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The1995 Reading Borough Council election was held on 4 May 1995, at the same time as otherlocal elections across Britain. Sixteen of the 45 seats onReading Borough Council were up for election, being the usual third of the council (15 seats) plus a by-election in Redlands ward, where Labour councillor Robert Sulley had resigned. Labour increased its majority on the council. The Labour leader on the council ahead of the election was Mike Orton, but he stood down as party and council leader immediately after the election, being replaced byDavid Sutton.[1]
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | 13 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 81.3 | 56.5 | 20,897 | +8.7 | |
| Conservative | 1 | 0 | 4 | -4 | 6.3 | 24.5 | 9,037 | -1.9 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 2 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 12.5 | 17.8 | 6,595 | -5.1 | |
| Green | 0 | 0.0 | 1.2 | 432 | -1.3 | ||||
The results in each ward were as follows (candidates with an asterisk* were the previous incumbent standing for re-election):[2]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Antony William Page* (Tony Page) | 1,424 | 72.1 | +1.7 | |
| Conservative | Mark Vereist Boyle | 288 | 14.6 | +0.2 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Jeffrey Michael Hannan | 265 | 13.4 | −1.9 | |
| Turnout | 1,976 | ||||
| Labourhold | Swing | +0.75 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Malcolm Geoffrey Powers* | 1,294 | 78.8 | +16.5 | |
| Conservative | Heather Mary Jones | 242 | 14.7 | −4.1 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Martin Peter Scott | 106 | 6.5 | −7.4 | |
| Turnout | 1,642 | ||||
| Labourhold | Swing | +10.3 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Stephen Peter Waite | 1,750 | 52.3 | +16.1 | |
| Conservative | Janet Victoria Belcher | 1,310 | 39.1 | −6.2 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Robin James Bentham | 288 | 8.6 | −6.2 | |
| Turnout | 3,348 | ||||
| Labourgain fromConservative | Swing | +11.15 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Kathleen Margaret Everett* (Kay Everett) | 1,120 | 71.3 | +10.7 | |
| Conservative | Peter George Wakeham | 258 | 16.4 | −2.0 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Susan Kathleen Doughty | 193 | 12.3 | −3.1 | |
| Turnout | 1,571 | ||||
| Labourhold | Swing | +6.35 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Phillip Denis Hingley | 1,167 | 72.6 | +9.6 | |
| Conservative | Shirley Muriel Mills | 305 | 19.0 | −0.4 | |
| Green | Philip John Unsworth | 135 | 8.4 | n/a | |
| Turnout | 1,607 | ||||
| Labourhold | Swing | +5 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Clive Blakesley | 1,415 | 49.8 | +9.0 | |
| Conservative | Mark Edward Anderson* | 754 | 26.5 | −0.4 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Simon John Weinberger | 674 | 23.7 | −8.6 | |
| Turnout | 2,843 | ||||
| Labourgain fromConservative | Swing | +4.7 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Charles Spalding Croal | 1,612 | 64.8 | +15.4 | |
| Conservative | David Frederick Henderson | 876 | 35.2 | +0.7 | |
| Turnout | 2,488 | ||||
| Labourgain fromConservative | Swing | +7.35 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Rhodri Hughes* | 1,486 | 69.6 | +6.2 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Richard Karel Duveen (Ricky Duveen) | 338 | 15.8 | −2.6 | |
| Conservative | Vera Anne Sutton | 247 | 11.6 | −1.6 | |
| Green | Joseph Henry Loudon | 65 | 3.0 | n/a | |
| Turnout | 2,136 | ||||
| Labourhold | Swing | +3.9 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Norman Arthur Edwards | 1,718 | 76.0 | +7.9 | |
| Conservative | Karen-Anne Young | 299 | 13.2 | −1.5 | |
| Liberal Democrats | George Hamish Hew Preston | 245 | 10.8 | −0.7 | |
| Turnout | 2,262 | ||||
| Labourhold | Swing | +4.7 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Robert James Green | 1,542 | 49.3 | −2.1 | |
| Conservative | Jeanette Mavis Skeats | 1,058 | 33.8 | −1.9 | |
| Labour | Adam Wood | 529 | 16.9 | +6.2 | |
| Turnout | 3,129 | ||||
| Liberal Democratsgain fromConservative | Swing | -0.1 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Anthony Jones* | 1,462 | 61.6 | +7.8 | |
| Conservative | Simon Howard Robinson | 433 | 18.2 | −2.6 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Martin John Reilly | 321 | 13.5 | −6.2 | |
| Green | Mary Preciosa Westly | 159 | 6.7 | +0.9 | |
| Turnout | 2,375 | ||||
| Labourhold | Swing | +5.2 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Jonathan Saul Morris (Jonny Morris) | 1,473 | 62.8 | ||
| Conservative | Heather Mary Laird | 460 | 19.6 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Anthony John Warrell | 413 | 17.6 | ||
| Turnout | 2,346 | ||||
| Labourhold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Rosemary Phyllis Williams* (Rose Williams) | 1,770 | 77.4 | +11.2 | |
| Conservative | Susan Elizabeth White (Sue White) | 517 | 22.6 | +4.85 | |
| Turnout | 2,287 | ||||
| Labourhold | Swing | +4.85 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Kenneth Arthur Putt* (Ken Putt) | 1,473 | 47.9 | −0.7 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Eric Vickers | 841 | 27.3 | −1.5 | |
| Labour | Betty Tickner (Bet Tickner) | 764 | 24.8 | +6.5 | |
| Turnout | 3,078 | ||||
| Conservativehold | Swing | +0.4 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Dennis Keith James Morgan | 1,370 | 58.4 | −3.3 | |
| Labour | Christopher Bernard Gavin | 582 | 24.8 | +5.2 | |
| Conservative | Clarence Percy Mortimer | 321 | 13.7 | −2.1 | |
| Green | Judith Veronica Green | 73 | 3.1 | +0.2 | |
| Turnout | 2,346 | ||||
| Liberal Democratshold | Swing | -4.25 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Ceinwen Williams* | 1,331 | 87.2 | +6.6 | |
| Conservative | Frazer Keith Elliot Imrie | 196 | 12.8 | −6.6 | |
| Turnout | 1,527 | ||||
| Labourhold | Swing | +6.6 | |||