Colin Edward Breed was a British Liberal Democrat politician. He was the Member of Parliament (MP) for South East Cornwall from 1997 until he stood down at the 2010 general election. He was also member of the parliamentary party's Treasury team.
David Digby Rendel was a British politician for the Liberal Democrats. He was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Newbury from 1993 to 2005. He won the seat in a by-election in May 1993 caused by the death of Judith Chaplin,and he held it until his defeat at the 2005 general election to Conservative candidate Richard Benyon. At the time he lost his seat he was the Liberal Democrats' spokesman on Higher and Further Education. In September 2014,Rendel was selected as Liberal Democrat candidate in the 2015 general election for the seat of Somerton and Frome in Somerset;however,he lost to the Conservative candidate,David Warburton.
Thatcham is a market town and civil parish in the West Berkshire,England. It is situated in the valley of the River Kennet 3 miles (4.8 km) east of Newbury,14 miles (23 km) west of Reading and 54 miles (87 km) west of London. The town has a long history dating back to prehistoric times,a claimant to the title of oldest continuously inhabited place in Great Britain. As of 2021,it had a population of 25,464,though it is part of a built-up area comprising itself and neighbouring Newbury of over 70,000 residents. It is on the route of the A4 Bath Road,the historic main road between London and Bristol.
Newbury is a constituency of the Parliament of the United Kingdom,located in the English county of Berkshire. It was created by the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 and has been in continual existence since then. It has been represented by Lee Dillon of the Liberal Democrats since 2024.
Wokingham is a constituency of the Parliament of the United Kingdom,located in the English county of Berkshire. From its creation in 1950 until 2024,it was represented solely by Conservatives,most notably,John Redwood,who held his position from 1984 until 2024 when he stepped down after the dissolution of parliament.
The 1993 Newbury by-election was triggered by the death of the Member of Parliament (MP) for Newbury,the Conservative Judith Chaplin. The by-election was held on 6 May 1993,and was won by David Rendel of the Liberal Democrats with a large swing of 28.4%,and well over twice as many votes as the Conservative candidate. As with the overwhelming majority of UK by-elections,turnout was lower than at the general election,falling from 83% to 71%.
Bracknell is a constituency in Berkshire represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2024 by Peter Swallow,from the Labour Party. It was created for the 1997 general election,largely replacing the abolished county constituency of East Berkshire.
Richard Henry Ronald Benyon,Baron Benyon is a British politician who served as Minister of State for Climate,Environment and Energy from 2023 to 2024. A member of the Conservative Party,he was Member of Parliament (MP) for Newbury from 2005 to 2019.
Stephen Roy Williams is a British Liberal Democrat politician who served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Bristol West from the 2005 general election until his defeat by Labour Party candidate Thangam Debbonaire in 2015. As an MP,he served in the Cameron–Clegg coalition government as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State in the Department of Communities and Local Government from 2013 to 2015.
West Berkshire Council is the local authority for West Berkshire,a unitary authority in Berkshire,England. Until 1 April 1998 it was a non-metropolitan district called Newbury.
West Berkshire Council is the local authority of West Berkshire in Berkshire,England. The council was created in 1974 as Newbury District Council,and was a lower-tier district council until 1998. The district was renamed West Berkshire on 1 April 1998 when the council became a unitary authority,being a district council which also performs the functions of a county council.
The 2016 National Assembly for Wales election was held on Thursday 5 May 2016,to elect members (AMs) of the National Assembly for Wales,now known as the Senedd. It was the fifth election for the National Assembly,the third election taken under the rules of the Government of Wales Act 2006 and the first since the Wales Act 2014.
The 2003 West Berkshire Council election took place on 1 May 2003 to elect members of West Berkshire Council in Berkshire,England. The whole council was up for election with boundary changes since the last election in 2000 reducing the number of seats by two. The Liberal Democrats lost overall control of the council to no overall control.
The 2007 West Berkshire Council election took place on 3 May 2007 to elect members of West Berkshire Council in Berkshire,England. The whole council was up for election and the Conservative Party stayed in overall control of the council.
The 2011 West Berkshire Council election took place on 5 May 2011 to elect members of West Berkshire Council in Berkshire,England. The whole council was up for election and the Conservative Party stayed in overall control of the council.
Damien James Egan is a British Labour politician serving as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Bristol North East,previously Kingswood,since 2024. He was previously the Mayor of Lewisham in Greater London from 2018 to 2024.
Laura Rose Farris is a British Conservative politician who was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Newbury from 2019 until 2024. Prior to her parliamentary career,she worked as a journalist and later as a barrister. She was Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Victims and Safeguarding from November 2023 until July 2024.
The 2024 United Kingdom general election was held on Thursday,4 July 2024. Thirty-two seats were up for election in Wales as the general election occurred after the recently completed boundary review took effect. The Labour Party won a landslide victory of Welsh MPs,gaining six seats for a total of 27. Both Plaid Cymru and the Liberal Democrats made gains,taking them to four seats and one seat respectively. The Conservatives lost all thirteen seats they had held previously,leaving the party without Westminster representation from Wales for the first time since 2005.
Reading West and Mid Berkshire,originally known as simply Mid Berkshire,is a constituency in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament. It was formed as a result of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies and subsumes parts of the Newbury,Wokingham,and the former Reading West constituencies. It was first contested at the 2024 general election. The current MP is Olivia Bailey.
