Abingdon is part of a three-tier hierarchy of local authorities, county, district and parish. Yes, Abingdon is a parish, but is designated a town because it has a charter. For election purposes, it is warded. There are 7 such town wards. There are 5 district wards and 3 county divisions. The boundaries of the town wards are, to comply with Boundary Commission rules, drawn up so that a town ward is only and entirely with one district ward and also within one county division. This does result in an 'overlap' between the district wards and county divisions.

Oxfordshire County Council	www.oxfordshire.gov.uk
Vale of White Horse District Council	www.whitehorsedc.gov.uk
Abingdon-on-Thames town council	www.abingdon.gov.uk