Henley (UK Parliament constituency)

Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1885–2024

Not to be confused with Hanley (UK Parliament constituency) or Heeley (UK Parliament constituency).

See also: Henley and Thame (UK Parliament constituency)

Henley

Former county constituency
for the House of Commons

Boundary of Henley in Oxfordshire

Location of Oxfordshire within England

County| Oxfordshire
Electorate| 73,851 (December 2010)[1]
Major settlements| Henley, Thame and Chinnor
1885–2024
Seats| One
Created from| Oxfordshire
Replaced by| Henley and Thame

Henley was a constituency[n 1] in Oxfordshire represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament from the 2008 to 2024 by John Howell, a Member of Parliament from the Conservative Party.[n 2]

Under the 2023 review of Westminster constituencies, the constituency was subject to minor boundary changes. It was renamed Henley and Thame, and was first contested at the 2024 general election.[2]

## Constituency profile

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The seat has throughout its history consisted of the town of Henley, a part of the Chiltern Hills AONB interspersed by the larger settlements of Thame and Chinnor, and a narrow, more developed area adjoining the Thames on one bank. The local economy, interconnected with London, Oxford and in the far south Reading, ensures a high rate of employment and its natural environment attracts retirees and high income owners.[3] The seat has good rail connections to Central London.[4] As of 2021, the largest town in the constituency is Thame.

## History

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The constituency was established under the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 for the 1885 general election when the three-member Parliamentary County of Oxfordshire was divided into the three single-member seats of Banbury, Woodstock and Henley.

Prominent members

Two prominent Cabinet ministers have been elected for Henley. Michael Heseltine served as the MP for Henley from 1974–2001. Heseltine was succeeded by the future Mayor of London and Prime Minister Boris Johnson, rapidly made a shadow minister during the period of the Labour government.[n 3] In May 2008, Johnson was elected as Mayor of London, and he subsequently resigned from the Commons on 4 June 2008,[5] resulting in a by-election in the constituency, which was won by John Howell.

Political history

An unbroken succession of Conservative candidates have won the seat since 1910. The 2008 by-election was closer than general elections since 2001 and won by the Conservative candidate, John Howell. Howell was re-elected at the 2010 general election and again in 2015, when Labour finished second for the first time since 1970 in Henley. The 2015 GE result made the seat the twelfth safest of the Conservative Party's 331 seats by percentage of majority.[6]

Other parties

All five parties' candidates achieved more than deposit-retaining threshold of 5% of the vote in 2015, reflecting frequent such results for the Green Party and UKIP in that election. Liberal Democrat or predecessor-party Liberal candidates were second-placed between February 1974 and 2010 (inclusive). The closest contest for Henley was in 1966, when Labour's George Cunningham took 44.6% of the vote in a two-candidate contest.

Turnout

At general elections, turnout in the constituency has ranged between 52.9% in the "khaki election" of 1918 to 81.7% in 1950.

## Boundaries and boundary changes

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### 1885–1918

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* The Municipal Borough of Henley-on-Thames
* The Sessional Divisions of Henley and Wallington
* Part of the Sessional Division of Bullingdon; and
* The part of the Municipal Borough of Abingdon in the county of Oxfordshire.[7]

### 1918–1950

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* The Municipal Borough of Henley-on-Thames;
* The Urban Districts of Bicester, Thame, and Wheatley; and
* The Rural Districts of Bicester, Crowmarsh, Culham, Goring, Headington, Henley, and Thame.[8]

Expanded to include eastern half of the abolished Woodstock Division, including Bicester. Caversham, which had been absorbed by the County Borough of Reading, was transferred to the Parliamentary Borough of Reading in Berkshire.

### 1950–1974

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* The Municipal Borough of Henley-on-Thames;
* The Urban Districts of Bicester and Thame;
* The Rural Districts of Bullingdon and Henley; and
* Part of the Rural District of Ploughley.[8]

Change to contents due to reorganisation of urban and rural districts. Minor losses to the Oxford constituency, including Cowley and Headington, as a result of the expansion of the County Borough of Oxford.

