• Make a contribution
  • Get the Print Edition
  • Sign up for our daily newsletter
Thursday, April 16, 2026
  • Login
Reading Today Online
  • HOME
  • YOUR AREA
    • All
    • Caversham
    • Central Reading
    • East Reading
    • Katesgrove
    • Reading
    • Southcote & Coley
    • Tilehurst & Norcot
    • Whitley

    All candidates announced for Reading Borough Council elections

    ‘The public is repulsed by trail hunting’: Bloodied foxes pile up outside Reading Station as charity calls for tougher hunting laws

    The Way Ministry Reading urgently seeks building for night shelter

    Council announces return of free monthly bike maintenance sessions with Dr Bike

    Olivier awards for Paddington Bear and Jessica Swale, honorary patron at Wokingham Theatre

    Why is chocolate so expensive? Find out at a free film in Reading

    Further £2m in funding awarded to boost Hexagon upgrades by Arts Council

    Uni of Reading seeking applications for Charity of the Year support scheme

    Community Diagnostic Centres in the South East among those to see nearly £240m in funding

  • COMMUNITY
  • CRIME
  • READING FC
  • SPORT
    • All
    • Basketball
    • Football
    • Rugby

    Reading FC: Leam Richardson faces pressure as developments expected at club

    ‘Progress takes time’: Couhig addresses fans in open letter as pressure grows on Reading FC boss Leam Richardson

    All-star snooker tournament set to be broadcast live from Reading this week

    ‘He’s surely lost the dressing room’: Reading FC fans ask for change as pressure mounts on Leam Richardson

    Former Reading FC winger nominated for Championship Player of the Season

    More than 170 pupils take part in Whitley rugby festival

    Former Reading School pupil to return in seven-marathon challenge for mental health

    Potential return date for Reading FC star Jack Marriott revealed

    Reading FC Women to host Community Day ahead of Woodley United clash

  • ENTERTAINMENT
    • ARTS
    • READING FESTIVAL
    • READING PRIDE
    • WOKINGHAM FESTIVAL
  • READING FESTIVAL
  • BUSINESS
  • MORE…
    • ADVERTISE
    • CONTACT US
No Result
View All Result
Reading Today Online
No Result
View All Result
Home Featured

All candidates announced for Reading Borough Council elections

James Aldridge, local democracy reporter by James Aldridge, local democracy reporter
Thursday, April 16, 2026 4:39 pm
in Caversham, Central Reading, East Reading, Featured, Katesgrove, Politics, Reading, Southcote & Coley, Tilehurst & Norcot, Whitley
A A
Reading borough council

Reading borough council

Share on FacebookShare on Twitter

The full list of candidates for the Reading Borough Council elections this year has been published.

The election will take place on Thursday, May 7.

If you are voting in person, you will need a physical ID. You can also vote by post.

Reading Borough Council has been under Labour Party control since 2010.

The vote is being held across all 16 wards, with an extra vacancy in Caversham Heights.

There are currently 31 Labour councillors, eight Green Party councillors, three Conservatives, three Liberal Democrats, councillor Clarence Mitchell (Reform UK, Emmer Green) and cllr Sarah Hacker (Independent, Battle), who is not contesting the election.

Related posts

‘The public is repulsed by trail hunting’: Bloodied foxes pile up outside Reading Station as charity calls for tougher hunting laws

Reading FC: Leam Richardson faces pressure as developments expected at club

‘Progress takes time’: Couhig addresses fans in open letter as pressure grows on Reading FC boss Leam Richardson

The Way Ministry Reading urgently seeks building for night shelter

Even if there is little political change, there is a guarantee of at least four new faces, as Labour councillors Jo Lovelock, Deborah Edwards and Sam Juthani have stood down as well.

This means new councillors are guaranteed in the Battle, Norcot, Southcote and Caversham Heights wards.

You can view the full list of 96 candidates below:

Abbey

Robert Dalton, Conservative

Jacqueline Dominguez, Green

James Morgan, Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition

Paul Newton, Reform UK

Karen Rowland, Labour (incumbent)

Henry Wright, Liberal Democrats

Battle

Ben Blackmore, Conservative

John Grout, Liberal Democrats

Pratikshya Gurung, Labour

Zoe Mann, Green

Diana Whitehouse, Reform UK

Caversham

Andrew Ballsdon, Conservative

Jacopo Lanzoni, Labour (incumbent)

Jeff Lewis, Reform UK

Bill Runacre, Social Democratic Party

Anthony Martin, Liberal Democrats

Sam Wild, Green

Caversham Heights – two seats

Isobel Ballsdon, Conservative (incumbent)

Vania Costa-Kroll, Liberal Democrats

Adil Khan, Green

Danny McNamara, Green

Ilayda Molloy, Reform UK

Jo Musominari, Labour

Jo Ramsay, Liberal Democrats

Saadia Saadat, Conservative

Richard Stainthorp, Labour

James Stothard, Reform UK

Church

Mark Cole, Liberal Democrats

Ruth McEwan, Labour (incumbent)

Adam Phelps, Conservative

Matthew Reynolds, Reform UK

Jamie Whitham, Green

 

Coley

John Angus, Conservative

Ellie Emberson, Labour (incumbent)

