Unitary Authority · England
Reading Borough Council
ONS code E06000038
Reading Borough Council is the local authority for Reading in the county of Berkshire, England. Reading has had a council since at least 1542, which has been reformed on numerous occasions. Since 1998, the council has been a unitary authority, being a district council which also performs the functions of a county council.
Political Control & Leadership
- Political control
- Labourmajority
- Leader
- Alice Mpofu-Coles
- Last election
- 2026
Finance
- Annual revenue budget
- £356m
- Council tax (Band D)
- £2,223
Overview
- Population
- 163,203
- Founded
- 1835
- Website
- www.reading.gov.uk