1997 Reading Borough Council election

none April 2022 April 2022 1997 Reading Borough Council election Berkshire parliamentary 1996 Reading Borough Council election 1996 1997 5 1 y 1999 Reading Borough Council election 1999 45 seats (whole council) 23 Lab David Sutton Labour Party (UK) 35 36 1 80,832 44.4% 10.9% LD Ian Fenwick Liberal Democrats (UK) 6 6 44,409 24.4% 3.6% Con Ed Young Conservative Party (UK) 4 3 1 55,263 30.4% 7.6% The 1997 Reading Borough Council election was held on 1 May 1997, at the same time as other local elections across England, and on the same day as the general election. All of the 45 seats on Reading Borough Council were up for election, rather than the usual third of the seats. This was in preparation for the local government reorganisation in Berkshire which saw Berkshire County Council abolished and its functions transferred to the six district councils, including Reading, with effect from 1 April 1998.The Berkshire (Structural Change) Order 1996 (Statutory Instrument 1996 No. 1879) 1996 Her Majesty's Stationery Office London https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1996/1879/contents/made 20 April 2022 The elections to Berkshire County Council which would ordinarily have been held in 1997 were cancelled. Some outgoing members of Berkshire County Council used the opportunity to seek a seat on the borough council for the first time, including the leader of the Labour group on the county council, Lawrence Silverman. Whilst Labour's share of the vote fell slightly compared to 1996, Labour increased its number of seats to 36 out of the 45 seats on the council. David Sutton remained leader of the Labour group and leader of the council. The Liberal Democrats, led by Ian Fenwick, remained the second largest party with six seats. The Conservative group was reduced to just three seats. It was led into the election by Ed Young, but he did not stand for re-election as he was standing to be a Member of Parliament in Leigh (in which he was unsuccessful). Fred Pugh was appointed leader of the Conservative group after the election.New leader for Tories https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/ 20 April 2022 Evening Post 13 May 1997 Reading 3 Results summary Reading Borough Council Election, 1997 Labour Party (UK) 36 1 0 +1 80.0 44.4 80,832 -10.9 Conservative Party (UK) 3 0 1 -1 6.7 30.4 55,263 +7.6 Liberal Democrats (UK) 6 0 0 0 13.3 24.4 44,409 +3.6 Green Party of England and Wales 0 0.0 0.8 1,483 -0.3 Ward results The results in each ward were as follows (candidates with an asterisk* were the previous incumbent standing for re-election):Candidates https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/ 19 April 2022 Evening Post 28 April 1997 Reading 16Council election results https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/ 19 April 2022 Evening Post 2 May 1997 Reading 16 Abbey Ward Labour Party (UK) Jane Patricia Griffiths* 2,339 Labour Party (UK) Antony William Page*(Tony Page) 2,025 Labour Party (UK) Mohammad Iqbal 1,930 Conservative Party (UK) Elizabeth Ann Haworth 1,069 Conservative Party (UK) Richard James Willis 998 Conservative Party (UK) Abdul Loyes 921 Liberal Democrats (UK) Margaret Anne Jordan 831 Liberal Democrats (UK) Gillian Kendon 751 Liberal Democrats (UK) John William Wood 711 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Battle Ward Labour Party (UK) Malcolm Geoffrey Powers* 2,072 Labour Party (UK) Richard Martin Stainthorp* 1,925 Labour Party (UK) Andrew Tattersall* 1,460 Conservative