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  UKreference :: Wokingham
Wokingham is located on the Emm Brook in the Loddon Valley in central Berkshire.
Wokingham (district) Wokingham District Council (a unitary authority), is responsible for governing the whole of Wokingham District.
The Wokingham constituency's [[Member of Parliament#United Kingdom]] MP is the Conservative Party (UK) Conservative John Redwood and he has represented the town since 1987.
www.ukreference.com /main/Wokingham.shtml   (832 words)

  
 Parliament 4 The People   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
The current UK government with the backing of other political parties to agree to hold a referendum on changing the current UK voting system from first past the post to one of Proportional Representation with a minimum of 3 types of PR being put forward as options.
The current UK government with the backing of other UK political parties to agree to give voters in a referendum the choice of whether to relocate parliament from the current houses of parliament in London to a new purpose built building at another location e.g.
While we have the current first post voting system we demand that UK voters be given a choice of who represents them as a Member of Parliament in their local constituency with political parties contesting a general or bi election to put forward three candidates to contest the seat.
www.parliament4thepeople.net /campaign.html   (858 words)

  
 Oxford West and Abingdon (UK Parliament Constituency) Encyclopedia Article @ ElectionWatchUSA.com (Election Watch USA)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Oxford West and Abingdon is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
From the district of Vale of White Horse - Abingdon Abbey and Barton, Abingdon Caldecott, Abingdon Dunmore, Abingdon Fitzharris, Abingdon Northcourt, Abingdon Ock Meadow, Abingdon Peachcroft, Appleton and Cumnor, Kennington and South Hinksey, North Hinksey and Wytham, Radley, and Sunningwell and Wootton.
The constituency was created in 1983 when the constituency of Oxford was split in two.
www.electionwatchusa.com /encyclopedia/Oxford_West_and_Abingdon_(UK_Parliament_constituency)   (469 words)

  
 Wokingham (UK Parliament constituency) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Wokingham is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
It is centred on the southern part of Wokingham district, including a small part of the east of West Berkshire.
The current member of parliament is the prominent Conservative politician, John Redwood.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Wokingham_(UK_Parliament_constituency)   (167 words)

  
 Government Regulation: 4 Jul 2005: House of Commons debates (TheyWorkForYou.com)
There are 2 million new jobs in the UK economy, not 2 million fewer, as he and his hon.
"The UK is at the forefront of regulatory reform".
The UK is frequently shown as at or near the top of countries for the quality of regulation and ease of doing business.
www.theyworkforyou.com /debates/?id=2005-07-04a.89.0   (8750 words)

  
 New Clause — Application Of Part 1: 19 Apr 2004: House of Commons debates (TheyWorkForYou.com)
My constituents are very concerned about the supply of affordable housing locally and they will reflect that pressure in terms of the councillors they elect.
My constituents are concerned that there will be a massive expansion of housing not to house local people or even to house people in local jobs but to bring people into the area who will probably commute some 35 or 40 miles to work somewhere else.
In the excellent article, my constituent Helen Whitmore, who is planning field officer in south Bedfordshire for the Chiltern Society, wrote of her considerable concern that the examination in public process, which is all that we have been offered, is inadequate, and she comments:
www.theyworkforyou.com /debates/?id=2004-04-19.42.2   (9748 words)

  
 Wokingham - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Wokingham was one of the boroughs left unreformed by the Municipal Corporations Act 1835, and was reformed subsequently in 1883.
Wokingham merged with the Wokingham Rural District in 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972 to form the non-metropolitan district of Wokingham, which has been a unitary authority since 1998.
The Wokingham constituency's MP is the Conservative John Redwood and he has represented the town since 1987.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Wokingham   (1196 words)

  
 BBC News | HEALTH | North-south health divide 'widening'
Six of the city's constituencies are included in a table of the UK's worst 15.
Infant mortality rates are twice as high in Glasgow Anniesland - the constituency of Scotland's First Minister Donald Dewar - as in Esher and Walton in Surrey.
The Scottish Nationalist Party has condemned the statistics and called for the Scottish Parliament to be given "full control of all fiscal policies".
news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/health/545517.stm   (709 words)

  
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I'm in the middle of a minor statistic project regarding population distribution in the UK local authority district and parliamentary constituency.
Firstly: I note that part of Wokingham constituency is in West Berkshire LAD.
Note that the current parliament constituencies are based on wards that have since been revised.
www.ureader.co.uk /message/872972.aspx   (1516 words)

