Elections to Reading Borough Council took place on 22 May 2014, with 15 council seats up for election. The Labour Party repeated their wins of 2012 gaining Church, Katesgrove, Redlands, Kentwood and Caversham wards, giving them a total of 31 Councillors. The Conservative Party lost three seats but gained Peppard ward from an independent. The Liberal Democrats lost two seats but held Tilehurst ward. The Green Party held Park ward including a by-election caused by the resignation of one of their Councillors. UKIP stood a record number of candidates at the election but failed to gain any council seats.
The elections were held on the same day as the 2014 European Elections.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
| Party | Seats | +/- | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | 31 | +5 | |
| Conservative | 10 | -2 | |
| Green Party | 3 | 0 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 2 | -2 | |
| Independent | 0 | -1 | |
| Labour hold | |||
Election result
edit| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | 11 | +5 | 0 | +5 | 70% | 39.0% | 15,024 | -6.0% | |
| Conservative | 2 | +1 | -3 | -2 | 12% | 25.5% | 9,826 | -2.3% | |
| Green | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12% | 13.6% | 5,243 | +2.5% | |
| UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 8.9% | 3,446 | +8.3% | |
| Liberal Democrats | 1 | 0 | -2 | -2 | 6% | 8.9% | 3,414 | -1.1% | |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | -1 | -1 | 0% | 3.9% | 1,487 | +0.2% | |
| The Roman Party Ave! | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0.1% | 43 | 0% | |
| TUSC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0.1% | 23 | New | |
Note: The figures above for votes and vote percentages do not include the Park by-election.
Ward results
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Bet Tickner | 1,195 | 49% | −9.7% | |
| Conservative | Laurence Taylor | 475 | 19.4% | +1.3% | |
| Green | Richard Black | 315 | 12.9% | +1.2% | |
| UKIP | Stephen George | 236 | 9.6% | +9.6% | |
| Liberal Democrats | James Moore | 218 | 8.9% | +2.0% | |
| Majority | 720 | 29.5% | −10.7% | ||
| Turnout | 2,439 | 25% | +5.0% | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | -6.0% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Sarah Hacker | 1,255 | 57.0% | +3.0% | |
| Conservative | Imraan Ishtiaq | 442 | 20.0% | −7.7% | |
| Green | Alan Lockey | 293 | 13.3% | +3.3% | |
| Liberal Democrats | Glenn Goodall | 167 | 7.5% | +1.9% | |
| The Roman Party Ave! | Jean-Louis Pascual | 43 | 1.9% | −0.3% | |
| Majority | 813 | 36.9% | 10.7% | ||
| Turnout | 2,220 | 28% | +3.0% | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | +5.3% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Rachael Chrisp | 1,081 | 37.0% | −12.0% | |
| Conservative | Geoff Poland | 894 | 30.6% | −3.6% | |
| Green | Jenny Hicks | 362 | 12.3% | +2.0% | |
| UKIP | Michael Diamond | 348 | 11.9% | +11.9% | |
| Liberal Democrats | Christopher Burden | 212 | 7.2% | +0.7% | |
| TUSC | Silvia Vousden | 23 | 0.7% | +0.7% | |
| Majority | 187 | 6.4% | −7.8% | ||
| Turnout | 2920 | 39% | +4.0% | ||
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | -4.2% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Ashley Pearce | 919 | 41.3% | −9.2% | |
| Conservative | Paul Carnell | 577 | 25.9% | −8.4% | |
| UKIP | Ann Zebedee | 380 | 17.1% | +17.1% | |
| Green | Vivienne Johnson | 238 | 10.7% | +3.2% | |
| Liberal Democrats | Margaret McNeill | 108 | 4.8% | +0.2% | |
| Majority | 342 | 15.3% | −0.8% | ||
| Turnout | 2,222 | 26% | +1.0% | ||
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | -0.4% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Sophia James | 992 | 48.5% | −7.4% | |
| Conservative | Emma Warman | 334 | 16.3% | +1.5% | |
| Green | Louise Keane | 278 | 13.6% | +3.8% | |
| UKIP | John Dearing | 248 | 12.1% | +12.1% | |
| Liberal Democrats | Peter Kinsley | 191 | 9.3% | −6.8% | |
| Majority | 658 | 32.2% | −7.5% | ||
| Turnout | 2,043 | 28% | +5.0% | ||
| Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | -4.4% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Glenn Dennis | 989 | 35.9% | −10.9% | |
| Conservative | Tom Steele | 847 | 30.8% | −4.6% | |
| UKIP | Howard Thomas | 601 | 21.8% | +21.8% | |
| Green | Ruth Shaffrey | 178 | 6.4% | 0.0% | |
| Liberal Democrats | Jon Walls | 135 | 4.9% | −0.5% | |
| Majority | 142 | 5.1% | −6.2% | ||
| Turnout | 2,750 | 37% | +7.0% | ||
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | -3.1% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Marian Livingston | 1,090 | 44.3% | −14.9% | |
| Conservative | Katie Black | 664 | 27.0% | +0.7% | |
| UKIP | Patrick Dillon | 351 | 14.2% | +14.2% | |
| Green | Hazel Murphy | 226 | 10.8% | +3.7% | |
| Liberal Democrats | Jonathan Fanti | 128 | 5.2% | −2.0% | |
| Majority | 426 | 17.3% | −15.5% | ||
| Turnout | 2,459 | 32% | +3.0% | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | -7.8% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Debs Absolom | 1,368 | 57.0% | −11.8% | |
