Didcot and Wantage (UK Parliament constituency)

Didcot and Wantage is a constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament.^[2]^[3] Further to the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, it was first contested at the 2024 general election. The seat was won by Olly Glover representing the Liberal Democrats.

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Didcot and Wantage
County constituency for the House of Commons
Boundaries since 2024
Boundary of Didcot and Wantage in South East England
County	Oxfordshire
Electorate	74,356 (2023)^[1]
Major settlements	Didcot, Wantage, Wallingford
Current constituency
Created	2024
Member of Parliament	Olly Glover (Liberal Democrats)
Seats	One
Created from	Wantage

The constituency is named for the towns of Didcot and Wantage in Oxfordshire.^[4]

Boundaries

The constituency is composed of the following (as they existed on 1 December 2020):

The District of South Oxfordshire wards of: Cholsey; Didcot North East; Didcot South; Didcot West; Sandford & the Wittenhams; Wallingford.
The District of Vale of White Horse wards of: Blewbury & Harwell; Drayton; Grove North; Hendreds; Ridgeway; Stanford; Steventon & the Hanneys; Sutton Courtenay; Wantage & Grove Brook; Wantage Charlton.^[6]

It comprises the majority of the former Wantage constituency plus a small part of the former Henley electorate (Sandford-on-Thames):^[7]

Election	Member	Party
	2024	Olly Glover	Liberal Democrats

Election

Member

Party

Elections

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General election 2024: Didcot and Wantage^[8]^[9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Olly Glover	21,793	39.8	+8.5
	Conservative	David Johnston	15,560	28.4	−21.4
	Labour	Mocky Khan	8,045	14.7	−1.3
	Reform UK	Steve Beatty	6,400	11.7	N/A
	Green	Sam Casey-Rerhaye	2,693	4.9	+4.2
	SDP	Kyn Pomlett	242	0.4	N/A
Majority			6,233	11.4
Turnout			54,733	67.8	−5.3
Registered electors			80,689
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing	+15.0

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History