1990 Reading Borough Council election

The 1990 Reading Borough Council election was held on 3 May 1990, at the same time as other local elections across England and Scotland. One third of Reading Borough Council's 45 seats were up for election.

1990 Reading Borough Council election
3 May 1990 (1990-05-03)
15 seats of 45 on council
23 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Lab
Con
LD
Leader Mike Orton Pauline Palmer Jim Day
Party Labour Conservative Liberal Democrats
Seats before 25 15 5
Seats after 27 13 5
Seat change Increase2 Decrease2 Steady
Popular vote 21,868 12,924 5,896
Percentage 48.9 28.9 13.3
Swing Increase9.0 Decrease11.5 Decrease0.9

The election saw the Labour party increase its majority on the council, gaining two seats from the Conservatives.

Results
Reading Borough Council Election, 1990
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Labour 11 2 0 +2 73.3% 48.9% 21,868 +9.0
  Conservative 2 0 2 -2 13.3% 28.9% 12,924 -11.5
  Liberal Democrats 2 0 0 0 13.3% 13.2% 5,896 -0.9
  Green 0 0% 8.9% 3,991 +7.7

Ward results

The results in each ward were as follows (candidates with an asterisk* were the previous incumbent standing for re-election):[1][2]

Abbey Ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour David Llewellyn Geary* 1,636 67.5 +4.6
Conservative John Gordon Cleminson 408 16.8 -8.7
Liberal Democrats John William Wood 212 8.7 +1.7
Green Timothy Albert James Rowe 169 7.0 +2.3
Turnout 2,425
Labour hold Swing +6.65
Battle Ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Richard Martin Stainthorp 1,576 68.0 0.0
Conservative Margaret Mary Gibbons 480 20.7 -4.7
Green Howard John Darby
(John Darby)		 260 11.2 n/a
Turnout 2,316
Labour hold Swing +2.35
Caversham Ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Judith Valerie MacDevitt
(Judy MacDevitt) 		1,752 43.5 +20.6
Conservative Frederick Llywelyn Pugh*
(Fred Pugh)		 1,530 38.0 -28.9
Green David Brian Wright 395 9.8 n/a
Liberal Democrats Maureen Ann Stagg 346 8.6 +2.4
Turnout 4,023
Labour gain from Conservative Swing +24.75
Church Ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Wilfred John Wild 1,658 65.2 +13.2
Conservative Colin Douglas Snider 566 22.3 -14.0
Green Richard John Kerr Bradbury 318 12.5 +12.5
Turnout 2,542
Labour hold Swing +13.6
Katesgrove Ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Kevin Michael Hogarth
(Mike Hogarth) 		1,434 67.4 +10.0
Conservative Shirley Muriel Mills 405 19.0 -9.3
Green Christine Frances Critchfield 290 13.6 n/a
Turnout 2,129
Labour hold Swing +9.65
Kentwood Ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats George Henry Ford* 1,085 35.2 +4.4
Conservative Simon Marcus Gilmour Beckingham 924 30.0 -16.6
Labour Philip Robert Grafton 896 29.1 +10.0
Green John Christian Gibson 179 5.8 n/a
Turnout 3,084
Liberal Democrats hold Swing +10.5
Minster Ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Margaret Mary Ounsley 1,659 48.8 +10.8
Conservative Charles Frederick Sage* 1,282 37.7 -13.7
Liberal Democrats Richard Neill Dutton 275 8.1 n/a
Green Elizabeth Maria Darby 181 5.3 n/a
Turnout 3,397
Labour gain from Conservative Swing +12.25
Norcot Ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Josephine Mary Lovelock*
(Jo Lovelock) 		2,089 72.1 +12.0
Green David Alfred Chaplin 535 18.5 +17.1
Conservative Susan Elizabeth White
(Sue White)		 272 9.4 -15.1
Turnout 2,896
Labour hold Swing -2.55
Park Ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Gillian Parker* 1,821 64.9 +2.7
Conservative Derek John Ching 500 17.8 -10.8
Green Philip John Unsworth 251 8.9 +5.1
Liberal Democrats Stephen Hope Begg 233 8.3 +2.7
Turnout 2,805
Labour hold Swing +8.8
Peppard Ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Geoffrey Walter Canning*
(Geoff Canning) 		1,759 45.5 -12.2
Liberal Democrats John Outhwaite 1,050 27.2 -0.4
Labour Robert Brian Bastin
(Brian Bastin)		 842 21.8 +10.0
Green Andrew John McPhee 211 5.5 n/a
Turnout 3,862
Conservative hold Swing -5.9
Redlands Ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Rajinder Sohpal* 1,548 51.0 +5.8
Conservative Martyn Jon Boxall 792 26.1 -5.1
Green Sallie Ann Sullivan 389 12.8 n/a
Liberal Democrats Jonathan Timothy Ashby Ball 304 10.0 -1.4
Turnout 3,033
Labour hold Swing +5.45
Southcote Ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Christine Ann Howell* 1,857 59.7 +7.5
Conservative Daphne Janet Holmes 885 28.5 -11.8
Liberal Democrats David William Kerrison 234 7.5 n/a
Green Moira Anne Elizabeth Astin 134 4.3 n/a
Turnout 3,110
Labour hold Swing +9.65
Thames Ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Adel Hamza Fuad*
(Hamza Fuad) 		1,341 37.3 n/a
Conservative Alan Arthur Charles Collier 764 21.2 n/a
Labour Janet Mary Gavin 657 18.3 +7.8
Liberal Democrats Annette Hendry 556 15.5 -5.9
Green Anne Margaret McCubbin 279 7.8 +2.5
Turnout 3,597
Conservative hold Swing n/a
Tilehurst Ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Nicola Jane Canning 1,601 53.5 -6.1
Conservative Anthony Maurice Owen 631 21.1 -3.8
Labour Mohammad Iqbal 623 20.8 +5.3
Green Timothy Robert Astin 137 4.6 n/a
Turnout 2,992
Liberal Democrats hold Swing -1.15
Whitley Ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Michael Edward Orton*
(Mike Orton) 		1,820 73.7 +7.6
Conservative Barrie James Cummings 385 15.6 -10.2
Liberal Democrats Daphne Joan Lawrence 263 10.7 n/a
Turnout 2,468
Labour hold Swing +8.9

References
  1. "Reading candidates". Evening Post. Reading. 11 April 1990. p. 9. Retrieved 15 April 2022.
  2. "Labour's grip tightened by two key gains". Evening Post. Reading. 4 May 1990. p. 13. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
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