Party (UK) Kenneth Mackenzie Cameron 865 Conservative Party (UK) Heather Mary Jones 799 Conservative Party (UK) Peter John Crowe 778 Liberal Democrats (UK) Francis John Mahon-Daly(Frank Mahon-Daly) 777 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Caversham Ward Labour Party (UK) Stephen Peter Waite* 2,240 Labour Party (UK) Susan Catherine Stainthorp* 2,213 Labour Party (UK) David O'Meara 2,097 Conservative Party (UK) Sarah Louise Ellis 1,993 Conservative Party (UK) Keith Leonard Druce 1,775 Conservative Party (UK) Penelope Mary Mordaunt 1,757 Liberal Democrats (UK) Diane Jennifer Elliss 1,569 Liberal Democrats (UK) Jonathan Denham Barclay 1,525 Liberal Democrats (UK) Robin James Bentham 1,499 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Church Ward Labour Party (UK) Maureen Lockey* 1,688 Labour Party (UK) Christopher John Goodall 1,648 Labour Party (UK) Wilfred John Wild*(Wilf Wild) 1,555 Conservative Party (UK) Karen Anne Young 905 Conservative Party (UK) Andrew Geoffrey French 882 Conservative Party (UK) Francis Timothy Rose(Tim Rose) 834 Liberal Democrats (UK) Susan Kathleen Orchard-Doughty 518 Liberal Democrats (UK) Nina Joyce Webb 504 Liberal Democrats (UK) John Outhwaite 492 Green Party of England and Wales Richard John Kerr Bradbury 317 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Katesgrove Ward Labour Party (UK) David Christopher Sutton* 1,814 Labour Party (UK) Phillip Denis Hingley* 1,784 Labour Party (UK) Patricia Thomas*(Trish Thomas) 1,662 Conservative Party (UK) Shirley Muriel Mills 869 Liberal Democrats (UK) Andrew William Colman 836 Conservative Party (UK) Paul Charles Laird 729 Conservative Party (UK) James Lawrence Wilson 719 Liberal Democrats (UK) Evelyn Irene Bentham 698 Liberal Democrats (UK) Guy William Gipps Penman 597 Green Party of England and Wales Philip John Unsworth 364 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Kentwood Ward Labour Party (UK) Doris Ellen Lawrence 1,839 Labour Party (UK) David Llewellyn Geary* 1,814 Labour Party (UK) Sandra Joan Scaife*(Sandy Scaife) 1,793 Conservative Party (UK) Ruth Elizabeth Margaret Jean Bennett 1,636 Conservative Party (UK) Vanessa Gay Jones 1,282 Conservative Party (UK) Charlotte Elizabeth Hawkins 1,244 Liberal Democrats (UK) Martin Peter Scott 1,115 Liberal Democrats (UK) Nicholas Henry Peter Lawson 1,022 Liberal Democrats (UK) Deon Louis Pheiffer 945 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Minster Ward Labour Party (UK) Gregory Bello*(Greg Bello) 2,040 Labour Party (UK) Leighton John Yeo* 1,944 Labour Party (UK) Charles Spalding Croal*(Charlie Croal) 1,839 Conservative Party (UK) Mark Edward John Anderson 1,550 Conservative Party (UK) David Neil Jones 1,344 Conservative Party (UK) Lloyd Samuel Henry 1,303 Liberal Democrats (UK) Adam Benedict Canning 748 Liberal Democrats (UK) Ann Doreen Fenwick 693 Liberal Democrats (UK) Alan Douglas Hendry 657 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Norcot Ward Labour Party (UK) Josephine Mary Lovelock*(Jo Lovelock) 2,397 Labour Party (UK) Rhodri Hughes* 2,143 Labour Party (UK) Peter Mervyn Jones 2,006 Conservative Party (UK) Sylvia May Combes 1,098 Conservative Party (UK) Patricia Hardy 963 Conservative Party (UK) Edward Samuel Rowe 900 Liberal Democrats (UK) Margaret Bridget Fryett 729 Liberal Democrats (UK) Jennifer Frances Jackson 630 Liberal Democrats (UK) Elizabeth Clare Heydeman 604 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Park Ward Labour Party (UK) Norman Arthur Edwards* 2,333 Labour