Newbury (UK Parliament constituency)

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Newbury
County constituency
for the House of Commons
Outline map
Boundary of Newbury in Berkshire
Outline map
Location of Berkshire within England
CountyBerkshire
Electorate82,034 (2018)[1]
Major settlementsNewbury, Thatcham, Hungerford
Current constituency
Created1885
Member of ParliamentLaura Farris (Conservative)
SeatsOne
Created fromBerkshire

Newbury is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament from 2019 by Laura Farris, a Conservative. It was created by the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 and has been in continual existence since then.

Constituency profile[edit]

The constituency consists of most of West Berkshire and includes Newbury, Thatcham and Hungerford. To the east, the rest of West Berkshire is incorporated into the Wokingham and Reading West constituencies.[n 1]

Since its creation it has been a Conservative or Liberal/Liberal Democrat seat, sometimes seemingly marginal and sometimes seen as a safe seat, with a tendency towards being Conservative.[n 2] West Berkshire which is similar to its neighbours has a rather thriving economy with the headquarters of the communications company Vodafone that has created a cluster of around 80 mobile phone related businesses in Newbury,[2] while the Lambourn area is the second most important centre for the racehorse industry in Great Britain, employing over 800 people directly, and producing an annual income of £20 million.[3]

West Berkshire is also home to Atomic Weapons Establishment, near Aldermaston, Wolseley plc, Bayer and PepsiCo. There are high proportions of detached and semi-detached housing, and lower than average dependency on social housing.[4][5] The seat includes the former family home of Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, wife of Prince William, Duke of Cambridge in Bucklebury.

Neighbouring constituencies

The constituencies bordering Newbury (clockwise from north) are: Wantage, Henley, Reading West, Wokingham, Basingstoke, North West Hampshire and Devizes.

History[edit]

Originally, Newbury 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.

A graph plotting the election results for Newbury.(larger version and key)

The Conservatives have held the constituency for all but seventeen years since the creation of the seat – only three spells of Liberal Party, or Liberal Democrat, majorities have intersected their control. In 2015, the party held the largest majority in the seat since 1935 at 46%, before being reduced to 40.1% in 2017.

Since the February 1974 election, the Liberal Democrats have been one of the two largest parties in the constituency. They most recently gained the seat at the 1993 by-election, holding it until 2005 where it was regained by the Conservatives.

The constituency in 2010 produced the third lowest share of the vote for Labour (4.3%), one of five lost deposits for Labour nationally, below the 5% of the vote deposit threshold.[6][n 3] In 2017, Labour earned its highest share of the vote in Newbury since the October 1974 election with 14.1% of the vote.

It was estimated that the constituency voted 51% in favour of remaining in the European Union during the 2016 referendum on EU membership, with 49% voting to leave.[7]

In December 2023, the Labour Party included the seat in its published list of 211 non-battleground seats, suggesting they did not see it as winnable.[8]

Boundaries and boundary changes[edit]

1885–1918[edit]

The constituency was created as the Southern or Newbury Division of Berkshire under the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885, when the three-member Parliamentary County of Berkshire was divided into the three single-member constituencies of Abingdon, Newbury and Wokingham. It comprised:

  • The Boroughs of Newbury and Reading;
  • the Sessional Divisions of Ilsley, Lambourn, Newbury (including Hungerford), and Reading (except the parishes of East Swallowfield and West Swallowfield); and
  • Part of the Sessional Division of Wokingham.[9]

Only non-resident freeholders of the municipal borough Reading (which comprised the Parliamentary Borough of Reading) were entitled to vote.

1918–1950[edit]

  • The Boroughs of Newbury and Wokingham;
  • The Rural Districts of Hungerford and Newbury; and
  • Parts of the Rural Districts of Bradfield and Wokingham.[10]

Extended eastwards, with the addition of Wokingham and surrounding areas from the abolished Wokingham Division. Small area in the north transferred to Abingdon and areas which had been annexed by Reading County Borough transferred to the Parliamentary Borough thereof.

The Newbury constituency in 1954

1950–1955[edit]

  • The Borough of Newbury; and
  • The Rural Districts of Bradfield, Hungerford and Newbury.[10]

Wokingham and rural areas to the south and east of Reading transferred to the re-established constituency of Wokingham. Small area transferred from Abingdon.

