1991 Reading Borough Council election

none April 2022 April 2022 1991 Reading Borough Council election Berkshire parliamentary 1990 Reading Borough Council election 1990 1991 5 2 y 1992 Reading Borough Council election 1992 15 seats of 45 on council 23 Lab Mike Orton Labour Party (UK) 27 29 2 16,671 40.0% 8.9% Con Pauline Palmer Conservative Party (UK) 11 10 1 15,927 38.2% 9.3% LD Jim Day Liberal Democrats (UK) 5 4 1 6,611 15.9% 2.7% Ind Independent (politician) 2 2 N/A N/A N/A The 1991 Reading Borough Council election was held on 2 May 1991, at the same time as other local elections across England and Wales. One third of Reading Borough Council's 45 seats were up for election. Since the previous election in 1990, the Conservative group on the council had split, with councillors Hamza Fuad and Pam Fuad forming their own independent group, the "Thames Conservatives", reducing the official Conservative numbers from 13 to 11. Neither of the Thames Conservatives' seats were in the third contested in 1991.Rebel Tories come out of the closet https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/ 17 April 2022 Evening Post 17 May 1990 Reading 8 The election saw the Labour Party increase its majority on the council. Results Reading Borough Council Election, 1990 Labour Party (UK) 9 2 0 +2 60.0 40.0 16,671 -8.9 Conservative Party (UK) 5 1 2 -1 33.3 38.2 15,927 +9.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) 1 0 1 -1 6.7 15.9 6,611 +2.7 Green Party of England and Wales 0 0.0 5.8 2,431 -3.1 Ward results The results in each ward were as follows (candidates with an asterisk* were the previous incumbent standing for re-election):Labour launches election campaign https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/ 15 April 2022 Evening Post 4 April 1991 Reading 8Conservative lady not for turning https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/ 15 April 2022 Evening Post 5 April 1991 Reading 9Liberal Democrats pledge to start local income tax https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/ 15 April 2022 Evening Post 8 April 1991 Reading 5Greens target threat posed by road plans https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/ 15 April 2022 Evening Post 18 April 1991 Reading 11Election results special https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/ 15 April 2022 Evening Post 3 May 1991 Reading 16 Abbey Ward Labour Party (UK) Antony William Page*(Tony Page) 1,300 55.9 -11.5 Conservative Party (UK) Simon Matthews 608 26.2 +9.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) John William Wood 302 13.0 +4.3 Green Party of England and Wales Daphne Joan Lawrence 114 4.9 -2.1 2,324 Labour Party (UK) -10.4 Battle Ward Labour Party (UK) David M. Booth* 1,210 59.8 -8.3 Conservative Party (UK) Jan Harding 609 30.1 +9.3 Green Party of England and Wales Howard John Darby 206 10.2 -1.1 2,025 Labour Party (UK) -8.8 Caversham Ward Conservative Party (UK) Trevor Jones 1,998 49.4 +11.4 Labour Party (UK) Mandy Winters 1,298 32.1 -11.5 Liberal Democrats (UK) Maureen Ann Stagg 554 13.7 +5.1 Green Party of England and Wales David Brian Wright(Brian Wright) 195 4.8 -5.0 4,045 Conservative Party (UK) +11.45 Church Ward Labour Party (UK) Kathleen Margaret Everett*(Kay Everett) 1,251 55.6 -9.6 Conservative Party (UK) Colin Douglas Snider 783 34.8 +12.5 Green Party of England and