Reading West

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Reading West is a UK parliamentary constituency in Berkshire that covers the western parts of Reading and surrounding areas.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Reading West canonical 2
Reading East 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf UK parliamentary constituency
boundaryReview 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies
classification borough constituency
contains Calcot
Englefield
Holybrook
Kentwood
Norcot
Pangbourne
Purley-on-Thames
linked to: Purley on Thames

Southcote
Sulham
Theale
Tidmarsh
Tilehurst
parts of West Berkshire
parts of the Borough of Reading
containsPartOf Reading town centre fringe (western side)
country United Kingdom
created 1983
electoralSystem first past the post
electorate over 70,000 electors (approximate)
electorateType urban and semi-rural mix
elects one Member of Parliament
hasKeyIssues education
housing
transport
hasMP Alok Sharma
hasPostcodeAreas RG30
RG31
RG7
locatedIn Berkshire
England
MPFirstElected 2010
MPParty Conservative Party (UK)
partOf House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom
predecessorMP Martin Salter
predecessorMPFirstElected 1997
predecessorMPParty Labour Party (UK)
previousConstituency Newbury
linked to: Newbury, Berkshire

Reading North
region South East England
represents surrounding areas of western Reading
western parts of Reading
willBeReplacedBy Reading West and Mid Berkshire

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Alok Sharma constituencyRepresented Reading West
Woodley constituencyWestminster Reading East
linked to: Reading West