2002 Reading Borough Council election

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2002 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
LD
Con
Leader David Sutton Bob GreenFred Pugh
Party Labour Liberal Democrats Conservative
Seats before3663
Seats after3663
Seat changeSteady2.svgSteady2.svgSteady2.svg
Popular vote13,6848,0558,317
Percentage44.2%26.0%26.9%
SwingDecrease2.svg2.5%Increase2.svg1.5%Steady2.svg

The 2002 Reading Borough Council election was held on 2 May 2002, at the same time as other local elections across England. 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 Redlands ward, where Labour councillor Rajinder Sohpal had resigned. [1] 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. [2]

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Results summary

Reading Borough Council Election, 2002
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 1300081.344.213,684-2.5
  Conservative 10006.326.98,3170.0
  Liberal Democrats 200012.526.08,055+1.5
  Green 00.02.2680+0.4
  Independent 00.00.7208

Ward results

The results in each ward were as follows: [3] [2]

Abbey Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Betty Tickner 965 51.3 −6.0
Conservative Lee Clarke40121.3−0.3
Liberal Democrats John Wood30616.3−4.7
Independent Peter Burt20811.1n/a
Turnout 1,880
Labour hold Swing -2.85
Battle Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Anthony Jones 1,044 67.7 +5.0
Conservative Iona Morris26617.2−2.4
Liberal Democrats James Martin23315.1−2.6
Turnout 1,543
Labour hold Swing +3.7
Caversham Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Mary Waite 1,300 43.6 −3.0
Conservative Robert Wilson 1,21040.6+7.4
Liberal Democrats Diane Elliss47315.9−4.5
Turnout 2,983
Labour hold Swing -5.2
Church Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Mohammed Janjua 745 48.8 −6.1
Conservative Howard Shaw46230.3+2.9
Liberal Democrats Anthony Warrell32021.0+8.2
Turnout 1,527
Labour hold Swing -4.5
Katesgrove Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Patricia Thomas 695 56.0 +4.7
Conservative Shirley Mills23318.8−2.2
Liberal Democrats Patricia Hardy20716.7−10.9
Green Naomi Emmerson1058.5
Turnout 1,240
Labour hold Swing +3.45
Kentwood Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Sandy Scaife 1,065 47.8 +1.3
Conservative Thomas Steele69131.0−0.8
Liberal Democrats Richard Duveen47121.1−0.5
Turnout 2,227
Labour hold Swing +1.05
Minster Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Paul Gittings 1,124 49.6 +0.4
Conservative Michael Wade69830.8+1.4
Liberal Democrats Nicola Lawson32514.3−2.1
Green Hugh Swann1195.3+0.3
Turnout 2,266
Labour hold Swing -0.5
Norcot Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Peter Jones 1,184 64.8 −0.2
Conservative Alexandra Mowczan34118.7−1.8
Liberal Democrats Thomas Cook30216.5+2.0
Turnout 1,827
Labour hold Swing +0.8
Park Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Christine Borgars 1,089 55.9 +4.4
Liberal Democrats Judith Fry41121.1−1.1
Conservative Vinod Sharma25212.9−4.4
Green James Towell19710.1+1.2
Turnout 1,949
Labour hold Swing +2.75
Peppard Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Robert Green
(Bob Green)		1,611 58.2 +7.7
Conservative Christopher Morton87531.6−1.7
Labour David O'Meara28210.2−5.9
Turnout 2,768
Liberal Democrats hold Swing +4.7
Redlands Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Elizabeth Winfield-Chislett 902 42.7 +4.7
Liberal Democrats Christopher Harris74135.1−0.6
Conservative Abdul Loyes27312.9−6.5
Green Mary Westley1979.3+2.4
Turnout 2,113
Labour hold Swing +2.65
Redlands Ward (by-election)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Riaz Chaudhri 999 47.2
Liberal Democrats Richard Hall81814.2
Conservative Andrew Kitching30114.2
Turnout 2,118
Labour hold Swing
Southcote Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Christopher Swaine 1,279 65.6 +3.7
Conservative Margaret Gibbons47724.4−1.8
Liberal Democrats Sheila Myra Morley
(Myra Morley)		19510.0−1.9
Turnout 1,951
Labour hold Swing +2.75
Thames Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Jeanette Skeats 1,442 46.7 +2.9
Liberal Democrats Sheila Summers1,27341.2+10.5
Labour Thomas Crisp37212.1−13.4
Turnout 3,087
Conservative hold Swing -3.8
Tilehurst Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Peter Weston 1,065 46.9 +8.0
Labour Raymond Richens74332.7−1.2
Conservative Una Kidd40117.7−6.9
Green Jacob Sanders622.70.0
Turnout 2,271
Liberal Democrats hold Swing +4.6
Whitley Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Lawrence Silverman 895 68.2 +0.7
Conservative Barrie Cummings29522.5−0.4
Liberal Democrats Max Thomas Heydeman
(Tom Heydeman)		1229.3−0.3
Turnout 1,312
Labour hold Swing +0.55

References

  1. ↑ "Former mayor retires - for now". Get Reading. 16 January 2002. Retrieved 1 May 2022.
  2. 1 2 "How your vote affected the results". Get Reading. 3 May 2002. Retrieved 1 May 2022.
  3. ↑ Teale, Andrew. "Local Election Results 2002: Reading". Local Elections Archive Project. Retrieved 1 May 2022.
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