Compiled by EveryElectionResult.com's data team · Last updated 2026-08-30
Oxford East was won by Labour at the 2024 general election, with a majority of 14,465 votes over Green. This page covers every general election in Oxford East from 1983 to 2024.
Full Election History, 1983–2024
Election
Elected
Votes
Vote Share
Runner-up
Majority
Turnout
1983
Steven Norris (Conservative)
18,808
40.0%
Andrew Smith (Labour)
1,267 (2.7 pts)
73.9%
1987
Andrew Smith (Labour)
21,103
43.0%
Steven Norris (Conservative)
1,288 (2.6 pts)
78.9%
1992
Andrew Smith (Labour)
23,702
50.4%
Dr Mark Mayall (Conservative)
7,538 (16.0 pts)
74.6%
1997
Andrew Smith (Labour)
27,205
56.8%
Jonathan Djanogly (Conservative)
16,665 (34.8 pts)
69.0%
2001
Andrew Smith (Labour)
19,681
49.4%
Steve Goddard (Liberal Democrat)
10,344 (26.0 pts)
53.5%
2005
Andrew Smith (Labour)
15,405
36.9%
Steve Goddard (Liberal Democrat)
963 (2.3 pts)
57.9%
2010
Andrew Smith (Labour)
21,938
42.5%
Stephen Goddard (Liberal Democrat)
4,581 (8.9 pts)
63.3%
2015
Andrew Smith (Labour)
25,356
50.0%
Melanie Magee (Conservative)
15,280 (30.1 pts)
64.4%
2017
Anneliese Dodds (Labour)
35,118
65.2%
Suzanne Bartington (Conservative)
23,284 (43.2 pts)
68.9%
2019
Anneliese Dodds (Labour)
28,135
57.0%
Louise Staite (Conservative)
17,832 (36.1 pts)
63.3%
2024
Anneliese Dodds (Labour)
19,541
49.7%
Sushila Dhall (Green)
14,465 (36.8 pts)
55.3%
Full Result Breakdown by Election
1983
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Steven Norris
Conservative
18,808
40.0%
Yes
Andrew Smith
Labour
17,541
37.3%
No
Margaret Godden
Liberal
10,690
22.7%
No
1987
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Andrew Smith
Labour
21,103
43.0%
Yes
Steven Norris
Conservative
19,815
40.4%
No
Margaret Godden
Liberal
7,648
15.6%
No
Dave Dalton
Green
441
0.9%
No
Pathmanathan Mylvaganam
Independent
60
0.1%
No
1992
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Andrew Smith
Labour
23,702
50.4%
Yes
Dr Mark Mayall
Conservative
16,164
34.4%
No
Martin Horwood
Liberal Democrat
6,105
13.0%
No
Caroline Lucas
Green
933
2.0%
No
Ann Wilson
Natural Law
101
0.2%
No
Keith Thompson
Revolutionary Communist
48
0.1%
No
1997
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Andrew Smith
Labour
27,205
56.8%
Yes
Jonathan Djanogly
Conservative
10,540
22.0%
No
George Kershaw
Liberal Democrat
7,038
14.7%
No
Martin Young
Referendum Party
1,391
2.9%
No
Craig Simmons
Green
975
2.0%
No
William Harper-Jones
ProLife Alliance
318
0.7%
No
Peter Gardner
UKIP
234
0.5%
No
John Thompson
Natural Law
108
0.2%
No
Pathmanathan Mylvaganam
Anti-majority Democracy
68
0.1%
No
2001
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Andrew Smith
Labour
19,681
49.4%
Yes
Steve Goddard
Liberal Democrat
9,337
23.4%
No
Cheryl Potter
Conservative
7,446
18.7%
No
Pritam Singh
Green
1,501
3.8%
No
John Lister
Socialist Alliance
708
1.8%
No
Peter Gardner
UKIP
570
1.4%
No
Fahim Ahmed
Socialist Labour
274
0.7%
No
Linda Hodge
ProLife Alliance
254
0.6%
No
Pathmanathan Mylvaganam
Independent
77
0.2%
No
2005
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Andrew Smith
Labour
15,405
36.9%
Yes
Steve Goddard
