Local Election Results 2006
Reading
One-third of council up for election. No election this year in Mapledurham.
Note:— There were by-elections in Southcote and Thames wards which, unusually, were held on separate ballot papers rather than combined with the main council election. The main council election results are in the main list below; the results of the by-elections were:
| Deborah Edwards |
Lab |
1252 |
59.93% |
| Patricia Steele |
C |
837 |
40.07% |
| Isobel Ballsdon |
C |
1887 |
57.74% |
| Rodney Pinchen |
LD |
802 |
24.54% |
| Peter Winfield-Chislett |
Lab |
579 |
17.72% |
Other results for Reading:
2002
2003
2004
2007
2008
2010
2011
2012
2014
2015
2016
2018
2019
2021
2022
2023
By-elections for Reading (may be incomplete): 4th May 2006 (Southcote; Thames)
— 16th November 2006 (Tilehurst)
— 3rd May 2007 (Church)
— 22nd May 2014 (Park)
— 24th July 2014 (Southcote)
— 21st July 2016 (Southcote)
— 12th December 2019 (Kentwood)
— 3rd August 2023 (Norcot)
Map of the results —Export spreadsheet
| Party |
Votes |
Percent |
Seats |
| Conservative |
12131 |
35.0% |
5 |
| Labour |
11571 |
33.4% |
8 |
| Liberal Democrat |
7440 |
21.5% |
2 |
| Green Party |
3031 |
8.8% |
0 |
| Independent |
453 |
1.3% |
0 |
| Bet Tickner |
Lab |
706 |
41.0% |
| Timothy Harris |
C |
424 |
24.6% |
| Gareth Epps |
LD |
305 |
17.7% |
| Douglas Cresswell |
Grn |
196 |
11.4% |
| Bob O'Neill |
Ind |
69 |
4.0% |
| Jean-Louis Pascual |
Ind |
21 |
1.2% |
| Tony Jones |
Lab |
990 |
53.6% |
| David Trim |
C |
376 |
20.3% |
| James Spackman |
LD |
241 |
13.0% |
| Adrian Windisch |
Grn |
241 |
13.0% |
| Andrew Cumpsty |
C |
1235 |
50.0% |
| David O'Meara |
Lab |
625 |
25.3% |
| Diane Elliss |
LD |
336 |
13.6% |
| David Patterson |
Grn |
276 |
11.2% |
| Azam Janjua |
Lab |
913 |
41.2% |
| Mike Townend |
C |
867 |
39.2% |
| Christopher Harris |
LD |
239 |
10.8% |
| Gabriel Berry |
Grn |
195 |
8.8% |
| Richard Stainthorp |
Lab |
647 |
41.0% |
| Mohinder Singh |
C |
332 |
21.1% |
| Mike Susilovic |
LD |
276 |
17.5% |
| Louise Keane |
Grn |
221 |
14.0% |
| David Boobier |
Ind |
101 |
6.4% |
| Jennifer Rynn |
C |
1024 |
37.6% |
| Andrea Collins |
Lab |
888 |
32.6% |
| Ricky Duveen |
LD |
641 |
23.5% |
| Katia Richardson |
Grn |
173 |
6.3% |
| Terry Byrne |
C |
865 |
38.3% |
| Mohammed Ayub |
Lab |
846 |
37.4% |
| Nicholas Wright |
LD |
327 |
14.5% |
| Katherine Buse |
Grn |
223 |
9.9% |
| Peter Jones |
Lab |
1134 |
51.3% |
| Stephen Watcham |
C |
578 |
26.1% |
| Elizabeth Heydeman |
LD |
306 |
13.8% |
| Mark Walker |
Grn |
193 |
8.7% |
| Shirley Merriott |
Lab |
896 |
33.8% |
| Richard Hall |
LD |
671 |
25.3% |
| Wazir Hussain |
C |
609 |
23.0% |
| Robert White |
Grn |
474 |
17.9% |
| Mark Ralph |
C |
1760 |
54.4% |
| James Emery |
LD |
1051 |
32.5% |
| Nazir Choudhary |
Lab |
248 |
7.7% |
| Kay Harrison |
Grn |
177 |
5.5% |
| Daisy Benson |
LD |
1029 |
45.4% |
| Haji Khan |
Lab |
677 |
29.9% |
| Leo Lester |
C |
398 |
17.6% |
| Peter Burt |
Ind |
163 |
7.2% |
| John Ennis |
Lab |
1108 |
50.8% |
| Alan Hawkins |
C |
748 |
34.3% |
| Anthony Warrell |
LD |
203 |
9.3% |
| James Towell |
Grn |
122 |
5.6% |
| David Stevens |
C |
1725 |
54.5% |
| Pauline Arthur |
LD |
618 |
19.5% |
| Mary Waite |
Lab |
479 |
15.1% |
| Nicholas Foster |
Grn |
245 |
7.7% |
| Jan Lloyd |
Ind |
99 |
3.1% |
| Jude Fry |
LD |
1023 |
41.4% |
| Sandra Bowler |
C |
757 |
30.6% |
| Raymond Richens |
Lab |
550 |
22.2% |
| Sebastian Achaibou |
Grn |
142 |
5.7% |
| Mary Singleton-White |
Lab |
864 |
53.2% |
| Nicholas Brown |
C |
433 |
26.7% |
| Max Heydeman |
LD |
174 |
10.7% |
| Thomas Chance |
Grn |
153 |
9.4% |
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