Elections to Reading Borough Council took place on 6 May 2010 under the backdrop of the 2010 general election, with 15 council seats up for election. The Labour Party continued to lose seats, losing Katesgrove ward to the Liberal Democrats and Park ward to the Green Party. The Conservatives held all their seats apart from Minster ward which was a surprise gain by Labour.
The election resulted in Reading Borough Council being left in no overall control. Shortly after the election the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats announced they would form a coalition to govern locally, ending over two decades of Labour control.
Election result
edit| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 5 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 33.3% | 35.1% | 23,489 | -5.1% | |
| Labour | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 40.0% | 31.1% | 20,793 | -0.9% | |
| Liberal Democrats | 3 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 20.0% | 25.6% | 17,128 | +8.1% | |
| Green | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 6.6% | 6.6% | 4,453 | -1.4% | |
| Common Sense | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.6% | 440 | -0.1% | |
| UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.6% | 428 | +0.6% | |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 44 | -0.9% | |
| The Roman Party Ave! | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 26 | -0.6% | |
Ward results
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Bet Tickner | 1,612 | 36.9% | −11.1% | |
| Conservative | Andrew Waters | 1,285 | 29.5% | −2.5% | |
| Liberal Democrats | Jane Marsden | 1,258 | 28.9% | +18.0% | |
| Green | Mark Walker | 206 | 4.7% | −3.2% | |
| Majority | 327 | 7.4% | |||
| Turnout | 4,361 | 53% | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | -6.8% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Sarah-Jane Hacker | 1,778 | 46.0% | −2.5% | |
| Conservative | Ali Asghar | 935 | 24.1% | −1.8% | |
| Liberal Democrats | Uda Chalk | 804 | 20.7% | +7.2% | |
| Green | Alan Lockey | 175 | 4.5% | −7.1% | |
| Common Sense | Michael Diamond | 155 | 4.0% | +4.0% | |
| The Roman Party Ave! | Jean-Louis Pascual | 26 | 0.6% | +0.6% | |
| Majority | 843 | 21.9% | |||
| Turnout | 3,873 | 56% | |||
| Labour gain from Independent | Swing | -2.2% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Andrew Cumpsty | 1,979 | 41.7% | −9.5% | |
| Liberal Democrats | Christopher Burden | 1,336 | 28.1% | +17.1% | |
| Labour | Lesley Owen | 1,142 | 24.0% | −3.8% | |
| Green | David Patterson | 289 | 6.1% | −4.0% | |
| Majority | 643 | 13.6% | |||
| Turnout | 4,746 | 67.0% | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | -13.3% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Tim Harris | 1,465 | 39.7% | −5.6% | |
| Labour | Malcolm Powers | 1,185 | 32.1% | −4.5% | |
| Liberal Democrats | Mark Whiley | 844 | 22.9% | +12.9% | |
| Green | Vivienne Johnson | 187 | 5.0% | −2.7% | |
| Majority | 280 | 7.6% | |||
| Turnout | 3,681 | 54.0% | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | -5.0% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Rebecca Rye | 1,302 | 36.0% | −2.7% | |
| Labour | Matt Rodda | 1,224 | 33.9% | −3.2% | |
| Conservative | Emily Fraser | 867 | 24.0% | +6.6% | |
| Green | Volker Heinemann | 172 | 4.7% | +0.1% | |
| Independent | Michael Turberville | 44 | 1.2% | +1.2% | |
| Majority | 78 | 0.1% | |||
| Turnout | 3,609 | 54.0% | |||
| Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | -2.9% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Jenny Rynn | 1,971 | 41.6% | −4.8% | |
| Labour | Daya Pal Singh | 1,366 | 28.8% | +3.8% | |
| Liberal Democrats | Margaret McNeill | 972 | 20.5% | +5.5% | |
