2010 Reading Borough Council election

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2010 Reading Borough Council election
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15 out of 46 seats to Reading Borough Council
24 seats needed for a majority
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Winner of each seat at the 2010 Reading Borough Council election

Elections to Reading Borough Council took place on 6 May 2010 under the backdrop of the 2010 general election, with 15 council seats up for election. The Labour Party continued to lose seats, losing Katesgrove ward to the Liberal Democrats and Park ward to the Green Party. The Conservatives held all their seats apart from Minster ward which was a surprise gain by Labour.

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The election resulted in Reading Borough Council being left in no overall control. Shortly after the election the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats announced they would form a coalition to govern locally, ending over two decades of Labour control.

Election result

Reading Borough Council election, 2010
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 501-133.3%35.1%23,489-5.1%
  Labour 622040.0%31.1%20,793-0.9%
  Liberal Democrats 310+120.0%25.6%17,128+8.1%
  Green 110+16.6%6.6%4,453-1.4%
  Common Sense 00000.0%0.6%440-0.1%
  UKIP 00000.0%0.6%428+0.6%
  Independent 001-10.0%0.0%44-0.9%
  The Roman Party Ave! 00000.0%0.0%26-0.6%

Ward results

Abbey Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Bet Tickner1,61236.9%−11.1%
Conservative Andrew Waters1,28529.5%−2.5%
Liberal Democrats Jane Marsden1,25828.9%+18.0%
Green Mark Walker2064.7%−3.2%
Majority 3277.4%
Turnout 4,36153%
Labour hold Swing -6.8%
Battle Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Sarah-Jane Hacker1,77846.0%−2.5%
Conservative Ali Asghar93524.1%−1.8%
Liberal Democrats Uda Chalk80420.7%+7.2%
Green Alan Lockey1754.5%−7.1%
Common Sense Michael Diamond1554.0%+4.0%
The Roman Party Ave! Jean-Louis Pascual260.6%+0.6%
Majority 84321.9%
Turnout 3,87356%
Labour gain from Independent Swing -2.2%
Caversham Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Andrew Cumpsty1,97941.7%−9.5%
Liberal Democrats Christopher Burden1,33628.1%+17.1%
Labour Lesley Owen1,14224.0%−3.8%
Green David Patterson2896.1%−4.0%
Majority 64313.6%
Turnout 4,74667.0%
Conservative hold Swing -13.3%
Church Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Tim Harris1,46539.7%−5.6%
Labour Malcolm Powers1,18532.1%−4.5%
Liberal Democrats Mark Whiley84422.9%+12.9%
Green Vivienne Johnson1875.0%−2.7%
Majority 2807.6%
Turnout 3,68154.0%
Conservative hold Swing -5.0%
Katesgrove Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Rebecca Rye1,30236.0%−2.7%
Labour Matt Rodda 1,22433.9%−3.2%
Conservative Emily Fraser86724.0%+6.6%
Green Volker Heinemann1724.7%+0.1%
Independent Michael Turberville441.2%+1.2%
Majority 780.1%
Turnout 3,60954.0%
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing -2.9%
Kentwood Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Jenny Rynn1,97141.6%−4.8%
Labour Daya Pal Singh1,36628.8%+3.8%
Liberal Democrats Margaret McNeill97220.5%+5.5%
Common Sense Howard Thomas2856.0%−3.2%
Green Eloise Murray-Robertson1422.9%−1.1%
Majority 60512.8%
Turnout 4,73664.0%
Conservative hold Swing -4.3%
Minster Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Marian Livingstone1,72238.6%−5.7%
Conservative Simon Bazley1,64837.0%−5.3%
Liberal Democrats Michael Taylor90320.2%+11.6%
Green Sunil Gandhi1874.2%+0.1%
Majority 741.6%
Turnout 4,46062.0%
Labour gain from Conservative Swing -5.5%
Norcot Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Peter Jones1,91544.6%−6.4%
Conservative Nazir Bashir1,26129.4%−4.2%
Liberal Democrats Julie Hopkins91021.2%+11.7%
Green Jennifer Lawrence2034.7%−0.9%
Majority 65415.2%
Turnout 4,28961.0%
Labour hold Swing -5.3%
Park Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Green Rob White1,84538.8%+5.8%
Labour Richard McKenzie1,27526.8%−7.0%
Conservative John Walker82817.4%−6.0%
Liberal Democrats Alexander Kirke80416.9%+7.4%
Majority 57012.0%
Turnout 4,75266.0%
Green gain from Labour Swing +6.4%
Peppard Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Mark Ralph2,94153.1%−2.9%
Liberal Democrats Pauline Callow1,40025.3%−7.4%
Labour Helen Hathaway84015.1%+7.7%
UKIP John Dearing1883.3%+3.3%
Green Patrick Little1612.9%−0.6%
Majority 1,54127.8%
Turnout 5,53074%
Conservative hold Swing -5.5%
Redlands Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Daisy Benson1,86744.0%+3.9%
Labour Kelly Edwards1,10526.0%−5.9%
Conservative Leo Lester1,00623.7%+2.2%
Green Miriam Kennet2646.2%−0.7%
Majority 76218.0%
Turnout 4,24259.0%
Liberal Democrats hold Swing +4.9%
Southcote Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour John Ennis1,83645.3%−5.4%
Conservative Robert Vickers1,46636.2%−4.3%
Liberal Democrats Susan Bicknell63815.7%+10.5%
Green James Towell1082.6%−0.6%
Majority 3709.1%
Turnout 4,04865.0%
Labour hold Swing -4.8%
Thames Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative David Stevens2,87851.5%−13.6%
Liberal Democrats Guy Penman1,50326.9%+14.6%
Labour Nicholas Stringer93316.7%+1.8%
Green Danny McNamara2674.8%−2.7%
Majority 1,37524.6%
Turnout 5,58177%
Conservative hold Swing -14.1%
Tilehurst Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Ricky Duveen1,92040.0%−1.9%
Conservative Sandra Vickers1,66334.6%−4.1%
Labour Haji Banaras86017.9%+2.6%
UKIP Daniel Thomas2405.0%+5.0%
Green Doug Cresswell1132.3%−1.5%
Majority 2575.4%
Turnout 4,79667%
Liberal Democrats hold Swing -3%
Whitley Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Rachel Eden1,98048.4%−5.1%
Conservative James Anderson1,30631.9%−1.8%
Liberal Democrats Roy Haines66716.3%+9.7%
Green Keith Martin Johnson1343.2%−2.5%
Majority 67416.5%
Turnout 4,08754%
Labour hold Swing -3.4%

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