Compiled by EveryElectionResult.com's data team · Last updated 2026-08-30
Wantage was won by Conservative at the 2019 general election, with a majority of 12,653 votes over Liberal Democrat. This page covers every general election in Wantage from 1983 to 2019.
Full Election History, 1983–2019
Election
Elected
Votes
Vote Share
Runner-up
Majority
Turnout
1983
Robert Jackson (Conservative)
25,992
52.9%
Winifred Lstitia Tumin (Social Democratic Party)
10,125 (20.6 pts)
76.9%
1987
Robert Jackson (Conservative)
27,951
54.0%
Winifred Lstitia Tumin (Social Democratic Party)
12,156 (23.5 pts)
77.9%
1992
Robert Jackson (Conservative)
30,575
54.1%
Robert Michael Caradog Morgan (Liberal Democrat)
16,473 (29.2 pts)
82.7%
1997
Robert Jackson (Conservative)
22,311
39.8%
Celia Wilson (Labour)
6,089 (10.9 pts)
78.2%
2001
Robert Jackson (Conservative)
19,475
39.6%
Stephen Beer (Labour)
5,600 (11.4 pts)
64.5%
2005
Ed Vaizey (Conservative)
22,354
43.0%
Andrew Crawford (Liberal Democrat)
8,017 (15.4 pts)
68.2%
2010
Edward Vaizey (Conservative)
29,284
52.0%
Alan Armitage (Liberal Democrat)
13,547 (24.0 pts)
70.2%
2015
Edward Vaizey (Conservative)
31,092
53.3%
Stephen Webb (Labour)
21,749 (37.3 pts)
70.6%
2017
Edward Vaizey (Conservative)
34,459
54.2%
Rachel Eden (Labour)
17,380 (27.3 pts)
74.3%
2019
David Johnston (Conservative)
34,085
50.7%
Richard Benwell (Liberal Democrat)
12,653 (18.8 pts)
74.3%
Full Result Breakdown by Election
1983
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Robert Jackson
Conservative
25,992
52.9%
Yes
Winifred Lstitia Tumin
Social Democratic Party
15,867
32.3%
No
Andrew John Daniel Popper
Labour
7,115
14.5%
No
AP Barrett Mockler
Wessex Regionalist
183
0.4%
No
1987
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Robert Jackson
Conservative
27,951
54.0%
Yes
Winifred Lstitia Tumin
Social Democratic Party
15,795
30.5%
No
Stephen Ladyman
Labour
8,055
15.5%
No
1992
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Robert Jackson
Conservative
30,575
54.1%
Yes
Robert Michael Caradog Morgan
Liberal Democrat
14,102
25.0%
No
Vivian Stanley Woodell
Labour
10,955
19.4%
No
Robert James Ely
Green
867
1.5%
No
1997
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Robert Jackson
Conservative
22,311
39.8%
Yes
Celia Wilson
Labour
16,222
28.9%
No
Jenny Riley
Liberal Democrat
14,862
26.5%
No
Stuart Rising
Referendum Party
1,549
2.8%
No
Miriam Kennet
Green
640
1.1%
No
Nikolai Tolstoy
UKIP
465
0.8%
No
2001
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Robert Jackson
Conservative
19,475
39.6%
Yes
Stephen Beer
Labour
13,875
28.2%
No
Neil Fawcett
Liberal Democrat
13,776
28.0%
No
David Brooks-Saxl
Green
1,062
2.2%
No
Nikolai Tolstoy
UKIP
941
1.9%
No
2005
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Ed Vaizey
Conservative
22,354
43.0%
Yes
Andrew Crawford
Liberal Democrat
14,337
27.6%
No
Mark McDonald
Labour
12,464
24.0%
No
Adam Twine
Green
1,332
2.6%
No
Nikolai Tolstoy-Miloslavsky
UKIP
798
1.5%
No
Gerald Lambourne
English Democrats
646
1.2%
No
2010
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Edward Vaizey
Conservative
29,284
52.0%
Yes
Alan Armitage
Liberal Democrat
15,737
27.9%
No
Steven Mitchell
Labour
7,855
13.9%
No
Jacqueline Jones
UKIP
2,421
4.3%
No
Adam Twine
Green
1,044
1.9%
No
2015
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Edward Vaizey
Conservative
31,092
53.3%
Yes
Stephen Webb
Labour
9,343
16.0%
No
Alex Meredith
Liberal Democrat
7,611
13.1%
No
Lee Upcraft
UKIP
7,288
12.5%
No
Kate Prendergast
Green
2,986
5.1%
No
2017
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Edward Vaizey
Conservative
34,459
54.2%
Yes
Rachel Eden
Labour
17,079
26.9%
No
Christopher Carrigan
Liberal Democrat
9,234
14.5%
No
Sue Ap-Roberts
Green
1,546
2.4%
No
David McLeod
UKIP
1,284
2.0%
No
2019
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
David Johnston
Conservative
34,085
50.7%
Yes
Richard Benwell
Liberal Democrat
21,432
31.9%
No
Jonny Roberts
Labour
10,181
15.2%
No
Mark Gray
Independent
1,475
2.2%
No
Margin Over Time
Winning margin (percentage points) at each election, coloured by the winning party.
Trend
Wantage has been contested at 10 general elections on record since 1983. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Conservative.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who won Wantage in the 2019 general election?
Conservative won Wantage in 2019 with 34,085 votes (50.7%), a majority of 12,653 votes over Liberal Democrat in second place.
Which parties have won Wantage since 1983?
Since 1983, Wantage has been won by: Conservative.
What was the closest result in Wantage?
The closest result on record for Wantage was 1997, when Conservative beat Labour by just 6,089 votes (10.9 percentage points).