Reading council election, 2021

06/05/2021 · 16 wards · 17 seats contested

Most seats
10
Labour Party
Seats contested
17
across 16 wards
Turnout
35.0%
average of reporting wards

Summary

Party Seats +/− Votes Share +/−
Labour Party 10 +1 18,247 40.5% +1.1
Conservative and Unionist Party 4 +0 14,281 31.7% +5.9
Green Party 2 +0 7,395 16.4% -2.8
Liberal Democrats 1 +0 4,644 10.3% -4.4
Independent 0 +0 347 0.8% +0.4
Reform UK 0 +0 81 0.2% —
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition 0 +0 50 0.1% —
The Liberal Party 0 +0 23 0.1% -0.1
Social Democratic Party 0 +0 17 0.0% —

Changes are against the previous council election on 02/05/2019. Vote share is each party's share of all votes cast across the borough.

Candidates

Party Candidates Of a possible 17
Conservative and Unionist Party 17
Green Party 17
Labour Party 17
Liberal Democrats 17
Independent 4
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition 2
Reform UK 1
Social Democratic Party 1
The Liberal Party 1

A party standing a full slate could field 17 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 1,444 51.5% +2.2
Conservative and Unionist Party David James Cozens 689 24.6% +6.7
Green Party Howard John Darby 432 15.4% -3.9
Liberal Democrats Anne Thompson 238 8.5% -5.0
Majority755
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,803

Labour Party hold

Battle

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Gul Khan Elected 1,168 52.7% -2.3
Conservative and Unionist Party Michael Hey 472 21.3% +4.8
Green Party Sarah Leigh Watchman 308 13.9% -3.3
Liberal Democrats John Berkeley Grout 170 7.7% -3.7
Independent Yemi Awolola 99 4.5% —
Majority696
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,217

Labour Party hold

Caversham

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Richard Davies Elected 1,480 47.6% +3.5
Conservative and Unionist Party Ian Binge 906 29.1% +5.5
Green Party Sally Newman 407 13.1% -3.8
Liberal Democrats Christopher Ward 174 5.6% -9.8
Independent Sara Ann Fulbrook 128 4.1% —
Social Democratic Party Damian John Alexander Skelton 17 0.5% —
Majority574
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast3,112

Labour Party hold

Church

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Ashley Mark Edward Pearce Elected 995 46.5% -1.3
Conservative and Unionist Party Adam Phelps 820 38.3% +14.3
Green Party Kathryn Elizabeth McCann 220 10.3% -5.0
Liberal Democrats Mark Clifford Cole 106 5.0% -8.0
Majority175
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,141

Labour Party hold

Katesgrove

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour and Co-operative Party Rose Williams Elected 938 41.2% -16.0
Green Party Louise Kaye Keane 868 38.1% +20.9
Conservative and Unionist Party Abdoulaye Sow 344 15.1% +0.2
Liberal Democrats Margaret McNeill 93 4.1% -6.7
Independent Jean Louis Pascual 36 1.6% —
Majority70
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,279

Labour and Co-operative Party hold

Kentwood

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Daya Pal Singh Elected 1,173 43.3% +6.2
Conservative and Unionist Party Nick Fudge 1,135 41.9% -3.3
Green Party Anthea Helen West 204 7.5% +1.3
Liberal Democrats Gary Coster 198 7.3% -4.2
Majority38
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,710

Labour Party gain from Conservative and Unionist Party

Mapledurham

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Isobel Ballsdon Elected 724 51.5% -2.1
Liberal Democrats Christopher Simon Burden 330 23.5% -0.3
Labour Party Boubacar Sidiki Dembele 208 14.8% +0.2
Green Party Brent Smith 143 10.2% +2.3
Majority394
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,405

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Minster

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour and Co-operative Party Liz Terry Elected 1,256 44.8% -0.6
Conservative and Unionist Party Alanzo Seville 904 32.2% +0.3
Green Party Isobel Claire Hoskins 352 12.6% +2.3
Liberal Democrats Benjamin Francis Sims 292 10.4% -2.0
Majority352
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,804

Labour and Co-operative Party hold

Norcot

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Jo Lovelock Elected 1,301 55.8% +3.3
Conservative and Unionist Party Zach Okeyo 683 29.3% +7.9
Green Party Richard Walkem 191 8.2% -2.3
Liberal Democrats James William John Moore 114 4.9% -2.5
The Liberal Party Stephen Anthony Graham 23 1.0% -1.1
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition Neil Adams 21 0.9% —
Majority618
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,333

Labour Party hold

Park

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Green Party Brenda McGonigle Elected 1,631 50.6% -5.9
Labour and Co-operative Party Amjad Iqbal Tahir Tarar 1,253 38.8% +0.4
Conservative and Unionist Party Abi Jones 263 8.2% +5.6
Liberal Democrats Chris Dodson 79 2.4% -0.2
Majority378
Turnout45.0%
Registered electors7,284
Ballots cast3,226

Green Party hold

Peppard 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Jane Stanford-Beale Elected 1,498 47.4% -1.6
Conservative and Unionist Party Clarence Mitchell Elected 1,457 46.1% —
Labour Party James Patrick Denny 1,005 31.8% +9.7
Labour Party Benjamin Perry-Stone 765 24.2% —
Green Party Doug Cresswell 528 16.7% +1.7
Liberal Democrats Hilary Smart 378 12.0% -1.9
Liberal Democrats Pieter De Boiserie 359 11.4% —
Green Party Sarah Frances McNamara 248 7.8% —
Reform UK Vincent Joseph Ruane 81 2.6% —
Majority452
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)3,160

Conservative and Unionist Party gain · Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Redlands

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Green Party Dave McElroy Elected 1,009 41.8% -4.9
Labour and Co-operative Party Andrew Hornsby-Smith 999 41.4% +5.0
Conservative and Unionist Party Shekhar Natarajan 319 13.2% +2.5
Liberal Democrats Francis David Jakeman 84 3.5% -2.6
Majority10
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,411

Green Party hold

Southcote

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Debs Edwards Elected 1,303 55.0% +2.1
Conservative and Unionist Party Gabriella Victoria Kirkby 814 34.4% +8.2
Green Party Asad Feroz 166 7.0% -4.5
Liberal Democrats Riccardo Giovanni Mancuso-Marcello 85 3.6% -5.7
Majority489
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,368

Labour Party hold

Thames

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Paul Alan Carnell Elected 1,561 40.9% +3.2
Labour Party Caroline Sarah Joanne McArthur 1,221 32.0% +7.1
Liberal Democrats Jo Ramsay 619 16.2% -6.4
Green Party Danny McNamara 419 11.0% -9.7
Majority340
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast3,820

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Tilehurst

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Meri O'Connell Elected 1,218 44.8% -2.4
Conservative and Unionist Party Jay Varley 944 34.8% +6.9
Labour Party Indy Singh 412 15.2% +1.4
Green Party Gabriel Berry-Khan 113 4.2% -0.4
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition Jen Bottom 29 1.1% —
Majority274
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,716

Liberal Democrats hold

Whitley

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour and Co-operative Party Alice Mpofu-Coles Elected 1,326 54.8% -5.2
Conservative and Unionist Party Elizabeth Grace Sheppard 748 30.9% +11.6
Green Party Kathy Smith 156 6.4% -5.5
Liberal Democrats Ian Westby 107 4.4% -4.4
Independent Bala Mohaman Sani 84 3.5% —
Majority578
Turnout25.0%
Registered electors9,677
Ballots cast2,421

Labour and Co-operative Party hold

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