List of parliamentary constituencies in Berkshire

The ceremonial county of Berkshire (which is entirely made up of unitary authoritiesBracknell Forest, Reading, Slough, West Berkshire, Windsor and Maidenhead and Wokingham) is divided into nine parliamentary constituencies: three borough constituencies and six county constituencies.

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The county of Berkshire in relation to England

Constituencies from 2024

  Conservative  Labour  Liberal Democrat ¤

ConstituencyElectorateMajorityMember of ParliamentNearest oppositionMap
Bracknell71,660784 Peter Swallow James Sunderland
Earley and Woodley848 Yuan Yang Pauline Jorgensen †
Maidenhead75,6872,963 Joshua Reynolds ¤ Tania Mathias
Newbury2,377 Lee Dillon ¤ Laura Farris
Reading Central73,60012,637 Matt Rodda Raj Singh †
Reading West and Mid Berkshire1,361 Olivia Bailey Ross Mackinnon †
Slough81,5123,647 Tan Dhesi Azhar Chohan
(Independent Network)
Windsor73,3346,457 Jack Rankin Pavitar Mann ‡
Wokingham75,0828,345 Clive Jones ¤ Lucy Demery †

2024 boundary changes

See 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies for further details.

Following the abandonment of the Sixth Periodic Review (the 2018 review), the Boundary Commission for England formally launched the 2023 Review on 5 January 2021.[1] Initial proposals were published on 8 June 2021 and, following two periods of public consultation, revised proposals were published on 8 November 2022. The final proposals were published on 28 June 2023.

The commission has proposed that Berkshire be combined 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.[2][3]

The following constituencies are 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

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:

PartyVotes%Change from 2017SeatsChange from 2017
Conservative222,53250.1% 3.8%60
Labour115,74726.1% 6.7%20
Liberal Democrats87,53219.7% 9.4%00
Greens13,7963.1% 1.5%00
Brexit2,2840.5%new00
Others2,0440.5% 0.9%00
Total443,935100.08

Percentage votes

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 year1922192319241929194519501951195519591964196619701974 (F)1974 (O)19791983198719921997200120052010201520172019
Conservative54.248.260.448.647.050.056.258.559.747.746.553.644.444.254.354.757.255.342.240.243.550.654.353.950.1
Labour13.816.222.922.437.938.142.339.437.133.539.133.326.028.323.516.016.519.828.530.724.018.021.932.826.1
Liberal Democrat132.135.616.728.913.811.71.42.13.318.514.412.829.227.321.228.125.223.524.626.027.425.28.910.319.7
Green Party----------------*****1.33.91.63.1
UKIP------------------***3.010.60.8*
Brexit Party------------------------0.5
Other----1.30.2---0.2-0.30.30.21.01.21.11.44.73.15.02.00.40.60.5

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

* Included in Other

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

Seats

Election year19831987199219972001200520102015201720192024
Conservative77744677661
Labour00033211225
Liberal Democrat100011000003
Total77788888889

11983 & 1987 - SDP-Liberal Alliance

Maps

1885-1910

1918-1945

1950-1979

1983-present

Historical representation by party

1885 to 1918

  Conservative  Liberal

Constituency18851886901892189598190001041906Jan 1910Dec 19101316
AbingdonWroughtonA. K. LoydStraussHendersonA. K. Loyd
NewburyW. G. MountW. A. MountMackarnessW. A. Mount
ReadingMurdochPalmerMurdochPalmerIsaacsWilson
WindsorRichardson-GardnerBarryMason
WokinghamRussellYoungGardner

1918 to 1950

  Conservative  Labour  Liberal

Constituency19182122192219231924192919311935421945
AbingdonWiganA. T. LoydLessingGlyn
NewburyW. A. MountBrownStrangerBrownHurd
ReadingWilsonCadoganHastingsWilliamsHastingsHowittMikardo
WindsorGardnerSomervilleMott-Radclyffe

1950 to 1979

  Conservative  Labour

Constituency195019515319551959196419661970Feb 74Oct 741979
AbingdonGlynNeaveT. Benyon
NewburyHurdAstorMcNair-Wilson
Reading NorthK. MackayBennettDurant
Reading South (1950–55, 74–83) / Reading (1955–74)MikardoEmeryLeeVaughan
Windsor / Windsor and Maidenhead (1974)Mott-RadclyffeGlyn
WokinghamRemnantvan Straubenzee

1983 to present

  Conservative   Labour  Liberal Democrats

Constituency198319871992931997200120052010201520171920192024
East Berkshire / Bracknell (1997)A. MacKayLeeSunderlandSwallow
NewburyMcNair-WilsonChaplinRendelR. BenyonFarrisDillon
Reading East / R Central (2024)VaughanGriffithsWilsonRodda
Reading West / RW and Mid Berks ('24)DurantSalterSharmaBailey
SloughWattsMactaggartDhesi
Wr & Maidenhead / Windsor (1997)1GlynTrendAfriyieRankin
Wokinghamvan StraubenzeeRedwoodJones
MaidenheadMayReynolds
Earley and WoodleyYang

1from 2024 this includes areas of Surrey

See also

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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