Reading Unitary Council Election Results 1997-2012 Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher The Elections Centre Plymouth University The information contained in this report has been obtained from a number of sources. Election results from the immediate post-reorganisation period were painstakingly collected by Alan Willis largely, although not exclusively, from local newspaper reports. From the mid- 1980s onwards the results have been obtained from each local authority by the Elections Centre. The data are stored in a database designed by Lawrence Ware and maintained by Brian Cheal and others at Plymouth University. Despite our best efforts some information remains elusive whilst we accept that some errors are likely to remain. Notice of any mistakes should be sent to [email protected]. The results sequence can be kept up to date by purchasing copies of the annual Local Elections Handbook, details of which can be obtained by contacting the email address above. Front cover: the graph shows the distribution of percentage vote shares over the period covered by the results. The lines reflect the colours traditionally used by the three main parties. The grey line is the share obtained by Independent candidates while the purple line groups together the vote shares for all other parties. Rear cover: the top graph shows the percentage share of council seats for the main parties as well as those won by Independents and other parties. The lines take account of any by- election changes (but not those resulting from elected councillors switching party allegiance) as well as the transfers of seats during the main round of local election. The lower graph shows for each main round of local elections the overall percentage turnout (solid line), the percentage of women candidates standing at (dotted line) and the percentage of women among those elected (hashed line). Minster (6914)3 Thames (6993)3 Reading - 1997 vote share vote share Bello G.* Lab 2,040 47.0 Putt K.* Con 2,390 44.0 3 Yeo L.* Lab 1,944 - Pugh F.* Con 2,384 - Abbey (7431) Croal C.* Lab 1,839 - Skeats J. Ms.* Con 2,355 - vote share Anderson M. Con 1,550 35.7 Hendry A. Ms. LD 1,912 35.2 Griffiths J. Ms.* Lab 2,339 55.2 Jones D. Con 1,344 - Pinchen R. LD 1,773 - Page A.* Lab 2,025 - Henry L. Con 1,303 - Reilly M. LD 1,553 - Iqbal M. Lab 1,930 - Canning A. LD 748 17.2 Gavin J. Ms. Lab 1,126 20.7 Haworth E. Ms. Con 1,069 25.2 Fenwick A. Ms. LD 693 - Short W. Lab 915 - Willis R. Con 998 - Hendry A. LD 657 - Banaras R. Lab 891 - Loyes A. Con 921 - Jordan M. Ms. LD 831 19.6 Turnout 62.7 11.3 Turnout 77.6 8.8 Kendon G. Ms. LD 751 - Wood J. LD 711 - Norcot (6663)3 Tilehurst (6496)3 vote share vote share Turnout 57.0 30.0 Lovelock J. Ms.* Lab 2,397 56.7 Day R.* LD 2,497 51.1 3 Hughes R.* Lab 2,143 - Canning N. Ms.* LD 1,965 - Battle (5956) Jones P. Lab 2,006 - Ferriday E. LD 1,823 - vote share Coombes S. Ms. Con 1,098 26.0 Atkinson P. Con 1,126 23.1 Powers M.* Lab 2,072 55.8 Hardy P. Ms. Con 963 - Anderson S. Ms. Con 1,124 - Stainthorp R.* Lab 1,925 - Rowe E. Con 900 - Connelly M. Lab 1,063 21.8 Tattersall A.* Lab 1,460 - Fryett M. Ms. LD 729 17.3 Foley S. Lab 992 - Cameron K. Con 865 23.3 Jackson J. Ms. LD 630 - Evans M. Ms. Con 914 - Jones H. Ms. Con 799 - Heydeman E. Ms. LD 604 - Rahman M. Lab 757 - Crowe P. Con 778 - Green J. Ms. Green 198 4.1 Mahon-Daly F. LD 777 20.9 Turnout 63.4 30.8 Turnout 75.2 28.1 Turnout 62.4 32.5 3 Park (6689) 3 3 vote share Whitley (6481) Caversham (7748) Edwards N.* Lab 2,333 55.2 vote share vote share Hartley J.* Lab 2,282 - Orton M.* Lab 2,276 60.1 Waite S.* Lab 2,240 38.6 Borgars C. Ms.* Lab 2,236 - Hanley J.* Lab 2,061 - Lab 2,213 - Stainthorp S. Ms.