Parliament: | uk |
Year: | 1295 |
Abolished: | 1983 |
Type: | Borough |
Elects Howmany: | 1295–1885: Two 1885–1983: One |
Next: | Oxford East and Oxford West and Abingdon[1] |
Region: | England |
Towns: | Oxford |
Oxford was a parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, comprising the city of Oxford in the county of Oxfordshire.
The parliamentary borough of Oxford elected two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of England from its creation in 1295 to 1707, then of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800 and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801. In 1885, its representation was reduced to one member by the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 and it was abolished in 1983 as a result of the Third Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies.
During the 1960s and 1970s, Oxford was a marginal seat.
The County Borough of Oxford.[2]
The boundaries were expanded to coincide with the County Borough.
As above, with redrawn boundaries.
Areas which had been absorbed by the County Borough of Oxford, including Cowley and Headington, transferred from the Henley constituency. Small area in the north also transferred from Banbury.
Following the 1983 redistribution, this constituency was dissolved and divided into two distinct constituencies: Oxford East, and Oxford West and Abingdon. The City of Oxford local government district had succeeded the County Borough of Oxford on 1 April 1974, as outlined in the Local Government Act 1972, and the redistribution was a reflection of this change. Despite Oxford West and Abingdon encompassing Oxford city centre at the time, Oxford East primarily comprised the majority of the new district. Since 2010, the city centre has been situated within the redrawn Oxford East constituency.
Parliament | First member | Second member |
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1379 | Edmund Kenyan[3] | Thomas Somerset[4] |
1380 (Nov) | Edmund Kenyan | |
1381 | Edmund Kenyan | |
1382 (May) | Edmund Kenyan | |
1385 | Edmund Kenyan | |
1386 | Edmund Kenyan | Thomas Houkyn[5] |
1388 (Feb) | John Hickes | Thomas Somerset |
1388 (Sep) | John Shawe | Thomas Baret |
1390 (Jan) | Richard Garston | Alan Lekensfeld |
1390 (Nov) | Edmund Kenyan | Adam de la River |
1391 | Edmund Kenyan | John Ottworth |
1393 | Richard Garston | John Merston |
1394 | Edmund Kenyan | John Forster |
1395 | John Ludlow | Adam de la River |
1397 (Jan) | Walter Benham | Adam de la River |
1397 (Sep) | John Ottworth | Adam de la River |
1399 | John Spicer | John Burbridge |
1401 | Thomas Forsthull | Adam de la River |
1402 | Walter Benham | John Spicer |
1404 (Jan) | Thomas Coventre | John Spicer |
1404 (Oct) | John Merston | Michael Salisbury |
1406 | John Ottworth | Thomas Cowley |
1407 | Thomas Coventre | Hugh Benet |
1410 | Thomas Coventre | Hugh Benet |
1411 | ||
1413 (Feb) | ||
1413 (May) | Thomas Coventre | Hugh Benet |
1414 (Apr) | John Shawe II | Walter Colet |
1414 (Nov) | Thomas Coventre | John Merston |
1415 | ||
1416 (Mar) | Thomas Coventre | William Brampton |
1416 (Oct) | ||
1417 | Thomas Coventre | Hugh Benet |
1419 | Thomas Coventre | William Brampton |
1420 | Thomas Coventre | William Offord |
1421 (May) | Thomas Coventre | William Brampton |
1421 (Dec) | John Quarane | William Offord |
1491 | Robert Caxton[6] | |
1510–1523 | No names known[7] | |
1529 | John Latton | William Fleming |
1536 | ?John Latton | ?William Fleming |
1539 | Thomas Denton | Richard Gunter |
1542 | ? | |
1545 | ? | |
1547 | Ralph Flaxney | Edward Frere |
1553 (Mar) | Christopher Edmonds | Edward Glynton |
1553 (Oct) | John Wayte | Thomas Williams |
1554 (Apr) | Thomas Mallinson | Edward Glynton |
1554 (Nov) | John Wayte | William Tylcock |
1555 | John Wayte | William Pantre |
1558 | John Barton | Richard Williams |
1559 (Jan) | Thomas Wood | Roger Taylor[8] |
1562 (Dec) | William Page | Thomas Wood |
1571 | Edward Knollys | William Frere |
1572 (Apr) | Edward Knollys, died and replaced 1576 by Francis Knollys | William Owen, died and replaced Jan 1581 by Edward Norris |
1584 (Oct) | Francis Knollys | William Noble |
1586 (Sep) | Francis Knollys | George Calfield |
1588 (Oct) | Francis Knollys | George Calfield |
1593 | Sir Edmund Carey | George Calfield |
1597 (Aug) | Anthony Bacon | George Calfield |
1601 (Sep) | Sir Francis Leigh | George Calfield |
1604 | Francis Leigh | Thomas Wentworth |
1614 | Thomas Wentworth | |
1621–1622 | Thomas Wentworth[9] | |
1624 | John Whistler | Thomas Wentworth |
1625 | John Whistler | Thomas Wentworth |
1626 | John Whistler | Thomas Wentworth |
1628–1629 | John Whistler | Thomas Wentworth |
1629–1640 | No Parliaments convened |
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1983 | constituency abolished: see Oxford East & Oxford West and Abingdon |
Stonor's election was declared void on petition, causing a by-election.
Wood was appointed Solicitor General for England and Wales, requiring a by-election.
Wood resigned after being appointed Vice-Chancellor, causing a by-election.
Neate's election was declared void on petition due to bribery, causing a by-election.[32]
Cardwell was appointed Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, requiring a by-election.
Cardwell was appointed Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, requiring a by-election.
Langston's death caused a by-election.
Cardwell was appointed Secretary of State for the Colonies, requiring a by-election.
Cardwell was appointed Secretary of State for War, requiring a by-election.
Harcourt was appointed Solicitor General for England and Wales, causing a by-election.
Cardwell was elevated to the peerage, becoming Viscount Cardwell and causing a by-election.
Harcourt was appointed Home Secretary, requiring a by-election.
Hall's election was declared void, on account of bribery, and the writ was suspended.[33]
In 1881, Chitty was appointed a judge and resigned the seat. However, as the writ was suspended, no by-election was held and the seat was left without an MP until 1885, when representation was also reduced to one member.
Chesney's death caused a by-election.
Annesley's appointment as Comptroller of the Household, requiring a by-election.
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 and by Autumn 1939, the following candidates had been selected;
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