Reading Central
ConstituencyThe north west of the South East. About 122,660 people in 26 square kilometres.
MP for Reading Central
Matt RoddaLabourMP since
They won by 12,637 votes on a 61.5% turnout.
As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.
Majority 2024 by constituency
UK Parliament election results · July 2024
The winner in Reading Central had a majority of 27.9% of valid votes at the general election on 4 July 2024.
2024 general election result
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matt RoddaElected | Labour | 21,598 | 47.7% |
| Raj Singh | Conservative | 8,961 | 19.8% |
| Dave McElroy | Green Party | 6,417 | 14.2% |
| Henry Wright | Liberal Democrat | 3,963 | 8.8% |
| Andrew Williams | Reform UK | 3,904 | 8.6% |
| Michael Turberville | Independent | 227 | 0.5% |
| Adam Gillman | Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition | 221 | 0.5% |
- Electorate
- 73,600
- Turnout
- 61.5%
- Majority
- 12,637 (27.9%)
- Valid votes
- 45,291
- Rejected ballots
- 216
Polling day . Shares are of valid votes; turnout is valid votes as a share of the electorate. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: House of Commons Library, UK Parliament election results. The result from the House of Commons Library
How Reading Central compares
Each dot is a constituency. The black line marks the middle one.
Every constituency ranked: population and aged 15 to 64.
What is the population of Reading Central?
Reading Central had 116,334 usual residents at the census.
Reading Central is the 79th most populated of 650 in the UK.
Figures for the whole of Reading
Most of Reading Central lies in Reading. These figures are published for the whole of Reading, not for constituencies, so they describe the council and not Reading Central itself. See Reading
Reading Central in brief
The winner in Reading Central had a majority of 27.9% of valid votes at the general election on 4 July 2024.
Turnout in Reading Central at the general election on 4 July 2024 was 61.5%.
Reading Central had 116,334 usual residents at the census.
71.6% of residents in Reading Central were aged 15 to 64 at the census.