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Witney

Current MP, latest election result, geographic context and official constituency information.

At a glance

Current MP
Charlie Maynard
Party
Liberal Democrat
Latest election
4 July 2024
Electorate
75,448
Turnout
67.0%
Majority
4,339

Where is Witney?

The map shows this constituency alongside neighbouring parliamentary constituencies for geographic context.

Witney Oxford West and Abingdon Didcot and Wantage Swindon North Newbury Oxford East Banbury Bicester and Woodstock Swindon South Reading West and Mid Berkshire East Wiltshire Kenilworth and Southam Henley and Thame North West Hampshire Chippenham North Cotswolds Stratford-on-Avon Mid Buckinghamshire Warwick and Leamington Basingstoke Reading Central Cheltenham South Northamptonshire Tewkesbury South Cotswolds Earley and Woodley Romsey and Southampton North Melksham and Devizes Wycombe Buckingham and Bletchley Wokingham Winchester North East Hampshire Redditch Gloucester Salisbury Droitwich and Evesham Daventry East Hampshire Maidenhead South West Wiltshire Bracknell Northampton South Milton Keynes Central Aldershot Stroud Worcester Milton Keynes North Chesham and Amersham Aylesbury West Worcestershire Farnham and Bordon Slough Thornbury and Yate Bath Surrey Heath Beaconsfield Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard Forest of Dean Windsor Woking Hemel Hempstead Harpenden and Berkhamsted Mid Bedfordshire Bristol North East Filton and Bradley Stoke Runnymede and Weybridge Godalming and Ash South West Hertfordshire Frome and East Somerset Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner Bristol East Uxbridge and South Ruislip Spelthorne Hayes and Harlington North East Somerset and Hanham Luton North Watford Luton South and South Bedfordshire Bristol Central Feltham and Heston Guildford Bristol South Bedford Ealing Southall North Bedfordshire Ealing North Harrow West Bristol North West St Albans Esher and Walton Brentford and Isleworth Twickenham Harrow East Brent West Hertsmere Hitchin Ealing Central and Acton Richmond Park Kingston and Surbiton North Somerset Brent East Hendon Epsom and Ewell Hammersmith and Chiswick Welwyn Hatfield Chipping Barnet Putney Queen's Park and Maida Vale Dorking and Horley Finchley and Golders Green Stevenage North Herefordshire Wimbledon Chelsea and Fulham Kensington and Bayswater Wells and Mendip Hills Sutton and Cheam Hampstead and Highgate Hereford and South Herefordshire Tooting Reigate Battersea Southgate and Wood Green Mitcham and Morden Hornsey and Friern Barnet Holborn and St Pancras Carshalton and Wallington Cities of London and Westminster Islington North Clapham and Brixton Hill Newport East Monmouthshire Vauxhall and Camberwell Green Islington South and Finsbury Streatham and Croydon North Enfield North Edmonton and Winchmore Hill Croydon West Croydon South North East Hertfordshire Weston-super-Mare East Surrey St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire Hertford and Stortford South Cambridgeshire Bridgwater England
Witney

Boundary data: ONS Open Geography Portal.

Local context

About this constituency

Witney is a constituency in the South East region of England. The seat has been held by Charlie Maynard (Liberal Democrat) since July 2024.

Current MP

Charlie Maynard MP

Liberal Democrat

Represents Witney in the House of Commons.

Latest election

2024 General Election

Held on 4 July 2024

Winning party
Liberal Democrat
Majority
4,339
Turnout
67.0%
Full candidate result (7 candidates)
CandidatePartyVotesShareChange
Charles MaynardElectedLiberal Democrat20,83241.2%15.2%
Robert CourtsConservative16,49332.6%-25.5%
Richard LangridgeReform UK6,30712.5%12.4%
Antonio WeissLabour4,7739.4%-6.0%
Andrew ProsserGreen Party1,6613.3%
Barry IngletonIndependent3500.7%
David CoxHeritage Party1680.3%

Election data comes from UK Parliament. Turnout percentage is calculated by Project Open Gov from Parliament's turnout and electorate figures.

People and place

A population and household snapshot for Witney, using validated House of Commons Library constituency datasets.

Estimated population105,143
EstimateMid-2024 estimate
Region / nationSouth East

Age profile

0 to 1721.1% · 22,156 people
18 to 246.5% · 6,797 people
25 to 3413.1% · 13,742 people
35 to 4919.3% · 20,341 people
50 to 6420.0% · 21,062 people
65 and over20.0% · 21,045 people

Population figures are mid-2024 estimates from the House of Commons Library. Project Open Gov calculates the estimated population shown above by summing the six published age-band counts. View population source ↗

Home ownership and renting

Housing tenure shows how households in this constituency described their home at the most recent census.

40,272 householdsCensus 2021
Home owners65.3% · 26,303 households
Private renters18.5% · 7,455 households
Social renters13.8% · 5,566 households
Other tenure2.4% · 948 households

“Other tenure” combines shared ownership and households recorded as living rent free.

