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List of parliamentary constituencies in Berkshire

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The county of Berkshire in relation to England

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 nine parliamentary constituencies: three borough constituencies and six county constituencies.

Constituencies from 2024

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Further information: 2024 United Kingdom general election in South East England

  Conservative †   Labour ‡   Liberal Democrat ¤

Constituency Electorate Majority Member of Parliament Nearest opposition Map
Bracknell CC 71,660 784   Peter Swallow ‡   James Sunderland †
Location of the Bracknell constituency in Berkshire after the 2023 boundary review
Earley and Woodley BC 73,548 848   Yuan Yang ‡   Pauline Jorgensen †
Location of the Earley and Woodley constituency in Berkshire after the 2023 boundary review
Maidenhead CC 75,687 2,963   Joshua Reynolds ¤   Tania Mathias †
Location of the Maidenhead constituency in Berkshire after the 2023 boundary review
Newbury CC 71,982 2,377   Lee Dillon ¤   Laura Farris †
Location of the Newbury constituency in Berkshire after the 2023 boundary review
Reading Central BC 73,600 12,637   Matt Rodda ‡   Raj Singh †
Location of the Reading Central constituency in Berkshire after the 2023 boundary review
Reading West and Mid Berkshire CC 68,781 1,361   Olivia Bailey ‡   Ross Mackinnon †
Location of the Reading West and Mid Berkshire constituency in Berkshire after the 2023 boundary review
Slough BC 81,295 3,647   Tan Dhesi ‡   Azhar Chohan
(Independent Network)
Location of the Slough constituency in Berkshire after the 2023 boundary review
Windsor CC 73,334 6,457   Jack Rankin †   Pavitar Mann ‡
Location of the Windsor constituency in Berkshire after the 2023 boundary review
Wokingham CC 75,082 8,345   Clive Jones ¤   Lucy Demery †
Location of the Wokingham constituency in Berkshire after the 2023 boundary review


2024 boundary changes

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See 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies for further details.

Former name Current name
  1. Bracknell CC
  2. Maidenhead CC
  3. Newbury CC
  4. Reading East BC
  5. Reading West CC
  6. Slough BC
  7. Windsor CC
  8. Wokingham CC
  1. Bracknell CC
  2. Earley and Woodley BC
  3. Maidenhead CC
  4. Newbury CC
  5. Reading Central BC
  6. Reading West and Mid Berkshire CC
  7. Slough BC
  8. Windsor CC
  9. Wokingham CC
Boundaries 2010–2024 Boundaries 2024–present
Numbered map of parliamentary constituencies in Berkshire 2010–2024
Numbered map of the Parliamentary constituencies of Berkshire that were created by the 2023 boundary review and first used at the 2024 UK general election.

For the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, which redrew the constituency map ahead of the 2024 United Kingdom general election, the Boundary Commission for England opted to combine Berkshire with Hampshire and Surrey as a sub-region of the South East Region. As a result, Windsor now includes Englefield Green in the Surrey borough of Runnymede. The two Reading constituencies (East and West) would be abolished and revert to a single constituency (Reading Central), with two new constituencies created, named Earley and Woodley, and Reading West and Mid Berkshire.[1][2]

The following constituencies were proposed:

Containing electoral wards from Bracknell Forest

Containing electoral wards from Reading

Containing electoral wards from Slough

Containing electoral wards from West Berkshire

  • Reading West and Mid Berkshire (part)
  • Newbury

Containing electoral wards from Windsor and Maidenhead

  • Maidenhead (part)
  • Windsor (part)1

Containing electoral wards from Wokingham

1also includes part in the Surrey borough of Runnymede

Results history

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Primary data source: House of Commons research briefing – General election results from 1918 to 2019[3]

2024

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The number of votes cast for each political party who fielded candidates in constituencies comprising Berkshire in the 2024 general election were as follows:

Party Votes % Change from 2019 Seats Change from 2019
Conservative 132,771 31.4% Decrease18.7% 1 Decrease5
Labour 108,614 25.7% Decrease0.4% 5 Increase3
Liberal Democrats 98,858 23.3% Increase3.6% 3 Increase3
Reform 36,252 8.6% Increase8.1% 0 0
Greens 25,994 6.1% Increase3.0 0 0
Others 20,886 4.9% Increase4.5% 0 0
Total 423,375 100.0 9

2019

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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% Decrease3.8% 6 0
Labour 115,747 26.1% Decrease6.7% 2 0
Liberal Democrats 87,532 19.7% Increase9.4% 0 0
Greens 13,796 3.1% Increase1.5% 0 0
Brexit 2,284 0.5% new 0 0
Others 2,044 0.5% Decrease0.9% 0 0
Total 443,935 100.0 8

Percentage votes

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Note that before 1983 Berkshire additionally covered the southern part of what is now Oxfordshire, and the Eton and Slough areas which now form part of Berkshire were part of Buckinghamshire.

