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Windsor and Maidenhead (UK Parliament constituency)

Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom 1974-1997

Summary

Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom 1974-1997

Field	Value
name	Windsor and Maidenhead
parliament	uk
map1	EastBerkshire1983
map2	EnglandBerkshire
map_entity	Berkshire
map_year	1992
year	1974
abolished	1997
type	County
previous	Windsor
next	Windsor and Maidenhead
region	England
county	Berkshire
towns	Windsor and Maidenhead
elects_howmany	One

Windsor and Maidenhead was a county constituency in the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead in Berkshire. It returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

The constituency was created at the February 1974 general election and abolished at the 1997 general election, when it was replaced by the new separate constituencies of Windsor and Maidenhead.

It was a safe Conservative seat throughout its existence.

History

The constituency was formed in 1983 to replace the existing seat of Windsor, with no changes to its composition.

For the 1983 general election, the boundaries were adjusted to reflect the changes to local authorities under the Local Government Act 1972.

In order to effect an increase in Berkshire's representation from 7 to 8 MPs in accordance with the Fourth Periodic Review of Westminster Constituencies, the Windsor and Maidenhead constituency was abolished in 1997 and the two separate constituencies of Maidenhead and Windsor were created.

Boundaries and boundary changes

1974–1983

The Royal Borough of New Windsor;
The Municipal Borough of Maidenhead; and
The Rural Districts of Cookham and Windsor.

1983–1997

The Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead wards of Belmont, Bisham and Cookham, Boyn Hill, Bray, Castle, Clewer North, Clewer South, Cox Green, Eton North and South, Eton West, Furze Platt, Hurley, Oldfield, Park, Pinkneys Green, St Mary's, and Trinity.

The constituency gained the small town comprising the former Urban District of Eton which had been transferred from Buckinghamshire to the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead in Berkshire by the Local Government Act and was previously part of the abolished Borough Constituency of Eton and Slough. The area comprising the former Rural District of Windsor, including Old Windsor and Sunninghill, was transferred to the new constituency of East Berkshire.

On abolition, the majority of the electorate, including Maidenhead, Bisham and Cookham was transferred to the new Maidenhead constituency, with Windsor, Eton and Bray added to the re-established Windsor constituency.

Members of Parliament

Election	Member	Party
Conservative Party (UK)}}"		Feb 1974	Sir Alan Glyn
Conservative Party (UK)}}"		1992	Michael Trend
	1997	constituency abolished: see Windsor & Maidenhead

Elections

Elections in the 1990s

Elections in the 1980s

Elections in the 1970s

References

S., Craig, Fred W.. (1972). "Boundaries of parliamentary constituencies 1885-1972;". Political Reference Publications.
"The Parliamentary Constituencies (England) Order 1983". legislation.gov.uk.
{{rayment-hc. w. 4. (March 2012)
"Election Data 1992". [[Electoral Calculus]].
(9 April 1992). "Politics Resources". Politics Resources.
"Election Data 1987". [[Electoral Calculus]].
"Election Data 1983". [[Electoral Calculus]].

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