* Morley S. Ms. LD 1,050 24.8 Silverman L. Lab 1,992 - Lab 2,097 - O'Meara D. Preston G. LD 1,021 - Cummings B. Con 952 25.1 Ellis S. Ms. Con 1,993 34.4 Thompson S. Con 844 20.0 Snider C. Con 721 - Chopping K. Con 1,775 - Laird H. Ms. Con 839 - Heydeman M. LD 562 14.8 Mordaunt P. Ms. Con 1,757 - Vickers E. LD 813 - Browne D. Con 554 - Elliss D. Ms. LD 1,569 27.0 Small A. Con 813 - Barclay J. LD 1,525 - Turnout 58.5 34.9 Bentham R. LD 1,499 - Turnout 63.2 30.4 Turnout 74.9 4.3 Peppard (7399)3 3 vote share Reading - 1999 Church (5591) Fenwick I.* LD 2,454 44.5 vote share Corti S. Ms. LD 2,206 - Lockey M. Ms.* Lab 1,688 49.2 Green R.* LD 2,105 - Abbey (7838) Goodall C. Lab 1,648 - Brazil E. Con 1,932 35.0 vote share Wild W.* Lab 1,555 - Oliver J. Con 1,795 - Durkin M. Lab 923 61.1 Young K. Ms. Con 905 26.4 Graves M. Con 1,751 - Willis R. Con 387 25.6 French A. Con 882 - Cook C. Lab 1,133 20.5 Wood J. LD 201 13.3 Rose F. Con 834 - Waite M. Ms. Lab 953 - Orchard- Wood A. Lab 770 - Turnout 19.6 35.5 Doughty S. Ms. LD 518 15.1 Webb N. Ms. LD 504 - Turnout 74.6 9.5 Battle (6152) Outhwaite J. LD 492 - vote share Bradbury R. Green 317 9.2 Redlands (8429)3 Jones A. Lab 925 67.6 vote share Ahuja D. Con 309 22.6 Turnout 61.3 22.8 Morris J.* Lab 2,157 41.1 Cook T. LD 135 9.9 3 Sohpal R.* Lab 2,000 - Katesgrove (6043) Winfield- Turnout 22.3 45.0 vote share Chislett E. Ms. Lab 1,831 - Sutton D.* Lab 1,814 46.7 Cook T. LD 1,261 24.0 Caversham (8181) Hingley P.* Lab 1,784 - Underhill L. Con 1,227 23.4 vote share Thomas P. Ms.* Lab 1,662 - Fennell D. Con 1,210 - Peak K. Ms. Lab 1,236 45.2 Mills S. Ms. Con 869 22.4 Law M. Con 1,173 - Wilson R. Con 1,154 42.2 Colman A. LD 836 21.5 Hannan J. LD 1,103 - Bentham R. LD 342 12.5 Laird P. Con 729 - Warrell A. LD 1,068 - Wilson J. Con 719 - Loudon J. Green 604 11.5 Turnout 33.5 3.0 Bentham E. Ms. LD 698 - Penman G. LD 597 - Turnout 62.3 17.1 Church (5652) Unsworth P. Green 364 9.4 vote share Southcote (5994)3 Wild W.* Lab 659 59.0 Turnout 64.3 24.3 vote share Gibbs P. Con 255 22.8 Heydeman E. Ms. LD 146 13.1 3 Ruhemann P. Lab 2,399 55.8 Kentwood (6520) Williams R. Ms.* Lab 2,381 - Bradbury R. Green 57 5.1 vote share Sheibani A.* Lab 2,017 - 19.8 36.2 Lawrence D. Ms. Lab 1,839 40.1 Gibbons M. Ms. Con 1,279 29.7 Turnout Geary D. Lab 1,814 - White S. Ms. Con 1,176 - Scaife S. Ms.* Lab 1,793 - Greenland E. Con 1,131 - Katesgrove (6103) Bennett R. Ms. Con 1,636 35.6 French E. LD 623 14.5 vote share Jones V. Ms. Con 1,282 - Thomas P. Ms.* Lab 764 67.5 Hawkins C. Ms. Con 1,244 - Turnout 71.8 26.0 O'Sullivan S. Con 222 19.6 Scott M. LD 1,115 24.3 Colman A. LD 146 12.9 Lawson N. LD 1,022 - Pheiffer D. LD 945 - Turnout 18.6 47.9 Turnout 70.4 4.4 Results of the Unitary Council Elections 1995-2012 1 Kentwood (6527) Redlands (8832) vote share Reading - 2000 vote share Scaife S. Ms.* Lab 952 44.9 Sohpal R.* Lab 792 41.4 Bennett R. Ms. Con 689 32.5 Harris C. LD 561 29.4 Morgan D. LD 432 20.4 Abbey (7919) Loyes A. Con 394 20.6 Gooch J. Green 48 2.3 vote share Westley M. Ms. Green 164 8.6 Page A.* lab 984 62.1 Turnout 32.6 12.4 Woolhouse A. Con 380 24.0 Turnout 21.8 12.1 Wood J. LD 220 13.9 Minster (7291) Southcote (6002) vote share Turnout 20.1 38.1 vote share White S. Lab 1,225 58.0 Williams R. Ms.* Lab 1,054 60.6 Warman E. Ms. Con 683 32.4 Battle (6289) Warman E. Ms. Con 535 30.8 Harris C. LD 203 9.6 vote share Morley S. Ms. LD 149 8.6 Stainthorp R.* Lab 707 58.0 Turnout 29.0 25.7 Ahuja D. Con 361 29.6 Turnout 29.0 29.9 Reilly M. LD 150 12.3 Norcot (6700) Thames (7085) vote share Turnout 19.5 28.4 vote share Jones P.* Lab 971 67.8 Pugh F.* Con 1,423 53.8 Mowczan A. Ms. Con 249 17.4 Caversham (8502) Bentham R. LD 738 27.9 Scott M. LD 213 14.9 vote share Dymond D.