The 2021 Reading Council election took place in 2021 to elect members of Reading Borough Council.[1] This was on the same day as other local elections.[2] The election was originally due to take place in May 2020, but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[3]
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Council elections for the Reading Borough Council were last held on 2 May 2019 as part of the 2019 United Kingdom local elections. The council will undergo a major boundary revision to apply from the 2022 elections.[4]
All locally registered electors (British, Irish, Commonwealth and European Union citizens) who are aged 18 or over on polling day are entitled to vote in the local elections.
Results summary
2021 Reading Borough Council election | ||||||||||
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Party | This election | Full council | This election | |||||||
Seats | Net | Seats % | Other | Total | Total % | Votes | Votes % | +/− | ||
Labour | 10 | ![]() | 58.8 | 19 | 29 | 63.0 | 18,625 | 41.1 | +1.7 | |
Conservative | 4 | ![]() | 23.5 | 6 | 10 | 21.7 | 14,281 | 31.5 | +5.7 | |
Green | 2 | ![]() | 11.8 | 3 | 5 | 10.9 | 7,395 | 16.3 | -2.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | 1 | ![]() | 5.9 | 1 | 2 | 4.3 | 4,644 | 10.2 | -4.5 | |
Independent | 0 | ![]() | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 248 | 0.5 | +0.1 | |
Reform UK | 0 | ![]() | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 81 | 0.2 | New | |
TUSC | 0 | ![]() | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 50 | 0.1 | New | |
Liberal | 0 | ![]() | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 23 | 0.1 | ±0.0 | |
SDP | 0 | ![]() | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 17 | <0.1 | New |
Ward Results
Abbey
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Tony Page | 1,444 | 51.5 | +2.8 | |
Conservative | David Cozens | 689 | 24.6 | +7.0 | |
Green | Howard Darby | 432 | 15.4 | -3.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | Anne Thompson | 238 | 8.5 | -4.8 | |
Majority | 755 | ||||
Turnout | 2,832 | 27.73 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Battle
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Gul Khan | 1,168 | 52.7 | -2.3 | |
Conservative | Michael Hey | 472 | 21.3 | +4.9 | |
Green | Sarah Watchman | 308 | 13.9 | -3.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | John Grout | 170 | 7.7 | -3.6 | |
Independent | Yemi Awolola | 99 | 4.5 | N/A | |
Majority | 696 | ||||
Turnout | 2,246 | 27.66 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Caversham
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Richard Davies | 1,480 | 47.6 | +3.5 | |
Conservative | Ian Binge | 906 | 29.1 | +5.5 | |
Green | Sally Newman | 407 | 13.1 | -3.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | Christopher Ward | 174 | 5.6 | -9.8 | |
Independent | Sara Fulbrook | 128 | 4.1 | N/A | |
SDP | Damian Skelton | 17 | 0.5 | N/A | |
Majority | 574 | ||||
Turnout | 3,136 | 42.32 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Church
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Ashley Pearce | 995 | 46.5 | -0.7 | |
Conservative | Adam Phelps | 820 | 38.3 | +14.6 | |
Green | Kathryn McCann | 220 | 10.3 | -4.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Mark Cole | 106 | 5.0 | -7.7 | |
Majority | 175 | ||||
Turnout | 2,152 | 31.22 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Katesgrove
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Rose Williams | 938 | 41.2 | -15.2 | |
Green | Louise Keane | 868 | 38.1 | +21.2 | |
Conservative | Abdoulaye Sow | 344 | 15.1 | +0.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | Margaret McNeill | 93 | 4.1 | -6.5 | |
Independent | Jean-Louis Pascual | 36 | 1.6 | N/A | |
Majority | 70 | ||||
Turnout | 2,305 | 31.14 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Kentwood
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Daya Pal Singh | 1,173 | 43.3 | +5.3 | |
Conservative | Nick Fudge | 1,135 | 41.9 | +0.3 | |
Green | Anthea West | 204 | 7.5 | -2.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | Gary Coster | 198 | 7.3 | -2.4 | |
Majority | 38 | ||||
Turnout | 2,731 | 37.10 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Mapledurham
