# 2004 Reading Borough Council election

The 2004 Reading Borough Council election was held on 10 June 2004, at the same time as other local elections across England and Wales and the European elections. Following boundary changes the number of seats on Reading Borough Council had been increased from 45 to 46 with the creation of a new single-member ward called Mapledurham and changes to the boundaries of several existing wards. All 46 seats on the council were up for election. Labour, led by David Sutton, retained its 35 seats on the council and therefore kept its majority. The Conservatives, led by Fred Pugh, gained one seat at the election from the Liberal Democrats and won the new Mapledurham seat, meaning they overtook the Liberal Democrats to become the second largest party on the council with six seats. The Liberal Democrats, led by Bob Green, were left with five seats.

## Results

Reading Borough Council Election, 2004 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Labour | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 76.1% | 38.4% | 39,510 | -0.6 |
| Conservative | 6 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 13.0% | 31.4% | 32,952 | +3.2 |
| Liberal Democrats | 5 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 10.9% | 25.4% | 26,158 | -1.2 |
| Green | 0 | | | | 0% | 3.0% | 3,055 | +0.9 |
| UKIP | 0 | | | | 0% | 0.6% | 625 | |
| Independent | 0 | | | | 0% | 0.5% | 487 | |
| Health and Community Issues Party | 0 | | | | 0% | 0.2% | 230 | |