Wales Richard John Kerr Bradbury 217 9.6 -2.9 2,251 Labour Party (UK) -11.05 Katesgrove Ward Labour Party (UK) Margaret Stella Singh* 954 54.2 -13.2 Conservative Party (UK) Shirley Muriel Mills 569 32.3 +13.3 Green Party of England and Wales Christine Frances Critchfield 237 13.5 -0.2 1,760 Labour Party (UK) -13.25 Kentwood Ward Conservative Party (UK) Mark Anderson 1,257 39.6 +9.6 Liberal Democrats (UK) Francis John William Mahon-Daly*(Frank Mahon-Daly) 1,015 31.9 -3.2 Labour Party (UK) Walter Vigor 828 26.1 -3.0 Green Party of England and Wales John Christian Gibson 77 2.4 -3.4 3,177 Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) +6.4 Minster Ward Conservative Party (UK) Derek Gordon E. Browne* 1,487 46.9 +9.1 Labour Party (UK) Daniel McNamara(Danny McNamara) 1,453 45.8 -3.0 Green Party of England and Wales Elizabeth Maria Darby(Maria Darby) 232 7.3 +2.0 3,172 Conservative Party (UK) +6.05 Norcot Ward Labour Party (UK) Rhodri Hughes* 1,523 57.8 -14.3 Conservative Party (UK) Susan Elizabeth White(Sue White) 565 21.5 +12.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) Elizabeth Heydeman 445 16.9 n/a Green Party of England and Wales David Alfred Chaplin 101 3.8 +14.6 2,634 Labour Party (UK) -13.2 Park Ward Labour Party (UK) Michael D. Price* 1,430 56.4 -8.5 Conservative Party (UK) Jonathan White 598 23.6 +5.8 Liberal Democrats (UK) Gary Mann 326 12.9 +4.6 Green Party of England and Wales Philip John Unsworth 180 7.1 -1.8 2,534 Labour Party (UK) -7.15 Peppard Ward Conservative Party (UK) Frank Heyes* 1,916 54.7 +9.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) John Outhwaite 1,004 28.7 +1.5 Labour Party (UK) Christine Borgars 464 13.3 -8.5 Green Party of England and Wales Andrew John McPhee 117 3.3 -2.1 3,501 Conservative Party (UK) +3.85 Redlands Ward Labour Party (UK) Anthony Jones(Tony Jones) 1,364 45.1 -5.9 Conservative Party (UK) Robert Owen Biggs Wilson(Rob Wilson) 1,093 36.1 +10.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) Jonathan Timothy Ashby Ball(Jon Ball) 391 12.9 +2.9 Green Party of England and Wales Sallie Ann Sullivan 177 5.9 -7.0 3,025 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) -7.95 Southcote Ward Labour Party (UK) Rosemary Phyllis Williams(Rose Williams) 1,527 51.6 -8.1 Conservative Party (UK) Daphne Janet Holmes(Janet Holmes) 1,255 42.4 +14.0 Green Party of England and Wales Timothy Robert Astin(Tim Astin) 177 6.0 +1.7 2,959 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) -10.75 Thames Ward Conservative Party (UK) Kenneth A. Putt*(Ken Putt) 1,805 54.6 n/a Liberal Democrats (UK) Ian M. Fenwick 889 26.9 +11.5 Labour Party (UK) Janet Mary Gavin(Jan Gavin) 427 12.9 -5.3 Green Party of England and Wales Anne Margaret McCubbin 180 5.5 -2.3 3,301 Conservative Party (UK) n/a Tilehurst Ward Liberal Democrats (UK) Florence Teresa Day*(Paddy Day) 1,685 56.6 +3.1 Conservative Party (UK) Anthony Maurice Owen(Tony Owen) 772 25.9 +4.9 Labour Party (UK) Mohammad Iqbal 440 14.8 -6.0 Green Party of England and Wales Judith Green 78 2.6 -2.0 2,975 Liberal Democrats (UK) -0.9 Whitley Ward Labour Party (UK) Ceinwen Williams 1,202 61.4 -12.3 Conservative Party (UK) Barrie James Cummings 612 31.3 +15.7 Green Party of England and Wales Moira Anne Elizabeth Astin 143 7.3 -3.3 1,957 Labour Party (UK) -14.0 References Reading 1991 Reading Borough Council election, 1991