Katesgrove
| Katesgrove | |
 Southampton Street and St Giles' Church |
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  Katesgrove Katesgrove shown within Berkshire | |
| OS grid reference | SU715726 |
|---|---|
| Unitary authority | Reading |
| Ceremonial county | Berkshire |
| Region | South East |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Reading |
| Postcode district | RG1 |
| Dialling code | 0118 |
| Police | Thames Valley |
| Fire | Royal Berkshire |
| Ambulance | South Central |
| EU Parliament | South East England |
| UK Parliament | Reading East |
Katesgrove is a suburb of Reading, Berkshire.
Government
Katesgrove elects three councillors to the unitary Reading Borough Council, with each elected in separate years for a four-year term.[1] Traditionally an area of strength for the Labour Party, the 2000s witnessed a surge in votes for the Liberal Democrats, resulting in 2007 with the election of Gareth Epps - future candidate for the Reading East parliamentary constituency of which Katesgrove forms a part - and culminating in 2010 with all Katesgrove councillors being Liberal Democrats.[2][3] However, the 2011 council election saw Labour candidate Matt Rodda elected.[4] As well as Rodda, the other two councillors are Rebecca Rye, elected in 2010, and Warren Swaine, elected in 2008 but who will not be running for re-election in the 2012 election in May.[1][5] Notably, one of Katesgrove's earlier councillors was Labour's David Sutton: leader of the council for thirteen years before his defeat by Swaine.[6]
Reading East's Member of Parliament (MP) is currently Conservative Alok Sharma.
Notable people
- Fred Potts VC, holder of the Victoria Cross[citation needed]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Reading Councillors". Reading Borough Council. Retrieved 22 December 2011.
- ↑ "Reading Election Snaps (2007)". Reading Post. 4 May 2007. Retrieved 22 December 2011.
- ↑ "Katesgrove 2010: Final Result". Reading Borough Council. Retrieved 22 December 2011.
- ↑ "Katesgrove 2011: Final Result". Reading Borough Council. Retrieved 22 December 2011.
- ↑ Fort, Linda (16 December 2011). "Three Lib Dems to Stand Down". Reading Post. Retrieved 22 December 2011.
- ↑ "Leader Out After 20 Years – By a Whisker". Reading Post. 6 May 2008. Retrieved 22 December 2011.
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