The placeConstituency · South East · Electorate 74,353 · 2023 boundaries

Bicester and Woodstock.

Liberal Democrats MP Calum Miller holds the seat on 38.7% of the vote — a split-council geography across 2 councils.

Member of ParliamentCalum Miller · Liberal Democrats
CouncilsCherwell · West Oxfordshire
Boundary set2023
ONS codeE14001090
Electorate · 2024
74.4k
Registered to vote
2024 GE — winner
38.7%
Liberal Democrats · +9.9pp over Con
Settlements
17
Largest: Bicester
Crime · per 1k pop · 3mo
10.6
data.police.uk · 12mo rolling
Dispatch
3 Jun 2026

On the assisted dying bill, Calum Miller broke from his party four times in a single day -- June 2025 -- voting to tighten eligibility safeguards, including backing two amendments that would have prevented voluntary starvation from qualifying someone as terminally ill. His stance profile confirms the pattern: he sits notably above the Liberal Democrat average on end-of-life safeguards and autonomy measures, suggesting a carefully calibrated position rather than simple opposition to or support for assisted dying. Beyond that, he has voted consistently with Lib Dem positions on scrutinising government power -- backing Lords amendments to the English Devolution Bill, opposing the government's reserve power over pension fund investment, and supporting a referral of the Prime Minister to the Privileges Committee over the Mandelson appointment.

At 72% voting participation, Miller falls below the Commons average, though new MPs with active constituency caseloads sometimes show this pattern. His 97.3% party alignment makes his assisted dying deviations the clearest exception to an otherwise loyalist record. His stance data shows strong alignment with parliamentary and Lords scrutiny (97--100%), climate action (95%), and opposition to employer National Insurance increases (100%), while he scores low on housing development (8%) and progressive taxation (19%) -- both consistent with Lib Dem positioning in the South East.

Outside Westminster, Miller has generated notably positive local coverage, credited with delivering a 4,500-signature petition that shifted East West Rail from closing a level crossing to funding an underpass, and leading a parliamentary campaign that secured £8m for illegal waste cleanup in his constituency. His 276 contributions span defence, the economy, and social care most heavily. He holds no select committee seat, which limits formal scrutiny influence; his impact appears channelled instead through constituency casework and floor speeches.

38.7%
LD vote · 2024 GE
2
Councils overlapping the seat
13
Wards · 14 councillors
§ 01The local picture — wards.13 wards · 14 councillors · 2 councils

Ward-level direction-of-travel: who controls what, who flipped recently, who holds the line. Each ward links to the council that runs it.

WardLatest winnerVotesCouncilLast cycle
Bicester East Bryonie Wells919Cherwell LDMay 2026
Bicester North and Caversfield Julius Parker1,006Cherwell LDMay 2026
Bicester South and Ambrosden Chris Pruden1,680Cherwell LDMay 2026
Bicester West(2 seats)Popescu · Wilson1,494Cherwell LDMay 2026
Eynsham and Cassington Carl Martin Rylett1,156West Oxfordshire ConMay 2026
Freeland and Hanborough Toby Morris808West Oxfordshire ConMay 2026
Fringford and Heyfords Jean Conway1,372Cherwell LDMay 2026
Kidlington East Fiona Valerie Mawson1,053Cherwell LDMay 2026
Kidlington West Lisa Smith1,427Cherwell LDMay 2026
Launton and Otmoor Timothy Simon Faltermeyer1,244Cherwell LDMay 2026
North Leigh Sarah Veasey487West Oxfordshire ConMay 2024
Stonesfield and Tackley Genny Early523West Oxfordshire ConMay 2024
Woodstock and Bladon Hannah Stephanie Massie772West Oxfordshire ConMay 2026

Source · Democracy Club · DCLEAPIL v1.0 (CC BY-SA 4.0)

§ 02Settlements.17 named places

The seat’s population is concentrated in Bicester (36,867), with Kidlington (15,480) as the second pole. Total population across named built-up areas: 100,975.

large-town 36,867town 36,150village 27,958

Source · ONS Built-Up Areas · Census 2021

SettlementPop.Class
Bicester36,867large town
Kidlington15,480town
Rural & dispersed14,214town
Eynsham6,456town
Yarnton3,524village
Long Hanborough3,501village
Showing 6 of 17·All 17 settlements
§ 03Demographics.Census 2021 · vs national avg

Headline indicators.

IndicatorLocalNationalΔ
Employment rate65.1%57.1%+14%
Owner-occupied70.1%63.1%+11%
Private rented18.4%20.0%-8%
Social rented11.5%16.8%-32%

Ethnicity.

White89.3%
Asian5.0%
Black1.5%
Mixed3.0%
Other1.3%

Source · Census 2021

Population by age & sexCensus 2021 · 18 bands · click to expand
Male 49.5% Female 50.5% Median seat
MaleAgeFemale
85+
80-84
75-79
70-74
65-69
60-64
55-59
50-54
45-49
40-44
35-39
30-34
25-29
20-24
16-19
10-15
5-9
0-4

Source · Census 2021 (ONS) · % of usual residents; tick marks the median seat per band

§ 04Local economy.Income · tax · businesses · schools
Median income
£33,000
HMRC SPI · 2024
Mean income
£44,000
HMRC SPI · 2024
Businesses
4,805
VAT/PAYE-registered
Schools
45
35 primary · 6 secondary
GCSE pass
69.4%
Attainment 8: 48.2

Income tax contribution.

Total income tax£495m
Taxpayers62,000
Median per taxpayer£3,650
Mean per taxpayer£8,000

Source · HMRC SPI · ±8% confidence

Where the money flows back in.

For council finance & suppliers

This constituency is served by Cherwell and West Oxfordshire. Each council’s service spend, peer rank and supplier list lives on its own page — open from the meta block above or the compass strip below.

For household tax breakdown

Move the income slider on My place to see income tax, NI, VAT and council tax against your earnings — the household lens.

§ 05Recorded crime.data.police.uk · 12-month rolling

Headline rate.

Per 1k pop · 3mo
10.6
-49% vs national
Monthly avg / 1k
3.5
12-month rolling
Top category
Violence & sexual offences
48% of recorded crime

By category.

Violence & sexual offences5.1
Shoplifting0.9
Other theft0.8
Criminal damage & arson0.8
Anti-social behaviour0.7
Public order0.7
Vehicle crime0.4

Source · data.police.uk · 3-month rate per 1,000 pop

Showing 7 of 15·All 15 categories — full monthly trend & settlement breakdown
§ 06Election history.1 contest · created on 2023 boundaries

2024 — full result.

CandidateVotes%
Calum MillerWONLD19,41938.7
Rupert HarrisonCon14,46128.8
Veronica OakeshottLab8,23616.4
Augustine ObodoRef5,40810.8
Ian MiddletonGrn2,4044.8
Tim FunnellInd2910.6

Turnout 50,219

Prior contests.

Created on the 2023 boundary review. 2024 General Election was the first contest on these boundaries.

Sources, methods & last update
Method The dispatch paragraphs are AI-generated from the public sources listed below. Every figure links to its source. If we’re wrong, please tell us — corrections within 48 hours.
BoundariesONS Open Geography Portal
2023 boundary review
Wards & councilsLGBCE · Democracy Club
DCLEAPIL v1.0 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
SettlementsONS Built-Up Areas
Census 2021
DemographicsONS · Nomis · Census 2021
National avg over 575 seats
Income & taxHMRC SPI
±8% confidence
SchoolsDfE · attainment data
Crimedata.police.uk
LSOA-aggregated · rolling 12mo
ElectionsElectoral Commission