1994 Reading Borough Council election

none April 2022 April 2022 1994 Reading Borough Council election Berkshire parliamentary 1992 Reading Borough Council election 1992 1994 5 5 y 1995 Reading Borough Council election 1995 16 seats of 45 on council 23 Lab Mike Orton Labour Party (UK) 29 28 1 18,624 47.8% 10.7% Con Pauline Palmer Conservative Party (UK) 11 12 1 10,266 26.4% 14.5% LD Jim Day Liberal Democrats (UK) 4 5 1 8,943 23.0% 7.6% Ind Independent (politician) 1 0 1 0 0.0% N/A The 1994 Reading Borough Council election was held on 5 May 1994, at the same time as other local elections across England and Scotland. 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 Battle ward, where Labour councillor David Booth had resigned. Prior to the election there had been one independent "Thames Conservative" councillor, Hamza Fuad, who had been elected as a Conservative, but split from the party in 1990. He did not stand for re-election in 1994. Labour retained its majority on the council. Results Reading Borough Council Election, 1994 Labour Party (UK) 11 0 1 -1 68.8 47.8 18,624 +10.7 Conservative Party (UK) 2 2 1 +1 12.5 26.4 10,266 -14.5 Liberal Democrats (UK) 3 1 0 +1 18.8 23.0 8,943 +7.6 Green Party of England and Wales 0 0.0 2.5 974 -1.0 British National Party 0 0.0 0.3 130 N/A Ward results The results in each ward were as follows (candidates with an asterisk* were the previous incumbent standing for re-election):List of election hopefuls https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/ 18 April 2022 Evening Post 4 May 1994 Reading 2Reading borough election results https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/ 18 April 2022 Evening Post 6 May 1994 Reading 2Nominations close for council election https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/ 18 April 2022 Evening Post 7 April 1994 Reading 15 Abbey Ward Labour Party (UK) David Llewellyn Geary* 1,630 70.3 +16.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) John William Wood 354 15.3 +6.3 Conservative Party (UK) Mark Vereist Boyle 334 14.4 -18.4 2,318 Labour Party (UK) +5.05 Battle Ward Labour Party (UK) Richard Martin Stainthorp* 1,103 62.3 +8.6 Conservative Party (UK) Heather Mary Jones 333 18.8 -13.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) Martin Peter Scott 246 13.9 +4.6 Green Party of England and Wales Howard John Darby 89 5.0 +0.5 1,771 Labour Party (UK) +11.15 Battle Ward (by-election) Labour Party (UK) Malcolm Geoffrey Powers 1,296 75.4 n/a Conservative Party (UK) Vera Anne Sutton 422 24.6 n/a 1,718 Labour Party (UK) n/a Caversham Ward Conservative Party (UK) Edward Young(Ed Young) 1,500 45.3 -21.3 Labour Party (UK) Charles Spalding Croal(Charlie Croal) 1,198 36.2 +13.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) Jennifer Jackson 490 14.8 +6.9 Green Party of England and Wales Aidan Carlisle 122 3.7 +1.4 3,310 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) -17.15 Church Ward Labour Party (UK) Wilfred John Wild*(Wilf Wild) 1,030 60.6 +4.9 Conservative Party (UK) Colin Douglas Snider 313 18.4 n/a Liberal Democrats (UK) Paul Fitchett 262 15.4 -16.1 Green Party of England and Wales Richard John Kerr Bradbury 94 5.5 -7.2 1,699 Labour Party (UK) n/a Katesgrove Ward Labour Party (UK) Patricia Thomas(Trish Thomas) 1,118 63.0 +13.3 Conservative Party (UK) Shirley Muriel Mills 344 19.4 -13.8 Liberal Democrats (UK) Mark Gray 313 17.6 +4.3 1,775 Labour Party (UK) +9.05 Kentwood Ward Liberal Democrats (UK) George Henry Ford* 1,144 42.0 +10.3 Conservative Party (UK) Peter Argyle 817 30.0 -16.1 Labour Party (UK) Philip