East Berkshire (UK Parliament constituency)

East Berkshire
Former County constituency
for the House of Commons
County Berkshire
Major settlements Bracknell
1983–1997
Number of members One
Replaced by Bracknell
Created from Wokingham, Windsor & Maidenhead, and Beaconsfield

East Berkshire was a county constituency in the county of Berkshire. It returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post voting system.

The constituency was created for the 1983 general election, and abolished for the 1997 general election.

History

This safe Conservative seat was represented for its entire existence by Andrew MacKay.

Boundaries

The District of Bracknell; and the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead wards of Datchet, Horton and Wraysbury, Old Windsor, Sunningdale and South Ascot, and Sunninghill.

The constituency was created from parts of the seats of Wokingham, Windsor & Maidenhead, and Beaconsfield.

Its main settlement was Bracknell, and it also included Ascot, Sunningdale, Sunninghill, Datchet, Crowthorne, Sandhurst, and Old Windsor.

Members of Parliament

ElectionMember[1]Party
1983 Andrew MacKay Conservative
1997 constituency abolished

Elections

Elections in the 1990s

General Election 1992: East Berkshire[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Andrew MacKay 43,898 59.7 −0.6
Liberal Democrat Mrs Linda A. Murray 15,218 20.7 −4.7
Labour K Dibble 14,458 19.7 +5.3
Majority 28,680 39.0 +4.1
Turnout 73,574 81.4 +7.5
Conservative hold Swing +2.0

Elections in the 1980s

General Election 1987: East Berkshire[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Andrew MacKay 39,094 60.28
Social Democratic Mrs Linda A. Murray 16,468 25.39
Labour Robert Evans 9,287 14.32
Majority 22,626 34.89
Turnout 64,846 73.84
Conservative hold Swing +2.0
General Election 1983: East Berkshire[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Andrew MacKay 33,967 56.81
SDP–Liberal Alliance K O'Sullivan 17,868 29.89
Labour E Rogers 7,953 13.3
Majority 16,099 26.93
Turnout 59,789 73.35

See also

Notes and references

  1. ↑ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "B" (part 2)
  2. ↑ "Politics Resources". Election 1992. Politics Resources. 9 April 1992. Retrieved 6 Dec 2010.
  3. ↑ http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/ge87/i02.htm
  4. ↑ http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/ge83/i02.htm