The 2019 Reading Borough Council election took place on 2 May 2019 to elect members in 15 wards of Reading Borough Council. There was also a casual vacancy in Thames ward. The Labour Party held control of the council.
The Liberal Democrats and the Green Party succeeded in making significant increases in their vote across the borough, the Liberal Democrats gaining Tilehurst from the Conservatives and the Green Party gaining Redlands Ward from The Labour Party. The only gain for either of the two major parties was in Caversham where Labour gained a seat from the Conservatives. The election was held on the same day as other local elections.
Election result edit
2019 Reading Borough Council election | ||||||||||
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Party | This election | Full council | This election | |||||||
Seats | Net | Seats % | Other | Total | Total % | Votes | Votes % | +/− | ||
Labour | 9 | 56.2 | 21 | 30 | 65.2 | 15,496 | 39.4 | –8.9 | ||
Conservative | 4 | 2 | 25.0 | 6 | 10 | 21.7 | 10,148 | 25.8 | –4.1 | |
Green | 2 | 1 | 12.5 | 2 | 4 | 8.7 | 7,537 | 19.1 | +8.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | 1 | 1 | 6.3 | 1 | 2 | 4.3 | 5,785 | 14.7 | +4.3 | |
UKIP | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 175 | 0.4 | ±0.0 | ||
Independent | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 138 | 0.4 | +0.2 | ||
Liberal | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 45 | 0.1 | New |
Composition edit
After the election the composition of the council was:
30 | 10 | 4 | 2 |
Lab | Con | G | LD |
Ward results edit
Abbey edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Mohammed Ayub | 1,179 | 48.7 | -11.4 | |
Green | Howard John Darby | 461 | 19.0 | +8.6 | |
Conservative | Alison Stevens | 426 | 17.6 | +2.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | Chris Burden | 323 | 13.3 | +3.6 | |
Majority | 718 | 29.6 | -10.6 | ||
Turnout | 2,420 | 26.04 | -1.09 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | -10.0 |
Battle edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Chris Maskell | 1,100 | 55.0 | -10.9 | |
Green | Fiona Cox | 343 | 17.1 | +8.0 | |
Conservative | Michael Hey | 329 | 16.4 | -2.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | John Grout | 227 | 11.3 | +5.2 | |
Majority | 757 | 37.8 | -9.8 | ||
Turnout | 1,999 | 26.4 | -2.0 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | -9.45 |
Caversham edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour Co-op | Ayo Sokale | 1,168 | 44.1 | -9.3 | |
Conservative | Ella Barrett | 625 | 23.6 | -5.1 | |
Green | David Foster | 448 | 17.0 | +9.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | Hillary Smart | 408 | 15.4 | +5.1 | |
Turnout | 2,649 | 37.0 | -1.62 | ||
Labour Co-op gain from Conservative | Swing | - 4.2 |
Church edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Paul Woodward | 832 | 47.2 | -7.7 | |
Conservative | Shekhar Natarjan | 418 | 23.7 | -5.9 | |
Green | Kathryn McCann | 265 | 15.0 | +3.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | Francis Jakeman | 225 | 12.7 | +4.9 | |
Turnout | 1,761 | 27.3 | -3.4 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | -1.8 |
Katesgrove edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Liam Challenger | 1,084 | 56.4 | -10.4 | |
Green | Louise Keane | 326 | 16.9 | +1.6 | |
Conservative | Natalie Greenstreet | 282 | 14.6 | -1.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Peter Kinsley | 204 | 10.6 | +1.8 | |
Turnout | 1921 | 28.88 | -1.8 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | -6.0 |
Kentwood edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Raj Singh | 1,138 | 41.6 | -2.0 | |
Labour Co-op | Glenn Dennis | 1,038 | 38.0 | -3.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | Gary Coster | 265 | 9.7 | +0.2 | |
Green | Richard Walkem | 261 | 9.5 | +0.8 | |
Turnout | 2,730 | 38.01 | -0.13 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | +1.2 |
Minster edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Paul Gittings | 1,085 | 44.9 | -5.1 | |
Conservative | Nick Fudge | 764 | 31.6 | -1.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | James Moore | 296 | 12.2 | -0.5 | |
Green | Willem Londeman | 244 | 10.1 | +6.0 | |
Majority | 321 | 13.3 | -4.1 | ||
Turnout | 2,412 | 34.03 | -4.0 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | -2.0 |
