# 2021 Reading Borough Council election

The 2021 Reading Council election took place in 2021 to elect members of Reading Borough Council. This was on the same day as other local elections. The election was originally due to take place in May 2020, but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Council elections for the Reading Borough Council were last held on 2 May 2019 as part of the 2019 United Kingdom local elections. The council will undergo a major boundary revision to apply from the 2022 elections.
All locally registered electors (British, Irish, Commonwealth and European Union citizens) who are aged 18 or over on polling day are entitled to vote in the local elections.

## Results summary

2021 Reading Borough Council election :
| Party | Party | This election | This election | This election | Full council | Full council | Full council | This election | This election | This election |
| Party | Party | Seats | Net | Seats % | Other | Total | Total % | Votes | Votes % | +/− |
| | Labour | 10 | 1 | 58.8 | 19 | 29 | 63.0 | 18,625 | 41.1 | +1.7 |
| | Conservative | 4 | | 23.5 | 6 | 10 | 21.7 | 14,281 | 31.5 | +5.7 |
| | Green | 2 | 1 | 11.8 | 3 | 5 | 10.9 | 7,395 | 16.3 | -2.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | 1 | | 5.9 | 1 | 2 | 4.3 | 4,644 | 10.2 | -4.5 |
| | Independent | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 248 | 0.5 | +0.1 |
| | Reform UK | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 81 | 0.2 | New |
| | TUSC | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 50 | 0.1 | New |
| | Liberal | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 23 | 0.1 | ±0.0 |
| | SDP | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 17 | <0.1 | New |

## Ward Results
### Abbey

Abbey :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Tony Page | 1,444 | 51.5 | +2.8 |
| | Conservative | David Cozens | 689 | 24.6 | +7.0 |
| | Green | Howard Darby | 432 | 15.4 | −3.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Anne Thompson | 238 | 8.5 | −4.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 755 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,832 | 27.73 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Battle

Battle :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Gul Khan | 1,168 | 52.7 | −2.3 |
| | Conservative | Michael Hey | 472 | 21.3 | +4.9 |
| | Green | Sarah Watchman | 308 | 13.9 | −3.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Grout | 170 | 7.7 | −3.6 |
| | Independent | Yemi Awolola | 99 | 4.5 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 696 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,246 | 27.66 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Caversham

Caversham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Richard Davies | 1,480 | 47.6 | +3.5 |
| | Conservative | Ian Binge | 906 | 29.1 | +5.5 |
| | Green | Sally Newman | 407 | 13.1 | −3.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Christopher Ward | 174 | 5.6 | −9.8 |
| | Independent | Sara Fulbrook | 128 | 4.1 | N/A |
| | SDP | Damian Skelton | 17 | 0.5 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 574 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,136 | 42.32 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Church

Church :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Ashley Pearce | 995 | 46.5 | −0.7 |
| | Conservative | Adam Phelps | 820 | 38.3 | +14.6 |
| | Green | Kathryn McCann | 220 | 10.3 | −4.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mark Cole | 106 | 5.0 | −7.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 175 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,152 | 31.22 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Katesgrove

Katesgrove :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Rose Williams | 938 | 41.2 | −15.2 |
| | Green | Louise Keane | 868 | 38.1 | +21.2 |
| | Conservative | Abdoulaye Sow | 344 | 15.1 | +0.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Margaret McNeill | 93 | 4.1 | −6.5 |
| | Independent | Jean-Louis Pascual | 36 | 1.6 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 70 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,305 | 31.14 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Kentwood

Kentwood :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Daya Pal Singh | 1,173 | 43.3 | +5.3 |
| | Conservative | Nick Fudge | 1,135 | 41.9 | +0.3 |
| | Green | Anthea West | 204 | 7.5 | −2.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Gary Coster | 198 | 7.3 | −2.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 38 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,731 | 37.10 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Mapledurham

Mapledurham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Isobel Ballsdon | 724 | 51.5 | −2.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Chris Burden | 330 | 23.5 | −0.3 |
| | Labour | Bouba Dembele | 208 | 14.8 | +0.2 |
| | Green | Brent Smith | 143 | 10.2 | +2.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 394 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,415 | 56.15 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Minster

