Constituency view

Witney

South East, England

LD gain from Con

Current MP

Current representation

Charles Maynard

Liberal Democrats

Male

Previous MP: Robert Courts (Conservative) - defeated 2024

Majority4,339

Turnout67.0%

Electorate75,448

Valid votes50,584

2024 Results

Party breakdown

Lib Dem20,832 - 41.2%

Conservative16,493 - 32.6%

Reform6,307 - 12.5%

Labour4,773 - 9.4%

Green1,661 - 3.3%

Other518 - 1.0%

Benefits bill · 2025/26

£145,194,350

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

£1,381 total benefits bill per resident · 39% below average

Witney: £1,381
England and Wales average: £2,259

Ranked 516 of 575 constituencies (1 = highest)

Total benefits bill	£145,194,350	493/575
Change over 2 years	+22.8%
Median local wage (2025)	£39,697	+11.3%

Universal Credit£85,419,641
£812 per resident · 6,327 households claiming
Assessed LCWRA: 2,084 · 1 in 31 working-age adults
Personal Independence Payment£28,225,751
£268 per resident · 3,818 claimants (+22.7% since Jul 2024)
Psychiatric conditions: 1,548 · 41% of claimants
Enhanced mobility (Motability-eligible): 1,915
Disability Living Allowance£13,107,491
£125 per resident · 2,239 claimants
Housing Benefit£9,846,583
£94 per resident · 1,202 claimants
Employment Support Allowance£4,524,367
£43 per resident · 721 claimants
Carer's Allowance£4,070,516
£39 per resident · 940 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 94.8%White British 88.9%Asian 1.7%Black, African or Caribbean 0.9%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 1.9%Other 0.7%

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 96.6%White British 92.5%Asian 1.5%Black, African or Caribbean 0.5%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 1.2%Other 0.2%

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 98.2%White British 95.3%Asian 0.6%Black, African or Caribbean 0.2%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 0.6%Other 0.3%

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 99.0%White British N/AAsian 0.4%Black, African or Caribbean 0.3%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 0.0%Other 0.3%

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

Witney (2021)

UK 89.4%Other EU 5.1%Other countries 5.5%

England & Wales (2021)

UK 84.0%Other EU 6.0%Other countries 10.1%

Witney (2011)

UK 91.6%Other EU 3.2%Other countries 5.2%

England & Wales (2011)

UK 86.6%Other EU 3.6%Other countries 9.8%

Witney (2001)

UK 93.5%Other EU 1.8%Other countries 4.8%

England & Wales (2001)

UK 91.1%Other EU 1.4%Other countries 7.5%

Witney (1991)

UK 94.3%Other EU 2.3%Other countries 3.4%

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.

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Witney

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Comparison

How this seat compares

Metric	Witney	National	Difference	Rank
% White	94.8%	83.0%	+11.8pp	251/650
% White British	88.9%	74.4%	+14.5pp	222/632
% Asian	1.7%	8.6%	-6.9pp	460/650
% Black, African or Caribbean	0.9%	3.7%	-2.8pp	359/650
% Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups	1.9%	2.7%	-0.8pp	342/650
% Other ethnic group	0.7%	2.0%	-1.3pp	386/650
% UK-born	89.4%	84.0%	+5.4pp	326/650
% Non-UK-born	10.6%	16.0%	-5.4pp	325/650
% Other EU-born	5.1%	6.0%	-0.8pp	277/650
% Other countries-born	5.5%	10.1%	-4.6pp	335/650
% Christian	51.7%	46.7%	+5.0pp	142/575
% Muslim	0.7%	6.3%	-5.6pp	402/575
% Hindu	0.3%	1.6%	-1.4pp	432/575
% Sikh	0.1%	0.9%	-0.8pp	444/575
% Jewish	0.1%	0.5%	-0.3pp	207/575
% Buddhist	0.4%	0.4%	-0.1pp	259/575
% Other religion	0.5%	0.6%	-0.1pp	230/575
% No religion	40.5%	37.0%	+3.5pp	232/575
% Religion not stated	5.8%	6.0%	-0.2pp	318/575
% Has any religion	53.7%	57.0%	-3.3pp	341/575

Nearby seats

Constituencies around Witney

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.