← Reading (all cycles) · 7 May 2026 cohort
Reading 2026
Local elections held 7 May 2026.
Each race compares the marginal winner's share of valid ballots to the proportional quota — the share they'd need under any common proportional method. How the numbers are derived →
If votes were counted by party
Across the 16 wards in this cycle, parties received the vote totals below. The proportional column shows what each party would have won if the 17 seats had been shared out in proportion to votes received (how, with caveats). The Δ column is the actual seat count minus the proportional seat count — positive numbers are parties First-Past-the-Post over-represented; negative are parties it under-represented.
| Party | Votes | Vote % | Seats won | % of seats | Proportional seats | Proportional % | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | 15,300 | 29.2% | 7 | 41.2% | 5 | 29.4% | +2 |
| Green Party | 15,113 | 28.8% | 6 | 35.3% | 5 | 29.4% | +1 |
| Conservative Party | 9,179 | 17.5% | 3 | 17.6% | 3 | 17.6% | 0 |
| Reform UK | 8,592 | 16.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 17.6% | -3 |
| Liberal Democrats | 4,158 | 7.9% | 1 | 5.9% | 1 | 5.9% | 0 |
| The Liberal Party | 51 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| Social Democratic Party | 29 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| Independent | 27 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition | 25 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| Total | 52,474 | 100.0% | 17 | 100.0% | 17 | 100.0% | 0 |
Vote share vs seats won
The top bar is each party's share of votes cast in this council. Below, one square per seat, coloured by the party that won it — first the actual First-Past-the-Post result, then what a proportional method would have produced from the same vote totals. Divergence between the bar and the actual grid is the indictment of the method.
Council composition: what this election replaced
Two opencouncildata snapshots: the council immediately after the 2026 election (current) and immediately before it (2025). Only ~⅓ of seats were contested in 2026 — most of the bench is unchanged, and the cycle's effect on the overall composition is what shifts.
Wards in this council
Sorted with the largest gap below the quota first. Click any ward to jump to its full result.
- Emmer Green · 1 seat · won at 27.8% · −22.2 pts below quota
- Kentwood · 1 seat · won at 32.4% · −17.6 pts below quota
- Coley · 1 seat · won at 33.4% · −16.6 pts below quota
- Whitley · 1 seat · won at 34.6% · −15.4 pts below quota
- Norcot · 1 seat · won at 35.4% · −14.6 pts below quota
- Southcote · 1 seat · won at 36.0% · −14.0 pts below quota
- Abbey · 1 seat · won at 37.6% · −12.4 pts below quota
- Caversham · 1 seat · won at 38.4% · −11.6 pts below quota
- Tilehurst · 1 seat · won at 38.4% · −11.6 pts below quota
- Thames · 1 seat · won at 39.1% · −10.9 pts below quota
- Church · 1 seat · won at 39.6% · −10.4 pts below quota
- Battle · 1 seat · won at 41.6% · −8.4 pts below quota
- Caversham Heights · 2 seats · won at 28.1% · −5.2 pts below quota
- Katesgrove · 1 seat · won at 50.8% · above quota
- Redlands · 1 seat · won at 54.8% · above quota
- Park · 1 seat · won at 65.2% · above quota
Race results
Emmer Green · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 27.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −22.2 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 4,111
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alex Smith | Conservative Party | 1,143 | 27.8% | −22.2 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Hannah Conibear | Green Party | 1,103 | 26.8% | — | |
| 3 | Clarence Mitchell | Reform UK | 805 | 19.6% | — | |
| 4 | Ollie White | Labour Party | 770 | 18.7% | — | |
| 5 | Nishikant Gupta | Liberal Democrats | 290 | 7.1% | — |
Kentwood · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 32.4% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −17.6 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 3,128
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Glenn Anthony Dennis | Labour Party | 1,014 | 32.4% | −17.6 pts | Elected |
| 2 | David Milne-Buckley | Conservative Party | 775 | 24.8% | — | |
| 3 | Stephen Daniel Ruston | Reform UK | 736 | 23.5% | — | |
| 4 | Tim Liddle | Green Party | 476 | 15.2% | — | |
| 5 | Jibril Leite Al-Nabahani | Liberal Democrats | 127 | 4.1% | — |
Coley · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 33.4% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −16.6 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,915
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Richard Walkem | Green Party | 973 | 33.4% | −16.6 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Ellie Emberson | Labour Party | 964 | 33.1% | — | |