  
 Newbury (UK Parliament constituency) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Originally, Newbury was part of a larger constituency of Berkshire, which returned two Members of Parliament (MPs), increased to three in the Reform Act of 1832.
For the European Parliament elections, between 1974 and 1984 Newbury was placed in the Upper Thames constituency, between 1984 and 1994 it was placed in the Wiltshire constituency, and then in the 1994 election it was in the Hampshire North and Oxford European Parliament constituency.
In the UK general election of 2005 David Rendel's small majority was overturned by Richard Benyon for the Conservative Party.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Newbury_(UK_Parliament_constituency)   (1227 words)

  
 Jubilee 2000: Politics: Debt and Jubilee 2000 in Parliament
The UK is pressing for swift and successful implementation of the existing debt relief package, which will reduce the debts of the poorest countries by $100 billion.
UK representatives sit on the boards of all the banks, which have the capacity to contribute significantly to development.
Creditor countries, including the UK, lent freely to previous military regimes and we must share responsibility for freeing Nigeria from that debt crisis, which is constraining development.
www.jubileeresearch.org /jubilee2000/politics/parliament.html   (13777 words)

  
 Mole Valley (UK Parliament constituency) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Mole Valley is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
The constituency covers much the same area as that covered by the Mole Valley district in Surrey, though it includes five wards in the east of the Borough of Guildford.
The constituency was created in 1983; much of the same area was covered by the Dorking constituency which preceded it.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Mole_Valley_(UK_Parliament_constituency)   (304 words)

  
 Planning: 21 Jun 2006: House of Commons debates (TheyWorkForYou.com)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
She has intervened many times in her constituency to prevent such development from happening, as I have done in mine, and, like me, she may well have found her constituents being overruled by the Deputy Prime Minister.
Those are genuine examples from my constituency, and they have a devastating effect on the quality of life.
In my constituency in Teesdale there are a large number of villages, and we face a problem that is the exact opposite from that put forward: the brownfield definition is too narrow.
www.theyworkforyou.com /debates/?id=2006-06-21a.1382.0   (6940 words)

  
 Wokingham Conservatives
Wokingham Conservatives represent all sections of the local community and we will, from time to time be seeking your opinion on local issues.
Speaking after the competion, John Redwood said: “The debaters from Wokingham schools rose to the challenge in this year’s debating competition.
Parliament voted by a large majority not to have September sittings.
www.johnredwood.com   (314 words)

  
 Hilton Bracknell
It is a twelve storey building which used to house the company's UK headquarters before being abandoned in 2004, and it can be seen from over a mile away.
South East England } Bracknell is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
It borders the constituencies of Wokingham, Maidenhead, Windsor, Surrey Heath, Aldershot and North East Hampshire.
www.artistbooking.com /trips/77/hilton-bracknell.html   (685 words)

  
 Defra, UK - Flood Management - UK Parliament, House of Commons 2002-03 Session: Questions
This is an attempt to Index Questions asked by Members of Parliament in the House of Commons during the 2002-03 Session which relate to Flood Management.
It may not be fully comprehensive - the definitive source of information on the World Wide Web remains the UK Parliament website which has a full search facility and other indices.
how many calls, broken down by constituency in the County of Somerset, were received by the Environment Agency's (a) flooding hotline and (b) website in (i) December 2002 and (ii) January 2003.
www.defra.gov.uk /environ/fcd/parliament/pq2002-03.htm   (5479 words)

  
 Members of Parliament | The Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead
The size of the constituency varies but on average each MP will represent about 67,000 electorates.
MPs represent the views of all thier constituents in Parliament, irrespective of whether they voted for them.
MPs also hold regular surrgeries within the constituencies, which provide the public a chance to speak with them in person.
www.rbwm.gov.uk /web/members_parliament.htm   (139 words)

  
 Romsey (UK Parliament constituency) - Avoo - Ask Us A Question - Romsey is a constituency represented in the House of ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Romsey is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
The constituency is located in the Test Valley district of Hampshire, although it covers a smaller area with parts of the Test Valley to the north being part of the North West Hampshire constituency.
Following their review of parliamentary representation in Hampshire, the ngland">Boundary Commission for England has created a modified Romsey constituency to be called Romsey and Southampton North, to reflect the fact that Southampton forms part of the constituency.
www.greenlawnnyus.com /section/Romsey_(UK_Parliament_constituency)   (411 words)

  
 Guildford (UK Parliament constituency) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Guildford is a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
The constituency covers Guildford and the surrounding area; in the county of Surrey.
Two wards are currently split between the two constituencies: Bramley, Busbridge and Hascombe, which will be placed entirely in South West Surrey; and Alfold, Cranleigh Rural and Ellens Green which will be placed entirely in Guildford.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Guildford_(UK_Parliament_constituency)   (396 words)

