The 1994 Reading Borough Council election was held on 5 May 1994, at the same time as other

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across England and Scotland. Sixteen of the 45 seats on

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were up for election, being the usual third of the council (15 seats) plus a by-election in Battle ward, where Labour councillor David Booth had resigned. Prior to the election there had been one independent "Thames Conservative" councillor, Hamza Fuad, who had been elected as a Conservative, but split from the party in 1990. He did not stand for re-election in 1994. Labour retained its majority on the council.

Results

Ward results

The results in each ward were as follows (candidates with an asterisk* were the previous incumbent standing for re-election):

By-elections 19941995

The Kentwood ward by-election in 1994 was triggered by the death of Liberal Democrat councillor George Ford, just 22 days after he had been appointed

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Reading Borough Council election, 1994