| 3 | Petru Mereacre | Reform UK | 445 | 15.3% | — | |
| 4 | John David Angus | Conservative Party | 367 | 12.6% | — | |
| 5 | Christopher Ward | Liberal Democrats | 166 | 5.7% | — |
Whitley · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 34.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −15.4 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,658
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rachel Claire Eden | Labour Party | 919 | 34.6% | −15.4 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Richie Sahni | Reform UK | 612 | 23.0% | — | |
| 3 | Vani Goel | Conservative Party | 473 | 17.8% | — | |
| 4 | Kathy Smith | Green Party | 449 | 16.9% | — | |
| 5 | Pieter De Boiserie | Liberal Democrats | 205 | 7.7% | — |
Norcot · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 35.4% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −14.6 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,731
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alison Foster | Labour Party | 967 | 35.4% | −14.6 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Oliver Ross Maunder | Reform UK | 641 | 23.5% | — | |
| 3 | Isobel Claire Hoskins | Green Party | 558 | 20.4% | — | |
| 4 | Kes Williams | Conservative Party | 293 | 10.7% | — | |
| 5 | Brandon Masih | Liberal Democrats | 221 | 8.1% | — | |
| 6 | Stephen Anthony Graham | The Liberal Party | 51 | 1.9% | — |
Southcote · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 36.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −14.0 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,865
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ulrike Magyarosy | Labour Party | 1,032 | 36.0% | −14.0 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Bev Heslin | Reform UK | 623 | 21.7% | — | |
| 3 | Rosemary Anne Croft | Green Party | 614 | 21.4% | — | |
| 4 | Grace Holly Blackmore | Conservative Party | 408 | 14.2% | — | |
| 5 | Benjamin Francis Sims | Liberal Democrats | 188 | 6.6% | — |
Abbey · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 37.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −12.4 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,104
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jacqueline Dominguez | Green Party | 792 | 37.6% | −12.4 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Karen Jean Rowland | Labour Party | 683 | 32.5% | — | |
| 3 | Robert Dalton | Conservative Party | 279 | 13.3% | — | |
| 4 | Paul Newton | Reform UK | 202 | 9.6% | — | |
| 5 | Henry David Wright | Liberal Democrats | 139 | 6.6% | — | |
| 6 | James William Morgan | Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition | 9 | 0.4% | — |
Caversham · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 38.4% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −11.6 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 3,748
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jacopo Lanzoni | Labour Party | 1,438 | 38.4% | −11.6 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Sam Wild | Green Party | 920 | 24.5% | — | |
| 3 | Jeff Lewis | Reform UK | 600 | 16.0% | — | |
| 4 | Andrew James Ballsdon | Conservative Party | 549 | 14.6% | — | |
| 5 | Anthony Martin Spencer | Liberal Democrats | 225 | 6.0% | — | |
| 6 | Bill Runacre | Social Democratic Party | 16 | 0.4% | — |
Tilehurst · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 38.4% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −11.6 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,977
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Meri O'Connell | Liberal Democrats | 1,144 | 38.4% | −11.6 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Steven David Low | Reform UK | 763 | 25.6% | — | |
| 3 | Caroline Susan Basden | Labour Party | 439 | 14.7% | — | |
| 4 | Caroline Hearst | Green Party | 343 | 11.5% | — | |
| 5 | Raihana Rahimi | Conservative Party | 288 | 9.7% | — |
Thames · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 39.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −10.9 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,636
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | David Graham Clarke | Green Party | 1,031 | 39.1% | −10.9 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Adele Barnett-Ward | Labour Party | 750 | 28.5% | — | |
| 3 | Alexander Kelly | Reform UK | 351 | 13.3% | — | |
| 4 | Jaykumar Sanatbhai Patel | Conservative Party | 308 | 11.7% | — | |
| 5 | Christopher Simon Burden | Liberal Democrats | 183 | 6.9% | — | |
| 6 | James Halls | Social Democratic Party | 13 | 0.5% | — |
Church · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 39.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −10.4 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,768
