Reading East (UK Parliament constituency)
{{short description|Former parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, from 1983 to 2024}}
{{Use British English|date=October 2013}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2024}}
{{Infobox UK constituency main
|name = Reading East
|parliament = uk
|map1 = ReadingEast2007
|map2 = Berkshire_in_England_2023-04-01
|map_entity = Berkshire
|map_year =
|year = 1983
|abolished = 2024
|type = Borough
|previous = Reading North, Reading South and Henley{{cite web|title='Reading East', June 1983 up to May 1997|url=http://electionweb.co.uk/Bp/P83472.htm|website=ElectionWeb Project|publisher=Cognitive Computing Limited|access-date=13 March 2016}}{{dead link|date=December 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
|next = Earley and Woodley, Reading Central
|electorate = 72,647 (2018){{cite web
|url=https://boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/England-Parliamentary-electorates-for-2018.xlsx
|title=England Parliamentary electorates 2010-2018
|publisher=Boundary Commission for England
|access-date=23 March 2019
}}
|mp =
|party =
|region = England
|county = Berkshire
|towns = Reading
|european = South East England
|elects_howmany = One
}}
Reading East was a constituency{{#tag:ref|A borough constituency (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer)|group= n}} represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament.{{#tag:ref|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.|group= n}} In the 2019–2024 Parliament, it was one of two Labour seats from a total of eight seats in Berkshire.
Further to the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, the seat was abolished. The area was transferred to the new constituencies of Earley and Woodley (Bulmershe and Whitegates, Church, Loddon and South Lake wards) and Reading Central (all other wards). These constituencies were first contested at the 2024 general election.{{Cite web |title=South East {{!}} Boundary Commission for England |url=https://boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk/2023-review/south-east/ |access-date=2023-06-20 |website=Boundary Commission for England}}{{cite web |url=https://boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk/2023-review/the-2023-review-of-parliamentary-constituency-boundaries-in-england-volume-two-constituency-names-designations-and-composition/the-2023-review-of-parliamentary-constituency-boundaries-in-england-volume-two-constituency-names-designations-and-composition-south-east/#lg_reading-central-bc-71283 |title=The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume two: Constituency names, designations and composition – South East |publisher=Boundary Commission for England |access-date=2023-11-13 |archive-date=2023-11-13 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231113141056/https://boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk/2023-review/the-2023-review-of-parliamentary-constituency-boundaries-in-england-volume-two-constituency-names-designations-and-composition/the-2023-review-of-parliamentary-constituency-boundaries-in-england-volume-two-constituency-names-designations-and-composition-south-east/#lg_reading-central-bc-71283}}{{cite web |url=https://boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk/2023-review/south-east/initial-proposals-for-new-parliamentary-constituency-boundaries-in-the-south-east-region/page/5/#lg_initial-proposals-for-the-berkshire-hampshire-and-surrey-sub-region |title=Initial proposals for new Parliamentary constituency boundaries in the South East region |publisher=Boundary Commission for England |access-date=2023-11-13 |archive-date=2023-11-13 |url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231113143035/https://boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk/web/20231113143035/https://boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk/2023-review/south-east/initial-proposals-for-new-parliamentary-constituency-boundaries-in-the-south-east-region/page/5/#lg_initial-proposals-for-the-berkshire-hampshire-and-surrey-sub-region}}
Constituency profile
The seat contained the University of Reading and most of its students. The Thames Valley Business Park is in another part of the seat, hosting multinational and cutting-edge technology companies in the software and advanced computer science areas. Adjoining the redeveloped heart of town are a handful mid-rise blocks of ex-council flats and serried ranks of former relatively philanthropic biscuit, brick and seeds manufacturing/processing workers' neat terraces towards the south-centre and east of the town, including firmly Labour-held wards. The suburban north bank of the Thames section takes in Caversham, forming four wards, whilst Earley and Woodley, adding a further three wards, make up strongly-leaning Conservative wards. Intermediate wards such as Redlands and Park are more marginal including Green Party and Liberal Democrat representation.
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 general elections until he retired before the 1997 election. The constituency was won in 1997 by the Labour Party's Jane Griffiths, thus 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 won by the Tory candidate, Rob Wilson, who held the seat through two elections. Until 2005 the seat had been a national bellwether. {{citation needed|date=June 2017}}File:Readingeast.svg
The seat was regained by the Labour Party's candidate in 2017, Matt Rodda, achieving the party's best showing since the seat's creation. Rodda's 2017 win was one of 30 net gains of the Labour Party. The 2017 result came when there was a hung parliament nationally. Reading East was one of five constituencies, the others being Croydon Central, Enfield Southgate, Leeds North West and Peterborough, which elected Labour MPs in 2017 having not done so since 2001.
