Before (end of 2007) (46 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 25 · Conservative 13 · Liberal Democrats 8 · Other 0
After (end of 2008) (46 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 20 · Conservative 18 · Liberal Democrats 8 · Other 0
Ward results
Abbey1 seat · turnout 28.2%
| Antony Page | Labour | 968 ✓ |
| Andrew Waters | Conservative | 646 |
| Benjamin Mathis | Liberal Democrats | 221 |
| Doug Cresswell | Green | 160 |
| Jean Pascual | — | 18 |
Battle1 seat · turnout 27.2%
| Gul Khan | Labour | 911 ✓ |
| Ali Asghar | Conservative | 486 |
| Andrew Parsons | Liberal Democrats | 253 |
| Adrian Windisch | Green | 219 |
Caversham1 seat · turnout 35.8%
| David Luckett | Conservative | 1,257 ✓ |
| Matt Rodda | Labour | 669 |
| Christopher Simon Burden | Liberal Democrats | 271 |
| David Patterson | Green | 250 |
Church1 seat · turnout 28.5%
| Mohammed Janjua | Conservative | 969 ✓ |
| Marian Livingston | Labour | 782 |
| Karl Hobley | Liberal Democrats | 215 |
| Vivienne Johnson | Green | 166 |
Katesgrove1 seat · turnout 31.0%
| Warren Swaine | Liberal Democrats | 757 ✓ |
| Donna Sutton | Labour | 727 |
| Nick Allen | Conservative | 341 |
| Russell Stewart Seymour | Green | 90 |
| David Boobier | Independent | 35 |
Kentwood1 seat · turnout 36.9%
| Emma Warman | Conservative | 1,238 ✓ |
| Ross McKenzie | Labour | 667 |
| Matthew Platts | Liberal Democrats | 402 |
| Howard Thomas | — | 247 |
| Kevin Jackson | Green | 107 |
Mapledurham1 seat · turnout 55.4%
| Frederick Pugh | Conservative | 821 ✓ |
| Thurlow O'Neill | Independent | 310 |
| Michael Eggleton | Liberal Democrats | 121 |
| Daya Pal Singh | Labour | 67 |
| Caroline Anscombe | Green | 27 |
Minster1 seat · turnout 37.8%
| Deborah Watson | Labour | 1,186 ✓ |
| Phil Webb | Conservative | 1,115 |
| Michael Taylor | Liberal Democrats | 229 |
| Sunil Gandhi | Green | 114 |
Norcot1 seat · turnout 32.6%
| Josephine Lovelock | Labour | 1,171 ✓ |
| James Cox | Conservative | 773 |
| Mark Mills | Liberal Democrats | 219 |
| Mark Walker | Green | 129 |
Park1 seat · turnout 43.8%
| Jonathan Hartley | Labour | 1,014 ✓ |
| Robert William White | Green | 994 |
| Martyn Washbourne | Conservative | 704 |
| Neal Brown | Liberal Democrats | 286 |
Peppard1 seat · turnout 45.1%
| Amjad Chowdhary | Conservative | 1,857 ✓ |
| Alistair Hendry | Liberal Democrats | 1,086 |
| Helen Hathaway | Labour | 246 |
| Patrick Little | Green | 116 |
Redlands1 seat · turnout 32.1%
| Glenn Goodall | Liberal Democrats | 927 ✓ |
| Peter Kayes | Labour | 736 |
| Laura May Taylor | Conservative | 475 |
| Gabriel Berry | Green | 160 |
Southcote1 seat · turnout 43.3%
| Deborah Edwards | Labour | 1,333 ✓ |
| Alan Hawkins | Conservative | 1,067 |
| Guy Penman | Liberal Democrats | 139 |
| James Eric Towell | Green | 85 |
Thames1 seat · turnout 45.5%
| Isobel Ballsdon | Conservative | 2,107 ✓ |
| Susan Stainthorpe | Labour | 484 |
| Pauline Arthur | Liberal Democrats | 398 |
| Danny McNamara | Green | 243 |
Tilehurst1 seat · turnout 36.3%
| Peter Beard | Liberal Democrats | 1,085 ✓ |
| Sandra Vickers | Conservative | 1,004 |
| Raymond Richens | Labour | 397 |
| Hugh Swann | Green | 97 |
Whitley1 seat · turnout 24.9%
| Michael Orton | Labour | 963 ✓ |
| James Wyman | Conservative | 606 |
| Christine Beryl Brown | Liberal Democrats | 120 |
| Keith Johnson | Green | 104 |