2007 Reading Borough Council election

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2007 Reading Borough Council election
  2006 3 May 2007 (2007-05-03) 2008  

16 seats of 46 on council
24 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Lab
Con
LD
Leader David Sutton Fred PughBob Green
Party Labour Conservative Liberal Democrats
Seats before3286
Seats after25147
Seat changeDecrease2.svg7Increase2.svg6Increase2.svg1
Popular vote11,63413,9107,258
Percentage32.138.420.0
SwingDecrease2.svg1.3Increase2.svg3.4Decrease2.svg1.4

The 2007 Reading Borough Council election was held on 3 May 2007, at the same time as other local elections across England and Scotland. Sixteen of the 46 seats on Reading Borough Council were up for election, being the usual third of the council plus a by-election in Church ward where Labour councillor Azam Janjua had resigned. [1] Labour lost seven seats on the council, with the Conservatives gaining six seats and the Liberal Democrats one seat. Despite these losses, Labour retained a majority on the council. [2]

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Results

Reading Borough Council Election, 2007
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 760+643.8%38.4%13,910+3.4
  Labour 607-737.5%32.1%11,634-1.3
  Liberal Democrats 321+118.8%20.0%7,258-1.4
  Green 00%8.6%3,098-0.2
  UKIP 00%0.5%194
  Independent 00%0.2%85
  Roman Party 00%0.1%33

Ward results

The results in each ward were as follows (candidates with an asterisk* were the sitting councillor standing for re-election): [3]

Abbey Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Mohammed Ayub 690 37.9
Conservative Richard Mark Royal59732.8
Liberal Democrats Warren Andrew Swaine27415.1
Green Doug Cresswell22512.4
Roman Party Jean-Louis Pascual331.8
Turnout 1,81926.23
Labour hold Swing
Battle Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Chris Maskell* 971 51.5
Conservative David John Trim43323.0
Green Adrian Windisch25313.4
Liberal Democrats Andrew Mark Parsons22912.1
Turnout 1,88628
Labour hold Swing
Caversham Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Tom Stanway 1,344 50.3
Labour Susan Catherine Stainthorp*
(Sue Stainthorp)
75528.3
Liberal Democrats Christopher Simon Burden30611.5
Green David James Patterson2659.9
Turnout 2,67039.5
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Church Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Mike Townend 1,095 47.3
Labour Christine Margaret Grieve*85436.9
Liberal Democrats Mark Richard Mills2129.1
Green Vivienne Joyce Johnson1536.6
Turnout 2,31332.6
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Church Ward (by-election)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Timothy James Harris 1,084 47.1
Labour Marian Elise Livingston82235.7
Liberal Democrats Anthony John Warrell2189.5
Green Kate Anna Day1767.7
Turnout 2,30032.6
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Katesgrove Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Gareth Daniel Epps 669 36.6
Labour Gul Muwaz Khan*63234.6
Conservative Ricky Singh27314.9
Green Louise Kaye Keane1689.2
Independent David Leyland Boobier854.7
Turnout 1,82729.3
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing
Kentwood Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Thomas William Steele 1,179 44.3
Labour Richard Mark McKenzie*89533.6
Liberal Democrats Christopher John Brown46417.4
Green Hugh Swann1244.7
Turnout 2,66237.5
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Minster Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Paul Stephen Gittings* 1,098 43.9
Conservative Sandra Doreen Vickers97639.0
Liberal Democrats Samuel Stevenson Best-Shaw2269.0
Green Katherine Jane Buse2028.1
Turnout 2,50237.3
Labour hold Swing
Norcot Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Graeme William Hoskin* 1,160 50.2
Conservative James Mark George Cox67229.1
Liberal Democrats Robin James Bentham3017.7
Green Mark Adrian Walker1797.7
Turnout 2,31233.4
Labour hold Swing
Park Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Wazir Hussain 817 30.9
Labour Tony Short81030.6
Green Rob White68826.0
Liberal Democrats Stuart Alan Frodsham33012.5
Turnout 2,64538.8
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Peppard Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Richard James Willis 1,808 50.9
Liberal Democrats Annette Hendry*1,35038.0
Labour Helen Muriel Hathaway2316.5
Green Kay Mary Harrison872.5
UKIP Ronald George Charles Cutting732.1
Turnout 3,54948.5
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Redlands Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Kirsten Ruth Bayes 918 41.3
Labour Peter Graham Kayes*74833.6
Conservative Martyn Edward Washbourne35616.0
Green Gabriel Berry1567.0
UKIP John Barrie Dearing472.1
Turnout 2,22530.7
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing
Southcote Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Peter Martin Ruhemann*
(Pete Ruhemann)
1,028 46.8
Conservative Alan Hawkins89840.9
Liberal Democrats Guy William Gipps Penman1687.6
Green James Eric Towell1034.7
Turnout 2,19736.2
Labour hold Swing
Southcote Ward (by-election)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Deborah Edwards 1,252 59.9
Conservative Patricia Steele83740.1
Turnout 2,089
Labour hold Swing
Thames Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Jeanette Mavis Skeats* 2,164 63.7
Liberal Democrats Rodney Pinchen50414.8
Labour Mary Catherine Waite43812.9
Green Nicholas Foster
(Nick Foster)
2156.3
UKIP Sylvia Mary Chumbley742.2
Turnout 3,39547.6
Conservative hold Swing
Tilehurst Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Christopher John Harris 1,145 46.3
Conservative Philip Webb76931.1
Labour Raymond Michael Richens42517.2
Green Emma-Louise Scott1345.4
Turnout 2,47334.9
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Whitley Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour James Hanley*
(Jim Hanley)
899 51.8
Conservative Nicholas Brown
(Nick Brown)
52930.5
Liberal Democrats Mike Rice1639.4
Green Kevin Jackson1468.4
Turnout 1,73725.3
Labour hold Swing

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