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The 2006 Reading Borough Council election was held on 4 May 2006, at the same time as other local elections across England. Seventeen of the 46 seats on Reading Borough Council were up for election, being the usual third of the council plus two by-elections. The by-election in Southcote ward was caused by the resignation of Labour councillor Christopher Swaine, and the by-election in Thames was caused by the resignation of Conservative councillor Rob Wilson, who had been elected as the member of parliament for Reading East the previous year. Labour lost three seats at the election: two to the Conservatives and one to the Liberal Democrats. The Conservatives took the largest number of votes across the borough for the first time since 1992. Despite these losses, Labour remained in control of the council, with David Sutton continuing as leader of the party and the council. [1]
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
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Conservative | 6 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 35.3% | 35.0% | 12,131 | +3.0 pp | |
Labour | 9 | 0 | 3 | −3 | 52.9% | 33.4% | 11,571 | −4.9 pp | |
Liberal Democrats | 2 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 11.8% | 21.5% | 7,440 | −3.9 pp | |
Green | 0 | 0% | 8.8% | 3,031 | +5.8 pp | ||||
Independent | 0 | 0% | 1.3% | 453 | |||||
The results in each ward were as follows (candidates with an asterisk* were the sitting councillor standing for re-election): [2] [3]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Betty Tickner* (Bet Tickner) | 706 | 41.0 | ||
Conservative | Timothy James Harris | 424 | 24.6 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Gareth Daniel Epps | 305 | 17.7 | ||
Green | Douglas James Cresswell | 196 | 11.4 | ||
Independent | Thurlow Timothy Robert O'Neill (Bob O'Neill) | 69 | 4.0 | ||
Independent | Jean-Louis Pascual | 21 | 1.2 | ||
Turnout | 1,721 | 27 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Tony Jones* | 990 | 53.6 | ||
Conservative | David John Trim | 376 | 20.3 | ||
Green | Adrian Windisch | 241 | 13.0 | ||
Liberal Democrats | James Edward Spackman | 241 | 13.0 | ||
Turnout | 1,848 | 31 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Andrew Cumpsty | 1,235 | 50.0 | ||
Labour | David O'Meara | 625 | 25.3 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Diane Jennifer Elliss | 336 | 13.6 | ||
Green | David James Patterson | 276 | 11.2 | ||
Turnout | 2,472 | 39 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Mohammed Azam Janjua* (Azam Janjua) | 913 | 41.2 | ||
Conservative | Michael Anthony Townend (Mike Townend) | 867 | 39.2 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Christopher John Harris | 239 | 10.8 | ||
Green | Gabriel Berry | 195 | 8.8 | ||
Turnout | 2,214 | 34 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Richard Martin Stainthorp* | 647 | 41.0 | ||
Conservative | Mohinder Singh | 332 | 21.1 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Milorad Susilovic (Mike Susilovic) | 276 | 17.5 | ||
Green | Louise Kaye Keane | 221 | 14.0 | ||
Independent | David Leyland Boobier | 101 | 6.4 | ||
Turnout | 1,577 | 28 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Jennifer Rynn | 1,024 | 37.6 | ||
Labour | Andrea Mary Collins* | 888 | 32.6 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Richard Karel Duveen (Ricky Duveen) | 641 | 23.5 | ||
Green | Katia Richardson | 173 | 6.3 | ||
Turnout | 2,726 | 40 | |||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Terence James Christopher Byrne (Terry Byrne) | 865 | 38.3 | ||
Labour | Mohammed Ayub | 846 | 37.4 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Nicholas David Wright | 327 | 14.5 | ||
Green | Katherine Jane Buse | 223 | 9.9 | ||
Turnout | 2,261 | 35 | |||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Peter Mervyn Jones* | 1,134 | 51.3 | ||
Conservative | Stephen Richard Watcham | 578 | 26.1 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Elizabeth Clare Heydeman | 306 | 13.8 | ||
Green | Mark Adrian Walker | 193 | 8.7 | ||
Turnout | 2,211 | 34 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Shirley Isabella Merriott | 896 | 33.8 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Richard James Edward Hall | 671 | 25.3 | ||
Conservative | Wazir Hussain | 609 | 23.0 | ||
Green | Robert James White | 474 | 17.9 | ||
Turnout | 2,650 | 42 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Mark Ralph* | 1,760 | 54.4 | ||
Liberal Democrats | James Frederick D'Este Emery | 1,051 | 32.5 | ||
Labour | Mohammad Nazir (Nazir Choudhary) | 248 | 7.7 | ||
Green | Kay Mary Harrison | 177 | 5.5 | ||
Turnout | 3,236 | 46 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Daisy Benson | 1,029 | 45.4 | ||
Labour | Gul Faraz Khan* (Haji Khan) | 677 | 29.9 | ||
Conservative | Richard Leo Lester (Leo Lester) | 398 | 17.6 | ||
Independent | Peter Burt | 163 | 7.2 | ||
Turnout | 2,267 | 37 | |||
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | John Joseph Ennis* | 1,108 | 50.8 | ||
Conservative | Alan Alexander Hawkins | 748 | 34.3 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Anthony John Warrell | 203 | 9.3 | ||
Green | James Eric Towell | 122 | 5.6 | ||
Turnout | 2,181 | 38 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Deborah Jane Edwards | 1,252 | 59.9 | ||
Conservative | Patricia Steele | 837 | 40.1 | ||
Turnout | 2,089 | 38 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | David Bryan Stevens* | 1,725 | 54.5 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Pauline Arthur | 618 | 19.5 | ||
Labour | Mary Catherine Waite | 479 | 15.1 | ||
Green | Nicholas James Foster | 245 | 7.7 | ||
Independent | Joan Rose Lloyd (Jan Lloyd) | 99 | 3.1 | ||
Turnout | 3,166 | 46 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Isobel Rosalind Norton Ballsdon | 1,887 | 57.7 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Rodney Pinchen | 802 | 24.5 | ||
Labour | Peter Crispin Winfield-Chislett | 579 | 17.7 | ||
Turnout | 3,268 | 48 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Judith Fry* (Jude Fry) | 1,023 | 41.4 | ||
Conservative | Sandra Josephine Bowler | 757 | 30.6 | ||
Labour | Raymond Michael Richens | 550 | 22.2 | ||
Green | Sebastian Tarrik Achaibou | 142 | 5.7 | ||
Turnout | 2,472 | 36 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Mary Singleton-White* | 864 | 53.2 | ||
Conservative | Nicholas James Brown | 433 | 26.7 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Max Thomas Heydeman | 174 | 10.7 | ||
Green | Thomas Hugh Jeremy Chance | 153 | 9.4 | ||
Turnout | 1,624 | 26 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | R Duveen [5] | 919 | 47.8 | +6.4 | |
Conservative | 586 | 30.5 | -0.1 | ||
Labour | 317 | 16.5 | -5.7 | ||
Green | 79 | 4.1 | -1.6 | ||
Roman Party | 21 | 1.1 | +1.1 | ||
Majority | 333 | 17.3 | |||
Turnout | 1,922 | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
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