2023 Reading Borough Council election

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2023 Reading Borough Council election
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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
Reading UK ward map 2023.svg
Winner of each seat at the 2023 Reading Borough Council election
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.svg 164.7213266.719,35247.3±0.0
  Green 3Steady2.svg17.64714.68,59521.0+4.2
  Conservative 2Decrease2.svg 111.83510.48,72221.3-5.0
  Liberal Democrats 1Steady2.svg5.9236.33,9839.7+0.5
  Independent 0Steady2.svg0.0112.1710.2±0.0
  TUSC 0Steady2.svg0.0000.01640.4+0.2
  Liberal 0Steady2.svg0.0000.0570.1N/A

Ward results

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 1,56623.5
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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