Reading Borough Council | |
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 Coat of arms | |
 Council logo | |
| Type | |
| Type | |
| Leadership | |
Jackie Yates since October 2022[2] | |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 48 councillors |
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Political groups |
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Length of term | 4 years |
| Elections | |
| Plurality-at-large | |
Last election | 2 May 2024 |
Next election | 7 May 2026 |
| Motto | |
| A Deo et Regina | |
| Meeting place | |
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| Civic Offices, Bridge Street, Reading, RG1 2LU | |
| Website | |
| www | |
Reading Borough Council is the local authority for Reading in the county of Berkshire, England. Reading has had a council since at least 1542, which has been reformed on numerous occasions. Since 1998, the council has been a unitary authority, being a district council which also performs the functions of a county council.
The council has been under Labour majority control since 2012. It is based at the Civic Offices on Bridge Street in the town centre.
- ^ Aldridge, James (23 May 2024). "History made as first black Mayor of Reading sworn in". Reading Chronicle. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
- ^ Aldridge, James. "Reading council's new chief executive lands £170k role". Reading Chronicle. Retrieved 28 June 2023.