Wokingham (UK Parliament constituency)























































Wokingham

County constituency
for the House of Commons

Outline map
Boundary of Wokingham in Berkshire.


Outline map
Location of Berkshire within England.

County Berkshire
Electorate 75,886 (December 2010)[1]
Current constituency
Created 1950
Member of parliament
John Redwood (Conservative)
Number of members One
Created from
Newbury and Windsor

1885–1918
Type of constituency County constituency
Replaced by
Newbury and Windsor
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.




Contents






  • 1 Boundaries


  • 2 History


  • 3 Members of Parliament


    • 3.1 MPs 1885–1918


    • 3.2 MPs since 1950




  • 4 Elections


    • 4.1 Elections in the 2010s


    • 4.2 Elections in the 2000s


    • 4.3 Elections in the 1990s


    • 4.4 Elections in the 1980s


    • 4.5 Elections in the 1970s


    • 4.6 Elections in the 1960s


    • 4.7 Elections in the 1950s


    • 4.8 Elections in the 1910s


    • 4.9 Elections in the 1900s


    • 4.10 Elections in the 1890s


    • 4.11 Elections in the 1880s




  • 5 See also


  • 6 Notes and references





Boundaries


1885–1918: The Sessional Divisions of Maidenhead and Windsor, part of the Sessional Division of Wokingham, and in the Sessional Division of Reading the parishes of East Swallowfield and West Swallowfield.


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 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


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


1950
Peter Remnant
Conservative


1959
William van Straubenzee
Conservative


1987
John Redwood
Conservative


Elections



Elections in the 2010s

































































General Election 2017: Wokingham[3]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Conservative

John Redwood

33,806

56.6

-1.1


Labour
Andy Croy
15,008
25.1
+10.6


Liberal Democrat
Clive Jones
9,512
15.9
+2.4


Green
Russell Seymour
1,364
2.3
-1.5
Majority
18,798
31.5
-11.7

Turnout
59,690
75.1
+3.2


Conservative hold

Swing
-5.85

















































































General Election 2015: Wokingham[4][5]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


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[6]
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

































































































General Election 2010: Wokingham[7][8]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


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 "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

























































































General Election 2005: Wokingham[9]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


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 Carstairs
994
2.2
+0.2


Monster Raving Loony
Peter "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
+2.0

Turnout
46,072
67.1
+3.0


Conservative hold

Swing
+1.0









































































General Election 2001: Wokingham[10]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Conservative

John Redwood

20,216

46.1

−4.0


Liberal Democrat
Royce Longton
14,222
32.4
+1.1


Labour

Matthew Syed
7,633
17.4
+0.6


UKIP
Franklin Carstairs
897
2.0

N/A


Monster Raving Loony
Peter "Top Cat Bananaman" Owen
880
2.0
+0.3
Majority
5,994
13.7
-5.0

Turnout
43,848
64.1
−11.0


Conservative hold

Swing




Elections in the 1990s

































































General Election 1997: Wokingham[11]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Conservative

John Redwood

25,086

50.1

-11.7


Liberal Democrat
Royce Longton
15,721
31.4
+5.7


Labour
Patricia Colling
8,424
16.8
+5.5


Monster Raving Loony
Peter "Top Cat Bananaman" Owen
877
1.8
+1.1
Majority
9,365
18.7
-17.6

Turnout
50,108
75.0
-6.8


Conservative hold

Swing










































































General Election 1992: Wokingham[12][13]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


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 "Top Cat Bananaman" Owen
531
0.7

N/A


Independent
Philip 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

























































General Election 1987: Wokingham[14]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Conservative

John Redwood

39,808

61.4

+1.0


Liberal
John Leston
19,421
29.9
−1.7


Labour
Peter Morgan
5,622
8.7
+0.7
Majority
20,387
31.5
+2.7

Turnout
64,851
78.1
+2.1


Conservative hold

Swing
+0.8

























































General Election 1983: Wokingham[15]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Conservative

William van Straubenzee

32,925

60.4

+5.96


Liberal
John Leston
17,227
31.6
+13.37


Labour
M. Orton
4,362
8.0
-18.24
Majority
15,698
28.8
+0.6

Turnout
54,514
76.0
-2.22


Conservative hold

Swing
-3.71



Elections in the 1970s

































































General Election 1979: Wokingham
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


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

N/A
Majority
18,746
28.20
+14.35

Turnout
65,762
78.22
+2.62


Conservative hold

Swing
+7.18

























































General Election October 1974: Wokingham
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


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


























































General Election February 1974: Wokingham
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


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


























































General Election 1970: Wokingham
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Conservative

William van Straubenzee

43,183

55.00




Labour
Christopher AR Helm
22,630
28.82



Liberal
Denis HV Case
12,704
16.18

Majority
20,553
26,18


Turnout

72.21



Conservative hold

Swing




Elections in the 1960s

























































General Election 1966: Wokingham
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Conservative

