Reading North (UK Parliament constituency)

UK former constituency infobox
Name = Reading North
Type = Borough
Year = 1950, 1974
Abolition = 1955, 1983
members = one

Reading North was a borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elected one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election. The constituency covered an area in and around the town of Reading in the county of Berkshire.

History

The Reading North parliamentary constituency was first created in 1950 by splitting the previous parliamentary constituency of Reading into North and South divisions. These constituencies were merged back into a single Reading constituency in 1955.

The Reading North constituency was recreated in 1974, when it was contested and won for the Conservative Party by Tony Durant. In 1983 the constituencies in Reading were reorganised, creating the new constituencies of Reading East and Reading West. Tony Durant went on to hold the Reading West constituency until 1997.

Members of Parliament

* "Constituency created" (1950)
* 1950 — 1951: Ronald Mackay, Labour
* 1951 — 1955: Frederic Mackarness Bennett, Conservative
* "Constituency abolished" (1955)
* "Constituency recreated" (1974)
* 1974 — 1983: Tony Durant, Conservative
* "Constituency abolished" (1983)

Elections

Elections in the 1970s

;General election of 1979Election box begin
title=General Election 1979: Reading NorthElection box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Tony Durant
votes = 25,085
percentage = 50.58
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = D. M. Mason
votes = 17,662
percentage = 35.61
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Party (UK)
candidate = P. Minton
votes = 6,170
percentage = 12.44
change = Election box candidate
party = National Front
candidate = P. Baker
votes = 554
percentage = 1.12
change = Election box candidate
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = L. W. Edwards
votes = 126
percentage = 0.25
change = Election box majority
votes = 7,423
percentage = 14.97
change = Election box turnout
votes = 65,369
percentage = 75.87
change =

;General election of October 1974Election box begin
title=General Election October 1974: Reading NorthElection box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Tony Durant
votes = 18,734
percentage = 40.15
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = M. J. Denby
votes = 18,266
percentage = 39.15
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Party (UK)
candidate = K. Watts
votes = 9,064
percentage = 19.43
change = Election box candidate
party = National Front
candidate = P. Baker
votes = 594
percentage = 1.27
change = Election box majority
votes = 468
percentage = 1.0
change = Election box turnout
votes = 64,484
percentage = 72.36
change =

;General election of February 1974Election box begin
title=General Election February 1974: Reading NorthElection box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Tony Durant
votes = 19,984
percentage = 39.39
change = "N/A"Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = M. J. Denby
votes = 17,615
percentage = 34.72
change = "N/A"Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Party (UK)
candidate = J. Burnett
votes = 13,137
percentage = 25.89
change = "N/A"Election box majority
votes = 2,369
percentage = 4.67
change = "N/A"Election box turnout
votes = 63,943
percentage = 79.35
change = "N/A"

See also

* List of Parliamentary constituencies in Berkshire

References

* Leigh Rayment (2003). [http://www.angeltowns.com/town/peerage/rcommons1.htm The House Of Commons — Constituencies from Radcliffe-cum-Farnworth to Rochdale] . Retrieved June 2, 2005.
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