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The 2023 Reading Borough Council election was held on 4 May 2023 to elect members of Reading Borough Council in Berkshire, England.[1] It coincided with local elections across England. There were 17 of the 48 seats on the council up for election, being the usual third of the council plus a by-election in Park ward following the resignation of Green councillor Brenda McGonigle.[2]
Labour retained its majority on the council. Only one seat changed party at this election, being a Labour gain from the Conservatives in Caversham Heights ward. All other seats were unchanged, with the Greens regaining their vacant seat in Park ward.[3][4]
A by-election was held on 3 August 2023 following the death of a Norcot councillor.[5] Labour retained the seat with a marginally increased share of the vote.[6]
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- ^ Nóvoa, Carlos; Boyd, Alex; Ault, Richard (6 April 2023). "Interactive map shows where in Berkshire local elections are being held in 2023". GetReading. Retrieved 9 April 2023.
- ^ Aldridge, James (30 March 2023). "Reading councillors retiring ahead of local elections 2023". Reading Chronicle. Retrieved 9 April 2023.
- ^ "Reading election result". BBC News Online. 5 May 2023. Archived from the original on 5 May 2023. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
- ^ Aldridge, James (5 May 2023). "Reading Borough Council elections 2023 results in full". Reading Chronicle. Retrieved 24 May 2023.
- ^ "Norcot ward by-election – August 2023". Reading Borough Council. 14 August 2023. Archived from the original on 1 February 2024. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
- ^ "Labour win by-election in Reading's Norcot ward". Reading Today. 7 August 2023. Archived from the original on 1 February 2024. Retrieved 1 February 2024.