1955–1974[edit]

  • The Borough of Newbury;
  • The Rural Districts of Bradfield, Hungerford and Newbury; and
  • The County Borough of Reading ward of Tilehurst.[10]

Gained the Tilehurst ward from the abolished constituency of Reading North. From the 1964 general election, the wards of Norcot and Tilehurst were included following a revision to the local authority wards in Reading.[10]

1974–1983[edit]

  • The borough of Newbury; and
  • The rural districts of Bradfield, Hungerford, and Newbury.[11]

The two Reading wards were transferred back to the re-established constituency of Reading North. The boundary with Abingdon was slightly amended to take account of changes to local government boundaries.

1983–1997[edit]

  • The District of Newbury wards of Aldermaston, Basildon, Beenham, Bradfield, Bucklebury, Burghfield, Chieveley, Cold Ash, Compton, Craven, Downlands, Falkland, Greenham, Hungerford, Kintbury, Lambourn Valley, Mortimer, Northcroft, St John's, Shaw-cum-Donnington, Speen, Thatcham North, Thatcham South, Thatcham West, Turnpike, and Winchcombe.[12]

Gained a small area of the abolished constituency of Abingdon (part of the former Rural District of Wantage) which was retained by Berkshire when the rest of the area comprising Abingdon was transferred to Oxfordshire by the Local Government Act 1972. Areas to the west of Reading included in the new constituency of Reading West.

Map
Map of current boundaries

1997–2010[edit]

  • The District of Newbury wards of Aldermaston, Basildon, Beenham, Bradfield, Bucklebury, Chieveley, Cold Ash, Compton, Craven, Downlands, Falkland, Greenham, Hungerford, Kintbury, Lambourn Valley, Northcroft, St John's, Shaw-cum-Donnington, Speen, Thatcham North, Thatcham South, Thatcham West, Turnpike, and Winchcombe.[13]

Small loss to Wokingham in the east of the constituency (Burghfield and Mortimer wards).

2010–present[edit]

  • The District of West Berkshire wards of Aldermaston, Basildon, Bucklebury, Chieveley, Clay Hill, Cold Ash, Compton, Downlands, Falkland, Greenham, Hungerford, Kintbury, Lambourn Valley, Northcroft, St John's, Speen, Thatcham Central, Thatcham North, Thatcham South and Crookham, Thatcham West, and Victoria.[14]

Further minor loss to Wokingham.

Proposed[edit]

Further to the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, enacted by the Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023, from the next general election, due by January 2025, the constituency will be composed of the following (as they existed on 1 December 2020):

  • The District of West Berkshire wards of: Chieveley & Cold Ash; Downlands (polling districts BG, CA, CB, EA, FA, FB, GA1, GA2, LB and PC); Hungerford & Kintbury; Lambourn; Newbury Central; Newbury Clay Hill; Newbury Greenham; Newbury Speen; Newbury Wash Common; Thatcham Central; Thatcham Colthrop & Crookham; Thatcham North East; Thatcham West.[15]

The electorate will be further reduced to bring it within the permitted range by transferring eastern, rural areas to the new constituency of Reading West and Mid Berkshire.

Members of Parliament[edit]

An incumbent MP has been defeated just four times, in the elections of 1906, 1923, 1924, and 2005.

Election Member[16] Party
1885 William George Mount Conservative
1900 William Mount Conservative
1906 Frederick Coleridge Mackarness Liberal
1910 William Mount Conservative
1922 Howard Clifton Brown Conservative
1923 Harold Stranger Liberal
1924 Howard Clifton Brown Conservative
1945 Anthony Hurd Conservative
1964 John Astor Conservative
Feb 1974 Sir Michael McNair-Wilson Conservative
1992 Judith Chaplin Conservative
1993 by-election David Rendel Liberal Democrat
2005 Richard Benyon Conservative
2019 Independent
Conservative
2019 Laura Farris Conservative

Elections[edit]

Elections in the 2020s[edit]

Next general election: Newbury
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Lee Dillon[17]
Conservative Laura Farris[18]
Green Steve Masters[19]
Reform UK Doug Terry[20]
Majority
Turnout
Swing

Elections in the 2010s[edit]

