Reading East (UK Parliament constituency)

Reading East
Borough constituency for the House of Commons
Boundary of Reading East in Berkshire.
Location of Berkshire within England.
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, Reading South and Henley[2]
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]}

Boundaries

1983-1997: The Borough of Reading wards of Abbey, Caversham, Church, Park, Peppard, Redlands, Thames, and Whitley, and the District of Wokingham wards of Arborfield, Barkham, Finchampstead, Shinfield, and Swallowfield.

1997-2010: The Borough of Reading wards of Abbey, Caversham, Church, Katesgrove, Park, Peppard, Redlands, and Thames, and the District of Wokingham wards of Bulmershe, Loddon, South Lake, and Whitegates.

2010-present: The Borough of Reading wards of Abbey, Caversham, Church, Katesgrove, Mapledurham, Park, Peppard, Redlands, and Thames, and the District of Wokingham wards of Bulmershe and Whitegates, Loddon, and South Lake.

Reading East is bordered by Reading West, Henley, Maidenhead, and Wokingham.^[3]

History

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

Election		Member[4]	Party
	1983	Gerard Vaughan	Conservative
	1997	Jane Griffiths	Labour
	2005	Rob Wilson	Conservative

Elections

Elections in the 2010s

General Election 2015: Reading East[5][6]
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[7]	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[8]
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[9]

Elections in the 2000s

General Election 2005: Reading East[10]
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[12]
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[13]

Elections in the 1990s

General Election 1997: Reading East[14]
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	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[15]

General Election 1992: Reading East[16][17]
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[15]

Elections in the 1980s

General Election 1987: Reading East[18]
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 [19]

General Election 1983: Reading East[20]
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 [21]

See also

• List of Parliamentary constituencies in Berkshire

Notes and references

Notes

1. A borough constituency (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer)
2. 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

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4. Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "R" (part 1)
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17. "Politics Resources". Election 1992. Politics Resources. 9 April 1992. Retrieved 6 December 2010.
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19. "UK General Election results June 1987". 2010. Retrieved 5 December 2010.
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21. "UK General Election results June 1983". 2010. Retrieved 5 December 2010.

Coordinates: 51°28′N 0°57′W / 51.46°N 0.95°W