2015 Reading Borough Council election
Elections to Reading Borough Council took place on 7 May 2015 to elect approximately one third of the members of Reading Borough Council in England to coincide with other local elections, an election which was held simultaneously with the 2015 General Election, resulting in higher turnout than the previous election.[1] The election resulted in no change in terms of the political make-up of the Council will each political party holding their respective seats.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
Party | Seats | +/- | |
---|---|---|---|
Labour | 31 | 0 | |
Conservative | 10 | 0 | |
Green Party | 3 | 0 | |
Liberal Democrats | 2 | 0 | |
Labour hold |
Election result
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60% | 37.5% | 25,803 | -1.5% | |
Conservative | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33.3% | 35.3% | 24,260 | +9.8% | |
Green | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6% | 11.1% | 7,624 | -2.5% | |
UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 7.9% | 5,467 | -1.0% | |
Liberal Democrats | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 7.8% | 5,361 | -1.1% | |
Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0.0% | 57 | -3.9% | |
Liberal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0.0% | 47 | N/C | |
The Roman Party Ave! | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0.0% | 34 | -0.1% | |
TUSC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0.0% | 13 | -0.1% |
Ward results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Mohammed Ayub | 1,950 | 42.3% | -6.7% | |
Conservative | Chris Ashworth | 1,454 | 31.6% | +12.2% | |
Green | Richard Black | 535 | 11.6% | -1.3% | |
Liberal Democrats | James Moore | 393 | 8.5% | -0.4% | |
UKIP | William MacPhee | 269 | 5.8% | -3.2% | |
Majority | 496 | 10.7% | -18.8% | ||
Turnout | 4.601 | 53.7% | +28.7% | ||
Labour hold | Swing | -9.4% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Chris Maskell | 2,219 | 53.1% | -3.9% | |
Conservative | Michael Hey | 979 | 23.4% | +3.4% | |
Green | Alan Edward Lockey | 389 | 9.3% | -4.0% | |
UKIP | Jack McLeod | 276 | 6.6% | +6.6% | |
Liberal Democrats | Glenn Goodall | 275 | 6.5% | -1.0% | |
The Roman Party Ave! | Jean-Louis Pascual | 34 | 0.8% | -1.1% | |
Majority | 1,240 | 27.5% | -9.4% | ||
Turnout | 4,172 | 56% | +28% | ||
Labour hold | Swing | -3.6% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Claire McDonald | 1,921 | 38.8% | +8.2% | |
Labour | Mary Waite | 1,740 | 35.1% | -1.9% | |
Green | David Foster | 507 | 10.2% | -2.1% | |
Liberal Democrats | Chris Burden | 415 | 8.3% | -1.1% | |
UKIP | Matthew Plunkett | 364 | 7.3% | -4.6% | |
Majority | 181 | 0.3% | +6.7% | ||
Turnout | 4,947 | 68.2% | +29.2% | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | +5% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Paul Richard Woodward | 1,555 | 39.2% | -2.1% | |
Conservative | Paul Carnell | 1,318 | 33.2% | +7.3% | |
UKIP | Bob Curtis | 464 | 11.7% | -5.4% | |
Green | Neil Andrews | 375 | 9.4% | -1.3% | |
Liberal Democrats | Kirsten Bayes | 253 | 6.3% | +1.5% | |
Majority | 237 | 5.9% | -9.4% | ||
Turnout | 3,965 | 58.9% | +30.9% | ||
Labour hold | Swing | -4.7% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Matt Rodda | 1,713 | 45.6% | -2.9% | |
Conservative | Syed Abbas | 952 | 25.3% | +9.0% | |
Green | Louise Keane | 516 | 13.7% | +0.1% | |
Liberal Democrats | Janel Blatter | 335 | 8.9% | -0.4% | |
UKIP | Karin Cheetham | 237 | 6.3% | -5.8% | |
Majority | 761 | 20.2% | -12.0% | ||
Turnout | 3,753 | 56.2% | +28.2% | ||
Labour hold | Swing | -5.9% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Tom Steele | 2,037 | 43.5% | +12.7% | |
Labour | Gurvinder Kaur | 1,538 | 32.8% | -3.1% | |
UKIP | Howard Thomas | 582 | 12.4% | -9.4% | |
Green | Ruth Shaffrey | 288 | 6.1% | -0.3% | |
Liberal Democrats | Jonathan Walls | 234 | 5.0% | +0.1% | |
Majority | 499 | 10.6% | +15.7% | ||
Turnout | 4,679 | 65% | +28% | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | +7.9% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Paul Stephen Gittings | 2,082 | 46.0% | +1.7% | |
Conservative | Alanzo Nesta Seville | 1,560 | 34.5% | +7.5% | |
Green | Keith Johnson | 458 | 10.1% | -0.7% | |
UKIP | Patrick Dillon | 419 | 9.2% | -5.0% | |
Majority | 522 | 11.5% | -5.8% | ||
Turnout | 4,519 | 61.7% | +29.7% | ||
Labour hold | Swing | -2.9% |
Note: The Liberal Democrats did not stand in this ward.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Graeme William Hoskin | 2,181 | 48.0% | -9.0% | |
Conservative | Rob Masterson | 1,331 | 29.3% | +5.4% | |
UKIP | Philip Giles | 520 | 11.4% | +11.4% | |
Green | Brent Smith | 248 | 5.4% | -6.6% | |