General election 2019: Newbury[21]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Laura Farris 34,431 57.4 -4.1
Liberal Democrats Lee Dillon 18,384 30.6 +9.2
Labour James Wilder 4,404 7.3 -6.8
Green Stephen Masters 2,454 4.1 +1.6
Independent Ben Holden-Crowther 325 0.5 New
Majority 16,047 26.8 -13.3
Turnout 59,998 71.9 -1.5
Conservative hold Swing -6.7
General election 2017: Newbury[22]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Richard Benyon 37,399 61.5 +0.5
Liberal Democrats Judith Bunting 13,019 21.4 +6.4
Labour Alex Skirvin 8,596 14.1 +5.7
Green Paul Field 1,531 2.5 -1.6
Apolitical Democrats Dave Yates 304 0.5 +0.1
Majority 24,380 40.1 -5.9
Turnout 60,849 73.4 +1.3
Conservative hold Swing -3.0
General election 2015: Newbury[23][24][25]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Richard Benyon 34,973 61.0 +4.6
Liberal Democrats Judith Bunting 8,605 15.0 -20.5
UKIP Catherine Anderson 6,195 10.8 +8.3
Labour Jonny Roberts 4,837 8.4 +4.1
Green Paul Field 2,324 4.1 +3.3
Apolitical Democrats Peter Norman 228 0.4 +0.2
Independent Barrie Singleton 85 0.1 New
Patriotic Socialist Party Andrew Stott 53 0.1 New
Majority 26,368 46.0 +25.1
Turnout 57,300 72.1 +1.9
Conservative hold Swing +12.6
General election 2010: Newbury[26]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Richard Benyon 33,057 56.4 +7.4
Liberal Democrats David Rendel 20,809 35.5 −7.1
Labour Hannah Cooper 2,505 4.3 −1.7
UKIP David Black 1,475 2.5 +0.9
Green Adrian Hollister 490 0.8 New
Independent Brian Burgess 158 0.3 New
Apolitical Democrat David Yates 95 0.2 New
Majority 12,248 20.9 +14.6
Turnout 58,589 70.2 −2.4
Conservative hold Swing +7.3

Elections in the 2000s[edit]

General election 2005: Newbury[27]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Richard Benyon 26,771 49.0 +5.5
Liberal Democrats David Rendel 23,311 42.6 −5.6
Labour Oscar Van Nooijen 3,239 5.9 −1.0
UKIP David McMahon 857 1.6 +0.2
Independent Nick Cornish 409 0.7 New
Independent Barrie Singleton 86 0.2 New
Majority 3,460 6.4 N/A
Turnout 54,673 72.0 +4.7
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
General election 2001: Newbury[28]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats David Rendel 24,507 48.2 −4.7
Conservative Richard Benyon 22,092 43.5 +5.7
Labour Steve Billcliffe 3,523 6.9 +1.4
UKIP Delphine Gray-Fisk 685 1.4 +0.9
Majority 2,415 4.7 −10.4
Turnout 50,807 67.3 −9.0
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Elections in the 1990s[edit]

General election 1997: Newbury[29]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats David Rendel 29,887 52.9 +15.8
Conservative Richard Benyon 21,370 37.8 −18.1
Labour Paul Hannon 3,107 5.5 −0.6
Referendum Ted Snook 992 1.8 New
Green Rachel Stark 644 1.1 N/A
UKIP R Tubb 302 0.5 New
Socialist Labour Katrina Howse 174 0.3 New
Majority 8,517 15.1 N/A
Turnout 56,476 76.3 +5.0
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
By-election 1993: Newbury
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats David Rendel 37,590 65.1 +27.8
Conservative Julian Davidson 15,535 26.9 −29.0
Labour Steve Billcliffe 1,151 2.0 −4.0
Anti-Federalist League Alan Sked 601 1.0 New
Conservative Candidate Andrew Bannon 561 1.0 New
Commoners' Party Stephen Martin 435 0.8 New
Monster Raving Loony Screaming Lord Sutch 432 0.7 New
Green Jim Wallis 341 0.6 −0.2
Referendum Party Robin Marlar 338 0.6 New
Conservative Rebel John Browne 267 0.5 New
Corrective Party Lindi St Clair 170 0.3 New
Maastricht Referendum for Britain Bill Board 84 0.1 New
Natural Law Michael Grenville 60 0.1 New
People & Pensioners Party Johnathon Day 49 0.1 New
21st Century Independent Foresters Colin Palmer 40 0.1 New
Defence of Children's Humanity Bosnia Mladen Grbin 33 0.1 New
SDP Alan Page 33 0.1 New
Communist (PCC) Anne Murphy 32 0.1 New
Give The Royal Billions To Schools Michael Stone 21 0.1 New
Majority 22,055 38.2 N/A
Turnout 57,399 71.3 −11.46
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing +28.4
General election 1992: Newbury[30][31]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Judith Chaplin 37,135 55.9 −4.2
Liberal Democrats David Rendel 24,778 37.3 +5.6
Labour Richard J E Hall 3,962 6.0 −2.1
Green Jim Wallis 539 0.8 New
Majority 12,357 18.6 −9.8
Turnout 66,414 82.8 +4.8
Conservative hold Swing −4.9

