# 2008 Reading Borough Council election

The 2008 Reading Borough Council election to the Reading Borough Council resulted in gains for the Conservatives and the Liberal Democrats and losses for the Labour Party. The Labour leader of the council, David Sutton, lost his seat in the election.

## Results

Reading Borough Council Election, 2008 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Conservative | 6 | +4 | 0 | +4 | 37.5% | 40.5% | 15,466 | +2.2% |
| Labour | 7 | 0 | 5 | -4 | 43.7% | 32.2% | 12,321 | +0.2% |
| Liberal Democrats | 3 | +2 | 1 | +1 | 18.7% | 17.6% | 6,729 | -2.3% |
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 8.0% | 3,061 | -0.8% |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0.9% | 345 | -1.4% |
| Common Sense | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0.6% | 247 | +0.6% |
| The Roman Party Ave! | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0.4% | 18 | -0.5% |

### Ward results

Abbey Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Tony Page | 968 | 48.0% | +10.1% |
| | Conservative | Andrew Waters | 646 | 32.0% | −0.8% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Benjamin Mathis | 221 | 10.9% | −4.1% |
| | Green | Douglas Cresswell | 160 | 7.9% | −4.4% |
| | The Roman Party Ave! | Jean Louis Pascual | 18 | 0.9% | +0.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 322 | 16.0% | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,015 | 28% | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +5.4% | |
Battle Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Gul Khan | 911 | 48.5% | −2.9% |
| | Conservative | Ali Asghar | 486 | 25.9% | +2.0% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Andrew Parsons | 253 | 13.4% | +1.3% |
| | Green | Adrian Windisch | 219 | 11.6% | −1.8% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 425 | 22.6% | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,876 | 27.3% | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -2.4% | |
Caversham Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | David Luckett | 1,257 | 51.2% | +0.9% |
| | Labour | Matt Rodda | 669 | 27.2% | −1.0% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Christopher Burden | 271 | 11.0% | −0.4% |
| | Green | David Patterson | 250 | 10.2% | +0.3% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 588 | 24.0% | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,453 | 35.8% | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | +1.0% | |
Church Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Azam Janjua | 969 | 45.3% | −2.0% |
| | Labour | Marian Livingston | 782 | 36.6% | −0.2% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Karl Hobley | 215 | 10.0% | +1.0% |
| | Green | Vivienne Joyce Johnson | 166 | 7.7% | +1.1% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 187 | 8.7% | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,136 | 28.5% | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | -1.1% | |
Katesgrove Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Warren Swaine | 757 | 38.7% | +4.0% |
| | Labour | David Sutton | 727 | 37.1% | +4.4% |
| | Conservative | Nicholas Allen | 341 | 17.4% | +3.3% |
| | Green | Russell Seymour | 90 | 4.6% | −9.3% |
| | Independent | David Boobier | 35 | 1.7% | −2.7% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 30 | 1.6% | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1955 | 31% | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | -0.4% | |
Kentwood Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Emma Warman | 1,238 | 46.5% | +2.3% |
| | Labour | Richard McKenzie | 667 | 25.0% | −8.6% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Matthew Platts | 402 | 15.0% | −2.4% |
| | Common Sense | Howard Thomas | 247 | 9.2% | +9.2% |
| | Green | Kevin Jackson | 107 | 4.0% | −0.6% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 571 | 21.5% | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2666 | 37% | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | +5.5% | |
Mapledurham Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Fred Pugh | 821 | 61.0% | −3.1% |
| | Independent | Robert (Bob) O'Neill | 310 | 23.0% | +23.0% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael Eggleton | 121 | 8.9% | −15.3% |
| | Labour | Daya Pal Singh | 67 | 4.9% | −6.6% |
| | Green | Caroline Anscombe | 27 | 2.0% | +2.0% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 511 | 38.0% | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1346 | 55% | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | -13.0% | |
Minster Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Deborah Watson | 1,186 | 44.7% | +0.9% |
| | Conservative | Philip Webb | 1,115 | 42.0% | +3.0% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael Taylor | 229 | 8.6% | −0.4% |
| | Green | Sunil Gandhi | 114 | 4.2% | −3.8% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 71 | 2.7% | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2653 | 38% | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -2.1% | |
Norcot Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Josephine Lovelock | 1,171 | 51.0% | +1.0% |
| | Conservative | James Cox | 773 | 33.6% | +4.6% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mark Mills | 219 | 9.5% | −3.6% |
| | Green | Mark Walker | 129 | 5.6% | −2.0% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 398 | 17.4% | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2296 | 32.7% | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -3.6% | |
Park Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Jon Hartley | 1,014 | 33.7% | +3.1% |
| | Green | Rob White | 994 | 33.1% | +7.1% |
| | Conservative | Martyn Washbourne | 704 | 23.4% | −7.4% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Neal Brown | 286 | 9.5% | −2.9% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 20 | 0.6% | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3006 | 43.8% | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -4.0% | |
Peppard Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Amjad (Jamie) Chowdhary | 1,857 | 56.0% | +5.1% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Annette Hendry | 1,086 | 32.7% | −4.3% |
| | Labour | Helen Hathaway | 246 | 7.4% | +0.9% |
| | Green | Patrick Little | 116 | 3.5% | +1.1% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 771 | 23.3% | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,314 | 45.3% | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | -4.7% | |
Redlands Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Glenn Goodall | 927 | 40.1% | −1.1% |
| | Labour | Peter Kayes | 736 | 31.9% | −1.6% |
| | Conservative | Laurence Taylor | 475 | 20.5% | +4.6% |
| | Green | Gabriel Berry | 160 | 6.9% | −0.1% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 191 | 8.2% | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,307 | 32% | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | +0.5% | |
Southcote Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Deborah Edwards | 1,333 | 50.6% | +3.9% |
| | Conservative | Alan Hawkins | 1,067 | 40.5% | −0.3% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Guy William Gipps Penman | 139 | 5.2% | 2.4% |
| | Green | James Towell | 85 | 3.2% | −1.4% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 266 | 10.1% | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2630 | 43% | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +2.1% | |
Thames Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Isobel Ballsdon | 2,107 | 65.0% | +1.3% |
| | Labour | Susan Stainthorpe | 484 | 14.9% | +2.0% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Pauline Arthur | 398 | 12.2% | −2.6% |
| | Green | Daniel McNamara | 243 | 7.5% | +1.2% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,623 | 50.1% | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,237 | 45.6% | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | -0.7% | |
Tilehurst Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Beard | 1,085 | 41.8% |
| | Conservative | Sandra Vickers | 1,004 | 38.7% |
| | Labour | Raymond Richens | 397 | 15.3% |
| | Green | Hugh Swann | 97 | 3.7% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 81 | 3.1% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,590 | 36% |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |
Whitley Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Mike Orton | 963 | 53.5% |
| | Conservative | James Wyman | 606 | 33.6% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Christopher Brown | 120 | 6.6% |
| | Green | Keith Martin Johnson | 104 | 5.7% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 357 | 19.9% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,799 | 24.9% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |