Earley and Woodley (UK Parliament constituency)

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Earley and Woodley
County constituency
for the House of Commons
County Berkshire
Electorate 70,083 (2020) [1]
Current constituency
Created 2024
Member of Parliament Not yet contested
SeatsOne
Created from Reading West, Reading East, Maidenhead, and Wokingham

Earley and Woodley is a constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament. [2] Further to the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, it will first be contested at the 2024 general election.

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History

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

Earley and Woodley (UK Parliament constituency)
Map of boundaries from 2024

The constituency will be composed of the following (as they existed on 1 December 2020):

It will comprise:

The constituency will be bordered by the seats of Reading West and Mid Berkshire, Reading Central, Henley and Thame, and Wokingham. [9] [10]

Elections

Elections in the 2020s

General election 2024: Earley & Woodley [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
SDP Alastair Hunter [12]
Conservative Pauline Jorgensen [13]
Liberal Democrats Tahir Maher [7] [14]
Green Gary Shacklady [15]
Labour Yuan Yang [16]
Majority
Turnout
Swing

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References

  1. ↑ "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.
  2. ↑ "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume one: Report – South East | Boundary Commission for England". boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
  3. 1 2 "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.
  4. ↑ "Background to the 2023 Review". Boundary Commission for England. Archived from the original on 13 November 2023. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
  5. ↑ Atkinson, William (25 June 2023). "'Hard-working' Jorgensen selected in Earley and Woodley". Conservative Home. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
  6. ↑ "Yuan Yang selected as Labour candidate for new Earley and Woodley MP seat". Reading Chronicle. 18 December 2023. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
  7. 1 2 "Liberal Democrats announce General Election candidates for Reading". Reading Liberal Democrats. 5 February 2024. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
  8. ↑ "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule 1 Part 6 South East region.
  9. ↑ "Revised Proposals for the South East Region" (PDF). Boundary Commission for England. Archived (PDF) from the original on 13 November 2023. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
  10. ↑ "2023 Review final recommendations map". Boundary Commission for England . 2024. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
  11. ↑ https://www.wokingham.gov.uk/sites/wokingham/files/2024-06/Statement%20of%20Persons%20Nominated%20-%20Notice%20of%20Poll%20%20Situation%20of%20Polling%20Stations%20for%20Earley%20and%20Woodley%20constituency.pdf
  12. ↑ "GENERAL ELECTION CANDIDATES". SDP . Retrieved 6 February 2024.
  13. ↑ "Pauline Jorgensen selected as Conservative candidate for new Earley and Woodley constituency". Wokingham Conservatives. 27 June 2023. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
  14. ↑ "Liberal Democrat Prospective Parliamentary Candidates". Mark Pack. 5 February 2024. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
  15. ↑ "Our CANDIDATES". Green Party. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
  16. ↑ "Labour candidate for Earley and Woodley MP seat selected". Reading Chronicle. 18 December 2023. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
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