21-692: Reading East was a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament . 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
42-638: A reduction of 13 seats. Primary legislation provides for the independence of the boundary commissions for each of the four parts of the UK, the number of seats for each of the countries, permissible factors to use in departing from any old boundaries, and a strong duty to consult. The Fifth Review was governed by the Parliamentary Constituencies Act of 1986 . Under the Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Act 2011 , as amended by
63-687: A sixth of Scotland, to the densely-populated London constituency of Islington North . As of the 2024 election there are 543 constituencies in England, 32 in Wales, 57 in Scotland and 18 in Northern Ireland. The "Region" of the table refers to the NUTS 1 statistical region of England , which coincides with the former European Parliament constituency in which the constituency was included until 31 January 2020. Following
84-482: 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. Formed as a county constituency, largely from parts of
105-560: Is no smaller than 69,724 and no larger than 77,062. The exceptions to this rule are five 'protected' constituencies for island areas: Orkney and Shetland , Na h-Eileanan an Iar , Ynys Mon , and two constituencies on the Isle of Wight . These consequently have smaller electorates than the lower limit for other constituencies. As the number of electors in each constituency is similar, the constituencies themselves vary considerably in area, ranging in 2019 from Ross, Skye and Lochaber , which occupies
126-528: The 2010 general election after proposals made by the boundary commissions for England, Wales, and Northern Ireland (the Fifth Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies ) were adopted through statutory instruments . Constituencies in Scotland remained unchanged, as the Boundary Commission for Scotland had completed a review just before the 2005 general election , which had resulted in
147-558: The 2024 general election . 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
168-633: The Parliamentary Constituencies Act 2020 , the number of MPs is now fixed at 650. The Sainte-Laguë formula method is used to form groups of seats split between the four parts of the United Kingdom and the English regions (as defined by the NUTS 1 statistical regions of England ). The table below gives the number of eligible voters broken down by constituent country, including the average constituency size in each country. As of 2023, every recommended constituency must have an electorate as at 2 March 2020 that
189-542: The United Kingdom currently has 650 parliamentary constituencies across the constituent countries ( England , Scotland , Wales , and Northern Ireland ), each electing a single member of parliament (MP) to the House of Commons by the plurality ( first-past-the-post ) voting system, ordinarily every five years. Voting last took place in all 650 of those constituencies at the United Kingdom general election on 4 July 2024 . The number of seats rose from 646 to 650 at
210-558: The abandonment of the Sixth Periodic Review (the 2018 review), the Boundary Commissions formally launched the 2023 Review on 5 January 2021 and published their final proposals on 28 June 2023. See 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies and List of United Kingdom Parliament constituencies (2024–present) by region for further details. Reading South (UK Parliament constituency) Reading South
231-544: The abolished constituency of Reading South . It also incorporated parts of the abolished constituency of Reading North , including Caversham. 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
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#1732855105958252-598: The previous parliamentary constituency of Reading into North and South divisions. These constituencies were merged back into a single Reading constituency in for the 1955 general election . The Reading South constituency was recreated in 1974 , when the majority comprised areas outside the County Borough. In 1983 the constituencies in Reading were reorganised, creating the new constituencies of Reading East and Reading West . The County Borough of Reading wards of Church, East, Katesgrove, Minster, Redlands, and West. It
273-528: 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 . 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
294-545: 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. The Reading East parliamentary constituency
315-458: Was a borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom . It elected one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election. The constituency covered an area in and around the town of Reading in the county of Berkshire. The Reading South parliamentary constituency was first created for the 1950 general election by splitting
336-404: Was abolished again for the 1983 general election , with the majority forming the basis of the new County Constituency of Reading East . The north-western areas transferred back to Wokingham. The Reading South parliamentary constituency was first created for the 1950 general election by splitting the previous parliamentary constituency of Reading into North and South divisions. The seat
357-519: Was contested and won for the Labour Party by Ian Mikardo , the sitting MP for the Reading constituency, who held the seat until it was merged back into a single Reading constituency for the 1955 general election . The Reading South constituency was recreated in 1974 , when it was contested and won for the Conservative Party by Gerard Vaughan , the sitting MP for the Reading constituency. For
378-458: 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
399-422: 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
420-920: Was realigned, gaining Katesgrove ward and losing Whitley ward. It was redesignated as a Borough Constituency. Marginal changes due to revision of local authority wards. Reading East was bordered by the constituencies of Reading West , Henley , Maidenhead , and Wokingham . 51°28′N 0°57′W / 51.46°N 0.95°W / 51.46; -0.95 List of United Kingdom Parliament constituencies King Charles III [REDACTED] William, Prince of Wales [REDACTED] Charles III ( King-in-Council ) [REDACTED] Starmer ministry ( L ) Keir Starmer ( L ) Angela Rayner ( L ) ( King-in-Parliament ) [REDACTED] Charles III [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] The Lord Reed The Lord Hodge Andrew Bailey Monetary Policy Committee The Parliament of
441-529: Was then abolished and absorbed into the re-established constituency of Reading , with the exception of the East ward, which was transferred to Wokingham . The Park ward of the County Borough of Reading was transferred from Wokingham, along with western parts of the Rural District thereof. The remaining wards of the County Borough were previously part of the abolished constituency of Reading. The constituency
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