2008 Reading Borough Council election
{{Short description|none}}
{{One source|date=July 2019}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2020}}
{{Use British English|date=March 2020}}
The 2008 Reading Borough Council election to the Reading Borough Council resulted in gains for the Conservatives and the Liberal Democrats and losses for the Labour Party. The Labour leader of the council, David Sutton, lost his seat in the election.
Results
{{Election Summary Begin|title = Reading Borough Council Election, 2008}}
{{Election Summary Party|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|seats = 6
|gain = +4
|loss = 0
|net = +4
|seats % = 37.5%
|votes % = 40.5%
|votes = 15,466
|plus/minus = +2.2%
}}
{{Election Summary Party|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|seats = 7
|gain = 0
|loss = 5
|net = -4
|seats % = 43.7%
|votes % = 32.2%
|votes = 12,321
|plus/minus =+0.2%
}}
{{Election Summary Party|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|seats = 3
|gain = +2
|loss = 1
|net = +1
|seats % = 18.7%
|votes % = 17.6%
|votes = 6,729
|plus/minus = -2.3%
}}
{{Election Summary Party|
|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|seats = 0
|gain = 0
|loss = 0
|net = 0
|seats % = 0%
|votes % =8.0%
|votes = 3,061
|plus/minus = -0.8%
}}
{{Election Summary Party|
|party = Independent (politician)
|seats = 0
|gain = 0
|loss = 0
|net = 0
|seats % = 0%
|votes % = 0.9%
|votes = 345
|plus/minus = -1.4%
}}
{{Election Summary Party|
|party = Common Sense Party (UK)
|seats = 0
|gain = 0
|loss = 0
|net = 0
|seats % = 0%
|votes % = 0.6%
|votes = 247
|plus/minus = +0.6%
}}
{{Election Summary Party|
|party = The Roman Party Ave!
|seats = 0
|gain = 0
|loss = 0
|net = 0
|seats % = 0%
|votes % = 0.4%
|votes = 18
|plus/minus = -0.5%
}}
{{Election box end}}
=Ward results=
{{Election box begin | title=Abbey Ward}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Tony Page
|votes = 968
|percentage = 48.0%
|change = +10.1%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Andrew Waters
|votes = 646
|percentage = 32.0%
|change = -0.8%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Benjamin Mathis
|votes = 221
|percentage = 10.9%
|change = -4.1%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|candidate = Douglas Cresswell
|votes = 160
|percentage = 7.9%
|change = -4.4%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = The Roman Party Ave!
|candidate = Jean Louis Pascual
|votes = 18
|percentage = 0.9%
|change = +0.9
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 322
|percentage = 16.0%
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 2,015
|percentage = 28%
|change =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing = +5.4%
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=Battle Ward}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Gul Khan
|votes = 911
|percentage = 48.5%
|change = -2.9%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Ali Asghar
|votes = 486
|percentage = 25.9%
|change = +2.0%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Andrew Parsons
|votes = 253
|percentage = 13.4%
|change = +1.3%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|candidate = Adrian Windisch
|votes = 219
|percentage = 11.6%
|change = -1.8%
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 425
|percentage = 22.6%
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 1,876
|percentage = 27.3%
|change =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing = -2.4%
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=Caversham Ward}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = David Luckett
|votes = 1,257
|percentage = 51.2%
|change = +0.9%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Matt Rodda
|votes = 669
|percentage = 27.2%
|change = -1.0%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Christopher Burden
|votes = 271
|percentage = 11.0%
|change = -0.4%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|candidate = David Patterson
|votes = 250
|percentage = 10.2%
|change = +0.3%
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 588
|percentage = 24.0%
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 2,453
|percentage = 35.8%
|change =
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|loser = Labour Party (UK)
|swing = +1.0%
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=Church Ward}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Azam Janjua
|votes = 969
|percentage = 45.3%
|change = -2.0%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Marian Livingston
|votes = 782
|percentage = 36.6%
|change = -0.2%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Karl Hobley
|votes = 215
|percentage = 10.0%
|change = +1.0%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|candidate = Vivienne Joyce Johnson
|votes = 166
|percentage = 7.7%
|change = +1.1%
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 187
|percentage = 8.7%
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 2,136
|percentage = 28.5%
|change =
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|loser = Labour Party (UK)
|swing = -1.1%
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=Katesgrove Ward}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Warren Swaine
|votes = 757
|percentage = 38.7%
|change = +4.0%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = David Sutton
|votes = 727
|percentage = 37.1%
|change = +4.4%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Nicholas Allen
|votes = 341
|percentage = 17.4%
|change = +3.3%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|candidate = Russell Seymour
|votes = 90
|percentage = 4.6%
|change = -9.3%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = David Boobier
|votes = 35
|percentage = 1.7%
|change = -2.7%
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 30
|percentage = 1.6%
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 1955
|percentage = 31%
|change =
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|loser = Labour Party (UK)
|swing = -0.4%
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=Kentwood Ward}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Emma Warman
|votes = 1,238
|percentage = 46.5%
|change = +2.3%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Richard McKenzie
|votes = 667
|percentage = 25.0%
|change = -8.6%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Matthew Platts
|votes = 402
|percentage = 15.0%
|change = -2.4%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Common Sense Party (UK)
|candidate = Howard Thomas
|votes = 247
|percentage = 9.2%
|change = +9.2%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|candidate = Kevin Jackson
|votes = 107
|percentage = 4.0%
|change = -0.6%
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 571
|percentage = 21.5%
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 2666
|percentage = 37%
|change =
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|loser = Labour Party (UK)
|swing = +5.5%
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=Mapledurham Ward}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Fred Pugh
|votes = 821
|percentage = 61.0%
|change = -3.1%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Robert (Bob) O'Neill
|votes = 310
|percentage = 23.0%
|change = +23.0%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Michael Eggleton
|votes = 121
|percentage = 8.9%
|change = -15.3%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Daya Pal Singh
|votes = 67
|percentage = 4.9%
|change = -6.6%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|candidate = Caroline Anscombe
|votes = 27
|percentage = 2.0%
|change = +2.0%
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 511
|percentage = 38.0%