### 1974–1983

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* The Municipal Borough of Henley-on-Thames;
* The Urban District of Thame;
* The Rural District of Henley; and
* Part of the Rural District of Bullingdon.[8]

Bicester and northern parts of Rural District of Ploughley transferred to Banbury. Southern parts of the Rural District of Ploughley and northernmost parts of the Rural District of Bullingdon included in the new County Constituency of Mid-Oxon.

### 1983–1997

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* The District of South Oxfordshire wards of Aston Rowant, Benson, Berinsfield, Chalgrove, Chinnor, Clifton Hampden, Crowmarsh, Dorchester, Forest Hill, Garsington, Goring, Goring Heath, Great Milton, Henley, Kidmore End, Nettlebed, Rotherfield Peppard, Shiplake, Sonning Common, Thame North, Thame South, Watlington, Wheatley, and Woodcote.[9]

Gained the rural area to the east of Oxford from the abolished County Constituency of Mid-Oxon. The Littlemore ward to the south of Oxford was included in the new Borough Constituency of Oxford East.

### 1997–2010

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As above plus Horspath ward which was added following a change to local authority boundaries.[10]

Minor gain from Oxford East.

### 2010–2024

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Map of boundaries 2010–2024

* The District of South Oxfordshire wards of Aston Rowant, Benson, Berinsfield, Chalgrove, Chilton Woods, Chinnor, Clifton Hampden, Crowmarsh, Forest Hill, Garsington, Goring, Great Milton, Henley North, Henley South, Stoke Row, Kidmore End, Nettlebed, Rotherfield Peppard, Shiplake, Sonning Common, Thame North, Thame South, Watlington, Wheatley, and Woodcote; and
* The District of Cherwell wards of Fringford & Heyfords and Launton & Otmoor.[11]

The two wards in the District of Cherwell, to the south of Bicester, were transferred from Banbury.

The constituency covered most of the local government district of South Oxfordshire, excluding Wallingford, Didcot and surrounding areas in the west. Main settlements include Henley-on-Thames itself, Thame, Chinnor and Sonning Common. The two wards of Cherwell are to the north, close to Oxford; they are predominantly rural.

## Members of Parliament

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Election | Member[12] | Party

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| 1885 | Edward Vernon Harcourt | Conservative
| 1886 | Francis Parker | Conservative
| 1895 | Robert Hermon-Hodge | Conservative
| 1906 | Philip Morrell | Liberal
| 1910 | Valentine Fleming | Conservative
| 1917 by-election | Sir Robert Hermon-Hodge | Conservative
| 1918 | Reginald Terrell | Coalition Conservative
| 1922 | Conservative
| 1924 | Robert Henderson | Conservative
| 1932 by-election | Gifford Fox | Conservative
| 1950 | John Hay | Conservative
| February 1974 | Michael Heseltine | Conservative
| 2001 | Boris Johnson | Conservative
| 2008 by-election | John Howell | Conservative

## Elections

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### Elections in the 2010s

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General election 2019: Henley[13] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | John Howell | 32,189  | 54.8  | −4.3
| Liberal Democrats | Laura Coyle  | 18,136  | 30.9  | +16.0
| Labour | Zaid Marham  | 5,698  | 9.7  | −10.4
| Green | Jo Robb  | 2,736  | 4.7  | +1.4
Majority | 14,053  | 23.9  | −14.9
Turnout | 58,759  | 76.6  | +0.3
| Conservative hold | Swing | −10.2  |
General election 2017: Henley[14] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | John Howell | 33,749  | 59.1  | +0.6
| Labour | Oliver Kavanagh  | 11,455  | 20.1  | +7.6
| Liberal Democrats | Laura Coyle  | 8,485  | 14.9  | +3.7
| Green | Robin Bennett  | 1,864  | 3.3  | −3.6
| UKIP | Tim Scott  | 1,154  | 2.0  | −8.9
| The Radical Party  | Patrick Gray  | 392  | 0.7  | New
Majority | 22,294  | 39.0  | −7.0
Turnout | 57,218  | 76.3  | +5.4
| Conservative hold | Swing | −3.5  |
General election 2015: Henley[15] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | John Howell[16] | 32,292  | 58.5  | +2.3
| Labour | Sam Juthani[17] | 6,917  | 12.5  | +1.6
| Liberal Democrats | Sue Cooper[18] | 6,205  | 11.2  | −14.0
| UKIP | Christopher Jones[19] | 6,007  | 10.9  | +7.5
| Green | Mark Stevenson[20] | 3,815  | 6.9  | +4.4
Majority | 25,375  | 46.0  | +15.0
Turnout | 55,236  | 70.9  | −0.5
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |
General election 2010: Henley[21][22] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | John Howell | 30,054  | 56.2  | +3.0
| Liberal Democrats | Andy Crick  | 13,466  | 25.2  | −0.9
| Labour | Richard McKenzie  | 5,835  | 10.9  | −4.1
| UKIP | Laurence Hughes  | 1,817  | 3.4  | +0.9
| Green | Mark Stevenson  | 1,328  | 2.5  | −0.8
| BNP | John Bews  | 1,020  | 1.9  | −1.7
Majority | 16,588  | 31.0  | +3.5
Turnout | 53,520  | 71.4  | +3.6
| Conservative hold | Swing | +1.9  |

