1988 Reading Borough Council election

none April 2022 April 2022 1988 Reading Borough Council election Berkshire parliamentary 1987 Reading Borough Council election 1987 1988 5 5 y 1990 Reading Borough Council election 1990 15 seats of 45 on council 23 Lab Mike Orton Labour Party (UK) 24 25 1 16,154 39.9% 8.9% Con Geoff Canning Conservative Party (UK) 16 15 1 16,342 40.4% 0.6% SLD Jim Day Liberal Democrats (UK) 5 5 5,706 14.1% 12.5% The 1988 Reading Borough Council election was held on 5 May 1988, at the same time as other local elections across England and Scotland. One third of Reading Borough Council's 45 seats were up for election. The election saw Labour increase its majority on the council by one seat.Jubilant Labour paints the town a victorious red https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/ 12 April 2022 Evening Post 6 May 1988 Reading 6 It was the first election following the merger of the SDP-Liberal Alliance to become the "Social and Liberal Democrats" as they were called at this election, before changing the name to Liberal Democrats the following year. Some SDP members opposed to the merger formed a new Social Democratic Party, which fielded several candidates in Reading in 1988. Results Reading Borough Council Election, 1988 Labour Party (UK) 9 1 0 +1 60.0 39.9 16,154 +8.9 Conservative Party (UK) 5 0 1 -1 33.3 40.4 16,342 -0.6 Liberal Democrats (UK) 1 0 0 0 6.7 14.1 5,706 -12.5 Social Democratic Party (UK, 1988) 0 0.0 4.2 1,710 New Green Party of England and Wales 0 0.0 1.2 481 -0.1 Independent (politician) 0 0.0 0.2 62 New Ward results The results in each ward were as follows (candidates with an asterisk* were the previous incumbent standing for re-election):Borough candidates all set to do battle https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/ 13 April 2022 Evening Post 14 April 1988 Reading 9The final countdown to polling day https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/ 13 April 2022 Evening Post 28 April 1988 Reading 8The fight for power on polling day https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/ 13 April 2022 Evening Post 21 April 1988 Reading 5 Abbey Ward Labour Party (UK) Frederick John Silverthorne*(John Silverthorne) 1,351 62.8 +16.4 Conservative Party (UK) H. C. S. Webb(Chris Webb) 548 25.5 -7.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) Jeremy P. Sharpe 151 7.0 -9.7 Green Party of England and Wales Howard J. Darby 100 4.7 +1.0 2,150 32.0 Labour Party (UK) +12.05 Battle Ward Labour Party (UK) Clive R. Chandler* 1,350 58.9 +11.9 Conservative Party (UK) Gill S. Turnbull 721 31.4 +0.2 Social Democratic Party (UK, 1988) Stephen R. Hanson 153 6.7 n/a Green Party of England and Wales Maureen P. Gray 69 3.0 +0.1 2,293 35.1 Labour Party (UK) +5.85 Caversham Ward Conservative Party (UK) Pauline S. Palmer* 2,205 67.0 -0.2 Labour Party (UK) Geoffrey Robert Mander(Geoff Mander) 757 23.0 +4.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) Maureen A. Stagg 204 6.2 -7.6 Social Democratic Party (UK, 1988) Mary E. Hargreaves 126 3.8 n/a 3,292 43.5 Conservative Party (UK) -2.1 Church Ward Labour Party (UK) Maureen Lockey* 1,135 52.0 +5.6 Conservative Party (UK) Elaine A. Beadle 792 36.3 +2.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) Brian W. Howells 137 6.3 -13.5 Social Democratic Party (UK, 1988) David Gask 119 5.5 n/a 2,183 37.9 Labour Party (UK) +1.6 Katesgrove Ward Labour Party (UK) David Christopher Sutton 1,017 54.1 +7.2 Conservative Party (UK) Shirley M. Mills 531 28.2 -10.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) Diana M. Bailey 274 14.6 -0.1 Social Democratic Party (UK, 1988) Nikola Sergt 58 3.1 n/a 1,880 31.7 Labour Party (UK) +8.8 Kentwood Ward Conservative Party (UK) Stephen P. Thomas* 1,278 46.6 +6.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) Margaret Bridget Fryett 844 30.8 -11.6 Labour Party (UK) Stella M. Higgins 522 19.0 +1.9 Social Democratic Party (UK, 1988) Tom F. R. Usher 99 3.6 n/a 2,743 41.2 Conservative Party (UK) +8.8 Minster Ward Conservative Party (UK) Deryck Mitchell Morton* 1,448 51.5 +1.7 Labour Party (UK) Katharine Neville(Kathy Neville) 1,069 38.0 +10.0 Social Democratic Party (UK, 1988) A. W. Ellis(Tony Ellis) 235 8.4 n/a Independent (politician) Ivan Young 62 2.2 n/a 2,814 42.8 Conservative Party (UK) -4.15 Norcot Ward Labour Party (UK) Helen M. Hathaway* 1,570 60.1 +16.4 Conservative Party (UK) Nick P. Burkinshaw 640 24.5 -0.