A group of activists are encouraging tactical voting to beat five Conservative MPs at the next election.

Compass Oxfordshire hosted its inaugural conference in central Oxford to prepare volunteers for the 2024 election.

The event focused predominantly on forming and implementing strategies to ensure the election of "progressive" candidates across all Oxfordshire constituencies.

The group has identified Henley and Thame, Banbury, Witney, Bicester and Woodstock, and Didcot and Wantage as key targets for the upcoming election.

Claire Jones, member of Compass Oxfordshire said: "Despite current polling, the progressive parties have a mountain to climb and every seat counts.

"To secure real change, Oxfordshire’s voters must work together by voting tactically where needed, to help the best placed progressive party candidate take every seat possible."

According to current polls, there is already a progressive, anti-Conservative majority in most of these constituencies.

However, the group warns that a divided progressive vote could still allow Conservative victory in these areas.

They emphasised the importance of tactical voting to avoid vote splitting.

In the coming months, attendees from the meeting will establish 'Election 24' stalls in the key towns of these priority constituencies.

The objective of these stalls is to engage with the public, highlighting the necessity of tactical voting and providing information on which party to support for maximum tactical impact.