2024 Reading Borough Council election

2024 Reading Borough Council election

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16 out of 48 seats to Reading Borough Council 25 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Leader Jason Brock Rob White Clarence Mitchell Party Labour Green Conservative Last election 32 seats, 47.3% 7 seats, 21.0% 5 seats, 21.3% Seats before 32 7 5 Seats after 32 8 4 Seat change 1 1   Fourth party Fifth party   Leader James Moore Party Liberal Democrats Independent Last election 3 seats, 9.7% 1 seat, 0.2% Seats before 3 1 Seats after 3 1 Seat change
Winner of each seat at the 2024 Reading Borough Council election
Leader before election Jason Brock Labour Leader after election Liz Terry Labour

The 2024 Reading Borough Council election took place on 2 May 2024 to elect members of Reading Borough Council in Berkshire, England. ^[1] This was on the same day as other local elections.

Summary

Prior to the election, the council was under Labour majority control. The leader of the council, Jason Brock, did not stand for re-election in 2024. ^[2]

The election saw Labour retain its majority on the council. ^[3] Following the election, Labour chose Liz Terry to be their new group leader. She was formally appointed as leader of the council at the subsequent annual council meeting on 22 May 2024. ^{[4] [5]}

Election result

2024 Reading Borough Council election
Party		This election			Full council			This election
		Seats	Net	Seats %	Other	Total	Total %	Votes	Votes %	+/−
	Labour	12		75	20	32	66.7	18,318	47.4	+0.1
	Green	3	1	18.8	5	8	16.7	8,042	20.8	-0.2
	Conservative	0	1	0	4	4	8.3	7,773	20.1	-1.2
	Liberal Democrats	1		6.3	2	3	6.3	3,966	10.3	+0.6
	Independent	0		0	1	1	2.1	45	0.1	-0.1
	TUSC	0		0	0	0	0	296	0.8	+0.4
	Reform UK	0		0	0	0	0	182	0.5	N/A
	Liberal	0		0	0	0	0	39	0.1	±0.0

Ward results

The Statement of Persons Nominated, which details the candidates standing in each ward, was released by Reading Borough Council following the close of nominations on 8 April 2024. ^[6] Votes were counted overnighted and the results published on the council's website on 3 May. ^[7]

Abbey

Abbey

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	David Stevens	820	44.2	−8.5
	Conservative	Santhosh Batchu	594	32.0	+12.2
	Green	Jamie Whitham	250	13.5	−3.5
	Liberal Democrats	Henry Wright	177	9.6	−1.0
Majority			226	12.2	−20.7
Turnout			1,854	27.8	+4.3
Registered electors			6,689
	Labour hold		Swing	+10.4

Battle

Battle

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Wendy Griffith*	1,290	63.8	−1.6
	Green	Tahira Kulsoom	386	19.1	+6.9
	Conservative	Abdoulaye Sow	210	10.4	−4.0
	Liberal Democrats	John Grout	136	6.7	−1.4
Majority			904	44.7	−6.3
Turnout			2,022	26.8	−1.2
Registered electors			7,648
	Labour hold		Swing	-4.3

Caversham

Caversham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Matt Yeo*	1,603	55.2	+1.6
	Conservative	Grace Taylor	494	17.0	−2.5
	Green	Anthea West	441	15.2	−1.0
	Liberal Democrats	Christopher Burden	305	10.5	−0.2
	TUSC	Chloe-Anne Stoakes	61	2.1	New
Majority			1,109	38.2	+4.1
Turnout			2,902	38.4	−0.7
Registered electors			7,595
	Labour hold		Swing	+2.1

Caversham Heights

Caversham Heights

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Jenny McGrother	1,405	41.2	+0.2
	Conservative	Paul Carnell	1,183	34.7	−2.6
	Green	Danny McNamara	597	17.5	+3.4
	Liberal Democrats	Vania Costa-Krol	225	6.6	−1.0
Majority			222	6.5	+2.8
Turnout			3,410	45.7	−1.9
Registered electors			7,507
	Labour hold		Swing	+1.4

Church

Church

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour Co-op	Andrew Hornsby-Smith*	1,241	59.1	−2.3
	Conservative	Adam Phelps	453	21.6	−0.1
	Green	Brent Smith	263	12.5	+2.9
	Liberal Democrats	Mark Cole	143	6.8	−0.6
Majority			788	37.5	−2.2
Turnout			2,100	25.3	0.0
Registered electors			8,361
	Labour Co-op hold		Swing	-1.1

Coley

Coley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour Co-op	Liz Terry*	1,232	54.8	−3.1
	Conservative	Casey George Christopher Byrne	444	19.7	−0.9
	Green	Isobel Hoskins	287	12.8	+0.9
	Liberal Democrats	Jon Hill	190	8.4	−1.1
	TUSC	Sadiqua Khan	96	4.3	New
Majority			788	35.0	−2.3
Turnout			2,249	31.6	−0.4
Registered electors			7,157
	Labour Co-op hold		Swing	-1.1

Emmer Green

Emmer Green

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Daya Pal Singh	1,148	40.8	+4.0
	Conservative	Simon Robinson*	1,035	36.7	−3.3
	Green	Wendy Rooke	376	13.3	+1.0
	Liberal Democrats	Pieter de Boiserie	258	9.2	−1.7
Majority			113	4.0	+7.2
Turnout			2,817	37.2	−3.5
Registered electors			7,634
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	+3.7