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 1346
|percentage = 55%
|change =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing = -13.0%
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=Minster Ward}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Deborah Watson
|votes = 1,186
|percentage = 44.7%
|change = +0.9%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Philip Webb
|votes = 1,115
|percentage = 42.0%
|change = +3.0%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Michael Taylor
|votes = 229
|percentage = 8.6%
|change = -0.4%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|candidate = Sunil Gandhi
|votes = 114
|percentage = 4.2%
|change = -3.8%
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 71
|percentage = 2.7%
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 2653
|percentage = 38%
|change =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing = -2.1%
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=Norcot Ward}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Josephine Lovelock
|votes = 1,171
|percentage = 51.0%
|change = +1.0%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = James Cox
|votes = 773
|percentage = 33.6%
|change = +4.6%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Mark Mills
|votes = 219
|percentage = 9.5%
|change = -3.6%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|candidate = Mark Walker
|votes = 129
|percentage = 5.6%
|change = -2.0%
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 398
|percentage = 17.4%
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 2296
|percentage = 32.7%
|change =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing = -3.6%
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=Park Ward}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Jon Hartley
|votes = 1,014
|percentage = 33.7%
|change = +3.1%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|candidate = Rob White
|votes = 994
|percentage = 33.1%
|change = +7.1%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Martyn Washbourne
|votes = 704
|percentage = 23.4%
|change = -7.4%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Neal Brown
|votes = 286
|percentage = 9.5%
|change = -2.9%
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 20
|percentage = 0.6%
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 3006
|percentage = 43.8%
|change =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing = -4.0%
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=Peppard Ward}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Amjad (Jamie) Chowdhary
|votes = 1,857
|percentage = 56.0%
|change = +5.1%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Annette Hendry
|votes = 1,086
|percentage = 32.7%
|change = -4.3%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Helen Hathaway
|votes = 246
|percentage = 7.4%
|change = +0.9%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|candidate = Patrick Little
|votes = 116
|percentage = 3.5%
|change = +1.1%
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 771
|percentage = 23.3%
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 3,314
|percentage = 45.3%
|change =
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|loser = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|swing = -4.7%
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=Redlands Ward}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Glenn Goodall
|votes = 927
|percentage = 40.1%
|change = -1.1%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Peter Kayes
|votes = 736
|percentage = 31.9%
|change = -1.6%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Laurence Taylor
|votes = 475
|percentage = 20.5%
|change = +4.6%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|candidate = Gabriel Berry
|votes = 160
|percentage = 6.9%
|change = -0.1%
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 191
|percentage = 8.2%
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 2,307
|percentage = 32%
|change =
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|loser = Labour Party (UK)
|swing = +0.5%
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=Southcote Ward}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Deborah Edwards
|votes = 1,333
|percentage = 50.6%
|change = +3.9%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Alan Hawkins
|votes = 1,067
|percentage = 40.5%
|change = -0.3%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Guy William Gipps Penman
|votes = 139
|percentage = 5.2%
|change = 2.4%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|candidate = James Towell
|votes = 85
|percentage = 3.2%
|change = -1.4%
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 266
|percentage = 10.1%
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 2630
|percentage = 43%
|change =
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{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing = +2.1%
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=Thames Ward}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Isobel Ballsdon
|votes = 2,107
|percentage = 65.0%
|change = +1.3%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Susan Stainthorpe
|votes = 484
|percentage = 14.9%
|change =+2.0%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Pauline Arthur
|votes = 398
|percentage = 12.2%
|change = -2.6%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|candidate = Daniel McNamara
|votes = 243
|percentage = 7.5%
|change = +1.2%
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 1,623
|percentage = 50.1%
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 3,237
|percentage = 45.6%
|change =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing = -0.7%
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=Tilehurst Ward}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Peter Beard
|votes = 1,085
|percentage = 41.8%
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Sandra Vickers
|votes = 1,004
|percentage = 38.7%
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Raymond Richens
|votes = 397
|percentage = 15.3%
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|candidate = Hugh Swann
|votes = 97
|percentage = 3.7%
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 81
|percentage = 3.1%
|change =
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{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 2,590
|percentage = 36%
|change =
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{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|swing =
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{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=Whitley Ward}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Mike Orton
|votes = 963
|percentage = 53.5%
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = James Wyman
|votes = 606
|percentage = 33.6%
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Christopher Brown
|votes = 120
|percentage = 6.6%
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|candidate = Keith Martin Johnson
|votes = 104
|percentage = 5.7%
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 357
|percentage = 19.9%
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 1,799
|percentage = 24.9%
|change =
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{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing =
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{{Election box end}}
References
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20121230091454/http://www.reading.gov.uk/council/elections-and-voting/LocalElections2008 Local Election Results 2008]
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{{United Kingdom local elections, 2008}}
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