Here are the election results for Reading Borough Council (RBC), announced at today’s (May 7) election count.
Seventeen seats were up for grabs and all stayed with the same party except for Redlands which went to the Green Party from Labour.
The political makeup of the 46-seat council is now:
- Labour – 29
- Conservative – 10
- Green – 5
- Lib Dems – 2
READ MORE: Green Party take seat from Labour by TEN votes as Labour keep strong majority
This means Labour now have a 12-seat majority.
Abbey
David Cozens, Conservative: 689
John Darby, Green: 432
Tony Page, Labour: 1,444 (LABOUR HOLD)
Anne Thompson, Lib Dems: 238
Turnout: 28 per cent
Battle
Yemi Awolola, Independent: 99
John Grout, Lib Dems: 170
Michael Hey, Conservative: 472
Gul Khan, Labour: 1,168 (LABOUR HOLD)
Sarah Watchman, Green: 308
Turnout: 28 per cent
Caversham
Ian Binge, Conservative: 906
Richard Davies, Labour: 1,480 (LABOUR HOLD)
Sara Fulbrook, Independent: 128
Sally Newman, Green: 407
Damian Skelton, Social Democratic Party: 17
Christopher Ward, Lib Dems: 174
Turnout: 42 per cent
Church
Mark Cole, Lib Dems: 106
Kathryn McCann, Green: 220
Ashley Pearce, Labour: 995 (LABOUR HOLD)
Adam Phelps, Conservative: 820
Turnout: 31 per cent
Katesgrove
Louise Keane, Green: 868
Margaret McNeill, Lib Dems: 93
Jean-Louis Pascual, Independent: 36
Abdoulaye Sow, Conservative: 344
Rose Williams, Labour: 938 (LABOUR HOLD)
Turnout: 31 per cent
Kentwood
Gary Costner, Lib Dems: 198
Nick Fudge, Conservatives: 1,135
Daya Pala Singh, Labour: 1,173 (LABOUR HOLD)
Anthea West, Green: 204
Turnout: 37 per cent
Mapledurham
Isobel Ballsdon, Conservative: 724 (CONSERVATIVE HOLD)
Burden, Chris Burden, Lib Dems 330
Bouba Dembele, Labour: 208
Brent Smith, Green: 143
Turnout: 55 per cent
Minster
Isobel Hoskins, Green: 352
Alanzo Seville, Conservative: 904
Ben Sims, Lib Dems: 292
Liz Terry, Labour: 1,256 (LABOUR HOLD)
Turnout: 36 per cent
Norcot
Neil Adams, Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition: 21
Stephen Graham, Liberal Party: 23
Jo Lovelock, Labour: 1,301 (LABOUR HOLD)
James Moore, Lib Dems: 114
Zachary Okeyo, Conservative: 683
Richard Walkem, Green: 191
Turnout: 30 per cent
Park
Chris Dodson, Lib Dems: 79
Abi Jones, Conservative: 263
Brenda McGonigle, Green: 1,631 (GREEN HOLD)
Amjad Tarar, Labour: 1,253
Turnout: 45 per cent
Peppard (x2)
Doug Creswell, Green: 528
Pieter De Boiserie, Lib Dem: 359
James Denny, Labour: 1,005
Sarah McNamara, Green: 248
Clarence Mitchell, Conservative: 1,457 (CONSERVATIVE HOLD)
Ben Perry, Labour: 765
Vincent Ruane, Reform: 81
Hilary Smart, Lib Dem: 378
Jane Stanford-Beale, Conservative: 1,498 (CONSERVATIVE HOLD)
Turnout: 46 per cent
Redlands
Andrew Hornsby-Smith, Labour: 999
Francis Jakeman, Lib Dems: 84
David McElroy, Green: 1,009 (GREEN GAIN)
Shekhar Natarajan, Conservative: 319
Turnout: 37 per cent
Southcote
Debs Edwards, Labour: 1,303 (LABOUR HOLD)
Asad Feroz, Green : 166
Gabriella Kirkby, Conservative: 814
Riccardo Mancuso-Marcello, Lib Dems: 85
Turnout: 35 per cent
Thames
Paul Carnell, Conservative: 1,561 (CONSERVATIVE HOLD)
Caroline McArthur, Labour: 1,221
Danny McNamara, Green: 419
Jo Ramsay, Lib Dems: 619
Turnout: 52 per cent
Tilehurst
Gabriel Berry-Khan, Green: 113
Jen Bottom, Trade Unionist & Socialist: 29
Meri O’Connell, Lib Dems: 1,218 (LIB DEM HOLD)
Indy Singh, Labour: 412
Jay Varley, Conservative: 944
Turnout: 37 per cent
Whitley
Alice Mpofu-Coles, Labour: 1,326 (LABOUR HOLD)
Bala Sani, Independent: 84
Elizabeth Sheppard, Conservative: 748
Kathy Smith, Green: 156
Ian Westby, Lib Dems: 107
Turnout: 25 per cent
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