Reading council election, 2018

03/05/2018 · 15 wards · 18 seats contested

Most seats
12
Labour Party
Seats contested
18
across 15 wards
Turnout
34.7%
average of reporting wards

Summary

Party Seats +/− Votes Share +/−
Labour Party 12 +1 21,579 48.3% +3.4
Conservative and Unionist Party 5 +2 13,358 29.9% +1.6
Green Party 1 +0 4,904 11.0% -1.2
Liberal Democrats 0 -1 4,638 10.4% -1.1
Women's Equality Party 0 +0 94 0.2% —
Independent 0 +0 61 0.1% —
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition 0 +0 30 0.1% -0.1
The Liberal Party 0 +0 26 0.1% -0.1

Changes are against the previous council election on 05/05/2016. Vote share is each party's share of all votes cast across the borough.

Candidates

Party Candidates Of a possible 18
Conservative and Unionist Party 18
Labour Party 18
Liberal Democrats 18
Green Party 15
Independent 1
The Liberal Party 1
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition 1
Women's Equality Party 1

A party standing a full slate could field 18 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 Karen Jean Rowland Elected 1,542 60.1% +1.9
Conservative and Unionist Party Alison Jane Stevens 510 19.9% -1.3
Green Party Brent Smith 266 10.4% -0.4
Liberal Democrats Christopher Simon Burden 249 9.7% -0.2
Majority1,032
Turnout27.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,567

Labour Party hold

Battle

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Sarah Hacker Elected 1,470 65.9% +6.2
Conservative and Unionist Party Michael Hey 420 18.8% -1.6
Green Party Fiona Elizabeth Cox 184 8.2% -2.4
Liberal Democrats John Berkeley Grout 158 7.1% -2.2
Majority1,050
Turnout28.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,232

Labour Party hold

Caversham

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Adele Barnett-Ward Elected 1,531 53.4% +2.6
Conservative and Unionist Party James Andrew Partington 824 28.7% -4.2
Liberal Democrats Jo Ramsay 294 10.3% +3.3
Green Party David Foster 219 7.6% -1.6
Majority707
Turnout39.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,868

Labour Party hold

Church 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Ruth McEwan Elected 1,129 56.8% +6.3
Labour Party Ashley Mark Edward Pearce Elected 1,088 54.7% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Paul Alan Carnell 609 30.6% -2.5
Conservative and Unionist Party Heather Mary Laird 605 30.4% —
Green Party Kathryn Elizabeth McCann 268 13.5% +2.2
Liberal Democrats Francis David Jakeman 161 8.1% +3.0
Liberal Democrats Riccardo Giovanni Mancuso-Marcello 115 5.8% —
Majority479
Turnout31.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)1,988

Labour Party gain · Labour Party hold

Katesgrove 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Sophia James Elected 1,361 70.3% +9.5
Labour Party Gurvinder Kaur Elected 1,164 60.1% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Natalie Greenstreet 332 17.1% +0.5
Green Party Louise Kaye Keane 319 16.5% +3.3
Conservative and Unionist Party Beth Vincent 311 16.1% —
Liberal Democrats Peter Jon Kinsley 194 10.0% +0.6
Liberal Democrats Margaret McNeill 191 9.9% —
Majority832
Turnout29.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)1,936

Labour Party gain · Labour Party hold

Kentwood 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Emma Warman Elected 1,216 45.1% +11.5
Conservative and Unionist Party Raj Singh Elected 1,154 42.8% —
Labour Party Glenn Anthony Dennis 1,148 42.6% -1.1
Labour Party Alison Foster 1,056 39.2% —
Liberal Democrats Mark Clifford Cole 309 11.5% +5.4
Liberal Democrats Gary Coster 266 9.9% —
Green Party Richard Walkem 245 9.1% +2.9
Majority6
Turnout38.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)2,697

Conservative and Unionist Party gain from Labour Party · Conservative and Unionist Party gain

Minster

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Ellie Emberson Elected 1,308 50.3% -0.5
Conservative and Unionist Party Nick Fudge 852 32.7% +7.2
Liberal Democrats James William John Moore 333 12.8% +5.4
Green Party Willem Frans Jozef Londeman 109 4.2% -2.1
Majority456
Turnout35.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,602

Labour Party hold

Norcot

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Debs Absolom Elected 1,403 59.2% -1.2
Conservative and Unionist Party Zach Okeyo 640 27.0% +10.4
Green Party Jill Wigmore-Welsh 140 5.9% +0.1
Liberal Democrats Stewart Christopher Elliott 100 4.2% -0.2
Independent Alan Gulliver 61 2.6% —
The Liberal Party Stephen Anthony Graham 26 1.1% -0.9
Majority763
Turnout31.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,370

Labour Party hold

Park

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Green Party Rob White Elected 1,704 52.5% +2.1
Labour and Co-operative Party David McKenzie 1,231 37.9% +0.9
Conservative and Unionist Party Adam Phelps 238 7.3% -2.2
Liberal Democrats Chris Dodson 75 2.3% -0.7
Majority473
Turnout46.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast3,248

Green Party hold

Peppard

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Simon Howard Robinson Elected 1,461 50.6% -0.4
Labour Party Benjamin Perry-Stone 744 25.8% +4.5
Liberal Democrats Peter Boardley 401 13.9% -5.3
Green Party Doug Cresswell 188 6.5% -2.1
Women's Equality Party Wendy Lorna Thomson 94 3.3% —
Majority717
Turnout38.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,888

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Redlands

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party David Lawrence Absolom Elected 968 44.8% -9.2
Green Party Kizzi Johannessen 630 29.2% +10.3
Conservative and Unionist Party Charlie Evans 350 16.2% -0.7
Liberal Democrats Graham Alexander 211 9.8% -0.4
Majority338
Turnout36.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,159

Labour Party hold

Southcote

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party John Joseph Ennis Elected 1,305 57.9% -6.0
Conservative and Unionist Party Robert Vickers 690 30.6% +5.8
Liberal Democrats Marie French 130 5.8% -0.4
Green Party Amanda Mary Walsh 129 5.7% +0.6
Majority615
Turnout34.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,254

Labour Party hold

Thames

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party David Stevens Elected 1,527 44.6% -3.6
Labour Party Brian William Anthony Desmond Murphy 1,175 34.3% +11.1
Liberal Democrats Guy Penman 420 12.3% -4.0
Green Party Sarah McNamara 301 8.8% -3.5
Majority352
Turnout47.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast3,423

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Tilehurst

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Helen Manghnani Elected 1,092 41.4% +15.4
Liberal Democrats Ricky Duveen 905 34.3% -8.0
Labour Party Matt Harrison 544 20.6% +1.7
Green Party Jamie Whitham 96 3.6% +1.4
Majority187
Turnout37.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,637

Conservative and Unionist Party gain from Liberal Democrats

Whitley

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Rachel Claire Eden Elected 1,412 64.2% +6.0
Conservative and Unionist Party Helen Elizabeth Hopper 527 23.9% -1.0
Liberal Democrats John Illenden 126 5.7% -0.4
Green Party Lucy Mortlock 106 4.8% -3.0
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition Neil Adams 30 1.4% -1.6
Majority885
Turnout25.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,201

Labour Party hold

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