Liberal Democrat
14,442
34.6%
No
Virginia Morris
Conservative
6,992
16.7%
No
Larry Sanders
Green
1,813
4.3%
No
Honest Blair
New Loony
1,485
3.6%
No
Maurice Leen
Independent Working Class
892
2.1%
No
Peter Gardner
UKIP
715
1.7%
No
Pathmanathan Mylvaganam
Independent
46
0.1%
No
2010
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Andrew Smith
Labour
21,938
42.5%
Yes
Stephen Goddard
Liberal Democrat
17,357
33.6%
No
Edward Argar
Conservative
9,727
18.8%
No
Sushila Dhall
Green
1,238
2.4%
No
Julia Gasper
UKIP
1,202
2.3%
No
David O'Sullivan
Socialist Equality Party
116
0.2%
No
Roger Crawford
Equal Parenting Alliance
73
0.1%
No
2015
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Andrew Smith
Labour
25,356
50.0%
Yes
Melanie Magee
Conservative
10,076
19.9%
No
Ann Duncan
Green
5,890
11.6%
No
Alasdair Murray
Liberal Democrat
5,453
10.8%
No
Ian Macdonald
UKIP
3,451
6.8%
No
Chaka Artwell
Independent
160
0.3%
No
Mad Hatter
Official Monster Raving Loony Party
145
0.3%
No
James Morbin
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition
108
0.2%
No
Kevin Parkin
The Socialist Party of Great Britain
50
0.1%
No
2017
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Anneliese Dodds
Labour
35,118
65.2%
Yes
Suzanne Bartington
Conservative
11,834
22.0%
No
Kirsten Johnson
Liberal Democrat
4,904
9.1%
No
Larry Sanders
Green
1,785
3.3%
No
Chaka Artwell
Independent
255
0.5%
No
2019
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Anneliese Dodds
Labour
28,135
57.0%
Yes
Louise Staite
Conservative
10,303
20.9%
No
Alistair Fernie
Liberal Democrat
6,884
13.9%
No
David Williams
Green
2,392
4.8%
No
Roger Carter
Brexit Party
1,146
2.3%
No
David Henwood
Independent
238
0.5%
No
Chaka Artwell
Independent
143
0.3%
No
Phil Taylor
Independent
118
0.2%
No
2024
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Anneliese Dodds
Labour
19,541
49.7%
Yes
Sushila Dhall
Green
5,076
12.9%
No
Louise Brown
Conservative
4,739
12.0%
No
Theodore Jupp
Liberal Democrat
3,437
8.7%
No
David Henwood
Independent Oxford Alliance
2,381
6.1%
No
Amir Ali
Independent
1,761
4.5%
No
Zaid Marham
Workers Party of Britain
615
1.6%
No
Jabu Nala-Hartley
Independent
600
1.5%
No
Andrew Smith
Rejoin EU
425
1.1%
No
Katherine Longthorp
Party of Women
337
0.9%
No
Benjamin Adams
Social Democratic Party
232
0.6%
No
Brandon French
Workers Revolutionary Party
197
0.5%
No
Margin Over Time
Winning margin (percentage points) at each election, coloured by the winning party.
Trend
Oxford East has been contested at 11 general elections on record since 1983. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Conservative, Labour.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who won Oxford East in the 2024 general election?
Labour won Oxford East in 2024 with 19,541 votes (49.7%), a majority of 14,465 votes over Green in second place.
Which parties have won Oxford East since 1983?
Since 1983, Oxford East has been won by: Conservative, Labour.
What was the closest result in Oxford East?
The closest result on record for Oxford East was 2005, when Labour beat Liberal Democrat by just 963 votes (2.3 percentage points).