The 2019 Reading Borough Council election took place on 2 May 2019 to elect members in 15 wards of

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. There was also a casual vacancy in Thames ward. The Labour Party held control of the council. The Liberal Democrats and the

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succeeded in making significant increases in their vote across the borough, the Liberal Democrats gaining

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from the

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and the

gaining Redlands Ward from The Labour Party. The only gain for either of the two major parties was in Caversham where

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gained a seat from the

. The election was held on the same day as other

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Election result

Composition

After the election the composition of the council was:

Ward results

Abbey

Battle

Caversham

Church

Katesgrove

Kentwood

Minster

Norcot

Park

Peppard

Redlands

Southcote

Thames

Tilehurst

Whitley

References

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