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Candidates in Reading Central — Local Elections 2026

These are the people standing in the upcoming local elections on 7 May 2026. Click a candidate to learn more about them.

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Abbey

6 candidates
Henry David Wright

Henry David Wright

Liberal Democrats
JD

Jacqueline Dominguez

Green Party
JW

James William Morgan

Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition
Karen Jean Rowland

Karen Jean Rowland

Labour
PN

Paul Newton

Reform UK
RD

Robert Dalton

Conservative

Battle

5 candidates
Ben Blackmore

Ben Blackmore

Conservative
DA

Diana Alphonsine Stephanie Whitehouse

Reform UK
John Berkeley Grout

John Berkeley Grout

Liberal Democrats
PG

Pratikshya Gurung

Labour
ZE

Zoe Elena Mann

Green Party

Caversham

6 candidates
Bill Runacre

Bill Runacre

Social Democratic Party

Active on State

AJ

Andrew James Ballsdon

Conservative
AM

Anthony Martin Spencer

Liberal Democrats
Jacopo Lanzoni

Jacopo Lanzoni

Labour
JL

Jeff Lewis

Reform UK
SW

Sam Wild

Green Party

Caversham Heights

10 candidates
AK

Adil Khan

Green Party
Danny McNamara

Danny McNamara

Green Party
IM

Ilayda Molloy

Reform UK
Isobel Ballsdon

Isobel Ballsdon

Conservative
JR

James Robert Stothard

Reform UK
Jo Musominari

Jo Musominari

Labour
Jo Ramsay

Jo Ramsay

Liberal Democrats
RM

Richard Martin Stainthorp

Labour
SS

Saadia Saadat

Conservative
VC

Vania Costa-Krol

Liberal Democrats

Coley

5 candidates
Ellie Emberson

Ellie Emberson

Labour

Active on State

Christopher Ward

Christopher Ward

Liberal Democrats
JD

John David Angus

Conservative
PM

Petru Mereacre

Reform UK
RW

Richard Walkem

Green Party

Emmer Green

5 candidates
AS

Alex Smith

Conservative
Clarence Mitchell

Clarence Mitchell

Reform UK
HC

Hannah Conibear

Green Party
NG

Nishikant Gupta

Liberal Democrats
Ollie White

Ollie White

Labour

Katesgrove

6 candidates
Richard Wong

Richard Wong

Labour

Active on State

Jean Louis Pascual

Jean Louis Pascual

Independent
Louise Kaye Keane

Louise Kaye Keane

Green Party
MC

Matthew Callow

Conservative
Prabhdeep Singh

Prabhdeep Singh

Reform UK
SL

Sarah Lucy Dobson

Liberal Democrats

Norcot

6 candidates
Alison Foster

Alison Foster

Labour
Brandon Masih

Brandon Masih

Liberal Democrats
IC

Isobel Claire Hoskins

Green Party
KW

Kes Williams

Conservative
OR

Oliver Ross Maunder

Reform UK
Stephen Anthony Graham

Stephen Anthony Graham

The Liberal Party

Park

5 candidates
JA

James Anthony Cuggy

Labour
JA

Jassien Adel Sabri

Liberal Democrats
KL

Kris Lund

Conservative
Rob White

Rob White

Green Party
SR

Stephen Richard Ham

Reform UK

Southcote

5 candidates
Benjamin Francis Sims

Benjamin Francis Sims

Liberal Democrats
BH

Bev Heslin

Reform UK
GH

Grace Holly Blackmore

Conservative
RA

Rosemary Anne Croft

Green Party
UM

Ulrike Magyarosy

Labour

Thames

6 candidates
Adele Barnett-Ward

Adele Barnett-Ward

Labour
AA

Alexander Albert Kelly

Reform UK
Christopher Simon Burden

Christopher Simon Burden

Liberal Democrats
DG

David Graham Clarke

Green Party
JH

James Halls

Social Democratic Party
JS

Jaykumar Sanatbhai Patel

Conservative