History
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. In the Redistribution of Seats Act of 1885 Berkshire (excluding Reading) was divided into three parts, Northern (Abingdon), Southern (Newbury), and Eastern (Wokingham), returning one member each. Furthermore, there was a borough constituency for Reading which also returned one MP.
For European Parliament elections, from 1979 to 1984 Newbury was part of the Upper Thames constituency, from 1984 to 1994 it was part of the Wiltshire constituency, and from 1994 to 1999 it was part of the Hampshire North and Oxford constituency. Since 1999 Newbury has formed part of the South East England constituency elected by a form of proportional representation.
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