2023 Reading Borough Council election

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2023 Reading Borough Council election
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  2022 4 May 2023 (2023-05-04)2024 

17 out of 48 seats to Reading Borough Council
25 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
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LeaderJason BrockRob WhiteClarence Mitchell
Party Labour Green Conservative
Last election32 seats, 47.3%7 seats, 16.8%6 seats, 26.3%
Seats before317 [lower-alpha 1] 6
Seats won1132
Seats after3275
Seat changeIncrease2.svg1Steady2.svgDecrease2.svg1

 Fourth partyFifth party
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LeaderMeri O'Connell
Party Liberal Democrats Independent
Last election3 seats, 9.2%0 seats, 0.2%
Seats before31
Seats won10
Seats after31
Seat changeSteady2.svgSteady2.svg

Leader before election

Jason Brock
Labour

Leader after election

Jason Brock
Labour

The 2023 Reading Borough Council election was held on 4 May 2023 to elect members of Reading Borough Council in Berkshire, England. [1] It coincided with local elections across England. There were 17 of the 48 seats on the council up for election, being the usual third of the council plus a by-election in Park ward following the resignation of Green councillor Brenda McGonigle. [2]

Contents

Labour retained its majority on the council. Only one seat changed party at this election, being a Labour gain from the Conservatives in Caversham Heights ward. All other seats were unchanged, with the Greens regaining their vacant seat in Park ward. [3] [4]

A by-election was held on 3 August 2023 following the death of a Norcot councillor. [5] Labour retained the seat with a marginally increased share of the vote. [6]

Summary

Election result

2023 Reading Borough Council election
PartyThis electionFull councilThis election
SeatsNetSeats %OtherTotalTotal %VotesVotes %+/−
  Labour 11Increase2.svg164.7%213266.7%19,35247.3%Steady2.svg
  Green 3017.6%4714.68,59521.0%+4.2
  Conservative 2Decrease2.svg111.8%3510.48,72221.3%-5.0
  Liberal Democrats 105.9%236.33,9839.7%+0.5
  Independent 000112.1710.2%Steady2.svg
  TUSC 0000001640.4%+0.2
  Liberal 000000570.1%New

Wards

The Statement of Persons Nominated was published on 5 April 2023. [7] Votes were counted overnight and the results posted on the Council's website on 5 May. [8] [9]

Abbey

Abbey
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Mohammed Ayub* 819 52.7 -3.4
Conservative Simon James Bazley30819.8+2.3
Green Howard John Darby26417.0-12.3
Liberal Democrats Steven Adam Gore16310.5-8.5
Majority51132.9
Turnout 1,26619.2
Labour hold Swing

Battle

Battle
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op Amjad Iqbal Tahir Tarar 1,374 65.4 +6.4
Conservative John Tattersall Murray30214.4+0.1
Green Callum Louis Harling25612.2-8.9
Liberal Democrats John Berkeley Grout1708.1-5.2
Majority1,07251.0
Turnout 2,11528.0
Labour Co-op hold Swing

Caversham

Caversham
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jan Gavin* 1,563 53.6 +4.1
Conservative Saadia Zafar Saadat56919.5-2.0
Green Mark Peter Timothy Palmer47316.2-10.5
Liberal Democrats Christopher Simon Burden31110.7-5.9
Majority99434.1
Turnout 2,93739.1
Labour hold Swing

Caversham Heights

Caversham Heights
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op Sam Juthani 1,454 41.0 +10.7
Conservative Paul Alan Carnell*1,32437.3+1.7
Green Danny McNamara50014.1-9.9
Liberal Democrats Vania Costa-Krol2707.6-17.3
Majority1303.7
Turnout 3,56347.6
Labour Co-op gain from Conservative Swing

Church

Church
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Paul Richard Woodward* 1,268 61.4 +9.7
Conservative James Mwaniki Mugo44821.7-16.0
Green Brent Smith1989.6-7.4
Liberal Democrats Mark Clifford Cole1527.4-5.8
Majority82039.7
Turnout 2,08325.3
Labour hold Swing

Coley

Coley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Paul Stephen Gittings* 1,297 57.9 -2.4
Conservative Lizzy Sheppard46220.6-2.4
Green Isobel Claire Hoskins26711.9-12.0
Liberal Democrats Benjamin Francis Sims2139.5-8.7
Majority83537.3
Turnout 2,25232.0
Labour hold Swing

Emmer Green

Emmer Green
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Stephen James Goss 1,233 40.0 -0.7
Labour Matt Buckley1,13336.8-1.9
Green Wendy Jane Rooke37812.3-15.5
Liberal Democrats Pieter Herman M De Boiserie33610.9-11.0
Majority1003.2
Turnout 3,09540.7
Conservative hold Swing

