Wokingham (UK Parliament constituency)
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County constituency for the House of Commons |
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Boundary of Wokingham in Berkshire.
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Location of Berkshire within England.
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County | Berkshire |
Electorate | 75,886 (December 2010)[1] |
Current constituency | |
Created | 1950 |
Member of parliament | John Redwood (Conservative) |
Number of members | One |
1885–1918 | |
Type of constituency | County constituency |
Created from | Berkshire |
Overlaps | |
European Parliament constituency | South East England |
Wokingham is a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election.
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Boundaries
1950-1955: The Municipal Borough of Wokingham, and the Rural Districts of Easthampstead and Wokingham.
1955-1974: The Municipal Borough of Wokingham, the Rural Districts of Easthampstead and Wokingham, and the County Borough of Reading ward of Park.
1974-1983: The Municipal Borough of Wokingham, the Rural District of Easthampstead, and in the Rural District of Wokingham the civil parishes of Remenham, Ruscombe, St Nicholas Hurst, Twyford, Wargrave, and Wokingham Without.
1983-1997: The District of Wokingham wards of Bulmershe, California, Charvil, Coronation, Emmbrook, Evendons, Hurst, Little Hungerford, Loddon, Norreys, Redhatch, Remenham and Wargrave, St Sebastian's, Sonning, South Lake, Twyford and Ruscombe, Wescott, Whitegates, and Winnersh.
1997-2010: The District of Wokingham wards of Arborfield, Barkham, Emmbrook, Evendons, Little Hungerford, Norreys, Redhatch, Shinfield, Swallowfield, Wescott, and Winnersh, and the District of Newbury wards of Burghfield and Mortimer.
2010-present: The District of Wokingham wards of Arborfield, Barkham, Emmbrook, Evendons, Hawkedon, Hillside, Maiden Erlegh, Norreys, Shinfield North, Shinfield South, Swallowfield, Wescott, and Winnersh, and the District of Newbury wards of Burghfield, Mortimer, and Sulhamstead.
The seat is centred on the southern part of Wokingham district, including a small part of the east of West Berkshire. It is in the South East region of England.
The neighbouring constituencies (clockwise from north) are: Reading West, Reading East, Maidenhead, Bracknell, North East Hampshire, Basingstoke, North West Hampshire and Newbury.
History
The first Wokingham constituency was created in 1885, when the previous three-seat constituency of Berkshire was divided into four single-member constituencies, this one also being described as the 'Eastern division of Berkshire'. The second version of the seat was created in 1950 (Wokingham itself being before then in the Newbury constituency) and has been represented since 1987 by the high-profile Conservative John Redwood.
Members of Parliament
MPs 1885–1918
Election | Member[2] | Party | |
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1885 | Sir George Russell, Bt. | Conservative | |
1898 by-election | Oliver Young | Conservative | |
1901 by-election | Ernest Gardner | Conservative | |
1918 | Constituency abolished |
MPs since 1950
Election | Member[2] | Party | |
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1950 | Peter Remnant | Conservative | |
1959 | William van Straubenzee | Conservative | |
1987 | John Redwood | Conservative |
Elections
Elections in the 2010s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | John Redwood | 32,329 | 57.7 | +5.0 | |
Labour | Andy Croy | 8,132 | 14.5 | +4.4 | |
Liberal Democrat | Clive Jones | 7,572 | 13.5 | −14.5 | |
UKIP | Philip Cunnington[5] | 5,516 | 9.9 | +6.8 | |
Green | Adrian Windisch | 2,092 | 3.7 | +2.7 | |
Independent | Kaz Lokuciewski | 358 | 0.6 | N/A | |
Majority | 24,197 | 43.2 | +19.5 | ||
Turnout | 55,999 | 71.9 | +0.4 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | +0.3 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | John Redwood | 28,754 | 52.7 | +4.6 | |
Liberal Democrat | Prue Bray | 15,262 | 28.0 | −4.7 | |
Labour | George Davidson | 5,516 | 10.1 | −4.9 | |
Independent | Mark Ashwell | 2,340 | 4.3 | N/A | |
UKIP | Ann Zebedee | 1,664 | 3.1 | +0.9 | |
Green | Marjory Bisset | 567 | 1.0 | N/A | |
Monster Raving Loony | Peter Thomas "Top Cat Bananaman" Owen | 329 | 0.6 | −0.6 | |
Independent | Robin Smith | 96 | 0.2 | N/A | |
Majority | 13,492 | 24.7 | +9.0 | ||
Turnout | 54,528 | 71.5 | +4.4 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | +4.7 |
Elections in the 2000s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | John Redwood | 22,174 | 48.1 | +2.0 | |
Liberal Democrat | Prue Bray | 14,934 | 32.4 | 0.0 | |
Labour | David Black | 6,991 | 15.2 | −2.2 | |
UKIP | Frank Joseph Carstairs | 994 | 2.2 | +0.2 | |
Monster Raving Loony | Peter Thomas "Top Cat Bananaman" Owen | 569 | 1.2 | −0.8 | |
BNP | Richard Colborne | 376 | 0.8 | N/A | |
Telepathic Partnership | Michael Hall | 34 | 0.1 | N/A | |
Majority | 7,240 | 15.7 | |||
Turnout | 46,072 | 67.1 | +3.0 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | +1.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | John Redwood | 20,216 | 46.1 | −4.0 | |
