| Election Name: | 2023 Reading Borough Council election |
| Country: | Berkshire |
| Type: | parliamentary |
| Previous Election: | 2022 Reading Borough Council election |
| Previous Year: | 2022 |
| Next Election: | 2024 Reading Borough Council election |
| Next Year: | 2024 |
| Seats For Election: | 17 out of 48 seats to Reading Borough Council |
| Majority Seats: | 25 |
| Leader1: | Jason Brock |
| Party1: | Labour Party (UK) |
| Last Election1: | 32 seats, 47.3% |
| Seats Before1: | 31 |
| Seats1: | 11 |
| Seats After1: | 32 |
| Seat Change1: | 1 |
| Leader2: | Rob White |
| Party2: | Green Party of England and Wales |
| Last Election2: | 7 seats, 16.8% |
| Seats Before2: | 7 |
| Seats2: | 3 |
| Seats After2: | 7 |
| Leader3: | Clarence Mitchell |
| Party3: | Conservative Party (UK) |
| Last Election3: | 6 seats, 26.3% |
| Seats Before3: | 6 |
| Seats3: | 2 |
| Seats After3: | 5 |
| Seat Change3: | 1 |
| Leader4: | Meri O'Connell |
| Party4: | Liberal Democrats (UK) |
| Last Election4: | 3 seats, 9.2% |
| Seats Before4: | 3 |
| Seats4: | 1 |
| Seats After4: | 3 |
| Party5: | Independent politician |
| Last Election5: | 0 seats, 0.2% |
| Seats Before5: | 1 |
| Seats5: | 0 |
| Seats After5: | 1 |
| Leader | |
| Posttitle: | Leader after election |
| Before Election: | Jason Brock |
| Before Party: | Labour Party (UK) |
| After Election: | Jason Brock |
| After Party: | Labour Party (UK) |
The 2023 Reading Borough Council election was held on 4 May 2023 to elect members of Reading Borough Council in Berkshire, England.[1] 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.[2]
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.[3] [4]
A by-election was held on 3 August 2023 following the death of a Norcot councillor.[5] Labour retained the seat with a marginally increased share of the vote.[6]
The Statement of Persons Nominated was published on 5 April 2023.[7] Votes were counted overnight and the results posted on the Council's website on 5 May.[8] [9]
The by-election in Park ward was triggered by the resignation of Green councillor Brenda McGonigle in March 2023.[2]
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.[10] The by-election was won by Labour, with the Liberal Democrats leapfrogging the Conservatives and the Greens into second place. [11]