Riding profile

Oxford West and Abingdon

UK constituency — England · Mixed · south east

The question

Oxford West and Abingdon: a safe seat for the Lib Dems?

Editorial read

Oxford West and Abingdon, a mixed constituency in England, elected a member with the Lib Dems in the previous cycle, with a 32-point margin. The Vote-Scope model projects the Lib Dems ahead at 43% vote share, against 18% for Reform UK, and the probability of a close race is negligible.

Sitting member

Layla Moran

Sits with Lib Dems

Since
2017-06-08
Parliament
59th

Current forecast

Lib Dems

Safe

Probability
100%
Mean margin (pts)
26.0
P(close race)
0%

Projected vote share

Projection by party

  • Lib Dems 43.4%
  • Reform UK 17.5%
  • Conservative 13.6%
  • Labour 12.3%
  • Green 10.8%
  • Other 2.1%

In context

How this riding stacks up

Lib Dems Reform UK Conservative Labour
HereOxford West and Abingdon 43.4%17.5%13.6%12.3%
National averageUnited Kingdom 11.6% +31.8 25.3% −7.8 18.9% −5.3 21.7% −9.4

Nationwide averages computed across the 650 riding-level projections (unweighted mean).

Previous election · UK 2024

Won by
Lib Dems
Margin
32.4 pts
Margin shift vs current projection
-6.4 pts

Detailed result · UK 2024

Candidates and votes

Candidate Party Votes % Occupation
Layla Moran Elected Lib Dems 23,414 50.9
Vinay Raniga Conservative 8,520 18.5
Stephen Webb Labour 5,981 13.0
James Gunn Reform UK 4,164 9.1
Chris Goodall Green 3,236 7.0
Anni Byard Other 259 0.6
Ian Shelley Other 256 0.6
Josh Phillips Other 168 0.4

Demographics

Who lives here

Population
106,817
Median age
35
Employment rate
76.1%

Data source : ONS mid-2022 population + Jan 2026 labour market

Last model run
Cycle
uk_2029