Here are the results for Reading Borough Council’s elections announced on Friday, May 3.
Two seats changed hands. Simon Robinson, the Conservative councillor for Emmer Green ward, lost his seat to Labour challenger Daya Pal Singh, who will return to the council.
Meanwhile, the leading opposition party, the Greens, won Katesgrove with their candidate Kate Nikulina prevailing, taking the seat vacated by Labour councillor Liam Challenger.
The makeup of the council is now 32 Labour, 8 Greens, 4 Conservatives, 3 Liberal Democrats and 1 independent.
Here are the full results:
Abbey ward results
Kumar Batchu (CON): 594
David Stevens (LAB): 820 - ELECTED
Jamie Whitham (Green): 250
Henry Wright (LD): 177
Battle ward results
Wendy Griffith (LAB): 1,290 - ELECTED
John Grout (LD): 136
Thura Kulsoom (Green): 386
Abdoulaye Sow (CON): 210
Caversham ward results
Christopher Burden (LD): 305
Chole-Ann Stoakes (TUSC): 59
Grace Taylor (CON): 494
Anthea West (Green): 441
Matt Yeo (LAB): 1,603 - ELECTED
Caversham Heights ward results
Paul Carnell (CON): 1,183
Vania Costa Krol (LD): 225
Jenny McGrother (LAB): 1,405 - ELECTED
Danny McNamara (Green): 597
Church ward results
Mark Cole (LD): 143
Andrew Hornsby-Smith (LAB): 1,241 - ELECTED
Adam Phelps (CON): 453
Brent Smith (Green): 263
Coley ward results
Casey Byrne (CON): 444
Jon Hill (LD): 190
Isobel Hoskins (Green): 287
Sadiqua Khan (TUSC): 96
Lizy Terry (LAB): 1,232 - ELECTED
Emmer Green ward results
Pieter De Boiserie (LD): 258
Simon Robinson (CON): 1,035
Wendy Rooke (Green): 376
Daya Pal Singh (LAB): 1,148 - ELECTED
Katesgrove ward results
John Angus (CON): 240
Sam Church (TUSC): 25
Navjit Kaur Gill (LAB): 861
Margarett McNeill (LD): 115
Kate Nikulina (Green): 1,045 - ELECTED
Jean-louis Pascual: 27
Michael Turberville (Ind): 18
Kentwood ward results
Nick Fudge (CON): 852
Caroline Hearst (Green): 240
Mark Keeping (LAB): 1,136 - ELECTED
Ricardo Mancuso-Marcello (LD): 134
Norcot ward results
Jen Bottom (TUSC): 36
Marie French (LD): 303
Stephen Graham (Liberal Party): 39
Alan Gulliver (Reform): 182
Mamuna Naz (LAB): 1,100 - ELECTED
Lizzy Sheppard (CON): 306
Richard Walkem (Green): 215
Park ward results
Chris Dodson (LD):71
Sarah Magon (Green): 1,569 - ELECTED
James Mugo (CON): 157
Ollie Williamson (LAB): 915
Redlands ward results
Melanie Dent (TUSC): 42
Francis Jakeman (LD): 101
Sunila Lobo (LAB): 921
Dave McElroy (Green): 1,478 - ELECTED
Richard Williams (CON): 182
Southcote ward results
Allison Carnell (CON): 439
Josie Downey (Green): 247
Graeme Hoskin (LAB): 1,354 - ELECTED
Benjamin Sims (LD): 212
Thames ward results
Richard Davies (LAB): 1,015 - ELECTED
Mike Harling (Green): 315
Shivraj Hawaldar (CON): 357
Jo Ramsay (LD): 235
Tilehurst ward results
Gabriel Berry-Khan (Green): 154
Ben Blackmore (CON): 436
Elliot Gardiner (LAB): 480
James Moore (LD): 1,186 - ELECTED
Whitley ward results
Vani Goel (Green): 401
Saffi Hussam (TUSC): 36
Micky Leng (LAB): 1,091 - ELECTED
Kathleen Smith (Green): 179
Douglas Weir (LD): 175
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