Reading East (UK Parliament constituency)

Reading East
Former borough constituency
for the House of Commons
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Boundary of Reading East in Berkshire
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Location of Berkshire within England
CountyBerkshire
Electorate72,647 (2018)[1]
Major settlementsReading
1983–2024
SeatsOne
Created fromReading North, Reading South and Henley[2]
Replaced byEarley and Woodley, Reading Central

Reading East was a constituency[n 1] represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament.[n 2] In the 2019–2024 Parliament, it was one of two Labour seats from a total of eight seats in Berkshire.

Further to the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, the seat was abolished. The area was transferred to the new constituencies of Earley and Woodley (Bulmershe and Whitegates, Church, Loddon and South Lake wards) and Reading Central (all other wards). These constituencies were first contested at the 2024 general election.[3][4][5]

  1. ^ "England Parliamentary electorates 2010-2018". Boundary Commission for England. Retrieved 23 March 2019.
  2. ^ "'Reading East', June 1983 up to May 1997". ElectionWeb Project. Cognitive Computing Limited. Retrieved 13 March 2016.[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ "South East | Boundary Commission for England". Boundary Commission for England. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
  4. ^ "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume two: Constituency names, designations and composition – South East". Boundary Commission for England. Archived from the original on 13 November 2023. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
  5. ^ "Initial proposals for new Parliamentary constituency boundaries in the South East region". Boundary Commission for England. Archived from the original on 13 November 2023. Retrieved 13 November 2023.


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