Witney

Pre-2024 Parliamentary Constituency

This is a historical constituency

Are you looking for these three new constituencies which replaced it at the July 2024 general election?

Banbury

Covers approximately 17% of this old constituency’s population, and 32% of this old constituency’s area.

Bicester and Woodstock

Covers approximately 19% of this old constituency’s population, and 20% of this old constituency’s area.

Witney

Covers approximately 64% of this old constituency’s population, and 48% of this old constituency’s area.

Place

Air pollution

This area National average
Benzene 0.3% 0.3%
NO2 5.5% 9.7%
NOX 6.9% 13.1%
Ozone 3.4% 2.1%
PM10 12.0% 11.5%
PM2.5 6.6% 6.5%
SO2 0.9% 1.5%

Constituency age distribution

This area National average
Ages 0-9 11.2% 11.8%
Ages 10-19 11.2% 11.5%
Ages 20-29 9.7% 12.9%
Ages 30-39 12.4% 13.3%
Ages 40-49 12.9% 12.6%
Ages 50-59 14.7% 13.7%
Ages 60-69 11.5% 10.8%
Ages 70-79 10.2% 8.5%
Ages 80+ 6.3% 5.0%

Have missed a bill payment in the last six months

24%

31.6% national average

Have missed a credit payment in the last six months

18%

23.7% national average

Have missed a rent payment in the last six months

15%

19.1% national average

Have not been able to afford to turn the heating on at home when they have felt cold in the past month

30%

37.6% national average

Worried about having to use a foodbank in the next year

26%

28.8% national average

Worried about not being able to afford their mortgage or rent in the next year

33%

40.0% national average

Country of the UK

England

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD)

5

Ethnicity

This area National average
African 0.4% 2.2%
Any other ethnic group 0.5% 1.4%
Arab 0.1% 0.5%
Bangladeshi 0.2% 0.9%
Caribbean 0.1% 0.9%
Chinese 0.4% 0.7%
English, Welsh, Scottish, Northern Irish or British 89.0% 76.5%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller 0.2% 0.1%
Indian 0.4% 2.8%
Irish 0.7% 0.8%
Other Asian 0.6% 1.5%
Other Black 0.1% 0.4%
Other Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 0.5% 0.7%
Other White 5.2% 5.7%
Pakistani 0.1% 2.4%
Roma 0.1% 0.2%
White and Asian 0.7% 0.8%
White and Black African 0.3% 0.4%
White and Black Caribbean 0.4% 0.8%

Socio-economic status

This area National average
Full-time students 4.4% 7.4%
Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations 16.9% 12.9%
Intermediate occupations 12.3% 11.5%
Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations 23.6% 19.9%
Lower supervisory and technical occupations 5.8% 5.5%
Never worked / long-term unemployed 4.5% 8.5%
Routine occupations 9.8% 12.2%
Semi-routine occupations 10.5% 11.5%
Small employers and own account workers 12.3% 10.6%

Public opinion

Loss of nature and destruction of the environment should be one of the most important concerns for the country

This area National average
Net agree 77% 72.5%
Net disagree 8% 8.7%
Strongly agree 37% 33.8%
Partly agree 40% 38.8%
Neither agree nor disagree 15% 18.7%
Partly disagree 6% 5.9%
Strongly disagree 2% 2.7%

Policies for tackling the cost of living crisis should go hand in hand with policies to tackle the climate crisis

This area National average
Net agree 63% 58.8%
Net disagree 17% 17.7%
Strongly agree 24% 24.2%
Somewhat agree 39% 34.7%
Neither agree nor disagree 20% 23.5%
Somewhat disagree 11% 10.6%
Strongly disagree 6% 7.2%

Tackling climate change should / should not be one of the Government’s biggest priorities right now

This area National average
Should be a priority 62% 57.4%
Should not be a priority 38% 42.6%

Neither support nor oppose Net Zero

24

26.7 national average

Support nuclear energy

67%

57.4% national average

Support renewable energy projects in their local area

91%

85.0% national average

Believe that the government should continue the block on onshore wind development

24%

24.2% national average

Believe that the government should use wind and solar farms to reduce energy bills

85%

84.2% national average

Believe the government has increased investment in renewables over the past 5 years

56%

51.9% national average

Movement

Churches that have declared a climate emergency

0

0.2 national average

Number of CAFOD parishes

0

1.4 national average

Number of CAFOD schools

3

2.3 national average

Number of Friends of the Earth local action groups

6

  • Carterton Environmental Awareness Group
  • Enstone Eco
  • GreenTEA Transition Eynsham Area
  • Sustainable Woodstock
  • Sustainable Wychwoods Action Group
  • Transition Chipping Norton

Number of Hope For The Future trained constituents

0

0.2 national average

Number of RSPB Reserves

0

0.3 national average

Number of Save the Children shops

1

0.2 national average

Number of Wildlife Trusts Reserves

4

  • Blenheim Farm
  • Chimney Meadows
  • Foxholes
  • Glyme Valley