Elections in the 1980s[edit]

General election 1987: Newbury[32]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Michael McNair-Wilson 35,266 60.1 +0.8
Alliance (Liberal) David Rendel 18,608 31.7 −3.3
Labour Robert Stapley 4,765 8.1 +2.5
Majority 16,658 28.4 +4.1
Turnout 58,639 78.0 +2.8
Conservative hold Swing
General election 1983: Newbury[33]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Michael McNair-Wilson 31,836 59.3 +6.2
Alliance (Liberal) Anthony Richards 18,798 35.0 −1.0
Labour Richard Knight 3,027 5.6 −5.2
Majority 13,038 24.3 +7.2
Turnout 53,661 75.2 -4.1
Conservative hold Swing

Elections in the 1970s[edit]

General election 1979: Newbury
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Michael McNair-Wilson 33,677 52.8 +10.4
Liberal Anthony Richards 23,388 36.7 −3.9
Labour Joan Ruddock 6,676 10.5 −6.2
Majority 10,289 16.1 +14.3
Turnout 63,741 79.3 +3.0
Conservative hold Swing
General election October 1974: Newbury
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Michael McNair-Wilson 23,499 42.4 0.0
Liberal Dane Clouston 22,477 40.6 +0.3
Labour Celia Fletcher 9,390 16.7 −0.6
Majority 1,022 1.8 −0.3
Turnout 55,366 76.3 −4.5
Conservative hold Swing
General election February 1974: Newbury
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Michael McNair-Wilson 24,620 42.4 -6.4
Liberal Dane Clouston 23,419 40.3 +19.0
Labour Celia Fletcher 10,935 17.3 -12.6
Majority 1,201 2.1 -16.7
Turnout 58,974 80.8 +8.2
Conservative hold Swing

After the 1970 general election, Newbury's boundaries were altered to reduce the size of the electorate which had grown to over 85,000. After the boundary changes, the electorate numbered around 72,000 people. This came into effect for the first general election in February 1974.

General election 1970: Newbury
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Astor 30,380 48.8 +3.5
Labour Timothy Sims 18,647 29.9 −8.1
Liberal Dane Clouston 13,279 21.3 +4.6
Majority 11,733 18.9 +11.6
Turnout 55,392 72.6 −6.5
Conservative hold Swing

Elections in the 1960s[edit]

General election 1966: Newbury
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Astor 25,908 45.3 0.0
Labour Ronald Spiller 21,762 38.0 +3.6
Liberal Stanley Clement Davies 9,571 16.7 −3.5
Majority 4,146 7.3 −3.6
Turnout 57,241 79.1 −0.2
Conservative hold Swing
General election 1964: Newbury
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Astor 24,936 45.3 −14.7
Labour David Stoddart 18,943 34.4 -5.6
Liberal Denis Egginton 11,124 20.2 New
Majority 5,993 10.9 −9.1
Turnout 55,003 79.3 +0.6
Conservative hold Swing

Elections in the 1950s[edit]

General election 1959: Newbury
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Anthony Hurd 29,703 60.0 +1.9
Labour David Stoddart 19,787 40.0 −1.9
Majority 9,916 20.0 +3.8
Turnout 49,490 78.7 +0.4
Conservative hold Swing
General election 1955: Newbury
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Anthony Hurd 29,703 58.1 −1.7
Labour Jon Evans 18,843 41.9 +1.7
Majority 7,237 16.2 −3.4
Turnout 48,546 78.3 −0.4
Conservative hold Swing
General election 1951: Newbury
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Anthony Hurd 20,102 59.8 +7.0
Labour Colin Jackson 13,507 40.2 +5.5
Majority 6,595 19.6 +1.5
Turnout 33,609 78.7 −2.4
Conservative hold Swing
General election 1950: Newbury
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Anthony Hurd 18,150 52.8 +0.4
Labour Colin Jackson 11,914 34.7 +1.0
Liberal Edwin Burrows 4,284 12.5 -0.5
Majority 6,236 18.1 -0.6
Turnout 34,348 81.1 +15.7
Conservative hold Swing

Elections in the 1940s[edit]

General election 1945: Newbury
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Anthony Hurd 24,463 52.4 −20.6
Labour Iris Brook 15,754 33.7 +6.7
Liberal Eric Digby Tempest Vane 6,052 13.0 New
Common Wealth George Booth Suggett 424 0.9 New
Majority 8,709 18.7 −27.3
Turnout 46,693 65.4 −0.1
Conservative hold Swing

