As votes in the General Election were tallied up across the country, around 4am on Friday 9 June, Conservative candidate Victoria Prentis was declared the Member of Parliament for the Banbury constituency.
In a night where voter turnout was nationally high, Victoria polled over 33,000 votes, the most of any candidate since Neil Marten in 1970. Speaking after the result was announced Victoria said: “I am delighted to have the opportunity to represent the area in which I have always lived once again. Turnout was brilliant, as we have seen across the country. Regardless of what my opponents have said throughout the campaign, I am committed to fighting for the future of the Horton General Hospital and hope to be able to continue to work cross-party with Labour going forward.
We must also focus on Brexit given that we start negotiating in just eleven days. This is the future of our area that we are talking about. It is vital that we get the best deal. I will be a vocal champion for North Oxfordshire at Westminster.”
Full results:
Victoria Prentis, Conservative: 33,388
Sean Woodcock, Labour: 20,989
John Howson, Liberal Democrats: 3,452
Dickie Bird, UK Independence Party (UKIP): 1,581
Ian Middleton, Green Party: 1,225
Roseanne Edwards, Independent: 927
Turnout: 61,562 votes, 73.59%