2001 Reading Borough Council election

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2001 Reading Borough Council election
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←  2000 7 June 2001 (2001-06-07) 2002  →
15 seats of 45 on council
23 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Lab
LD
Con
Leader David Sutton Ian FenwickFred Pugh
Party Labour Liberal Democrats Conservative
Seats before3663
Seats after3663
Seat changeSteady2.svgSteady2.svgSteady2.svg
Popular vote28,18714,78116,209
Percentage46.8%24.5%26.9%

The 2001 Reading Borough Council election was held on 7 June 2001, at the same time as other local elections across England and Northern Ireland, and on the same day as the general election. One third of the 45 seats on Reading Borough Council were up for election. No seats changed party at the election, and the council therefore continued to have a Labour majority, with David Sutton continuing as leader of the party and the council. The Liberal Democrat leader, Ian Fenwick, led his party into the election, but did not stand for re-election. He was replaced as party leader after the election by Bob Green.

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Results summary

Reading Borough Council Election, 2001
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 1200080.046.828,187
  Conservative 10006.726.916,209
  Liberal Democrats 200013.324.514,781
  Green 00.01.81,088

Ward results

The results in each ward were as follows: [1]

Abbey Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour June Orton 2,287 57.3
Conservative David Stevens86521.7
Liberal Democrats John Wood83921.0
Turnout 3,991
Labour hold Swing
Battle Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Chris Maskell 2,194 62.6
Conservative Dharam Ahuja68719.6
Liberal Democrats Martin Reilly62117.7
Turnout 3,502
Labour hold Swing
Caversham Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Steve Waite 2,474 46.5
Conservative Andrew Kitching1,76033.1
Liberal Democrats Diane Elliss1,08120.3
Turnout 5,315
Labour hold Swing
Church Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Christine Grieve 1,638 54.9
Conservative Tim Milgate81827.4
Liberal Democrats Anthony Warrell38212.8
Green Richard Bradbury1485.0
Turnout 2,986
Labour hold Swing
Katesgrove Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour David Sutton 1,582 51.4
Liberal Democrats James Smart84927.6
Conservative Shirley Mills64721.0
Turnout 3,078
Labour hold Swing
Kentwood Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Vikki Lloyd 1,873 46.5
Conservative Tom Steele1,28231.9
Liberal Democrats Richard Duveen87021.6
Turnout 4,025
Labour hold Swing
Minster Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Dave Dymond 2,078 49.2
Conservative Michael Wade1,24229.4
Liberal Democrats Nicolas Lawson69416.4
Green Hugh Swann2074.9
Turnout 4,221
Labour hold Swing
Norcot Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jo Lovelock 2,435 65.1
Conservative Alexandra Mowczan76520.4
Liberal Democrats Thomas Cook54314.5
Turnout 3,743
Labour hold Swing
Park Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour John Howarth 2,047 51.5
Liberal Democrats Richard Hall88422.2
Conservative Vinod Sharma69017.4
Green Naomi Emmerson3558.9
Turnout 3,976
Labour hold Swing
Peppard Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Chris Brown 2,551 50.5
Conservative John Oliver1,68433.4
Labour Azam Janjua81416.1
Turnout 5,049
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Redlands Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Sarah Griffin 1,704 38.5
Liberal Democrats Chris Harris1,59336.0
Conservative Abdul Loyes86419.5
Green Mary Westley2696.1
Turnout 4,430
Labour hold Swing
Southcote Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Pete Ruhemann 2,260 61.8
Conservative Matt Palmer96126.3
Liberal Democrats Sheila Myra Morley
(Myra Morley)		43411.9
Turnout 3,655
Labour hold Swing
Thames Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Richard Willis 2,228 43.8
Liberal Democrats Robin Bentham1,56530.7
Labour Mary Waite1,29725.5
Turnout 5,090
Conservative hold Swing
Tilehurst Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Peter Beard 1,570 38.9
Labour Ray Richens1,36933.9
Conservative Iona Morris99224.6
Green Judith Green1092.7
Turnout 4,040
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Whitley Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Mike Orton 2,135 67.5
Conservative Lee Clarke72422.9
Liberal Democrats Max Thomas Heydeman
(Tom Heydeman)		3059.6
Turnout 3,164
Labour hold Swing

References

  1. ↑ "Jubliant Labour holds all seats". Get Reading. 11 June 2001. Retrieved 24 April 2022.
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