Reading East (UK Parliament constituency)

UK constituency infobox
Name = Reading East
Map1 = ReadingEast
Map2 = Berkshire
Entity = Berkshire
Type = Borough
Year = 1983
Entity = Berkshire
County = Berkshire
EP = South East England
MP = Rob Wilson
Party = Conservative

Reading East is a borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Like all such constituencies, it elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election. The constituency covers an area in and around the town of Reading in the county of Berkshire.

Boundaries

The constituency comprises the central, northern and eastern parts of the Borough of Reading (specifically the wards of Abbey, Caversham, Church, Katesgrove, Mapledurham, Park, Peppard, Redlands and Thames), together with the parishes of Woodley and (part of) Earley in Wokingham District. It is bounded by the constituencies of
Reading West,
Henley,
Maidenhead, and
Wokingham.

History

The Reading East parliamentary constituency was first contested in 1983, when it was won for the Conservative Party by Gerard Vaughan, the sitting MP for the previous Reading South constituency. He held the seat through all subsequent general elections until he retired before the 1997 election.

The constituency was then won for the Labour Party by Jane Griffiths, as part of the landslide that brought Labour back to power under Tony Blair. She retained the seat in the 2001 election, but was deselected by her Constituency Labour Party before the 2005 election, and the seat was gained by the Conservatives.

Members of Parliament

*"Constituency created" (1983)
* 1983 — 1997: Gerard Vaughan, Conservative
* 1997 — 2005: Jane Griffiths, Labour
* 2005 — "present": Rob Wilson, Conservative

Elections

Elections in the 2000s

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Anneliese Dodds
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party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Gareth Epps
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party = United Kingdom Independence Party
candidate = Craig Sandeland
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party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = Rob White
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party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Rob Wilson
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;General election of 2005Election box begin
title=General Election 2005Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Rob Wilson
votes = 15,557
percentage = 35.4
change = +3.4Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Tony Page
votes = 15,082
percentage = 34.3
change = -10.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Prof John Howson
votes = 10,619
percentage = 24.2
change = +5.7Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = Rob White
votes = 1,548
percentage = 3.5
change = +1.1Election box candidate with party link
party = United Kingdom Independence Party
candidate = David Lamb
votes = 849
percentage = 1.9
change = +0.7Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = Jan Lloyd
votes = 135
percentage = 0.3
change = +0.3Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = Rex Hora
votes = 122
percentage = 0.3
change = +0.3Election box majority
votes = 475
percentage = 1.1
change = Election box turnout
votes = 43,912
percentage = 60.3
change = +1.9Election box gain with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
loser = Labour Party (UK)
swing = +7.0

;General election of 2001Election box begin
title=General Election 2001Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Jane Griffiths
votes = 19,538
percentage = 44.8
change = +2.1Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Barry Tanswell
votes = 13,943
percentage = 32.0
change = -3.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Thomas Dobrashian
votes = 8,078
percentage = 18.5
change = 0.0Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = Miriam Kennet
votes = 1,053
percentage = 2.4
change = "N/A"Election box candidate with party link
party = United Kingdom Independence Party
candidate = Amy Thornton
votes = 525
percentage = 1.2
change = +0.7Election box candidate with party link
party = Socialist Alliance (England)
candidate = Darren Williams
votes = 394
percentage = 0.9
change = "N/A"Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = Peter Hammerson
votes = 94
percentage = 0.2
change = "N/A"Election box majority
votes = 5,595
percentage = 12.8
change = Election box turnout
votes = 43,625
percentage = 58.4
change = -11.7Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing = -2.7

Elections in the 1990s

;General election of 1997Election box begin
title=General Election 1997Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Jane Griffiths
votes = 21,461
percentage = 42.7
change = +15.7Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = John Watts
votes = 17,666
percentage = 35.2
change = -18.6Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Sam Samuel
votes = 9,307
percentage = 18.5
change = +0.9Election box candidate with party link
party = Referendum Party
candidate = D Harmer
votes = 1,042
percentage = 2.1
change = "N/A"Election box candidate with party link
party = Natural Law Party
candidate = J Buckley
votes = 254
percentage = 0.5
change = "N/A"Election box candidate with party link
party = United Kingdom Independence Party
candidate = A L Thornton
votes = 252
percentage = 0.5
change = "N/A"Election box candidate with party link
party = British National Party
candidate = B Packer
votes = 238
percentage = 0.5
change = "N/A"Election box majority
votes = 3,795
percentage = 7.5
change = Election box turnout
votes = 50,220
percentage = 70.2
change = -4.8Election box gain with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
loser = Conservative Party (UK)
swing = -17.2

;General election of 1992Election box begin
title=General Election 1992Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Gerard Vaughan
votes = 29,148
percentage = 53.8
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Gillian Parker
votes = 14,593
percentage = 27.0
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Denis Thair
votes = 9,528
percentage = 17.6
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = A McCubbin
votes = 861
percentage = 1.6
change = Election box majority
votes = 14,555
percentage = 26.8
change = Election box turnout
votes = 54,130
percentage = 75.0
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =

See also

* List of Parliamentary constituencies in Berkshire

References

*BBC (2005). [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/vote2005/html/470.stm Election 2005 - Reading East] . Retrieved May 6, 2005.
*Guardian Unlimited (2005). [http://politics.guardian.co.uk/hoc/constituency/0,9338,-1237,00.html Ask Aristotle - Reading East] . Retrieved May 4, 2005.
*House of Commons Library (2001). [http://www.parliament.uk/commons/lib/research/rp2001/rp01-054.pdf Research Paper 01/54 - General Election Results - 7 June 2001] . Retrieved May 2, 2005.