2023 Reading Borough Council election

The 2023 Reading Borough Council election was held on 4 May 2023 to elect members of Reading Borough Council in Berkshire, England. 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.

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.

A by-election was held on 3 August 2023 following the death of a Norcot councillor. Labour retained the seat with a marginally increased share of the vote.

Ward results
The Statement of Persons Nominated was published on 5 April 2023. Votes were counted overnight and the results posted on the Council's website on 5 May.

Park
The by-election in Park ward was triggered by the resignation of Green councillor Brenda McGonigle in March 2023.

By-Elections
Due to the death of Norcot councillor Colette Dennis in summer 2023, a by-election was held for her seat on Reading Borough Council on the 3rd of August. The by-election was won by Labour, with the Liberal Democrats leapfrogging the Conservatives and the Greens into second place.