The Green Party has won the popular vote across the Reading Central parliamentary constituency area following this year’s local elections.
Across wards wholly or mainly within Reading Central each party received the following number of votes:
Green – 12,006
Labour – 9,793
Conservative – 5,429
Reform – 4,622
LibDem – 1,955
The Green Party still wins if you count both the Caversham Heights election and by-election rather than averaging the results as has been done above.
The figures are based on results from Abbey, Battle, Caversham, Caversham Heights, Coley, Emmer Green, Katesgrove, Park, Redlands, Southcote and Thames wards. Most of these wards are fully within Reading Central. The borders of a few of them on the edge don’t line up exactly but are very close.
This result is in line with pollsters such as the Electoral Calculus polling website who are predicting a Green Party win for Reading Central.
Cllr Dave McElroy (Green Party, Redlands Ward), 2024 MP candidate and Parliamentary spokesperson for the main opposition party on Reading Council, said: “These results show that more people backed the Green Party than any other party across the Reading Central constituency area. It is a huge achievement and shows that people agree with our vision for a fairer, greener and cleaner town.
“It was already an amazing election for the Green Party in Reading, with our best ever results and the Green group increasing to 11 councillors, reinforcing our position as the second-largest party on Reading Council.
“Winning the popular vote in Reading Central shows that local people are responding to our positive campaigning and year-round hard work in our communities.
“Residents want action on the issues that matter most to them: bringing down bills, making housing more affordable, and tackling congestion and pollution.
“We will continue working hard to hold the Labour-run council to account and to offer a hopeful, practical alternative for Reading. Let’s make hope normal again.”
