2006 Reading Borough Council election

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2006 Reading Borough Council election
  2004 4 May 2006 (2006-05-04) 2007  

17 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 before3565
Seats after3286
Seat changeDecrease2.svg3 ppIncrease2.svg2 ppIncrease2.svg1 pp
Popular vote11,57112,1317,440
Percentage33.435.021.5
SwingDecrease2.svg4.9 ppIncrease2.svg3.0 ppDecrease2.svg3.9 pp

The 2006 Reading Borough Council election was held on 4 May 2006, at the same time as other local elections across England. Seventeen of the 46 seats on Reading Borough Council were up for election, being the usual third of the council plus two by-elections. The by-election in Southcote ward was caused by the resignation of Labour councillor Christopher Swaine, and the by-election in Thames was caused by the resignation of Conservative councillor Rob Wilson, who had been elected as the member of parliament for Reading East the previous year. Labour lost three seats at the election: two to the Conservatives and one to the Liberal Democrats. The Conservatives took the largest number of votes across the borough for the first time since 1992. Despite these losses, Labour remained in control of the council, with David Sutton continuing as leader of the party and the council. [1]

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Results

Reading Borough Council Election, 2006
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 620+235.3%35.0%12,131+3.0 pp
  Labour 903−352.9%33.4%11,571−4.9 pp
  Liberal Democrats 210+111.8%21.5%7,440−3.9 pp
  Green 00%8.8%3,031+5.8 pp
  Independent 00%1.3%453

Ward results

The results in each ward were as follows (candidates with an asterisk* were the sitting councillor standing for re-election): [2] [3]

Abbey Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Betty Tickner*
(Bet Tickner)
706 41.0
Conservative Timothy James Harris42424.6
Liberal Democrats Gareth Daniel Epps30517.7
Green Douglas James Cresswell19611.4
Independent Thurlow Timothy Robert O'Neill
(Bob O'Neill)
694.0
Independent Jean-Louis Pascual211.2
Turnout 1,72127
Labour hold Swing
Battle Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Tony Jones* 990 53.6
Conservative David John Trim37620.3
Green Adrian Windisch24113.0
Liberal Democrats James Edward Spackman24113.0
Turnout 1,84831
Labour hold Swing
Caversham Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Andrew Cumpsty 1,235 50.0
Labour David O'Meara62525.3
Liberal Democrats Diane Jennifer Elliss33613.6
Green David James Patterson27611.2
Turnout 2,47239
Conservative hold Swing
Church Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Mohammed Azam Janjua*
(Azam Janjua)
913 41.2
Conservative Michael Anthony Townend
(Mike Townend)
86739.2
Liberal Democrats Christopher John Harris23910.8
Green Gabriel Berry1958.8
Turnout 2,21434
Labour hold Swing
Katesgrove Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Richard Martin Stainthorp* 647 41.0
Conservative Mohinder Singh33221.1
Liberal Democrats Milorad Susilovic
(Mike Susilovic)
27617.5
Green Louise Kaye Keane22114.0
Independent David Leyland Boobier1016.4
Turnout 1,57728
Labour hold Swing
Kentwood Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Jennifer Rynn 1,024 37.6
Labour Andrea Mary Collins*88832.6
Liberal Democrats Richard Karel Duveen
(Ricky Duveen)
64123.5
Green Katia Richardson1736.3
Turnout 2,72640
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Minster Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Terence James Christopher Byrne
(Terry Byrne)
865 38.3
Labour Mohammed Ayub84637.4
Liberal Democrats Nicholas David Wright32714.5
Green Katherine Jane Buse2239.9
Turnout 2,26135
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Norcot Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Peter Mervyn Jones* 1,134 51.3
Conservative Stephen Richard Watcham57826.1
Liberal Democrats Elizabeth Clare Heydeman30613.8
Green Mark Adrian Walker1938.7
Turnout 2,21134
Labour hold Swing
Park Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Shirley Isabella Merriott 896 33.8
Liberal Democrats Richard James Edward Hall67125.3
Conservative Wazir Hussain60923.0
Green Robert James White47417.9
Turnout 2,65042
Labour hold Swing
Peppard Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Mark Ralph* 1,760 54.4
Liberal Democrats James Frederick D'Este Emery1,05132.5
Labour Mohammad Nazir
(Nazir Choudhary)
2487.7
Green Kay Mary Harrison1775.5
Turnout 3,23646
Conservative hold Swing
Redlands Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Daisy Benson 1,029 45.4
Labour Gul Faraz Khan*
(Haji Khan)
67729.9
Conservative Richard Leo Lester
(Leo Lester)
39817.6
Independent Peter Burt1637.2
Turnout 2,26737
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing
Southcote Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour John Joseph Ennis* 1,108 50.8
Conservative Alan Alexander Hawkins74834.3
Liberal Democrats Anthony John Warrell2039.3
Green James Eric Towell1225.6
Turnout 2,18138
Labour hold Swing
Southcote Ward (by-election)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Deborah Jane Edwards 1,252 59.9
Conservative Patricia Steele83740.1
Turnout 2,08938
Labour hold Swing
Thames Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative David Bryan Stevens* 1,725 54.5
Liberal Democrats Pauline Arthur61819.5
Labour Mary Catherine Waite47915.1
Green Nicholas James Foster2457.7
Independent Joan Rose Lloyd
(Jan Lloyd)
993.1
Turnout 3,16646
Conservative hold Swing
Thames Ward (by-election)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Isobel Rosalind Norton Ballsdon 1,887 57.7
Liberal Democrats Rodney Pinchen80224.5
Labour Peter Crispin Winfield-Chislett57917.7
Turnout 3,26848
Conservative hold Swing
Tilehurst Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Judith Fry*
(Jude Fry)
1,023 41.4
Conservative Sandra Josephine Bowler75730.6
Labour Raymond Michael Richens55022.2
Green Sebastian Tarrik Achaibou1425.7
Turnout 2,47236
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Whitley Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Mary Singleton-White* 864 53.2
Conservative Nicholas James Brown43326.7
Liberal Democrats Max Thomas Heydeman17410.7
Green Thomas Hugh Jeremy Chance1539.4
Turnout 1,62426
Labour hold Swing

By-elections between 2006 and 2007

Tilehurst by-election 16 November 2006 [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats R Duveen [5] 919 47.8 +6.4
Conservative 58630.5-0.1
Labour 31716.5-5.7
Green 794.1-1.6
Roman Party 211.1+1.1
Majority33317.3
Turnout 1,922
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

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