At the 2019 general election, the seat was retained by Rodda with an increased majority, achieving a swing to Labour of 1.9%, and bucking the national trend which saw an overall swing to the Conservatives of 4.6%.
The seat has been, relative to others, a semi-marginal seat, and major-swing (volatile) seat since 2010. Its winner's majority has not exceeded 12.9% of the vote since the 15.2% majority won in that year. The seat has changed hands once since 2010.
Boundaries and boundary changes
= 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.{{Cite web|url=http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1983/417/contents/made/data.htm|title=The Parliamentary Constituencies (England) Order 1983|publisher=legislation.gov.uk|access-date=2019-02-03}}
Formed as a county constituency, largely from parts of the abolished constituency of Reading South. It also incorporated parts of the abolished constituency of Reading North, including Caversham.
= 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.{{Cite web|url=http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1995/1626/made/data.htm|title=The Parliamentary Constituencies (England) Order 1995|publisher=legislation.gov.uk|language=en|access-date=2019-02-03}}
For the 1997 general election, the constituency lost its southern areas comprising the parts of the District of Wokingham to Wokingham (including Shinfield) and Bracknell (Finchampstead), but gained other parts of Wokingham to the east of the Reading. The boundary with Reading West was realigned, gaining Katesgrove ward and losing Whitley ward. It was redesignated as a Borough Constituency.
=2010–2024=
{{maplink|raw={{Wikipedia:Map data/Reading East (UK Parliament constituency)}}|frame=yes|text=Map of boundaries 2010-2024}}
- 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.{{Cite web|url=http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2007/1681/made/data.htm|title=The Parliamentary Constituencies (England) Order 2007|publisher=legislation.gov.uk|access-date=2019-02-03}}
Marginal changes due to revision of local authority wards.
Reading East was bordered by the constituencies of Reading West, Henley, Maidenhead, and Wokingham.{{cite web|url=http://www.election-maps.co.uk/|title=Election Maps|publisher=Ordnance Survey|access-date=7 May 2010}}
Members of Parliament
| class="wikitable" | |
| colspan="2"|Election | Member{{Rayment-hc|r|1|date=March 2012}}
!Party |
|---|---|
| style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |
| 1983 | |
| style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" |
| 1997 | Labour | |
| style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |
| 2005 | |
| style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" |
| 2017 | Labour |
Elections
=Elections in the 2010s=
{{Election box begin |title=General election 2019: Reading East{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/politics/constituencies/E14000889|title=Reading East parliamentary constituency – Election 201( – BBC News|access-date=13 December 2019|publisher=BBC News}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Matt Rodda
|votes = 27,102
|percentage = 48.5
|change = -0.5
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Craig Morley
|votes = 21,178
|percentage = 37.9
|change = −4.4
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Imogen Shepherd-DuBey
|votes = 5,035
|percentage = 9.0
|change = +2.9
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|candidate = David McElroy
|votes = 1,549
|percentage = 2.8
|change = +0.8
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Brexit Party
|candidate = Mitch Feierstein
|votes = 852
|percentage = 1.5
|change = New
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Christian Peoples Alliance
|candidate = Yemi Awolola
|votes = 202
|percentage = 0.4
|change = New
}}
{{Election box majority
|votes = 5,924
|percentage = 10.6
|change = +3.8
}}
{{Election box turnout
|votes = 55,918
|percentage = 72.6
|change = -0.7
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
| reg. electors = 77,152
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing = +1.9
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin |title=General election 2017: Reading East{{Cite web|url=http://www.reading.gov.uk/media/7173/Statement-of-persons-nominated-notice-of-poll-and-situation-of-polling-stations---Reading-East/pdf/Reading_East.pdf|title=Reading Borough Council – statement of persons nominated 2017|access-date=13 May 2017|archive-date=22 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190522044752/http://www.reading.gov.uk/media/7173/Statement-of-persons-nominated-notice-of-poll-and-situation-of-polling-stations---Reading-East/pdf/Reading_East.pdf|url-status=dead}}{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/politics/constituencies/E14000889|title=Reading East parliamentary constituency – Election 2017 – BBC News|access-date=9 June 2017|publisher=BBC News}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.reading.gov.uk/ge2017|title=Reading Borough Council|website=reading.gov.uk}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Matt Rodda
|votes = 27,093
|percentage = 49.0
|change = +16.0
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Rob Wilson
|votes = 23,344
|percentage = 42.3
|change = −3.7
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Jenny Woods
|votes = 3,378
|percentage = 6.1
|change = −1.2
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|candidate = Kizzi Johannessen
|votes = 1,093
|percentage = 2.0
|change = −4.4
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Michael Turberville
|votes = 188
|percentage = 0.3
|change = New
}}
{{Election box candidate|
|party = Movement for Active Democracy
