Reading council election, 2016

05/05/2016 · 16 wards · 16 seats contested

Most seats
11
Labour Party
Seats contested
16
across 16 wards
Turnout
—
average of reporting wards

Summary

Party Seats +/− Votes Share +/−
Labour Party 11 — 15,888 44.9% —
Conservative and Unionist Party 3 — 10,017 28.3% —
Green Party 1 — 4,318 12.2% —
Liberal Democrats 1 — 4,077 11.5% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) 0 — 970 2.7% —
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition 0 — 55 0.2% —
The Liberal Party 0 — 44 0.1% —

Candidates

Party Candidates Of a possible 16
Conservative and Unionist Party 16
Green Party 16
Labour Party 16
Liberal Democrats 16
UK Independence Party (UKIP) 4
The Liberal Party 1
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition 1

A party standing a full slate could field 16 candidates, one per seat.

Results by ward

Share is each candidate's share of ballots cast in the ward. Change compares each party's lead candidate with the ward's previous contest. Bold rows are elected candidates.

Abbey

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Tony Page Elected 1,281 58.2% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Trevor Slack 466 21.2% —
Green Party Joe Sylvester 236 10.7% —
Liberal Democrats Kirsten Bayes 218 9.9% —
Majority815
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,201

Battle

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Gul Khan Elected 1,174 59.7% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Michael Hey 401 20.4% —
Green Party Alan Lockey 209 10.6% —
Liberal Democrats John Berkeley Grout 183 9.3% —
Majority773
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,967

Caversham

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Richard Davies Elected 1,481 50.8% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Ed Hogan 961 33.0% —
Green Party David Foster 270 9.3% —
Liberal Democrats Christopher Simon Burden 203 7.0% —
Majority520
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,915

Church

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Eileen McElligott Elected 985 50.5% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Paul Alan Carnell 646 33.1% —
Green Party Kathryn Elizabeth McCann 220 11.3% —
Liberal Democrats Ben Thomas 100 5.1% —
Majority339
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,951

Katesgrove

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour and Co-operative Party Rose Williams Elected 1,106 60.8% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Syed Abbas 302 16.6% —
Green Party Louise Kaye Keane 239 13.1% —
Liberal Democrats Margaret McNeill 172 9.5% —
Majority804
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,819

Kentwood

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Daya Pal Singh Elected 1,054 43.7% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Emma Warman 810 33.6% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Howard Thomas 254 10.5% —
Green Party Ruth Shaffrey 150 6.2% —
Liberal Democrats Glenn Goodall 145 6.0% —
Majority244
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,413

Mapledurham

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Isobel Ballsdon Elected 590 53.6% —
Liberal Democrats Jenny Woods 262 23.8% —
Labour Party Simon Rogers 161 14.6% —
Green Party Brent Smith 87 7.9% —
Majority328
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,100

Minster

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour and Co-operative Party Liz Terry Elected 1,139 50.8% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Alanzo Seville 572 25.5% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Linda Ann Giles 224 10.0% —
Liberal Democrats James William John Moore 166 7.4% —
Green Party Keith Johnson 141 6.3% —
Majority567
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,242

Norcot

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Jo Lovelock Elected 1,305 60.4% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Robert Masterson 358 16.6% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Philip Martin Giles 232 10.7% —
Green Party Jill Wigmore-Welsh 126 5.8% —
Liberal Democrats Jon Walls 95 4.4% —
The Liberal Party Stephen Anthony Graham 44 2.0% —
Majority947
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,160

Park

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Green Party Brenda McGonigle Elected 1,375 50.4% —
Labour Party Dave Dymond 1,011 37.0% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Roland Hazell 260 9.5% —
Liberal Democrats Rebecca Rye 83 3.0% —
Majority364
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,729

Peppard

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Jane Stanford-Beale Elected 1,299 51.0% —
Labour Party Leighton Yeo 542 21.3% —
Liberal Democrats Peter Boardley 489 19.2% —
Green Party Sally Newman 219 8.6% —
Majority757
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,549

Redlands

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour and Co-operative Party Tony Jones Elected 1,096 54.0% —
Green Party Kizzi Johannessen 383 18.9% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Natalie Greenstreet 343 16.9% —
Liberal Democrats Francis David Jakeman 206 10.2% —
Majority713
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,028

Southcote

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Debs Edwards Elected 1,325 63.9% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Russell Martin 515 24.8% —
Liberal Democrats Mark Clifford Cole 129 6.2% —
Green Party Doug Cresswell 106 5.1% —
Majority810
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,075

Thames

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Ed Hopper Elected 1,383 48.2% —
Labour Party Karen Jean Rowland 665 23.2% —
Liberal Democrats Guy Penman 467 16.3% —
Green Party Sarah McNamara 353 12.3% —
Majority718
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,868

Tilehurst

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Meri O'Connell Elected 1,044 42.3% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Robert Vickers 641 26.0% —
Labour Party Matt Harrison 468 19.0% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Stephen George James 260 10.5% —
Green Party Miriam Kennet 56 2.3% —
Majority403
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,469

Whitley

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Emmett McKenna Elected 1,095 58.2% —
Conservative and Unionist Party James Kiriamiti 470 25.0% —
Green Party Richard Black 148 7.9% —
Liberal Democrats Roy Haines 115 6.1% —
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition Neil Adams 55 2.9% —
Majority625
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,883

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