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1997 Result:
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Heseltine, Michael
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Con
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23,908
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46.40%
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Horton, Timothy
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LibDem
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12,741
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24.70%
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Enright, Duncan
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Lab
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11,700
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22.70%
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Sainsbury, Sebastian
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Ref
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2,299
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4.50%
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Miles, Susan
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Green
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514
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1.00%
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Barlow, Nigel
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NLP
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221
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0.40%
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Hibbert, Thomas
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Whig
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160
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0.30%
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Majority
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11,167
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7.2% swing from Con to LibDem
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1992 Notional
Result:
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Con
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31,651
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59.97%
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LibDem
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12,608
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23.89%
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Lab
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7,802
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14.78%
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Others
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716
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1.36%
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Notional Majority
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19,043
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36.08%
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Description:
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The seat has had its boundaries slightly changed, losing 404 voters to Oxford East. This does not have an effect on the notional 1992 majority and it remains a safe Tory seat for the Deputy Prime Minister Michael Hesetline. On the eastern fringes of Oxford and north east of Reading, Henley is a dormitory town on the Thames. There is a high percentage of owner-occupation in Henley, Thame, and Goring. The M40 runs through the North Eastern corner of the constituency and the M4 runs just south of the constituency.
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