# 1994 Reading Borough Council election

The 1994 Reading Borough Council election was held on 5 May 1994, at the same time as other local elections across England and Scotland. Sixteen of the 45 seats on Reading Borough Council were up for election, being the usual third of the council (15 seats) plus a by-election in Battle ward, where Labour councillor David Booth had resigned. Prior to the election there had been one independent "Thames Conservative" councillor, Hamza Fuad, who had been elected as a Conservative, but split from the party in 1990. He did not stand for re-election in 1994. Labour retained its majority on the council.

## Results

Reading Borough Council Election, 1990 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Labour | 11 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 68.8% | 47.8% | 18,624 | +10.7 |
| Conservative | 2 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 12.5% | 26.4% | 10,266 | -14.5 |
| Liberal Democrats | 3 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 18.8% | 23.0% | 8,943 | +7.6 |
| Green | 0 | | | | 0% | 2.5% | 974 | -1.0 |
| BNP | 0 | | | | 0% | 0.3% | 130 | 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 | David Llewellyn Geary* | 1,630 | 70.3 | +16.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John William Wood | 354 | 15.3 | +6.3 |
| | Conservative | Mark Vereist Boyle | 334 | 14.4 | −18.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,318 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +5.05 | |
Battle Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Richard Martin Stainthorp* | 1,103 | 62.3 | +8.6 |
| | Conservative | Heather Mary Jones | 333 | 18.8 | −13.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Martin Peter Scott | 246 | 13.9 | +4.6 |
| | Green | Howard John Darby | 89 | 5.0 | +0.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,771 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +11.15 | |
Battle Ward (by-election) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Malcolm Geoffrey Powers | 1,296 | 75.4 | n/a |
| | Conservative | Vera Anne Sutton | 422 | 24.6 | n/a |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,718 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | n/a | |
Caversham Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Edward Young (Ed Young) | 1,500 | 45.3 | −21.3 |
| | Labour | Charles Spalding Croal (Charlie Croal) | 1,198 | 36.2 | +13.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jennifer Jackson | 490 | 14.8 | +6.9 |
| | Green | Aidan Carlisle | 122 | 3.7 | +1.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,310 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | -17.15 | |
Church Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Wilfred John Wild* (Wilf Wild) | 1,030 | 60.6 | +4.9 |
| | Conservative | Colin Douglas Snider | 313 | 18.4 | n/a |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul Fitchett | 262 | 15.4 | −16.1 |
| | Green | Richard John Kerr Bradbury | 94 | 5.5 | −7.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,699 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | n/a | |
Katesgrove Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Patricia Thomas (Trish Thomas) | 1,118 | 63.0 | +13.3 |
| | Conservative | Shirley Muriel Mills | 344 | 19.4 | −13.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mark Gray | 313 | 17.6 | +4.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,775 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +9.05 | |
Kentwood Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | George Henry Ford* | 1,144 | 42.0 | +10.3 |
| | Conservative | Peter Argyle | 817 | 30.0 | −16.1 |
| | Labour | Philip Starr (Phil Starr) | 760 | 27.9 | +8.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,721 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | +13.2 | |
Minster Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Gregory Bello (Greg Bello) | 1,348 | 49.3 | +12.0 |
| | Conservative | David Frederick Henderson | 943 | 34.5 | −17.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Richard Karel Duveen (Ricky Duveen) | 441 | 16.1 | +6.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,732 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +14.9 | |
Norcot Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Josephine Mary Lovelock* (Jo Lovelock) | 1,603 | 63.4 | +6.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Simon John Weinberger | 465 | 18.4 | n/a |
| | Conservative | Clarence Percy Mortimer (Percy Mortimer) | 332 | 13.1 | −24.3 |
| | BNP | Graham Coles | 130 | 5.1 | n/a |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,530 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -5.95 | |
Park Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Christine Champion Borgars* | 1,711 | 68.1 | +1.2 |
| | Conservative | Karen-Anne Young | 369 | 14.7 | −3.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Susan Kathleen Doughty (Sue Doughty) | 289 | 11.5 | n/a |
| | Green | Philip John Unsworth | 145 | 5.8 | −3.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,514 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +5.4 | |
Peppard Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ian Malcolm Fenwick | 1,774 | 51.4 | +29.2 |
| | Conservative | Geoffrey Walter Canning* (Geoff Canning) | 1,231 | 35.7 | −28.2 |
| | Labour | Kevin Durham | 370 | 10.7 | −1.1 |
| | Green | Andrew John McPhee | 76 | 2.2 | +0.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,451 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | +28.7 | |
Redlands Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Rajinder Sohpal | 1,487 | 53.8 | +5.6 |
| | Conservative | Simon Howard Robinson | 575 | 20.8 | −15.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | George Hamish Hew Preston (Hamish Preston) | 544 | 19.7 | +7.7 |
| | Green | Elisabeth Brelstaff | 159 | 5.8 | +2.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,765 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +10.4 | |
Southcote Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | John Dowson | 1,651 | 66.2 | +10.2 |
| | Conservative | Susan Elizabeth White (Sue White) | 527 | 21.1 | −19.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Evelyn Zipporah French | 235 | 9.4 | n/a |
| | Green | Joseph Henry Loudon | 81 | 3.2 | −0.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,494 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +14.8 | |
Thames Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Frederick Llywelyn Pugh (Fred Pugh) | 1,544 | 48.5 | +6.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Outhwaite | 916 | 28.8 | +16.1 |
| | Labour | Betty Tickner (Bet Tickner) | 582 | 18.3 | +8.7 |
| | Green | Stuart McCubbin | 139 | 4.4 | +1.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,494 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Independent | Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | n/a | |
Tilehurst Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Nicola Jane Canning* (Nici Canning) | 1,470 | 61.7 | +2.6 |
| | Labour | Mark Turner | 468 | 19.6 | +8.1 |
| | Conservative | Daphne Janet Holmes (Janet Holmes) | 375 | 15.7 | −11.6 |
| | Green | Judith Veronica Green | 69 | 2.9 | +0.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,382 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | -2.75 | |
Whitley Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Michael Edward Orton* (Mike Orton) | 1,269 | 80.5 | +20.2 |
| | Conservative | Barrie James Cummings | 307 | 19.5 | −16.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,576 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +18.25 | |

## By-elections 1994–1995

Kentwood By-Election 28 July 1994 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Philip Starr (Phil Starr) | 951 | 40.8 | +12.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Simon John Weinberger | 752 | 32.3 | −9.8 |
| | Conservative | Peter Argyle | 627 | 26.9 | −3.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 199 | 8.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,330 | 33 | |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | +11.35 | |
The Kentwood ward by-election in 1994 was triggered by the death of Liberal Democrat councillor George Ford, just 22 days after he had been appointed mayor of Reading.