Category: Members of Parliament, Wokingham

Categories: Wokingham, Berkshire | Berkshire, Constituencies and Members of Parliament | British Members of Parliament by Constituency | Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom

Originally, Wokingham was part of a larger constituency of Berkshire, which returned two Members of Parliament (MPs), increased to three in the Reform Act of 1832. In the Redistribution of Seats Act of 1885 Berkshire was divided into three county constituencies, Northern (Abingdon), Southern (Newbury), and Eastern (Wokingham), and two borough constituencies, Reading and New Windsor, each returning one member. The constituency was abolished under the Representation of the People Act 1918 being largely replaced by the new Windsor Division of Berkshire, with Wokingham itself being added to the Newbury Division.

The second version of the seat was created for the 1950 general election. From 1983, its borders have gradually been moved westwards as new constituencies were created in the east of the county.

Sources:

• Wikipedia entry for Wokingham (UK Parliament constituency)

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