Reading East (UK Parliament constituency)
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| Borough constituency for the House of Commons |
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Boundary of Reading East in Berkshire.
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Location of Berkshire within England.
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| County | Berkshire |
| Electorate | 78,170 (December 2010)[1] |
| Major settlements | Reading |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1983 |
| Member of parliament | Rob Wilson (Conservative) |
| Number of members | One |
| Created from | Reading North and Reading South |
| Overlaps | |
| European Parliament constituency | South East England |
Reading East is a constituency[n 1] represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2005 by Rob Wilson, a Conservative.[n 2]
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Boundaries[edit]
The constituency comprises the central, northern and eastern parts of the Borough of Reading (specifically the wards of Abbey, Caversham, Church, Katesgrove, Mapledurham, Park, Peppard, Redlands and Thames), together with (from Wokingham Borough) the borough wards of South Lake, Loddon, and Bulmershe and Whitegates: the three wards form the southern part of the parish of Woodley and include also the Whitegates Ward of Earley parish.[2]
- History of boundaries
Before 2010 Maidenhead contained (part of) the Loddon Ward.
Reading East is bounded by Reading West, Henley, Maidenhead, and Wokingham.[3]
History[edit]
The Reading East parliamentary constituency was first contested in 1983, when it was won by a partial incumbent, Gerry Vaughan, a Conservative who was before that election sitting MP for abolished Reading South. He held the seat through two subsequent general elections until he retired before the 1997 election.
The constituency was in 1997 won by a member of the Labour Party, Jane Griffiths, a backbencher under the Blair Ministry. She retained the seat in the 2001 election but was deselected by her Constituency Labour Party before the 2005 election, when the seat was regained by a Conservative, Rob Wilson.
Members of Parliament[edit]
| Election | Member[4] | Party | |
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| 1983 | Gerard Vaughan | Conservative | |
| 1997 | Jane Griffiths | Labour | |
| 2005 | Rob Wilson | Conservative | |
Elections[edit]
Elections in the 2010s[edit]
| General Election 2015: Reading East[5][6][7][8] | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Rob Wilson | 23,217 | 46.0 | +3.4 | |
| Labour | Matt Rodda | 16,697 | 33.1 | +7.6 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Jenny Woods | 3,719 | 7.4 | -19.9 | |
| UKIP | Christine Forrester[9] | 3,647 | 7.2 | +5.0 | |
| Green | Rob White | 3,214 | 6.4 | +4.3 | |
| Majority | 6,520 | 12.9 | |||
| Turnout | 50,494 | 69.0 | +2.3 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | -2.1 | |||
| General Election 2010: Reading East | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Rob Wilson | 21,269 | 42.6 | +6.9 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Gareth Epps | 13,664 | 27.3 | +3.1 | |
| Labour | Anneliese Dodds | 12,729 | 25.5 | -8.5 | |
| UKIP | Adrian Pitfield | 1,086 | 2.2 | +0.2 | |
| Green | Rob White | 1,069 | 2.1 | -1.4 | |
| Independent | Joan Lloyd | 111 | 0.2 | +0.2 | |
| Independent | Michael Turberville | 57 | 0.1 | +0.1 | |
| Majority | 7,605 | 15.2 | |||
| Turnout | 49,985 | 66.7 | +8.2 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +2.0 | |||
| Source BBC[10] | |||||
Elections in the 2000s[edit]
| General Election 2005: Reading East | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Rob Wilson | 15,557 | 35.4 | +3.4 | |
| Labour | Tony Page | 15,082 | 34.3 | -10.5 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Prof John Howson | 10,619 | 24.2 | +5.7 | |
| Green | Rob White | 1,548 | 3.5 | +1.1 | |
| UKIP | David Lamb | 849 | 1.9 | +0.7 | |
| Independent | Joan Lloyd | 135 | 0.3 | +0.3 | |
| Independent | Rex Hora | 122 | 0.3 | +0.3 | |
| Majority | 475 | 1.1 | |||
| Turnout | 43,912 | 60.3 | +1.9 | ||
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | +7.0 | |||
| Source BBC[11] | |||||
| General Election 2001: Reading East | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Jane Griffiths | 19,538 | 44.8 | +2.1 | |
| Conservative | Barry Tanswell | 13,943 | 32.0 | -3.2 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Thomas Dobrashian | 8,078 | 18.5 | 0.0 | |
