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Wokingham has had three MPs since the constituency was established in 1950. All of them have been Conservatives.
Peter Remnant was elected as Conservative MP for Wokingham in 1950, and held the seat for nine years. His replacement was Sir William Van Straubenzee who represented Wokingham for 28 years until 1987. His majority in the general election of 1983 increased to over 60%.
Van Straubenzee's replacement as Conservative candidate for the 1987 general election was John Redwood, who won with a majority of over 20,000 votes. Redwood maintained his majority in the 1992 general election.
In 1997 Redwood was re-elected with 50.1% of the vote in 1997. His majority fell at the 2001 election, but increased again in 2005.
At the election, the part-ward of Maiden Erlegh is gained from Reading East, and the part-ward of Sulhamstead from Newbury. To find out what might have happened had this boundary change been in force at the last election, see a notional - or estimated - result below.
Wokingham is a sprawling constituency south of the Thames in Berkshire, containing the historic market town of Wokingham and a wide area to the south-east of Reading.
In addition to the large number of constituents who commute into London, many people in Wokingham work for large hi-tech employers in the surrounding area, including Microsoft, IBM and Hewlett Packard.
The majority of jobs are firmly rooted in the service sector but the economic base of the district has
[More...]BBC Profile:
Wokingham has had three MPs since the constituency was established in 1950. All of them have been Conservatives.
Peter Remnant was elected as Conservative MP for Wokingham in 1950, and held the seat for nine years. His replacement was Sir William Van Straubenzee who represented Wokingham for 28 years until 1987. His majority in the general election of 1983 increased to over 60%.
Van Straubenzee's replacement as Conservative candidate for the 1987 general election was John Redwood, who won with a majority of over 20,000 votes. Redwood maintained his majority in the 1992 general election.
In 1997 Redwood was re-elected with 50.1% of the vote in 1997. His majority fell at the 2001 election, but increased again in 2005.
At the election, the part-ward of Maiden Erlegh is gained from Reading East, and the part-ward of Sulhamstead from Newbury. To find out what might have happened had this boundary change been in force at the last election, see a notional - or estimated - result below.
Wokingham is a sprawling constituency south of the Thames in Berkshire, containing the historic market town of Wokingham and a wide area to the south-east of Reading.
In addition to the large number of constituents who commute into London, many people in Wokingham work for large hi-tech employers in the surrounding area, including Microsoft, IBM and Hewlett Packard.
The majority of jobs are firmly rooted in the service sector but the economic base of the district has broadened through the growth of new business developments such as Winnersh Triangle.
Rallings & Thrasher Notional:
C 22,619 (48.11%)
LD 15,362 (32.68%)
Lab 7,044 (14.98%)
UKIP 1,008 (2.14%)
Others 979 (2.08%)
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