On 4th July 2024, the electors of West Berkshire went to the polls to vote for a new MP.

Here is a Podcast recording of a Newbury candidate hustings debate held at Saint Bartholomew’s school.

Please click on the white arrow before to hear how Kennet Radio broke the news of the two local seat declarations on the morning of Friday July 5th in our local news:

Here are the list of candidates for our two local parliamentary seats. Please click on each name to go to read an profile interview with each politician:

The candidates listed to fight the Newbury seat are, in alphabetical order:

Liz Bell – for the Labour party

Lee Dillon – for the Liberal Democrats

Laura Farris –for the Conservative party.  

Earl Jesse – for the Freedom Alliance.  

Gary Johnson – for the UK Independence Party.

Steve Masters – for the Green party.  

Douglas Terry for Reform UK.

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The general election in the new constituency seat of Reading West and Mid Berkshire will be fought between seven candidates.

They are in alphabetical order:

Adrian Abbs, Independent

Olivia Bailey for the Labour party

Helen Belcher for the Liberal Democrats

Kathrin Bosley for Reform UK

Carolyne Culver for the Green party.  

Ross MacKinnon for the Conservative party

Adie Peppiatt, Independent (interview response invited)

West Berkshire Council published some important information about voting.