| Green | Miriam Kennet | 1,053 | 2.4 | N/A | |
| UKIP | Amy Thornton | 525 | 1.2 | +0.7 | |
| Socialist Alliance | Darren Williams | 394 | 0.9 | N/A | |
| Independent | Peter Hammerson | 94 | 0.2 | N/A | |
| Majority | 5,595 | 12.8 | |||
| Turnout | 43,625 | 58.4 | -11.7 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | -2.7 | |||
| Source House of Commons Library[12] | |||||
Elections in the 1990s[edit]
| General Election 1997: Reading East | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Jane Griffiths | 21,461 | 42.7 | +15.7 | |
| Conservative | John Arthur Watts | 17,666 | 35.2 | -18.6 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Sam Samuel | 9,307 | 18.5 | +0.9 | |
| Referendum Party | D Harmer | 1,042 | 2.1 | N/A | |
| Natural Law | J Buckley | 254 | 0.5 | N/A | |
| UKIP | A L Thornton | 252 | 0.5 | N/A | |
| BNP | Barbara Packer | 238 | 0.5 | N/A | |
| Majority | 3,795 | 7.5 | |||
| Turnout | 50,220 | 70.2 | -4.8 | ||
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | +17.2 | |||
| Source Guardian Unlimited[13] | |||||
| General Election 1992: Reading East[14] | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Gerard Vaughan | 29,148 | 53.8 | 0.0 | |
| Labour | Gillian Parker | 14,593 | 27.0 | +5.5 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Denis Thair | 9,528 | 17.6 | −5.6 | |
| Green | A McCubbin | 861 | 1.6 | +0.3 | |
| Majority | 14,555 | 26.8 | −3.8 | ||
| Turnout | 54,130 | 75.0 | +1.7 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | −2.8 | |||
| Source Guardian Unlimited[13] | |||||
Elections in the 1980s[edit]
| General Election 1987: Reading East | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Gerard Vaughan | 28,515 | 53.8 | +2.2 | |
| SDP–Liberal Alliance (Social Democratic) | Susan Mary Baring | 12,298 | 23.2 | −4.2 | |
| Labour | Martin Salter | 11,371 | 21.5 | +2.1 | |
| Green | Philip John Unsworth | 667 | 1.3 | +0.2 | |
| CSOSMG | Arthur Brian Shone | 125 | 0.2 | N/A | |
| Majority | 16,217 | 30.6 | |||
| Turnout | 52,976 | 73.3 | +2.9 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +3.2 | |||
| Source [15] | |||||
| General Election 1983: Reading East | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Gerard Vaughan | 24,516 | 51.6 | N/A | |
| SDP–Liberal Alliance (Social Democratic) | Chris Huhne | 13,008 | 27.4 | N/A | |
| Labour | K. Boyle | 9,218 | 19.4 | N/A | |
| Ecology | G. Darnton | 519 | 1.1 | N/A | |
| BNP | P. Baker | 147 | 0.3 | N/A | |
| Common Market Party | B. Shone | 113 | 0.2 | N/A | |
| Majority | 11,508 | 24.2 | |||
| Turnout | 47,512 | 70.4 | |||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
| Source [16] | |||||
See also[edit]
Notes and references[edit]
- Notes
- ^ A borough constituency (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer)
- ^ As with all constituencies, the constituency elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election at least every five years.
- References
- ^ "Electorate Figures – Boundary Commission for England". 2011 Electorate Figures. Boundary Commission for England. 4 March 2011. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
- ^ 2010 post-revision map non-metropolitan areas and unitary authorities of England
- ^ "Election Maps". Ordnance Survey. Retrieved 7 May 2010.
- ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "R" (part 1)[self-published source][better source needed]
- ^ http://ukpollingreport.co.uk/2015guide/readingeast/
- ^ "Notice of Persons Nominated" (PDF). Reading Borough Council.
- ^ "Parliamentary results 2015". Reading Borough Council.
- ^ total electorate 73232 email from Reading Council 18 June 2015
- ^ http://ukpollingreport.co.uk/2015guide/readingeast/
- ^ "Election 2010 – Reading East". BBC. 2010. Retrieved 7 May 2010.
- ^ "Election 2005 – Reading East". BBC. 2005. Retrieved 6 May 2005.
- ^ "Research Paper 01/54 – General Election Results – 7 June 2001" (PDF). House of Commons Library. 2001. Retrieved 2 May 2005.
- ^ a b "Ask Aristotle – Reading East". London: Guardian Unlimited. 2005. Retrieved 4 May 2005.[dead link]
- ^ "Politics Resources". Election 1992. Politics Resources. 9 April 1992. Retrieved 6 December 2010.
- ^ "UK General Election results June 1987". 2010. Retrieved 5 December 2010.
- ^ "UK General Election results June 1983". 2010. Retrieved 5 December 2010.
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