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) Norman A. Edwards 272 10.4 -23.1 Social Democratic Party (UK, 1988) Ian Gray 94 3.6 n/a Green Party of England and Wales David A. Chaplin 37 1.4 -0.4 2,613 38.4 Labour Party (UK) +6.45 Park Ward Labour Party (UK) Martin John Salter* 1,785 58.2 +10.4 Conservative Party (UK) John Norman Pearson(Norman Pearson) 880 28.7 -4.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) Stephen H. Begg(Steve Begg) 172 5.6 -10.1 Green Party of England and Wales Philip J. Unsworth 119 3.9 +0.4 Social Democratic Party (UK, 1988) David J. Cornes 113 3.7 n/a 3,069 45.5 Labour Party (UK) +7.35 Peppard Ward Conservative Party (UK) Mary Irwin* 1,945 57.7 +10.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) Ian M. Fenwick 930 27.6 -16.9 Labour Party (UK) David M. Booth 397 11.8 +3.9 Social Democratic Party (UK, 1988) Peter E. Littlewood 97 2.9 n/a 3,369 45.6 Conservative Party (UK) +13.55 Redlands Ward Labour Party (UK) Robert Stephen Dimmick* 1,460 45.3 +11.7 Conservative Party (UK) Heather M. Oliver 1,005 31.2 -3.1 Social Democratic Party (UK, 1988) Robert Owen Biggs Wilson(Rob Wilson) 393 12.2 n/a Liberal Democrats (UK) Jeremy B. C. Lazenby 367 11.4 -17.8 3,225 42.0 Labour Party (UK) +7.4 Southcote Ward Labour Party (UK) Roberta Richardson(Bobbie Richardson) 1,715 52.2 +11.1 Conservative Party (UK) Alfred John Irwin*(Jack Irwin) 1,322 40.3 -6.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) Stuart F. Hinson 129 3.9 -11.8 Social Democratic Party (UK, 1988) Anna M. C. Ellis 117 3.6 n/a 3,283 49.2 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) +8.9 Thames Ward Conservative Party (UK) Pam Fuad* 1,872 63.0 +5.8 Liberal Democrats (UK) Annette Hendry 634 21.3 -10.7 Labour Party (UK) K. Mike Hogarth 311 10.5 +3.0 Green Party of England and Wales Louise A. Barnes 156 5.2 +1.9 2,973 45.6 Conservative Party (UK) +8.25 Tilehurst Ward Liberal Democrats (UK) Ronald James Day*(Jim Day) 1,536 59.6 +3.7 Conservative Party (UK) Stephen J. Coles 642 24.9 -6.5 Labour Party (UK) David R. Warren 399 15.5 +2.8 2,577 38.9 Liberal Democrats (UK) +5.1 Whitley Ward Labour Party (UK) John Cook 1,316 66.1 +12.4 Conservative Party (UK) Philip A. Wickens 513 25.8 -5.7 Social Democratic Party (UK, 1988) Clive R. Jones 106 5.3 n/a Liberal Democrats (UK) John William Wood 56 2.8 -12.0 1,991 29.5 Labour Party (UK) +9.05 By-elections 19881990 Katesgrove by-election 1988 Katesgrove By-Election 14 July 1988 Labour Party (UK) Sheila Reilly 787 57.4 +3.3 Conservative Party (UK) Shirley M. Mills 388 28.3 +0.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) Diana M. Bailey 196 14.3 -0.3 399 29.1 3,357 22.7 Labour Party (UK) +1.6 The Katesgrove ward by-election in 1988 was triggered by the resignation of Labour councillor Mark Hendry.Councillor quits https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/ 13 April 2022 Evening Post 26 May 1988 Reading 3Sheila soars home to keep ward Labour https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/ 13 April 2022 Evening Post 15 July 1988 Reading 3 Battle by-election 1988 Battle By-Election 17 November 1988 Labour Party (UK) David Booth 999 68.1 +9.2 Conservative Party (UK) Gill Turnbull 373 25.4 -6.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) John Wood 95 6.5 n/a 626 42.7 1,467 Labour Party (UK) +7.6 The Battle ward by-election in 1988 was triggered by the death of Labour councillor Kevin MacDevitt.Labour councillor dies at newspaper launch https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/ 13 April 2022 Evening Post 12 September 1988 Reading 1Labour crush rivals in poll https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/ 13 April 2022 Evening Post 18 November 1988 Reading 1 Abbey by-election 1989 Abbey By-Election 4 May 1989 Labour Party (UK) Jane Patricia Griffiths Conservative Party (UK) Tony Markham 401 Liberal Democrats (UK) John Wood 146 Green Party of England and Wales Elizabeth Callies 141 Labour Party (UK) The Abbey ward by-election in 1989 was triggered by the death of Labour councillor John Silverthorne. Newspaper coverage indicates that Jane Griffiths, the winning candidate, took about 60% of the votes, but does not give the exact number of votes she received.Shock of councillor's gas explosion death https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/ 14 April 2022 Evening Post 18 December 1988 Reading 3Labour keeps tight grasp on its Abbey habit https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/ 14 April 2022 Evening Post 5 May 1989 Reading 6 References Reading 1988 Reading Borough Council election, 1988