Reading Borough Council

Reading Borough Council
Third of council elected three years out of four
Arms of Reading Borough Council
Coat of arms
Reading Borough Council logo
Council logo
Type
Type
History
Founded 1 April 1974
Preceded by

The Council of the Royal County of Berkshire

Berkshire County Council
Leadership
Mayor
Cllr Debs Edwards[1], Labour
Leader of the Council
Cllr Jo Lovelock[1], Labour
Since 25 May 2011
Structure
Seats 46 councillors
Reading Borough Council composition
Political groups
Administration
     Labour Party (30)
Other parties
     Conservative Party (12)
     Green Party (3)
     Liberal Democrats (1)
Length of term
 4 years
Elections
Plurality-at-large
Last election
 2015 (one third of councillors)
2016 (one third of councillors)
2018 (one third of councillors)
Next election
 2019 (one third of councillors)
2020 (one third of councillors)
2022 (one third of councillors)
Motto
A Deo et Regina
Meeting place
Reading Civic Centre
Website
www.reading.gov.uk

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 ceremonial county, with no administrative responsibilities.

Reading Borough Council has adopted the committee system of governance and the current leader of the council is Councillor Jo Lovelock of the Labour Party. The largely ceremonial post of mayor is held by Cllr Debs Edwards.[1]

The area covered by the Borough of Reading is one definition of the town of Reading. However, in common usage, the town often encompasses suburbs that lie beyond the borough boundary, in the adjoining local authority areas of Wokingham, West Berkshire and South Oxfordshire. These suburbs are outside the control of Reading Borough Council.

Wards

Reading's councillors are elected by 16 wards:[1]

Of these wards, 15 are represented by three councillors each, with one councillor elected in each of three years out of four. The exception is Mapledurham ward, which has a single councillor elected in one year out of four.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Councillors Poster 2018-19" (PDF). Reading Borough Council. Retrieved 2018-06-25.
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