Election year 1922 1923 1924 1929 1945 1950 1951 1955 1959 1964 1966 1970 1974 (F) 1974 (O) 1979 1983 1987 1992 1997 2001 2005 2010 2015 2017 2019 2024
Conservative 54.2 48.2 60.4 48.6 47.0 50.0 56.2 58.5 59.7 47.7 46.5 53.6 44.4 44.2 54.3 54.7 57.2 55.3 42.2 40.2 43.5 50.6 54.3 53.9 50.1 31.4
Labour 13.8 16.2 22.9 22.4 37.9 38.1 42.3 39.4 37.1 33.5 39.1 33.3 26.0 28.3 23.5 16.0 16.5 19.8 28.5 30.7 24.0 18.0 21.9 32.8 26.1 25.7
Liberal Democrat1 32.1 35.6 16.7 28.9 13.8 11.7 1.4 2.1 3.3 18.5 14.4 12.8 29.2 27.3 21.2 28.1 25.2 23.5 24.6 26.0 27.4 25.2 8.9 10.3 19.7 23.3
Reform2 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 0.5 8.6
Green Party – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – * * * * * 1.3 3.9 1.6 3.1 6.1
UKIP – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – * * * 3.0 10.6 0.8 * *
Other – – – – 1.3 0.2 – – – 0.2 – 0.3 0.3 0.2 1.0 1.2 1.1 1.4 4.7 3.1 5.0 2.0 0.4 0.6 0.5 4.9

1pre-1979: Liberal Party; 1983 & 1987 – SDP-Liberal Alliance

1As the Brexit Party in 2019

* Included in Other

Accurate vote percentages for the 1918, 1931 and 1935 elections are unavailable because some candidates were elected unopposed.

Seats

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Election year 1983 1987 1992 1997 2001 2005 2010 2015 2017 2019 2024
Conservative 7 7 7 4 4 6 7 7 6 6 1
Labour 0 0 0 3 3 2 1 1 2 2 5
Liberal Democrat1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3
Total 7 7 7 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 9

11983 & 1987 – SDP-Liberal Alliance

Maps

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1885–1910

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  • 1885
    1885
  • 1886
    1886
  • 1892
    1892
  • 1895
    1895
  • 1900
    1900
  • 1906
    1906
  • Jan 1910
    Jan 1910
  • Dec 1910
    Dec 1910

1918–1945

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  • 1918
    1918
  • 1922
    1922
  • 1923
    1923
  • 1924
    1924
  • 1929
    1929
  • 1931
    1931
  • 1935
    1935
  • 1945
    1945

1950–1979

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  • 1950
    1950
  • 1951
    1951
  • 1955
    1955
  • 1959
    1959
  • 1964
    1964
  • 1966
    1966
  • 1970
    1970
  • Feb 1974
    Feb 1974
  • Oct 1974
    Oct 1974
  • 1979
    1979

1983–present

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  • 1983
    1983
  • 1987
    1987
  • 1992
    1992
  • 1997
    1997
  • 2001
    2001
  • 2005
    2005
  • 2010
    2010
  • 2015
    2015
  • 2017
    2017
  • 2019
    2019
  • 2024
    2024

Historical representation by party

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1885 to 1918

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  Conservative   Liberal

Constituency 1885 1886 90 1892 1895 98 1900 01 04 1906 Jan 1910 Dec 1910 13 16
Abingdon Wroughton A. K. Loyd Strauss Henderson A. K. Loyd
Newbury W. G. Mount W. A. Mount Mackarness W. A. Mount
Reading Murdoch Palmer Murdoch Palmer Isaacs Wilson
Windsor Richardson-Gardner Barry Mason
Wokingham Russell Young Gardner

1918 to 1950

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  Conservative   Labour   Liberal

Constituency 1918 21 22 1922 1923 1924 1929 1931 1935 42 1945
Abingdon Wigan A. T. Loyd Lessing Glyn
Newbury W. A. Mount Brown Stranger Brown Hurd
Reading Wilson Cadogan Hastings Williams Hastings Howitt Mikardo
Windsor Gardner Somerville Mott-Radclyffe

1950 to 1979

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  Conservative   Labour

Constituency 1950 1951 53 1955 1959 1964 1966 1970 Feb 74 Oct 74 1979
Abingdon Glyn Neave T. Benyon
Newbury Hurd Astor McNair-Wilson
Reading North K. Mackay Bennett Durant
Reading South (1950–55, 74–83) / Reading (1955–74) Mikardo Emery Lee Vaughan
Windsor / Windsor and Maidenhead (1974) Mott-Radclyffe Glyn
Wokingham Remnant van Straubenzee

1983 to present

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  Conservative   Labour   Liberal Democrats

Constituency 1983 1987 1992 93 1997 2001 2005 2010 2015 2017 19 2019 2024
East Berkshire / Bracknell (1997) A. MacKay Lee → Sunderland Swallow
Newbury McNair-Wilson Chaplin Rendel R. Benyon Farris Dillon
Reading East / R Central (2024) Vaughan Griffiths Wilson Rodda
Reading W / RW & Mid Berks ('24) Durant Salter Sharma Bailey
Slough Watts Mactaggart Dhesi
Wr & Maidenhead / Windsor (1997)1 Glyn Trend Afriyie Rankin
Wokingham van Straubenzee Redwood Jones
Maidenhead May Reynolds
Earley and Woodley Yang

1from 2024 this includes areas of Surrey

See also

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Notes

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References

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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.
Specific
  1. ^ "Constituency boundary review 2021: what the changes mean for Berkshire". Reading Chronicle. 12 June 2021. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
  2. ^ "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume one: Report | Boundary Commission for England". boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk. paras 876–889. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
  3. ^ Watson, Christopher; Uberoi, Elise; Loft, Philip (17 April 2020). "General election results from 1918 to 2019". {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
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