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Line 13: \|previous = [[Mid Oxfordshire (UK Parliament constituency)\|Mid Oxfordshire]] and [[Banbury (UK Parliament constituency)\|Banbury]]<ref name="ElectionWeb83">{{cite web\|title='Witney', June 1983 up to May 1997\|url=http://electionweb.co.uk/Bp/P83629.htm\|website=ElectionWeb Project\|publisher=Cognitive Computing Limited\|accessdate=14 March 2016}}</ref> \|next = \|electorate = 78,220 (December 2010)<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.boundarycommissionforengland.org.uk/electoral-figures/electoral-figures.htm\|title=Electorate Figures – Boundary Commission for England\|date=4 March 2011\|work=2011 Electorate Figures\|publisher=Boundary Commission for England\|accessdate=13 March 2011\|deadurl=yes\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101106204053/http://www.boundarycommissionforengland.org.uk/electoral-figures/electoral-figures.htm\|archivedate=6 November 2010\|df=dmy-all}}</ref>▼ ~~\|electorate = 78,220 (December 2010)<ref>{{Cite web\|~~ ▲url=http://www.boundarycommissionforengland.org.uk/electoral-figures/electoral-figures.htm\|title=Electorate Figures – Boundary Commission for England\|date=4 March 2011\|work=2011 Electorate Figures\|publisher=Boundary Commission for England\|accessdate=13 March 2011}}</ref> \|mp = [[Robert Courts]] \|party = [[Conservative Party (UK)\|Conservative]] Line 26 ⟶ 25: '''Witney''' is a [[county constituency]] in Oxfordshire represented in the [[House of Commons of the United Kingdom\|House of Commons]] of the [[Parliament of the United Kingdom]]. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the [[first-past-the-post]] system of election, and was created for the [[United Kingdom general election, 1983\|1983 general election]]. It is a safe Conservative Party seat. The constituency was represented from 2001-2016 by [[David Cameron]], who was Leader of the Conservative Party from 2005-2016 and Prime Minister from 2010-2016.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.witneyconservatives.com/person/david-cameron-mp-witney-constituency\|title=David Cameron \|date=6 May 2010\|publisher=Witney Conservatives\|accessdate=22 December 2011\|deadurl=yes\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111224130836/http://www.witneyconservatives.com/person/david-cameron-mp-witney-constituency\|archivedate=24 December 2011\|df=dmy-all}}</ref> On 12 September 2016, Cameron said that he would resign as an MP with immediate effect, triggering the [[Witney by-election, 2016\|2016 Witney by-election]], which was retained for the Conservative Party by [[Robert Courts]]; albeit with a significantly reduced majority.<ref>http://www.itv.com/news/2016-09-12/david-cameron-resigns-his-seat-as-an-mp/</ref> The constituency is co-terminous with the district of [[West Oxfordshire]] and so, incorporates the towns of [[Carterton, Oxfordshire\|Carterton]], [[Chipping Norton]] and [[Woodstock, Oxfordshire\|Woodstock]]. Line 43 ⟶ 42: '''2010–present''': The District of West Oxfordshire. As part of the [[Fifth Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies]] the [[Boundary Commissions (United Kingdom)\|Boundary Commission]] reported in 2004<ref>[http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20100221151902/http://www.boundarycommissionforengland.org.uk/review_areas/oxfordshire.shtml Review area- Oxfordshire] Boundary Commission for England via National Archives</ref> that the seat of Witney could be composed from the entire district of [[West Oxfordshire]].<ref>[http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20100221151902/http://www.boundarycommissionforengland.org.uk/review_areas/downloads/FR_NR_Oxon.doc Final Recommendations – Oxfordshire] BCE via National Archives</ref> Seven years later<ref>[http://consultation.boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk/whats-proposed/south-east/oxfordshire/ What's Proposed – Oxfordshire]{{dead link\|date=December 2017 \|bot=InternetArchiveBot \|fix-attempted=yes }} Boundary Commission for England</ref> the Commission recommended no change.<ref>[http://consultation.boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk/whats-proposed/south-east/ South West recommendations] {{webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121022091118/http://consultation.boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk/whats-proposed/south-east/ \|date=22 October 2012 }} BCE</ref> In the late 19th century, the Bampton East [[petty sessional division]], with Witney at its heart, formed one part of the [[Woodstock (UK Parliament constituency)\|Woodstock constituency]].<ref>[http://visionofbritain.org.uk/iipmooviewer/view.html?map=bc_reports_1885%252FOxfordshire_1885&source=Uncredited&website=N%252FA&publisher=H.M.S.O.&series=Boundary%2520Commission%2520Report%25201885&sheet=Oxfordshire&x=25&y=66 1885 Boundary Commission map] {{webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140219215357/http://visionofbritain.org.uk/iipmooviewer/view.html?map=bc_reports_1885%252FOxfordshire_1885&source=Uncredited&website=N%252FA&publisher=H.M.S.O.&series=Boundary%2520Commission%2520Report%25201885&sheet=Oxfordshire&x=25&y=66 \|date=19 February 2014 }} Vision of Britain</ref> Until 1974, much of the seat remained as part of the Woodstock and latterly [[Banbury (UK Parliament constituency)\|Banbury constituency]].<ref>[http://visionofbritain.org.uk/iipmooviewer/view.html?map=bc_reports_1917%252FOxfordshire_1917&source=Uncredited&website=N%252FA&publisher=H.M.S.O.&series=Boundary%2520Commission%2520Report%25201917&sheet=Oxfordshire&x=40&y=25 1917 Boundary Commission map] {{webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006071709/http://visionofbritain.org.uk/iipmooviewer/view.html?map=bc_reports_1917%252FOxfordshire_1917&source=Uncredited&website=N%252FA&publisher=H.M.S.O.&series=Boundary%2520Commission%2520Report%25201917&sheet=Oxfordshire&x=40&y=25 \|date=6 October 2014 }} Vision of Britain</ref> From 1974 to 1983, the area was included in the Mid Oxfordshire seat along with parts of [[Bullingdon Rural District\|Bullingdon]] and [[Ploughley Rural District\|Ploughley]]{{Citation needed\|date=October 2012}}. Since 1983, Witney has been a full parliamentary seat in its own right and comprises the whole of the District of [[West Oxfordshire]] with surrounding villages attached until 1997. Carterton is the second largest populated town with 14,000{{Citation needed\|date=October 2012}} and is situated alongside [[RAF Brize Norton]] which is vital to the local economy, being one of the largest and busiest [[Royal Air Force]] stations in the country{{Citation needed\|date=October 2012}}. Line 360 ⟶ 359: }} {{Election box end}} {{Election box begin \|title=[[United Kingdom general election, 2010\|General Election 2010]]: Witney<ref name=electoralcalculus2010>{{cite web\|title=Election Data 2010\|url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2010.txt\|publisher=[[Electoral Calculus]]\|accessdate=17 October 2015\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130726162034/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2010.txt\|archivedate=26 July 2013 }}</ref><ref>[http://www.westoxon.gov.uk/files/download/7447-3994.pdf Statement of Persons Nominated] {{webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130618214527/http://www.westoxon.gov.uk/files/download/7447-3994.pdf \|date=18 June 2013 }}, West Oxfordshire District Council</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/571048.stm\|title=2010 Witney Election Result\|date=6 May 2010\|publisher=BBC News \|accessdate=5 January 2011}}</ref> }} {{Election box candidate with party link\|