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- This article is about the city of Oxford in England. For other cities and other meanings, see Oxford (disambiguation).
| City of Oxford | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status: | City (1542) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Region: | South East England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Admin. County: | Oxfordshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Area: - Total | Ranked 306th 45.59 km² | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Admin. HQ: | Oxford | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| ONS code: | 38UC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Population: - Total () - Density | Ranked " target="_blank">51°45′07″N, 1°15′28″W] (at Carfax Tower, which is usually considered the centre).Wards, neighbourhoods, and suburbs
Politics in OxfordOxford City CouncilDespite stereotypes of Oxford being a conservative city, there are no Conservatives on the city council. Since the 2004 local elections, the council has been in minority administration, first by councillors from the Labour Party, with the Liberal Democrats being the official opposition, and since 2006 with these roles reversed. With 8 city councillors and 5 county councillors, Oxford is one of the UK cities with highest Green Party representation. The Independent Working Class Association also has councillors, mainly elected to serve wards with many housing estates in the south east of the city, such as Blackbird Leys. See Oxford Council election 2004 for further information.Since 2002, elections have been held for Oxford City Council in even years, with each councillor serving a term of four years. Each electoral ward within Oxford is represented by two councillors, thus all wards elect one councillor at each election. Prior to 2002, the City Council was elected by thirds.
Westminster representation
The two MPs are Andrew Smith from the Oxford East constituency, erstwhile employment minister in the Labour government; and Dr Evan Harris from the Oxford West and Abingdon constituency, sometime Liberal Democrat spokesperson on health. At the 2005 general election, Oxford East became a marginal seat with a Labour majority over the Liberal Democrats of just 963. Oxford West & Abingdon is a safe Liberal Democrat seat with Dr Harris enjoying a majority of just under 8,000. Alternative CultureThere is also a large and vibrant alternative political culture mostly situated in East Oxford. Some examples are:
ParishesUnusually for a compact urban district, Oxford has four civil parishes with parish councils — these are Blackbird Leys, Littlemore, Old Marston and Risinghurst and Sandhills.See also
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