|candidate = Andy Kirkwood
|votes = 142
|percentage = 0.3
|change = New
}}
{{Election box majority
|votes = 3,749
|percentage = 6.8
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box turnout
|votes = 55,370
|percentage = 73.1
|change = +5.5
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
| reg. electors = 75,522
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|loser = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing = +9.9
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin |title=General election 2015: Reading East{{cite web |url=http://beta.reading.gov.uk/media/3138/Notice-of-Persons-Nominated-Notice-of-Poll-and-Situation-of-Polling-Stations-Reading-East-and-Reading-West/pdf/Notice-of-Persons-Nominated-_Notice-of-Poll-and-Situation-of-Polling-Stations-_Reading-East-and-Read.pdf |title=Notice of Persons Nominated |publisher=Reading Borough Council}}{{cite web |url=http://beta.reading.gov.uk/parliamentaryresults |title=Parliamentary results 2015 |publisher=Reading Borough Council |access-date=8 May 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150610110550/http://beta.reading.gov.uk/parliamentaryresults| archive-date=10 June 2015 |url-status=dead}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Rob Wilson
|votes = 23,217
|percentage = 46.0
|change = +3.4
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Matt Rodda
|votes = 16,697
|percentage = 33.1
|change = +7.6
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Jenny Woods
|votes = 3,719
|percentage = 7.4
|change = −20.0
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = UK Independence Party
|candidate = Christine Forrester{{Cite web | url=http://ukpollingreport.co.uk/2015guide/readingeast/ | title=UK Polling Report}}
|votes = 3,647
|percentage = 7.2
|change = +5.1
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|candidate = Rob White
|votes = 3,214
|percentage = 6.4
|change = +4.2
}}
{{Election box majority
|votes = 6,520
|percentage = 12.9
|change = –2.3
}}
{{Election box turnout
|votes = 50,494
|percentage = 69.2
|change = +2.3
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
| reg. electors = 74,651
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing = −2.1
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=General election 2010: Reading East{{cite web|title=Election Data 2010|url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2010.txt|publisher=Electoral Calculus|access-date=17 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130726162034/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2010.txt|archive-date=26 July 2013 }}
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Rob Wilson
|votes = 21,269
|percentage = 42.6
|change = +6.9
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Gareth Epps
|votes = 13,664
|percentage = 27.3
|change = +3.0
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Anneliese Dodds
|votes = 12,729
|percentage = 25.5
|change = −8.4
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = UK Independence Party
|candidate = Adrian Pitfield
|votes = 1,086
|percentage = 2.2
|change = +0.2
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|candidate = Rob White
|votes = 1,069
|percentage = 2.1
|change = −1.4
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Joan Lloyd
|votes = 111
|percentage = 0.2
|change = New
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Michael Turberville
|votes = 57
|percentage = 0.1
|change = New
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 7,605
|percentage = 15.3
|change = +13.4
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 49,985
|percentage = 66.7
|change = +6.4
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
| reg. electors = 74,922
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing = +2.0
}}
{{Election box end}}
=Elections in the 2000s=
| class="wikitable" | ||
| colspan="4" | 2005 notional result | ||
|---|---|---|
| bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="130px" colspan="2" | Party
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="50px" | Vote ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="30px" | % | ||
| {{party color cell|Conservative Party (UK)}} | align=right| 15,381 | align=right| 35.7 |
| {{party color cell|Labour Party (UK)}}
| Labour | align=right| 14,595 | align=right| 33.8 |
| {{party color cell|Liberal Democrats (UK)}} | align=right| 10,508 | align=right| 24.4 |
| {{party color cell|Independent politician}}
| Others | align=right| 2,652 | align=right| 6.1 |
| colspan="4" bgcolor="#EAECF0"| | ||
| colspan="2"|Turnout
|align=right|43,136 |align=right|60.3 | ||
| colspan="2"|Electorate
|align=right|71,480 |
{{Election box begin |
|title=General election 2005: Reading East{{cite web|title=Election Data 2005|url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2005ob.txt|publisher=Electoral Calculus|access-date=18 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111015054249/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2005ob.txt|archive-date=15 October 2011}}{{cite news | publisher = BBC | year = 2005 | url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/vote2005/html/470.stm | title = Election 2005 – Reading East | access-date = 6 May 2005}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Rob Wilson
|votes = 15,557
|percentage = 35.4
|change = +3.5
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Tony Page
|votes = 15,082
|percentage = 34.3
|change = −10.4
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = John Howson
|votes = 10,619
|percentage = 24.2
|change = +5.7
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|candidate = Rob White
|votes = 1,548
|percentage = 3.5
|change = +1.1
