Reading Borough Local Election Results 2011

Yesterday the people of Reading voted. The Council began as “no overall control” with a Conservative / Lib Dem coalition running things. After the election results have been counted the Council remains as “no overall control”. It remains to be seem whether Labour and the Greens will team up to form an administration or whether Labour will seek to run Reading as a minority administration with tacit Green support.

The full election results are:

ABBEY (Labour Hold)

Mohammed Ayub (Lab) – 1298 (46.7%)

Georgina Hughes (Lib Dem) – 369 (13.3%)

Vivienne Johnson (Green) – 293 (10.6%)

Richard Nanté (Cons) – 699 (25.2%)

Bob O’Neill (Common Sense) – 119 (4.3%)

BATTLE (Labour Hold)

Michael Diamond (Common Sense)  – 81 (3.1%)

Imran Ishtiaq (Cons) – 690 (26.7%)

Alan Lockey (Green) – 181 (7%)

Chris Maskell (Lab) – 1373 (53.2%)

John Oakley (Lib Dem) - 230 (8.9%)

Jean-Louis Pascual (The Roman Party Ave!) – 30 (1.6%)

CAVERSHAM (Conservative Hold)

Jenny Lawrence (Green) – 438 (14.1%)

Tom Stanway (Cons) – 1335 (42.8%)

Esther Walters (Lab) – 977 (31.4%)

Jenny Woods (Lib Dems) – 366 (11.8%)

CHURCH (Labour Gain from Conservative)

Kim Maysh (Common Sense) -  221 (8.1%)

Geoff Poland (Cons) – 901 (33.1%)

Jon Roberts (Green) – 192 (7%)

Anthony Warrell (Lib Dem) – 181 (6.6%)

Paul Woodward (Lab) – 1229 (45.1%)

KATESGROVE (Labour Gain from Lib Dem)

Leo Lester (Cons) – 431 (18.1%)

Margaret McNeill (Lib Dem) – 592 (24.9%)

Luis Mendez (Common Sense) – 54 (2.3%)

Kizzi Murtagh (Green) – 165 (6.9%)

Matt Rodda (Lab) – 1100 (46.3%)

Michael Turberville (Ind)  – 36 (1.5%)

KENTWOOD (Conservative Hold)

James Anderson (Cons) – 1369 (44.4%)

Kevin Jackson (Green) – 177 (5.7%)

Meri O’Connell (Lib Dem) – 247 (8%)

Matthew Plunkett (Common Sense) – 134 (4.3%)

Daya Pal Singh (Lab) – 1159 (37.6%)

MINSTER (Labour Hold)

Sunil Gandhi (Green) – 220 (7.3%)

Paul Gittings (Lab) – 1447 (47.9%)

Julie Hopkins (Lib Dem) – 286 (9.4%)

Alanzo Seville (Cons) – 1066 (35.3%)

NORCOT (Labour Hold)

Nazia Bashir (Cons) – 650 (24.4%)

Graeme Hoskin (Lab) – 1557 (58.5%)

David Patterson (Green) – 220 (8.3%)

Roy Perestrelo (Lib Dem) – 233 (8.8%)

PARK (Green Gain from Conservative)

Melanie Eastwood (Green) – 1585 (43.4%)

Wazir Hussain (Cons) – 732 (20%)

Richard McKenzie (Lab) – 1213 (33.2%)

Hoyte Swager (Lib Dem) – 123 (3.4%)

PEPPARD (Conservative H0ld)

David Absolom (Lab) – 671 (18.4%)

Madeleine Adams (Lib Dem) – 523 (14.4%)

Kate Day (Green) – 340 (9.3%)

Richard Willis (Cons) – 2109 (57.9%)

REDLANDS (Labour Gain from Lib Dem)

Kirsten Bayes (Lib Dem) – 757 (25.9%)

Jan Gavin (Lab) – 1295 (44.3%)

Ed Hopper (Cons) – 526 (18%)

Mark Walker (Green) – 345 (11.8%)

SOUTHCOTE (Labour Hold)

Pete Ruhemann (Lab) – 1543 (56.1%)

James Towell (Green) – 157 (5.7%)

Robert Vickers (Cons) – 858 (31.2%)

Dave Warren (Lib Dem) – 193 (7%)

THAMES (Conservative Hold)

Duncan Bruce (Lab) – 821 (20.9%)

Danny McNamara (Green) – 439 (11.2%)

Guy Penman (Lib Dem) – 522 (13.3%)

Jeanette Skeats (Cons) – 2139 (54.6%)

TILEHURST (Conservative Gain from Lib Dem)

Doug Cresswell (Green) – 159 (5.2%)

Chris Harris (Lib Dem) – 957 (31.5%)

Sandra Vickers (Cons) – 1146 (37.7%)

Rose Williams (Lab) – 774 (25.5%)

WHITLEY (Labour Hold)

Michael Doyle (Cons) – 572 (24.6%)

Kelly Edwards (Lab) – 1331 (56.9%)

Keith Johnson (Green) – 88 (3.8%)

Howard Thomas (Common Sense) – 207 (8.9%)

Jamie Wake (Lib Dem) – 140 (6%)

Summary: Labour gained 3; Conservative gained 1 and lost 2; Lib Dem lost 3; Green gained 1.

The Council is therefore now 22 Labour; 16 Conservative; 5 Lib Dem; 2 Green; 1 Independent.