Current MP
Current representation
Matt Rodda
Labour
Male
Constituency view
Reading Central
South East, England
Lab hold
2024 Results
Party breakdown
Labour21,598 - 47.7%
Conservative8,961 - 19.8%
Green6,417 - 14.2%
Lib Dem3,963 - 8.8%
Reform3,904 - 8.6%
Other448 - 1.0%
Demographics
Demographics
Source: ONS Census 2021 (England, Wales, NI) and Scotland's Census 2022, aggregated to 2024 constituency boundaries by the House of Commons Library.
Ethnic composition
2021
White 65.8%White British 50.4%Asian 19.2%Black, African or Caribbean 7.0%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 4.8%Other 3.2%
England & Wales (2021)
White 83.0%White British 74.4%Asian 8.6%Black, African or Caribbean 3.7%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 2.7%Other 2.0%
2011
White 72.7%White British 62.1%Asian 15.8%Black, African or Caribbean 6.6%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 3.7%Other 1.1%
England & Wales (2011)
White 86.0%White British 80.5%Asian 7.5%Black, African or Caribbean 3.3%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 2.2%Other 1.0%
2001
White 85.6%White British 78.7%Asian 7.0%Black, African or Caribbean 4.3%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 2.3%Other 0.8%
England & Wales (2001)
White 91.3%White British 87.5%Asian 4.8%Black, African or Caribbean 2.2%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 1.3%Other 0.4%
1991 data not available for this constituency.
Year-over-year comparison uses broad ethnic groups.
2011 values are reaggregated from 2011 Output Areas onto 2024 boundaries.
2001 values are reaggregated from 2001 LSOAs onto 2024 boundaries.
Country of birth
Reading Central (2021)
UK 62.8%Other EU 12.7%Other countries 24.5%
England & Wales (2021)
UK 84.0%Other EU 6.0%Other countries 10.1%
Reading Central (2011)
UK 71.8%Other EU 7.3%Other countries 20.9%
England & Wales (2011)
UK 86.6%Other EU 3.6%Other countries 9.8%
Reading Central (2001)
UK 84.1%Other EU 2.7%Other countries 13.2%
England & Wales (2001)
UK 91.1%Other EU 1.4%Other countries 7.5%
1991 data not available for this topic.