1992 Reading Borough Council election

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1992 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
LD
LeaderMike OrtonPauline PalmerJim Day
Party Labour Conservative Liberal Democrats
Seats before29104
Seats after29114
Seat changeSteady2.svgIncrease2.svg1Steady2.svg
Popular vote13,53214,9195,605
Percentage37.140.915.4
SwingDecrease2.svg2.9Increase2.svg2.6Decrease2.svg0.5
 Fourth party
 
Ind
Party Independent
Seats before2
Seats after1
Seat changeDecrease2.svg1
Popular vote1,168
Percentage3.2
Swingn/a

The 1992 Reading Borough Council election was held on 7 May 1992, at the same time as other local elections across England and Scotland, and a month after the general election. One third of Reading Borough Council's 45 seats were up for election.

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The only seat which changed parties was in Thames Ward, where the official Conservative candidate won the seat back from the independent "Thames Conservative" candidate, Pam Fuad, who had been elected in 1988 as a Conservative but had broken away from the group with her husband, councillor Hamza Fuad, to form the Thames Conservatives in 1990.

Turnout was reported to be 36%.

Results

Reading Borough Council election, 1992
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 900060.037.113,532-2.9
  Conservative 510+133.340.914,919+2.6
  Liberal Democrats 10006.715.45,605-0.5
  Green 00.03.51,263-2.4
  Independent 001-10.03.21,168N/A

Ward results

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

Abbey Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jane Griffiths* 1,053 53.9 -2.0
Conservative Mark Boyle64032.8+6.6
Liberal Democrats Barry Richardson1769.0-4.0
Green David Wright834.3-0.7
Turnout 1,952
Labour hold Swing -4.3
Battle Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Andrew Tattersall 864 53.7 -6.1
Conservative Jan De-Volle Harding52332.5+2.4
Liberal Democrats Thomas Cook1499.3n/a
Green Howard Darby734.5-5.6
Turnout 1,609
Labour hold Swing -4.25
Caversham Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Pauline Palmer* 2,044 66.6 +17.3
Labour Ian Howarth71223.2-8.9
Liberal Democrats Ann Stagg2417.9-5.8
Green Robert McCubbin702.3-2.5
Turnout 3,067
Conservative hold Swing +13.1
Church Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Maureen Lockey* 883 55.7 +0.2
Liberal Democrats Jonathan Everitt49931.5n/a
Green Richard Bradbury20212.8+3.1
Turnout 1,584
Labour hold Swing -15.65

The Conservatives had planned to field a candidate in Church Ward, but the person withdrew just ahead of the deadline for nominations. [3]

Katesgrove Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour David Sutton* 852 49.7 -4.5
Conservative Shirley Mills56933.2+0.8
Liberal Democrats Mark Gray22913.4n/a
Green Christine Critchfield653.8-9.7
Turnout 1,715
Labour hold Swing -2.65
Kentwood Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Oliver 1,273 46.1 +6.5
Liberal Democrats Michael Bonney
(Mike Bonney)		87731.8-0.2
Labour Mohammad Iqbal54519.7-6.3
Green John Gibson672.40.0
Turnout 2,762
Conservative hold Swing +3.35
Minster Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Anthony Markham
(Tony Markham)		1,480 52.4 +5.5
Labour Daniel McNamara
(Danny McNamara)		1,05537.3-8.5
Liberal Democrats Mark Boyne2669.4n/a
Green Elizabeth Maria Darby
(Maria Darby)		260.9-6.4
Turnout 2,827
Conservative hold Swing +7.0
Norcot Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Mandy Winters 1,283 56.9 -1.0
Conservative William Henderson84537.5+16.0
Green David Chaplin1285.7+1.8
Turnout 2,256
Labour hold Swing -8.5
Park Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Martin Salter* 1,420 58.8 +2.4
Conservative Simon Robinson71529.6+6.0
Liberal Democrats Susan Doughty1928.0-4.9
Green Philip Unsworth863.6-3.5
Turnout 2,413
Labour hold Swing -1.8
Peppard Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Mary Irwin* 1,960 63.8 +9.1
Liberal Democrats Ian Fenwick68322.2-6.4
Labour Charles Croal36211.8-1.5
Green Andrew McPhee662.1-1.2
Turnout 3,071
Conservative hold Swing +7.75
Redlands Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Robert Sulley 1,295 48.2 +3.1
Conservative Derek Ching97336.2+0.1
Liberal Democrats Philippa Donald32312.0-0.9
Green Elisabeth Brelstaff983.6-2.2
Turnout 2,689
Labour hold Swing +1.5
Southcote Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Roberta Richardson*
(Bobbie Richardson)		1,539 56.0 +4.4
Conservative Simon Beckingham1,11540.6-1.9
Green Tim Astin953.5-2.5
Turnout 2,749
Labour hold Swing +3.15
Thames Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Robert Wilson 1,462 41.8 -12.8
Independent Pamela Fuad*1,16833.4n/a
Liberal Democrats John Adams44212.7-14.3
Labour Christine Borgars3369.6-3.3
Green Anne McCubbin862.5-3.0
Turnout 3,494
Conservative gain from Independent Swing n/a
Tilehurst Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Ronald James Day*
(Jim Day)		1,528 59.1 +2.5
Conservative David Henderson70627.3+1.4
Labour Kevin Durham29911.6-3.2
Green Judith Green522.0-0.6
Turnout 2,585
Liberal Democrats hold Swing +0.55
Whitley Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour John Cook* 1,034 60.3 -1.1
Conservative Barrie Cummings61435.8+4.6
Green Jacqueline Hearn663.9-3.5
Turnout 1,714
Labour hold Swing -2.85

The Liberal Democrats had planned to field a candidate in Whitley Ward, but an irregularity on his nomination papers meant that he was disqualified. [3]

By-elections 1992–1994

Park by-election, 6 May 1993
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Christine Borgars 1,571 66.9 +8.1
Conservative Amir Kharkowa57024.3-5.4
Green Philip Unsworth2078.8+5.3
Majority1,00142.6
Turnout 2,348
Labour hold Swing +6.75

The Park ward by-election in 1993 was triggered by the resignation of Labour councillor Gillian Parker. [4]

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References

  1. ↑ "Candidates in Reading". Evening Post. Reading. 6 May 1992. p. 10. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
  2. ↑ "Election hangover hits council polls". Evening Post. Reading. 17 April 2022. p. 54. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
  3. 1 2 "Defeat taunt from Labour: Opponents suffer poll misfortunes". Evening Post. Reading. 13 April 1992. p. 11. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
  4. ↑ "Labour's easy win in town". Evening Post. Reading. 7 May 1993. p. 3. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
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