UK Explained

Oxford West and Abingdon

Represented in Parliament by Layla Moran (Liberal Democrat). Here is who won the last general election here, and a few numbers about the area.

Your MP at a glance

Layla Moran, Liberal Democrat. Open their full page →

These describe the record. They do not say why an MP voted or claimed as they did.

How Oxford West and Abingdon compares

Every dot is one of the 631 areas that have figures. The large red dot is this area; green dots are areas like it.

TYPICAL FULL-TIME PAY, A WEEK

This area is 165 of 631 for pay, counting from the highest.

UK £767This area £827£400£1,100
PEOPLE CLAIMING UNEMPLOYMENT-RELATED BENEFITS

Higher than 12 areas and lower than 636.

UK 3.9%This area 1.7%0.0%12.0%

Areas like this one

The three areas with the closest pay and claimant rate. This says nothing about politics or geography.

AreaWeekly payClaimants
Oxford West and Abingdon£8271.7%
South Northamptonshire£8271.9%
Penrith and Solway£8291.9%
Bath£8371.9%
United Kingdom£7673.9%

Printable one-page briefing

Who lives in Oxford West and Abingdon

From the 2021 Census, next to the figure for England and Wales as a whole. Census day was 21 March 2021, so some things will have changed.

About the areaThis areaEngland and WalesCompared
Number of people106,26159,597,740 in total
Aged under 1616%18%3 points lower
Aged 65 and over17%19%2 points lower
Adults with a degree or higher50%34%16 points higher
Households that own their home62%62%about the same
Households renting from a council or housing association14%17%4 points lower
Households renting privately24%20%4 points higher

Source: ONS, Census 2021 (England and Wales), via the UK Data Service statistics portal. Fetched 2026-10-04. These describe who lives here. They do not explain how anyone votes.

WINNER, 2024
Layla Moran

Liberal Democrat

MAJORITY
14,894

votes ahead of second place

TURNOUT
66%

of people who could vote did

Layla Moran won with 51% of the votes, and Vinay Raniga (Conservative) came second with 19%.

Votes for each party

Liberal Democrat51% · 23,414
Conservative19% · 8,520
Labour13% · 5,981
Reform UK9% · 4,164
Green Party7% · 3,236
Social Democratic Party1% · 259
Everyone else1% · 424
Every candidate
CandidatePartyVotesShare
Layla MoranLiberal Democrat23,41450.9%
Vinay RanigaConservative8,52018.5%
Stephen WebbLabour5,98113.0%
James GunnReform UK4,1649.1%
Chris GoodallGreen Party3,2367.0%
Anni ByardSocial Democratic Party2590.6%
Ian ShelleyChristian Peoples Alliance2560.6%
Josh PhillipsIndependent1680.4%

2024 General Election, on today’s boundaries. Source: House of Commons Library via the Members API.

Your area at a glance

Typical pay for full-time workers who live here
£827 a week
This areaUK: £767 a week

Median gross weekly pay, 2025. Source: ONS, Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings.

Working-age people claiming unemployment-related benefits
1.7%
This areaUK: 3.9%

Share of people aged 16 to 64, August 2026. Source: ONS and DWP claimant count.

At a general election each area elects one MP, and the candidate with the most votes wins, even without more than half. The area figures describe the people who live here. They do not show whether any MP or vote is the cause.

Updated 4 Oct 2026