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South East · Former constituency (1918–1970)

Reading

Every general election in Reading since 1918 (until 1970). Latest: Conservative, majority 1,154.

1970 general election

PartyVotesShareShare bar
Conservative Won23,59850.3%
Labour22,44447.9%
Others8671.9%
Valid votes46,909
Majority1,1542.5%

Con gain from Lab Turnout 74.1% of 63,322 electors. Full result →

0%25%50%75%100%1918192319291935195519641970Conservative, 1918: 53.9%Conservative, 1922: 42.8%Conservative, 1923: 40.7%Conservative, 1924: 53.8%Conservative, 1929: 42.0%Conservative, 1931: 63.1%Conservative, 1935: 51.8%Conservative, 1955: 49.8%Conservative, 1959: 54.1%Conservative, 1964: 43.9%Conservative, 1966: 42.7%Conservative, 1970: 50.3%Labour, 1918: 29.8%Labour, 1922: 38.1%Labour, 1923: 44.8%Labour, 1924: 46.2%Labour, 1929: 43.6%Labour, 1931: 35.3%Labour, 1935: 43.2%Labour, 1945: 48.8%Labour, 1955: 50.2%Labour, 1959: 46.0%Labour, 1964: 43.9%Labour, 1966: 51.0%Labour, 1970: 47.9%Liberal, 1918: 11.1%Liberal, 1922: 19.2%Liberal, 1923: 14.5%Liberal, 1929: 14.5%Liberal, 1935: 5.1%Liberal, 1945: 12.6%Liberal, 1964: 12.2%Liberal, 1966: 6.3%National, 1945: 38.6%
Vote share in Reading at each general election Con Lab Lib Nat

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ElectionWinnerRunner-upMajority%TurnoutResult
1970ConLab1,1542.574.1%Con gain from Lab
1966LabCon4,1338.384.0%Lab gain from Con
1964ConLab100.079.8%Con hold
1959ConLab3,9428.182.8%Con gain from Lab
1955LabCon2380.584.1%
1945LabNat6,39010.273.3%
1935ConLab4,5918.679.2%Con hold
1931ConLab15,16227.884.0%Con gain from Lab
1929LabCon8521.685.0%Lab gain from Con
1924ConLab3,0017.685.8%Con gain from Lab
1923LabCon1,5424.282.1%Lab gain from Con
1922ConLab1,7604.783.6%Con hold
1918ConLab6,79424.162.2%

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?

The Conservatives won Reading at the 1970 general election with a majority of 1,154.

Which parties have won Reading?

At the 13 general elections held under this name since 1918: Conservative 8, Labour 5.

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