Reading Borough Council is the

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for the

Borough of Reading Reading ( ) is a town and borough in Berkshire, southeast England. Located in the Thames Valley at the confluence of the rivers Thames and Kennet, the Great Western Main Line railway and the M4 motorway serve the town. Reading is east of ...

in the

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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 Ber ...

. It is a

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, having the powers of a

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and district council combined. Berkshire is purely a

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, with no administrative responsibilities.

Governance

Reading Borough Council has adopted the committee system of governance, and the current leader of the council is Jason Brock of the Labour Party. The largely ceremonial post of mayor is held by Rachel Eden.

Wards

Reading's councillors are elected by 16 wards: *

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* Caversham *

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* Coley *

Emmer Green Emmer Green is the northernmost suburb of Reading in the English county of Berkshire within the unitary authority, centred north of the town. Having most of its own commerce, sport and other amenities, Emmer Green has an arbitrary divide with ...

* Katesgrove * Kentwood * Norcot *

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* Redlands * Southcote *

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* Whitley Each ward is represented by 3 councillors, following a boundary review completed in time for the 2022 local elections. Prior to 2022, the previous boundaries were adopted in 2004, making the 2022 elections the first in eighteen years to elect the entire council.

References

External links

Reading Borough Council official web site

Reading Borough Council list of Councillors

Local Election Results - 5 May 2022
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Governance

Wards

See also

References

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