Reading council election, 2019

02/05/2019 · 15 wards · 16 seats contested

Most seats
9
Labour Party
Seats contested
16
across 15 wards
Turnout
33.7%
average of reporting wards

Summary

Party Seats +/− Votes Share +/−
Labour Party 9 -3 15,496 39.4% -8.9
Conservative and Unionist Party 4 -1 10,148 25.8% -4.1
Green Party 2 +1 7,537 19.2% +8.2
Liberal Democrats 1 +1 5,775 14.7% +4.3
UK Independence Party (UKIP) 0 +0 175 0.4% —
Independent 0 +0 138 0.4% +0.2
The Liberal Party 0 +0 45 0.1% +0.1

Changes are against the previous council election on 03/05/2018. Vote share is each party's share of all votes cast across the borough.

Candidates

Party Candidates Of a possible 16
Conservative and Unionist Party 16
Green Party 16
Labour Party 16
Liberal Democrats 16
Independent 1
The Liberal Party 1
UK Independence Party (UKIP) 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 Mohammed Ayub Elected 1,179 49.4% -10.7
Green Party Howard John Darby 461 19.3% +8.9
Conservative and Unionist Party Alison Jane Stevens 426 17.8% -2.0
Liberal Democrats Christopher Simon Burden 323 13.5% +3.8
Majority718
Turnout26.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,389

Labour Party hold

Battle

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Chris Maskell Elected 1,100 55.0% -10.8
Green Party Fiona Elizabeth Cox 343 17.2% +8.9
Conservative and Unionist Party Michael Hey 329 16.5% -2.4
Liberal Democrats John Berkeley Grout 227 11.4% +4.3
Majority757
Turnout26.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,999

Labour Party hold

Caversham

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour and Co-operative Party Ayo Sokale Elected 1,168 44.1% -9.3
Conservative and Unionist Party Ella Barrett 625 23.6% -5.1
Green Party David Foster 448 16.9% +9.3
Liberal Democrats Hilary Smart 408 15.4% +5.2
Majority543
Turnout37.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,649

Labour and Co-operative Party hold

Church

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Paul Richard Woodward Elected 832 47.8% -9.0
Conservative and Unionist Party Shekhar Natarajan 418 24.0% -6.6
Green Party Kathryn Elizabeth McCann 265 15.2% +1.7
Liberal Democrats Francis David Jakeman 225 12.9% +4.8
Majority414
Turnout27.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,740

Labour Party hold

Katesgrove

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Liam Clifford Jefferson Challenger Elected 1,084 57.2% -13.1
Green Party Louise Kaye Keane 326 17.2% +0.7
Conservative and Unionist Party Natalie Greenstreet 282 14.9% -2.3
Liberal Democrats Peter Jon Kinsley 204 10.8% +0.7
Majority758
Turnout28.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,896

Labour Party hold

Kentwood

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Raj Singh Elected 1,138 42.1% -3.0
Labour and Co-operative Party Glenn Anthony Dennis 1,038 38.4% -4.1
Liberal Democrats Gary Coster 265 9.8% -1.6
Green Party Richard Walkem 261 9.7% +0.6
Majority100
Turnout38.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,702

Conservative and Unionist Party gain from Labour Party

Minster

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Paul Stephen Gittings Elected 1,085 45.4% -4.9
Conservative and Unionist Party Nick Fudge 764 32.0% -0.8
Liberal Democrats James William John Moore 296 12.4% -0.4
Green Party Willem Frans Jozef Londeman 244 10.2% +6.0
Majority321
Turnout34.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,389

Labour Party hold

Norcot

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Graeme William Hoskin Elected 1,156 52.4% -6.8
Conservative and Unionist Party Zach Okeyo 472 21.4% -5.6
Green Party Jill Wigmore-Welsh 231 10.5% +4.6
Liberal Democrats Stewart Christopher Elliott 163 7.4% +3.2
Independent Alan Gulliver 138 6.3% +3.7
The Liberal Party Stephen Anthony Graham 45 2.0% +0.9
Majority684
Turnout28.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,205

Labour Party hold

Park

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Green Party Josh Williams Elected 1,815 56.4% +4.0
Labour Party Amjad Iqbal Tahir Tarar 1,235 38.4% +0.5
Liberal Democrats Chris Dodson 84 2.6% +0.3
Conservative and Unionist Party Adam Phelps 82 2.5% -4.8
Majority580
Turnout48.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast3,216

Green Party hold

Peppard

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Clare Grashoff Elected 1,330 49.0% -1.6
Labour Party Ollie White 599 22.1% -3.7
Green Party Doug Cresswell 408 15.0% +8.5
Liberal Democrats Simon Smart 376 13.9% -0.0
Majority731
Turnout37.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,713

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Redlands

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Green Party Jamie Whitham Elected 1,002 46.7% +17.5
Labour and Co-operative Party Mo McSevney 782 36.5% -8.4
Conservative and Unionist Party Beth Vincent 230 10.7% -5.5
Liberal Democrats Graham Alexander 131 6.1% -3.7
Majority220
Turnout40.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,145

Green Party gain from Labour Party

Southcote

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Jason Nicholas Brock Elected 1,074 53.0% -4.9
Conservative and Unionist Party Dipika Upadhyay 531 26.2% -4.4
Green Party Amanda Mary Walsh 234 11.5% +5.8
Liberal Democrats Marie French 189 9.3% +3.6
Majority543
Turnout31.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,028

Labour Party hold

Thames 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Jeanette Mavis Skeats Elected 1,244 37.7% -6.9
Conservative and Unionist Party Paul Alan Carnell Elected 1,153 34.9% —
Labour Party Boubacar Sidiki Dembele 822 24.9% -9.4
Labour Party Benjamin Perry-Stone 796 24.1% —
Liberal Democrats Jo Ramsay 746 22.6% +10.3
Liberal Democrats Guy Penman 700 21.2% —
Green Party Sarah McNamara 684 20.7% +11.9
Green Party Sally Newman 458 13.9% —
Majority331
Turnout46.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)3,302

Conservative and Unionist Party gain · Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Tilehurst

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Ricky Duveen Elected 1,264 47.3% +13.0
Conservative and Unionist Party Sandra Vickers 745 27.9% -13.5
Labour Party Alison Foster 367 13.7% -6.9
UK Independence Party (UKIP) William Stewart Graham Macphee 175 6.5% —
Green Party Deborah Joan Wilson 122 4.6% +0.9
Majority519
Turnout37.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,673

Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative and Unionist Party

Whitley

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Micky Leng Elected 1,179 59.9% -4.2
Conservative and Unionist Party Robert Vickers 379 19.3% -4.7
Green Party Lucy Mortlock 235 11.9% +7.1
Liberal Democrats John Illenden 174 8.8% +3.1
Majority800
Turnout22.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,967

Labour Party hold

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