Liberal Democrats | Annette Hendry | 210 | 4.6% | -2.4% | |
Liberal | Stephen Graham | 47 | 0.1% | +0.1% | |
Majority | 850 | 18.7% | -14.4% | ||
Turnout | 4,537 | 61.8% | +29.8% | ||
Labour hold | Swing | -7.0% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Green | Josh Williams | 1,987 | 43.3% | -10.0% | |
Labour | Dave Dymond | 1,652 | 36.0% | +6.1% | |
Conservative | Sarah Parkington | 776 | 16.9% | +6.7% | |
Liberal Democrats | Rebecca Rye | 172 | 3.7% | +1.1% | |
Majority | 335 | 7.3% | -16.1% | ||
Turnout | 4,587 | 69.2% | +26.2% | ||
Green hold | Swing | -8.0% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Clare Grashoff | 3,260 | 58.0% | +26.2% | |
Labour | Leighton Yeo | 1,155 | 20.5% | +4.7% | |
Liberal Democrats | Madeleine Elizabeth Adams | 706 | 12.5% | +7.8% | |
Green | Kate Day | 498 | 8.8% | +3.1% | |
Majority | 2,105 | 37.4% | +33.1% | ||
Turnout | 5,619 | 74.9% | +32.9% | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | +10.7% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Jan Gavin | 1,682 | 42.5% | -2.4% | |
Conservative | Helen Hopper | 955 | 24.1% | +5.7% | |
Green | Kizzi Murtagh | 804 | 20.3% | +5.9% | |
Liberal Democrats | Francis Jakeman | 337 | 8.5% | -6.1% | |
UKIP | Robert Allan | 175 | 4.4% | -3.0% | |
Majority | 727 | 18.3% | -8.2% | ||
Turnout | 3,953 | 65.5% | +34.5% | ||
Labour hold | Swing | -4.0% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Matt Lawrence | 1,802 | 42.7% | -14.8% | |
Conservative | Russell Martin | 1,476 | 34.9% | +6.9% | |
UKIP | John Combes | 576 | 13.6% | +13.6% | |
Green | Doug Cresswell | 187 | 4.4% | -5.1% | |
Liberal Democrats | Rodney Pinchen | 179 | 4.2% | -0.7% | |
Majority | 326 | 7.7% | -21.8% | ||
Turnout | 4,220 | 64.8% | +30.8% | ||
Labour hold | Swing | -10.8% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Jeanette Mavis Skeats | 3,037 | 52.2% | +6.7% | |
Labour | Richard Stainthorp | 1,258 | 21.6% | -1.8% | |
Liberal Democrats | Guy Penman | 609 | 10.4% | +1.5% | |
Green | Sarah McNamara | 495 | 8.5% | -3.3% | |
UKIP | Cecilia Kelly | 410 | 7.0% | +7.0% | |
Majority | 1,779 | 30.6% | +8.6% | ||
Turnout | 5,809 | 78.8% | +34.8% | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | +4.2% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Sandra Doreen Vickers | 1,944 | 39.9% | +16.3% | |
Labour | Matt Harrison | 1,114 | 22.9% | +7.2% | |
Liberal Democrats | Jon Fanti | 1,096 | 22.5% | -14.7% | |
UKIP | Ann Zebedee | 532 | 10.9% | -8.5% | |
Green | Miriam Kennet | 176 | 3.6% | -0.3% | |
Majority | 830 | 17.0% | +30.5% | ||
Turnout | 4,862 | 68.6% | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | +15.5% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Kelly Liza Edwards | 2,162 | 48.6% | -4.6% | |
Conservative | Nick Brown | 1,260 | 28.3% | +6.0% | |
UKIP | Linda Giles | 643 | 14.4% | +14.4% | |
Green | Stacey Hames | 161 | 3.6% | -4.1% | |
Liberal Democrats | Margaret McNeill | 147 | 3.3% | -0.9% | |
Independent | Jamie Wake | 57 | 1.2% | -11.1% | |
TUSC | Fredrik Tillett | 13 | 0.2% | +0.2% | |
Majority | 902 | 20.3% | -10.6% | ||
Turnout | 4,443 | 54.3% | +28.3% | ||
Labour hold | Swing | -5.3% |
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References
- "Upcoming elections & referendums". The Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 15 March 2015. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
- "Local Election 7 May 2015". Reading Borough Council. 8 May 2015. Retrieved 8 June 2015.
- "Local Election 7 May 2015". Reading Borough Council. 8 May 2015. Retrieved 8 June 2015.
- "Local Election 7 May 2015". Reading Borough Council. 8 May 2015. Retrieved 8 June 2015.
- "Local Election 7 May 2015". Reading Borough Council. 8 May 2015. Retrieved 8 June 2015.
- "Local Election 7 May 2015". Reading Borough Council. 8 May 2015. Retrieved 8 June 2015.
- "Local Election 7 May 2015". Reading Borough Council. 8 May 2015. Retrieved 8 June 2015.
- "Local Election 7 May 2015". Reading Borough Council. 8 May 2015. Retrieved 8 June 2015.
- "Local Election 7 May 2015". Reading Borough Council. 8 May 2015. Retrieved 8 June 2015.
- "Local Election 7 May 2015". Reading Borough Council. 8 May 2015. Retrieved 8 June 2015.
- "Local Election 7 May 2015". Reading Borough Council. 8 May 2015. Retrieved 8 June 2015.
- "Local Election 7 May 2015". Reading Borough Council. 8 May 2015. Retrieved 8 June 2015.
- "Local Election 7 May 2015". Reading Borough Council. 8 May 2015. Retrieved 8 June 2015.
- "Local Election 7 May 2015". Reading Borough Council. 8 May 2015. Retrieved 8 June 2015.
- "Local Election 7 May 2015". Reading Borough Council. 8 May 2015. Retrieved 8 June 2015.
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