| Conservative | Clare Vose | 573 | 23.9% | +4.0% | |
| Green | David James Patterson | 289 | 12.0% | +6.2% | |
| Liberal Democrats | Georgina Hughes | 169 | 7.0% | −0.2% | |
| Majority | 795 | 33.1% | −15.7% | ||
| Turnout | 2,399 | 32% | +5.0% | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | -7.9% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green | Rob White | 1,669 | 53.3% | +6.9% | |
| Labour | Anrish Kaur | 936 | 29.9% | −10.9% | |
| Conservative | Mohammad Basharat | 320 | 10.2% | −0.2% | |
| UKIP | Anne Armstrong | 119 | 3.8% | +3.8% | |
| Liberal Democrats | Rebecca Rye | 84 | 2.6% | +0.6% | |
| Majority | 733 | 23.4% | +17.8% | ||
| Turnout | 3,128 | 43% | +8.0% | ||
| Green hold | Swing | +8.9% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green | Josh Williams | 1,569 | 51.1% | +4.7% | |
| Labour | Matthew Lawrence | 1,015 | 33.0% | −7.8% | |
| Conservative | Shanaz Akhtar | 391 | 12.7% | +2.3% | |
| Liberal Democrats | Francis Jakeman | 93 | 3.0% | +1.0% | |
| Majority | 554 | 18.0% | +12.4% | ||
| Turnout | 3,068 | 43% | +8.0% | ||
| Green hold | Swing | +6.3 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Simon Robinson | 1,027 | 31.8% | −6.6% | |
| Independent | Mark Ralph | 886 | 27.5% | −0.3% | |
| Labour | Natalie Platts | 509 | 15.8% | +0.5% | |
| UKIP | John Knight | 460 | 14.2% | +14.2% | |
| Green | Kate Day | 186 | 5.7% | −1.7% | |
| Liberal Democrats | Jenny Woods | 152 | 4.7% | −5.7% | |
| Majority | 141 | 4.3% | −6.3% | ||
| Turnout | 3,220 | 42% | +5.0% | ||
| Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | -3.1% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | David Absolom | 1,047 | 44.9% | −6.9% | |
| Conservative | Helen Hopper | 430 | 18.4% | +4.7% | |
| Liberal Democrats | Kirsten Bayes | 341 | 14.6% | −6.7% | |
| Green | Kizzi Murtagh | 337 | 14.4% | +1.8% | |
| UKIP | Robert Derek Allen | 173 | 7.4% | +7.4% | |
| Majority | 617 | 26.5% | −3.9% | ||
| Turnout | 2,328 | 31% | +5.0% | ||
| Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | -5.8% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | John Ennis | 1,286 | 57.5% | −7.5% | |
| Conservative | Ellis Wiggins | 626 | 28.0% | +5.2% | |
| Green | Doug Cresswell | 213 | 9.5% | +4.2% | |
| Liberal Democrats | Madeline Adams | 110 | 4.9% | −1.8% | |
| Majority | 660 | 29.5% | −12.7% | ||
| Turnout | 2,235 | 34% | +2.0% | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | -6.3% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | David Stevens | 1,486 | 45.5% | +0.6% | |
| Labour | Richard Stainthorp | 766 | 23.4% | +1.2% | |
| Green | Sarah McNamara | 385 | 11.8% | +0.8% | |
| Independent | John Dickson | 332 | 10.1% | −1.3% | |
| Liberal Democrats | Guy William Gipps Penman | 293 | 8.9% | −1.1% | |
| Majority | 720 | 22.0% | −0.7% | ||
| Turnout | 3,262 | 44% | +6.0% | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | -0.3% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Ricky Duveen | 1,013 | 37.2% | −1.4% | |
| Conservative | Robert Vickers | 643 | 23.6% | −2.4% | |
| UKIP | William Stewart Graham MacPhee | 530 | 19.4% | +10.0% | |
| Labour | Haji Banaras | 429 | 15.7% | −6.2% | |
| Green | Miriam Kennet | 107 | 3.9% | +0.2% | |
| Majority | 370 | 13.5% | +0.9% | ||
| Turnout | 2,722 | 38% | +6.0% | ||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | -1.9% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Rachel Eden | 1,162 | 53.2% | −11.2% | |
| Conservative | Nick Brown | 488 | 22.3% | +4.4% | |
| Independent | Jamie Steven Wake | 269 | 12.3% | +7.7% | |
| Green | Keith Martin Johnson | 169 | 7.7% | +3.9% | |
| Liberal Democrats | Janel Blatter | 93 | 4.2% | +1.0% | |
| Majority | 674 | 30.9% | −15.6% | ||
| Turnout | 2,181 | 26.0% | +4.0% | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | -7.8% | |||
By-elections between 2014 and 2015
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Matthew Lawrence | 1019 | 59.8 | +2.3 | |
| Conservative | Ellis Wiggins | 340 | 20.0 | −8.0 | |
| UKIP | Ann Zebedee | 226 | 13.3 | +13.3 | |
| Green | Alan Lockey | 69 | 4.1 | −5.4 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Margaret McNeill | 49 | 2.9 | −2.0 | |
| Majority | 679 | 39.9 | |||
| Turnout | 1,703 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
References
edit- ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Southcote Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 21 February 2024.
- Abbey Ward Results 2014
- Battle Ward Results 2014
- Caversham Ward Results 2014
- Church Ward Results 2014
- Katesgrove Ward Results 2014
- Kentwood Ward Results 2014
- Minster Ward Results 2014
- Norcot Ward Results 2014
- Park Ward Results 2014
- Park Ward By-Election Results 2014
- Peppard Ward Results 2014
- Redlands Ward Results 2014
- Southcote Ward Results 2014
- Thames Ward Results 2014
- Tilehurst Ward Results 2014
- Whitley Ward Results 2014