2006 Reading Borough Council election

2006 Reading Borough Council election
4 May 2006 (2006-05-04)
17 seats of 46 on council
24 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Lab
Con
LD
Leader David Sutton Fred Pugh Bob Green
Party Labour Conservative Liberal Democrats
Seats before 35 6 5
Seats after 32 8 6
Seat change 3 pp 2 pp 1 pp
Popular vote 11,571 12,131 7,440
Percentage 33.4% 35.0% 21.5%
Swing 4.9 pp 3.0 pp 3.9 pp
Results of the 2006 Reading Borough Council election

The 2006 Reading Borough Council election was held on 4 May 2006, at the same time as other local elections across England. Seventeen of the 46 seats on Reading Borough Council were up for election, being the usual third of the council plus two by-elections. The by-election in Southcote ward was caused by the resignation of Labour councillor Christopher Swaine, and the by-election in Thames was caused by the resignation of Conservative councillor Rob Wilson, who had been elected as the member of parliament for Reading East the previous year. Labour lost three seats at the election: two to the Conservatives and one to the Liberal Democrats. The Conservatives took the largest number of votes across the borough for the first time since 1992. Despite these losses, Labour remained in control of the council, with David Sutton continuing as leader of the party and the council.

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