UK Polling History: Election of 1 May 1997 – Reading West
Result summary
| Parties | ||||
| Labour | Conservative | Liberal Democrat |
Other | |
| Votes | 21,841 | 18,844 | 6,153 | 1,551 |
| Votes gained | +7,091 | -9,204 | -3,419 | +938 |
| Share of votes | 45.1% | 38.9% | 12.7% | 3.2% |
| Share of eligible voters | 31.6% | 27.3% | 8.9% | 2.2% |
| Gain in share of votes | +17.3% | -14.0% | -5.4% | +2.0% |
| Gain in share of eligible voters | +9.9% | -14.0% | -5.2% | +1.3% |
| Total votes: | 48,389 | |
| Electorate: | 69,073 | |
| Turnout: | 70.0% | |
| Outcome: | Labour gain from Conservative | |
| Swing: | 15.6% | Labour from Conservative |
Polling history
List of contests
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Constituency formed from Newbury, Reading North, Reading South 9 June 1983 |
| Date | Type | Parties | ||||||
| Conservative | Labour | Liberal Democrat |
Alliance | Other | UKIP | Green | ||
| Date | Type | Parties | ||||||
| Conservative | Labour | Liberal Democrat |
Alliance | Other | UKIP | Green | ||
| 12 December 2019 | General Election | 24,393 | 20,276 | 4,460 | 1,263 | |||
| 8 June 2017 | General Election | 25,311 | 22,435 | 3,041 | 979 | |||
| 7 May 2015 | General Election | 23,082 | 16,432 | 2,355 | 303 | 4,826 | 1,406 | |
| 6 May 2010 | General Election | 20,523 | 14,519 | 9,546 | 852 | 1,508 | 582 | |
| 5 May 2005 | General Election | 14,258 | 18,940 | 6,663 | 2,242 | |||
| 7 June 2001 | General Election | 13,451 | 22,300 | 5,387 | 848 | |||
| 1 May 1997 | General Election | 18,844 | 21,841 | 6,153 | 1,551 | |||
| 9 April 1992 | General Election | 28,048 | 14,750 | 9,572 | 613 | |||
| 11 June 1987 | General Election | 28,122 | 10,819 | 11,369 | 542 | |||
| 9 June 1983 | General Election | 24,948 | 9,220 | 13,549 | 161 | |||