2016 Reading Borough Council election

2016 Reading Borough Council election
5 May 2016 (2016-05-05)
16 out of 46 seats to Reading Borough Council
24 seats needed for a majority
Winner of each seat at the 2016 Reading Borough Council election

The 2016 Reading Borough Council election took place on 5 May 2016 to elect members of Reading Borough Council in England. The election for Police and Crime Commissioner was held on the same day. The Labour Party increased their borough-wide vote by over 7% and held on to marginal seats in Church, Kentwood and Caversham, the latter receiving the highest number of votes recorded for any candidate at this election .

After the election, the composition of the council was:

Party Seats   +/-  
Labour 31 0
Conservative 10 0
Green Party 3 0
Liberal Democrats 2 0
Labour hold
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