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'Reading West' is a county 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.
The constituency comprises the western part of the Borough of Reading (specifically the wards of Battle, Kentwood, Minster, Norcot, Southcote, Tilehurst and Whitley) together with the parishes of Holybrook, Pangbourne, Purley-On-Thames, Sulham, Theale and Tilehurst in West Berkshire District. It is bounded by the constituencies of Newbury,
Henley,
Reading East, and
Wokingham.
The Reading West parliamentary constituency was first contested in 1983, when it was won for the Conservative Party by Tony Durant, the sitting MP for the previous Reading North 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 Martin Salter, as part of the landslide that brought Labour back to power under Tony Blair. Martin has held the seat since then.
★ ''Constituency created'' (1983)
★ 1983 — 1997: Tony Durant, Conservative
★ 1997 — ''present'': Martin Salter, Labour
;General election of 2005
;General election of 2001
;General election of 1997
;General election of 1992
★ List of Parliamentary constituencies in Berkshire
★ BBC (2005). Election 2005 - Reading West. Retrieved May 6, 2005.
★ Guardian Unlimited (2005). Ask Aristotle — Reading West. Retrieved May 4, 2005.
'Reading West' is a county 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 |
| Boundaries |
| History |
| Members of Parliament |
| Election results |
| Elections in the 2000s |
| Elections in the 1990s |
| See also |
| References |
Boundaries
The constituency comprises the western part of the Borough of Reading (specifically the wards of Battle, Kentwood, Minster, Norcot, Southcote, Tilehurst and Whitley) together with the parishes of Holybrook, Pangbourne, Purley-On-Thames, Sulham, Theale and Tilehurst in West Berkshire District. It is bounded by the constituencies of Newbury,
Henley,
Reading East, and
Wokingham.
History
The Reading West parliamentary constituency was first contested in 1983, when it was won for the Conservative Party by Tony Durant, the sitting MP for the previous Reading North 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 Martin Salter, as part of the landslide that brought Labour back to power under Tony Blair. Martin has held the seat since then.
Members of Parliament
★ ''Constituency created'' (1983)
★ 1983 — 1997: Tony Durant, Conservative
★ 1997 — ''present'': Martin Salter, Labour
Election results
Elections in the 2000s
;General election of 2005
;General election of 2001
Elections in the 1990s
;General election of 1997
;General election of 1992
See also
★ List of Parliamentary constituencies in Berkshire
References
★ BBC (2005). Election 2005 - Reading West. Retrieved May 6, 2005.
★ Guardian Unlimited (2005). Ask Aristotle — Reading West. Retrieved May 4, 2005.
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