2024_Reading_Borough_Council_election

2024 Reading Borough Council election
16 out of 48 seats to Reading Borough Council; 25 seats needed for a majority
Leader before election; Jason Brock; Labour	Leader after election ; Jason Brock; Labour

2024 Reading Borough Council election

English local election

The 2024 Reading Borough Council election took place on 2 May 2024 to elect members of Reading Borough Council in Berkshire, England.^[1] This was on the same day as other local elections.

Quick Facts 16 out of 48 seats to Reading Borough Council 25 seats needed for a majority, First party ...

Labour retained a Majority on the council.^[2]

Ward results

The Statement of Persons Nominated, which details the candidates standing in each ward, was released by Reading Borough Council following the close of nominations on 8 April 2024.^[3] Votes were counted overnighted and the results published on the council's website on 3 May.^[4]

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"Notice of Election". Reading Borough Council. 22 March 2024. Retrieved 11 April 2024.

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"No change in Reading after local elections".

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"Statement of Persons Nominated". Reading Borough Council. 8 April 2024. Retrieved 11 April 2024.

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"Local election results 2 May 2024". Reading Borough Council. 3 May 2024. Archived from the original on 3 May 2024. Retrieved 3 May 2024.

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https://www.reading.gov.uk/the-council-and-democracy/elections-and-voting/election-results/local-election-results-2-may-2024/#thames

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2024 Reading Borough Council election
Party		This election			Full council			This election
Party		Seats	Net	Seats %	Other	Total	Total %	Votes	Votes %	+/−
	Labour	12		75	20	32	66.7	18,318	47.4	+0.1
	Green	3	1	18.8	5	8	16.7	8,042	20.8	-0.2
	Conservative	0	1	0	4	4	8.3	7,773	20.1	-1.2
	Liberal Democrats	1		6.3	2	3	6.3	3,966	10.3	+0.6
	Independent	0		0	1	1	2.1	45	0.1	-0.1
	TUSC	0		0	0	0	0	296	0.8	+0.4
	Reform UK	0		0	0	0	0	182	0.5	N/A
	Liberal	0		0	0	0	0	39	0.1	±0.0

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	David Stevens	820	44.2	-8.5
	Conservative	Santhosh Batchu	594	32.0	+12.2
	Green	Jamie Whitham	250	13.5	-3.5
	Liberal Democrats	Henry Wright	177	9.6	-1.0
Majority			226	12.2	-20.7
Turnout			1,854	27.8	+4.3
Registered electors			6,689
	Labour hold		Swing	+10.4

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Wendy Griffith*	1,290	63.8	-1.6
	Green	Tahira Kulsoom	386	19.1	+6.9
	Conservative	Abdoulaye Sow	210	10.4	-4.0
	Liberal Democrats	John Grout	136	6.7	-1.4
Majority			904	44.7	-6.3
Turnout			2,022	26.8	-1.2
Registered electors			7,648
	Labour hold		Swing	-4.3

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Matt Yeo*	1,603	55.2	+1.6
	Conservative	Grace Taylor	494	17.0	-2.5
	Green	Anthea West	441	15.2	-1.0
	Liberal Democrats	Christopher Burden	305	10.5	-0.2
	TUSC	Chloe-Anne Stoakes	61	2.1	New
Majority			1,109	38.2	+4.1
Turnout			2,902	38.4	-0.7
Registered electors			7,595
	Labour hold		Swing	+2.1

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Jenny McGrother	1,405	41.2	+0.2
	Conservative	Paul Carnell	1,183	34.7	-2.6
	Green	Danny McNamara	597	17.5	+3.4
	Liberal Democrats	Vania Costa-Krol	225	6.6	-1.0
Majority			222	6.5	+2.8
Turnout			3,410	45.7	-1.9
Registered electors			7,507
	Labour hold		Swing	+1.4

2024_Reading_Borough_Council_election

2024 Reading Borough Council election

Summary

Election result

Ward results

Abbey

Battle

Caversham

Caversham Heights

Church

Coley

Emmer Green

Katesgrove

Kentwood

Norcot

Park

Redlands

Southcote

Thames

Tilehurst

Whitley

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Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour Co-op	Andrew Hornsby-Smith*	1,241	59.1	-2.3
	Conservative	Adam Phelps	453	21.6	-0.1
	Green	Brent Smith	263	12.5	+2.9
	Liberal Democrats	Mark Cole	143	6.8	-0.6
Majority			788	37.5	-2.2
Turnout			2,100	25.3	0.0
Registered electors			8,361
	Labour Co-op hold		Swing	-1.1