### Ward results

The results in each ward were as follows:
Abbey Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Antony Page | 841 | |
| | Labour | June Orton | 839 | |
| | Labour | Betty Tickner | 725 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Margaret Jordan | 452 | |
| | Conservative | Humphry Crum-Ewing | 417 | |
| | Conservative | Ashleigh Skeats | 406 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Langshaw | 359 | |
| | Conservative | Adam Woolhouse | 339 | |
| | Green | Mark Walker | 333 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Wood | 329 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,040 | 26.1 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Battle Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Tom Crisp | 987 | |
| | Labour | Chris Maskell | 950 | |
| | Labour | Tony Jones | 939 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | James Martin | 507 | |
| | Conservative | Victoria Evans | 474 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Simon Heywood | 464 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Adam Canning | 454 | |
| | Conservative | Patrick Moren | 426 | |
| | Conservative | Ashley Robinson | 411 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,612 | 29.0 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Caversham Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Stephen Waite | 1,033 | |
| | Labour | Susan Stainthorp | 1,025 | |
| | Conservative | Andrew Cumpsty | 1,033 | |
| | Conservative | Timothy Harris | 902 | |
| | Labour | Shirley Merriott | 866 | |
| | Conservative | Dharam Ahuja | 837 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Diane Elliss | 554 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Margaret Martin | 501 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Robin Bentham | 460 | |
| | Green | Harriet Marshall | 431 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,559 | 38.4 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
Church Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Christopher Goodall | 821 | |
| | Labour | Christine Grieve | 813 | |
| | Labour | Mohammed Azam Janjua | 803 | |
| | Conservative | Paul Noades | 672 | |
| | Conservative | Lee Clark | 664 | |
| | Conservative | Howard Shaw | 606 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jane Sharp | 423 | |
| | Green | David Pledger | 403 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Guy Penman | 402 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,607 | 28.8 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Katesgrove Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | David Sutton | 742 | |
| | Labour | Gul Muwaz Khan | 657 | |
| | Labour | Richard Stainthorp | 633 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Christopher Jones | 441 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Warren Swaine | 396 | |
| | Green | Rachel Mills | 324 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Nina Webb | 311 | |
| | Conservative | Thomas Stanway | 291 | |
| | Conservative | Alan Skeats | 289 | |
| | Independent | Adeyinka Oyekan | 289 | |
| | Conservative | Anthony Devenish | 272 | |
| | Independent | David Boobier | 198 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,843 | 27.6 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Kentwood Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Victoria Lloyd | 1,000 | |
| | Labour | Richard McKenzie | 943 | |
| | Labour | Andrea Collins | 922 | |
| | Conservative | Thomas Steele | 917 | |
| | Conservative | Sandra Bowler | 912 | |
| | Conservative | Jennifer Rynn | 907 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Richard Duveen | 822 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Graham Parry | 768 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Lee Glendon | 679 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,870 | 39.9 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Mapledurham Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Fred Pugh | 832 | 64.2 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jill Green | 314 | 24.2 | |
| | Labour | Peter Winfield-Chislett | 150 | 11.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,296 | 54 | |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
Minster Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Catherine Wilton | 1,113 | |
| | Labour | Paul Gittings | 1,084 | |
| | Labour | Dave Dymond | 1,056 | |
| | Conservative | Henry Willsher | 956 | |
| | Conservative | Michael Wade | 900 | |
| | Conservative | Anthony Markham | 893 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Rosamund Otto | 522 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mark Summers | 496 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,020 | 36.9 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Norcot Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Josephine Lovelock | 1,279 | |
| | Labour | Graeme Hoskin | 1,244 | |
| | Labour | Peter Jones | 1,140 | |
| | Conservative | Ashley Black | 585 | |
| | Conservative | Alexandra Mowczan | 539 | |
| | Conservative | Peter Sprules | 510 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Thomas Cook | 459 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Evelyn Bentham | 453 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,209 | 32.7 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Park Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Jon Hartley | 1,189 | |
| | Labour | John Howarth | 1,041 | |
| | Labour | Christine Borgars | 1,033 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | James Spackman | 732 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Richard Hall | 689 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Summers | 672 | |
| | Green | Hugh Swann | 417 | |
| | Green | Robert White | 410 | |
| | Conservative | Martyn Washbourne | 353 | |
| | Conservative | Jean Pugh | 343 | |
| | Conservative | James Barraclough | 331 | |
| | Green | Adrian Windisch | 235 | |
| | UKIP | Sylvia Chumbley | 148 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,593 | 36.1 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Peppard Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Robert Green | 1,566 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Annette Hendry | 1,504 | |
| | Conservative | Mark Ralph | 1,401 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Christopher Brown | 1,330 | |
| | Conservative | John Oliver | 1,272 | |
| | Conservative | Simon Blazley | 1,240 | |
| | Labour | Helen Hathaway | 371 | |
| | Labour | Keith Uden | 298 | |
| | Labour | Adam Wood | 292 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,274 | 45.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | |
Redlands Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Riaz Chaudhri | 1,091 | |
| | Labour | Peter Kayes | 978 | |
| | Labour | Gul Faraz Khan | 918 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Nicholas Wright | 632 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Janek Mikulin | 595 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ali Ashgar | 514 | |
| | Green | Mary Westley | 502 | |
| | Conservative | Alison Stevens | 455 | |
| | Conservative | Carole Haskell | 454 | |
| | Conservative | Augustine Aluko | 377 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,516 | 33 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Southcote Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Christopher Swaine | 1,266 | |
| | Labour | Peter Ruhemann | 1,243 | |
| | Labour | John Ennis | 1,212 | |
| | Conservative | Alan Hawkins | 788 | |
| | Conservative | Patricia Steele | 701 | |
| | Conservative | Philip Webb | 654 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Elizabeth Heydeman | 330 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alan Hendry | 322 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,516 | 39.1 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Thames Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Robert Wilson | 1,870 | |
| | Conservative | Jeanette Skeats | 1,843 | |
| | Conservative | David Stevens | 1,674 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Vera Bodman | 1,151 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | James Emery | 1,073 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Christopher Harris | 944 | |
| | Labour | Kathryn Peak | 557 | |
| | Labour | Moira Dickenson | 452 | |
| | Labour | Mohammad Nazir | 429 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,993 | 49 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
Tilehurst Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Beard | 1,208 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Weston | 1,052 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Judith Fry | 1,038 | |
| | Conservative | Terence Byrne | 756 | |
| | Conservative | Iona Morris | 733 | |
| | Labour | Raymond Richens | 696 | |
| | Conservative | Bernard Garvie | 672 | |
| | Labour | William Short | 553 | |
| | Labour | Jaffar Syed | 551 | |
| | Health and Community Issues Party | Richard Grimsdell | 230 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,489 | 37.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |
Whitley Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Michael Orton | 983 | |
| | Labour | James Hanley | 903 | |
| | Labour | Mary Singleton-White | 849 | |
| | Conservative | Barrie Cummings | 420 | |
| | Conservative | Nicholas Brown | 384 | |
| | Conservative | David Trim | 324 | |
| | UKIP | Deano Jones | 241 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Max Heydeman | 240 | |
| | UKIP | Abdul Ahad | 236 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,580 | 24.75 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |