2023 result
2022 result
Polling stations
- Katesgrove Primary School, Dorothy Street, Reading
- Christchurch Centre, C/O New Christ Church Primary School, Milman Road
- The Palmer Academy, 70 Northumberland Avenue, Reading
- Coley Primary School, Wolseley Street, Reading
The candidates
Ian Binge, Conservative
Ian says: “I am an experienced business manager with more than 40 years of experience managing IT projects, comprising consultancy services, applications developments, applications maintenance and support, and infrastructure support. I am retired now and am maintaining my hobby of teaching and practicing Shotokan Karate in Emmer Green. I have been living in Reading for the last 16 years. Reading Borough Council’s services as listed on their website landing page highlight the following:
- Vehicles roads and transport,
- Leisure, planning and building control,
- Waste and recycling,
- Housing benefits and assistance and adult care.
As a resident of Katesgrove Ward:
Do you face any issues with any of these services?
Have they improved since the last time you voted for your councillor?
Would you support the formation of a community-led task force to identify the most pressing issues facing Katesgrove Ward and develop action plans to address them?
Would you vote for someone new to work with in your community to develop these action plans and drive the activities required to bring about the changes you require?
Please get in touch if you would like to be part of a group making a difference by driving the actions needed to bring about the changes you require.”
Lily Challice, Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition
Awaiting information from candidate.
Marg Cobb, Labour and Co-Operative
Marg moved to Reading in 2014, well before our current hard times, and loves our town.
Marg is committed to the ideals of social democracy, fairness and equity and this is reflected in her local activities and is her foundation for making decisions.
She has extensive experience working with, and in, public not for profit organisations, registered charities and government. Everywhere she’s lived she’s been involved in her local community, giving her a deep understanding of how communities work, how to access them and how to provide services to meet their needs.
Our Katesgrove community deserves to be engaged with RBC decisions, how they affect them and how to effectively engage with them be it about rubbish collection, parking, planning or something else.
Reading should continue to be a diverse, prosperous, green, equitable and growing place for everyone that is a model of a great council. Marg will work for everyone in Katesgrove, alone, and with her colleagues, to make Katesgrove and Reading even better.
Doug Cresswell, Green
Councillor Doug Cresswell was elected in 2022. He has lived in Reading for 25 years.
He works as a teacher. In his spare time, Doug is in a local band and enjoys rock climbing with his family.
Doug says, “It is an honour to represent Katesgrove Ward. I have been working to tidy up the ward and campaigning for greener, warmer homes to cut fuel bills and carbon emissions. This would make the town more affordable. I will keep working hard and standing up for Katesgrove Ward.”
Green councillors and candidates are working for a fairer, greener, more affordable town.
Greens did so well at the council elections last year that we overtook the Conservatives becoming the second largest party on Reading’s Labour-run council (32 Labour councillors, 7 Green, 6 Conservative and 3 Lib Dem). Labour have a very large majority of councillors but it is very close between Greens and Conservatives for second place.
Vote Green at the council elections on Thursday 4 May for hard work year-round but also to keep the Green Party ahead of the Conservatives as the main opposition party on Reading Council.
Get involved with the campaign. We will only win with your help.
Margaret McNeill, Lib Dem
Margaret McNeill moved to Reading 14 years ago and loves the vibrancy and diversity of the town. Her biggest concern about living in Reading is the growing number of people who are struggling with the cost of living. Margaret’s priority on the Council would be to make sure that the poorest and most vulnerable people get the support they need. She will also fight for cleaner air and better road infrastructure for cyclists, and would work to make the Council more accessible to everyone.
Jean-Louis Pascual, Undeclared
Awaiting information from candidate.