Petru Mereacrel, Reform UK

Richard Walkem, Green

Christopher Ward, Liberal Democrats

 

Emmer Green

Hannah Connibear, Green

Nishikant Gupta, Liberal Democrats

Clarence Mitchell, Reform UK (incumbent)

Alex Smith, Conservative

Ollie White, Labour

 

Katesgrove

Matthew Callow, Conservative

Sarah Dobson , Liberal Democrats

Louise Keane, Green (incumbent)

Jean Louis Pascual, Independent

Prabhdeep Singh, Reform UK

Richard Wong, Labour

 

Kentwood

Jibril Al-Nabahani, Liberal Democrats

Glenn Dennis, Labour (incumbent)

Tim Liddle, Green

David Milne-Buckley, Conservative

Stephen Ruston, Reform UK

 

Norcot

Alison Foster, Labour

Stephen Graham, Your Local Liberal Party

Isobel Hoskins, Green

Brandon Masih, Liberal Democrats

Oliver Maunder, Reform UK

Kes Williams, Conservative

 

Park

James Cuggy, Labour

Stephen Ham, Reform UK

Kris Lund, Conservative

Jassien Sabri, Liberal Democrats

Rob White, Green (incumbent)

 

Redlands

Melanie Dent, Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition

Kathryn McCann, Green (incumbent)

Roy Rangarirai, Labour and Co-operative

Darren Seward, Reform UK

Abdoulaye Sow, Conservative

Christopher Wilson, Liberal Democrats

 

Southcote

Grace Blackmore, Conservative

Rosemary Croft, Green

Bev Heslin, Reform UK

Ulrike Magyarosy, Labour

Benjamin Sims, Liberal Democrats

 

Thames

Adele Barnett-Ward, Labour (incumbent)

Christopher Burden, Liberal Democrats

David Clarke, Green

James Halls, Social Democratic Party

Alexander Kelly, Reform UK

Jaykumar Patel, Conservative

 

Tilehurst

Caroline Basden, Labour

Caroline Hearst, Green

Steven Low, Reform UK

Meri O’Connell, Liberal Democrats (incumbent)

Raihana Rahimi, Conservative

 

Whitley

Pieter De Boiserie, Liberal Democrats

Rachel Eden, Labour (incumbent)

Vani Goel, Conservative

Richie Sahni, Reform UK

Kathy Smith, Green

Keep up to date by signing up for our daily newsletter

We don’t spam we only send our newsletter to people who have requested it.

Check your inbox or spam folder to confirm your subscription.

Previous Post

‘The public is repulsed by trail hunting’: Bloodied foxes pile up outside Reading Station as charity calls for tougher hunting laws

FOLLOW US

POPULAR STORIES

  • ‘They were fantastic, we couldn’t get near them’: Neil Warnock reflects on Reading’s record-breaking ‘106’ season

    0 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0
  • ‘We let him go for nothing and he’s now worth millions’: Former Reading FC striker proves his worth as clubs for summer signing

    0 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0
  • Former Reading FC striker takes charge as manager at National League South side

    0 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0
  • Reading Half Marathon 2026: Relive the Action in Our Picture Gallery

    0 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0
  • Changes coming for Waitrose supermarket in Caversham

    0 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0

RDG.Today – which is a Social Enterprise – provides Reading Borough with free, independent news coverage.

If you are able, please support our work

Click Here to Support RDG.Today

ABOUT US

Reading Today is dedicated to providing news online across the whole of the Borough of Reading. It is a Social Enterprise, existing to support the various communities in Reading Borough.

CONTACT US

news@wokinghampaper.co.uk

Reading Today Logo

Keep up to date with our daily newsletter

We don’t spam we only send our newsletter to people that have subscribed

Check your inbox or spam folder to confirm your subscription.

The Wokingham Paper Ltd publications are regulated by IPSO – the Independent Press Standards Organisation.
If you have a complaint about a  The Wokingham Paper Ltd  publication in print or online, you should, in the first instance, contact the publication concerned, email: editor@wokingham.today, or telephone: 0118 327 2662. If it is not resolved to your satisfaction, you should contact IPSO by telephone: 0300 123 2220, or visit its website: www.ipso.co.uk. Members of the public are welcome to contact IPSO at any time if they are not sure how to proceed, or need advice on how to frame a complaint.

Welcome Back!

Login to your account below

Forgotten Password?

Retrieve your password

Please enter your username or email address to reset your password.

Log In
No Result
View All Result
  • HOME
  • MY AREA
    • Central Reading
    • East Reading
    • Bracknell
    • Calcot
    • Caversham
    • Crowthorne
    • Earley
  • CRIME
  • COMMUNITY
  • SPORT
    • Reading FC
    • Football
    • Rugby
    • Basketball
  • ENTERTAINMENT
    • ARTS
    • READING PRIDE
    • WOKINGHAM FESTIVAL
  • READING FESTIVAL
  • OBITUARIES
  • BUSINESS
  • ADVERTISE
  • CONTACT US
  • SUPPORT US
  • SIGN UP FOR OUR NEWSLETTER
  • WHERE TO GET THE PRINT EDITION

© 2021 - The Wokingham Paper Ltd - All Right Reserved.