1987 Reading Borough Council election

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1987 Reading Borough Council election
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15 seats of 45 on council
23 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Lab
Con
Lib
LeaderMike OrtonGeoff CanningJim Day
Party Labour Conservative Liberal
Alliance Alliance
Seats before22176
Seats after24165
Seat changeIncrease2.svg2Decrease2.svg1Decrease2.svg1
Popular vote14,35818,99312,343
Percentage31.041.026.7
SwingDecrease2.svg5.4Increase2.svg8.2Decrease2.svg1.8

The 1987 Reading Borough Council election was held on 7 May 1987, at the same time as other local elections across England and Wales. One third of Reading Borough Council's 45 seats were up for election.

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Before the election, the council was under no overall control with Labour running a minority administration, being one seat short of an overall majority. The election saw Labour gain two extra seats, giving it a majority. After the election, Labour had 24 seats, the Conservatives had 16 seats, and the SDP-Liberal Alliance had 5 seats, all of whom were Liberals. [1]

Results

Reading Borough Council Election, 1987
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 720+246.731.014,358-5.4
  Conservative 612-140.041.018,993+8.2
  Alliance 212-113.326.712,343-1.8
  Green 001.3615+1.0

Ward results

The results in each ward were as follows (candidates with an asterisk* were the previous incumbent standing for re-election: [2] [1]

Abbey Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Antony William Page*
(Tony Page) 		1,258 46.4 -8.4
Conservative Subhash Vasant Nirgude85533.2+12.4
SDP Jeremy B.C. Lazenby43216.8-0.9
Green Elizabeth Maria Callies
(Maria Callies)		953.7-3.1
Turnout 2,578
Labour hold Swing -10.4
Battle Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Kevin Joseph P. MacDevitt 1,147 47.0 -4.4
Conservative Susan E. White
(Sue White)		76231.2+10.8
SDP Angela S. Peirson46319.0-4.8
Green Lorraine M. Munn702.9-1.7
Turnout 2,442
Labour hold Swing -7.6
Caversham Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Ronald William Jewitt*
(Ron Jewitt)		2,513 67.2 +12.5
Labour Geoffrey Robert Mander
(Geoff Mander)		71119.0-8.0
SDP Mary E. Hargreaves51413.8-4.5
Turnout 3,738
Conservative hold Swing +10.25
Church Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Kathleen Margaret Everett*
(Kay Everett)		1,093 46.4 -5.0
Conservative Heather M. Oliver79933.9+6.8
Liberal Diarmuid T. O'Rourke46519.7-1.8
Turnout 2,357
Labour hold Swing -5.9
Katesgrove Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Margaret Stella Singh* 1,073 46.9 -9.6
Conservative Shirley M. Mills88438.6+9.0
SDP Nikola Sergt33214.5+0.6
Turnout 2,289
Labour hold Swing -9.3
Kentwood Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Francis John William Mahon-Daly
(Frank Mahon-Daly)		1,309 42.4 -1.4
Conservative Thomas J. Dicker*
(Tom Dicker)		1,25340.6+9.7
Labour Ronald W. Corbin52817.1-8.4
Turnout 3,090
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing -9.05
Minster Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Derek Gordon E. Browne 1,573 49.8 +7.7
Labour Martin Bryan Statter
(Bryan Statter)		88327.9-7.1
SDP Stephen R. Hanson
(Steve Hanson)		66120.9+1.4
Green Edmund P. Wilson
(Ed Wilson)		431.4-2.0
Turnout 3,160
Conservative hold Swing +7.4
Norcot Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Rhodri Hughes 1,392 43.7 -0.2
Liberal Leslie Basil Dunning*
(Basil Dunning)		1,06733.5-3.8
Conservative Garry Cooper66821.0+4.4
Green Maureen P. Gray581.8-0.4
Turnout 3,185
Labour gain from Liberal Swing +1.8
Park Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Michael Derek Price
(Mike Price)		1,585 47.7 -3.7
Conservative Amanda A. Vigar1,09633.0+2.1
Liberal Stephen H. Begg
(Steve Begg)		52215.7+3.7
Green Philip J. Unsworth1173.5-2.1
Turnout 3,320
Labour gain from Conservative Swing -2.9
Peppard Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Frank Heyes 2,014 47.6 +5.6
Liberal Ian M. Fenwick*1,88544.5-2.1
Labour Louise M. Izzard3357.9-3.6
Turnout 4,234
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +3.85
Redlands Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Michael Oliver* 1,212 34.2 +6.1
Labour David Christopher Sutton1,18733.5-0.6
SDP David J. Cornes1,03329.2-3.0
Green Daverick C. Leggett1073.0-2.6
Turnout 3,539
Conservative hold Swing +3.35
Southcote Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Peter W. Wells 1,556 47.0 +10.5
Labour Katharine Neville
(Kathy Neville)		1,36241.1-2.9
SDP Andrew H. McLuskey39211.8-7.6
Turnout 3,310
Conservative hold Swing +6.7
Thames Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Kenneth A. Putt
(Ken Putt)		2,122 57.2 +5.9
Liberal Annette Hendry1,18732.0-3.3
Labour Alan E. Lockey2757.4-1.2
Green Louise A. Barnes1253.4-1.4
Turnout 3,709
Conservative hold Swing +4.6
Tilehurst Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Florence Teresa Day*
(Paddy Day)		1,751 55.9 -3.6
Conservative David F. Henderson98531.4+7.3
Labour Richard J. O'Brien
(Dick O'Brien)		39712.7-3.7
Turnout 3,133
Liberal hold Swing -5.45
Whitley Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Doris Ellen Lawrence* 1,194 53.7 -11.5
Conservative Walter Eric Winter
(Eric Winter)		70131.5+13.1
SDP John W. Wood33014.8-1.6
Turnout 2,225
Labour hold Swing -12.3

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References

  1. 1 2 "Labour grabs overall power in Reading". Evening Post. Reading. 8 May 1987. p. 8. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
  2. ↑ "Line-ups for ballot box battles". Evening Post. Reading. 8 April 1987. p. 5. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
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