Direct answer
Matt Rodda was elected.
Matt Rodda received 21,598 votes (47.69%). Raj Singh received 8,961 votes (19.79%).
- Winning party
- Labour
- Runner-up party
- Conservative
- Winning majority
- 12,637
- Turnout
- 61.54%
- Valid votes
- 45,291
- Electorate
- 73,600
Historical verified result · E14001438
Reading Central general election result, 2024.
Matt Rodda (Labour) won Reading Central in the 2024 UK general election by 12,637 votes over Raj Singh (Conservative).
Complete candidate result
All 7 candidates.
| Place | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Matt Rodda ↗Elected | Labour | 21,598 | 47.69% |
| 2 | Raj Singh | Conservative | 8,961 | 19.79% |
| 3 | Dave McElroy | Green Party | 6,417 | 14.17% |
| 4 | Henry Wright | Liberal Democrat | 3,963 | 8.75% |
| 5 | Andrew Williams | Reform UK | 3,904 | 8.62% |
| 6 | Michael Turberville | Independent | 227 | 0.50% |
| 7 | Adam Gillman | Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition | 221 | 0.49% |
Permanent constituency record
Reading Central, England
- Electionpedia ID
- eop-result-uk-2024-commons-e14001438
- Official constituency code
- E14001438
- Region
- South East
- Nation
- England
- Polling date
- 4 July 2024
- Result summary
- Lab hold
- Invalid ballots
- 216
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