2023 Reading Borough Council election
The 2023 Reading Borough Council election was held on 4 May 2023 to elect members of Reading Borough Council in England.[1] It coincided with local elections across the United Kingdom. One member was elected for each of the 16 wards and an additional member in Park ward following the resignation of Brenda McGonigle.[2] The Labour party won the election retaining control of the council and winning 11 seats, a gain of one. The Green party won three seats, the Conservatives two, a loss of one, and the Liberal Democrats one.[3]
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Summary
Election result
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| Seats | Net | Seats % | Other | Total | Total % | Votes | Votes % | +/− | ||
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Wards
The Statement of Persons Nominated was published on 5 April 2023.[4] Votes were counted overnight and the results posted on the Council's website on 5 May.[5][6]
Abbey
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Mohammed Ayub* | 819 | |||
| Conservative | Simon James Bazley | 308 | |||
| Green | Howard John Darby | 264 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | Steven Adam Gore | 163 | |||
Battle
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | John Berkeley Grout | 170 | |||
| Green | Callum Louis Harling | 256 | |||
| Conservative | John Tattersall Murray | 302 | |||
| Labour Co-op | Amjad Iqbal Tahir Tarar | 1,374 | |||
Caversham
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Christopher Simon Burden | 311 | |||
| Labour | Jan Gavin* | 1,563 | |||
| Green | Mark Peter Timothy Palmer | 473 | |||
| Conservative | Saadia Zafar Saadat | 569 | |||
Caversham Heights
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Paul Alan Carnell* | 1,324 | 37.3% | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Vania Costa-Krol | 270 | 7.6% | ||
| Labour Co-op | Sam Juthani | 1,454 | 41.0% | ||
| Green | Danny Mcnamara | 500 | 14.1% | ||
Church
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Mark Clifford Cole | ||||
| Conservative | James Mwaniki Mugo | ||||
| Green | Brent Smith | ||||
| Labour | Paul Richard Woodward* | ||||
Coley
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Labour | Paul Stephen Gittings* | ||||
| Green | Isobel Claire Hoskins | ||||
| Conservative | Lizzy Sheppard | ||||
| Liberal Democrats | Benjamin Francis Sims | ||||
Emmer Green
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Matt Buckley | ||||
| Liberal Democrats | Pieter Herman M De Boiserie | ||||
| Conservative | Stephen James Goss | ||||
| Green | Wendy Jane Rooke | ||||
Katesgrove
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Ian Binge | ||||
| TUSC | Lily Jayne Challice | ||||
| Labour Co-op | Marg Cobb | ||||
| Green | Doug Cresswell* | ||||
| Liberal Democrats | Margaret Mcneill | ||||
Kentwood
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Jonathan Peter Barker | ||||
| Green | Caroline Hearst | ||||
| Labour | Mamuna Naz | ||||
| Conservative | Raj Singh* | ||||
Norcot
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TUSC | Jen Bottom | ||||
| Labour | Colette Lolita Dennis* | ||||
| Liberal | Stephen Anthony Graham | ||||
| Independent | Alan John Gulliver | ||||
| Conservative | Suzanne Rowe | ||||
| Green | Richard Peter Walkem | ||||
| Liberal Democrats | Christopher Ward | ||||
Park
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Allison Carnell | ||||
| Liberal Democrats | Chris Dodson | ||||
| Labour | Ram Bahadur Galami | ||||
| Green | Sarah Magon | ||||
| Conservative | Adam Iestyn Phelps | ||||
| Green | Josh Williams* | ||||
| Labour | Ollie Williamson | ||||
| Liberal Democrats | Henry David Wright | ||||
Redlands
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Labour Co-op | Will Cross* | ||||
| TUSC | Melanie Samantha Jayne Dent | ||||
| Liberal Democrats | Francis David Jakeman | ||||
| Green | Kate Nikulina | ||||
| Conservative | Abdoulaye Diouma Sow | ||||
Southcote
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TUSC | Neil Robert Adams | ||||
| Conservative | Ben Michael Brereton Blackmore | ||||
| Labour | John Joseph Ennis* | ||||
| Liberal Democrats | Riccardo Giovanni Mancuso-Marcello | ||||
| Green | Jamie Whitham | ||||
Thames
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Labour | Ama Asare | ||||
| Green | Mike Harling | ||||
| Conservative | Shivraj Hawaldar | ||||
| Liberal Democrats | Jo Ramsay | ||||
Tilehurst
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Green | Gabriel Berry-Khan | ||||
| Conservative | Casey George Christopher Byrne | ||||
| Labour Co-op | Len Middleton | ||||
| Liberal Democrats | Anne Thompson* | ||||
Whitley
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Sarah Lucy Dobson | ||||
| Conservative | Vani Goel | ||||
| Labour Co-op | Alice Mpofu-Coles* | ||||
| Green | Kathy Smith | ||||
References
- Nóvoa, Carlos; Boyd, Alex; Ault, Richard (6 April 2023). "Interactive map shows where in Berkshire local elections are being held in 2023". GetReading. Retrieved 9 April 2023.
- Aldridge, James (30 March 2023). "Reading councillors retiring ahead of local elections 2023". Reading Chronicle. Retrieved 9 April 2023.
- "Reading election result". BBC News Online. 5 May 2023. Archived from the original on 5 May 2023. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
- "Statement of persons nominated and notice of poll – local elections and casual vacancy 2023". Reading Borough Council. 5 April 2023. Archived from the original on 9 April 2023. Retrieved 9 April 2023.
- "May 2023 election declaration times for councils and mayors - PA". Press Association. 3 May 2023. Archived from the original on 5 May 2023. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
- "Local Election Results 4 May 2023". Reading Borough Council. 5 May 2023. Archived from the original on 5 May 2023. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
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| Reading Borough Council | |
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