Caversham Heights is an
electoral ward of the
Borough of Reading
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, in the
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county of
Berkshire
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. The ward was created by a boundary reorganisation prior to the
2022 Reading Borough Council election, and has replaced the
Mapledurham ward, with the addition of parts of the
old Thames and
Peppard wards. During the reorganisation process, the ward was known as The Heights, but the name was subsequent changed as a result of public consultation.
The ward lies in
Caversham, once a separate town to the north of the
River Thames
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, and includes the area known as
Caversham Heights
Caversham Heights is a residential area within Caversham in the English Royal County of Berkshire (until 1911, in Oxfordshire). Today Caversham is a northern suburb of the larger town of Reading. The name Caversham Heights traditionally refers ...
, together with other parts of the larger area of Caversham. From the south in clockwise order it is bounded by the River Thames, the borough boundary to the west and north, Highdown Hill Road, St Barnabas Road, Evesham Road, Rotherfield Way, Oakley Road, Kidmore Road, The Mount, and The Warren back to the River Thames. The ward is bordered, in the same order, by
Mapledurham
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and
Kidmore End civil parishes of
Oxfordshire, followed by
Emmer Green
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,
Caversham,
new Thames,
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, and
Kentwood wards. It is entirely within the
Reading East parliamentary constituency.
As with all Reading wards, the ward elects three
councillors
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to
Reading Borough Council
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. Elections since 2004 are generally held by thirds, with elections in three years out of four, although the 2022 elections were for all councillors due to the boundary changes. The ward councillors are currently Isobel Ballsdon and Paul Carnell, both members of the
Conservative party, and Sue Kitchingham, of the
Labour party.
2022 election result
References
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Wards of Reading