5 | −7.2 | |
Liberal | Ronald Wilberforce Allen | 13,800 | 38.2 | +7.4 | |
Labour | Lawrence Arthur Wingfield | 5,894 | 16.3 | −0.2 | |
Majority | 2,644 | 7.3 | −14.6 | ||
Turnout | 36,138 | 78.7 | −0.6 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | −7.3 |
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | James Edmondson | 15,053 | 52.7 | +6.9 | |
Liberal | Harry Verney | 8,825 | 30.8 | -14.2 | |
Labour | Arthur Ernest Monks | 4,733 | 16.5 | +7.3 | |
Majority | 6,228 | 21.9 | +21.1 | ||
Turnout | 28,611 | 79.3 | +3.3 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | James Edmondson | 12,490 | 45.8 | −0.7 | |
Liberal | C. B. Fry | 12,271 | 45.0 | +15.6 | |
Labour | Ernest Bennett | 2,500 | 9.2 | −14.9 | |
Majority | 219 | 0.8 | −16.3 | ||
Turnout | 27,261 | 76.0 | −0.4 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | −8.2 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | James Edmondson | 12,491 | 46.5 | New | |
Liberal | James Harold Early | 7,885 | 29.4 | N/A | |
Labour | Ernest Bennett | 6,463 | 24.1 | New | |
Majority | 4,606 | 17.1 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 26,839 | 76.4 | N/A | ||
Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
C | Liberal | Rhys Rhys-Williams | Unopposed | ||
Liberal hold | |||||
C indicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government. |
Election in the 1910s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
C | Liberal | Rhys Rhys-Williams | Unopposed | ||
Liberal hold | |||||
C indicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government. |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Rhys Rhys-Williams | Unopposed | |||
Liberal hold |
General Election 1914–15: Another General Election was required to take place before the end of 1915. The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place and by July 1914, the following candidates had been selected;
- Liberal: Eustace Fiennes
- Conservative:
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Eustace Fiennes | 3,629 | 50.6 | +2.7 | |
Conservative | Robert Bingham Brassey | 3,538 | 49.4 | −2.7 | |
Majority | 91 | 1.2 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 7,167 | 89.4 | −2.2 | ||
Registered electors | 8,021 | ||||
Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | +2.7 |
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Robert Bingham Brassey | 3,831 | 52.1 | +10.9 | |
Liberal | Eustace Fiennes | 3,516 | 47.9 | −10.9 | |
Majority | 315 | 4.2 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 7,347 | 91.6 | +4.0 | ||
Registered electors | 8,021 | ||||
Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +10.9 |
Elections in the 1900s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Eustace Fiennes | 3,992 | 58.8 | +15.1 | |
Conservative | George Villiers | 2,796 | 41.2 | −15.1 | |
Majority | 1,196 | 17.6 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 6,788 | 87.6 | +5.4 | ||
Registered electors | 7,748 | ||||
Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | +15.1 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Albert Brassey | 3,632 | 56.3 | −0.6 | |
Liberal | Eustace Fiennes | 2,821 | 43.7 | +0.6 | |
Majority | 811 | 12.6 | −1.2 | ||
Turnout | 6,453 | 82.2 | −5.4 | ||
Registered electors | 7,853 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | −0.6 |
Elections in the 1890s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Albert Brassey | 4,057 | 56.9 | +8.2 | |
Liberal | Charles W Thornton | 3,074 | 43.1 | −8.2 | |
Majority | 983 | 13.8 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 7,131 | 87.6 | +1.3 | ||
Registered electors | 8,145 | ||||
Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +8.2 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Bernhard Samuelson | 3,640 | 51.3 | −2.3 | |
Conservative | Llewellyn Malcolm Wynne | 3,453 | 48.7 | +2.3 | |
Majority | 187 | 2.6 | −4.6 | ||
Turnout | 7,093 | 86.3 | +5.4 | ||
Registered electors | 8,223 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | −2.3 |
Elections in the 1880s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Bernhard Samuelson | 3,677 | 53.6 | −6.5 | |
Conservative | Llewellyn Malcolm Wynne | 3,184 | 46.4 | +6.5 | |
Majority | 493 | 7.2 | −13.0 | ||
Turnout | 6,861 | 80.9 | −6.1 | ||
Registered electors | 8,478 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | −6.5 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Bernhard Samuelson | 4,436 | 60.1 | −3.5 | |
Conservative | Llewellyn Malcolm Wynne | 2,944 | 39.9 | +3.5 | |
Majority | 1,492 | 20.2 | −7.0 | ||
Turnout | 7,380 | 87.0 | +3.4 | ||
Registered electors | 8,478 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | −3.5 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Bernhard Samuelson | 1,018 | 63.6 | +10.7 | |
