Reading East (UK Parliament constituency)

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Reading East Borough constituency
Reading East shown within Berkshire, and Berkshire shown within England
Created:	1983
MP:	Rob Wilson
Party:	Conservative
Type:	House of Commons
County:	Berkshire
EP constituency:	South East England

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.

Contents 1 Boundaries 2 History 3 Members of Parliament 4 Elections 4.1 Elections in the 2000s 4.2 Elections in the 1990s 5 See also 6 References

[edit] 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.

[edit] 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.

[edit] Members of Parliament

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

[edit] Elections

[edit] Elections in the 2000s

Confirmed candidates for the next UK general election [1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Anneliese Dodds
	Liberal Democrat	Gareth Epps
	UK Independence	Craig Sandeland
	Green	Rob White
	Conservative	Rob Wilson

General election of 2005

General Election 2005
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Rob Wilson	15,557	35.4	+3.4
	Labour	Tony Page	15,082	34.3	-10.5
	Liberal Democrat	Prof John Howson	10,619	24.2	+5.7
	Green	Rob White	1,548	3.5	+1.1
	UK Independence	David Lamb	849	1.9	+0.7
	Independent	Jan Lloyd	135	0.3	+0.3
	Independent	Rex Hora	122	0.3	+0.3
Majority			475	1.1
Turnout			43,912	60.3	+1.9
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing	+7.0
Source BBC (2005)

General election of 2001

General Election 2001
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Jane Griffiths	19,538	44.8	+2.1
	Conservative	Barry Tanswell	13,943	32.0	-3.2
	Liberal Democrat	Thomas Dobrashian	8,078	18.5	0.0
	Green	Miriam Kennet	1,053	2.4	N/A
	UK Independence	Amy Thornton	525	1.2	+0.7
	Socialist Alliance	Darren Williams	394	0.9	N/A
	Independent	Peter Hammerson	94	0.2	N/A
Majority			5,595	12.8
Turnout			43,625	58.4	-11.7
	Labour hold		Swing	-2.7
Source House of Commons Library (2001)

[edit] Elections in the 1990s

General election of 1997

General Election 1997
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Jane Griffiths	21,461	42.7	+15.7
	Conservative	John Watts	17,666	35.2	-18.6
	Liberal Democrat	Sam Samuel	9,307	18.5	+0.9
	Referendum Party	D Harmer	1,042	2.1	N/A
	Natural Law	J Buckley	254	0.5	N/A
	UK Independence	A L Thornton	252	0.5	N/A
	British National Party	B Packer	238	0.5	N/A
Majority			3,795	7.5
Turnout			50,220	70.2	-4.8
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	-17.2
Source Guardian Unlimited (2005)

General election of 1992

General Election 1992
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Gerard Vaughan	29,148	53.8
	Labour	Gillian Parker	14,593	27.0
	Liberal Democrat	Denis Thair	9,528	17.6
	Green	A McCubbin	861	1.6
Majority			14,555	26.8
Turnout			54,130	75.0
	Conservative hold		Swing
Source Guardian Unlimited (2005)

[edit] See also

• List of Parliamentary constituencies in Berkshire

[edit] References

1. ^ Reading East, UKPollingReport

• BBC (2005). Election 2005 - Reading East. Retrieved May 6, 2005.
• Guardian Unlimited (2005). Ask Aristotle - Reading East. Retrieved May 4, 2005.
• House of Commons Library (2001). Research Paper 01/54 - General Election Results - 7 June 2001. Retrieved May 2, 2005.

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