| Election Name: | 2001 Reading Borough Council election |
| Type: | parliamentary |
| Previous Election: | 2000 Reading Borough Council election |
| Previous Year: | 2000 |
| Next Election: | 2002 Reading Borough Council election |
| Next Year: | 2002 |
| Seats For Election: | 15 seats of 45 on council |
| Majority Seats: | 23 |
| Image1: | Lab |
| Leader1: | David Sutton |
| Party1: | Labour Party (UK) |
| Seats Before1: | 36 |
| Seats After1: | 36 |
| Popular Vote1: | 28,187 |
| Percentage1: | 46.8 |
| Leader2: | Ian Fenwick |
| Party2: | Liberal Democrats (UK) |
| Seats Before2: | 6 |
| Seats After2: | 6 |
| Popular Vote2: | 14,781 |
| Percentage2: | 24.5 |
| Image3: | Con |
| Leader3: | Fred Pugh |
| Party3: | Conservative Party (UK) |
| Seats Before3: | 3 |
| Seats After3: | 3 |
| Popular Vote3: | 16,209 |
| Percentage3: | 26.9 |
The 2001 Reading Borough Council election was held on 7 June 2001, at the same time as other local elections across England and Northern Ireland, and on the same day as the general election. One third of the 45 seats on Reading Borough Council were up for election. No seats changed party at the election, and the council therefore continued to have a Labour majority, with David Sutton continuing as leader of the party and the council. The Liberal Democrat leader, Ian Fenwick, led his party into the election, but did not stand for re-election. He was replaced as party leader after the election by Bob Green.
The results in each ward were as follows:[1]