### Elections in the 2000s

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2008 Henley by-election[23] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | John Howell | 19,796  | 56.9  | +3.4
| Liberal Democrats | Stephen Kearney  | 9,680  | 27.8  | +1.8
| Green | Mark Stevenson  | 1,321  | 3.8  | +0.5
| BNP | Tim Rait  | 1,243  | 3.6  | New
| Labour | Richard McKenzie  | 1,066  | 3.1  | −11.6
| UKIP | Chris Adams  | 843  | 2.4  | −0.1
| Monster Raving Loony | Bananaman Owen  | 242  | 0.7  | New
| English Democrat | Derek Allpass  | 157  | 0.4  | New
| Independent | Amanda Harrington  | 128  | 0.4  | New
| Common Good | Dick Rodgers  | 121  | 0.3  | New
| Independent | Louise Cole  | 91  | 0.3  | New
| Fur Play Party  | Harry Bear  | 73  | 0.2  | New
Majority | 10,116  | 29.1  | +1.6
Turnout | 34,761  | 50.5  | −17.4
| Conservative hold | Swing | +0.8  |

General election 2005: Henley[24][25] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Boris Johnson | 24,894  | 53.5  | +7.4
| Liberal Democrats | David Turner  | 12,101  | 26.0  | −1.0
| Labour | Kaleem Saeed  | 6,862  | 14.7  | −6.4
| Green | Mark Stevenson  | 1,518  | 3.3  | +0.7
| UKIP | Delphine Gray-Fisk  | 1,162  | 2.5  | −0.7
Majority | 12,793  | 27.5  | +8.4
Turnout | 46,537  | 67.9  | +3.6
| Conservative hold | Swing | +4.2  |

General election 2001: Henley[25][26] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Boris Johnson | 20,466  | 46.1  | −0.3
| Liberal Democrats | Catherine Bearder | 12,008  | 27.0  | +2.3
| Labour | Janet Matthews  | 9,367  | 21.1  | −1.6
| UKIP | Philip Collings  | 1,413  | 3.2  | New
| Green | Oliver Tickell | 1,147  | 2.6  | +1.6
Majority | 8,458  | 19.1  | −2.6
Turnout | 44,401  | 64.3  | −13.3
| Conservative hold | Swing | −1.3  |

### Elections in the 1990s

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General election 1997: Henley[25][27] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Michael Heseltine | 23,908  | 46.4  | −13.3
| Liberal Democrats | Tim Horton  | 12,741  | 24.7  | +0.6
| Labour | Duncan Enright  | 11,700  | 22.7  | +7.8
| Referendum | Sebastian Sainsbury  | 2,299  | 4.5  | New
| Green | Susan Miles  | 514  | 1.0  | New
| Natural Law | Nigel Barlow  | 221  | 0.4  | −0.1
| Whig Party  | Thomas Hibbert  | 160  | 0.3  | New
Majority | 11,167  | 21.7  | −13.9
Turnout | 51,543  | 77.6  | −2.2
| Conservative hold | Swing | −7.0  |
General election 1992: Henley[28][29] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Michael Heseltine | 30,835  | 59.7  | −1.4
| Liberal Democrats | David G. Turner  | 12,443  | 24.1  | −2.2
| Labour | Ivan J. Russell-Swinnerton  | 7,676  | 14.9  | +2.3
| Independent | Alan S. Plane  | 431  | 0.8  | New
| Natural Law | Sara A. Banerji  | 274  | 0.5  | New
Majority | 18,392  | 35.6  | +0.8
Turnout | 51,659  | 79.8  | +4.8
| Conservative hold | Swing | +0.4  |

