# Didcot and Wantage

The north west of the South East. About 115,691 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 402 square kilometres.

Olly Glover has been the Liberal Democrat MP for Didcot and Wantage since July 2024. They won by 6,233 votes on a 67.8% turnout.

Constituency. Code E14001197. In: [South East](https://openindex.co.uk/south-east)

## MP and the 2024 result

Olly Glover has been the Liberal Democrat MP for Didcot and Wantage since July 2024.
They won by 6,233 votes on a 67.8% turnout.

MP: [Olly Glover](https://members.parliament.uk/member/5318) (Liberal Democrat).

### General election, 4 July 2024: Didcot and Wantage

| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Olly Glover (elected) | Liberal Democrat | 21,793 | 39.8% |
| David Johnston | Conservative | 15,560 | 28.4% |
| Mocky Khan | Labour | 8,045 | 14.7% |
| Steve Beatty | Reform UK | 6,400 | 11.7% |
| Sam Casey-Rerhaye | Green Party | 2,693 | 4.9% |
| Kyn Pomlett | Social Democratic Party | 242 | 0.4% |

Electorate 80,689. Turnout 67.8%. Majority 6,233 (11.4%). Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: House of Commons Library, UK Parliament election results. https://electionresults.parliament.uk/elections/3420

MP as of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Key figures

- **Majority, 2024 general election: 11.4%** (July 2024). The winner in Didcot and Wantage had a majority of 11.4% of valid votes at the general election on 4 July 2024 (House of Commons Library). Joint 259th smallest majority of 650. Source: UK Parliament election results, July 2024. Published 4 July 2024. https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/didcot-and-wantage#f-ge2024-majority
- **Turnout, 2024 general election: 67.8%** (July 2024). Turnout in Didcot and Wantage at the general election on 4 July 2024 was 67.8% (House of Commons Library). Joint 76th highest turnout of 650. Source: UK Parliament election results, July 2024. Published 4 July 2024. https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/didcot-and-wantage#f-ge2024-turnout
- **Population: 106,221** (2021). Didcot and Wantage had 106,221 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 207th most populated of 650. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/didcot-and-wantage#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 8%** (2022). About 8% of people in Didcot and Wantage live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022. https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/didcot-and-wantage#f-radon-affected-share

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by constituency](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=E14001197) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 8% of people in Didcot and Wantage live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Average house price by council](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?place=E14001197) (UK House Price Index · July 2026): Published for whole councils, so the map colours all of Vale of White Horse, where most of this constituency lies. The outline is Didcot and Wantage.
- [Crime and ASB by council](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=E14001197) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Published for whole councils, so the map colours all of Vale of White Horse, where most of this constituency lies. The outline is Didcot and Wantage.
- [Population by constituency](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=E14001197) (Census 2021, England and Wales): Didcot and Wantage had 106,221 usual residents at the census.

## How Didcot and Wantage compares

Each constituency against every other constituency the measure covers.

| Measure | Didcot and Wantage | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Majority, 2024 general election | 11.4% | joint 259th smallest majority | 650 constituencies, UK · Jul 2024 |
| Turnout, 2024 general election | 67.8% | joint 76th highest turnout | 650 constituencies, UK · Jul 2024 |
| Population | 106,221 | 207th most populated | 650 constituencies, UK · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 8% | joint 169th fewest people in radon Affected Areas | 650 constituencies, UK · 2022 |

## What is the population of Didcot and Wantage?

Didcot and Wantage had 106,221 usual residents at the census.
Didcot and Wantage is the 207th most populated of 650 in the UK.

## Figures for the whole of Vale of White Horse

Most of Didcot and Wantage lies in Vale of White Horse. These figures are published for the whole of Vale of White Horse, not for constituencies, so they describe the council and not Didcot and Wantage itself. [See Vale of White Horse](https://openindex.co.uk/vale-of-white-horse)

- **Average house price: £413,773** (July 2026). Vale of White Horse’s average house price was £413,773 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 5.7% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £44,454** (2025). Full-time workers living in Vale of White Horse earned a median of £44,454 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 57th highest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 9.3×** (2025). A home in Vale of White Horse costs 9.3 times local full-time pay. Joint 73rd least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 9.5** (2025). Vale of White Horse has a deprivation score of 9.5 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 15th least deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Didcot and Wantage in brief

The winner in Didcot and Wantage had a majority of 11.4% of valid votes at the general election on 4 July 2024.
Turnout in Didcot and Wantage at the general election on 4 July 2024 was 67.8%.
Didcot and Wantage had 106,221 usual residents at the census.
About 8% of people in Didcot and Wantage live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

## About

- Type: Constituency
- Code: E14001197
- Council: [Vale of White Horse †](https://openindex.co.uk/vale-of-white-horse)
- Region: [South East](https://openindex.co.uk/south-east)
- Nation: [England](https://openindex.co.uk/england)
- Area: 402 km²
- People, mid-2024: 115,691*
- Wards: 16
- Middle areas: 10
- Neighbourhoods: 63
- Output areas: 322

* People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact.
† Best fit: the council this constituency mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow it.

## Next door

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## Latest updates for Didcot and Wantage

- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.
- GP practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Department for Education · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/E14001197

## How to cite

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