2000 Reading Borough Council election

none April 2022 April 2022 2000 Reading Borough Council election Berkshire parliamentary 1999 Reading Borough Council election 1999 2000 5 4 y 2001 Reading Borough Council election 2001 16 seats of 45 on council 23 Lab David Sutton Labour Party (UK) 36 36 12,245 44.6% 4.1% LD Ian Fenwick Liberal Democrats (UK) 6 6 5,880 21.4% 1.1% Con Fred Pugh Conservative Party (UK) 3 3 8,896 32.4% 5.0% The 2000 Reading Borough Council election was held on 4 May 2000, at the same time as other local elections across England. Sixteen of the 45 seats on Reading Borough Council were up for election, being the usual third of the council (15 seats) plus a by-election in Kentwood ward, caused by the death of Labour councillor Doris Lawrence.Council minutes, 21 March 2000 https://democracy.reading.gov.uk/Data/Council/20000321/Agenda/$20000321%20-%20Minutes.doc.pdf Reading Borough Council 8 May 2022 At the time of the election there was another vacancy on the council in Church ward, where Labour councillor Maureen Lockey had also died, but the by-election for Church ward was not held until a few weeks later.Council minutes, 18 April 2000 https://democracy.reading.gov.uk/Data/Council/20000418/Agenda/$20000418%20-%20Minutes.doc.pdf Reading Borough Council 8 May 2022 Labour regained the vacant seat in the Kentwood by-election, and retained the vacant seat in Church ward at the by-election on 15 June 2000. No seats changed party at these elections, leaving Labour in overall control of the council. Results summary Reading Borough Council Election, 2000 Labour Party (UK) 13 1 0 +1 81.3 44.6 12,245 -4.1 Conservative Party (UK) 1 0 0 0 6.3 32.4 8,896 +5.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) 2 0 0 0 12.5 21.4 5,880 -1.1 Green Party of England and Wales 0 0.0 1.6 452 +0.3 Ward results The results in each ward were as follows:Rallings Colin Thrasher Michael Reading Unitary Council Election Results 1997-2012 Plymouth University http://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Reading-1997-2012.pdf 8 May 2022 Abbey Ward Labour Party (UK) Antony Page*(Tony Page) 984 62.1 Conservative Party (UK) Adam Woolhouse 380 24.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) John Wood 220 13.9 1,584 20.1 Labour Party (UK) Battle Ward Labour Party (UK) Richard Stainthorp* 707 58.0 Conservative Party (UK) Dharam Ahuja 361 29.6 Liberal Democrats (UK) Martin Reilly 150 12.3 1,218 19.5 Labour Party (UK) Caversham Ward Labour Party (UK) Susan Stainthorp*(Sue Stainthorp) 1,360 49.0 Conservative Party (UK) Robert Wilson 1,134 40.8 Liberal Democrats (UK) Diane Elliss 283 10.2 2,777 32.8 Labour Party (UK) Church Ward Labour Party (UK) Chris Goodall* 608 50.1 Conservative Party (UK) Paul Swaddle 383 31.6 Liberal Democrats (UK) Elizabeth Heydeman 153 12.6 Green Party of England and Wales Richard Bradbury 69 5.7 1,213 21.4 Labour Party (UK) Katesgrove Ward Labour Party (UK) Phillip Hingley* 578 55.6 Conservative Party (UK) Philip Gibbs 251 24.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) James Smart 142 13.7 Green Party of England and Wales Philip Unsworth 68 6.5 1,039 17.2 Labour Party (UK) Kentwood Ward Labour Party (UK) David Geary* 1,020 45.4 Labour Party (UK) Victoria Lloyd 1,007 Conservative Party (UK) Richard Willis 814 36.2 Conservative Party (UK) Jennifer Rynn 791 Liberal Democrats (UK) Richard Duveen(Ricky Duveen) 412 18.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) Chris Brown 377 2,246 34.2 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Minster Ward Labour Party (UK) Catherine Wilton 1,045 50.5 Conservative Party (UK) Norman Smart 683 33.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) Nicolas Lawson 254 12.3 Green Party of England and Wales Hugh Swann 89 4.3 2,071 28.0 Labour Party (UK) Norcot Ward Labour Party (UK) Graeme Hoskin 952 61.1 Conservative Party (UK) Alexandra Mowczan 396 25.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) Thomas Cook 210 13.5 1,558 23.2 Labour Party (UK) Park Ward Labour Party (UK) Jonathan Hartley*(Jon Hartley) 1,079 64.8 Conservative Party (UK) Vinod Sharma 314 18.8 Liberal Democrats (UK) George Hamish Hew PrestonHamish Preston 273 16.4 1,666 25.0 Labour Party (UK) Peppard Ward Liberal Democrats (UK) Annette Hendry 1,211 47.2 Conservative Party (UK) Christopher Morton 1,076 42.0 Labour Party (UK) Keith Uden 276 10.8 2,563 34.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) Redlands Ward Labour Party (UK) Rajinder Sohpal* 792 41.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) Christopher Harris 561 29.4 Conservative Party (UK) Abdul Loyes 394 20.6 Green Party of England and Wales Mary Westley 164 8.6 1,911 21.8 Labour Party (UK) Southcote Ward Labour Party (UK) Rosemary Williams*(Rose Williams) 1,054 60.6 Conservative Party (UK) Emma Warman 535 30.8 Liberal Democrats (UK) Sheila Myra Morley(Myra Morley) 149 8.6 1,738 29.0 Labour Party (UK) Thames Ward Conservative Party (UK) Frederick Pugh*(Fred Pugh) 1,423 53.8 Liberal Democrats (UK) Robin Bentham 738 27.9 Labour Party (UK) David Dymond(Dave Dymond) 482 18.2 2,643 37.4 Conservative Party (UK) Tilehurst Ward Liberal Democrats (UK) Dennis Morgan 1,031 46.9 Labour Party (UK) Christine Grieve 661 30.1 Conservative Party (UK) Iona Morris 444 20.2 Green Party of England and Wales Judith Green 62 2.8 2,198 33.6 Liberal Democrats (UK) Whitley Ward Labour Party (UK) James Hanley* 647 61.7 Conservative Party (UK) Lee Clarke 308 29.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) Max Thomas Heydeman(Tom Heydeman) 93 8.9 1,048 15.7 Labour Party (UK) By-elections 2000–2001 A by-election in Church ward was held on 15 June 2000, triggered by the death of Labour councillor Maureen Lockey, who died in April 2000 ahead of the main elections that year, but there was insufficient time for the by-election to be held at the same time as the main election. The by-election was won by Christine Grieve, retaining the seat for Labour.Council minutes, 18 July 2000, Reading Borough Council References Reading 2000 Reading Borough Council election, 2000