# 2002 Reading Borough Council election

The 2002 Reading Borough Council election was held on 2 May 2002, at the same time as other local elections across England. 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 Redlands ward, where Labour councillor Rajinder Sohpal had resigned. No seats changed party at the election, and the council therefore continued to have a Labour majority, with David Sutton continuing as leader of the party and the council.

## Results

Reading Borough Council Election, 2002 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Labour | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 81.3% | 44.2% | 13,684 | -2.5 |
| Conservative | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.3% | 26.9% | 8,317 | 0.0 |
| Liberal Democrats | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12.5% | 26.0% | 8,055 | +1.5 |
| Green | 0 | | | | 0% | 2.2% | 680 | +0.4 |
| Independent | 0 | | | | 0% | 0.7% | 208 | |

### Ward results

The results in each ward were as follows:
Abbey Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Betty Tickner | 965 | 51.3 | −6.0 |
| | Conservative | Lee Clarke | 401 | 21.3 | −0.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Wood | 306 | 16.3 | −4.7 |
| | Independent | Peter Burt | 208 | 11.1 | n/a |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,880 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -2.85 | |
Battle Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Anthony Jones | 1,044 | 67.7 | +5.0 |
| | Conservative | Iona Morris | 266 | 17.2 | −2.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | James Martin | 233 | 15.1 | −2.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,543 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +3.7 | |
Caversham Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Mary Waite | 1,300 | 43.6 | −3.0 |
| | Conservative | Robert Wilson | 1,210 | 40.6 | +7.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Diane Elliss | 473 | 15.9 | −4.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,983 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -5.2 | |
Church Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Mohammed Janjua | 745 | 48.8 | −6.1 |
| | Conservative | Howard Shaw | 462 | 30.3 | +2.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Anthony Warrell | 320 | 21.0 | +8.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,527 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -4.5 | |
Katesgrove Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Patricia Thomas | 695 | 56.0 | +4.7 |
| | Conservative | Shirley Mills | 233 | 18.8 | −2.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Patricia Hardy | 207 | 16.7 | −10.9 |
| | Green | Naomi Emmerson | 105 | 8.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,240 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +3.45 | |
Kentwood Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Sandy Scaife | 1,065 | 47.8 | +1.3 |
| | Conservative | Thomas Steele | 691 | 31.0 | −0.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Richard Duveen | 471 | 21.1 | −0.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,227 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +1.05 | |
Minster Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Paul Gittings | 1,124 | 49.6 | +0.4 |
| | Conservative | Michael Wade | 698 | 30.8 | +1.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Nicola Lawson | 325 | 14.3 | −2.1 |
| | Green | Hugh Swann | 119 | 5.3 | +0.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,266 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -0.5 | |
Norcot Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Peter Jones | 1,184 | 64.8 | −0.2 |
| | Conservative | Alexandra Mowczan | 341 | 18.7 | −1.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Thomas Cook | 302 | 16.5 | +2.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,827 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +0.8 | |
Park Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Christine Borgars | 1,089 | 55.9 | +4.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Judith Fry | 411 | 21.1 | −1.1 |
| | Conservative | Vinod Sharma | 252 | 12.9 | −4.4 |
| | Green | James Towell | 197 | 10.1 | +1.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,949 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +2.75 | |
Peppard Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Robert Green (Bob Green) | 1,611 | 58.2 | +7.7 |
| | Conservative | Christopher Morton | 875 | 31.6 | −1.7 |
| | Labour | David O'Meara | 282 | 10.2 | −5.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,768 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | +4.7 | |
Redlands Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Elizabeth Winfield-Chislett | 902 | 42.7 | +4.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Christopher Harris | 741 | 35.1 | −0.6 |
| | Conservative | Abdul Loyes | 273 | 12.9 | −6.5 |
| | Green | Mary Westley | 197 | 9.3 | +2.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,113 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +2.65 | |
Redlands Ward (by-election) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Riaz Chaudhri | 999 | 47.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Richard Hall | 818 | 14.2 |
| | Conservative | Andrew Kitching | 301 | 14.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,118 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Southcote Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Christopher Swaine | 1,279 | 65.6 | +3.7 |
| | Conservative | Margaret Gibbons | 477 | 24.4 | −1.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sheila Myra Morley (Myra Morley) | 195 | 10.0 | −1.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,951 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +2.75 | |
Thames Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Jeanette Skeats | 1,442 | 46.7 | +2.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sheila Summers | 1,273 | 41.2 | +10.5 |
| | Labour | Thomas Crisp | 372 | 12.1 | −13.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,087 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | -3.8 | |
Tilehurst Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Weston | 1,065 | 46.9 | +8.0 |
| | Labour | Raymond Richens | 743 | 32.7 | −1.2 |
| | Conservative | Una Kidd | 401 | 17.7 | −6.9 |
| | Green | Jacob Sanders | 62 | 2.7 | 0.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,271 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | +4.6 | |
Whitley Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Lawrence Silverman | 895 | 68.2 | +0.7 |
| | Conservative | Barrie Cummings | 295 | 22.5 | −0.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Max Thomas Heydeman (Tom Heydeman) | 122 | 9.3 | −0.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,312 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +0.55 | |