2010 Reading Borough Council election
{{Short description|2010 UK local government election}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2013}}
{{Use British English|date=November 2013}}
File:Reading Borough Council 2010 Electoral Make-up.gif in red, Liberal Democrats in yellow, Conservatives in blue and the Greens in green.]]
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
{{Election Summary Begin|title = Reading Borough Council Election, 2010}}
{{Election Summary Party|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|seats = 5
|gain = 0
|loss = 1
|net = -1
|seats % = 33.3%
|votes % = 35.1%
|votes = 23,489
|plus/minus = -5.1%
}}
{{Election Summary Party|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|seats = 6
|gain = 2
|loss = 2
|net = 0
|seats % = 40.0%
|votes % = 31.1%
|votes = 20,793
|plus/minus = -0.9%
}}
{{Election Summary Party|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|seats = 3
|gain = 1
|loss = 0
|net = +1
|seats % = 20.0%
|votes % = 25.6%
|votes = 17,128
|plus/minus = +8.1%
}}
{{Election Summary Party|
|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|seats = 1
|gain = 1
|loss = 0
|net = +1
|seats % = 6.6%
|votes % = 6.6%
|votes = 4,453
|plus/minus = -1.4%
}}
{{Election Summary Party|
|party = Common Sense Party (UK)
|seats = 0
|gain = 0
|loss = 0
|net = 0
|seats % = 0.0%
|votes % = 0.6%
|votes = 440
|plus/minus = -0.1%
}}
{{Election Summary Party|
|party = United Kingdom Independence Party
|seats = 0
|gain = 0
|loss = 0
|net = 0
|seats % = 0.0%
|votes % = 0.6%
|votes = 428
|plus/minus =+0.6%
}}
{{Election Summary Party|
|party = Independent (politician)
|seats = 0
|gain = 0
|loss = 1
|net = -1
|seats % = 0.0%
|votes % = 0.0%
|votes = 44
|plus/minus = -0.9%
}}
{{Election Summary Party|
|party = The Roman Party Ave!
|seats = 0
|gain = 0
|loss = 0
|net = 0
|seats % = 0.0%
|votes % = 0.0%
|votes = 26
|plus/minus = -0.6%
}}
{{Election box end}}
Ward results
{{Election box begin | title=Abbey Ward}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Bet Tickner
|votes = 1,612
|percentage = 36.9%
|change = -11.1%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Andrew Waters
|votes = 1,285
|percentage = 29.5%
|change = -2.5%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Jane Marsden
|votes = 1,258
|percentage = 28.9%
|change = +18.0%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|candidate = Mark Walker
|votes = 206
|percentage = 4.7%
|change = -3.2%
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 327
|percentage = 7.4%
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 4,361
|percentage = 53%
|change =
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{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing = -6.8%
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=Battle Ward}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Sarah-Jane Hacker
|votes = 1,778
|percentage = 46.0%
|change = -2.5%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Ali Asghar
|votes = 935
|percentage = 24.1%
|change = -1.8%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Uda Chalk
|votes = 804
|percentage = 20.7%
|change = +7.2%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|candidate = Alan Lockey
|votes = 175
|percentage = 4.5%
|change = -7.1%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Common Sense Party (UK)
|candidate = Michael Diamond
|votes = 155
|percentage = 4.0%
|change = +4.0%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = The Roman Party Ave!
|candidate = Jean-Louis Pascual
|votes = 26
|percentage = 0.6%
|change = +0.6%
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 843
|percentage = 21.9%
|change =
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{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 3,873
|percentage = 56%
|change =
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{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|loser = Independent (politician)
|swing = -2.2%
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=Caversham Ward}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Andrew Cumpsty
|votes = 1,979
|percentage = 41.7%
|change = -9.5%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Christopher Burden
|votes = 1,336
|percentage = 28.1%
|change = +17.1%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Lesley Owen
|votes = 1,142
|percentage = 24.0%
|change = -3.8%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|candidate = David Patterson
|votes = 289
|percentage = 6.1%
|change = -4.0%
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 643
|percentage = 13.6%
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 4,746
|percentage = 67.0%
|change =
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{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing = -13.3%
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=Church Ward}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Tim Harris
|votes = 1,465
|percentage = 39.7%
|change = -5.6%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Malcolm Powers
|votes = 1,185
|percentage = 32.1%
|change = -4.5%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Mark Whiley
|votes = 844
|percentage = 22.9%
|change = +12.9%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|candidate = Vivienne Johnson
|votes = 187
|percentage = 5.0%
|change = -2.7%
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 280
|percentage = 7.6%
|change =
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{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 3,681
|percentage =54.0%
|change =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing = -5.0%
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=Katesgrove Ward}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Rebecca Rye
|votes = 1,302
|percentage = 36.0%
|change = -2.7%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Matt Rodda
|votes = 1,224
|percentage = 33.9%
|change = -3.2%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Emily Fraser
|votes = 867
|percentage = 24.0%
|change = +6.6%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|candidate = Volker Heinemann
|votes = 172
|percentage = 4.7%
|change = +0.1%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Michael Turberville
|votes = 44
|percentage = 1.2%
|change = +1.2%
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 78
|percentage = 0.1%
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 3,609
|percentage = 54.0%
|change =
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|loser = Labour Party (UK)
|swing = -2.9%
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=Kentwood Ward}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Jenny Rynn
|votes = 1,971
|percentage = 41.6%
|change = -4.8%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Daya Pal Singh
|votes = 1,366
|percentage = 28.8%
|change = +3.8%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Margaret McNeill
|votes = 972
|percentage = 20.5%
|change = +5.5%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Common Sense Party (UK)
|candidate = Howard Thomas
|votes = 285
|percentage = 6.0%
|change = -3.2%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|candidate = Eloise Murray-Robertson
|votes = 142
|percentage = 2.9%
|change = -1.1%
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 605
|percentage = 12.8%
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 4,736
|percentage = 64.0%
|change =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing = -4.3%
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=Minster Ward}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Marian Livingstone
|votes = 1,722
|percentage = 38.6%
|change = -5.7%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Simon Bazley
