List of parliamentary constituencies in Berkshire
The ceremonial county of Berkshire, (which is entirely made up of unitary authorities – Bracknell Forest, Reading, Slough, West Berkshire, Windsor and Maidenhead and Wokingham) is divided into eight Parliamentary constituencies: two Borough constituencies and six County constituencies.
Constituencies
Conservative † Labour ‡ Liberal Democrat ¤
2010 Boundary Review
The Fifth Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies resulted in modest changes, including the transfer of Bray from Windsor to Maidenhead, Binfield from Bracknell to Windsor and the return of Foxborough ward from Windsor to Slough. Further marginal changes due to revision of local authority wards.
| Constituency | Pre-2010 boundaries | Post-2010 boundaries |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Bracknell CC | 
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| 2. Maidenhead CC | ||
| 3. Newbury CC | ||
| 4. Reading East BC | ||
| 5. Reading West CC | ||
| 6. Slough BC | ||
| 7. Windsor CC | ||
| 8. Wokingham CC |
Proposed boundary changes
The Boundary Commission for England submitted their final proposals in respect of the Sixth Periodic Review of Westminster Constituencies (the 2018 review) in September 2018. Although the proposals were immediately laid before Parliament they were not brought forward by the Government for approval. Accordingly, they did not come into effect for the 2019 election which took place on 12 December 2019, and which was contested using the constituency boundaries in place since 2010.
Under the terms of the Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Act 2011, the Sixth Review was based on reducing the total number of MPs from 650 to 600 and a strict electoral parity requirement that the electorate of all constituencies should be within a range of 5% either side of the electoral quota.
On 24 March 2020, the Minister of State for the Cabinet Office, Chloe Smith, issued a written statement to Parliament setting out the Government's thinking with regard to parliamentary boundaries. They propose to bring forward primary legislation to remove the statutory obligation to implement the 2018 Boundary Review recommendations, as well as set the framework for future boundary reviews in time for the next review which is due to begin in early 2021 and report no later than October 2023. It is proposed that the number of constituencies now remains at the current level of 650, rather than being reduced to 600, while retaining the requirement that the electorate should be no more than +/- 5% from the electoral quota.[3]
Results history
Primary data source: House of Commons research briefing - General election results from 1918 to 2019[4]
2019
The number of votes cast for each political party who fielded candidates in constituencies comprising Berkshire in the 2019 general election were as follows:
| Party | Votes | % | Change from 2017 | Seats | Change from 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 222,532 | 50.1% |  3.8%
|
6 | 0 |
| Labour | 115,747 | 26.1% | 6.7%
|
2 | 0 |
| Liberal Democrats | 87,532 | 19.7% |  9.4%
|
0 | 0 |
| Greens | 13,796 | 3.1% | 1.5%
|
0 | 0 |
| Brexit | 2,284 | 0.5% | new | 0 | 0 |
| Others | 2,044 | 0.5% | 0.9%
|
0 | 0 |
| Total | 443,935 | 100.0 | 6 |
Percentage votes
| Election year | 1983 | 1987 | 1992 | 1997 | 2001 | 2005 | 2010 | 2015 | 2017 | 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 54.7 | 57.2 | 55.3 | 42.2 | 40.2 | 43.5 | 50.6 | 54.3 | 53.9 | 50.1 |
| Labour | 16.0 | 16.5 | 19.8 | 28.5 | 30.7 | 24.0 | 18.0 | 21.9 | 32.8 | 26.1 |
| Liberal Democrat1 | 28.1 | 25.2 | 23.5 | 24.6 | 26.0 | 27.4 | 25.2 | 8.9 | 10.3 | 19.7 |
| Green Party | - | * | * | * | * | * | 1.3 | 3.9 | 1.6 | 3.1 |
| UKIP | - | - | - | * | * | * | 3.0 | 10.6 | 0.8 | * |
| Brexit Party | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.5 |
| Other | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 4.7 | 3.1 | 5.0 | 2.0 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.5 |
11983 & 1987 - SDP-Liberal Alliance
* Included in Other
Seats
| Election year | 1983 | 1987 | 1992 | 1997 | 2001 | 2005 | 2010 | 2015 | 2017 | 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
| Labour | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Liberal Democrat1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
11983 & 1987 - SDP-Liberal Alliance
Maps
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1983 -
1987
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1992
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1997 -
2001
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2010 -
2015
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2017 -
2019
Historical representation by party
1885 to 1950
1950 to 1983
1983 to present
Conservative Labour Liberal Democrats
See also
- List of Parliamentary constituencies in the South East (region)
- History of Parliamentary constituencies and boundaries in Berkshire
Notes
References
- General
- "Boundary Commission for England: Fifth Periodical Report" (PDF). Boundary Commission for England. Crown Copyright. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 July 2011. Retrieved 6 November 2009.
- Craig, Frederick Walter Scott (1972). Boundaries of Parliamentary Constituencies 1885–1972. Chichester, Sussex: Political Reference Publications. ISBN 0-900178-13-2.
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- Specific
- ^ Baker, Carl; Uberoi, Elise; Cracknell, Richard (28 January 2020). "General Election 2019: full results and analysis".
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- ^ "Update: Strengthening Democracy:Written statement - HCWS183". UK Parliament. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
- ^ Watson, Christopher; Uberoi, Elise; Loft, Philip (17 April 2020). "General election results from 1918 to 2019".
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