Housing-tenure figures come from the most recent census: 2021 in England, Wales and Northern Ireland and 2022 in Scotland. View housing-tenure source ↗

Household composition

A broad view of household types in this constituency. Project Open Gov uses the four broad groups supplied by the Commons Library so the presentation remains consistent across the UK.

40,276 householdsCensus 2021
One-person households26.5% · 10,675 households
Families with dependent children28.8% · 11,604 households
Other single-family households41.1% · 16,569 households
Other household types3.5% · 1,428 households

Household-composition figures come from the Commons Library constituency dataset. The source uses census data and Project Open Gov displays its broad household groups rather than attempting to harmonise the detailed categories itself. View household-composition source ↗

Disability and day-to-day activities

The source records whether day-to-day activities are limited and uses separate person-level tables for England & Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.

97,260 people in the source baseCensus 2021Source comparison: England & Wales
Day-to-day activities limited a lot5.2% · 5,032 people
Day-to-day activities limited a little9.5% · 9,259 people
Not disabled under the Equality Act85.3% · 82,969 people

Comparison note: the workbook uses different source terminology across the UK: England & Wales uses “Disabled under the Equality Act”, while Scotland and Northern Ireland use “Disabled” / “Non-disabled”. Project Open Gov therefore preserves the source categories and does not present them as one single like-for-like UK legal definition.

Disability figures come from the Commons Library constituency workbook. This profile uses the person-level tables only; the workbook also contains separate household-level disability tables which are not used here. View disability source ↗

Petitions

Open UK Government and Parliament petitions that have reached at least 10,000 signatures nationally, ranked here by the number of signatures recorded in this constituency.

Petition signatures are not a poll and do not show what the constituency as a whole thinks. A person can also sign more than one petition.

Open petitionCloses 1 October 2026

Hold a referendum to bring the water industry into public ownership

Signatures in this constituency2,390
Signatures nationally196,369

Government response published · Debate scheduled for 14 September 2026

Open petitionCloses 12 September 2026

Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership

Signatures in this constituency409
Signatures nationally244,689

Government response published · Debate scheduled for 29 June 2026

Open petitionCloses 6 September 2026

Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office

Signatures in this constituency324
Signatures nationally206,593

Government response published · Debate scheduled for 6 July 2026

Open petitionCloses 20 November 2026

Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks

Signatures in this constituency263
Signatures nationally118,715

Government response published · 100,000-signature debate threshold reached

View 74 more petitions
Open petitionCloses 24 September 2026

Legislate to ban FPNs and prosecutions related to school attendance

Signatures in this constituency212
Signatures nationally129,565

Government response published · 100,000-signature debate threshold reached

Open petitionCloses 17 October 2026

Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills

Signatures in this constituency190
Signatures nationally110,856

Government response published · Debate scheduled for 6 July 2026

Open petitionCloses 10 October 2026

Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth

Signatures in this constituency180
Signatures nationally112,993

Government response published · Debate scheduled for 7 September 2026

Open petitionCloses 21 October 2026

Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases

Signatures in this constituency150
Signatures nationally105,312

Government response published · Debate scheduled for 19 October 2026

Signature counts come from the official UK Government and Parliament petitions data and may change while a petition remains open. Browse official petitions ↗

Funding and local projects

National Lottery grants awarded to organisations recorded in this parliamentary constituency since 4 July 2024.

The constituency is based on the recipient organisation recorded in the source data. The funded activity may sometimes take place across a wider area.

Grants recorded42
Total awarded£890,145

Most recent awards

National Lottery grantAwarded 26 June 2026

Improving Tiddy Hall

The Tiddy Hall

£20,000

The National Lottery Community Fund · Charitable and Community including Health, Education and Environment

About this award

The Tiddy Hall - Children & Young People - National Lottery Awards for All England

National Lottery grantAwarded 28 April 2026

Safe, Warm and Active: Bourton Hall Upgrade

Bourton Village Hall

£15,000

Sport England · Sport

About this award

This project will replace the roof with a modern insulated structure and install efficient infrared heating, ensuring a welcoming, energy-efficient environment. Funding will support the renovation costs.

National Lottery grantAwarded 16 April 2026

Back to School 2026

Thrive Northox

£5,500

The National Lottery Community Fund · Charitable and Community including Health, Education and Environment

About this award

Thrive Northox - Children & Young People - National Lottery Awards for All England

National Lottery grantAwarded 9 April 2026

Project Canopy

Root & Branch Westmill

£281,933

The National Lottery Community Fund · Charitable and Community including Health, Education and Environment

About this award

Root & Branch Westmill - Community - RC London and South East Region

National Lottery grantAwarded 2 April 2026

Pennyhooks Wildlife Project

Pennyhooks Farm Trust

£20,000

The National Lottery Community Fund · Charitable and Community including Health, Education and Environment

About this award

Pennyhooks Farm Trust - Environment - National Lottery Awards for All England

37 more awards are available.

Source: DCMS National Lottery Grants Database. The figures shown cover awards from 4 July 2024 to 1 July 2026. View official grants data ↗

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