2003 Reading Borough Council election

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2003 Reading Borough Council election
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  2002 1 May 2003 (2003-05-01) 2004  

15 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 after3564
Seat changeDecrease2.svg1Steady2.svgIncrease2.svg1
Popular vote11,4897,8628,502
Percentage38.9%26.6%28.8%
SwingDecrease2.svg5.3 ppIncrease2.svg0.6 ppIncrease2.svg1.9 pp

The 2003 Reading Borough Council election was held on 1 May 2003, at the same time as other local elections across England and Scotland. One third of the 45 seats on Reading Borough Council were up for election. The Conservatives gained one seat at the election from Labour. Otherwise all other seats stayed with the same party and Labour continued have a large majority on the council, with David Sutton continuing as leader of the party and the council. [1]

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Results summary

Reading Borough Council Election, 2003
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 1301-173.338.911,489-5.3
  Conservative 210+113.328.88,502+1.9
  Liberal Democrats 200013.326.67,862+0.6
  Green 00.02.1614-0.1
  Stop the War 00.01.9555
  Independent 00.01.7490

Ward results

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

Abbey Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Antony Page 983 53.3 +2.0
Conservative David Stevens39321.30.0
Liberal Democrats John Wood38020.6+4.3
Stop the War Darren Williams884.8n/a
Turnout 1,844
Labour hold Swing +1.0
Battle Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Tom Crisp 755 46.8 −20.8
Liberal Democrats James Martin29818.5+3.4
Independent Adeyinka Oyekan27917.3n/a
Conservative John Britton23314.5−2.8
Stop the War Alan Lockey472.9n/a
Turnout 1,612
Labour hold Swing -12.1
Caversham Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Robert Wilson 1,372 45.9 +5.3
Labour Susan Stainthorp
(Sue Stainthorp)
1,11037.1−6.5
Liberal Democrats Jonathan Barclay42814.3−1.5
Stop the War Magda Koc802.7n/a
Turnout 2,990
Conservative gain from Labour Swing +5.9
Church Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Christopher Goodall 665 46.8 −2.0
Conservative Dharam Ahuja41629.3+1.0
Liberal Democrats Anthony Warrell22315.7−5.3
Green Robert Awbery775.4n/a
Stop the War Rachel Mills392.7n/a
Turnout 1,420
Labour hold Swing -2.15
Katesgrove Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Richard Stainthorp 563 46.6 −9.4
Liberal Democrats Samuel Best-Shaw26021.5+4.8
Conservative Shirley Mills20416.9−1.9
Green Louisa Radice715.9−2.6
Independent David Boobier645.3n/a
Stop the War Judith Wicks463.8n/a
Turnout 1,208
Labour hold Swing -7.1
Kentwood Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Richard McKenzie 893 44.3 −3.5
Conservative Thomas Steele63831.7+0.6
Liberal Democrats Richard Duveen45122.4+1.2
Stop the War Leslee Hopper331.6n/a
Turnout 2,015
Labour hold Swing -2.05
Minster Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Catherine Wilton 965 47.4 −2.3
Conservative Michael Wade57828.4−2.4
Liberal Democrats Nicolas Lawson37718.5+4.2
Green James Towell864.2−1.0
Stop the War Pauline Thomas321.6n/a
Turnout 2,038
Labour hold Swing +0.05
Norcot Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Graeme Hoskin 1,045 63.7 −1.1
Liberal Democrats Thomas Cook30018.3+1.8
Conservative Alexandra Mowczan29518.0−0.7
Turnout 1,640
Labour hold Swing -1.45
Park Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jon Hartley 830 46.7 −9.1
Liberal Democrats James Spackman39222.1+1.0
Conservative David Vaughan24013.5+0.6
Green Mary Westley18910.6+0.5
Stop the War Peter Burt1257.0n/a
Turnout 1,776
Labour hold Swing -5.05
Peppard Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Annette Hendry 1,506 56.9 −1.3
Conservative Christopher Morton88933.6+2.0
Labour Andrea Collins2509.5−0.7
Turnout 2,645
Liberal Democrats hold Swing -1.65
Redlands Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Riaz Chaudhri 879 42.5 −0.7
Liberal Democrats Christopher Harris59828.9−6.4
Conservative Carole Haskell33716.3+3.3
Green Hugh Swann1919.2+0.7
Stop the War Sean O'Leary653.1n/a
Turnout 2,070
Labour hold Swing +2.85
Southcote Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour John Ennis 1,049 59.0 −6.5
Conservative Patricia Steele48927.5+3.1
Liberal Democrats Paul Allen23913.4+3.5
Turnout 1,777
Labour hold Swing -4.8
Thames Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Frederick Pugh
(Fred Pugh)
1,722 53.3 +6.6
Liberal Democrats Sheila Summers1,31040.6−0.7
Labour Gul Khan1966.1−6.0
Turnout 3,228
Conservative hold Swing +3.65
Tilehurst Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Judith Fry 896 45.6 −1.3
Labour Raymond Richens51926.4−6.3
Conservative Una Kidd40320.5+2.9
Independent Richard Grimsdell1477.5n/a
Turnout 1,965
Liberal Democrats hold Swing +2.5
Whitley Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour James Hanley 787 61.3 −6.9
Conservative Nicholas Brown29322.8+0.3
Liberal Democrats Max Heydeman20415.9+6.6
Turnout 1,284
Labour hold Swing -3.6

References

  1. "Tories claim a 'vital breakthrough' – Labour lose seat in Reading after nine years". Get Reading. 2 May 2003. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
  2. "How you voted". Get Reading. 2 May 2003. Retrieved 2 May 2022.