1990 Reading Borough Council election |
15 seats of 45 on council 23 seats needed for a majority |
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The 1990 Reading Borough Council election was held on 3 May 1990, 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 the Labour party increase its majority on the council, gaining two seats from the Conservatives.
Results
Reading Borough Council Election, 1990 Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Labour | 11 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 73.3% | 48.9% | 21,868 | +9.0 |
| Conservative | 2 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 13.3% | 28.9% | 12,924 | -11.5 |
| Liberal Democrats | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.3% | 13.2% | 5,896 | -0.9 |
| Green | 0 | | | | 0% | 8.9% | 3,991 | +7.7 |
Ward results
The results in each ward were as follows (candidates with an asterisk* were the previous incumbent standing for re-election):[1][2]
Abbey Ward Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | David Llewellyn Geary* | 1,636 | 67.5 | +4.6 |
| Conservative | John Gordon Cleminson | 408 | 16.8 | −8.7 |
| Liberal Democrats | John William Wood | 212 | 8.7 | +1.7 |
| Green | Timothy Albert James Rowe | 169 | 7.0 | +2.3 |
Turnout | 2,425 | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | +6.65 | |
Battle Ward Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Richard Martin Stainthorp | 1,576 | 68.0 | 0.0 |
| Conservative | Margaret Mary Gibbons | 480 | 20.7 | −4.7 |
| Green | Howard John Darby (John Darby) | 260 | 11.2 | n/a |
Turnout | 2,316 | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | +2.35 | |
Caversham Ward Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Judith Valerie MacDevitt (Judy MacDevitt) | 1,752 | 43.5 | +20.6 |
| Conservative | Frederick Llywelyn Pugh* (Fred Pugh) | 1,530 | 38.0 | −28.9 |
| Green | David Brian Wright | 395 | 9.8 | n/a |
| Liberal Democrats | Maureen Ann Stagg | 346 | 8.6 | +2.4 |
Turnout | 4,023 | | |
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | +24.75 | |
Church Ward Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Wilfred John Wild | 1,658 | 65.2 | +13.2 |
| Conservative | Colin Douglas Snider | 566 | 22.3 | −14.0 |
| Green | Richard John Kerr Bradbury | 318 | 12.5 | +12.5 |
Turnout | 2,542 | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | +13.6 | |
Katesgrove Ward Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Kevin Michael Hogarth (Mike Hogarth) | 1,434 | 67.4 | +10.0 |
| Conservative | Shirley Muriel Mills | 405 | 19.0 | −9.3 |
| Green | Christine Frances Critchfield | 290 | 13.6 | n/a |
Turnout | 2,129 | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | +9.65 | |
Kentwood Ward Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | George Henry Ford* | 1,085 | 35.2 | +4.4 |
| Conservative | Simon Marcus Gilmour Beckingham | 924 | 30.0 | −16.6 |
| Labour | Philip Robert Grafton | 896 | 29.1 | +10.0 |
| Green | John Christian Gibson | 179 | 5.8 | n/a |
Turnout | 3,084 | | |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | +10.5 | |
Minster Ward Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Margaret Mary Ounsley | 1,659 | 48.8 | +10.8 |
| Conservative | Charles Frederick Sage* | 1,282 | 37.7 | −13.7 |
| Liberal Democrats | Richard Neill Dutton | 275 | 8.1 | n/a |
| Green | Elizabeth Maria Darby | 181 | 5.3 | n/a |
Turnout | 3,397 | | |
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | +12.25 | |
Norcot Ward Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Josephine Mary Lovelock* (Jo Lovelock) | 2,089 | 72.1 | +12.0 |
| Green | David Alfred Chaplin | 535 | 18.5 | +17.1 |
| Conservative | Susan Elizabeth White (Sue White) | 272 | 9.4 | −15.1 |
Turnout | 2,896 | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | -2.55 | |
Park Ward Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Gillian Parker* | 1,821 | 64.9 | +2.7 |
| Conservative | Derek John Ching | 500 | 17.8 | −10.8 |
| Green | Philip John Unsworth | 251 | 8.9 | +5.1 |
| Liberal Democrats | Stephen Hope Begg | 233 | 8.3 | +2.7 |
Turnout | 2,805 | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | +8.8 | |
Peppard Ward Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Geoffrey Walter Canning* (Geoff Canning) | 1,759 | 45.5 | −12.2 |
| Liberal Democrats | John Outhwaite | 1,050 | 27.2 | −0.4 |
| Labour | Robert Brian Bastin (Brian Bastin) | 842 | 21.8 | +10.0 |
| Green | Andrew John McPhee | 211 | 5.5 | n/a |
Turnout | 3,862 | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | -5.9 | |
Redlands Ward Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Rajinder Sohpal* | 1,548 | 51.0 | +5.8 |
| Conservative | Martyn Jon Boxall | 792 | 26.1 | −5.1 |
| Green | Sallie Ann Sullivan | 389 | 12.8 | n/a |
| Liberal Democrats | Jonathan Timothy Ashby Ball | 304 | 10.0 | −1.4 |
Turnout | 3,033 | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | +5.45 | |
Southcote Ward Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Christine Ann Howell* | 1,857 | 59.7 | +7.5 |
| Conservative | Daphne Janet Holmes | 885 | 28.5 | −11.8 |
| Liberal Democrats | David William Kerrison | 234 | 7.5 | n/a |
| Green | Moira Anne Elizabeth Astin | 134 | 4.3 | n/a |
Turnout | 3,110 | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | +9.65 | |
Thames Ward Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Adel Hamza Fuad* (Hamza Fuad) | 1,341 | 37.3 | n/a |
| Conservative | Alan Arthur Charles Collier | 764 | 21.2 | n/a |
| Labour | Janet Mary Gavin | 657 | 18.3 | +7.8 |
| Liberal Democrats | Annette Hendry | 556 | 15.5 | −5.9 |
| Green | Anne Margaret McCubbin | 279 | 7.8 | +2.5 |
Turnout | 3,597 | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | n/a | |
Tilehurst Ward Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Nicola Jane Canning | 1,601 | 53.5 | −6.1 |
| Conservative | Anthony Maurice Owen | 631 | 21.1 | −3.8 |
| Labour | Mohammad Iqbal | 623 | 20.8 | +5.3 |
| Green | Timothy Robert Astin | 137 | 4.6 | n/a |
Turnout | 2,992 | | |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | -1.15 | |
Whitley Ward Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Michael Edward Orton* (Mike Orton) | 1,820 | 73.7 | +7.6 |
| Conservative | Barrie James Cummings | 385 | 15.6 | −10.2 |
| Liberal Democrats | Daphne Joan Lawrence | 263 | 10.7 | n/a |
Turnout | 2,468 | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | +8.9 | |
References
- ^ "Reading candidates". Evening Post. Reading. 11 April 1990. p. 9. Retrieved 15 April 2022.
- ^ "Labour's grip tightened by two key gains". Evening Post. Reading. 4 May 1990. p. 13. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
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