Katesgrove

Katesgrove
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Green Doug Cresswell* 1,048 47.0 +4.6
Labour Co-op Marg Cobb83237.3+3.4
Conservative Ian Binge2139.5-1.5
Liberal Democrats Margaret McNeill803.6-4.1
TUSC Lily Jayne Challice582.6N/A
Majority2169.7
Turnout 2,25729.5
Green hold Swing

Kentwood

Kentwood
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Raj Singh* 1,171 45.3 +5.4
Labour Mamuna Naz1,01639.3+0.4
Green Caroline Hearst2098.1-4.6
Liberal Democrats Jonathan Peter Barker1877.2-4.1
Majority1556.0
Turnout 2,58338.3
Conservative hold Swing

Norcot

Norcot
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Colette Lolita Dennis* 1,202 58.0 +1.2
Conservative Suzanne Rowe37117.9-0.8
Green Richard Peter Walkem2069.9-8.6
Liberal Democrats Christopher Ward1266.1-5.9
Independent Alan John Gulliver713.4-4.6
Liberal Stephen Anthony Graham572.8N/A
TUSC Jen Bottom391.9-3.1
Majority83140.1
Turnout 2,08227.6
Labour hold Swing

Park

Park (2 seats due to by-election)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Green Josh Williams* 1,536 54.7 +5.9
Green Sarah Magon 1,408 50.1 -2.0
Labour Ram Bahadur Galami1,08738.7+3.6
Labour Ollie Williamson1,07038.1+7.3
Conservative Adam Iestyn Phelps1645.8-1.5
Conservative Allison Carnell1605.7-0.8
Liberal Democrats Chris Dodson863.1-0.8
Liberal Democrats Henry David Wright572.0N/A
Turnout 2,84240.5
Green hold Swing
Green hold Swing

The by-election in Park ward was triggered by the resignation of Green councillor Brenda McGonigle in March 2023. [2]

Redlands

Redlands
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op Will Cross* 1,194 46.4 +5.1
Green Kate Nikulina1,03440.2+0.2
Conservative Abdoulaye Diouma Sow1937.5-2.3
Liberal Democrats Francis David Jakeman1144.4-1.8
TUSC Melanie Samantha Jayne Dent361.4N/A
Majority1606.2
Turnout 2,59031.3
Labour Co-op hold Swing

Southcote

Southcote
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour John Joseph Ennis* 1,454 60.8 +6.2
Conservative Ben Michael Brereton Blackmore54722.9-0.4
Green Jamie Whitham2239.3-7.1
Liberal Democrats Riccardo Giovanni Mancuso-Marcello1365.7-5.7
TUSC Neil Robert Adams311.3-2.1
Majority90737.9
Turnout 2,41331.1
Labour hold Swing

Thames

Thames
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Ama Asare 997 51.5 -1.1
Conservative Shivraj Hawaldar39520.4-3.5
Green Mike Harling29515.2-10.8
Liberal Democrats Jo Ramsay24812.8-2.3
Majority60231.1
Turnout 1,94832.9
Labour hold Swing

Tilehurst

Tilehurst
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Anne Thompson* 1,158 50.9 +6.3
Labour Co-op Len Middleton48121.1+4.9
Conservative Casey George Christopher Byrne47921.0-4.0
Green Gabriel Berry-Khan1597.0-3.8
Majority67729.8
Turnout 2,28231.5
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Whitley

Whitley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op Alice Mpofu-Coles* 1,111 61.3 +5.0
Conservative Vani Goel38321.1+0.1
Liberal Democrats Sarah Lucy Dobson1769.7-1.5
Green Kathy Smith1417.8-7.8
Majority72840.2
Turnout 1,82223.5
Labour Co-op hold Swing

By-Elections

Due to the death of Norcot councillor Colette Dennis in summer 2023, a by-election was held for her seat on Reading Borough Council on the 3rd of August. [10] The by-election was won by Labour, with the Liberal Democrats leapfrogging the Conservatives and the Greens into second place. [11]

Norcot By-Election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Finn McGoldrick 929 58.2 +0.2
Liberal Democrats Marie French28017.5+11.4
Conservative Lizzy Sheppard20913.1-4.8
Green Richard Peter Walkem1016.3-3.6
Independent Alan John Gulliver473.1-0.4
TUSC Jen Bottom281.8-0.1
Majority64940.6+0.5
Turnout 1,59821.1-6.5
Labour hold Swing

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