# 2007 Reading Borough Council election

The 2007 Reading Borough Council election was held on 3 May 2007, at the same time as other local elections across England and Scotland. Sixteen of the 46 seats on Reading Borough Council were up for election, being the usual third of the council plus a by-election in Church ward where Labour councillor Azam Janjua had resigned. Labour lost seven seats on the council, with the Conservatives gaining six seats and the Liberal Democrats one seat. Despite these losses, Labour retained a majority on the council.

## Results

Reading Borough Council Election, 2007 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Conservative | 7 | 6 | 0 | +6 | 43.8% | 38.4% | 13,910 | +3.4 |
| Labour | 6 | 0 | 7 | -7 | 37.5% | 32.1% | 11,634 | -1.3 |
| Liberal Democrats | 3 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 18.8% | 20.0% | 7,258 | -1.4 |
| Green | 0 | | | | 0% | 8.6% | 3,098 | -0.2 |
| UKIP | 0 | | | | 0% | 0.5% | 194 | |
| Independent | 0 | | | | 0% | 0.2% | 85 | |
| Roman Party | 0 | | | | 0% | 0.1% | 33 | |

### Ward results

The results in each ward were as follows (candidates with an asterisk* were the sitting councillor standing for re-election):
Abbey Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Mohammed Ayub | 690 | 37.9 |
| | Conservative | Richard Mark Royal | 597 | 32.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Warren Andrew Swaine | 274 | 15.1 |
| | Green | Doug Cresswell | 225 | 12.4 |
| | Roman Party | Jean-Louis Pascual | 33 | 1.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,819 | 26.23 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Battle Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Chris Maskell* | 971 | 51.5 |
| | Conservative | David John Trim | 433 | 23.0 |
| | Green | Adrian Windisch | 253 | 13.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Andrew Mark Parsons | 229 | 12.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,886 | 28 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Caversham Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Tom Stanway | 1,344 | 50.3 |
| | Labour | Susan Catherine Stainthorp* (Sue Stainthorp) | 755 | 28.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Christopher Simon Burden | 306 | 11.5 |
| | Green | David James Patterson | 265 | 9.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,670 | 39.5 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | |
Church Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Mike Townend | 1,095 | 47.3 |
| | Labour | Christine Margaret Grieve* | 854 | 36.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mark Richard Mills | 212 | 9.1 |
| | Green | Vivienne Joyce Johnson | 153 | 6.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,313 | 32.6 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | |
Church Ward (by-election) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Timothy James Harris | 1,084 | 47.1 |
| | Labour | Marian Elise Livingston | 822 | 35.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Anthony John Warrell | 218 | 9.5 |
| | Green | Kate Anna Day | 176 | 7.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,300 | 32.6 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | |
Katesgrove Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Gareth Daniel Epps | 669 | 36.6 |
| | Labour | Gul Muwaz Khan* | 632 | 34.6 |
| | Conservative | Ricky Singh | 273 | 14.9 |
| | Green | Louise Kaye Keane | 168 | 9.2 |
| | Independent | David Leyland Boobier | 85 | 4.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,827 | 29.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | |
Kentwood Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Thomas William Steele | 1,179 | 44.3 |
| | Labour | Richard Mark McKenzie* | 895 | 33.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Christopher John Brown | 464 | 17.4 |
| | Green | Hugh Swann | 124 | 4.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,662 | 37.5 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | |
Minster Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Paul Stephen Gittings* | 1,098 | 43.9 |
| | Conservative | Sandra Doreen Vickers | 976 | 39.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Samuel Stevenson Best-Shaw | 226 | 9.0 |
| | Green | Katherine Jane Buse | 202 | 8.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,502 | 37.3 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Norcot Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Graeme William Hoskin* | 1,160 | 50.2 |
| | Conservative | James Mark George Cox | 672 | 29.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Robin James Bentham | 301 | 7.7 |
| | Green | Mark Adrian Walker | 179 | 7.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,312 | 33.4 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Park Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Wazir Hussain | 817 | 30.9 |
| | Labour | Tony Short | 810 | 30.6 |
| | Green | Rob White | 688 | 26.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stuart Alan Frodsham | 330 | 12.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,645 | 38.8 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | |
Peppard Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Richard James Willis | 1,808 | 50.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Annette Hendry* | 1,350 | 38.0 |
| | Labour | Helen Muriel Hathaway | 231 | 6.5 |
| | Green | Kay Mary Harrison | 87 | 2.5 |
| | UKIP | Ronald George Charles Cutting | 73 | 2.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,549 | 48.5 |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | |
Redlands Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kirsten Ruth Bayes | 918 | 41.3 |
| | Labour | Peter Graham Kayes* | 748 | 33.6 |
| | Conservative | Martyn Edward Washbourne | 356 | 16.0 |
| | Green | Gabriel Berry | 156 | 7.0 |
| | UKIP | John Barrie Dearing | 47 | 2.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,225 | 30.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | |
Southcote Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Peter Martin Ruhemann* (Pete Ruhemann) | 1,028 | 46.8 |
| | Conservative | Alan Hawkins | 898 | 40.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Guy William Gipps Penman | 168 | 7.6 |
| | Green | James Eric Towell | 103 | 4.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,197 | 36.2 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Southcote Ward (by-election) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Deborah Edwards | 1,252 | 59.9 |
| | Conservative | Patricia Steele | 837 | 40.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,089 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Thames Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Jeanette Mavis Skeats* | 2,164 | 63.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Rodney Pinchen | 504 | 14.8 |
| | Labour | Mary Catherine Waite | 438 | 12.9 |
| | Green | Nicholas Foster (Nick Foster) | 215 | 6.3 |
| | UKIP | Sylvia Mary Chumbley | 74 | 2.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,395 | 47.6 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
Tilehurst Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Christopher John Harris | 1,145 | 46.3 |
| | Conservative | Philip Webb | 769 | 31.1 |
| | Labour | Raymond Michael Richens | 425 | 17.2 |
| | Green | Emma-Louise Scott | 134 | 5.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,473 | 34.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |
Whitley Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | James Hanley* (Jim Hanley) | 899 | 51.8 |
| | Conservative | Nicholas Brown (Nick Brown) | 529 | 30.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mike Rice | 163 | 9.4 |
| | Green | Kevin Jackson | 146 | 8.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,737 | 25.3 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |