Wokingham (UK Parliament constituency)
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| Wokingham | |
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| County constituency | |
| for the House of Commons | |
 Boundary of Wokingham in Berkshire. |
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 Location of Berkshire within England. |
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| County | Berkshire |
| Electorate | 75,886 (December 2010)[1] |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1950 |
| Member of Parliament | John Redwood (Conservative) |
| Number of members | One |
| 1885–1918 | |
| Type of constituency | County constituency |
| Created from | Berkshire |
| Overlaps | |
| European Parliament constituency | South East England |
Wokingham is a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election.
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[edit] Boundaries
It is centred on the southern part of Wokingham district, including a small part of the east of West Berkshire. It is in the South East region of England.
The neighbouring constituencies (clockwise from north) are: Reading West, Reading East, Maidenhead, Bracknell, North East Hampshire, Basingstoke, North West Hampshire, and Newbury.
[edit] History
The constituency was created in 1885, when the previous 3-member constituency of Berkshire was divided into four single member constituencies, this one also being described as the 'Eastern division of Berkshire'. The seat has been represented since 1987 by the high-profile Conservative John Redwood.
[edit] Members of Parliament
[edit] MPs 1885–1918
| Election | Member [2] | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1885 | Sir George Russell, Bt. | Conservative | |
| 1898 by-election | Oliver Young | Conservative | |
| 1901 by-election | Ernest Gardner | Conservative | |
| 1918 | Constituency abolished | ||
[edit] MPs since 1950
| Election | Member [2] | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | Peter Remnant | Conservative | |
| 1959 | William van Straubenzee | Conservative | |
| 1987 | John Redwood | Conservative | |
[edit] Elections
[edit] Elections in the 2010s
| General Election 2010: Wokingham[3] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | John Redwood | 28,754 | 52.7 | +4.6 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Prue Bray | 15,262 | 28.0 | −4.7 | |
| Labour | George Davidson | 5,516 | 10.1 | −4.9 | |
| Independent | Mark Ashwell | 2,340 | 4.3 | N/A | |
| UKIP | Ann Zebedee | 1,664 | 3.1 | +0.9 | |
| Green | Marjory Bisset | 567 | 1.0 | N/A | |
| Monster Raving Loony | Top Cat Owen | 329 | 0.6 | N/A | |
| Independent | Robin Smith | 96 | 0.2 | N/A | |
| Majority | 13,492 | 24.7 | +9.3 | ||
| Turnout | 54,528 | 71.5 | +3.7 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +4.7 | |||
[edit] Elections in the 2000s
| General Election, 2005: Wokingham | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | John Redwood | 22,174 | 48.1 | +2.0 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Prue Bray | 14,934 | 32.4 | 0.0 | |
| Labour | David Black | 6,991 | 15.2 | −2.2 | |
| UKIP | Frank Carstairs | 994 | 2.2 | +0.2 | |
| Monster Raving Loony | Topcat Bananaman Owen | 569 | 1.2 | −0.8 | |
| BNP | Richard Colborne | 376 | 0.8 | N/A | |
| Telepathic Partnership | Michael Hall | 34 | 0.1 | N/A | |
| Majority | 7,240 | 15.7 | |||
| Turnout | 46,072 | 67.1 | +3.0 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +1.0 | |||
| General Election, 2001: Wokingham | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | John Redwood | 20,216 | 46.1 | -4.0 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Royce Longton | 14,222 | 32.4 | +1.1 | |
| Labour | Matthew Syed | 7,633 | 17.4 | +0.6 | |
| UKIP | Frank Carstairs | 897 | 2.0 | N/A | |
| Monster Raving Loony | Top Cat Owen | 880 | 2.0 | +0.3 | |
| Majority | 5,994 | 13.7 | |||
| Turnout | 43,848 | 64.1 | -11.0 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
[edit] Elections in the 1990s
| General Election, 1997: Wokingham | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | John Redwood | 25,086 | 50.1 | ||
| Liberal Democrat | Royce Longton | 15,721 | 31.4 | ||
| Labour | Patricia Colling | 8,424 | 16.8 | ||
| Monster Raving Loony | Peter Owen | 877 | 1.8 | ||
| Majority | 9,365 | 18.7 | |||
| Turnout | 50,108 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| General Election 1992: Wokingham[4] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | John Redwood | 43,497 | 61.4 | +0.0 | |
| Liberal Democrat | PGT Simon | 17,788 | 25.1 | −4.8 | |
| Labour | NTG Bland | 8,846 | 12.5 | +3.8 | |
| Monster Raving Loony | P Owen | 531 | 0.7 | +0.7 | |
| Independent | PE Harriss | 148 | 0.2 | +0.2 | |
| Majority | 25,709 | 36.3 | +4.9 | ||
| Turnout | 70,810 | 81.8 | +3.7 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +2.4 | |||
[edit] See also
[edit] Notes and references
- ^ "Electorate Figures - Boundary Commission for England". 2011 Electorate Figures. Boundary Commission for England. 4 March 2011. http://www.boundarycommissionforengland.org.uk/electoral-figures/electoral-figures.htm. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
- ^ a b Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "W" (part 5)[self-published source?][better source needed]
- ^ BBC - Election 2010 - Wokingham
- ^ "Politics Resources". Election 1992. Politics Resources. 9 April 1992. http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/ge92/ge92index.htm. Retrieved 2010-12-06.