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Isobel Ballsdon | 724 | 51.5 | -2.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Chris Burden | 330 | 23.5 | -0.3 | |
Labour | Bouba Dembele | 208 | 14.8 | +0.2 | |
Green | Brent Smith | 143 | 10.2 | +2.3 | |
Majority | 394 | ||||
Turnout | 1,415 | 56.15 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Minster
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Liz Terry | 1,256 | 44.8 | -0.1 | |
Conservative | Alanzo Seville | 904 | 32.2 | +0.6 | |
Green | Isobel Hoskins | 352 | 12.6 | +2.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | Ben Sims | 292 | 10.4 | -1.8 | |
Majority | 352 | ||||
Turnout | 2,833 | 36.48 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Norcot
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Jo Lovelock | 1,301 | 55.8 | +1.5 | |
Conservative | Zachary Okeyo | 683 | 29.3 | +7.2 | |
Green | Richard Walkem | 191 | 8.2 | -2.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | James Moore | 114 | 4.9 | -2.7 | |
Liberal | Stephen Graham | 23 | 1.0 | -1.1 | |
TUSC | Neil Adams | 21 | 0.9 | N/A | |
Majority | 618 | ||||
Turnout | 2,344 | 30.15 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Park
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Green | Brenda McGonigle | 1,631 | 50.6 | -3.9 | |
Labour | Amjad Tarar | 1,253 | 38.8 | +1.8 | |
Conservative | Abi Jones | 263 | 8.2 | +5.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | Chris Dodson | 79 | 2.4 | -0.1 | |
Majority | 378 | ||||
Turnout | 3,245 | 44.45 | |||
Green hold | Swing |
Peppard
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Jane Stanford-Beale | 1,498 | 43.7 | -4.7 | |
Conservative | Clarence Mitchell | 1,457 | 42.5 | -5.9 | |
Labour | James Denny | 1,005 | 29.3 | +7.5 | |
Labour | Benjamin Perry | 765 | 22.3 | +0.5 | |
Green | Doug Cresswell | 528 | 15.4 | +0.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | Hilary Smart | 378 | 11.0 | -2.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | Pieter de Boiserie | 359 | 10.5 | -3.1 | |
Green | Sarah McNamara | 248 | 7.2 | -7.6 | |
Reform UK | Vincent Ruane | 81 | 2.4 | N/A | |
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 3,432 | 45.68 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Redlands
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Green | David McElroy | 1,009 | 41.8 | -4.5 | |
Labour | Andrew Hornsby-Smith | 999 | 41.4 | +5.3 | |
Conservative | Shekhar Natarajan | 319 | 13.2 | +2.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | Francis Jakeman | 84 | 3.5 | -2.5 | |
Majority | 10 | ||||
Turnout | 2,433 | 36.61 | |||
Green gain from Labour | Swing |
Southcote
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Debs Edwards | 1,303 | 55.0 | +2.8 | |
Conservative | Gabriella Kirkby | 814 | 34.4 | +8.6 | |
Green | Asad Feroz | 166 | 7.0 | -4.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | Riccardo Mancuso-Marcello | 85 | 3.6 | -5.6 | |
Majority | 489 | ||||
Turnout | 2,394 | 35.13 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Thames
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Paul Carnell | 1,561 | 40.9 | +7.1 | |
Labour | Caroline McArthur | 1,221 | 32.0 | +7.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | Joanna Ramsay | 619 | 16.2 | -5.8 | |
Green | Danny McNamara | 419 | 11.0 | -9.1 | |
Majority | 340 | ||||
Turnout | 3,857 | 51.59 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Tilehurst
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Meri O'Connell | 1,218 | 44.8 | -2.2 | |
Conservative | Jay Varley | 944 | 34.8 | +7.1 | |
Labour | Indy Singh | 412 | 15.2 | +1.6 | |
Green | Gabriel Berry-Khan | 113 | 4.2 | -0.3 | |
TUSC | Jen Bottom | 29 | 1.1 | N/A | |
Majority | 274 | ||||
Turnout | 2,735 | 37.01 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Whitley
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Alice Mpofu-Coles | 1,326 | 54.8 | -4.2 | |
Conservative | Elizabeth Sheppard | 748 | 30.9 | +12.0 | |
Green | Kathy Smith | 156 | 6.4 | -5.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | Ian Westby | 107 | 4.4 | -4.3 | |
Independent | Bala Sani | 84 | 3.5 | N/A | |
Majority | 578 | ||||
Turnout | 2,439 | 25.20 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
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