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour Co-op	Liz Terry*	1,232	54.8	-3.1
	Conservative	Casey George Christopher Byrne	444	19.7	-0.9
	Green	Isobel Hoskins	287	12.8	+0.9
	Liberal Democrats	Jon Hill	190	8.4	-1.1
	TUSC	Sadiqua Khan	96	4.3	New
Majority			788	35.0	-2.3
Turnout			2,249	31.6	-0.4
Registered electors			7,157
	Labour Co-op hold		Swing	-1.1

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Daya Pal Singh	1,148	40.8	+4.0
	Conservative	Simon Robinson*	1,035	36.7	-3.3
	Green	Wendy Rooke	376	13.3	+1.0
	Liberal Democrats	Pieter de Boiserie	258	9.2	-1.7
Majority			113	4.0	+7.2
Turnout			2,817	37.2	-3.5
Registered electors			7,634
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	+3.7

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Green	Kate Nikulina	1,045	44.7	-2.3
	Labour	Navjit Kaur Gill	861	36.8	-0.5
	Conservative	John Angus	240	10.3	+0.8
	Liberal Democrats	Margaret McNeill	115	4.9	+1.3
	Independent	Jean-Louis Pascual	27	1.2	New
	TUSC	Sam Church	25	1.1	-1.5
	Independent	Michael Jeffrey Turberville	18	0.8	New
Majority			184	7.9	-1.8
Turnout			2,340	29.9	+0.4
Registered electors			7,825
	Green gain from Labour		Swing	-0.9

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Mark Keeping*	1,136	48.1	+8.8
	Conservative	Nick Fudge	852	36.1	-9.2
	Green	Caroline Hearst	240	10.2	+2.1
	Liberal Democrats	Riccardo Mancuso-Marcello	134	5.7	-1.5
Majority			284	12.0	+18.0
Turnout			2,362	35.3	-3.0
Registered electors			6,720
	Labour hold		Swing	+9.0

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Mamuna Naz	1,100	50.4	-7.6
	Conservative	Lizzy Sheppard	306	14.0	-3.9
	Liberal Democrats	Marie French	303	13.9	+7.6
	Green	Richard Walkem	215	9.9	0.0
	Reform UK	Alan Gulliver	182	8.3	New
	Liberal	Stephen Graham	39	1.8	-1.0
	TUSC	Jen Bottom	36	1.7	-0.2
Majority			794	36.4	-3.7
Turnout			2,181	28.7	+1.1
Registered electors			7,636
	Labour hold		Swing	-1.9

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Green	Sarah Magon*	1,569	57.6	+2.9
	Labour	Ollie Williamson	915	33.6	-5.1
	Conservative	James Mugo	157	5.8	0.0
	Liberal Democrats	Chris Dodson	71	2.6	-0.5
Majority			654	24.0	+8.0
Turnout			2,725	38.4	-2.1
Registered electors			7,093
	Green hold		Swing	+4.0

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Green	Dave McElroy*	1,478	53.9	+13.7
	Labour Co-op	Sunila Lobo	921	33.6	-12.8
	Conservative	Richard Williams	182	6.6	-0.9
	Liberal Democrats	Francis Jakeman	101	3.7	-0.7
	TUSC	Melanie Dent	42	1.5	+0.1
Majority			557	20.3	+26.5
Turnout			2,742	32.8	+1.5
Registered electors			8,363
	Green hold		Swing	+13.3

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Graeme Hoskin †	1,354	59.6	-1.2
	Conservative	Allison Carnell	439	19.3	-3.6
	Green	Josie Downey	247	10.9	+1.6
	Liberal Democrats	Benjamin Sims	212	9.3	+3.6
Majority			915	40.3	+2.4
Turnout			2,270	29.2	-1.9
Registered electors			7,765
	Labour hold		Swing	+1.2

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Richard Davies*	1,015	52.6	+1.1
	Conservative	Shivraj Hawaldar	347	18.5	-1.9
	Green	Mike Harling	315	16.3	+1.1
	Liberal Democrats	Jo Ramsay	235	12.2	+0.3
Majority			668	34.6	+3.5
Turnout			1930	31.9	-1.0
Registered electors			6,054
	Labour hold		Swing	+1.5

Whitley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Micky Leng*	1,091	57.7	-3.6
	Conservative	Vani Goel	401	21.1	+0.1
	Green	Kathleen Smith	179	9.5	+1.7
	Liberal Democrats	Thomas Weir	175	9.2	-0.5
	TUSC	Saffi Hussam	36	1.9	New
Majority			690	36.5	-3.7
Turnout			1,892	23.7	+0.2
Registered electors			7,980
	Labour hold		Swing	-1.9

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	James Moore*	1,186	52.1	+1.2
	Labour Co-op	Elliott Gardiner	480	21.1	0.0
	Conservative	Ben Blackmore	436	19.2	-1.8
	Green	Gabriel Berry-Khan	154	6.8	-0.2
Majority			706	31.0	+1.2
Turnout			2,275	31.3	-0.2
Registered electors			7,269
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	+0.6