Katesgrove

Katesgrove

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Green	Kate Nikulina	1,045	44.7	−2.3
	Labour	Navjit Kaur Gill	861	36.8	−0.5
	Conservative	John Angus	240	10.3	+0.8
	Liberal Democrats	Margaret McNeill	115	4.9	+1.3
	Independent	Jean-Louis Pascual	27	1.2	New
	TUSC	Sam Church	25	1.1	−1.5
	Independent	Michael Jeffrey Turberville	18	0.8	New
Majority			184	7.9	−1.8
Turnout			2,340	29.9	+0.4
Registered electors			7,825
	Green gain from Labour		Swing	-0.9

Kentwood

Kentwood

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Mark Keeping*	1,136	48.1	+8.8
	Conservative	Nick Fudge	852	36.1	−9.2
	Green	Caroline Hearst	240	10.2	+2.1
	Liberal Democrats	Riccardo Mancuso-Marcello	134	5.7	−1.5
Majority			284	12.0	+18.0
Turnout			2,362	35.3	−3.0
Registered electors			6,720
	Labour hold		Swing	+9.0

Norcot

Norcot

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Mamuna Naz	1,100	50.4	−7.6
	Conservative	Lizzy Sheppard	306	14.0	−3.9
	Liberal Democrats	Marie French	303	13.9	+7.6
	Green	Richard Walkem	215	9.9	0.0
	Reform UK	Alan Gulliver	182	8.3	New
	Liberal	Stephen Graham	39	1.8	−1.0
	TUSC	Jen Bottom	36	1.7	−0.2
Majority			794	36.4	−3.7
Turnout			2,181	28.7	+1.1
Registered electors			7,636
	Labour hold		Swing	-1.9

Park

Park

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Green	Sarah Magon*	1,569	57.6	+2.9
	Labour	Ollie Williamson	915	33.6	−5.1
	Conservative	James Mugo	157	5.8	0.0
	Liberal Democrats	Chris Dodson	71	2.6	−0.5
Majority			654	24.0	+8.0
Turnout			2,725	38.4	−2.1
Registered electors			7,093
	Green hold		Swing	+4.0

Redlands

Redlands

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Green	Dave McElroy*	1,478	53.9	+13.7
	Labour Co-op	Sunila Lobo	921	33.6	−12.8
	Conservative	Richard Williams	182	6.6	−0.9
	Liberal Democrats	Francis Jakeman	101	3.7	−0.7
	TUSC	Melanie Dent	42	1.5	+0.1
Majority			557	20.3	+26.5
Turnout			2,742	32.8	+1.5
Registered electors			8,363
	Green hold		Swing	+13.3

Southcote

Southcote

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Graeme Hoskin †	1,354	59.6	−1.2
	Conservative	Allison Carnell	439	19.3	−3.6
	Green	Josie Downey	247	10.9	+1.6
	Liberal Democrats	Benjamin Sims	212	9.3	+3.6
Majority			915	40.3	+2.4
Turnout			2,270	29.2	−1.9
Registered electors			7,765
	Labour hold		Swing	+1.2

† Incumbent councillor for Norcot ward.

Thames

Thames

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Richard Davies*	1,015	52.6	+1.1
	Conservative	Shivraj Hawaldar	347	18.5	−1.9
	Green	Mike Harling	315	16.3	+1.1
	Liberal Democrats	Jo Ramsay	235	12.2	+0.3
Majority			668	34.6	+3.5
Turnout			1930	31.9	−1.0
Registered electors			6,054
	Labour hold		Swing	+1.5

^[8]

Tilehurst

Tilehurst

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	James Moore*	1,186	52.1	+1.2
	Labour Co-op	Elliott Gardiner	480	21.1	0.0
	Conservative	Ben Blackmore	436	19.2	−1.8
	Green	Gabriel Berry-Khan	154	6.8	−0.2
Majority			706	31.0	+1.2
Turnout			2,275	31.3	−0.2
Registered electors			7,269
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	+0.6

Whitley

Whitley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Micky Leng*	1,091	57.7	−3.6
	Conservative	Vani Goel	401	21.1	+0.1
	Green	Kathleen Smith	179	9.5	+1.7
	Liberal Democrats	Thomas Weir	175	9.2	−0.5
	TUSC	Saffi Hussam	36	1.9	New
Majority			690	36.5	−3.7
Turnout			1,892	23.7	+0.2
Registered electors			7,980
	Labour hold		Swing	-1.9

References

1. "Notice of Election". Reading Borough Council. 22 March 2024. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
2. Stephens, Daisy (6 March 2024). "Council leader to step down after five years". BBC News. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
3. Stafford, Stephen (3 May 2024). "No change in Reading after local elections". BBC News. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
4. Aldridge, James (9 May 2024). "Reading Labour party choose new leader of council". Reading Chronicle. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
5. Creighton, Phil (23 May 2024). "Meet Liz Terry: the new leader of Reading Borough Council". Reading Today. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
6. "Statement of Persons Nominated". Reading Borough Council. 8 April 2024. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
7. "Local election results 2 May 2024". Reading Borough Council. 3 May 2024. Archived from the original on 3 May 2024. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
8. https://www.reading.gov.uk/the-council-and-democracy/elections-and-voting/election-results/local-election-results-2-may-2024/#thames