| Common Sense | Howard Thomas | 285 | 6.0% | −3.2% | |
| Green | Eloise Murray-Robertson | 142 | 2.9% | −1.1% | |
| Majority | 605 | 12.8% | |||
| Turnout | 4,736 | 64.0% | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | -4.3% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Marian Livingstone | 1,722 | 38.6% | −5.7% | |
| Conservative | Simon Bazley | 1,648 | 37.0% | −5.3% | |
| Liberal Democrats | Michael Taylor | 903 | 20.2% | +11.6% | |
| Green | Sunil Gandhi | 187 | 4.2% | +0.1% | |
| Majority | 74 | 1.6% | |||
| Turnout | 4,460 | 62.0% | |||
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | -5.5% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Peter Jones | 1,915 | 44.6% | −6.4% | |
| Conservative | Nazir Bashir | 1,261 | 29.4% | −4.2% | |
| Liberal Democrats | Julie Hopkins | 910 | 21.2% | +11.7% | |
| Green | Jennifer Lawrence | 203 | 4.7% | −0.9% | |
| Majority | 654 | 15.2% | |||
| Turnout | 4,289 | 61.0% | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | -5.3% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green | Rob White | 1,845 | 38.8% | +5.8% | |
| Labour | Richard McKenzie | 1,275 | 26.8% | −7.0% | |
| Conservative | John Walker | 828 | 17.4% | −6.0% | |
| Liberal Democrats | Alexander Kirke | 804 | 16.9% | +7.4% | |
| Majority | 570 | 12.0% | |||
| Turnout | 4,752 | 66.0% | |||
| Green gain from Labour | Swing | +6.4% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Mark Ralph | 2,941 | 53.1% | −2.9% | |
| Liberal Democrats | Pauline Callow | 1,400 | 25.3% | −7.4% | |
| Labour | Helen Hathaway | 840 | 15.1% | +7.7% | |
| UKIP | John Dearing | 188 | 3.3% | +3.3% | |
| Green | Patrick Little | 161 | 2.9% | −0.6% | |
| Majority | 1,541 | 27.8% | |||
| Turnout | 5,530 | 74% | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | -5.5% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Daisy Benson | 1,867 | 44.0% | +3.9% | |
| Labour | Kelly Edwards | 1,105 | 26.0% | −5.9% | |
| Conservative | Leo Lester | 1,006 | 23.7% | +2.2% | |
| Green | Miriam Kennet | 264 | 6.2% | −0.7% | |
| Majority | 762 | 18.0% | |||
| Turnout | 4,242 | 59.0% | |||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | +4.9% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | John Ennis | 1,836 | 45.3% | −5.4% | |
| Conservative | Robert Vickers | 1,466 | 36.2% | −4.3% | |
| Liberal Democrats | Susan Bicknell | 638 | 15.7% | +10.5% | |
| Green | James Towell | 108 | 2.6% | −0.6% | |
| Majority | 370 | 9.1% | |||
| Turnout | 4,048 | 65.0% | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | -4.8% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | David Stevens | 2,878 | 51.5% | −13.6% | |
| Liberal Democrats | Guy Penman | 1,503 | 26.9% | +14.6% | |
| Labour | Nicholas Stringer | 933 | 16.7% | +1.8% | |
| Green | Danny McNamara | 267 | 4.8% | −2.7% | |
| Majority | 1,375 | 24.6% | |||
| Turnout | 5,581 | 77% | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | -14.1% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Ricky Duveen | 1,920 | 40.0% | −1.9% | |
| Conservative | Sandra Vickers | 1,663 | 34.6% | −4.1% | |
| Labour | Haji Banaras | 860 | 17.9% | +2.6% | |
| UKIP | Daniel Thomas | 240 | 5.0% | +5.0% | |
| Green | Doug Cresswell | 113 | 2.3% | −1.5% | |
| Majority | 257 | 5.4% | |||
| Turnout | 4,796 | 67% | |||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | -3% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Rachel Eden | 1,980 | 48.4% | −5.1% | |
| Conservative | James Anderson | 1,306 | 31.9% | −1.8% | |
| Liberal Democrats | Roy Haines | 667 | 16.3% | +9.7% | |
| Green | Keith Martin Johnson | 134 | 3.2% | −2.5% | |
| Majority | 674 | 16.5% | |||
| Turnout | 4,087 | 54% | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | -3.4% | |||