Henley constituency

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Henley constituency is a UK parliamentary seat in Oxfordshire, best known for being a safe Conservative stronghold and a former constituency of politicians such as Boris Johnson and Michael Heseltine.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf UK Parliament constituency
category Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom established in 1885
Parliamentary constituencies in Oxfordshire
classification county constituency
containsArea South Oxfordshire
surface form: South Oxfordshire district
containsTown Henley-on-Thames
Thame
country United Kingdom
created 1885
electoralSystem first-past-the-post
electorateRepresents voters in parts of South Oxfordshire
elects one Member of Parliament
formerMP Boris Johnson
John Howell
Michael Heseltine
Michael Heseltine
surface form: Michael Heseltine, Baron Heseltine
hasElectorateType boroughs and rural areas
hasRepresentationSince 1885
hasSafeSeatStatusSince late 20th century
knownAs safe Conservative seat
locatedIn England
Oxfordshire
majorPoliticalParty Conservative Party (UK)
mapLabel Henley constituency self-linksurface differs
surface form: Henley constituency in Oxfordshire
notableFor being a long-standing Conservative stronghold
having Boris Johnson as MP before he became Mayor of London
having Michael Heseltine as a senior Conservative MP
parliament British Parliament
surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
partOf House of Commons of the United Kingdom
surface form: House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom
politicalCharacter strongly Conservative-leaning
predecessor Oxfordshire (UK Parliament constituency)
region South East England
representedBy Boris Johnson
John Howell
Michael Heseltine
representedIn House of Commons of the United Kingdom
surface form: House of Commons

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South Oxfordshire hasParliamentaryConstituency Henley constituency
Boris positionHeld Henley constituency
subject surface form: Boris Johnson
this entity surface form: MP for Henley
Henley constituency mapLabel Henley constituency self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: Henley (UK Parliament constituency)
this entity surface form: Henley constituency in Oxfordshire
Banbury constituency borderingConstituency Henley constituency
subject surface form: Banbury (UK Parliament constituency)
this entity surface form: Henley (UK Parliament constituency)
Maidenhead (UK Parliament constituency) borderingConstituency Henley constituency
this entity surface form: Henley (UK Parliament constituency)
Mid Oxfordshire (UK Parliament constituency) predecessor Henley constituency
this entity surface form: Henley (UK Parliament constituency)
Mid Oxfordshire (UK Parliament constituency) successor Henley constituency
this entity surface form: Henley (UK Parliament constituency)