The map of Earley could be redrawn in the near future, with discussions about its exact nature taking place.
Although it is one of the biggest suburbs of Reading, Earley is a town in its own right with its own council.
Earley Town Council is responsible for the management of the Radstock Lane and Maiden Place community centres, the Culver Lane allotments and the Mays Lane Cemetery, among other responsibilities.
Decisions are made by elected councillors, with changes to the number of councillors representing each area due as the town ward map of Earley is set to be redrawn.
The town council currently has 25 councillors, with seven three councillor wards and Redhatch ward, which has four councillors.
The map is due to be redrawn following the Wokingham (Electoral Changes) Order of November 2023, which stated that the existing parish wards of Earley, Shinfield, Wokingham and Woodley are to be abolished.
The order states that changes to the town council should be made by October next year.
The reorganisation is being discussed by a working group of councillors.
The Boundary Commission of England, which made the order, suggested a mixed number of councillors for each ward.
Councillors prefer keeping the current system of seven three councillor wards and one four councillor ward.
However, if the current system cannot be kept, they have suggested making Radstock a four member ward and St Nicolas a three member ward, stating a five member ward for Radstock would be “unacceptable”.
These suggestions were reported at the last full council meeting on March 26.
