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

  • Reading Borough Council election, 1973
  • Reading Borough Council election, 1976
  • Reading Borough Council election, 1979 (Borough boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)[2][3]
  • Reading Borough Council election, 1983 (New ward boundaries)[4]
  • Reading Borough Council election, 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

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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