Reading Borough Council elections

Reading is a unitary authority in Berkshire, England. Until 1 April 1998 it was a non-metropolitan district.

Political control

Since the first election to the council in 1973 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:[1]

Non-metropolitan district

Party in controlYears
No overall control1973-1983
Conservative1983-1986
No overall control1986-1987
Labour1987-1998

Unitary authority

Party in controlYears
Labour1997-2008
No overall control2008-2012
Labour2012–present

Council elections

Non-metropolitan district elections

  • 1973 Reading Borough Council election
  • 1976 Reading Borough Council election
  • 1979 Reading Borough Council election (Borough boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)[2][3]
  • 1983 Reading Borough Council election (New ward boundaries)[4]
  • 1984 Reading Borough Council election
  • 1986 Reading Borough Council election
  • 1987 Reading Borough Council election
  • 1988 Reading Borough Council election
  • 1990 Reading Borough Council election
  • 1991 Reading Borough Council election
  • 1992 Reading Borough Council election
  • 1994 Reading Borough Council election
  • 1995 Reading Borough Council election
  • 1996 Reading Borough Council election

Unitary authority elections

Borough result maps

References

  1. "Council compositions". The Elections Centre. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
  2. legislation.gov.uk - The Berkshire and Oxfordshire (Areas) Order 1977. Retrieved on 18 November 2015.
  3. The Berkshire and Oxfordshire (Areas) (Amendment) Order 1977
  4. The Borough of Reading (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1979
  5. legislation.gov.uk - The Borough of Reading (Electoral Changes) Order 2002. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.


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