
The 2018 Reading Borough Council election took place on 3 May 2018 to elect members of
Reading Borough Council
Reading Borough Council is the local authority for the Borough of Reading in the English county of Berkshire. It is a unitary authority, having the powers of a non-metropolitan county and district council combined. Berkshire is purely a cerem ...
. There were three casual vacancies in Kentwood, Katesgrove and Church wards due to the early retirement of Councillors. The
Labour Party held on to control of
Reading Borough Council
Reading Borough Council is the local authority for the Borough of Reading in the English county of Berkshire. It is a unitary authority, having the powers of a non-metropolitan county and district council combined. Berkshire is purely a cerem ...
seeing their vote increase in seats across the
Reading East constituency but suffering setbacks in the marginal seat of
Kentwood where The
Conservative Party
The Conservative Party is a name used by many political parties around the world. These political parties are generally right-wing though their exact ideologies can range from center-right to far-right.
Political parties called The Conservative P ...
gained a seat. The Conservatives also succeeded in gaining
Tilehurst
Tilehurst is a suburb of the town of Reading in the English county of Berkshire. It lies to the west of the centre of Reading, and extends from the River Thames in the north to the A4 road in the south. The suburb is partly within the boundar ...
ward from the
Liberal Democrats, reducing the Liberal Democrats to one remaining Councillor.
The election was held on the same day as other
local elections
In many parts of the world, local elections take place to select office-holders in local government, such as mayors and councillors. Elections to positions within a city or town are often known as "municipal elections". Their form and conduct vary ...
.
Election result
Ward results
Abbey
Battle
Caversham
Church
Katesgrove
Kentwood
Minster
Norcot
Park
Peppard
Redlands
Southcote
Thames
Tilehurst
Whitley
References
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2018 English local elections
2018
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2010s in Berkshire