2010 Reading Borough Council election

2010 UK local government election September 2025 September 2025 2010 Reading Borough Council election Berkshire parliamentary 2008 Reading Borough Council election 2008 2010 5 6 y 2011 Reading Borough Council election 2011 15 out of 46 seats to Reading Borough Council 24 Reading Borough Council 2010 Electoral Make-up.gif Winner of each seat at the 2010 Reading Borough Council election Elections to Reading Borough Council took place on 6 May 2010 under the backdrop of the 2010 general election, with 15 council seats up for election. The Labour Party continued to lose seats, losing Katesgrove ward to the Liberal Democrats and Park ward to the Green Party. The Conservatives held all their seats apart from Minster ward which was a surprise gain by Labour. The election resulted in Reading Borough Council being left in no overall control. Shortly after the election the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats announced they would form a coalition to govern locally, ending over two decades of Labour control. Election result Reading Borough Council election, 2010 Conservative Party (UK) 5 0 1 -1 33.3% 35.1% 23,489 -5.1% Labour Party (UK) 6 2 2 0 40.0% 31.1% 20,793 -0.9% Liberal Democrats (UK) 3 1 0 +1 20.0% 25.6% 17,128 +8.1% Green Party of England and Wales 1 1 0 +1 6.6% 6.6% 4,453 -1.4% Common Sense Party (UK) 0 0 0 0 0.0% 0.6% 440 -0.1% United Kingdom Independence Party 0 0 0 0 0.0% 0.6% 428 +0.6% Independent (politician) 0 0 1 -1 0.0% 0.0% 44 -0.9% The Roman Party Ave! 0 0 0 0 0.0% 0.0% 26 -0.6% Ward results Abbey Ward Labour Party (UK) Bet Tickner 1,612 36.9% -11.1% Conservative Party (UK) Andrew Waters 1,285 29.5% -2.5% Liberal Democrats (UK) Jane Marsden 1,258 28.9% +18.0% Green Party of England and Wales Mark Walker 206 4.7% -3.2% 327 7.4% 4,361 53% Labour Party (UK) -6.8% Battle Ward Labour Party (UK) Sarah-Jane Hacker 1,778 46.0% -2.5% Conservative Party (UK) Ali Asghar 935 24.1% -1.8% Liberal Democrats (UK) Uda Chalk 804 20.7% +7.2% Green Party of England and Wales Alan Lockey 175 4.5% -7.1% Common Sense Party (UK) Michael Diamond 155 4.0% +4.0% The Roman Party Ave! Jean-Louis Pascual 26 0.6% +0.6% 843 21.9% 3,873 56% Labour Party (UK) Independent (politician) -2.2% Caversham Ward Conservative Party (UK) Andrew Cumpsty 1,979 41.7% -9.5% Liberal Democrats (UK) Christopher Burden 1,336 28.1% +17.1% Labour Party (UK) Lesley Owen 1,142 24.0% -3.8% Green Party of England and Wales David Patterson 289 6.1% -4.0% 643 13.6% 4,746 67.0% Conservative Party (UK) -13.3% Church Ward Conservative Party (UK) Tim Harris 1,465 39.7% -5.6% Labour Party (UK) Malcolm Powers 1,185 32.1% -4.5% Liberal Democrats (UK) Mark Whiley 844 22.9% +12.9% Green Party of England and Wales Vivienne Johnson 187 5.0% -2.7% 280 7.6% 3,681 54.0% Conservative Party (UK) -5.0% Katesgrove Ward Liberal Democrats (UK) Rebecca Rye 1,302 36.0% -2.7% Labour Party (UK) Matt Rodda 1,224 33.9% -3.2% Conservative Party (UK) Emily Fraser 867 24.0% +6.6% Green Party of England and Wales Volker Heinemann 172 4.7% +0.1% Independent (politician) Michael Turberville 44 1.2% +1.2% 78 0.1% 3,609 54.0% Liberal Democrats (UK) Labour Party (UK) -2.9% Kentwood Ward Conservative Party (UK) Jenny Rynn 1,971 41.6% -4.8% Labour Party (UK) Daya Pal Singh 1,366 28.8% +3.8% Liberal Democrats (UK) Margaret McNeill 972 20.5% +5.5% Common Sense Party (UK) Howard Thomas 285 6.0% -3.2% Green Party of England and Wales Eloise Murray-Robertson 142 2.9% -1.1% 605 12.8% 4,736 64.0% Conservative Party (UK) -4.3% Minster Ward Labour Party (UK) Marian Livingstone 1,722 38.6% -5.7% Conservative Party (UK) Simon Bazley 1,648 37.0% -5.3% Liberal Democrats (UK) Michael Taylor 903 20.2% +11.6% Green Party of England and Wales Sunil Gandhi 187 4.2% +0.1% 74 1.6% 4,460 62.0% Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) -5.5% Norcot Ward Labour Party (UK) Peter Jones 1,915 44.6% -6.4% Conservative Party (UK) Nazir Bashir 1,261 29.4% -4.2% Liberal Democrats (UK) Julie Hopkins 910 21.2% +11.7% Green Party of England and Wales Jennifer Lawrence 203 4.7% -0.9% 654 15.2% 4,289 61.0% Labour Party (UK) -5.3% Park Ward Green Party of England and Wales Rob White 1,845 38.8% +5.8% Labour Party (UK) Richard McKenzie 1,275 26.8% -7.0% Conservative Party (UK) John Walker 828 17.4% -6.0% Liberal Democrats (UK) Alexander Kirke 804 16.9% +7.4% 570 12.0% 4,752 66.0% Green Party of England and Wales Labour Party (UK) +6.4% Peppard Ward Conservative Party (UK) Mark Ralph 2,941 53.1% -2.9% Liberal Democrats (UK) Pauline Callow 1,400 25.3% -7.4% Labour Party (UK) Helen Hathaway 840 15.1% +7.7% United Kingdom Independence Party John Dearing 188 3.3% +3.3% Green Party of England and Wales Patrick Little 161 2.9% -0.6% 1,541 27.8% 5,530 74% Conservative Party (UK) -5.5% Redlands Ward Liberal Democrats (UK) Daisy Benson 1,867 44.0% +3.9% Labour Party (UK) Kelly Edwards 1,105 26.0% -5.9% Conservative Party (UK) Leo Lester 1,006 23.7% +2.2% Green Party of England and Wales Miriam Kennet 264 6.2% -0.7% 762 18.0% 4,242 59.0% Liberal Democrats (UK) +4.9% Southcote Ward Labour Party (UK) John Ennis 1,836 45.3% -5.4% Conservative Party (UK) Robert Vickers 1,466 36.2% -4.3% Liberal Democrats (UK) Susan Bicknell 638 15.7% +10.5% Green Party of England and Wales James Towell 108 2.6% -0.6% 370 9.1% 4,048 65.0% Labour Party (UK) -4.8% Thames Ward Conservative Party (UK) David Stevens 2,878 51.5% -13.6% Liberal Democrats (UK) Guy Penman 1,503 26.9% +14.6% Labour Party (UK) Nicholas Stringer 933 16.7% +1.8% Green Party of England and Wales Danny McNamara 267 4.8% -2.7% 1,375 24.6% 5,581 77% Conservative Party (UK) -14.1% Tilehurst Ward Liberal Democrats (UK) Ricky Duveen 1,920 40.0% -1.9% Conservative Party (UK) Sandra Vickers 1,663 34.6% -4.1% Labour Party (UK) Haji Banaras 860 17.9% +2.6% United Kingdom Independence Party Daniel Thomas 240 5.0% +5.0% Green Party of England and Wales Doug Cresswell 113 2.3% -1.5% 257 5.4% 4,796 67% Liberal Democrats (UK) -3% Whitley Ward Labour Party (UK) Rachel Eden 1,980 48.4% -5.1% Conservative Party (UK) James Anderson 1,306 31.9% -1.8% Liberal Democrats (UK) Roy Haines 667 16.3% +9.7% Green Party of England and Wales Keith Martin Johnson 134 3.2% -2.5% 674 16.5% 4,087 54% Labour Party (UK) -3.4% References Reading Borough Council Local Elections 2010 Reading 2010 Reading Borough Council election, 2010