1999 Reading Borough Council election

none April 2022 April 2022 1999 Reading Borough Council election Berkshire parliamentary 1997 Reading Borough Council election 1997 1999 5 6 y 2000 Reading Borough Council election 2000 16 seats of 45 on council 23 Lab David Sutton Labour Party (UK) 35 36 1 14,094 48.7% 4.2% LD Ian Fenwick Liberal Democrats (UK) 6 6 6,532 22.5% 1.9% Con Fred Pugh Conservative Party (UK) 3 3 7,945 27.4% 2.9% Ind Independent (politician) 1 0 1 The 1999 Reading Borough Council election was held on 6 May 1999, at the same time as other local elections across Britain. 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 Abbey ward, where Labour's Jane Griffiths had resigned her seat on the council. Labour gained one seat in Abbey ward which had been held by Mohammad Iqbal, who had been elected as a Labour councillor in 1997 but expelled from the party later that year.Councillor asked to quit by Labour https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/ 23 April 2022 Evening Post 28 November 1997 Reading 1 He had continued to hold his council seat since then as an independent councillor, but did not stand for re-election in 1999. Apart from that change, no other seats changed party in 1999. Results summary Reading Borough Council Election, 1999 Labour Party (UK) 13 1 0 +1 81.3 48.7 14,094 +4.2 Conservative Party (UK) 1 0 0 0 6.3 27.4 7,945 -2.9 Liberal Democrats (UK) 2 0 0 0 12.5 22.5 6,532 -1.9 Green Party of England and Wales 0 0.0 1.4 397 +0.6 Ward results The results in each ward were as follows:Voter apathy spoils Labour's party as Tory comeback flops https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/ 22 April 2022 Evening Post 7 May 1999 Reading 7 Abbey Ward Labour Party (UK) Jim Durkin 932 61.1 Conservative Party (UK) Richard Willis 387 25.6 Liberal Democrats (UK) John Wood 201 13.3 1,511 Labour Party (UK) Independent (politician) Abbey Ward (by-election) Labour Party (UK) June Orton 987 65.6 Conservative Party (UK) Paul Swaddle 325 21.6 Liberal Democrats (UK) Tony Warrell 192 12.8 1,504 Labour Party (UK) Battle Ward Labour Party (UK) Tony Jones 925 67.6 Conservative Party (UK) Dharam Ahuja 309 22.6 Liberal Democrats (UK) Thomas Cook 135 9.9 1,369 Labour Party (UK) Caversham Ward Labour Party (UK) Kathryn Peak 1,236 45.2 Conservative Party (UK) Robert Wilson 1,154 42.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) Robin Bentham 342 12.5 2,732 Labour Party (UK) Church Ward Labour Party (UK) Wilf Wild 659 59.0 Conservative Party (UK) Philip Gibbs 255 22.8 Liberal Democrats (UK) Elizabeth Heydeman 146 13.1 Green Party of England and Wales Richard Bradbury 57 5.1 1,117 Labour Party (UK) Katesgrove Ward Labour Party (UK) Trish Thomas 764 67.5 Conservative Party (UK) Simon O'Sullivan 222 19.6 Liberal Democrats (UK) Andrew Colman 146 12.9 1,132 Labour Party (UK) Kentwood Ward Labour Party (UK) Sandy Scaife 952 44.9 Conservative Party (UK) Ruth Bennett 689 32.5 Liberal Democrats (UK) Dennis Morgan 432 20.4 Green Party of England and Wales John Gooch 48 2.3 2,121 Labour Party (UK) Minster Ward Labour Party (UK) Stuart White 1,225 58.0 Conservative Party (UK) Emma Warman 683 32.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) Christopher Harris 203 9.6 2,111 Labour Party (UK) Norcot Ward Labour Party (UK) Peter Jones 971 67.8 Conservative Party (UK) Alexandra Mowczan 249 17.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) Martin Scott 213 14.9 1,433 Labour Party (UK) Park Ward Labour Party (UK) Christine Borgars 1,063 61.5 Conservative Party (UK) Vinod Sharma 302 17.5 Liberal Democrats (UK) George Hamish Hew PrestonHamish Preston 244 14.1 Green Party of England and Wales Mary Westley 119 6.9 1,728 Labour Party (UK) Peppard Ward Liberal Democrats (UK) Bob Green 1,608 61.6 Conservative Party (UK) Edward Brazil 746 28.6 Labour Party (UK) Keith Uden 257 9.8 2,611 Liberal Democrats (UK) Redlands Ward Labour Party (UK) Liz Winfield-Chislett 900 49.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) Martin Reilly 450 24.6 Conservative Party (UK) Abdul Loyes 345 18.9 Green Party of England and Wales Elisabeth Brelstaff 133 7.3 1,828 Labour Party (UK) Southcote Ward Labour Party (UK) Askar Sheibani 1,177 67.8 Conservative Party (UK) Charlotte Hawkins 413 23.8 Liberal Democrats (UK) Sheila Myra MorleyMyra Morley 147 8.5 1,737 Labour Party (UK) Thames Ward Conservative Party (UK) Jeanette Skeats 1,320 48.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) Annette Hendry 939 34.2 Labour Party (UK) Christine Grieve 486 17.7 2,745 Conservative Party (UK) Tilehurst Ward Liberal Democrats (UK) Dick Ferriday 1,030 47.9 Labour Party (UK) Catherine Wilton 738 34.3 Conservative Party (UK) Iona Morris 344 16.0 Green Party of England and Wales Judith Green 40 1.9 2,152 Liberal Democrats (UK) Whitley Ward Labour Party (UK) Lawrence Silverman 831 73.1 Conservative Party (UK) Paul Atkinson 202 17.8 Liberal Democrats (UK) Max Thomas HeydemanTom Heydeman 104 9.1 1,137 Labour Party (UK) References Reading 1999 Reading Borough Council election, 1999