Reading Borough Council

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2021 Labour hold, from 2019

Counting complete. After 17 of 17 seats declared.

Change compared with 2019

Labour
Councillors elected in 2021 total 10
Councillors elected in 2021 change -1
Councillors overall total 29
Conservative
Councillors elected in 2021 total 4
Councillors elected in 2021 change 0
Councillors overall total 10
Green
Councillors elected in 2021 total 2
Councillors elected in 2021 change +1
Councillors overall total 5
Liberal Democrat
Councillors elected in 2021 total 1
Councillors elected in 2021 change 0
Councillors overall total 2

Posted at 17:54 8 May
Labour holds on to its majority in Reading
Just one seat changes hands, with the Green Party winning by 10 votes.
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Posted at 12:38 23 Apr
How do Berkshire councils spend your money?
Ahead of local elections on 6 May, we break down how Berkshire's local authorities spend your money.
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Posted at 18:40 11 Feb
MP asks for more time for council's prison bid
MP Matt Rodda writes to the government asking for more time for the preparation of a community bid.
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Posted at 18:27 8 Feb
Children's services exit five-year intervention
The government stepped in when Reading's children's services were rated inadequate in 2016.
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Posted at 11:48 20 Jan
Council agrees £44m for new homes investment
More than 100 affordable and specialist homes to be built at four vacant sites in Reading.
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Posted at 13:06 26 Dec 2020
Reading Prison arts centre plan revived
Oscar Wilde wrote the Ballad of Reading Gaol while serving two years at the Grade II listed prison.
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Posted at 9:45 29 Nov 2020
Coronavirus: Case rates in Berkshire
Here are the latest rates of cases of Covid-19 in Berkshire.
The figures are the number of infections per 100,000 people in the seven days up to and including 23 November (previous week's figures in brackets).
The breakdown of the figures by local authority area is:
Slough - 321 (down from 357.1)
Windsor and Maidenhead - 124.2 (down from 184.9)
Reading - 121.1 (down from 167.5)
Wokingham - 108.1 (down from 125.1)
Bracknell Forest - 67.7 (down from 125.7)
West Berkshire - 70.7 (down from 115.5)
The figure for England is 186.6 (down from 259.5).
The BBC also provides this tool with a breakdown of the latest national coronavirus figures.
The coronavirus, which causes the respiratory disease known as Covid-19, was first confirmed in the UK at the end of January.
Data released on 28 November.
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Posted at 17:37 27 Nov 2020
Reading Golf Club withdraws plans for 260 homes
More than 2,000 objections were raised about the impact of the development on the area.
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Posted at 18:22 20 Oct 2020
Application to protect legendary club 'missed'
The application arrived after Reading council closed its offices due to the pandemic.
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Posted at 10:37 20 Oct 2020
Railway station set for £3.3m revamp
A planning application has been submitted to give a "major facelift" to the station in Reading.
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Posted at 13:37 14 Oct 2020
Covid delays town's new railway station
The station near Reading FC's Madejski Stadium will not be ready until 2021, the council says.
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Posted at 12:30 6 Oct 2020
Families 'upset' over plans to grass over graves
Members of Reading's Muslim community were unaware of the plan for the new area of the cemetery.
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Posted at 17:46 1 Oct 2020
Group angry over 'listed' building demolition plan
Campaigners say the 19th Century building should not be knocked down and replaced with flats.
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Posted at 8:46 27 Sep 2020
Coronavirus: Confirmed cases in Berkshire
The latest number of cases of Covid-19 has been confirmed as 4,342 in Berkshire.
The figure is up by 30 cases since Friday.
The breakdown of figures by local authority area is:
Slough - 926
West Berkshire - 589
Wokingham - 722
Windsor and Maidenhead - 654
Reading - 951
Bracknell Forest - 500
The BBC also provides this tool with a breakdown of the latest national coronavirus figures.
The coronavirus, which causes the respiratory disease known as Covid-19, was first confirmed in the UK at the end of January.
Data as of Saturday 26 September.
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Posted at 9:23 26 Sep 2020
Coronavirus: Confirmed cases in Berkshire
The latest number of cases of Covid-19 has been confirmed as 4,312 in Berkshire.
The figure is up by 53 cases since Thursday.
The breakdown of figures by local authority area is:
Slough - 913
West Berkshire - 586
Wokingham - 714
Windsor and Maidenhead - 652
Reading - 948
Bracknell Forest - 499
The BBC also provides this tool with a breakdown of the latest national coronavirus figures.
The coronavirus, which causes the respiratory disease known as Covid-19, was first confirmed in the UK at the end of January.
Data as of Friday 25 September.
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Posted at 9:55 25 Sep 2020
Renewed opposition to Reading third bridge
Reading, Wokingham and Bracknell councils all support the scheme in a bid to ease congestion.
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Posted at 11:23 19 Aug 2020
Leisure operator gets bailout to keep centre open
Reading council says it's "determined" the town's Rivermead centre won't close amid the pandemic.
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Posted at 7:41 11 Aug 2020
Coronavirus: Cases confirmed in Berkshire
The latest number of cases of Covid-19 has been confirmed as 3,448 in Berkshire, an increase of 10 since Sunday.
The breakdown of figures by local authority area is:
Slough - 702
West Berkshire - 500
Wokingham - 612
Windsor and Maidenhead - 431
Reading - 812
Bracknell Forest - 391
The BBC also provides this tool with a breakdown of the latest national coronavirus figures.
The coronavirus, which causes the respiratory disease known as Covid-19, was first confirmed in the UK at the end of January.
Data as of Monday 10 August.
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Posted at 7:24 10 Aug 2020
Coronavirus: Cases confirmed in Berkshire
The latest number of cases of Covid-19 has been confirmed as 3,438 in Berkshire, an increase of nine since Saturday.
The breakdown of figures by local authority area is:
Slough - 697
West Berkshire - 500
Wokingham - 611
Windsor and Maidenhead - 431
Reading - 808
Bracknell Forest - 391
The BBC also provides this tool with a breakdown of the latest national coronavirus figures.
The coronavirus, which causes the respiratory disease known as Covid-19, was first confirmed in the UK at the end of January.
Data as of Sunday 9 August
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Posted at 8:07 6 Aug 2020
Coronavirus: Cases confirmed in Berkshire
The latest number of cases of Covid-19 has been confirmed as 3,405 in Berkshire, an increase of one case since Tuesday.
The breakdown of figures by local authority area is:
Slough - 679
West Berkshire - 498
Wokingham - 608
Windsor and Maidenhead - 424
Reading - 805
Bracknell Forest - 391
The BBC also provides this tool with a breakdown of the latest national coronavirus figures.
The coronavirus, which causes the respiratory disease known as Covid-19, was first confirmed in the UK at the end of January.
Data as of Wednesday 5 August.
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