Liberal Democrat | Royce Ekins Longton | 14,222 | 32.4 | +1.1 | |
Labour | Matthew Syed | 7,633 | 17.4 | +0.6 | |
UKIP | Franklin Joseph Carstairs | 897 | 2.0 | N/A | |
Monster Raving Loony | Peter Thomas "Top Cat Bananaman" Owen | 880 | 2.0 | +0.3 | |
Majority | 5,994 | 13.7 | |||
Turnout | 43,848 | 64.1 | −11.0 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Elections in the 1990s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | John Redwood | 25,086 | 50.1 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Royce Ekins Longton | 15,721 | 31.4 | ||
Labour | Patricia Colling | 8,424 | 16.8 | ||
Monster Raving Loony | Peter Thomas "Top Cat Bananaman" Owen | 877 | 1.8 | ||
Majority | 9,365 | 18.7 | |||
Turnout | 50,108 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | John Redwood | 43,497 | 61.4 | +0.0 | |
Liberal Democrat | Paul G.T. Simon | 17,788 | 25.1 | −4.8 | |
Labour | Nelson T.G. Bland | 8,846 | 12.5 | +3.8 | |
Monster Raving Loony | Peter Thomas "Top Cat Bananaman" Owen | 531 | 0.7 | N/A | |
Independent | Philip Edward Harriss | 148 | 0.2 | N/A | |
Majority | 25,709 | 36.3 | +4.9 | ||
Turnout | 70,810 | 81.8 | +3.7 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | +2.4 |
Elections in the 1980s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | John Redwood | 39,808 | 61.4 | +1.0 | |
Liberal | John Clive Leston | 19,421 | 29.9 | −1.7 | |
Labour | Peter Jenkin Morgan | 5,622 | 8.7 | +0.7 | |
Majority | 20,387 | 31.5 | |||
Turnout | 64,851 | 78.1 | +2.1 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | +0.8 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | William van Straubenzee | 32,925 | 60.4 | +5.96 | |
Liberal | John Clive Leston | 17,227 | 31.6 | +13.37 | |
Labour | M. Orton | 4,362 | 8.0 | -18.24 | |
Majority | 15,698 | 28.8 | |||
Turnout | 54,514 | 76.0 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | -3.71 |
Elections in the 1970s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | William van Straubenzee | 36,194 | 54.44 | +11.29 | |
Labour | AE Furley | 17,448 | 26.24 | -3.06 | |
Liberal | P Mullarky | 12,120 | 18.23 | -9.32 | |
National Front | G Sanders | 722 | 1.09 | - | |
Majority | 18,746 | 28.20 | |||
Turnout | 78.22 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | +7.18 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | William van Straubenzee | 24,009 | 43.15 | ||
Labour | RW Crew | 16,304 | 29.30 | ||
Liberal | T Blyth | 15,329 | 27.55 | ||
Majority | 7,705 | 13.85 | |||
Turnout | 75.60 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | William van Straubenzee | 27,223 | 45.16 | ||
Liberal | SMM Cuff | 16,791 | 27.85 | ||
Labour | RW Crew | 16,269 | 26.99 | ||
Majority | 10,432 | 17.31 | |||
Turnout | 82.84 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | William van Straubenzee | 43,183 | 55.00 | ||
Labour | CAR Helm | 22,630 | 28.82 | ||
Liberal | DHV Case | 12,704 | 16.18 | ||
Majority | 20,553 | 26,18 | |||
Turnout | 72.21 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Elections in the 1960s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | William van Straubenzee | 34,011 | 47.89 | ||
Labour | RJ Carter | 24,437 | 34.41 | ||
Liberal | ME Wingfield | 12,564 | 17.69 | ||
Majority | 9,574 | 13.48 | |||
Turnout | 79.23 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | William van Straubenzee | 32,777 | 50.23 | ||
Labour | John Ellis | 17,954 | 27.52 | ||
Liberal | ME Wingfield | 13,875 | 21.26 | ||
Independent Conservative Trade Unionist | C Ford | 645 | 0.99 | ||
Majority | 14,823 | 22.72 | |||
Turnout | 79.21 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Elections in the 1950s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | William van Straubenzee | 30,896 | 57.53 | ||
Labour | TG Boston | 14,905 | 27.76 | ||
Liberal | CWJ Rout | 7,899 | 14.71 | ||
Majority | 15,991 | 29.78 | |||
Turnout | 79.98 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Peter Remnant | 25,843 | 59.52 | ||
Labour | TG Boston | 12,895 | 29.70 | ||
Liberal | John Patrick McQuade | 4,679 | 10.78 | ||
Majority | 12,948 | 29.82 | |||
Turnout | 76.63 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Peter Remnant | 21,652 | 61.01 | ||
Labour | EA Hubble | 10,606 | 29.88 | ||
Liberal | John Patrick McQuade | 3,233 | 9.11 | ||
Majority | 11,046 | 31.12 | |||
Turnout | 78.45 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Peter Remnant | 20,612 | 57.7 | N/A | |
Labour | EA Hubble | 10,296 | 28.8 | N/A | |
Liberal | John Patrick McQuade | 4,793 | 13.4 | N/A | |
Majority | 10,316 | 28.9 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 35,701 | 81.0 | N/A | ||
Conservative win (new seat) |
See also
Notes and references
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- ↑ http://www.wokingham.gov.uk/council-and-meetings/elections-and-voting/election-results/?assetdet7653806=363574&categoryesctl7532897=7719 23Jun2015
- ↑ http://www.wokinghamukip.org.uk/meet-wokingham-ukip-prospective-parliamentary-candidate/
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