1994 Reading Borough Council election

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1994 Reading Borough Council election
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16 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 before29114
Seats after28125
Seat changeDecrease2.svg1Increase2.svg1Increase2.svg1
Popular vote18,62410,2668,943
Percentage47.826.423.0
SwingIncrease2.svg10.7Decrease2.svg14.5Increase2.svg7.6
 Fourth party
 
Ind
Party Independent
Seats before1
Seats after0
Seat changeDecrease2.svg1
Popular vote0
Percentage0
Swingn/a

The 1994 Reading Borough Council election was held on 5 May 1994, at the same time as other local elections across England and Scotland. Sixteen of the 45 seats on Reading Borough Council were up for election, being the usual third of the council (15 seats) plus a by-election in Battle ward, where Labour councillor David Booth had resigned. Prior to the election there had been one independent "Thames Conservative" councillor, Hamza Fuad, who had been elected as a Conservative, but split from the party in 1990. He did not stand for re-election in 1994. Labour retained its majority on the council.

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Results

Reading Borough Council Election, 1990
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 1101-168.8%47.8%18,624+10.7
  Conservative 221+112.5%26.4%10,266-14.5
  Liberal Democrats 310+118.8%23.0%8,943+7.6
  Green 00%2.5%974-1.0
  BNP 00%0.3%130n/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] [3]

Abbey Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour David Llewellyn Geary* 1,630 70.3 +16.4
Liberal Democrats John William Wood35415.3+6.3
Conservative Mark Vereist Boyle33414.4-18.4
Turnout 2,318
Labour hold Swing +5.05
Battle Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Richard Martin Stainthorp* 1,103 62.3 +8.6
Conservative Heather Mary Jones33318.8-13.7
Liberal Democrats Martin Peter Scott24613.9+4.6
Green Howard John Darby895.0+0.5
Turnout 1,771
Labour hold Swing +11.15
Battle Ward (by-election)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Malcolm Geoffrey Powers 1,296 75.4 n/a
Conservative Vera Anne Sutton42224.6n/a
Turnout 1,718
Labour hold Swing n/a
Caversham Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Edward Young
(Ed Young)		1,500 45.3 -21.3
Labour Charles Spalding Croal
(Charlie Croal)		1,19836.2+13.0
Liberal Democrats Jennifer Jackson49014.8+6.9
Green Aidan Carlisle1223.7+1.4
Turnout 3,310
Conservative gain from Labour Swing -17.15
Church Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Wilfred John Wild*
(Wilf Wild)		1,030 60.6 +4.9
Conservative Colin Douglas Snider31318.4n/a
Liberal Democrats Paul Fitchett26215.4-16.1
Green Richard John Kerr Bradbury945.5-7.2
Turnout 1,699
Labour hold Swing n/a
Katesgrove Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Patricia Thomas
(Trish Thomas)		1,118 63.0 +13.3
Conservative Shirley Muriel Mills34419.4-13.8
Liberal Democrats Mark Gray31317.6+4.3
Turnout 1,775
Labour hold Swing +9.05
Kentwood Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats George Henry Ford* 1,144 42.0 +10.3
Conservative Peter Argyle81730.0-16.1
Labour Philip Starr
(Phil Starr)		76027.9+8.2
Turnout 2,721
Liberal Democrats hold Swing +13.2
Minster Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Gregory Bello
(Greg Bello)		1,348 49.3 +12.0
Conservative David Frederick Henderson94334.5-17.8
Liberal Democrats Richard Karel Duveen
(Ricky Duveen)		44116.1+6.7
Turnout 2,732
Labour hold Swing +14.9
Norcot Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Josephine Mary Lovelock*
(Jo Lovelock)		1,603 63.4 +6.5
Liberal Democrats Simon John Weinberger46518.4n/a
Conservative Clarence Percy Mortimer
(Percy Mortimer)		33213.1-24.3
BNP Graham Coles1305.1n/a
Turnout 2,530
Labour hold Swing -5.95
Park Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Christine Champion Borgars* 1,711 68.1 +1.2
Conservative Karen-Anne Young36914.7-3.0
Liberal Democrats Susan Kathleen Doughty
(Sue Doughty)		28911.5n/a
Green Philip John Unsworth1455.8-3.0
Turnout 2,514
Labour hold Swing +5.4
Peppard Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Ian Malcolm Fenwick 1,774 51.4 +29.2
Conservative Geoffrey Walter Canning*
(Geoff Canning)		1,23135.7-28.2
Labour Kevin Durham37010.7-1.1
Green Andrew John McPhee762.2+0.1
Turnout 3,451
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing +28.7
Redlands Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Rajinder Sohpal 1,487 53.8 +5.6
Conservative Simon Howard Robinson57520.8-15.4
Liberal Democrats George Hamish Hew Preston
(Hamish Preston)		54419.7+7.7
Green Elisabeth Brelstaff1595.8+2.1
Turnout 2,765
Labour hold Swing +10.4
Southcote Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour John Dowson 1,651 66.2 +10.2
Conservative Susan Elizabeth White
(Sue White)		52721.1-19.4
Liberal Democrats Evelyn Zipporah French2359.4n/a
Green Joseph Henry Loudon813.2-0.2
Turnout 2,494
Labour hold Swing +14.8
Thames Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Frederick Llywelyn Pugh
(Fred Pugh)		1,544 48.5 +6.7
Liberal Democrats John Outhwaite91628.8+16.1
Labour Betty Tickner
(Bet Tickner)		58218.3+8.7
Green Stuart McCubbin1394.4+1.9
Turnout 3,494
Conservative gain from Independent Swing n/a
Tilehurst Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Nicola Jane Canning*
(Nici Canning)		1,470 61.7 +2.6
Labour Mark Turner46819.6+8.1
Conservative Daphne Janet Holmes
(Janet Holmes)		37515.7-11.6
Green Judith Veronica Green692.9+0.9
Turnout 2,382
Liberal Democrats hold Swing -2.75
Whitley Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Michael Edward Orton*
(Mike Orton)		1,269 80.5 +20.2
Conservative Barrie James Cummings30719.5-16.3
Turnout 1,576
Labour hold Swing +18.25

By-elections 1994–1995

Kentwood By-Election 28 July 1994
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Philip Starr
(Phil Starr)		951 40.8 +12.9
Liberal Democrats Simon John Weinberger75232.3-9.8
Conservative Peter Argyle62726.9-3.1
Majority1998.5
Turnout 2,33033
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing +11.35

The Kentwood ward by-election in 1994 was triggered by the death of Liberal Democrat councillor George Ford, just 22 days after he had been appointed mayor of Reading. [4] [5]

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References

  1. ↑ "List of election hopefuls". Evening Post. Reading. 4 May 1994. p. 2. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
  2. ↑ "Reading borough election results". Evening Post. Reading. 6 May 1994. p. 2. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
  3. ↑ "Nominations close for council election". Evening Post. Reading. 7 April 1994. p. 15. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
  4. ↑ "Tributes to Reading's mayor: George in dream job for only 22 days". Evening Post. Reading. 9 June 1994. p. 1. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
  5. ↑ "Labour sweeps to victory in by-election". Evening Post. Reading. 29 July 1994. p. 1. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
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