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ruth McEwan | Labour Party | 1,095 | 39.6% | −10.4 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Matthew Reynolds | Reform UK | 680 | 24.6% | — | |
| 3 | Jamie Whitham | Green Party | 468 | 16.9% | — | |
| 4 | Adam Phelps | Conservative Party | 362 | 13.1% | — | |
| 5 | Mark Clifford Cole | Liberal Democrats | 163 | 5.9% | — |
Battle · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 41.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −8.4 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,838
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pratikshya Gurung | Labour Party | 1,180 | 41.6% | −8.4 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Zoe Elena Mann | Green Party | 998 | 35.2% | — | |
| 3 | Diana Alphonsine Stephanie Whitehouse | Reform UK | 335 | 11.8% | — | |
| 4 | Ben Blackmore | Conservative Party | 207 | 7.3% | — | |
| 5 | John Berkeley Grout | Liberal Democrats | 118 | 4.2% | — |
Caversham Heights · 2-seat (bloc vote)
Marginal winner Voter-share estimate of the lowest-vote elected candidate. Comparable to the proportional quota. The raw vote share would be ~2× smaller. 28.1% Proportional quota 33.3% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −5.2 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 2 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 4,327
This is a 2-seat ward under bloc vote — each voter could cast up to 2 votes, so summing candidate votes overcounts voters by ~2×. We show share of votes (matches the council's published figure) and share of voters (est.) (raw share × 2, the figure comparable to the proportional quota). Why two columns →
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Share of voters (est.) Estimated share of voters who supported this candidate, comparable across single- and multi-seat wards. Each voter could cast up to 2 votes, so we approximate ballots as total votes ÷ 2. This is the figure compared against the proportional quota. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Isobel Ballsdon | Conservative Party | 1,900 | 22.0% | 43.9% | +10.6 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Saadia Saadat | Conservative Party | 1,218 | 14.1% | 28.1% | −5.2 pts | Elected |
| 3 | Richard Martin Stainthorp | Labour Party | 1,088 | 12.6% | 25.1% | — | |
| 4 | Jo Musominari | Labour Party | 1,058 | 12.2% | 24.5% | — | |
| 5 | Danny McNamara | Green Party | 866 | 10.0% | 20.0% | — | |
| 6 | Adil Khan | Green Party | 761 | 8.8% | 17.6% | — | |
| 7 | James Robert Stothard | Reform UK | 580 | 6.7% | 13.4% | — | |
| 8 | Ilayda Molloy | Reform UK | 496 | 5.7% | 11.5% | — | |
| 9 | Jo Ramsay | Liberal Democrats | 416 | 4.8% | 9.6% | — | |
| 10 | Vania Costa-Krol | Liberal Democrats | 271 | 3.1% | 6.3% | — |
Katesgrove · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 50.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +0.8 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,640
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Louise Kaye Keane | Green Party | 1,340 | 50.8% | +0.8 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Richard Wong | Labour Party | 604 | 22.9% | — | |
| 3 | Matthew Callow | Conservative Party | 281 | 10.6% | — | |
| 4 | Prabhdeep Singh | Reform UK | 279 | 10.6% | — | |
| 5 | Sarah Lucy Dobson | Liberal Democrats | 109 | 4.1% | — | |
| 6 | Jean Louis Pascual | Independent | 27 | 1.0% | — |
Redlands · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 54.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +4.8 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,828
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kathryn Elizabeth McCann | Green Party | 1,549 | 54.8% | +4.8 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Roy Rangarirai | Labour Party | 708 | 25.0% | — | |
| 3 | Darren Christopher Seward | Reform UK | 254 | 9.0% | — | |
| 4 | Abdoulaye Sow | Conservative Party | 179 | 6.3% | — | |
| 5 | Christopher James Wilson | Liberal Democrats | 122 | 4.3% | — | |
| 6 | Melanie Dent | Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition | 16 | 0.6% | — |
Park · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 65.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +15.2 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,873
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rob White | Green Party | 1,872 | 65.2% | +15.2 pts | Elected |
| 2 | James Anthony Cuggy | Labour Party | 591 | 20.6% | — | |
| 3 | Stephen Richard Ham | Reform UK | 190 | 6.6% | — | |
| 4 | Kris Lund | Conservative Party | 149 | 5.2% | — | |
| 5 | Jassien Adel Sabri | Liberal Democrats | 71 | 2.5% | — |