# 2012 Reading Borough Council election

Elections to Reading Borough Council took place on 3 May 2012, with 16 council seats up for election. The Labour Party gained Church, Katesgrove, Redlands, Kentwood and Caversham wards, giving them a working majority and control of the council. The Conservative Party lost three seats but gained Peppard ward from an independent. The Liberal Democrats lost two seats but held Tilehurst ward, a seat they had lost the previous year to the Conservative Party. The Green Party gained Park ward from Labour but failed to make gains elsewhere seeing their percentage of the borough-wide vote fall slightly.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
| Party | Seats | +/- |
| Labour | 26 | +4 |
| Conservative | 12 | -2 |
| Liberal Democrats | 4 | -2 |
| Green Party | 3 | +1 |
| Independent | 1 | -1 |
| Labour gain from No overall control | Labour gain from No overall control | Labour gain from No overall control |

## Election result

Reading Borough Council election, 2012 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Labour | 11 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 68.8% | 45.0% | 15452 | +5.1% |
| Conservative | 3 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 18.8% | 27.8% | 9492 | -6.3% |
| Green | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 6.3% | 11.1% | 3787 | -0.1% |
| Liberal Democrats | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 6.3% | 10.0% | 3406 | -2.8% |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0% | 3.7% | 1277 | +3.6% |
| Common Sense | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 1.1% | 391 | -0.7% |
| UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0.6% | 220 | +0.6% |
| The Roman Party Ave! | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0.1% | 42 | 0% |