### Elections in the 1980s

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General election 1987: Henley[30][31] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Michael Heseltine | 29,978  | 61.1  | +1.4
| Liberal | John Madeley  | 12,896  | 26.3  | −3.0
| Labour | Michael Barber | 6,173  | 12.6  | +3.1
Majority | 17,082  | 34.8  | +4.4
Turnout | 49,047  | 75.0  | +2.1
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |
General election 1983: Henley[32][33] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Michael Heseltine | 27,039  | 59.7  | +1.0
| Liberal | Ian Brook  | 13,258  | 29.3  | +6.4
| Labour | Iain Roxburgh  | 4,282  | 9.5  | −9.0
| Women for Life On Earth  | R. Johnson  | 517  | 1.1  | New
| One Nation Conservative | T. Rogers  | 213  | 0.5  | New
Majority | 13,781  | 30.4  | −5.4
Turnout | 45,309  | 72.9  | −5.4
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |

### Elections in the 1970s

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General election 1979: Henley[34] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Michael Heseltine | 29,982  | 58.7  | +9.7
| Liberal | Steve Atack  | 11,693  | 22.9  | −3.9
| Labour | D. J. Whiting  | 9,435  | 18.5  | −5.8
Majority | 18,289  | 35.8  | +13.6
Turnout | 51,110  | 77.5  | +4.0
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |
General election October 1974: Henley[35] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Michael Heseltine | 22,504  | 49.0  | +0.6
| Liberal | S. R. C. Evans  | 12,288  | 26.8  | −3.9
| Labour | I. M. Haig  | 11,141  | 24.3  | +3.4
Majority | 10,216  | 22.2  | +4.5
Turnout | 45,933  | 73.5  | −7.8
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |
General election February 1974: Henley[36] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Michael Heseltine | 24,367  | 48.4  |
| Liberal | S. R. C. Evans  | 15,467  | 30.7  |
| Labour | A. Alexander  | 10,500  | 20.9  |
Majority | 8,900  | 17.7  |
Turnout | 50,334  | 81.3  |
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |
General election 1970: Henley[37] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | John Hay | 33,452  | 53.4  | −2.0
| Labour | Maeve Judith Denby  | 19,310  | 30.8  | −13.8
| Liberal | Arthur William Giles  | 8,907  | 14.2  | New
| Anti-Common Market  | Daniel Brunner  | 960  | 1.5  | New
Majority | 14,142  | 22.6  | +11.8
Turnout | 62,629  | 74.0  | −1.2
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |

### Elections in the 1960s

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General election 1966: Henley[38] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | John Hay | 28,994  | 55.4  | +6.2
| Labour | George Cunningham | 23,320  | 44.6  | +11.8
Majority | 5,674  | 10.8  | −5.6
Turnout | 52,314  | 75.2  | −3.1
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |
General election 1964: Henley[39] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | John Hay | 24,898  | 49.2  | −4.2
| Labour Co-op | Arthur Ledger  | 16,614  | 32.8  | −0.1
| Liberal | Arthur William Giles  | 9,081  | 18.0  | +4.3
Majority | 8,284  | 16.4  | −4.1
Turnout | 50,593  | 78.3  | −0.1
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |

