Reading council election, 2024

02/05/2024 · 16 wards · 16 seats contested

Most seats
12
Labour Party
Seats contested
16
across 16 wards
Turnout
32.1%
average of reporting wards

Summary

Party Seats +/− Votes Share +/−
Labour Party 12 +1 17,792 46.6% -0.6
Green Party 3 +0 8,042 21.1% +0.1
Liberal Democrats 1 +0 3,968 10.4% +0.7
Conservative and Unionist Party 0 -2 7,783 20.4% -0.9
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition 0 +0 294 0.8% +0.4
Reform UK 0 +0 182 0.5% —
Independent 0 +0 45 0.1% -0.1
The Liberal Party 0 +0 39 0.1% -0.0

Changes are against the previous council election on 04/05/2023. 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
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition 6
Independent 2
Reform UK 1
The Liberal Party 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 David Stevens Elected 820 44.5% -20.8
Conservative and Unionist Party Santhosh Kumar Batchu 594 32.3% +7.7
Green Party Jamie Whitham 250 13.6% -7.5
Liberal Democrats Henry David Wright 177 9.6% -3.4
Majority226
Turnout28.0%
Registered electors6,689
Ballots cast1,841

Labour Party hold

Battle

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Wendy Pamela Griffith Elected 1,290 63.8% -1.5
Green Party Tahira Kulsoom 386 19.1% +6.9
Conservative and Unionist Party Abdoulaye Sow 210 10.4% -4.0
Liberal Democrats John Berkeley Grout 138 6.8% -1.3
Majority904
Turnout27.0%
Registered electors7,648
Ballots cast2,023

Labour Party hold

Caversham

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Matt Yeo Elected 1,603 55.2% +1.6
Conservative and Unionist Party Grace Holly Taylor 494 17.0% -2.5
Green Party Anthea Helen West 441 15.2% -1.0
Liberal Democrats Christopher Simon Burden 305 10.5% -0.2
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition Chloe-Ann Stoakes 59 2.0% —
Majority1,109
Turnout38.0%
Registered electors7,595
Ballots cast2,902

Labour Party hold

Caversham Heights

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Jenny McGrother Elected 1,405 41.2% +0.2
Conservative and Unionist Party Paul Alan Carnell 1,183 34.7% -2.6
Green Party Danny McNamara 597 17.5% +3.4
Liberal Democrats Vania Costa-Krol 225 6.6% -1.0
Majority222
Turnout46.0%
Registered electors7,507
Ballots cast3,409

Labour Party hold

Church

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour and Co-operative Party Andrew Hornsby-Smith Elected 1,421 67.7% +6.3
Conservative and Unionist Party Adam Phelps 453 21.6% -0.1
Green Party Brent Smith 263 12.5% +2.9
Liberal Democrats Mark Clifford Cole 143 6.8% -0.5
Majority968
Turnout25.0%
Registered electors8,361
Ballots cast2,100

Labour and Co-operative Party hold

Coley

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour and Co-operative Party Liz Terry Elected 1,232 54.8% -3.1
Conservative and Unionist Party Casey George Christopher Byrne 444 19.7% -0.9
Green Party Isobel Claire Hoskins 287 12.8% +0.8
Liberal Democrats Jon Hill 190 8.4% -1.1
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition Sadiqua Khan 96 4.3% —
Majority788
Turnout32.0%
Registered electors7,157
Ballots cast2,249

Labour and Co-operative Party hold

Emmer Green

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Daya Pal Singh Elected 1,148 40.8% +4.0
Conservative and Unionist Party Simon Howard Robinson 1,035 36.7% -3.3
Green Party Wendy Jane Rooke 376 13.3% +1.1
Liberal Democrats Pieter De Boiserie 258 9.2% -1.7
Majority113
Turnout37.0%
Registered electors7,634
Ballots cast2,817

