Reading North (UK Parliament constituency)
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Reading North was a borough constituency represented in the
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of the
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. It elected one Member of Parliament (MP) by the
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system of election. The constituency covered an area in and around the town of
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in the county of Berkshire.


History

The Reading North parliamentary constituency was first created for the 1950 general election by splitting the previous parliamentary constituency of
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into North and South divisions. These constituencies were merged back into a single Reading constituency in for the 1955 general election. 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. In both its incarnations, the constituency included Reading town centre.


Boundaries

1950–1955: The County Borough of Reading wards of Abbey, Battle, Castle, Caversham East, Caversham West, Tilehurst, and Victoria. It was then abolished and absorbed into the re-established Borough Constituency of Reading, with the exception of the Tilehurst ward, which was transferred to Newbury. 1974–1983: The County Borough of Reading wards of Abbey, Battle, Castle, Caversham, Katesgrove, Minster, Norcot, Thames, and Tilehurst. The Tilehurst and Norcot wards were transferred back from Newbury; the remaining wards were previously part of the abolished Borough Constituency of Reading. The constituency was abolished for the 1983 general election, with the majority forming the basis of the new County Constituency of Reading West, whilst northern areas, including Caversham, formed part of the new County Constituency of Reading East.


Members of Parliament


MPs 1950–1955


MPs 1974–1983


Elections


Elections in the 1950s


Elections in the 1970s


See also

* List of parliamentary constituencies in Berkshire


References

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Reading North (Uk Parliament Constituency) Politics of Reading, Berkshire Parliamentary constituencies in Berkshire (historic) Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom established in 1950 Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom disestablished in 1955 Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom established in 1974 Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom disestablished in 1983