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = UK Independence Party
|candidate = David Lamb
|votes = 849
|percentage = 1.9
|change = +0.7
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Joan Lloyd
|votes = 135
|percentage = 0.3
|change = New
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Rex Hora
|votes = 122
|percentage = 0.3
|change = New
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 475
|percentage = 1.1
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 43,912
|percentage = 60.3
|change = +1.9
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
| reg. electors = 72,806
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|loser = Labour Party (UK)
|swing = +7.0
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin |
|title=General election 2001: Reading East{{cite web|title=Election Data 2001|url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2001ob.txt|publisher=Electoral Calculus|access-date=18 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111015054450/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2001ob.txt|archive-date=15 October 2011}}{{cite web | publisher = House of Commons Library | year = 2001 | url = http://www.parliament.uk/commons/lib/research/rp2001/rp01-054.pdf | title = Research Paper 01/54 – General Election Results – 7 June 2001 | access-date = 2 May 2005 | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090325144621/http://www.parliament.uk/commons/lib/research/rp2001/rp01-054.pdf | archive-date = 25 March 2009 }}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Jane Griffiths
|votes = 19,538
|percentage = 44.8
|change = +2.1
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Barry Tanswell
|votes = 13,943
|percentage = 32.0
|change = −3.2
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Thomas Dobrashian
|votes = 8,078
|percentage = 18.5
|change = –0.0
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|candidate = Miriam Kennet
|votes = 1,053
|percentage = 2.4
|change = New
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = UK Independence Party
|candidate = Amy Thornton
|votes = 525
|percentage = 1.2
|change = +0.7
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Socialist Alliance (England)
|candidate = Darren Williams
|votes = 394
|percentage = 0.9
|change = New
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Peter Hammerson
|votes = 94
|percentage = 0.2
|change = New
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 5,595
|percentage = 12.8
|change = +5.3
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 43,625
|percentage = 58.4
|change = −11.7
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
| reg. electors = 74,637
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing = +2.6
}}
{{Election box end}}
=Elections in the 1990s=
{{Election box begin |
|title=General election 1997: Reading East{{cite web|title=Election Data 1997|url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1997.txt|publisher=Electoral Calculus|access-date=18 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111015054424/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1997.txt|archive-date=15 October 2011}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Jane Griffiths
|votes = 21,461
|percentage = 42.7
|change = +13.8
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = John Watts
|votes = 17,666
|percentage = 35.2
|change = −13.9
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Sam Samuel
|votes = 9,307
|percentage = 18.5
|change = −1.9
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Referendum Party
|candidate = David Harmer
|votes = 1,042
|percentage = 2.1
|change = New
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Natural Law Party
|candidate = John Buckley
|votes = 254
|percentage = 0.5
|change = New
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = UK Independence Party
|candidate = Amy Thornton
|votes = 252
|percentage = 0.5
|change = New
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = British National Party
|candidate = Barbara Packer
|votes = 238
|percentage = 0.5
|change = New
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 3,795
|percentage = 7.6
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 50,220
|percentage = 70.2
|change = −4.8
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
| reg. electors = 71,586
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|loser = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing = +13.9
}}
{{Election box end}}
| class="wikitable" | ||
| colspan="4" | 1992 notional result | ||
|---|---|---|
| bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="130px" colspan="2" | Party
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="50px" | Vote ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="30px" | % | ||
| {{party color cell|Conservative Party (UK)}} | align=right| 25,699 | align=right| 49.1 |
| {{party color cell|Labour Party (UK)}}
| Labour | align=right| 15,115 | align=right| 28.9 |
| {{party color cell|Liberal Democrats (UK)}} | align=right| 10,684 | align=right| 20.4 |
| {{party color cell|Independent politician}}
| Others | align=right| 814 | align=right| 1.6 |
| colspan="4" bgcolor="#EAECF0"| | ||
| colspan="2"|Turnout
|align=right|52,312 |align=right|74.9 | ||
| colspan="2"|Electorate
|align=right|69,817 |
{{Election box begin |
|title=General election 1992: Reading East{{cite web|title=Election Data 1992|url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1992ob.txt|publisher=Electoral Calculus|access-date=18 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111015054418/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1992ob.txt|archive-date=15 October 2011}}{{cite web|
