# 1992 Reading Borough Council election

The 1992 Reading Borough Council election was held on 7 May 1992, at the same time as other local elections across England and Scotland, and a month after the general election. One third of Reading Borough Council's 45 seats were up for election.
The only seat which changed parties was in Thames Ward, where the official Conservative candidate won the seat back from the independent "Thames Conservative" candidate, Pam Fuad, who had been elected in 1988 as a Conservative but had broken away from the group with her husband, councillor Hamza Fuad, to form the Thames Conservatives in 1990.
Turnout was reported to be 36%.

## Results

Reading Borough Council election, 1992 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Labour | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60.0 | 37.1 | 13,532 | -2.9 |
| Conservative | 5 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 33.3 | 40.9 | 14,919 | +2.6 |
| Liberal Democrats | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.7 | 15.4 | 5,605 | -0.5 |
| Green | 0 | | | | 0.0 | 3.5 | 1,263 | -2.4 |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0.0 | 3.2 | 1,168 | N/A |

### 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 | Jane Griffiths* | 1,053 | 53.9 | −2.0 |
| | Conservative | Mark Boyle | 640 | 32.8 | +6.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Barry Richardson | 176 | 9.0 | −4.0 |
| | Green | David Wright | 83 | 4.3 | −0.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,952 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -4.3 | |
Battle Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Andrew Tattersall | 864 | 53.7 | −6.1 |
| | Conservative | Jan De-Volle Harding | 523 | 32.5 | +2.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Thomas Cook | 149 | 9.3 | n/a |
| | Green | Howard Darby | 73 | 4.5 | −5.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,609 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -4.25 | |
Caversham Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Pauline Palmer* | 2,044 | 66.6 | +17.3 |
| | Labour | Ian Howarth | 712 | 23.2 | −8.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ann Stagg | 241 | 7.9 | −5.8 |
| | Green | Robert McCubbin | 70 | 2.3 | −2.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,067 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +13.1 | |
Church Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Maureen Lockey* | 883 | 55.7 | +0.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jonathan Everitt | 499 | 31.5 | n/a |
| | Green | Richard Bradbury | 202 | 12.8 | +3.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,584 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -15.65 | |
The Conservatives had planned to field a candidate in Church Ward, but the person withdrew just ahead of the deadline for nominations.
Katesgrove Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | David Sutton* | 852 | 49.7 | −4.5 |
| | Conservative | Shirley Mills | 569 | 33.2 | +0.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mark Gray | 229 | 13.4 | n/a |
| | Green | Christine Critchfield | 65 | 3.8 | −9.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,715 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -2.65 | |
Kentwood Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Oliver | 1,273 | 46.1 | +6.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael Bonney (Mike Bonney) | 877 | 31.8 | −0.2 |
| | Labour | Mohammad Iqbal | 545 | 19.7 | −6.3 |
| | Green | John Gibson | 67 | 2.4 | 0.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,762 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +3.35 | |
Minster Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Anthony Markham (Tony Markham) | 1,480 | 52.4 | +5.5 |
| | Labour | Daniel McNamara (Danny McNamara) | 1,055 | 37.3 | −8.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mark Boyne | 266 | 9.4 | n/a |
| | Green | Elizabeth Maria Darby (Maria Darby) | 26 | 0.9 | −6.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,827 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +7.0 | |
Norcot Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Mandy Winters | 1,283 | 56.9 | −1.0 |
| | Conservative | William Henderson | 845 | 37.5 | +16.0 |
| | Green | David Chaplin | 128 | 5.7 | +1.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,256 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -8.5 | |
Park Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Martin Salter* | 1,420 | 58.8 | +2.4 |
| | Conservative | Simon Robinson | 715 | 29.6 | +6.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Susan Doughty | 192 | 8.0 | −4.9 |
| | Green | Philip Unsworth | 86 | 3.6 | −3.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,413 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -1.8 | |
Peppard Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Mary Irwin* | 1,960 | 63.8 | +9.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ian Fenwick | 683 | 22.2 | −6.4 |
| | Labour | Charles Croal | 362 | 11.8 | −1.5 |
| | Green | Andrew McPhee | 66 | 2.1 | −1.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,071 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +7.75 | |
Redlands Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Robert Sulley | 1,295 | 48.2 | +3.1 |
| | Conservative | Derek Ching | 973 | 36.2 | +0.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Philippa Donald | 323 | 12.0 | −0.9 |
| | Green | Elisabeth Brelstaff | 98 | 3.6 | −2.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,689 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +1.5 | |
Southcote Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Roberta Richardson* (Bobbie Richardson) | 1,539 | 56.0 | +4.4 |
| | Conservative | Simon Beckingham | 1,115 | 40.6 | −1.9 |
| | Green | Tim Astin | 95 | 3.5 | −2.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,749 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +3.15 | |
Thames Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Robert Wilson | 1,462 | 41.8 | −12.8 |
| | Independent | Pamela Fuad* | 1,168 | 33.4 | n/a |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Adams | 442 | 12.7 | −14.3 |
| | Labour | Christine Borgars | 336 | 9.6 | −3.3 |
| | Green | Anne McCubbin | 86 | 2.5 | −3.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,494 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Independent | Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | n/a | |
Tilehurst Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ronald James Day* (Jim Day) | 1,528 | 59.1 | +2.5 |
| | Conservative | David Henderson | 706 | 27.3 | +1.4 |
| | Labour | Kevin Durham | 299 | 11.6 | −3.2 |
| | Green | Judith Green | 52 | 2.0 | −0.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,585 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | +0.55 | |
Whitley Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | John Cook* | 1,034 | 60.3 | −1.1 |
| | Conservative | Barrie Cummings | 614 | 35.8 | +4.6 |
| | Green | Jacqueline Hearn | 66 | 3.9 | −3.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,714 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -2.85 | |
The Liberal Democrats had planned to field a candidate in Whitley Ward, but an irregularity on his nomination papers meant that he was disqualified.

## By-elections 1992–1994

Park by-election, 6 May 1993 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Christine Borgars | 1,571 | 66.9 | +8.1 |
| | Conservative | Amir Kharkowa | 570 | 24.3 | −5.4 |
| | Green | Philip Unsworth | 207 | 8.8 | +5.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,001 | 42.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,348 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +6.75 | |
The Park ward by-election in 1993 was triggered by the resignation of Labour councillor Gillian Parker.