South East · England · 69,851Boundary · 2023

Oxford West & Abingdon

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Apr 2026

A safe LD seat, won with 51% of the vote in 2024. Covers Oxford, Abingdon-on-Thames and Kennington. Population 107,381, notably young (median age 35 vs 41 nationally), highly educated (50% degree-holders).

Chairing the Health and Social Care Committee gives Layla Moran a platform she has been using actively -- but it is her constituency campaigning that has generated the most recent headlines. She secured a Westminster Hall debate on Thames Water's failures, lobbied ministers over the issue, and publicly backed public ownership of the company. She has also raised "wild west" service charges directly at Prime Minister's Questions and visited the ageing Kennington rail bridge while pressing the government for replacement funding. One rebel vote stands out: in April 2025 she broke with the Liberal Democrats to vote against an amendment to the Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill, though her party otherwise records her as 100% aligned.

Her voting participation sits at 65% -- below the Commons average -- across 466 divisions. She votes consistently against the government's agenda (15% alignment) and has opposed every government budget measure put to a vote. She has backed Lords amendments on victims' rights and opposed the employer National Insurance increase at every opportunity, reflecting a 100% anti-tax-increases stance. Her speeches cluster around economy and jobs, health, and defence, with housing and social care also recurring. She polls 12 percentage points more supportive of assisted dying access than her average Lib Dem colleague.

304
Commons votes
This parliament
£33k
Median income
HMRC · 2024
69.9k
Electorate
2024 GE

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§ 06This week in Westminster.Live · today’s sittingOrder Paper · refreshed daily

Moran’s scheduled Commons activity this week — whipped divisions, oral questions, debates — drawn from the House of Commons Order Paper.

§ 07The record, at a glance.323 divisions voted

Two readings of the same data. Issue volume shows where Moran has cast the most ballots — a proxy for engagement, not direction. Notable votes are the moments where the whip was free or where they broke ranks.

Issue volume
Top issues by total divisions voted · cumulative this Parliament
Taxation
58
Economy
53
Employment
36
Crime & Policing
32
Education
29
Welfare and Benefits
26
Notable votes
Free votes and rebellions — moments the MP’s own judgment matters more than the whip
Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 1129 Apr 2025
No
§ 08The local picture.17 wards

Constituencies are not uniform. Below — the local council make-up, key facts worth knowing, and the neighbouring seats on either side.

WardCouncillorVotesParty
Abingdon Abbey NorthcourtCheryl Karen Briggs948Green Pa
Abingdon Abbey NorthcourtHelen Pighills1,109Liberal
Abingdon CaldecottAndrew John Skinner672Liberal
Abingdon CaldecottNeil Fawcett805Liberal
Abingdon DunmoreAndrew Foulsham1,216Liberal
Abingdon DunmoreOliver Forder1,131Liberal
Abingdon FitzharrisEric de la Harpe894Liberal
Abingdon FitzharrisRob Maddison838Liberal
Abingdon PeachcroftMax Thompson1,122Liberal
Abingdon PeachcroftMike Pighills1,140Liberal
Botley SunningwellDebby Hallett1,155Liberal
Botley SunningwellEmily Jane Smith1,184Liberal
Population (2021 Census)
107,381
Electorate 69,851 · 2024 register
Median income
£33,300
HMRC SPI 2024
Households renting privately
23.9%
England average 20.0%
Schools
53
24 primary · 5 secondary
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