### Elections in the 1950s

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General election 1959: Henley[40] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | John Hay | 24,417  | 53.4  | −5.2
| Labour Co-op | Arthur Ledger  | 15,014  | 32.9  | −8.5
| Liberal | Frederick Charles Truman  | 6,261  | 13.7  | New
Majority | 9,403  | 20.5  | +3.3
Turnout | 45,692  | 78.4  | +3.0
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |
General election 1955: Henley[41] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | John Hay | 24,061  | 58.6  | +0.6
| Labour | Nora J T Wiles  | 16,980  | 41.4  | −0.6
Majority | 7,081  | 17.2  | +1.2
Turnout | 41,041  | 75.4  | −2.9
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |
General election 1951: Henley[42] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | John Hay | 23,621  | 58.0  | +8.6
| Labour | Constantine Gallop  | 17,090  | 42.0  | +6.5
Majority | 6,531  | 16.0  | +2.1
Turnout | 40,711  | 78.3  | −3.4
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |
General election 1950: Henley[43] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | John Hay | 20,488  | 49.4  |
| Labour | Alan Hawkins  | 14,709  | 35.5  |
| Liberal | Peter Minoprio  | 6,255  | 15.1  |
Majority | 5,779  | 13.9  |
Turnout | 41,452  | 81.7  |
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |

### Elections in the 1940s

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General election 1945: Henley[44] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Gifford Fox | 22,286  | 42.5  | −27.9
| Labour | James Stewart Cook  | 19,457  | 37.1  | New
| Liberal | Lionel Brett | 10,718  | 20.4  | −9.2
Majority | 2,829  | 5.4  | −35.4
Turnout | 52,461  | 66.3  | +9.4
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |

### Elections in the 1930s

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General election 1935: Henley[45] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Gifford Fox | 22,024  | 70.4  | −1.8
| Liberal | John Herbert May  | 9,254  | 29.6  | +13.3
Majority | 12,770  | 40.8  | −15.1
Turnout | 31,278  | 56.9  | −11.7
| Conservative hold | Swing | +1.0  |
1932 Henley by-election[45] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Gifford Fox | 16,553  | 69.9  | −2.3
| Liberal | Richard Matthews | 7,129  | 30.1  | +13.8
Majority | 9,424  | 39.8  | −16.1
Turnout | 23,682  | 48.9  | −19.7
| Conservative hold | Swing | −8.05  |
General election 1931: Henley[45] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Robert Henderson | 24,015  | 72.2  | +20.3
| Liberal | Richard Matthews | 5,411  | 16.3  | −13.6
| Labour | Frederick J Hembury  | 3,809  | 11.5  | −6.7
Majority | 18,604  | 55.9  | +33.9
Turnout | 33,235  | 68.6  | −4.7
| Conservative hold | Swing | +16.95  |

### Elections in the 1920s

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General election 1929: Henley[45] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Unionist | Robert Henderson | 16,943  | 51.9  | −12.9
| Liberal | Geoffrey Tritton | 9,786  | 29.9  | −5.3
| Labour | Bernard Benjamin Gillis  | 5,962  | 18.2  | New
Majority | 7,157  | 22.0  | −7.6
Turnout | 32,691  | 73.3  | +3.1
Registered electors | 44,624  |  |
| Unionist hold | Swing | −3.8  |
General election 1924: Henley[45] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Unionist | Robert Henderson | 14,830  | 64.8  | +13.0
| Liberal | Charles Alan Bennett | 8,060  | 35.2  | −13.0
Majority | 6,770  | 29.6  | +26.0
Turnout | 22,890  | 70.2  | −3.1
Registered electors | 32,613  |  |
| Unionist hold | Swing | +13.0  |
Sir Henry Rew General election 1923: Henley[45] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Unionist | Reginald Terrell | 12,092  | 51.8  | −1.3
| Liberal | R. Henry Rew | 11,266  | 48.2  | +1.3
Majority | 826  | 3.6  | −2.6
Turnout | 23,358  | 73.3  | +3.7
Registered electors | 31,873  |  |
| Unionist hold | Swing | −1.3  |
General election 1922: Henley[45] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Unionist | Reginald Terrell | 11,545  | 53.1  | −14.6
| Liberal | R. Henry Rew | 10,204  | 46.9  | +14.6
Majority | 1,341  | 6.2  | −29.2
Turnout | 21,749  | 69.6  | +17.4
Registered electors | 31,246  |  |
| Unionist hold | Swing | −14.6  |

