Reading's ruling executive has pledged to make the shock Labour loss of Katesgrove and Church wards a thing of the past with the announcement of a consolidation of ward boundaries.

"We pulled out all the stops to make sure the grass was cut and deployed as many Street Care teams as we could on election day, but it seems it still wasn't good enough to avert defeat. So revenge will be swift and brutal."

"With immdiate affect Katesgrove and Redlands will have a 1,000 Labour supporting sheep added to their electorate and as for those snobs in Church ward, wait till they find out that we've moved thousands of them into Whitley. Let's see what they think of their home contents insurance premiums rocketing. That'll teach the ungrateful bastards a lesson."