East Berkshire (UK Parliament constituency)

East Berkshire
Former county constituency
for the House of Commons
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Boundary of East Berkshire in Berkshire for the 1992 general election
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Location of Berkshire within England
CountyBerkshire
Major settlementsBracknell
1983–1997
SeatsOne
Created fromWokingham, Windsor & Maidenhead, and Beaconsfield
Replaced byBracknell

East Berkshire was a county constituency in the county of Berkshire. It returned one Member of Parliament (MP) 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 largely comprised the District of Bracknell (formerly the Rural District of Easthampstead), which had been part of Wokingham. It also included those parts of the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead which had formerly made up the Rural District of Windsor (transferred from Windsor and Maidenhead), and those 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 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 with the majority being absorbed into the new constituency of Bracknell. Eastern areas, comprising the parts of the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead and also including Ascot, were transferred to the re-established constituency of Windsor.

Members of Parliament

Election Member[2] Party
1983 Andrew MacKay Conservative
1997 constituency abolished

Elections

Elections in the 1980s

General election 1983: East Berkshire[3] [4]
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)
General election 1987: East Berkshire[5][6]
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

General election 1992: East Berkshire[7][8]
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

  1. ^ "The Parliamentary Constituencies (England) Order 1983". www.legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
  2. ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "B" (part 2)
  3. ^ "Election Data 1983". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
  4. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 28 June 2017. Retrieved 25 September 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. ^ "Election Data 1987". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
  6. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 5 March 2012. Retrieved 25 September 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  7. ^ "Election Data 1992". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
  8. ^ "Politics Resources". Election 1992. Politics Resources. 9 April 1992. Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 6 December 2010.