  
 John Redwood, Wokingham - HearFromYourMP.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
The MP for this constituency is John Redwood, Conservative.
To discover everything you could possibly want to know about what your MP gets up to in Parliament, see their page on our sister site TheyWorkForYou.
Constituents have left a total of 2 comments on this MP's messages.
www.hearfromyourmp.com /view/13471   (175 words)

  
 Members of the European Parliament - Woking Borough Council
The European Parliamentary Elections Act 1999 made provision for the election of UK Members to the European Parliament.
On 10 June 2004, 10 MEPs were elected for the South East Region using the system of Proportional Representation.
Further information about the European Parliament can be obtained from the London Information Office at 2 Queen Anne's Gate, London SW1H 9AA (Tel: 0207 227 4300) or the European Office of Surrey County Council, Room 305, County Hall, Kingston-upon-Thames KT1 2DY (Tel: 0208 541 9452).
www.woking.gov.uk /wbc/councillors/MEPS   (178 words)

  
 Isle of Wight - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
With just one Member of Parliament and 132,731 permanent residents in the 2001 census, it is also the most populated Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom.
It also has a single Member of Parliament, and is by far the most populous constituency in the UK (more than 50% above the average of English constituencies).
As a constituency of the House of Commons, it is traditionally a battleground between the Conservatives and the Liberal Democrats.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Isle_of_Wight   (3583 words)

  
 Voting Record — John Redwood MP, Wokingham — The Public Whip
Votes in parliament for which this MP's vote differed from the majority vote of their party (Rebel), or in which this MP was a teller (Teller), or both (Rebel Teller).
This chart shows the percentage agreement between this MP and each of the policies in the database, according to their voting record.
This is measured from 0% agreement (never voted the same) to 100% (always voted the same).
www.publicwhip.org.uk /mp.php?mpc=Wokingham   (214 words)

  
 Jobs In Wokingham - UK   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
If you're looking for a job in Wokingham - UK and want to be avaialable to every opportunity that's out there then Workhaven is the route to take.
Public Search Information regarding Jobs In Wokingham - UK is the core information about you that the employer searches against.
None of the information in this area regardsing Jobs In Wokingham - UK is made available to candidates you contact or to third parties.
www.workhaven.com /?rr=Wokingham+-+UK   (3989 words)

  
 Wokingham Liberal Democrats   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Wokingham Lib Dems Expose Tory Promise of M4 Noise Barrier as a Sham
wokingham lib dems say tory priorities are all wrong as hot school dinners cut
wokingham lib dems urge government to drop their plans to take planning powers away from local authorities
wokinghamlibdems.org.uk /pressReleases.php?.../PR_041130_1.html   (1007 words)

  
 Liberal Democrats : Prue Bray PPC, Wokingham   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
In 1992 she opted for a career break to look after her family - and then got bitten by the politics bug.
A member of the Liberal Democrats since 1994, she has been a councillor on Wokingham unitary authority since 2000, and is currently Deputy Leader of the Liberal Democrat Group.
Prue has lived in Wokingham constituency with her husband and children since 1989.
www.libdems.org.uk /party/people/mrs-prue-bray.html   (136 words)

  
 Wokingham Liberal Democrats   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
There was an extra item on the agenda of the meeting of the Wokingham Liberal Democrat Councillor Group last night: Chairman, Councillor David Hare, welcomed Malcolm Armstrong to the Liberal Democrat ranks at Wokingham District Council.
Malcolm Armstrong gained the Council seat from the Tories in last week's by-election in Winnersh caused by the resignation of David Ball, the sitting Tory.
If we were to achieve this swing in the next General Election, Prue Bray would be elected our Member of Parliament for Wokingham.
www.wokinghamlibdems.org.uk /pressReleases.php?filename=pressReleases/PR_041130_1.html   (274 words)

  
 Not updated: Members of Parliament 2001 - 2005
There is also a list in alphabetic order of MPs' names.
Click on the constituency name for the election result.
Click on the MP's name to send an email to that MP (please use this facility responsibly).
www.psr.keele.ac.uk /area/uk/mps01.htm   (150 words)

  
 Local Parliamentary constituency for Wokingham in Berkshire - Town-Guides.org
Local Parliamentary constituency for Wokingham in Berkshire - Town-Guides.org
Wokingham falls under the UK parliamentary constituency of "WOKINGHAM", whose historical results are shown below.
If you require more information about this constituency, please refer to the UK Parliament website.
www.town-guides.org /tgo/berkshire/wokingham/politics-town_mp.asp   (39 words)

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