Result: Reading West
| TOP THREE PARTIES AT A GLANCE | ||
|---|---|---|
| Labour |  | 45.0% |
| Conservative |  | 33.9% |
| Liberal Democrat |  | 15.8% |
| Swing: 5.0% from LAB to CON | ||
| IN DETAIL | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Party | Votes | % | +/- % |
| Martin Salter | Labour | 18,940 | 45.0 | -8.1 |
| Ewan Cameron | Conservative | 14,258 | 33.9 | +1.9 |
| Denise Gaines | Liberal Democrat | 6,663 | 15.8 | +3.0 |
| Peter Williams | UK Independence Party | 1,180 | 2.8 | +0.8 |
| Adrian Windisch | Green | 921 | 2.2 | +2.2 |
| Dave Boyle | Veritas | 141 | 0.3 | +0.3 |
| Majority | 4,682 | 11.1 | ||
| Turnout | 42,103 | 61.0 | +1.9 | |
| POLITICAL MAKE UP OF SOUTH EAST | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| 2001 RESULT FOR READING WEST | ||
|---|---|---|
| Labour |  | 53.1% |
| Conservative |  | 32.0% |
| Liberal Democrat |  | 12.8% |
| Others |  | 2.1% |
