2007 Reading Borough Council election |
16 seats of 46 on council 24 seats needed for a majority |
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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]
Results
Reading Borough Council Election, 2007 Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Conservative | 7 | 6 | 0 | +6 | 43.8% | 38.4% | 13,910 | +3.4 |
| Labour | 6 | 0 | 7 | -7 | 37.5% | 32.1% | 11,634 | -1.3 |
| Liberal Democrats | 3 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 18.8% | 20.0% | 7,258 | -1.4 |
| Green | 0 | | | | 0% | 8.6% | 3,098 | -0.2 |
| UKIP | 0 | | | | 0% | 0.5% | 194 | |
| Independent | 0 | | | | 0% | 0.2% | 85 | |
| Roman Party | 0 | | | | 0% | 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 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Mohammed Ayub | 690 | 37.9 | |
| Conservative | Richard Mark Royal | 597 | 32.8 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Warren Andrew Swaine | 274 | 15.1 | |
| Green | Doug Cresswell | 225 | 12.4 | |
| Roman Party | Jean-Louis Pascual | 33 | 1.8 | |
Turnout | 1,819 | 26.23 | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Battle Ward Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Chris Maskell* | 971 | 51.5 | |
| Conservative | David John Trim | 433 | 23.0 | |
| Green | Adrian Windisch | 253 | 13.4 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Andrew Mark Parsons | 229 | 12.1 | |
Turnout | 1,886 | 28 | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Caversham Ward Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Tom Stanway | 1,344 | 50.3 | |
| Labour | Susan Catherine Stainthorp* (Sue Stainthorp) | 755 | 28.3 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Christopher Simon Burden | 306 | 11.5 | |
| Green | David James Patterson | 265 | 9.9 | |
Turnout | 2,670 | 39.5 | |
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
Church Ward Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Mike Townend | 1,095 | 47.3 | |
| Labour | Christine Margaret Grieve* | 854 | 36.9 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Mark Richard Mills | 212 | 9.1 | |
| Green | Vivienne Joyce Johnson | 153 | 6.6 | |
Turnout | 2,313 | 32.6 | |
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
Church Ward (by-election) Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Timothy James Harris | 1,084 | 47.1 | |
| Labour | Marian Elise Livingston | 822 | 35.7 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Anthony John Warrell | 218 | 9.5 | |
| Green | Kate Anna Day | 176 | 7.7 | |
Turnout | 2,300 | 32.6 | |
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
Katesgrove Ward Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Gareth Daniel Epps | 669 | 36.6 | |
| Labour | Gul Muwaz Khan* | 632 | 34.6 | |
| Conservative | Ricky Singh | 273 | 14.9 | |
| Green | Louise Kaye Keane | 168 | 9.2 | |
| Independent | David Leyland Boobier | 85 | 4.7 | |
Turnout | 1,827 | 29.3 | |
| Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | | |
Kentwood Ward Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Thomas William Steele | 1,179 | 44.3 | |
| Labour | Richard Mark McKenzie* | 895 | 33.6 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Christopher John Brown | 464 | 17.4 | |
| Green | Hugh Swann | 124 | 4.7 | |
Turnout | 2,662 | 37.5 | |
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
Minster Ward Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Paul Stephen Gittings* | 1,098 | 43.9 | |
| Conservative | Sandra Doreen Vickers | 976 | 39.0 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Samuel Stevenson Best-Shaw | 226 | 9.0 | |
| Green | Katherine Jane Buse | 202 | 8.1 | |
Turnout | 2,502 | 37.3 | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Norcot Ward Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Graeme William Hoskin* | 1,160 | 50.2 | |
| Conservative | James Mark George Cox | 672 | 29.1 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Robin James Bentham | 301 | 7.7 | |
| Green | Mark Adrian Walker | 179 | 7.7 | |
Turnout | 2,312 | 33.4 | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Park Ward Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Wazir Hussain | 817 | 30.9 | |
| Labour | Tony Short | 810 | 30.6 | |
| Green | Rob White | 688 | 26.0 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Stuart Alan Frodsham | 330 | 12.5 | |
Turnout | 2,645 | 38.8 | |
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
Peppard Ward Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Richard James Willis | 1,808 | 50.9 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Annette Hendry* | 1,350 | 38.0 | |
| Labour | Helen Muriel Hathaway | 231 | 6.5 | |
| Green | Kay Mary Harrison | 87 | 2.5 | |
| UKIP | Ronald George Charles Cutting | 73 | 2.1 | |
Turnout | 3,549 | 48.5 | |
| Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
Redlands Ward Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Kirsten Ruth Bayes | 918 | 41.3 | |
| Labour | Peter Graham Kayes* | 748 | 33.6 | |
| Conservative | Martyn Edward Washbourne | 356 | 16.0 | |
| Green | Gabriel Berry | 156 | 7.0 | |
| UKIP | John Barrie Dearing | 47 | 2.1 | |
Turnout | 2,225 | 30.7 | |
| Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | | |
Southcote Ward Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Peter Martin Ruhemann* (Pete Ruhemann) | 1,028 | 46.8 | |
| Conservative | Alan Hawkins | 898 | 40.9 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Guy William Gipps Penman | 168 | 7.6 | |
| Green | James Eric Towell | 103 | 4.7 | |
Turnout | 2,197 | 36.2 | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Southcote Ward (by-election) Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Deborah Edwards | 1,252 | 59.9 | |
| Conservative | Patricia Steele | 837 | 40.1 | |
Turnout | 2,089 | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Thames Ward Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Jeanette Mavis Skeats* | 2,164 | 63.7 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Rodney Pinchen | 504 | 14.8 | |
| Labour | Mary Catherine Waite | 438 | 12.9 | |
| Green | Nicholas Foster (Nick Foster) | 215 | 6.3 | |
| UKIP | Sylvia Mary Chumbley | 74 | 2.2 | |
Turnout | 3,395 | 47.6 | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Tilehurst Ward Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Christopher John Harris | 1,145 | 46.3 | |
| Conservative | Philip Webb | 769 | 31.1 | |
| Labour | Raymond Michael Richens | 425 | 17.2 | |
| Green | Emma-Louise Scott | 134 | 5.4 | |
Turnout | 2,473 | 34.9 | |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Whitley Ward Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | James Hanley* (Jim Hanley) | 899 | 51.8 | |
| Conservative | Nicholas Brown (Nick Brown) | 529 | 30.5 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Mike Rice | 163 | 9.4 | |
| Green | Kevin Jackson | 146 | 8.4 | |
Turnout | 1,737 | 25.3 | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
References
- ^ "Transport boss Howarth quits". Get Reading. 15 March 2007. Retrieved 8 May 2022.
- ^ "Reading Borough Council". Get Reading. 3 May 2007. Retrieved 8 May 2022.
- ^ "Local Elections 2007 Results". Reading Borough Council. Archived from the original on 9 December 2012. Retrieved 8 May 2022.
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