## Ward results

Abbey Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Tony Page | 1,140 | 58.3% | +11.6% |
| | Conservative | Alex Coleman | 354 | 18.1% | −7.1% |
| | Green | Hazel Mary Murphy | 230 | 11.7% | +1.2% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kirsten Ruth Bayes | 135 | 6.9% | −8.7% |
| | Common Sense | Howard Thomas | 87 | 4.4% | +0.1% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 786 | 40.2% | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,953 | 20.0% | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +9.3% | |
Battle Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Gul Khan | 1,015 | 54.0% | +0.9% |
| | Conservative | Imraan Ishtiaq | 522 | 27.7% | +1.0% |
| | Green | Alan Edward Lockey | 188 | 10.0% | +3.0% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mark David Edward Whiley | 106 | 5.6% | −3.3% |
| | The Roman Party Ave! | Jean-Louis Pascual | 42 | 2.2% | +1.0% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 493 | 26.3% | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,879 | 25% | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -0.1% | |
Caversham Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour Co-op | Richard Davies | 1,258 | 49.0% | +17.6% |
| | Conservative | David Luckett | 880 | 34.2% | −8.6% |
| | Green | Jenny Hicks | 265 | 10.3% | −3.8% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jenny Claire Woods | 168 | 6.5% | −5.2% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 378 | 14.8% | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,535 | 35.0% | |
| | Labour Co-op gain from Conservative | Labour Co-op gain from Conservative | Swing | +13.1% | |
Church Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Eileen McElligott | 1,029 | 50.5% | +5.4% |
| | Conservative | Azam Janjua | 700 | 34.3% | +1.2% |
| | Green | Vivienne Joyce Johnson | 134 | 6.5% | −0.5% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Annette Hendry | 94 | 4.6% | −2.0% |
| | Common Sense | Kim Maysh | 79 | 3.8% | −4.3% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 329 | 16.2% | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,036 | 25.0% | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | +4.2% | |
Katesgrove Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Rose Williams | 890 | 55.9% | +9.6% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Janel Marie Blattler | 257 | 16.1% | −8.8% |
| | Conservative | Richard Robeson | 237 | 14.8% | −3.3% |
| | Green | James Eric Towell | 157 | 9.8% | +2.9% |
| | Independent | Michael Turberville | 42 | 2.6% | +0.9% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 623 | 39.8% | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1592 | 22% | |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | +9.2% | |
Kentwood Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Daya Pal Singh | 1,052 | 46.8% | +9.2% |
| | Conservative | Emma Warman | 796 | 35.4% | −9.0% |
| | Green | Kevin Jackson | 144 | 6.4% | +0.7% |
| | Common Sense | Matthew James Plunkett | 126 | 5.6% | +1.3% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jon Walls | 121 | 5.4% | −2.7% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 256 | 11.4% | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2250 | 30% | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | +9.1% | |
Mapledurham Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Isobel Ballsdon | 695 | 66.6% | +6.5% |
| | Labour | Ashley Mark Edward Pearce | 136 | 12.9% | +8.0% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Chris Burden | 111 | 10.5% | +1.6% |
| | Green | Dougie Coulter | 103 | 9.8% | +7.8% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 559 | 53.7% | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1050 | 41% | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | -2.5% | |
Minster Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour Co-op | Liz Terry | 1,351 | 59.2% | +11.2% |
| | Conservative | Alanzo Nesta Seville | 600 | 26.3% | −9.1% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Georgina Hughes | 164 | 7.2% | −2.4% |
| | Green | Sunil Gandhi | 162 | 7.1% | −0.3% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 751 | 32.9% | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2284 | 29% | |
| | Labour Co-op hold | Labour Co-op hold | Swing | +10.1% | |
Norcot Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Josephine Lovelock | 1,378 | 68.8% | +10.3% |
| | Conservative | Michael Fairfax | 400 | 19.9% | −4.5% |
| | Green | David James Patterson | 117 | 5.8% | −2.5% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Margaret McNeill | 96 | 4.7% | −4.1% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 978 | 48.9% | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2001 | 27% | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +7.4% | |
Park Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Green | Jamie Whitham | 1,246 | 46.4% | +3.0% |
| | Labour Co-op | Rachael Chrisp | 1,094 | 40.8% | +7.6% |
| | Conservative | Laurence Taylor | 279 | 10.4% | −9.6% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Hoyte Paul Arnoud Swager | 54 | 2.0% | −1.4% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 152 | 5.6% | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2681 | 35% | |
| | Green gain from Labour | Green gain from Labour | Swing | -4.4% | |
Peppard Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Jane Stanford-Beale | 1,090 | 38.4% | −19.9% |
| | Independent | Jamie Chowdhary | 789 | 27.8% | +27.8% |
| | Labour | David Lawrence Absolom | 434 | 15.3% | −2.9% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mustafa Chaudhary | 297 | 10.4% | −4.0% |
| | Green | Kate Day | 210 | 7.4% | +1.9% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 301 | 10.6% | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2834 | 37% | |
| | Conservative gain from Independent | Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | -23.8% | |
Redlands Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour Co-op | Tony Jones | 1,032 | 51.8% | +7.5% |
| | Liberal Democrats | James Moore | 425 | 21.3% | −4.6% |
| | Conservative | Leo Lester | 273 | 13.7% | −4.3% |
| | Green | Robert Alan Booth | 251 | 12.6% | +1.2% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 607 | 30.5% | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1992 | 26% | |
| | Labour Co-op gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour Co-op gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | +6.0% | |
Southcote Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Debs Edwards | 1,364 | 65.0% | +8.9% |
| | Conservative | Ali Asghar | 478 | 22.8% | −8.4% |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Robert Warren | 142 | 6.7% | −0.3% |
| | Green | Kizzi Miranda Murtagh | 112 | 5.3% | −0.4% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 886 | 42.2% | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2096 | 32% | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +8.6% | |
Thames Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Ed Hopper | 1,266 | 44.9% | −9.7% |
| | Labour Co-op | Duncan Quay Bruce | 625 | 22.2% | +1.3% |
| | Independent | John Dickson | 322 | 11.4% | +11.4% |
| | Green | Helen Isobel McNamara | 311 | 11.0% | −0.2% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Guy William Gipps Penman | 282 | 10.0% | −3.3% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 641 | 22.7% | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2815 | 38% | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | -5.5% | |
Tilehurst Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Meri O'Connell | 897 | 38.6% | +7.1% |
| | Conservative | Robert Vickers | 604 | 26.0% | −11.7% |
| | Labour | Haji Banaras | 510 | 21.9% | −3.6% |
| | UKIP | William Stewart Graham MacPhee | 220 | 9.4% | +9.4% |
| | Green | Doug Cresswell | 89 | 3.7% | −1.5% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 293 | 12.6% | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2321 | 32% | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | +9.4% | |
Whitley Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Mike Orton | 1,144 | 64.4% | +7.5% |
| | Conservative | Nick Brown | 318 | 17.9% | −6.6% |
| | Common Sense | Mike Diamond | 99 | 5.5% | −3.4% |
| | Independent | Jamie Steven Wake | 82 | 4.6% | +4.6% |
| | Green | Keith Martin Johnson | 68 | 3.8% | −1.4% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Rebecca Ellen Chester | 57 | 3.2% | 2.0% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 826 | 46.5% | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1775 | 22% | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +7.0% | |