2015 Reading Borough Council election

2015 UK local government election April 2015 April 2015 2015 Reading Borough Council election Berkshire parliamentary 2014 Reading Borough Council election 2014 2015 5 7 y 2016 Reading Borough Council election 2016 15 out of 46 seats to Reading Borough Council 24 63.7%Local Election Results – 7 May 2015 - Reading Borough Council https://www.reading.gov.uk/the-council-and-democracy/elections-and-voting/election-results/local-election-results-7-may-2015/ 2026-09-24 www.reading.gov.uk 30.4pp Reading Borough Council Electoral Make-up 2011.gif Winner of each seat at the 2015 Reading Borough Council election Elections to Reading Borough Council took place on 7 May 2015 to elect approximately one third of the members of Reading Borough Council in England to coincide with other local elections, an election which was held simultaneously with the 2015 General Election, resulting in higher turnout than the previous election.http://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/find-information-by-subject/elections-and-referendums/upcoming-elections-and-referendums Upcoming elections & referendums 3 April 2015 The Electoral Commission https://web.archive.org/web/20150315102043/http://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/find-information-by-subject/elections-and-referendums/upcoming-elections-and-referendums 15 March 2015 live The election resulted in no change in terms of the political make-up of the Council with each political party holding their respective seats. After the election, the composition of the council was: PartySeats  +/-  Labour 31 0Conservative 10 0Green Party 3 0Liberal Democrats 2 0Labour hold Election result Reading Borough Council Election, 2015 Labour Party (UK) 9 0 0 0 60.0 37.5 25,803 -1.5 Conservative Party (UK) 5 0 0 0 33.3 35.3 24,260 +9.8 Green Party of England and Wales 1 0 0 0 6.6 11.1 7,624 -2.5 United Kingdom Independence Party 0 0 0 0 0.0 7.9 5,467 -1.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) 0 0 0 0 0.0 7.8 5,361 -1.1 Independent (politician) 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 57 -3.9 Liberal Party (UK, 1989) 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 47 N/C The Roman Party Ave! 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 34 -0.1 Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 13 -0.1 Ward results Abbey Ward Labour Party (UK) Mohammed Ayub 1,950 42.3% -6.7% Conservative Party (UK) Chris Ashworth 1,454 31.6% +12.2% Green Party of England and Wales Richard Black 535 11.6% -1.3% Liberal Democrats (UK) James Moore 393 8.5% -0.4% United Kingdom Independence Party William MacPhee 269 5.8% -3.2% 496 10.7% -18.8% 4.601 53.7% +28.7% Labour Party (UK) -9.4% Battle Ward Labour Party (UK) Chris Maskell 2,219 53.1% -3.9% Conservative Party (UK) Michael Hey 979 23.4% +3.4% Green Party of England and Wales Alan Edward Lockey 389 9.3% -4.0% United Kingdom Independence Party Jack McLeod 276 6.6% +6.6% Liberal Democrats (UK) Glenn Goodall 275 6.5% -1.0% The Roman Party Ave! Jean-Louis Pascual 34 0.8% -1.1% 1,240 27.5% -9.4% 4,172 56% +28% Labour Party (UK) -3.6% Caversham Ward Conservative Party (UK) Claire McDonald 1,921 38.8% +8.2% Labour Party (UK) Mary Waite 1,740 35.1% -1.9% Green Party of England and Wales David Foster 507 10.2% -2.1% Liberal Democrats (UK) Chris Burden 415 8.3% -1.1% United Kingdom Independence Party Matthew Plunkett 364 7.3% -4.6% 181 0.3% +6.7% 4,947 68.2% +29.2% Conservative Party (UK) +5% Church Ward Labour Party (UK) Paul Richard Woodward 1,555 39.2% -2.1% Conservative Party (UK) Paul Carnell 1,318 33.2% +7.3% United Kingdom Independence Party Bob Curtis 464 11.7% -5.4% Green Party of England and Wales Neil Andrews 375 9.4% -1.3% Liberal Democrats (UK) Kirsten Bayes 253 6.3% +1.5% 237 5.9% -9.4% 3,965 58.9% +30.9% Labour Party (UK) -4.7% Katesgrove Ward Labour Party (UK) Matt Rodda 1,713 45.6% -2.9% Conservative Party (UK) Syed Abbas 952 25.3% +9.0% Green Party of England and