Labour Party gain from Conservative and Unionist Party

Katesgrove

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Green Party Kate Nikulina Elected 1,045 44.8% -1.8
Labour Party Navjit Kaur Gill 861 36.9% -0.1
Conservative and Unionist Party John David Angus 240 10.3% +0.8
Liberal Democrats Margaret McNeill 115 4.9% +1.4
Independent Jean Louis Pascual 27 1.2% +0.4
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition Sam Church 25 1.1% -1.5
Independent Michael Jeffrey Turberville 18 0.8% —
Majority184
Turnout30.0%
Registered electors7,825
Ballots cast2,331

Green Party hold

Kentwood

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Mark Keeping Elected 1,136 48.1% +8.7
Conservative and Unionist Party Nick Fudge 852 36.1% -9.4
Green Party Caroline Hearst 240 10.2% +2.0
Liberal Democrats Riccardo Giovanni Mancuso-Marcello 134 5.7% -1.6
Majority284
Turnout35.0%
Registered electors6,720
Ballots cast2,362

Labour Party gain from Conservative and Unionist Party

Norcot

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Mamuna Naz Elected 1,100 50.4% -7.8
Conservative and Unionist Party Lizzy Sheppard 306 14.0% +0.9
Liberal Democrats Marie French 303 13.9% -3.7
Green Party Richard Walkem 215 9.9% +3.5
Reform UK Alan Gulliver 182 8.3% —
The Liberal Party Stephen Anthony Graham 39 1.8% —
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition Jen Bottom 36 1.7% -0.1
Majority794
Turnout29.0%
Registered electors7,636
Ballots cast2,181

Labour Party hold

Park

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Green Party Sarah Magon Elected 1,569 57.9% +3.8
Labour Party Ollie Williamson 915 33.7% -4.5
Conservative and Unionist Party James Mwaniki Mugo 157 5.8% +0.0
Liberal Democrats Chris Dodson 71 2.6% -0.4
Majority654
Turnout38.0%
Registered electors7,093
Ballots cast2,712

Green Party hold

Redlands

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Green Party Dave McElroy Elected 1,478 54.3% +14.1
Labour and Co-operative Party Sunila Lobo 921 33.8% -12.6
Conservative and Unionist Party Richard Williams 182 6.7% -0.8
Liberal Democrats Francis David Jakeman 101 3.7% -0.7
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition Melanie Dent 42 1.5% +0.1
Majority557
Turnout33.0%
Registered electors8,363
Ballots cast2,723

Green Party gain from Labour and Co-operative Party

Southcote

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Graeme William Hoskin Elected 1,354 60.1% -0.6
Conservative and Unionist Party Allison Carnell 439 19.5% -3.4
Green Party Josie Downey 247 11.0% +1.7
Liberal Democrats Benjamin Francis Sims 212 9.4% +3.7
Majority915
Turnout29.0%
Registered electors7,765
Ballots cast2,252

Labour Party hold

Thames

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Richard Davies Elected 1,015 52.8% +1.3
Conservative and Unionist Party Shivraj Hawaldar 357 18.6% -1.8
Green Party Mike Harling 315 16.4% +1.1
Liberal Democrats Jo Ramsay 235 12.2% -0.6
Majority658
Turnout32.0%
Registered electors6,054
Ballots cast1,922

Labour Party hold

Tilehurst

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats James William John Moore Elected 1,186 52.6% +1.7
Labour and Co-operative Party Elliott Oliver Gardiner 480 21.3% +0.1
Conservative and Unionist Party Ben Blackmore 436 19.3% -1.7
Green Party Gabriel Berry-Khan 154 6.8% -0.2
Majority706
Turnout31.0%
Registered electors7,269
Ballots cast2,256

Liberal Democrats hold

Whitley

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Micky Leng Elected 1,091 58.0% -3.3
Conservative and Unionist Party Vani Goel 401 21.3% +0.2
Green Party Kathleen Anne Smith 179 9.5% +1.7
Liberal Democrats Thomas David Douglas Weir 175 9.3% -0.4
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition Saffi Hussam 36 1.9% —
Majority690
Turnout24.0%
Registered electors7,980
Ballots cast1,882

Labour Party hold

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