Minster :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Liz Terry | 1,256 | 44.8 | −0.1 |
| | Conservative | Alanzo Seville | 904 | 32.2 | +0.6 |
| | Green | Isobel Hoskins | 352 | 12.6 | +2.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ben Sims | 292 | 10.4 | −1.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 352 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,833 | 36.48 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Norcot

Norcot :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Jo Lovelock | 1,301 | 55.8 | +1.5 |
| | Conservative | Zachary Okeyo | 683 | 29.3 | +7.2 |
| | Green | Richard Walkem | 191 | 8.2 | −2.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | James Moore | 114 | 4.9 | −2.7 |
| | Liberal | Stephen Graham | 23 | 1.0 | −1.1 |
| | TUSC | Neil Adams | 21 | 0.9 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 618 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,344 | 30.15 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Park

Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Green | Brenda McGonigle | 1,631 | 50.6 | −3.9 |
| | Labour | Amjad Tarar | 1,253 | 38.8 | +1.8 |
| | Conservative | Abi Jones | 263 | 8.2 | +5.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Chris Dodson | 79 | 2.4 | −0.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 378 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,245 | 44.45 | |
| | Green hold | Green hold | Swing | | |

### Peppard

Peppard :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Jane Stanford-Beale | 1,498 | 43.7 | −4.7 |
| | Conservative | Clarence Mitchell | 1,457 | 42.5 | −5.9 |
| | Labour | James Denny | 1,005 | 29.3 | +7.5 |
| | Labour | Benjamin Perry | 765 | 22.3 | +0.5 |
| | Green | Doug Cresswell | 528 | 15.4 | +0.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Hilary Smart | 378 | 11.0 | −2.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Pieter de Boiserie | 359 | 10.5 | −3.1 |
| | Green | Sarah McNamara | 248 | 7.2 | −7.6 |
| | Reform UK | Vincent Ruane | 81 | 2.4 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,432 | 45.68 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Redlands

Redlands :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Green | David McElroy | 1,009 | 41.8 | −4.5 |
| | Labour | Andrew Hornsby-Smith | 999 | 41.4 | +5.3 |
| | Conservative | Shekhar Natarajan | 319 | 13.2 | +2.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Francis Jakeman | 84 | 3.5 | −2.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 10 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,433 | 36.61 | |
| | Green gain from Labour | Green gain from Labour | Swing | | |

### Southcote

Southcote :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Debs Edwards | 1,303 | 55.0 | +2.8 |
| | Conservative | Gabriella Kirkby | 814 | 34.4 | +8.6 |
| | Green | Asad Feroz | 166 | 7.0 | −4.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Riccardo Mancuso-Marcello | 85 | 3.6 | −5.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 489 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,394 | 35.13 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Thames

Thames :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Paul Carnell | 1,561 | 40.9 | +7.1 |
| | Labour | Caroline McArthur | 1,221 | 32.0 | +7.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Joanna Ramsay | 619 | 16.2 | −5.8 |
| | Green | Danny McNamara | 419 | 11.0 | −9.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 340 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,857 | 51.59 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Tilehurst

Tilehurst :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Meri O'Connell | 1,218 | 44.8 | −2.2 |
| | Conservative | Jay Varley | 944 | 34.8 | +7.1 |
| | Labour | Indy Singh | 412 | 15.2 | +1.6 |
| | Green | Gabriel Berry-Khan | 113 | 4.2 | −0.3 |
| | TUSC | Jen Bottom | 29 | 1.1 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 274 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,735 | 37.01 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Whitley

Whitley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Alice Mpofu-Coles | 1,326 | 54.8 | −4.2 |
| | Conservative | Elizabeth Sheppard | 748 | 30.9 | +12.0 |
| | Green | Kathy Smith | 156 | 6.4 | −5.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ian Westby | 107 | 4.4 | −4.3 |
| | Independent | Bala Sani | 84 | 3.5 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 578 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,439 | 25.20 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |