Result: Reading East
| TOP THREE PARTIES AT A GLANCE | ||
|---|---|---|
| Conservative |  | 35.4% |
| Labour |  | 34.3% |
| Liberal Democrat |  | 24.2% |
| Swing: 6.9% from LAB to CON | ||
| IN DETAIL | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Party | Votes | % | +/- % |
| Rob Wilson | Conservative | 15,557 | 35.4 | +3.4 |
| Tony Page | Labour | 15,082 | 34.3 | -10.5 |
| John Howson | Liberal Democrat | 10,619 | 24.2 | +5.7 |
| Rob White | Green | 1,548 | 3.5 | +1.1 |
| David Lamb | UK Independence Party | 849 | 1.9 | +0.7 |
| Jan Lloyd | Independent | 135 | 0.3 | +0.3 |
| Rex Hora | Independent | 122 | 0.3 | +0.3 |
| Majority | 475 | 1.1 | ||
| Turnout | 43,912 | 60.3 | +1.9 | |
KEY SEAT
| POLITICAL MAKE UP OF SOUTH EAST | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 | |||
| 2001 RESULT FOR READING EAST | ||
|---|---|---|
| Labour |  | 44.8% |
| Conservative |  | 32.0% |
| Liberal Democrat |  | 18.5% |
| Others |  | 4.7% |