William van Straubenzee

34,011

47.89




Labour

Raymond Carter
24,437
34.41



Liberal

Margaret Wingfield
12,564
17.69

Majority
9,574
13.48


Turnout

79.23



Conservative hold

Swing


































































General Election 1964: Wokingham
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Conservative

William van Straubenzee

32,777

50.23




Labour

John Ellis
17,954
27.52



Liberal

Margaret Wingfield
13,875
21.26



Ind. Conservative
Charles Ford
645
0.99

Majority
14,823
22.72


Turnout

79.21



Conservative hold

Swing




Elections in the 1950s

























































General Election 1959: Wokingham
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Conservative

William van Straubenzee

30,896

57.53




Labour

Terence Boston
14,905
27.76



Liberal
Claud William J Rout
7,899
14.71

Majority
15,991
29.78


Turnout

79.98



Conservative hold

Swing


























































General Election 1955: Wokingham
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Conservative

Peter Remnant

25,843

59.52




Labour

Terence Boston
12,895
29.70



Liberal
John Patrick McQuade
4,679
10.78

Majority
12,948
29.82


Turnout

76.63



Conservative hold

Swing


























































General Election 1951: Wokingham
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Conservative

Peter Remnant

21,652

61.01




Labour
Eric A Hubble
10,606
29.88



Liberal
John Patrick McQuade
3,233
9.11

Majority
11,046
31.12


Turnout

78.45



Conservative hold

Swing























































General Election 1950: Wokingham
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Conservative

Peter Remnant

20,612

57.7

N/A


Labour
Eric A 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)


Elections in the 1910s
























General Election December 1910: Wokingham [16]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Conservative

Ernest Gardner

Unopposed


Conservative hold






















































General Election January 1910: Wokingham [16]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Conservative

Ernest Gardner
8,132
66.5
+10.4


Liberal

Holford Knight
4,095
33.5
−10.4
Majority
4,037
33.0
+20.8

Turnout
12,227
85.3
+2.2

Registered electors
14,327




Conservative hold

Swing
+10.4



Elections in the 1900s























































General Election 1906: Wokingham [16]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Conservative

Ernest Gardner
6,075
56.1

N/A


Liberal

George Gordon
4,750
43.9

N/A
Majority
1,325
12.2

N/A

Turnout
10,825
83.1

N/A

Registered electors
13,033




Conservative hold

Swing

N/A
























By-election, 1901: Wokingham [16]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Conservative

Ernest Gardner

Unopposed


Conservative hold























General Election 1900: Wokingham [16]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Conservative

Oliver Young

Unopposed


Conservative hold


Elections in the 1890s























































By-election, 30 Mar 1898: Wokingham [16]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Conservative

Oliver Young
4,726
56.2

N/A


Liberal

George William Palmer
3,690
43.8

N/A
Majority
1,036
12.4

N/A

Turnout
8,416
75.2

N/A

Registered electors
11,189




Conservative hold

Swing

N/A


  • Caused by Russell's death.























General Election 1895: Wokingham [16]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Conservative

George Russell

Unopposed


Conservative hold






















































General Election 1892: Wokingham [16]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Conservative

George Russell
4,986
64.6

N/A


Liberal
Frederick Joseph Patton[17]
2,738
35.4

N/A
Majority
2,248
29.2

N/A

Turnout
7,724
76.2

N/A

Registered electors
10,142




Conservative hold

Swing

N/A



Elections in the 1880s
























General Election 1886: Wokingham[16]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Conservative

George Russell

Unopposed


Conservative hold



















































General Election 1885: Wokingham[16][18][19]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Conservative

George Russell
4,710
60.6

N/A


Liberal

Edwin Lawrence
3,062
39.4

N/A
Majority
1,648
21.2

N/A

Turnout
7,772
83.9

N/A

Registered electors
9,258




Conservative win (new seat)


See also


  • List of Parliamentary constituencies in Berkshire


Notes and references





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  5. ^ http://www.wokingham.gov.uk/council-and-meetings/elections-and-voting/election-results/?assetdet7653806=363574&categoryesctl7532897=7719


  6. ^ "Meet the Wokingham UKIP Prospective Parliamentary Candidate - UK Independence Party". www.wokinghamukip.org.uk.


  7. ^ "Election Data 2010". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 26 July 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2015.


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  10. ^ "Election Data 2001". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.


  11. ^ "Election Data 1997". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.


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  13. ^ "Politics Resources". Election 1992. Politics Resources. 9 April 1992. Retrieved 6 December 2010.


  14. ^ "Election Data 1987". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.


  15. ^ "Election Data 1983". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.


  16. ^ abcdefghij Craig, FWS, ed. (1974). British Parliamentary Election Results: 1885-1918. London: Macmillan Press. ISBN 9781349022984.


  17. ^ "Notices: Parliamentary Election, 1892. Eastern or Wokingham Division of the County of Berks". Reading Mercury. 20 Aug 1892. Retrieved 20 November 2017.


  18. ^ The Liberal Year Book, 1907


  19. ^ Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1886










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