Earley and Woodley (UK Parliament constituency)

Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 2024 onwards From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Earley and Woodley is a constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament.[2] Following the completion of the 2023 periodic review of Westminster constituencies, it was first contested at the 2024 general election. It is represented by Yuan Yang of the Labour Party.

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Earley and Woodley
Borough constituency
for the House of Commons
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Boundary of Earley and Woodley in South East England
CountyBerkshire
Electorate70,083 (2023)[1]
Major settlementsEarley, Woodley, Shinfield
Current constituency
Created2024
Member of ParliamentYuan Yang (Labour)
SeatsOne
Created fromReading West, Reading East, Maidenhead, and Wokingham
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History

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At the time of the 2023 periodic review of Westminster constituencies, there were eight constituencies in the county of Berkshire. Of these constituencies, only three (Reading East, Reading West, and Windsor) were within the permitted electorate range of no fewer than 69,724 electors and no more than 77,062. All of the remaining constituencies were above the upper limit. The Boundary Commission for England therefore proposed the addition of a ninth constituency within the county.[3][4]

Whilst both Reading constituencies could have remained unchanged, the boundary commission instead proposed a reconfiguration to account for the increased electorates of the surrounding constituencies, and to better reflect local ties in the surrounding communities. This involved the creation of two new constituencies, Earley and Woodley and Mid Berkshire (renamed Reading West and Mid Berkshire in the final proposals), both with the bulk of their electorate outside the Borough of Reading but including outer wards of the borough, together with a new Reading Central constituency entirely within the borough.[3]

In June 2023, the Conservatives selected Pauline Jorgensen, the leader of the opposition group on Wokingham Borough Council, as their prospective parliamentary candidate for the seat. In December 2023, the Labour Party selected Earley resident Yuan Yang, a Financial Times journalist and social campaigner, as their candidate. On 5th February 2024, the Liberal Democrats announced they had selected Tahir Maher, a former Mayor of Earley, as their candidate.[5][6][7]

Boundaries

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Under the 2023 review, the constituency was defined as being composed of the following, as they existed on 1 December 2020:

  • The Borough of Reading wards of Church; Whitley.
  • The Borough of Wokingham wards of Bulmershe and Whitegates; Coronation; Hawkedon; Hillside; Loddon; Maiden Erlegh; Shinfield North; Shinfield South; Sonning; South Lake.[8]

Following local government boundary reviews in Reading[9] and Wokingham[10] which came into effect in May 2022 and May 2024 respectively, the constituency now comprises the following from the 2024 general election:

  • The Borough of Reading wards or part wards of: Church; Redlands (small part); Whitley.
  • The Borough of Wokingham wards or part wards of: Bulmershe & Coronation; Hawkedon; Hillside; Loddon; Maiden Erlegh & Whitegates; Shinfield; South Lake; Spencers Wood & Swallowfield (majority); Thames (small part comprising Sonning parish).[11]

The seat covers:

It is bordered by the seats of Reading West and Mid Berkshire, Reading Central, Henley and Thame, and Wokingham.[12][13]

Members of Parliament

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Created from Maidenhead, Reading East, Reading West and Wokingham
2024 Yuan Yang Labour
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Elections

Elections in the 2020s

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General election 2024: Earley and Woodley[14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Yuan Yang 18,209 39.7 +13.0
Conservative Pauline Jorgensen 17,361 37.8 −11.0
Liberal Democrats Tahir Maher 6,142 13.4 −8.4
Green Gary Shacklady 3,418 7.4 +5.2
SDP Alastair Hunter 784 1.7 N/A
Majority 848 1.9 New
Turnout 45,914 62.4 Decrease10.5
Labour gain from Conservative Swing Increase12.0
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Elections in the 2010s

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General election 2019: Earley and Woodley (notional)[15]
Party Vote  %
Conservative24,92248.8
Labour13,62926.7
Liberal Democrats11,14721.8
Green1,1342.2
Brexit Party2780.5
Turnout 51,110 72.9
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