Elections in the 1930s[edit]

General election 1935: Newbury
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Howard Clifton Brown 24,642 73.0 N/A
Labour Richard Russell 9,125 27.0 New
Majority 15,517 46.0 N/A
Turnout 33,767 65.5 N/A
Conservative hold Swing N/A
1931 general election: Newbury
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Howard Clifton Brown Unopposed
Conservative hold Swing N/A

Elections in the 1920s[edit]

General election 1929: Newbury
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Unionist Howard Clifton Brown 17,800 51.0 −4.9
Liberal Edward Harold Brooks 13,604 39.0 −0.5
Labour Frank Jacques 3,471 10.0 +5.4
Majority 4,196 12.0 −4.4
Turnout 34,875 78.3 −2.6
Unionist hold Swing -2.2
General election 1924: Newbury
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Unionist Howard Clifton Brown 14,759 55.9 +6.0
Liberal Harold Stranger 10,444 39.5 −10.6
Labour Frank Jacques 1,219 4.6 New
Majority 4,315 16.4 N/A
Turnout 26,422 80.9 +9.6
Unionist gain from Liberal Swing
General election 1923: Newbury
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Harold Stranger 11,226 50.1 +7.5
Unionist Howard Clifton Brown 11,185 49.9 −7.5
Majority 41 0.2 N/A
Turnout 22,411 71.3 +1.6
Liberal gain from Unionist Swing +7.5
General election 1922: Newbury[34]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Unionist Howard Clifton Brown 12,322 57.4 N/A
Liberal Harold Stranger 9,144 42.6 New
Majority 3,178 14.8 N/A
Turnout 21,466 69.7 N/A
Unionist hold Swing N/A
By-election, 1922: Newbury
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
C Unionist Howard Clifton Brown Unopposed
Unionist hold
C indicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government.

Elections in the 1910s[edit]

General election 1918: Newbury
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
C Unionist William Mount Unopposed
Unionist hold
C indicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government.
General election December 1910: Newbury
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative William Mount 6,485 60.3 +0.3
Liberal Lisle March-Phillipps 4,278 39.7 −0.3
Majority 2,207 20.4 +0.4
Turnout 10,763 82.4 -8.0
Conservative hold Swing
General election January 1910: Newbury
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative William Mount 7,081 60.0 +12.0
Liberal Thomas Hedderwick 4,723 40.0 −12.0
Majority 2,358 20.0 N/A
Turnout 11,804 90.4 +2.9
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing

Elections in the 1900s[edit]

Mackarness
General election 1906: Newbury[35]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Frederick Mackarness 5,338 52.0 New
Conservative William Mount 4,936 48.0 N/A
Majority 402 4.0 N/A
Turnout 10,274 87.5 N/A
Registered electors 11,746
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing N/A
General election 1900: Newbury[35]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative William Mount Unopposed
Conservative hold

Elections in the 1890s[edit]

General election 1895: Newbury[35]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative William Mount 4,895 56.5 +2.7
Liberal John Swinburne 3,766 43.5 −2.7
Majority 1,129 13.0 +5.4
Turnout 8,661 81.5 −1.0
Registered electors 10,621
Conservative hold Swing +2.7
General election 1892: Newbury[35]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative William Mount 4,588 53.8 N/A
Liberal Thomas Stevens[36] 3,938 46.2 New
Majority 650 7.6 N/A
Turnout 8,526 82.5 N/A
Registered electors 10,338
Conservative hold Swing N/A

Elections in the 1880s[edit]

General election 1886: Newbury[35]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative William Mount Unopposed
Conservative hold
General election 1885: Newbury[35]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative William Mount 4,631 51.1
Liberal George Palmer 4,429 48.9
Majority 202 2.2
Turnout 9,060 86.7
Registered electors 10,453
Conservative win (new seat)

Neighbouring constituencies[edit]

See also[edit]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ Burghfield, Mortimer and Sulhamstead; and, respectively Burch Copse, Calcot, Pangbourne, Purley on Thames, Theale and Westwood
  2. ^ The total period served by either a Liberal or Liberal Democrat MP is 17 years, Conservative MPs have served for the remaining 110 years (to the end of 2012)
  3. ^ Other lost Labour deposits took place in Eastbourne, Somerton & Frome, Cornwall North and Westmorland & Lonsdale

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