2007 Reading Borough Council election

2007 Reading Borough Council election
3 May 2007 (2007-05-03)
16 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 32 8 6
Seats after 25 14 7
Seat change 7 6 1
Popular vote 11,634 13,910 7,258
Percentage 32.1% 38.4% 20.0%
Swing 1.3% 3.4% 1.4%
Results of the 2007 Reading Borough Council election

The 2007 Reading Borough Council election was held on 3 May 2007, at the same time as other local elections across England and Scotland. Sixteen of the 46 seats on Reading Borough Council were up for election, being the usual third of the council plus a by-election in Church ward where Labour councillor Azam Janjua had resigned. Labour lost seven seats on the council, with the Conservatives gaining six seats and the Liberal Democrats one seat. Despite these losses, Labour retained a majority on the council.

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