Wales Louise Keane 516 13.7% +0.1% Liberal Democrats (UK) Janel Blatter 335 8.9% -0.4% United Kingdom Independence Party Karin Cheetham 237 6.3% -5.8% 761 20.2% -12.0% 3,753 56.2% +28.2% Labour Party (UK) -5.9% Kentwood Ward Conservative Party (UK) Tom Steele 2,037 43.5% +12.7% Labour Party (UK) Gurvinder Kaur 1,538 32.8% -3.1% United Kingdom Independence Party Howard Thomas 582 12.4% -9.4% Green Party of England and Wales Ruth Shaffrey 288 6.1% -0.3% Liberal Democrats (UK) Jonathan Walls 234 5.0% +0.1% 499 10.6% +15.7% 4,679 65% +28% Conservative Party (UK) +7.9% Minster Ward Labour Party (UK) Paul Stephen Gittings 2,082 46.0% +1.7% Conservative Party (UK) Alanzo Nesta Seville 1,560 34.5% +7.5% Green Party of England and Wales Keith Johnson 458 10.1% -0.7% United Kingdom Independence Party Patrick Dillon 419 9.2% -5.0% 522 11.5% -5.8% 4,519 61.7% +29.7% Labour Party (UK) -2.9% Note: The Liberal Democrats did not stand in this ward. Norcot Ward Labour Party (UK) Graeme William Hoskin 2,181 48.0% -9.0% Conservative Party (UK) Rob Masterson 1,331 29.3% +5.4% United Kingdom Independence Party Philip Giles 520 11.4% +11.4% Green Party of England and Wales Brent Smith 248 5.4% -6.6% Liberal Democrats (UK) Annette Hendry 210 4.6% -2.4% Liberal Party (UK, 1989) Stephen Graham 47 0.1% +0.1% 850 18.7% -14.4% 4,537 61.8% +29.8% Labour Party (UK) -7.0% Park Ward Green Party of England and Wales Josh Williams 1,987 43.3% -10.0% Labour Party (UK) Dave Dymond 1,652 36.0% +6.1% Conservative Party (UK) Sarah Parkington 776 16.9% +6.7% Liberal Democrats (UK) Rebecca Rye 172 3.7% +1.1% 335 7.3% -16.1% 4,587 69.2% +26.2% Green Party of England and Wales -8.0% Peppard Ward Conservative Party (UK) Clare Grashoff 3,260 58.0% +26.2% Labour Party (UK) Leighton Yeo 1,155 20.5% +4.7% Liberal Democrats (UK) Madeleine Elizabeth Adams 706 12.5% +7.8% Green Party of England and Wales Kate Day 498 8.8% +3.1% 2,105 37.4% +33.1% 5,619 74.9% +32.9% Conservative Party (UK) +10.7% Redlands Ward Labour Party (UK) Jan Gavin 1,682 42.5% -2.4% Conservative Party (UK) Helen Hopper 955 24.1% +5.7% Green Party of England and Wales Kizzi Murtagh 804 20.3% +5.9% Liberal Democrats (UK) Francis Jakeman 337 8.5% -6.1% United Kingdom Independence Party Robert Allan 175 4.4% -3.0% 727 18.3% -8.2% 3,953 65.5% +34.5% Labour Party (UK) -4.0% Southcote Ward Labour Party (UK) Matt Lawrence 1,802 42.7% -14.8% Conservative Party (UK) Russell Martin 1,476 34.9% +6.9% United Kingdom Independence Party John Combes 576 13.6% +13.6% Green Party of England and Wales Doug Cresswell 187 4.4% -5.1% Liberal Democrats (UK) Rodney Pinchen 179 4.2% -0.7% 326 7.7% -21.8% 4,220 64.8% +30.8% Labour Party (UK) -10.8% Thames Ward Conservative Party (UK) Jeanette Mavis Skeats 3,037 52.2% +6.7% Labour Party (UK) Richard Stainthorp 1,258 21.6% -1.8% Liberal Democrats (UK) Guy Penman 609 10.4% +1.5% Green Party of England and Wales Sarah McNamara 495 8.5% -3.3% United Kingdom Independence Party Cecilia Kelly 410 7.0% +7.0% 1,779 30.6% +8.6% 5,809 78.8% +34.8% Conservative Party (UK) +4.2% Tilehurst Ward Conservative Party (UK) Sandra Doreen Vickers 1,944 39.9% +16.3% Labour Party (UK) Matt Harrison 1,114 22.9% +7.2% Liberal Democrats (UK) Jon Fanti 1,096 22.5% -14.7% United Kingdom Independence Party Ann Zebedee 532 10.9% -8.5% Green Party of England and Wales Miriam Kennet 176 3.6% -0.3% 830 17.0% +30.5% 4,862 68.6% Conservative Party (UK) +15.5% Whitley Ward Labour Party (UK) Kelly Liza Edwards 2,162 48.6% -4.6% Conservative Party (UK) Nick Brown 1,260 28.3% +6.0% United Kingdom Independence Party Linda Giles 643 14.4% +14.4% Green Party of England and Wales Stacey Hames 161 3.6% -4.1% Liberal Democrats (UK) Margaret McNeill 147 3.3% -0.9% Independent (politician) Jamie Wake 57 1.2% -11.1% Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition Fredrik Tillett 13 0.2% +0.2% 902 20.3% -10.6% 4,443 54.3% +28.3% Labour Party (UK) -5.3% References Local 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