Constituency view

Reading West and Mid Berkshire

South East, England

Lab gain from Con

Current MP

Current representation

Olivia Bailey

Labour

Female

Majority1,361

Turnout67.7%

Electorate68,781

Valid votes46,551

2024 Results

Party breakdown

Labour16,273 - 35.0%

Conservative14,912 - 32.0%

Reform6,260 - 13.4%

Lib Dem5,103 - 11.0%

Green3,169 - 6.8%

Other834 - 1.8%

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 85.7%White British 78.8%Asian 6.0%Black, African or Caribbean 3.4%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 3.9%Other 0.9%

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 90.4%White British 85.5%Asian 4.0%Black, African or Caribbean 2.8%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 2.5%Other 0.3%

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 94.7%White British 90.9%Asian 1.8%Black, African or Caribbean 1.7%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 1.4%Other 0.3%

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

White 93.9%White British N/AAsian 2.3%Black, African or Caribbean 3.2%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 0.0%Other 0.7%

England & Wales (1991)

White 94.1%White British N/AAsian 3.6%Black, African or Caribbean 1.8%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 0.0%Other 0.6%

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.

1991 values are reaggregated from 1997 parliamentary constituencies onto 2024 boundaries.

Country of birth

Reading West and Mid Berkshire (2021)

UK 85.3%Other EU 5.4%Other countries 9.2%

England & Wales (2021)

UK 84.0%Other EU 6.0%Other countries 10.1%

Reading West and Mid Berkshire (2011)

UK 89.1%Other EU 3.0%Other countries 8.0%

England & Wales (2011)

UK 86.6%Other EU 3.6%Other countries 9.8%

Reading West and Mid Berkshire (2001)

UK 92.3%Other EU 1.4%Other countries 6.2%

England & Wales (2001)

UK 91.1%Other EU 1.4%Other countries 7.5%

Reading West and Mid Berkshire (1991)

UK 92.2%Other EU 3.4%Other countries 4.4%

England & Wales (1991)

UK 92.7%Other EU 2.5%Other countries 4.8%

1991 country of birth data uses the 1991 census's Commonwealth-based classification. Ireland and EU countries are not separately broken out. Regional figures are approximations.

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Reading West and Mid Berkshire

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Comparison

How this seat compares

Metric	Reading West and Mid Berkshire	National	Difference
% White	85.7%	83.0%	+2.7pp
% White British	78.8%	74.4%	+4.3pp
% Asian	6.0%	8.6%	-2.6pp
% Black, African or Caribbean	3.4%	3.7%	-0.3pp
% Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups	3.9%	2.7%	+1.2pp
% Other ethnic group	0.9%	2.0%	-1.0pp
% UK-born	85.3%	84.0%	+1.4pp
% Non-UK-born	14.7%	16.0%	-1.4pp
% Other EU-born	5.4%	6.0%	-0.5pp
% Other countries-born	9.2%	10.1%	-0.8pp
% Christian	48.4%	46.7%	+1.7pp
% Muslim	3.1%	6.3%	-3.2pp
% Hindu	1.4%	1.6%	-0.3pp
% Sikh	0.5%	0.9%	-0.4pp
% Jewish	0.2%	0.5%	-0.3pp
% Buddhist	0.6%	0.4%	+0.2pp
% Other religion	0.5%	0.6%	-0.1pp
% No religion	39.6%	37.0%	+2.6pp
% Religion not stated	5.8%	6.0%	-0.2pp
% Has any religion	54.5%	57.0%	-2.4pp

Nearby seats

Constituencies around Reading West and Mid Berkshire

Neighbouring constituencies on 2024 boundaries, ordered by the length of the shared border.

Source: ONS Westminster Parliamentary Constituencies (July 2024) Boundaries UK BSC. Seats with a short coastline or none, such as islands, are completed with the closest constituencies by distance.