Reading North (UK Parliament constituency)

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Reading North Borough constituency
Created:	1950, 1974
Abolished:	1955, 1983
Type:	House of Commons
Members:	one

Reading North 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.

1 History
2 Members of Parliament
3 Elections
- 3.1 Elections in the 1970s
4 See also
5 References

[edit] History

The Reading North parliamentary constituency was first created in 1950 by splitting the previous parliamentary constituency of Reading into North and South divisions. These constituencies were merged back into a single Reading constituency in 1955.

The Reading North constituency was recreated in 1974, when it was contested and won for the Conservative Party by Tony Durant. In 1983 the constituencies in Reading were reorganised, creating the new constituencies of Reading East and Reading West. Tony Durant went on to hold the Reading West constituency until 1997.

[edit] Members of Parliament

Constituency created (1950)
1950 — 1951: Ronald Mackay, Labour
1951 — 1955: Frederic Mackarness Bennett, Conservative
Constituency abolished (1955)
Constituency recreated (1974)
1974 — 1983: Tony Durant, Conservative
Constituency abolished (1983)

[edit] Elections

[edit] Elections in the 1970s

General election of 1979

General Election 1979: Reading North
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Tony Durant	25,085	50.58
	Labour	D. M. Mason	17,662	35.61
	Liberal	P. Minton	6,170	12.44
	National Front	P. Baker	554	1.12
	Independent (politician)	L. W. Edwards	126	0.25
Majority			7,423	14.97
Turnout			65,369	75.87

General election of October 1974

General Election October 1974: Reading North
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Tony Durant	18,734	40.15
	Labour	M. J. Denby	18,266	39.15
	Liberal	K. Watts	9,064	19.43
	National Front	P. Baker	594	1.27
Majority			468	1.0
Turnout			64,484	72.36

General election of February 1974

General Election February 1974: Reading North
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Tony Durant	19,984	39.39	N/A
	Labour	M. J. Denby	17,615	34.72	N/A
	Liberal	J. Burnett	13,137	25.89	N/A
Majority			2,369	4.67	N/A
Turnout			63,943	79.35	N/A