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2002 Reading Borough Council election Berkshire parliamentary 2001 Reading Borough Council election 2001 2002 5 2 y 2003 Reading Borough Council election 2003 16 seats of 45 on council 23 Lab David Sutton Labour Party (UK) 36 36 13,684 44.2% 2.5% LD Bob Green Liberal Democrats (UK) 6 6 8,055 26.0% 1.5% Con Fred Pugh Conservative Party (UK) 3 3 8,317 26.9%
The 2002 Reading Borough Council election was held on 2 May 2002, at the same time as other local elections across England. 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 Redlands ward, where Labour councillor Rajinder Sohpal had resigned.Former mayor retires - for now https://www.getreading.co.uk/news/local-news/former-mayor-retires---now-4276385 1 May 2022 Get Reading 16 January 2002 No seats changed party at the election, and the council therefore continued to have a Labour majority, with David Sutton continuing as leader of the party and the council.How your vote affected the results https://www.getreading.co.uk/news/local-news/how-your-votes-affected-results-4274906 1 May 2022 Get Reading 3 May 2002
Results summary
Reading Borough Council Election, 2002
Labour Party (UK)
13
0
0
0
81.3
44.2
13,684
-2.5
Conservative Party (UK)
1
0
0
0
6.3
26.9
8,317
0.0
Liberal Democrats (UK)
2
0
0
0
12.5
26.0
8,055
+1.5
Green Party of England and Wales
0
0.0
2.2
680
+0.4
Independent (politician)
0
0.0
0.7
208
Ward results
The results in each ward were as follows:Teale Andrew Local Election Results 2002: Reading https://www.andrewteale.me.uk/leap/results/2002/93/ Local Elections Archive Project 1 May 2022
Abbey Ward
Labour Party (UK)
Betty Tickner
965
51.3
-6.0
Conservative Party (UK)
Lee Clarke
401
21.3
-0.3
Liberal Democrats (UK)
John Wood
306
16.3
-4.7
Independent (politician)
Peter Burt
208
11.1
n/a
1,880
Labour Party (UK)
-2.85
Battle Ward
Labour Party (UK)
Anthony Jones
1,044
67.7
+5.0
Conservative Party (UK)
Iona Morris
266
17.2
-2.4
Liberal Democrats (UK)
James Martin
233
15.1
-2.6
1,543
Labour Party (UK)
+3.7
Caversham Ward
Labour Party (UK)
Mary Waite
1,300
43.6
-3.0
Conservative Party (UK)
Robert Wilson
1,210
40.6
+7.4
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Diane Elliss
473
15.9
-4.5
2,983
Labour Party (UK)
-5.2
Church Ward
Labour Party (UK)
Mohammed Janjua
745
48.8
-6.1
Conservative Party (UK)
Howard Shaw
462
30.3
+2.9
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Anthony Warrell
320
21.0
+8.2
1,527
Labour Party (UK)
-4.5
Katesgrove Ward
Labour Party (UK)
Patricia Thomas
695
56.0
+4.7
Conservative Party (UK)
Shirley Mills
233
18.8
-2.2
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Patricia Hardy
207
16.7
-10.9
Green Party of England and Wales
Naomi Emmerson
105
8.5
1,240
Labour Party (UK)
+3.45
Kentwood Ward
Labour Party (UK)
Sandy Scaife
1,065
47.8
+1.3
Conservative Party (UK)
Thomas Steele
691
31.0
-0.8
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Richard Duveen
471
21.1
-0.5
2,227
Labour Party (UK)
+1.05
Minster Ward
Labour Party (UK)
Paul Gittings
1,124
49.6
+0.4
Conservative Party (UK)
Michael Wade
698
30.8
+1.4
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Nicola Lawson
325
14.3
-2.1
Green Party of England and Wales
Hugh Swann
119
5.3
+0.3
2,266
Labour Party (UK)
-0.5
Norcot Ward
Labour Party (UK)
Peter Jones
1,184
64.8
-0.2
Conservative Party (UK)
Alexandra Mowczan
341
18.7
-1.8
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Thomas Cook
302
16.5
+2.0
1,827
Labour Party (UK)
+0.8
Park Ward
Labour Party (UK)
Christine Borgars
1,089
55.9
+4.4
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Judith Fry
411
21.1
-1.1
Conservative Party (UK)
Vinod Sharma
252
12.9
-4.4
Green Party of England and Wales
James Towell
197
10.1
+1.2
1,949
Labour Party (UK)
+2.75
Peppard Ward
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Robert Green(Bob Green)
1,611
58.2
+7.7
Conservative Party (UK)
Christopher Morton
875
31.6
-1.7
Labour Party (UK)
David O'Meara
282
10.2
-5.9
2,768
Liberal Democrats (UK)
+4.7
Redlands Ward
Labour Party (UK)
Elizabeth Winfield-Chislett
902
42.7
+4.7
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Christopher Harris
741
35.1
-0.6
Conservative Party (UK)
Abdul Loyes
273
12.9
-6.5
Green Party of England and Wales
Mary Westley
197
9.3
+2.4
2,113
Labour Party (UK)
+2.65
Redlands Ward (by-election)
Labour Party (UK)
Riaz Chaudhri
999
47.2
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Richard Hall
818
14.2
Conservative Party (UK)
Andrew Kitching
301
14.2
2,118
Labour Party (UK)
Southcote Ward
Labour Party (UK)
Christopher Swaine
1,279
65.6
+3.7
Conservative Party (UK)
Margaret Gibbons
477
24.4
-1.8
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Sheila Myra Morley(Myra Morley)
195
10.0
-1.9
1,951
Labour Party (UK)
+2.75
Thames Ward
Conservative Party (UK)
Jeanette Skeats
1,442
46.7
+2.9
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Sheila Summers
1,273
41.2
+10.5
Labour Party (UK)
Thomas Crisp
372
12.1
-13.4
3,087
Conservative Party (UK)
-3.8
Tilehurst Ward
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Peter Weston
1,065
46.9
+8.0
Labour Party (UK)
Raymond Richens
743
32.7
-1.2
Conservative Party (UK)
Una Kidd
401
17.7
-6.9
Green Party of England and Wales
Jacob Sanders
62
2.7
0.0
2,271
Liberal Democrats (UK)
+4.6
Whitley Ward
Labour Party (UK)
Lawrence Silverman
895
68.2
+0.7
Conservative Party (UK)
Barrie Cummings
295
22.5
-0.4
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Max Thomas Heydeman(Tom Heydeman)
122
9.3
-0.3
1,312
Labour Party (UK)
+0.55
References
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