Party (UK) Jonathan Hartley* 2,282 Labour Party (UK) Christine Champion Borgars* 2,236 Liberal Democrats (UK) Sheila Myra Morley 1,050 Liberal Democrats (UK) George Hamish Hew Preston 1,021 Conservative Party (UK) Stephen Thompson 844 Conservative Party (UK) Heather Mary Laird 839 Conservative Party (UK) Alistair Small 813 Liberal Democrats (UK) Eric Vickers 813 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Peppard Ward Liberal Democrats (UK) Ian Malcolm Fenwick* 2,454 Liberal Democrats (UK) Shirley Anne Corti 2,206 Liberal Democrats (UK) Robert James Green* 2,105 Conservative Party (UK) Edward George Brazil 1,932 Conservative Party (UK) John Michael Oliver 1,795 Conservative Party (UK) Mark Simon Greaves 1,751 Labour Party (UK) Christopher John Cook 1,113 Labour Party (UK) Mary Catherine Waite 953 Liberal Democrats (UK) Adam Wood 770 Liberal Democrats (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Redlands Ward Labour Party (UK) Jonathan Saul Morris*(Jonny Morris) 2,157 Labour Party (UK) Rajinder Sohpal* 2,000 Labour Party (UK) Elizabeth Anne Winfield-Chislett*(Liz Winfield-Chislett) 1,831 Liberal Democrats (UK) Thomas James Cook 1,261 Conservative Party (UK) Luke Andrew Underhill 1,227 Conservative Party (UK) Daniel Fennell 1,210 Conservative Party (UK) Markham Gerard Law(Gerry Law) 1,173 Liberal Democrats (UK) Jeffrey Michael Hannan 1,103 Liberal Democrats (UK) Anthony John Warrell 1,068 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Southcote Ward Labour Party (UK) Peter Martin Ruhemann 2,399 Labour Party (UK) Rosemary Phyllis Wiliams*(Rose Williams) 2,381 Labour Party (UK) Askar Sheibani* 2,017 Conservative Party (UK) Margaret Mary Gibbons 1,279 Conservative Party (UK) Susan Elizabeth White(Sue White) 1,176 Conservative Party (UK) Edwin Alexander Greenland 1,131 Liberal Democrats (UK) Evelyn Zipporah French 623 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Thames Ward Conservative Party (UK) Kenneth Arthur Putt*(Ken Putt) 2,390 Conservative Party (UK) Frederick Llywelyn Pugh*(Fred Pugh) 2,384 Conservative Party (UK) Jeanette Mavis Skeats* 2,355 Liberal Democrats (UK) Annette Hendry 1,912 Liberal Democrats (UK) Rodney Pinchen 1,912 Liberal Democrats (UK) Martin John Reilly 1,583 Labour Party (UK) Janet Mary Gavin 1,126 Labour Party (UK) William Anthony Short 915 Labour Party (UK) Raja Mohammed Banaras 891 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Tilehurst Ward Liberal Democrats (UK) Ronald James Day*(Jim Day) 2,497 Liberal Democrats (UK) Nicola Jane Canning*(Nici Canning) 1,965 Liberal Democrats (UK) Everett Richard Clarke Ferriday(Dick Ferriday) 1,823 Conservative Party (UK) Paul James Atkinson 1,126 Conservative Party (UK) Sarah Catherine Anderson 1,124 Labour Party (UK) Michael Connelly 1,063 Labour Party (UK) Stephen John Foley 992 Conservative Party (UK) Maria Victoria Evans 914 Labour Party (UK) Mohammad Mojibur Rahman 757 Green Party of England and Wales Judith Veronica Green 198 Liberal Democrats (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Whitley Ward Labour Party (UK) Michael Edward Orton*(Mike Orton) 2,276 Labour Party (UK) James Timothy Hanley* 1,992 Labour Party (UK) Lawrence Silverman 1,992 Conservative Party (UK) Barrie James Cummings 982 Conservative Party (UK) Derek Gordon Browne 884 Conservative Party (UK) Colin Douglas Snider 721 Liberal Democrats (UK) Max Thomas Heydeman(Tom Heydeman) 562 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) References Reading 1997 Reading Borough Council election, 1997