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1995 Reading Borough Council election

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1995 Reading Borough Council election

← 19944 May 1995 (1995-05-04)1996 →

16 seats of 45 on council
23 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Lab
Con
LD
LeaderMike OrtonTony MarkhamJim Day
PartyLabourConservativeLiberal Democrats
Seats before29124
Seats after3285
Seat changeIncrease3Decrease4Increase1
Popular vote20,8979,0376,595
Percentage56.5%24.5%17.8%
SwingIncrease8.7%Decrease1.9%Decrease5.1%

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]

Results

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Reading Borough Council Election, 1995
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
 Labour1330+381.356.520,897+8.7
 Conservative104-46.324.59,037-1.9
 Liberal Democrats210+112.517.86,595-5.1
 Green00.01.2432-1.3

Ward results

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The results in each ward were as follows (candidates with an asterisk* were the previous incumbent standing for re-election):[2]

Abbey Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LabourAntony William Page*
(Tony Page)
1,42472.1+1.7
ConservativeMark Vereist Boyle28814.6+0.2
Liberal DemocratsJeffrey Michael Hannan26513.4−1.9
Turnout1,976
LabourholdSwing+0.75
Battle Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LabourMalcolm Geoffrey Powers*1,29478.8+16.5
ConservativeHeather Mary Jones24214.7−4.1
Liberal DemocratsMartin Peter Scott1066.5−7.4
Turnout1,642
LabourholdSwing+10.3
Caversham Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LabourStephen Peter Waite1,75052.3+16.1
ConservativeJanet Victoria Belcher1,31039.1−6.2
Liberal DemocratsRobin James Bentham2888.6−6.2
Turnout3,348
Labourgain fromConservativeSwing+11.15
Church Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LabourKathleen Margaret Everett*
(Kay Everett)
1,12071.3+10.7
ConservativePeter George Wakeham25816.4−2.0
Liberal DemocratsSusan Kathleen Doughty19312.3−3.1
Turnout1,571
LabourholdSwing+6.35
Katesgrove Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LabourPhillip Denis Hingley1,16772.6+9.6
ConservativeShirley Muriel Mills30519.0−0.4
GreenPhilip John Unsworth1358.4n/a
Turnout1,607
LabourholdSwing+5
Kentwood Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LabourClive Blakesley1,41549.8+9.0
ConservativeMark Edward Anderson*75426.5−0.4
Liberal DemocratsSimon John Weinberger67423.7−8.6
Turnout2,843
Labourgain fromConservativeSwing+4.7
Minster Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LabourCharles Spalding Croal1,61264.8+15.4
ConservativeDavid Frederick Henderson87635.2+0.7
Turnout2,488
Labourgain fromConservativeSwing+7.35
Norcot Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LabourRhodri Hughes*1,48669.6+6.2
Liberal DemocratsRichard Karel Duveen
(Ricky Duveen)
33815.8−2.6
ConservativeVera Anne Sutton24711.6−1.6
GreenJoseph Henry Loudon653.0n/a
Turnout2,136
LabourholdSwing+3.9
Park Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LabourNorman Arthur Edwards1,71876.0+7.9
ConservativeKaren-Anne Young29913.2−1.5
Liberal DemocratsGeorge Hamish Hew Preston24510.8−0.7
Turnout2,262
LabourholdSwing+4.7
Peppard Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal DemocratsRobert James Green1,54249.3−2.1
ConservativeJeanette Mavis Skeats1,05833.8−1.9
LabourAdam Wood52916.9+6.2
Turnout3,129
Liberal Democratsgain fromConservativeSwing-0.1
Redlands Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LabourAnthony Jones*1,46261.6+7.8
ConservativeSimon Howard Robinson43318.2−2.6
Liberal DemocratsMartin John Reilly32113.5−6.2
GreenMary Preciosa Westly1596.7+0.9
Turnout2,375
LabourholdSwing+5.2
Redlands Ward (by-election)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LabourJonathan Saul Morris
(Jonny Morris)
1,47362.8
ConservativeHeather Mary Laird46019.6
Liberal DemocratsAnthony John Warrell41317.6
Turnout2,346
LabourholdSwing
Southcote Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LabourRosemary Phyllis Williams*
(Rose Williams)
1,77077.4+11.2
ConservativeSusan Elizabeth White
(Sue White)
51722.6+4.85
Turnout2,287
LabourholdSwing+4.85
Thames Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeKenneth Arthur Putt*
(Ken Putt)
1,47347.9−0.7
Liberal DemocratsEric Vickers84127.3−1.5
LabourBetty Tickner
(Bet Tickner)
76424.8+6.5
Turnout3,078
ConservativeholdSwing+0.4
Tilehurst Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal DemocratsDennis Keith James Morgan1,37058.4−3.3
LabourChristopher Bernard Gavin58224.8+5.2
ConservativeClarence Percy Mortimer32113.7−2.1
GreenJudith Veronica Green733.1+0.2
Turnout2,346
Liberal DemocratsholdSwing-4.25
Whitley Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LabourCeinwen Williams*1,33187.2+6.6
ConservativeFrazer Keith Elliot Imrie19612.8−6.6
Turnout1,527
LabourholdSwing+6.6

References

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  1. ^"New leader for borough".Evening Post. Reading. 8 May 1995. p. 3. Retrieved18 April 2022.
  2. ^"Conservatives get the blues as voters desert in droves".Evening Post. Reading. 5 May 1995. p. 14. Retrieved18 April 2022.
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