| East Berkshire | |
|---|---|
| Former County constituency for the House of Commons | |
Boundary of East Berkshire in Berkshire for the 1992 general election  | |
) Location of Berkshire within England | |
| County | Berkshire |
| Major settlements | Bracknell |
| 1983–1997 | |
| Number of members | One |
| Replaced by | Bracknell |
| Created from | Wokingham, Windsor & Maidenhead, and Beaconsfield |
East Berkshire was a county constituency in the county of Berkshire. It returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post voting system.
The constituency was created for the 1983 general election, and abolished for the 1997 general election.
History
This safe Conservative seat was represented for its entire existence by Andrew MacKay.
Boundaries
1983–1997: The District of Bracknell, and the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead wards of Datchet, Horton and Wraysbury, Old Windsor, Sunningdale and South Ascot, and Sunninghill.[1]
The constituency was formed largely from the District of Bracknell (formerly the Rural District of Easthampstead), which was previously part of the County Constituency of Wokingham. It also included the parts of the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead which had formerly comprised the Rural District of Windsor (previously part the County Constituency of Windsor and Maidenhead) and the parishes in the former Rural District of Eton in Buckinghamshire which had been transferred to Berkshire by the Local Government Act 1972 (previously part of the County Constituency of Beaconsfield).
Its main settlement was Bracknell, and it also included Ascot, Sunningdale, Sunninghill, Datchet, Crowthorne, Sandhurst, and Old Windsor.
The seat was abolished for the 1997 general election when the majority of the constituency was absorbed into the new County Constituency of Bracknell. Eastern areas comprising the parts of the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead and also including Ascot transferred to the re-established County Constituency of Windsor.
Members of Parliament
| Election | Member[2] | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Andrew MacKay | Conservative | |
| 1997 | constituency abolished | ||
Elections
Elections in the 1980s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Andrew MacKay | 33,967 | 56.8 | ||
| SDP | Kevin O'Sullivan | 17,868 | 29.9 | ||
| Labour | Elizabeth Rogers | 7,953 | 13.3 | ||
| Majority | 16,099 | 26.9 | |||
| Turnout | 59,789 | 73.3 | |||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Andrew MacKay | 39,094 | 60.3 | +3.5 | |
| SDP | Linda Murray | 16,468 | 25.4 | −4.5 | |
| Labour | Robert Evans | 9,287 | 14.3 | +1.0 | |
| Majority | 22,626 | 34.9 | +8.0 | ||
| Turnout | 64,846 | 73.8 | +0.5 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +2.0 | |||
Elections in the 1990s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Andrew MacKay | 43,898 | 59.7 | −0.6 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Linda Murray | 15,218 | 20.7 | −4.7 | |
| Labour | Keith Dibble | 14,458 | 19.7 | +5.4 | |
| Majority | 28,680 | 39.0 | +4.1 | ||
| Turnout | 73,574 | 81.4 | +7.6 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +2.0 | |||
See also
Notes and references
- ^ "The Parliamentary Constituencies (England) Order 1983". www.legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
- ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "B" (part 2)
- ^ "Election Data 1983". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 28 June 2017. Retrieved 25 September 2009.
- ^ "Election Data 1987". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 5 March 2012. Retrieved 25 September 2009.
- ^ "Election Data 1992". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
- ^ "Politics Resources". Election 1992. Politics Resources. 9 April 1992. Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 6 December 2010.