|votes = 1,648
|percentage = 37.0%
|change = -5.3%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Michael Taylor
|votes = 903
|percentage = 20.2%
|change = +11.6%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|candidate = Sunil Gandhi
|votes = 187
|percentage = 4.2%
|change = +0.1%
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 74
|percentage = 1.6%
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 4,460
|percentage = 62.0%
|change =
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|loser = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing = -5.5%
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=Norcot Ward}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Peter Jones
|votes = 1,915
|percentage = 44.6%
|change = -6.4%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Nazir Bashir
|votes = 1,261
|percentage = 29.4%
|change = -4.2%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Julie Hopkins
|votes = 910
|percentage = 21.2%
|change = +11.7%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|candidate = Jennifer Lawrence
|votes = 203
|percentage = 4.7%
|change = -0.9%
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 654
|percentage = 15.2%
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 4,289
|percentage = 61.0%
|change =
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{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing = -5.3%
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=Park Ward}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|candidate = Rob White
|votes = 1,845
|percentage = 38.8%
|change = +5.8%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Richard McKenzie
|votes = 1,275
|percentage = 26.8%
|change = -7.0%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = John Walker
|votes = 828
|percentage = 17.4%
|change = -6.0%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Alexander Kirke
|votes = 804
|percentage = 16.9%
|change = +7.4%
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 570
|percentage = 12.0%
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 4,752
|percentage = 66.0%
|change =
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Green Party of England and Wales
|loser = Labour Party (UK)
|swing = +6.4%
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=Peppard Ward}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Mark Ralph
|votes = 2,941
|percentage = 53.1%
|change = -2.9%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Pauline Callow
|votes = 1,400
|percentage = 25.3%
|change = -7.4%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Helen Hathaway
|votes = 840
|percentage = 15.1%
|change = +7.7%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = United Kingdom Independence Party
|candidate = John Dearing
|votes = 188
|percentage = 3.3%
|change = +3.3%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|candidate = Patrick Little
|votes = 161
|percentage = 2.9%
|change = -0.6%
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 1,541
|percentage = 27.8%
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 5,530
|percentage = 74%
|change =
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{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing = -5.5%
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=Redlands Ward}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Daisy Benson
|votes = 1,867
|percentage = 44.0%
|change = +3.9%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Kelly Edwards
|votes = 1,105
|percentage = 26.0%
|change = -5.9%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Leo Lester
|votes = 1,006
|percentage = 23.7%
|change = +2.2%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|candidate = Miriam Kennet
|votes = 264
|percentage = 6.2%
|change = -0.7%
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 762
|percentage = 18.0%
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 4,242
|percentage = 59.0%
|change =
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{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|swing = +4.9%
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=Southcote Ward}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = John Ennis
|votes = 1,836
|percentage = 45.3%
|change = -5.4%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Robert Vickers
|votes = 1,466
|percentage = 36.2%
|change = -4.3%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Susan Bicknell
|votes = 638
|percentage =15.7%
|change = +10.5%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|candidate = James Towell
|votes = 108
|percentage = 2.6%
|change = -0.6%
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 370
|percentage = 9.1%
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 4,048
|percentage = 65.0%
|change =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing = -4.8%
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=Thames Ward}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = David Stevens
|votes = 2,878
|percentage = 51.5%
|change = -13.6%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Guy Penman
|votes = 1,503
|percentage = 26.9%
|change = +14.6%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Nicholas Stringer
|votes = 933
|percentage = 16.7%
|change = +1.8%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|candidate = Danny McNamara
|votes = 267
|percentage = 4.8%
|change = -2.7%
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 1,375
|percentage = 24.6%
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 5,581
|percentage = 77%
|change =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing = -14.1%
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=Tilehurst Ward}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Ricky Duveen
|votes = 1,920
|percentage = 40.0%
|change = -1.9%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Sandra Vickers
|votes = 1,663
|percentage = 34.6%
|change = -4.1%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Haji Banaras
|votes = 860
|percentage = 17.9%
|change = +2.6%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = United Kingdom Independence Party
|candidate = Daniel Thomas
|votes = 240
|percentage = 5.0%
|change = +5.0%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|candidate = Doug Cresswell
|votes = 113
|percentage = 2.3%
|change = -1.5%
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 257
|percentage = 5.4%
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 4,796
|percentage = 67%
|change =
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{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|swing = -3%
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=Whitley Ward}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Rachel Eden
|votes = 1,980
|percentage = 48.4%
|change = -5.1%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = James Anderson
|votes = 1,306
|percentage = 31.9%
|change = -1.8%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Roy Haines
|votes = 667
|percentage = 16.3%
|change = +9.7%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|candidate = Keith Martin Johnson
|votes = 134
|percentage = 3.2%
|change = -2.5%
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 674
|percentage = 16.5%
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 4,087
|percentage = 54%
|change =
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{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing = -3.4%
}}
{{Election box end}}
References
- [http://www.getreading.co.uk/news/s/2070737_reading_borough_council_2010_election_results/ Reading Borough Council Local Elections 2010]
{{Berkshire elections}}
{{United Kingdom local elections, 2010}}
{{Reading, Berkshire}}