Starr(Phil Starr) 760 27.9 +8.2 2,721 Liberal Democrats (UK) +13.2 Minster Ward Labour Party (UK) Gregory Bello(Greg Bello) 1,348 49.3 +12.0 Conservative Party (UK) David Frederick Henderson 943 34.5 -17.8 Liberal Democrats (UK) Richard Karel Duveen(Ricky Duveen) 441 16.1 +6.7 2,732 Labour Party (UK) +14.9 Norcot Ward Labour Party (UK) Josephine Mary Lovelock*(Jo Lovelock) 1,603 63.4 +6.5 Liberal Democrats (UK) Simon John Weinberger 465 18.4 n/a Conservative Party (UK) Clarence Percy Mortimer(Percy Mortimer) 332 13.1 -24.3 British National Party Graham Coles 130 5.1 n/a 2,530 Labour Party (UK) -5.95 Park Ward Labour Party (UK) Christine Champion Borgars* 1,711 68.1 +1.2 Conservative Party (UK) Karen-Anne Young 369 14.7 -3.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) Susan Kathleen Doughty(Sue Doughty) 289 11.5 n/a Green Party of England and Wales Philip John Unsworth 145 5.8 -3.0 2,514 Labour Party (UK) +5.4 Peppard Ward Liberal Democrats (UK) Ian Malcolm Fenwick 1,774 51.4 +29.2 Conservative Party (UK) Geoffrey Walter Canning*(Geoff Canning) 1,231 35.7 -28.2 Labour Party (UK) Kevin Durham 370 10.7 -1.1 Green Party of England and Wales Andrew John McPhee 76 2.2 +0.1 3,451 Liberal Democrats (UK) Conservative Party (UK) +28.7 Redlands Ward Labour Party (UK) Rajinder Sohpal 1,487 53.8 +5.6 Conservative Party (UK) Simon Howard Robinson 575 20.8 -15.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) George Hamish Hew Preston(Hamish Preston) 544 19.7 +7.7 Green Party of England and Wales Elisabeth Brelstaff 159 5.8 +2.1 2,765 Labour Party (UK) +10.4 Southcote Ward Labour Party (UK) John Dowson 1,651 66.2 +10.2 Conservative Party (UK) Susan Elizabeth White(Sue White) 527 21.1 -19.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) Evelyn Zipporah French 235 9.4 n/a Green Party of England and Wales Joseph Henry Loudon 81 3.2 -0.2 2,494 Labour Party (UK) +14.8 Thames Ward Conservative Party (UK) Frederick Llywelyn Pugh(Fred Pugh) 1,544 48.5 +6.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) John Outhwaite 916 28.8 +16.1 Labour Party (UK) Betty Tickner(Bet Tickner) 582 18.3 +8.7 Green Party of England and Wales Stuart McCubbin 139 4.4 +1.9 3,494 Conservative Party (UK) Independent (politician) n/a Tilehurst Ward Liberal Democrats (UK) Nicola Jane Canning*(Nici Canning) 1,470 61.7 +2.6 Labour Party (UK) Mark Turner 468 19.6 +8.1 Conservative Party (UK) Daphne Janet Holmes(Janet Holmes) 375 15.7 -11.6 Green Party of England and Wales Judith Veronica Green 69 2.9 +0.9 2,382 Liberal Democrats (UK) -2.75 Whitley Ward Labour Party (UK) Michael Edward Orton*(Mike Orton) 1,269 80.5 +20.2 Conservative Party (UK) Barrie James Cummings 307 19.5 -16.3 1,576 Labour Party (UK) +18.25 By-elections 19941995 Kentwood By-Election 28 July 1994 Labour Party (UK) Philip Starr(Phil Starr) 951 40.8 +12.9 Liberal Democrats (UK) Simon John Weinberger 752 32.3 -9.8 Conservative Party (UK) Peter Argyle 627 26.9 -3.1 199 8.5 2,330 33 Labour Party (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) +11.35 The Kentwood ward by-election in 1994 was triggered by the death of Liberal Democrat councillor George Ford, just 22 days after he had been appointed mayor of Reading.Tributes to Reading's mayor: George in dream job for only 22 days https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/ 18 April 2022 Evening Post 9 June 1994 Reading 1Labour sweeps to victory in by-election https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/ 18 April 2022 Evening Post 29 July 1994 Reading 1 References Reading 1994 Reading Borough Council election, 1994