Wantage (UK Parliament constituency)
Constituency in Oxfordshire, England / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Wantage is a constituency[n 1] in Oxfordshire represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom by Conservative MP David Johnston.[1][n 2]
Wantage | |
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County constituency for the House of Commons | |
County | Oxfordshire |
Electorate | 90,876 (December 2019) |
Major settlements | Wantage, Didcot, Wallingford, Faringdon |
Current constituency | |
Created | 1983 |
Member of Parliament | David Johnston (Conservative) |
Seats | One |
Created from | Abingdon (majority of) (note: abolished) |
Johnston was first elected at the 2019 general election replacing Ed Vaizey who served as MP for Wantage for 14 years after first being elected at the 2005 general election.[2]
Further to the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, the seat will be reduced in size, with northern and western areas, including the town of Faringdon, being transferred to Witney. It will be renamed Didcot and Wantage, to be first contested at the next general election.[3]