Conservative | Thomas Gibson Bowles | 583 | 36.4 | −10.7 | |
Majority | 435 | 27.2 | +21.4 | ||
Turnout | 1,601 | 86.6 | +11.3 | ||
Registered electors | 1,848 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | +10.7 |
Elections in the 1870s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Bernhard Samuelson | 760 | 52.9 | −13.1 | |
Conservative | Josiah Wilkinson | 676 | 47.1 | +13.1 | |
Majority | 84 | 5.8 | −26.2 | ||
Turnout | 1,436 | 75.3 | −1.4 | ||
Registered electors | 1,906 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | −13.1 |
Elections in the 1860s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Bernhard Samuelson | 772 | 66.0 | +27.2 | |
Conservative | George Stratton | 397 | 34.0 | +2.9 | |
Majority | 375 | 32.0 | +24.3 | ||
Turnout | 1,169 | 76.7 | −9.8 | ||
Registered electors | 1,524 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | +12.2 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Bernhard Samuelson | 206 | 38.8 | −7.1 | |
Conservative | Charles Bell | 165 | 31.1 | New | |
Independent Liberal | Charles Eurwicke Douglas | 160 | 30.1 | −24.0 | |
Majority | 41 | 7.7 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 531 | 86.5 | +21.9 | ||
Registered electors | 614 | ||||
Liberal gain from Independent Liberal | Swing | +8.5 |
Elections in the 1850s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent Liberal | Charles Eurwicke Douglas | 235 | 54.1 | N/A | |
Liberal | Bernhard Samuelson | 199 | 45.9 | −32.9 | |
Majority | 36 | 8.2 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 434 | 64.6 | +13.7 | ||
Registered electors | 672 | ||||
Independent Liberal gain from Liberal | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | Bernhard Samuelson | 177 | 37.6 | −41.2 | |
Conservative | John Hardy | 176 | 37.4 | New | |
Independent Liberal | Edward Miall | 118 | 25.1 | New | |
Majority | 1 | 0.2 | −57.4 | ||
Turnout | 471 | 70.1 | +19.2 | ||
Registered electors | 672 | ||||
Whig hold | Swing | N/A |
- Caused by Tancred's resignation.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | Henry William Tancred | 216 | 78.8 | N/A | |
Radical | Edward Yates | 58 | 21.2 | N/A | |
Majority | 158 | 57.6 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 274 | 50.9 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 538 | ||||
Whig hold | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | Henry William Tancred | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 491 | ||||
Whig hold |
Elections in the 1840s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | Henry William Tancred | 226 | 57.9 | +12.8 | |
Conservative | James Macgregor | 164 | 42.1 | +5.7 | |
Majority | 62 | 15.9 | +7.2 | ||
Turnout | 390 | 83.9 | +12.5 | ||
Registered electors | 465 | ||||
Whig hold | Swing | +3.6 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | Henry William Tancred | 124 | 45.1 | −25.6 | |
Conservative | Hugh Holbech | 100 | 36.4 | +7.1 | |
Chartist | Henry Vincent | 51 | 18.5 | New | |
Majority | 24 | 8.7 | −32.7 | ||
Turnout | 275 | 71.4 | −3.2 | ||
Registered electors | 385 | ||||
Whig hold | Swing | −16.4 |
Elections in the 1830s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | Henry William Tancred | 181 | 70.7 | −11.3 | |
Conservative | Henry Tawney | 75 | 29.3 | New | |
Majority | 106 | 41.4 | −22.6 | ||
Turnout | 256 | 74.6 | +6.7 | ||
Registered electors | 343 | ||||
Whig hold | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | Henry William Tancred | 205 | 82.0 | N/A | |
Radical | Edward Lloyd Williams | 45 | 18.0 | N/A | |
Majority | 160 | 64.0 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 250 | 67.9 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 368 | ||||
Whig hold | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | Henry William Tancred | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 329 | ||||
Whig gain from Radical |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Radical | John Easthope | 6 | 66.7 | New | |
Tory | Henry Hely-Hutchinson | 3 | 33.3 | N/A | |
Majority | 3 | 33.4 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 9 | N/A | |||
Radical gain from Tory | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tory | Henry Villiers-Stuart | Unopposed | |||
Tory gain from Nonpartisan |
Neighbouring constituencies
Banbury is bordered to the northeast by Northamptonshire South, to the east by Buckingham, to the south by Witney and Henley constituencies, to the east by Stratford-upon-Avon, and to the northeast by Kenilworth and Southam.
See also
- List of parliamentary constituencies in Oxfordshire
- List of parliamentary constituencies in the South East England (region)
- Henley
- Oxford East
- Oxford West and Abingdon
- Wantage
- Witney
- History of Banbury, Oxfordshire