Norcot edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Graeme Hoskin | 1,156 | 54.3 | -4.7 | |
Conservative | Zack Okeyo | 472 | 22.1 | -3.7 | |
Green | Jill Wigmore-Welsh | 231 | 10.8 | +5.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | Stew Elliott | 163 | 7.6 | +3.4 | |
Independent | Alan Gulliver | 138 | 6.4 | +3.9 | |
Liberal | Stephen Graham | 45 | 2.1 | +1.1 | |
Majority | 684 | 32.1 | N/C | ||
Turnout | 2,127 | 28.3 | -3.8 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | -0.5 |
Park edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Green | Josh Williams | 1,815 | 54.5 | +2.3 | |
Labour Co-op | Amjad Iqbal Tahir Tarar | 1,235 | 37.0 | -0.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | Chris Dodson | 84 | 2.5 | +0.2 | |
Conservative | Adam Phelps | 82 | 2.4 | -4.9 | |
Majority | 580 | 17.4 | +3.1 | ||
Turnout | 3,329 | 48.8 | +2.6 | ||
Green hold | Swing | +0.75 |
Peppard edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Clare Grashoff | 1,330 | 48.4 | -2.0 | |
Labour | Oliver White | 599 | 21.8 | -3.8 | |
Green | Doug Cresswell | 408 | 14.8 | +8.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | Simon Smart | 376 | 13.6 | -0.2 | |
Majority | 731 | 26.6 | +1.9 | ||
Turnout | 2,746 | 37.1 | -1.0 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | +1.8 |
Redlands edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Green | Jamie Whitham | 1,002 | 46.3 | +17.3 | |
Labour Co-op | Mo McSevney | 782 | 36.1 | -8.4 | |
Conservative | Beth Vincent | 230 | 10.6 | -6.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Graham Alexander | 131 | 6.0 | -3.7 | |
Majority | 220 | 10.2 | +25.7 | ||
Turnout | 2,163 | 40.5 | +4.8 | ||
Green gain from Labour Co-op | Swing | +12.8 |
Southcote edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Jason Brock | 1,074 | 52.2 | -5.4 | |
Conservative | Dipika Upadhyay | 531 | 25.8 | -4.8 | |
Green | Amanda Walsh | 234 | 11.3 | +5.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Marie French | 189 | 9.2 | +3.4 | |
Majority | 543 | 26.4 | -0.7 | ||
Turnout | 2,055 | 31.3 | -2.7 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | -0.6 |
Thames edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Jeanette Skeats | 1,244 | 36.5 | -7.9 | |
Conservative | Paul Carnell | 1,153 | 33.8 | -10.6 | |
Labour | Boubacar Dembele | 822 | 24.1 | -10.1 | |
Labour | Benjamin Perry | 796 | 23.3 | -10.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | Jo Ramsay | 746 | 22.0 | +9.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | Guy William Penman | 700 | 20.5 | +8.3 | |
Green | Sarah McNamara | 684 | 20.1 | +11.4 | |
Green | Sally Anne Newman | 458 | 13.4 | +4.7 | |
Majority | 422 | 12.4 | +2.2 | ||
Majority | 357 | 8.8 | -1.4 | ||
Turnout | 3,402 | 46.7 | +0.1 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | +2.2 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | +0.3 |
Tilehurst edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Ricky Duveen | 1,264 | 47.0 | +12.8 | |
Conservative | Sandra Vickers | 745 | 27.7 | -13.5 | |
Labour | Ali Foster | 367 | 13.6 | -6.9 | |
UKIP | William MacPhee | 175 | 6.5 | +6.5 | |
Green | Deborah Wilson | 122 | 4.5 | +0.9 | |
Majority | 519 | 19.3 | +13.0 | ||
Turnout | 2,684 | 37.6 | +1.1 | ||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | +13.2 |
Whitley edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Micky Leng | 1,179 | 59.0 | -4.8 | |
Conservative | Robert Vickers | 379 | 18.9 | -4.9 | |
Green | Lucy Mortlock | 235 | 11.7 | +7.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | John Illenden | 174 | 8.7 | +3.0 | |
Majority | 800 | 40.0 | N/C | ||
Turnout | 1,996 | 22.6 | -2.7 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | +0.1 |
By-elections between 2019 and 2021 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Jenny Rynn | 2,181 | 45.2 | +3.1 | |
Labour | Glenn Dennis | 1,789 | 37.1 | -1.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | Gary Coster | 556 | 11.5 | +1.7 | |
Green | Richard Walker | 302 | 6.3 | -3.4 | |
Majority | 392 | 8.1 | |||
Turnout | 4,828 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
References edit
- ^ a b c "Local Election Results - 2 May 2019". Reading Borough Council. Archived from the original on 4 May 2019. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
- ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Kentwood Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 21 February 2024.