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Reading East

Every general election in Reading East since 1983 (until 2019). Latest: Mathew Rodda, Labour, majority 5,924.

2019 general election

CandidatePartyVotesShareShare bar
Mathew Rodda Elected sitting MPLabour27,10248.5%
Craig MorleyConservative21,17837.9%
Imogen Shepherd-DubeyLiberal Democrats5,0359.0%
David McElroyGreen1,5492.8%
Mitchell FeiersteinBrexit Party
The Brexit Party		8521.5%
Yemi AwololaChristian Peoples Alliance2020.4%
Valid votes55,918
Majority5,92410.6%

Lab hold Turnout 72.5% of 77,152 electors. Full result →

0%25%50%75%100%1983198719921997200120052010201520172019Conservative, 1983: 51.6%Conservative, 1987: 53.8%Conservative, 1992: 53.9%Conservative, 1997: 35.2%Conservative, 2001: 32.0%Conservative, 2005: 35.4%Conservative, 2010: 42.6%Conservative, 2015: 46.0%Conservative, 2017: 42.3%Conservative, 2019: 37.9%Labour, 1983: 19.4%Labour, 1987: 21.5%Labour, 1992: 27.0%Labour, 1997: 42.7%Labour, 2001: 44.8%Labour, 2005: 34.4%Labour, 2010: 25.5%Labour, 2015: 33.1%Labour, 2017: 49.1%Labour, 2019: 48.5%Liberal Democrats, 1992: 17.6%Liberal Democrats, 1997: 18.5%Liberal Democrats, 2001: 18.5%Liberal Democrats, 2005: 24.2%Liberal Democrats, 2010: 27.3%Liberal Democrats, 2015: 7.4%Liberal Democrats, 2017: 6.1%Liberal Democrats, 2019: 9.0%SDP–Liberal Alliance, 1983: 27.4%SDP–Liberal Alliance, 1987: 23.2%
Vote share in Reading East at each general election Con Lab LD Alliance

Boundary changes in 2024

Where the voters of the old Reading East (2010–2019 boundaries) live now:

Shares of population, from the House of Commons Library’s boundary analysis in the UK Parliament election results data.

Every result

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ElectionWinnerRunner-upMajority%TurnoutResult
2019Lab Mathew RoddaCon5,92410.672.5%Lab hold
2017Lab Matt RoddaCon3,7496.873.1%Lab gain from Con
2015Con Rob WilsonLab6,52012.969.0%Con hold
2010Con Rob WilsonLD7,60515.266.7%Con hold
2005ConLab4751.158.6%
2001LabCon5,59512.858.4%Lab hold
1997LabCon3,7957.670.2%
1992ConLab14,55526.975.0%Con hold
1987ConAlliance16,21730.673.3%Con hold
1983ConAlliance11,50824.269.5%

Constituency boundaries were redrawn several times (most recently in 1983, 1997, 2005 (Scotland), 2010 and 2024), so the area behind the name changed over time. Before 2010 results are by party; candidate names start in 2010.

Questions and answers

Who last won Reading East?

Mathew Rodda (Labour) won Reading East at the 2019 general election with a majority of 5,924.

Which parties have won Reading East?

At the 10 general elections held under this name since 1983: Conservative 6, Labour 4.

Official results House of Commons Library and UK Parliament election results data. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. How we use this data

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