Areas of West Reading will be represented by six new councillors following the historic full council election last week.
The western areas were seen as a battleground, with the Conservatives and Labour clashing in Kentwood and the Liberal Democrats fighting to beat the Tories in Tilehurst.
Ultimately, Labour gained a seat from the Conservatives in Kentwood, but were unable to get David Stevens re-elected as Labour councillor after he defected to the party earlier this year.
ELECTION 2022: Reading Borough Council election results in full
Further west, in Tilehurst ward, the Liberal Democrats gained a seat from the Conservatives after Helen Manghnani stood down ahead of the election.
See the new councillors representing Kentwood, Battle Norcot and Tilehurst ward below:
Glenn Dennis, Labour councillor for Kentwood
Glenn Dennis has reclaimed his seat in Kentwood for the Labour party after being voted out in 2018.
In the years since, he has worked as a trustee on the Alliance for Cohesion & Racial Equality (ACRE) and as a Tilehurst parish councillor.
Now he’s been elected, he will work to reduce anti-social behaviour in Kentwood, make sure quality new homes are built and continue to work with community organisations like ACRE.
He received the most votes this time round, with 1,322 people voting for him.
Mark Keeping, Labour councillor for Kentwood
Mark Keeping was elected alongside Glenn Dennis in Kentwood.
He is active in posting about politics on Twitter, and has campaigned alongside the Unite trade union to advocate for security guards in a pay dispute with the Royal Berkshire Hospital.
Colette Dennis, Labour councillor for Norcot
Colette, the wife of Glenn Dennis, was elected to represent Norcot.
She has worked as business analyst and project manager in the private and public sectors, and also as a nutritionist.
She is also a proud mother and grandmother.
Wendy Griffith, Labour councillor for Battle ward
Wendy Griffith has lived in Battle ward for six years, and currently works in advertising sales.
She is a keen cyclist and gardener, and also speaks French everyday.
Prior to her election, she said her priorities include incentivising active travel methods such as cycling and walking, and tackling anti-social behaviour.
James Moore, Liberal Democrat councillor for Tilehurst
James Moore, currently works for a children’s toy company, and was previously a chair of Reading CAMRA which supports local pubs and breweries.
As a campaigner, he has experience fighting for speed limits on residential roads.
He previously stood as the Lib Dem candidate for Norcot last year.
Anne Thompson, Liberal Democrat councillor for Tilehurst
Anne Thompson returned to Reading in 2017 after working abroad for many years. Since then she has been campaigning in Tilehurst with the Liberal Democrats.
As a candidate, she pledged to stand up for Tilehurst and improve local services for people.
She previously stood as the Lib Dem candidate for the Abbey ward in 2021.
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