url=http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/ge92/ge92index.htm|title=Politics Resources|date=9 April 1992|work=Election 1992|publisher=Politics Resources|access-date=6 December 2010}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Gerard Vaughan
|votes = 29,148
|percentage = 53.8
|change = +0.0
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Gillian Parker
|votes = 14,593
|percentage = 27.0
|change = +5.5
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Denis Thair
|votes = 9,528
|percentage = 17.6
|change = −5.6
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|candidate = A McCubbin
|votes = 861
|percentage = 1.6
|change = +0.3
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 14,555
|percentage = 26.8
|change = −3.7
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 54,130
|percentage = 75.0
|change = +1.8
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
| reg. electors = 72,151
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing = −2.7
}}
{{Election box end}}
=Elections in the 1980s=
{{Election box begin | title=General election 1987: Reading East{{cite web|title=Election Data 1987|url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1987.txt|publisher=Electoral Calculus|access-date=18 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111015054243/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1987.txt|archive-date=15 October 2011}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Gerard Vaughan
|votes = 28,515
|percentage = 53.8
|change = +2.2
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Social Democratic Party (UK)
|candidate = Susan Baring
|votes = 12,298
|percentage = 23.2
|change = −4.2
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Martin Salter
|votes = 11,371
|percentage = 21.5
|change = +2.1
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Green Party (UK)
|candidate = Philip Unsworth
|votes = 667
|percentage = 1.3
|change = +0.2
}}
{{Election box candidate|
|party = CSOSMG
|candidate = Arthur Shone
|votes = 125
|percentage = 0.2
|change = –0.1
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 16,217
|percentage = 30.6
|change = +6.4
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 52,976
|percentage = 73.3
|change = +2.9
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
| reg. electors = 72,311
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing = +3.2
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=General election 1983: Reading East{{cite web|title=Election Data 1983|url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1983.txt|publisher=Electoral Calculus|access-date=18 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111015054231/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1983.txt|archive-date=15 October 2011}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Gerard Vaughan
|votes = 24,516
|percentage = 51.6
|change = –3.0
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Social Democratic Party (UK)
|candidate = Chris Huhne
|votes = 13,008
|percentage = 27.4
|change = +11.6
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Kevin Boyle
|votes = 9,218
|percentage = 19.4
|change = –9.1
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Ecology Party
|candidate = Geoffrey Darnton
|votes = 519
|percentage = 1.1
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = British National Party
|candidate = P. Baker
|votes = 147
|percentage = 0.3
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate|
|party = Common Market Party
|candidate = Arthur Shone
|votes = 113
|percentage = 0.2
|change = New
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 11,508
|percentage = 24.2
|change = –1.8
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 47,512
|percentage = 70.4
|change =
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
| reg. electors = 67,511
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing = –7.3
}}
{{Election box end}}
| class="wikitable" | ||
| colspan="4" | 1979 notional result{{cite web |title=BBC/ITN NOTIONAL ELECTION 1979 |url=http://www.election.demon.co.uk/notional79.html |website=election.demon.co.uk |publisher=BBC/ITN |access-date=7 March 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040528085747/http://www.election.demon.co.uk/notional79.html |archive-date=28 May 2004}} | ||
|---|---|---|
| bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="130px" colspan="2" | Party
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="50px" | Vote ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="30px" | % | ||
| {{party color cell|Conservative Party (UK)}} | align=right| 26,746 | align=right| 54.6 |
| {{party color cell|Labour Party (UK)}}
| Labour | align=right| 13,969 | align=right| 28.5 |
| {{party color cell|Liberal Party (UK)}}
| Liberal | align=right| 7,749 | align=right| 15.8 |
| {{party color cell|Independent politician}}
| Others | align=right| 560 | align=right| 1.1 |
| colspan="4" bgcolor="#EAECF0"| | ||
| colspan="2"|Turnout
|align=right|49,024 |align=right| | ||
| colspan="2"|Electorate
|align=right| |
See also
Notes
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References
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External links
- [https://mapit.mysociety.org/area/13310.html Reading East UK Parliament constituency] (boundaries April 1997 – April 2010) at MapIt UK
- [https://mapit.mysociety.org/area/65973.html Reading East UK Parliament constituency] (boundaries April 2010 – May 2024) at MapIt UK
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{{Authority control}}
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Category:Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom established in 1983
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