# 1991 Reading Borough Council election

The 1991 Reading Borough Council election was held on 2 May 1991, at the same time as other local elections across England and Wales. One third of Reading Borough Council's 45 seats were up for election. Since the previous election in 1990, the Conservative group on the council had split, with councillors Hamza Fuad and Pam Fuad forming their own independent group, the "Thames Conservatives", reducing the official Conservative numbers from 13 to 11. Neither of the Thames Conservatives' seats were in the third contested in 1991.
The election saw the Labour party increase its majority on the council.

## Results

Reading Borough Council Election, 1990 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Labour | 9 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 60.0% | 40.0% | 16,671 | -8.9 |
| Conservative | 5 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 33.3% | 38.2% | 15,927 | +9.3 |
| Liberal Democrats | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 6.7% | 15.9% | 6,611 | +2.7 |
| Green | 0 | | | | 0% | 5.8% | 2,431 | -3.1 |

### Ward results

The results in each ward were as follows (candidates with an asterisk* were the previous incumbent standing for re-election):
Abbey Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Antony William Page* (Tony Page) | 1,300 | 55.9 | −11.5 |
| | Conservative | Simon Matthews | 608 | 26.2 | +9.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John William Wood | 302 | 13.0 | +4.3 |
| | Green | Daphne Joan Lawrence | 114 | 4.9 | −2.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,324 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -10.4 | |
Battle Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | David M. Booth* | 1,210 | 59.8 | −8.3 |
| | Conservative | Jan Harding | 609 | 30.1 | +9.3 |
| | Green | Howard John Darby | 206 | 10.2 | −1.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,025 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -8.8 | |
Caversham Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Trevor Jones | 1,998 | 49.4 | +11.4 |
| | Labour | Mandy Winters | 1,298 | 32.1 | −11.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Maureen Ann Stagg | 554 | 13.7 | +5.1 |
| | Green | David Brian Wright (Brian Wright) | 195 | 4.8 | −5.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,045 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +11.45 | |
Church Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Kathleen Margaret Everett* (Kay Everett) | 1,251 | 55.6 | −9.6 |
| | Conservative | Colin Douglas Snider | 783 | 34.8 | +12.5 |
| | Green | Richard John Kerr Bradbury | 217 | 9.6 | −2.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,251 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -11.05 | |
Katesgrove Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Margaret Stella Singh* | 954 | 54.2 | −13.2 |
| | Conservative | Shirley Muriel Mills | 569 | 32.3 | +13.3 |
| | Green | Christine Frances Critchfield | 237 | 13.5 | −0.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,760 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -13.25 | |
Kentwood Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Mark Anderson | 1,257 | 39.6 | +9.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Francis John William Mahon-Daly* (Frank Mahon-Daly) | 1,015 | 31.9 | −3.2 |
| | Labour | Walter Vigor | 828 | 26.1 | −3.0 |
| | Green | John Christian Gibson | 77 | 2.4 | −3.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,177 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | +6.4 | |
Minster Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Derek Gordon E. Browne* | 1,487 | 46.9 | +9.1 |
| | Labour | Daniel McNamara (Danny McNamara) | 1,453 | 45.8 | −3.0 |
| | Green | Elizabeth Maria Darby (Maria Darby) | 232 | 7.3 | +2.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,172 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +6.05 | |
Norcot Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Rhodri Hughes* | 1,523 | 57.8 | −14.3 |
| | Conservative | Susan Elizabeth White (Sue White) | 565 | 21.5 | +12.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Elizabeth Heydeman | 445 | 16.9 | n/a |
| | Green | David Alfred Chaplin | 101 | 3.8 | +14.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,634 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -13.2 | |
Park Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Michael D. Price* | 1,430 | 56.4 | −8.5 |
| | Conservative | Jonathan White | 598 | 23.6 | +5.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Gary Mann | 326 | 12.9 | +4.6 |
| | Green | Philip John Unsworth | 180 | 7.1 | −1.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,534 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -7.15 | |
Peppard Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Frank Heyes* | 1,916 | 54.7 | +9.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Outhwaite | 1,004 | 28.7 | +1.5 |
| | Labour | Christine Borgars | 464 | 13.3 | −8.5 |
| | Green | Andrew John McPhee | 117 | 3.3 | −2.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,501 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +3.85 | |
Redlands Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Anthony Jones (Tony Jones) | 1,364 | 45.1 | −5.9 |
| | Conservative | Robert Owen Biggs Wilson (Rob Wilson) | 1,093 | 36.1 | +10.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jonathan Timothy Ashby Ball (Jon Ball) | 391 | 12.9 | +2.9 |
| | Green | Sallie Ann Sullivan | 177 | 5.9 | −7.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,025 | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | -7.95 | |
Southcote Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Rosemary Phyllis Williams (Rose Williams) | 1,527 | 51.6 | −8.1 |
| | Conservative | Daphne Janet Holmes (Janet Holmes) | 1,255 | 42.4 | +14.0 |
| | Green | Timothy Robert Astin (Tim Astin) | 177 | 6.0 | +1.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,959 | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | -10.75 | |
Thames Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Kenneth A. Putt* (Ken Putt) | 1,805 | 54.6 | n/a |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ian M. Fenwick | 889 | 26.9 | +11.5 |
| | Labour | Janet Mary Gavin (Jan Gavin) | 427 | 12.9 | −5.3 |
| | Green | Anne Margaret McCubbin | 180 | 5.5 | −2.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,301 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | n/a | |
Tilehurst Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Florence Teresa Day* (Paddy Day) | 1,685 | 56.6 | +3.1 |
| | Conservative | Anthony Maurice Owen (Tony Owen) | 772 | 25.9 | +4.9 |
| | Labour | Mohammad Iqbal | 440 | 14.8 | −6.0 |
| | Green | Judith Green | 78 | 2.6 | −2.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,975 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | -0.9 | |
Whitley Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Ceinwen Williams | 1,202 | 61.4 | −12.3 |
| | Conservative | Barrie James Cummings | 612 | 31.3 | +15.7 |
| | Green | Moira Anne Elizabeth Astin | 143 | 7.3 | −3.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,957 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -14.0 | |