### Elections in the 1910s

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General election 1918: Henley[45] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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C | Unionist | Reginald Terrell | 10,757 | 67.7 | +8.6
| Liberal | Edmund Loftus MacNaghten  | 5,138  | 32.3  | −8.6
Majority | 5,619  | 35.4  | +17.2
Turnout | 15,895  | 52.2  | −33.6
Registered electors | 30,457  |  |
| Unionist hold | Swing | +8.6  |
C indicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government.
1917 Henley by-election[46] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Unionist | Robert Hermon-Hodge | Unopposed
| Unionist hold
General election December 1910: Henley[46] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Valentine Fleming | 5,340  | 59.1  | +0.8
| Liberal | G.C.N. Nicholson  | 3,701  | 40.9  | −0.8
Majority | 1,639  | 18.2  | +1.6
Turnout | 9,041  | 85.8  | −6.2
Registered electors | 10,536  |  |
| Conservative hold | Swing | +0.8  |
General election January 1910: Henley[46] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Valentine Fleming | 5,649  | 58.3  | +11.3
| Liberal | Philip Morrell | 4,046  | 41.7  | −11.3
Majority | 1,603  | 16.6  | N/A
Turnout | 9,695  | 92.0  | +4.4
Registered electors | 10,536  |  |
| Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +11.3  |

### Elections in the 1900s

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General election 1906: Henley[46] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal | Philip Morrell | 4,562  | 53.0  | +4.2
| Conservative | Robert Hermon-Hodge | 4,050  | 47.0  | −4.2
Majority | 512  | 6.0  | N/A
Turnout | 8,612  | 87.6  | +9.4
Registered electors | 9,828  |  |
| Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | +4.2  |
General election 1900: Henley[46] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Robert Hermon-Hodge | 3,622  | 51.2  | −1.3
| Liberal | H. L. Samuel  | 3,450  | 48.8  | +1.3
Majority | 172  | 2.4  | −2.6
Turnout | 7,072  | 78.2  | −3.5
Registered electors | 9,039  |  |
| Conservative hold | Swing | −1.3  |

### Elections in the 1890s

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General election 1895: Henley[46] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Robert Hermon-Hodge | 3,831  | 52.5  | −0.5
| Liberal | Herbert Samuel[47] | 3,470  | 47.5  | +0.5
Majority | 361  | 5.0  | −1.0
Turnout | 7,301  | 81.7  | +2.0
Registered electors | 8,932  |  |
| Conservative hold | Swing | −0.5  |
General election 1892: Henley[46] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Francis Parker | 3,688  | 53.0  | −5.6
| Liberal | Walter Phillimore | 3,269  | 47.0  | +5.6
Majority | 419  | 6.0  | −11.2
Turnout | 6,957  | 79.7  | +6.4
Registered electors | 8,731  |  |
| Conservative hold | Swing | −5.6  |

### Elections in the 1880s

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General election 1886: Henley[46] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Francis Parker | 3,674  | 58.6  | +4.9
| Liberal | Walter Phillimore | 2,600  | 41.4  | −4.9
Majority | 1,074  | 17.2  | +9.8
Turnout | 6,274  | 73.3  | −8.9
Registered electors | 8,555  |  |
| Conservative hold | Swing | +4.9  |
General election 1885: Henley[46] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Edward Vernon Harcourt | 3,778  | 53.7  |
| Liberal | Frederick William Maude[48] | 3,258  | 46.3  |
Majority | 520  | 7.4  |
Turnout | 7,036  | 82.2  |
Registered electors | 8,555  |  |
| Conservative win (new seat)

## Neighbouring constituencies

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Constituencies bordering Henley

|  | Banbury |

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|

|  |
Oxford West and Abingdon
Oxford East
Wantage |

Henley

| Buckingham
Aylesbury
Wycombe
Maidenhead
|  |
| Reading West, Reading East |

## See also

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* parliamentary constituencies in Oxfordshire
* Boundary Commission for England
* Fifth Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies
* First-past-the-post voting
* History of local government in England
* Rural districts
* Urban districts
* Homogeneity

## Notes

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1. ^ A county constituency (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer)
2. ^ As with all constituencies, the constituency elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election at least every five years.
3. ^ Johnson returned to Parliament in 2015, as the MP for Uxbridge and South Ruislip, and was in 2016 appointed Foreign Secretary in the May Ministry.

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## Sources

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* Iain Dale, ed. (2003). The Times House of Commons 1929, 1931, 1935. Politico's (reprint). ISBN 1-84275-033-X.
* "The Times House of Commons 1945", The Times, 1945
* "The Times House of Commons 1950", The Times, 1950
* "The Times House of Commons 1955", The Times, 1955

## External links

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* Henley UK Parliament constituency (boundaries April 1997 – April 2010) at MapIt UK
* Henley UK Parliament constituency (boundaries April 2010 – May 2024) at MapIt UK

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South Oxfordshire

* Oxfordshire
* County Council elections
* District Council elections
* Didcot and Wantage County Constituency
* Henley and Thame County Constituency

Towns|

* Didcot
* Henley-on-Thames
* Thame (Moreton)
* Wallingford
* Watlington (Christmas Common, Northend)

Large villages|

* Benson (Preston Crowmarsh)
* Berinsfield
* Brightwell-cum-Sotwell (Brightwell, Mackney, Sotwell)
* Chalgrove
* Chinnor (Emmington, Henton, Oakley)
* Cholsey (Winterbrook)
* Crowmarsh (Crowmarsh Gifford, North Stoke, Mongewell, Newnham Murren)
* Ewelme
* Garsington
* Goring-on-Thames
* Great Milton
* Horspath (Bullingdon Green)
* Sandford-on-Thames
* Shiplake (Lower Shiplake)
* Sonning Common
* Wheatley (Littleworth)
* Woodcote

Other civil parishes
(component villages
and hamlets)|

* Adwell
* Aston Rowant
* Aston Tirrold
* Aston Upthorpe
* Beckley and Stowood (Beckley, Stowood)
* Berrick Salome (Berrick Prior, Roke, Rokemarsh)
* Binfield Heath
* Bix and Assendon (Bix, Bix Bottom, Lower Assendon, Middle Assendon)
* Brightwell Baldwin
* Britwell Salome
* Checkendon
* Clifton Hampden (Burcot)
* Crowell
* Cuddesdon and Denton (Cuddesdon, Denton)
* Culham
* Cuxham with Easington (Cuxham, Easington)
* Dorchester
* Drayton St. Leonard
* East Hagbourne (Coscote)
* Elsfield
* Eye and Dunsden (Sonning Eye, Dunsden Green, Playhatch)
* Forest Hill with Shotover (Forest Hill, Shotover)
* Goring Heath (Whitchurch Hill, Cray's Pond)
* Great Haseley (Latchford, Little Haseley, North Weston, Rycote)
* Harpsden
* Highmoor (Satwell)
* Holton
* Ipsden
* Kidmore End (Gallowstree Common)
* Lewknor (Postcombe, South Weston)
* Little Milton
* Little Wittenham
* Long Wittenham
* Mapledurham (Trench Green, Chazey Heath)
* Marsh Baldon (Little Baldon)
* Moulsford
* Nettlebed
* Newington (Great Holcombe)
* North Moreton
* Nuffield
* Nuneham Courtenay
* Pishill with Stonor (Pishill, Stonor, Maidensgrove, Russell's Water)
* Pyrton (Clare, Standhill)
* Rotherfield Greys
* Rotherfield Peppard
* Shirburn
* South Moreton (Fulscot)
* South Stoke (Littlestoke)
* Stadhampton (Chiselhampton, Ascott, Brookhampton)
* Stanton St. John (Woodperry)
* Stoke Row
* Stoke Talmage
* Swyncombe
* Sydenham (Kingston Stert)
* Tetsworth
* Tiddington-with-Albury (Tiddington, Albury)
* Toot Baldon (Baldon Row)
* Towersey
* Warborough (Shillingford)
* Waterperry with Thomley (Waterperry, Thomley)
* Waterstock
* West Hagbourne
* Wheatfield
* Whitchurch-on-Thames
* Wilcote
* Woodeaton

Former districts
and boroughs|

* Bullingdon Rural District
* Municipal Borough of Henley-on-Thames
* Henley Rural District
* Thame Urban District
* Municipal Borough of Wallingford
* Wallingford Rural District
* Crowmarsh Rural District
* Culham Rural District
* Goring Rural District
* Headington Rural District
* Thame Rural District

Former
constituencies|

* Oxfordshire County Constituency
* Wallingford Borough Constituency
* Abingdon Borough Constituency
* Berkshire North or Abingdon County Constituency
* Abingdon County Constituency
* Henley County Constituency
* Wantage County Constituency

* List of parliamentary constituencies in Oxfordshire
* List of places in Oxfordshire
* List of civil parishes in Oxfordshire

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The District of West Oxfordshire

* Oxfordshire
* County Council elections
* District Council elections
* Banbury County Constituency
* Bicester and Woodstock County Constituency
* Witney County Constituency

Towns|

* Burford
* Signet
* Upton
* Carterton
* Charlbury
* Chipping Norton
* Southcombe
* Witney
* Cogges
* Madley Park
* Woodstock

Large villages|

* Aston, Cote, Shifford and Chimney
* Aston
* Cote
* Shifford
* Chimney
* Bampton
* Lower Haddon
* Weald
* Brize Norton
* Ducklington
* Enstone
* Church Enstone
* Neat Enstone
* Chalford
* Cleveley
* Fulwell
* Gagingwell
* Lidstone
* Radford
* Eynsham
* Barnard Gate
* Freeland
* Hailey
* New Yatt
* Hanborough
* Church Hanborough
* Long Hanborough
* Milton-under-Wychwood
* Minster Lovell
* North Leigh
* East End
* Wilcote
* Shipton-under-Wychwood
* Standlake
* Brighthampton
* Steeple Barton
* Middle Barton
* Stonesfield

Other civil parishes
(component villages
and hamlets)|

* Alvescot
* Ascott-under-Wychwood
* Ascott d'Oyley
* Ascott Earl
* Asthall
* Asthall Leigh
* Worsham
* Black Bourton
* Bladon
* Blenheim
* Broadwell
* Bruern
* Cassington
* Worton
* Chadlington
* Chastleton
* Chilson
* Shorthampton
* Churchill
* Clanfield
* Combe
* Cornbury and Wychwood
* Cornbury
* Wychwood
* Cornwell
* Crawley
* Curbridge
* Fawler
* Fifield
* Filkins and Broughton Poggs
* Filkins
* Broughton Poggs
* Finstock
* Fulbrook
* Glympton
* Grafton and Radcot
* Grafton
* Radcot
* Great Tew
* Hardwick-with-Yelford
* Hardwick
* Yelford
* Heythrop
* Dunthrop
* Holwell
* Idbury
* Bould
* Foscot
* Kelmscott
* Kencot
* Kiddington with Asterleigh
* Asterleigh
* Kiddington
* Over Kiddington
* Kingham
* Langford
* Leafield
* Lew
* Little Faringdon
* Little Tew
* Lyneham
* Northmoor
* Over Norton
* Ramsden
* Mount Skippett
* Rollright
* Great Rollright
* Little Rollright
* Rousham
* Salford
* Sandford St. Martin
* Ledwell
* Sarsden
* Shilton
* South Leigh
* Spelsbury
* Dean
* Taston
* Stanton Harcourt
* Swerford
* Swinbrook and Widford
* Swinbrook
* Widford
* Tackley
* Taynton
* Westcott Barton
* Westwell
* Wootton
* Dornford
* Hordley
* Worton
* Nether Worton
* Over Worton

Former districts
and boroughs|

* Chipping Norton Rural District
* Municipal Borough of Chipping Norton
* Witney Urban District
* Witney Rural District
* Municipal Borough of Woodstock
* Woodstock Rural District

Former
constituencies|

* Oxfordshire County Constituency
* Woodstock Borough Constituency
* Mid Oxfordshire or Woodstock County Constituency
* Henley County Constituency
* Mid Oxfordshire County Constituency

* List of parliamentary constituencies in Oxfordshire
* List of places in Oxfordshire
* List of civil parishes in Oxfordshire

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