page_title: History of Parliamentary constituencies and boundaries in Berkshire
section_title:  Boundary Reviews
hierarchical_section_title: History of Parliamentary constituencies and boundaries in Berkshire /  Boundary Reviews
context_page_description: The ceremonial county of Berkshire currently comprises the unitary authorities of Bracknell Forest, Reading, Slough, West Berkshire, Windsor and Maidenhead and Wokingham. From 1997, it has returned 8 MPs to the UK Parliament.
  As a result of the local government reorganisation introduced by the Local Government Act 1972, which came into effect on 1 April 1974, the boundaries of the historic/administrative county were substantially altered. Northern parts of the county were transferred to Oxfordshire while southern-most parts of Buckinghamshire, including the Borough of Slough, were added. This was reflected in the following redistribution of parliamentary seats which came into effect for the 1983 general election.
caption: Berkshire 1950-1955