Election 97

Wantage


Result 97 gain
from Conservative
Current MP 97 Robert Jackson
Majority 0 ( 0.0%)
Conservative 97 22,311 (39.8%)
Labour 97 16,272 (29.0%)
LibDem 97 14,822 (26.4%)
Nationalist 97 0 ( 0.0%)
Other 97 2,654 ( 4.7%)
Elected party 97
Electorate 97 71,657
Turnout 97 56,059 (78.2%)



1992 MP Robert Jackson
Old constituency name Wantage
Majority 92 16,473 (29.2%)
Conservative 92 30,575 (54.1%)
Labour 92 10,955 (19.4%)
LibDem 92 14,102 (25.0%)
Nationalist 92 0 ( 0.0%)
Other 92 867 ( 1.5%)
Elected party 92 Conservative
Electorate 92 68,237
Turnout 92 56,499 (82.8%)
Wantage



Tory change -14.3%
Labour change +9.6%
Lib Dem change +1.5%
Nationalist change +0.0%
Other change +3.2%
Electorate change +5.0%
Turnout Change -4.6%
Robert Waller wrote

This Home Counties seat, the south-western corner of Oxfordshire between Oxford and Swindon, is very safe for the Tories. They can count on huge majorities from the large villages that make up the balance of the seat, and the opposition is split. Labour support is based on the old railway town of Didcot, while Wallingford and the town of Wantage lean towards the Lib Dems. The Conservative incumbent, Robert Jackson, will not be showing much anxiety in this election.


Super Profiles

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4,465 11.07 11.17 99
10,074 24.97 11.25 222
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