Church is an
electoral ward of the
Borough of Reading, in the
English county of
Berkshire
Berkshire ( ; in the 17th century sometimes spelt phonetically as Barkeshire; abbreviated Berks.) is a historic county in South East England. One of the home counties, Berkshire was recognised by Queen Elizabeth II as the Royal County of Be ...
. It is covers an area south and south-east of the town centre, and is bordered by
Katesgrove
Katesgrove is an inner-town district immediately to the south of the centre of the town of Reading, in the English county of Berkshire. It is bounded on the north by the Inner Distribution Road, on the east by Sidmouth Street, Kendrick Road and N ...
,
Park,
Redlands and
Whitley wards.
As with all wards, apart from smaller Mapledurham, it elects three councillors to
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 ...
. Elections since 2004 are held by thirds, with elections in three years out of four.
In the 2011, 2012 and 2014 a
Labour Party candidate won each election.
These
Councillor
A councillor is an elected representative for a local government council in some countries.
Canada
Due to the control that the provinces have over their municipal governments, terms that councillors serve vary from province to province. Unl ...
s are currently, in order of election: Paul Woodward, Eileen McElligott and Ashley Pearce.
References
{{Reading, Berkshire
Wards of Reading