2018 Reading Borough Council election

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Map of the results of the 2018 Reading Borough Council election. Labour in red, Conservatives in blue and the Greens in green. RBC 2018Election.gif
Map of the results of the 2018 Reading Borough Council election. Labour in red, Conservatives in blue and the Greens in green.

The 2018 Reading Borough Council election took place on 3 May 2018 to elect members of Reading Borough Council. There were three casual vacancies in Kentwood, Katesgrove and Church wards due to the early retirement of Councillors. The Labour Party held on to control of Reading Borough Council seeing their vote increase in seats across the Reading East constituency but suffering setbacks in the marginal seat of Kentwood where The Conservative Party gained a seat. The Conservatives also succeeded in gaining Tilehurst ward from the Liberal Democrats, reducing the Liberal Democrats to one remaining Councillor. [1] The election was held on the same day as other local elections.

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Election result

Reading Borough Council Election, 2018
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 120-1-166.6%48.3%21,579+3.4%
  Conservative 5+20+227.7%29.9%13,358+1.6%
  Green 10005.5%10.9%4,904-1.3%
  Liberal Democrats 00-1-10%10.4%4,638-1.1%
  Independent 00000%0.15%61N/A
  Women's Equality 00000%0.2%94N/A
  TUSC 00000%0.1%26N/C

Ward results

Abbey

Abbey [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Karen Rowland 1,542 60.1 +1.9
Conservative Alison Stevens51019.9-1.2
Green Brent Smith26610.4-0.3
Liberal Democrats Chris Burden2499.7-0.2
Majority1,03240.2
Turnout 2,58127.13
Labour hold Swing +1.6

Battle

Battle [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Sarah Hacker 1,470 65.9 +6.2
Conservative Michael Hey42018.8-1.6
Green Fiona Cox1848.2-2.4
Liberal Democrats John Grout1587.1-2.2
Majority1,05047.0
Turnout 2,24028.46
Labour hold Swing +3.9

Caversham

Caversham
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Adele Barnett-Ward 1,531 53.4 +2.6
Conservative James Partington82428.7-4.2
Liberal Democrats Jo Ramsay29410.3+3.3
Green David Foster2197.6-1.6
Majority70724.7
Turnout 2,87638.62
Labour hold Swing +3.4

Church

Church
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Ruth McEwan 1,129 54.9 +4.4
Labour Ashley Pearce 1,088 52.9 +2.4
Conservative Paul Carnell60929.6-3.5
Conservative Heather Laird60529.4-3.7
Green Kathryn McCann26813.0+1.8
Liberal Democrats Francis Jakeman1617.8+2.7
Liberal Democrats Riccardo Mancuso1155.6+0.5
Turnout 2,05630.69-2.1
Labour hold Swing N/A
Labour hold Swing N/A

Katesgrove

Katesgrove
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Sophia James 1,361 66.8 +6.0
Labour Gurvinder Kaur 1,164 57.1 -3.7
Conservative Natalie Greenstreet33216.3-0.3
Green Louise Keane31915.6+2.5
Conservative Beth Vincent31115.2-1.4
Liberal Democrats Peter Kinsley1949.50.0
Liberal Democrats Margaret McNeill1919.3-0.2
Turnout 2,03528.68-0.5
Labour hold Swing N/A
Labour hold Swing N/A

Kentwood

Kentwood
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Emma Warman 1,216 43.6 +10.2
Conservative Raj Singh 1,154 41.4 +8.0
Labour Glenn Dennis1,14841.2-1.7
Labour Ali Foster1,05637.9-5.4
Liberal Democrats Mark Cole30911.0+5.1
Liberal Democrats Gary Coster2669.5+3.6
Green Richard Walkem2458.7+2.6
Turnout 2,78638.14+3.5
Conservative gain from Labour Swing N/A
Conservative hold Swing N/A

Minster

Minster
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Ellie Emberson 1,308 50.0 -0.6
Conservative Nick Fudge85232.6+7.2
Liberal Democrats James Moore33312.7+5.4
Green Willem Londeman1094.1-2.1
Majority45617.4-7.8
Turnout 2,61334.8+2.7
Labour hold Swing -3.9

Norcot

Norcot
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Debs Absolom 1,403 59.0 -1.1
Conservative Zachary Okeyo64026.9+10.5
Green Jill Wigmore-Welsh1405.8N/C
Liberal Democrats Stewart Elliott1004.2-0.1
Independent Alan Gulliver612.5+2.5
Liberal Stephen Graham261.0-1.0
Majority76332.1-11.5
Turnout 2,37530.6+0.5
Labour hold Swing -5.8

Park

Park
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Green Rob White 1,704 52.3 +2.2
Labour Co-op David McKenzie1,23137.8+1.0
Conservative Adam Phelps2387.3-2.1
Liberal Democrats Christopher Dodson752.30.7
Majority47314.5+1.3
Turnout 3,25646.2+2.3
Green hold Swing +0.6

Peppard

Peppard
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Simon Robinson 1,461 50.4 -0.1
Labour Benjamin Perry74425.6+4.6
Liberal Democrats Peter Boardley40113.8-5.2
Green Doug Cresswell1886.4-2.1
Women's Equality Wendy Thomson943.2+3.2
Majority71724.7-5.3
Turnout 2,89538.1+4.6
Conservative hold Swing -2.4

Redlands

Redlands
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour David Absolom 968 44.5 -9.2
Green Kizzi Johannessen63029.0+10.3
Conservative Charlie Evans35016.1-0.7
Liberal Democrats Graham Alexander2119.7-0.4
Majority33815.5-19.4
Turnout 2,17135.7-2.9
Labour hold Swing -9.7

Southcote

Southcote
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour John Ennis 1,305 57.6 -5.6
Conservative Rob Vickers69030.5+8.1
Liberal Democrats Marie French1305.8-1.7
Green Amanda Walsh1295.6+0.6
Majority61527.1-11.5
Turnout 2,26234.0+0.7
Labour hold Swing -6.8

Thames

Thames
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative David Stevens 1,527 44.4 -1.9
Labour Brian Murphy1,17534.2+11.2
Liberal Democrats Guy Penman42012.2-3.9
Green Sarah McNamara3018.7-3.5
Majority35210.2-14.6
Turnout 3,43246.6+6.6
Conservative hold Swing -6.5

Tilehurst

Tilehurst
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Helen Manghnani 1,092 41.2 +15.4
Liberal Democrats Ricky Duveen90534.2-7.9
Labour Matt Harrison54420.5+1.7
Green Jamie Whitham963.6+1.4
Majority1676.3-19.5
Turnout 2,64536.5+1.0
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing +11.6

Whitley

Whitley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Rachel Eden 1,412 63.8 +6.3
Conservative Helen Hopper52723.8-0.8
Liberal Democrats John Illenden1265.7-0.3
Green Lucy Mortlock1064.7-3.0
TUSC Neil Adams301.3-1.5
Majority88540.0+7.2
Turnout 2,21025.3+1.2
Labour hold Swing +3.5

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References

  1. ↑ "2018 Local Borough Elections and Casual Vacancies". reading.gov.uk. Reading Borough Council. Archived from the original on 16 April 2018. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
  2. 1 2 "Local Election Results - 3 May 2018". Reading Borough Council. 4 May 2018. Archived from the original on 4 May 2018. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
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