Earley and Woodley (UK Parliament constituency)
Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 2024 onwards From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 2024 onwards From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.
| Earley and Woodley | |
|---|---|
| Borough constituency for the House of Commons | |
 Interactive map of boundaries from 2024 | |
 Boundary of Earley and Woodley in South East England | |
| County | Berkshire |
| Electorate | 70,083 (2023)[1] |
| Major settlements | Earley, Woodley, Shinfield |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 2024 |
| Member of Parliament | Yuan Yang (Labour) |
| Seats | One |
| Created from | Reading West, Reading East, Maidenhead, and Wokingham |
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]
Under the 2023 review, the constituency was defined as being composed of the following, as they existed on 1 December 2020:
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 seat covers:
It is bordered by the seats of Reading West and Mid Berkshire, Reading Central, Henley and Thame, and Wokingham.[12][13]
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Created from Maidenhead, Reading East, Reading West and Wokingham | |||
| 2024 | Yuan Yang | Labour | |
| General election 2019: Earley and Woodley (notional)[14] | |||
| Party | Vote | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 24,922 | 48.8 | |
| Labour | 13,629 | 26.7 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 11,147 | 21.8 | |
| Green | 1,134 | 2.2 | |
| Brexit Party | 278 | 0.5 | |
| Turnout | 51,110 | 72.9 | |
| 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 |  10.5 | ||
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |  12.0 |
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