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GENERAL ELECTION: Miffed by boundary changes

8:35pm Tuesday 27th April 2010


SOME Oxfordshire householders may find themselves casting a vote in a different constituency, as boundary changes come into force for the first time.

Douglas Smith and his wife Margaret are staunch Conservatives from Begbroke, supporting high-profile Tory candidates in the Witney constituency such as Douglas Hurd and David Cameron.

But they were stunned to find they are now living in Oxford West & Abingdon.

A Boundary Commission spokesman said individual households were not notified of changes, but said notices were placed in newspapers in 2004.

Comments (12)

8:46pm Tue 27 Apr 10

Scaramuccia says...

Nice one ! TWO fewer votes for the Cameron man then :-) think he may still be OK though don]'t you ?
Nice one ! TWO fewer votes for the Cameron man then :-) think he may still be OK though don]'t you ? Scaramuccia

8:47pm Tue 27 Apr 10

Andrew:Oxford says...

This proves how important it is to buy and read your local newspaper - not just run to them when you realise too late that you should have moved house to stay with your party.
This proves how important it is to buy and read your local newspaper - not just run to them when you realise too late that you should have moved house to stay with your party. Andrew:Oxford

9:50pm Tue 27 Apr 10

Peter macvay says...

Another non story. Now when we gobbled up half of Berkshire, that was another thing altogether.
Another non story. Now when we gobbled up half of Berkshire, that was another thing altogether. Peter macvay

12:43am Wed 28 Apr 10

maxy2 says...

I assume they also supported Shaun Woodward briefly between Hurd & Cameron at some stage...don't have much luck do they??
I assume they also supported Shaun Woodward briefly between Hurd & Cameron at some stage...don't have much luck do they?? maxy2

8:00am Wed 28 Apr 10

Golum says...

Who really cares apart from these two?
Who really cares apart from these two? Golum

10:12am Wed 28 Apr 10

Green123 says...

Pardon me, but there IS a Conservative candidate in Oxford West and Abingdon too. Please feel free to vote for her - or do you only bother to vote if it's for a 'high profile candidate'?
Pardon me, but there IS a Conservative candidate in Oxford West and Abingdon too. Please feel free to vote for her - or do you only bother to vote if it's for a 'high profile candidate'? Green123

10:31am Wed 28 Apr 10

Golum says...

No I wont be voting for her if she was the only person on the ballot form.
No I wont be voting for her if she was the only person on the ballot form. Golum

11:48am Wed 28 Apr 10

online_reader says...

They can still vote Conservative, it's just unlikely to have any effect. Seems they're in a quandary - if they want their vote to count they need electoral reform, which presumably they don't agree with!
They can still vote Conservative, it's just unlikely to have any effect. Seems they're in a quandary - if they want their vote to count they need electoral reform, which presumably they don't agree with! online_reader

12:40pm Wed 28 Apr 10

Golum says...

LOL quality reply.
LOL quality reply. Golum

2:41pm Wed 28 Apr 10

Scaramuccia says...

online reader - LOVE IT !
online reader - LOVE IT ! Scaramuccia

2:41pm Wed 28 Apr 10

Scaramuccia says...

online reader - LOVE IT !
online reader - LOVE IT ! Scaramuccia

10:58am Wed 5 May 10

Abingdon_born_Cowley says...

This is great for a tory. they have moved from a 'safe as houses' seat for the tories into one where there vote can help. Spot on surely!
This is great for a tory. they have moved from a 'safe as houses' seat for the tories into one where there vote can help. Spot on surely! Abingdon_born_Cowley

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