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Reading West & Mid Berkshire

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Created in the 2023 boundary review, from parts of Reading East and Reading West.

Dispatch
Apr 2026

Won by Lab in its first election in 2024 by 2.9%. Covers Reading, Burghfield Common and Mortimer. Population 102,930. Recorded crime is 36% below the national average.

Olivia Bailey's most notable recent actions have been on assisted dying. In June 2025 she voted against the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill at Third Reading -- breaking with the Labour majority -- and also opposed two amendments designed to close a loophole around voluntary starvation as a route to qualification. She simultaneously backed amendments that would have tightened advertising restrictions further than the bill's sponsor proposed, placing her firmly in the sceptical-but-engaged camp rather than simply voting the bill down without engagement. Away from that controversy, she has attracted positive local coverage for successfully lobbying the Planning Minister to include Berkshire's chalk streams -- the Rivers Kennet and Pang -- in national planning guidance, and her ministerial role has featured prominently in local reporting on childcare, cost of living, and inclusive family policy.

At 72% voting participation, Bailey is below the Commons average, though holding a ministerial position often reduces floor-vote attendance. She votes with Labour 97.4% of the time overall, making assisted dying a genuine outlier rather than a pattern of dissent. Her voting record shows strong alignment with workers' rights and progressive taxation, while her stance scores on pro-business and civil liberties measures sit well below the party average. Her 192 contributions across 75 debates reflect an active speaking record, concentrated on education, the economy, local government, and health -- topics that map closely onto her ministerial brief.

352
Commons votes
This parliament
£32k
Median income
HMRC · 2024
68.8k
Electorate
2024 GE

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§ 06This week in Westminster.Live · today’s sittingOrder Paper · refreshed daily

Bailey’s scheduled Commons activity this week — whipped divisions, oral questions, debates — drawn from the House of Commons Order Paper.

§ 07The record, at a glance.367 divisions voted

Two readings of the same data. Issue volume shows where Bailey has cast the most ballots — a proxy for engagement, not direction. Notable votes are the moments where the whip was free or where they broke ranks.

Issue volume
Top issues by total divisions voted · cumulative this Parliament
Economy
71
Taxation
65
Employment
49
Education
34
Welfare and Benefits
26
Crime & Policing
22
Notable votes
Free votes and rebellions — moments the MP’s own judgment matters more than the whip
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 7720 Jun 2025 · free vote
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading20 Jun 2025 · free vote
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 9420 Jun 2025 · free vote
No
§ 08The local picture.17 wards

Constituencies are not uniform. Below — the local council make-up, key facts worth knowing, and the neighbouring seats on either side.

WardCouncillorVotesParty
AldermastonDominic Kevin Boeck562Conserva
BasildonLaura Coyle727Liberal
BattleWendy Pamela Griffith1,290Labour P
BradfieldRoss Mackinnon601Conserva
BuckleburyChris Read828Liberal
Burghfield MortimerGeoffrey Brian Mayes1,330Liberal
Burghfield MortimerNick Carter1,499Liberal
Burghfield MortimerVicky Poole1,438Liberal
DownlandsClive Hooker644Conserva
KentwoodMark Keeping1,136Labour P
NorcotMamuna Naz1,100Labour P
PangbourneMatthew James Shakespeare678Liberal
Population (2021 Census)
102,930
Electorate 68,781 · 2024 register
Median income
£32,000
HMRC SPI 2024
Households renting privately
16.7%
England average 20.0%
Schools
58
41 primary · 5 secondary
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