Constituency view

Oxford East

South East, England

Lab hold

Current MP

Current representation

Anneliese Dodds

Labour

Female

Majority14,465

Turnout54.8%

Electorate71,845

Valid votes39,341

2024 Results

Party breakdown

Labour19,541 - 49.7%

Other6,548 - 16.6%

Green5,076 - 12.9%

Conservative4,739 - 12.0%

Lib Dem3,437 - 8.7%

Benefits bill · 2025/26

£229,932,043

Estimated yearly spend on the six main working-age and disability benefits paid to residents of this constituency.

£1,912 total benefits bill per resident · 15% below average

Oxford East: £1,912
England and Wales average: £2,259

Ranked 344 of 575 constituencies (1 = highest)

Total benefits bill	£229,932,043	274/575
Change over 2 years	+17.7%
Median local wage (2025)	£44,970	+5.6%

Universal Credit£135,930,403
£1,131 per resident · 10,832 households claiming
Assessed LCWRA: 3,526 · 1 in 24 working-age adults
Personal Independence Payment£40,574,181
£337 per resident · 5,506 claimants (+18.5% since Jul 2024)
Psychiatric conditions: 2,427 · 44% of claimants
Enhanced mobility (Motability-eligible): 2,709
Housing Benefit£27,587,782
£229 per resident · 2,567 claimants
Disability Living Allowance£13,863,098
£115 per resident · 2,365 claimants
Employment Support Allowance£6,046,041
£50 per resident · 937 claimants
Carer's Allowance£5,930,537
£49 per resident · 1,372 claimants

Ranks are out of England and Wales constituencies, highest first. Source: TaxPayers' Alliance, benefitsdata.uk (estimated from DWP Stat-Xplore claimant counts). England and Wales only. See this seat on benefitsdata.uk ↗

Demographics

Source: ONS Census 2021 (England, Wales, NI) and Scotland's Census 2022, aggregated to 2024 constituency boundaries by the House of Commons Library.

Ethnic composition

2021

White 68.7%White British 52.6%Asian 16.4%Black, African or Caribbean 5.6%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 5.5%Other 3.9%

England & Wales (2021)

White 83.0%White British 74.4%Asian 8.6%Black, African or Caribbean 3.7%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 2.7%Other 2.0%

2011

White 75.4%White British 63.0%Asian 13.4%Black, African or Caribbean 5.8%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 4.1%Other 1.3%

England & Wales (2011)

White 86.0%White British 80.5%Asian 7.5%Black, African or Caribbean 3.3%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 2.2%Other 1.0%

2001

White 86.6%White British 78.2%Asian 7.0%Black, African or Caribbean 3.0%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 2.4%Other 1.0%

England & Wales (2001)

White 91.3%White British 87.5%Asian 4.8%Black, African or Caribbean 2.2%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 1.3%Other 0.4%

1991

White 90.4%White British N/AAsian 5.4%Black, African or Caribbean 3.2%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 0.0%Other 1.0%

England & Wales (1991)

White 94.1%White British N/AAsian 3.6%Black, African or Caribbean 1.8%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 0.0%Other 0.6%

Year-over-year comparison uses broad ethnic groups.

2011 values are reaggregated from 2011 Output Areas onto 2024 boundaries.

2001 values are reaggregated from 2001 LSOAs onto 2024 boundaries.

1991 values are reaggregated from 1997 parliamentary constituencies onto 2024 boundaries.

Country of birth

Oxford East (2021)

UK 65.5%Other EU 11.9%Other countries 22.6%

England & Wales (2021)

UK 84.0%Other EU 6.0%Other countries 10.1%

Oxford East (2011)

UK 72.9%Other EU 7.7%Other countries 19.4%

England & Wales (2011)

UK 86.6%Other EU 3.6%Other countries 9.8%

Oxford East (2001)

UK 83.2%Other EU 3.2%Other countries 13.6%

England & Wales (2001)

UK 91.1%Other EU 1.4%Other countries 7.5%

Oxford East (1991)

UK 88.0%Other EU 4.5%Other countries 7.6%

England & Wales (1991)

UK 92.7%Other EU 2.5%Other countries 4.8%

1991 country of birth data uses the 1991 census's Commonwealth-based classification. Ireland and EU countries are not separately broken out. Regional figures are approximations.

Inset map

Oxford East

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Comparison

How this seat compares

Metric	Oxford East	National	Difference	Rank
% White	68.7%	83.0%	-14.4pp	549/650
% White British	52.6%	74.4%	-21.8pp	542/632
% Asian	16.4%	8.6%	+7.8pp	88/650
% Black, African or Caribbean	5.6%	3.7%	+1.9pp	129/650
% Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups	5.5%	2.7%	+2.8pp	53/650
% Other ethnic group	3.9%	2.0%	+2.0pp	86/650
% UK-born	65.5%	84.0%	-18.4pp	588/650
% Non-UK-born	34.5%	16.0%	+18.4pp	63/650
% Other EU-born	11.9%	6.0%	+5.9pp	54/650
% Other countries-born	22.6%	10.1%	+12.5pp	70/650
% Christian	41.0%	46.7%	-5.7pp	477/575
% Muslim	10.1%	6.3%	+3.8pp	110/575
% Hindu	1.6%	1.6%	-0.0pp	138/575
% Sikh	0.4%	0.9%	-0.5pp	177/575
% Jewish	0.4%	0.5%	-0.0pp	73/575
% Buddhist	0.7%	0.4%	+0.3pp	70/575
% Other religion	0.9%	0.6%	+0.3pp	44/575
% No religion	37.0%	37.0%	-0.0pp	356/575
% Religion not stated	7.8%	6.0%	+1.8pp	17/575
% Has any religion	55.2%	57.0%	-1.8pp	291/575

Nearby seats

Constituencies around Oxford East

Neighbouring constituencies on 2024 boundaries, ordered by the length of the shared border.

Source: ONS Westminster Parliamentary Constituencies (July 2024) Boundaries UK BSC. Seats with a short coastline or none, such as islands, are completed with the closest constituencies by distance.