2023 West Berkshire Council election
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The 2023 West Berkshire Council election took take place on 4 May 2023 to elect members of West Berkshire Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections.[1][2][3]
Councillors standing down
Councillor | Ward | First elected | Party | |
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Jeff Beck | Newbury Clay Hill | 2000 | Conservative | |
Jeff Cant | Newbury Clay Hill | 2019 | Conservative | |
Hilary Cole | Chieveley and Cold Ash | 2007 | Conservative | |
James Cole | Hungerford and Kintbury | 2015 | Conservative | |
Nassar Hunt | Thatcham Central | 2019 | Liberal Democrats | |
Gareth Hurley | Pangbourne | 2019 | Conservative | |
Rick Jones | Tilehurst and Purley | 2015 | Conservative | |
Alan Law | Basildon | 2007 | Conservative | |
Royce Longton | Burghfield and Mortimer | 1993 | Liberal Democrats | |
Graham Pask | Bucklebury | 1987 | Conservative | |
Claire Rowles | Hungerford and Kintbury | 2019 | Conservative | |
Garth Simpson | Chieveley and Cold Ash | 2011 | Conservative | |
Andrew Williamson | Tilehurst and Purley | 2019 | Conservative | |
Keith Woodhams | Thatcham West | 1997 | Liberal Democrats |
Results summary
The Liberal Democrats gained a majority on West Berkshire council for the first time since 2003, beating the Conservative Party.
This election saw the Labour Party win a seat on the council for the first time since its formation.
Election result
2023 West Berkshire Council election | ||||||||||
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Party | Candidates | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
Liberal Democrats | 43[4] | 29 | 13 | 0 | +13 | 67.4 | 42.8 | 22,063 | ||
Conservative | 43 | 11 | 0 | 13 | -13 | 25.6 | 31.2 | 16,074 | ||
Green Party of England and Wales (2023) | 18[5] | 2 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 4.7 | 16.9 | 8,692 | ||
Labour | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 2.3 | 7.1 | 3,639 | ||
Reform UK | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 | 222 | New | |
UKIP | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 89 | ||
Heritage | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 86 | New | |
Independent | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.3 | 696 | New |
Ward Results
The Statement of Persons Nominated, which details the candidates standing in each ward, was released by West Berkshire Council following the close of nominations on 5 April 2023.[6]
Winning candidates are highlighted in bold.
Aldermaston
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Dominic Boeck | 562 | 51.0 | -4.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Zdena Burne | 333 | 30.2 | −2.9 | |
Labour | Philippa Heath | 128 | 11.6 | −0.2 | |
Green Party of England and Wales (2023) | Matthew Lowe | 80 | 7.3 | New | |
Majority | 229 | 20.8 | −1.2 | ||
Turnout | 1,108 | 36.8 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | −3.5 |
Basildon
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Laura Coyle | 727 | 58.6 | +34.7 | |
Conservative | Hazel Preston-Barnes | 513 | 41.4 | −14.2 | |
Majority | 214 | 17.3 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 1,249 | 45.3 | |||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | +24.5 |
Bradfield
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Ross Mackinnon | 601 | 57.2 | −5.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Richard Bucknall | 357 | 34.0 | +6.8 | |
Labour | Michael Woodward | 93 | 8.8 | −1.8 | |
Majority | 244 | 23.2 | −11.9 | ||
Turnout | 1,054 | 36.3 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | −5.9 |
Bucklebury
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Chris Read | 828 | 54.7 | +35.0 | |
Conservative | Georgina Woods | 521 | 34.4 | −28.1 | |
Green Party of England and Wales (2023) | Graham Loader | 164 | 10.8 | −3.0 | |
Majority | 307 | 20.3 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 1,519 | 52.8 | |||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | +31.5 |
Burghfield and Mortimer
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Nick Carter | 1,499 | 49.2 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Vicky Poole | 1,438 | 47.2 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Geoff Mayes | 1,330 | 43.6 | ||
Conservative | Graham Bridgman | 1,146 | 37.6 | ||
Conservative | Dave Kilshaw | 1,055 | 34.6 | ||
Conservative | Amanda Mackinnon | 1,032 | 33.9 | ||
Labour | Sarah Timms | 450 | 14.8 | ||
Green Party of England and Wales (2023) | Peter Gower | 434 | 14.2 | ||
Labour | Christian Savill | 306 | 10.0 | ||
Turnout | 3,058 | 38.0 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | |||||
Liberal Democrats hold | |||||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative |
Chieveley and Cold Ash
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Heather Codling | 1,156 | 47.6 | ||
Conservative | Paul Dick | 1,049 | 43.2 | ||
Conservative | Pip Witheridge | 878 | 36.1 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Tom McCann | 829 | 34.1 | ||
Green Party of England and Wales (2023) | Jill Hoblin | 585 | 24.1 | ||
Turnout | 2,440 | 44.9 | |||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | |||||
Conservative hold |
Downlands
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Clive Hooker | 644 | 55.6 | −6.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | John Boyd | 288 | 24.8 | −3.0 | |
Green Party of England and Wales (2023) | Jane Gartshore | 146 | 12.6 | New | |
Labour | Ian McKay | 81 | 7.0 | −3.0 | |
Majority | 356 | 30.7 | -3.7 | ||
Turnout | 1,167 | 38.9 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | −4.8 |
Hungerford and Kintbury
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Denise Gaines | 2,036 | 54.7 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Tony Vickers | 1,704 | 45.8 | ||
Conservative | Dennis Benneyworth | 1,572 | 42.2 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Julian Swift-Hook | 1,509 | 40.5 | ||
Conservative | Peter Tompkins | 1,380 | 37.1 | ||
Conservative | Ben Podger | 1,356 | 36.4 | ||
Green Party of England and Wales (2023) | Trish Whitham | 829 | 22.3 | ||
Turnout | 3,738 | 42.1 | |||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | |||||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | |||||
Conservative hold |
Lambourn
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Howard Woollaston | 618 | 59.8 | −3.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | Diana Pattenden | 262 | 25.4 | +1.4 | |
Green Party of England and Wales (2023) | Susan Millington | 153 | 14.8 | New | |
Majority | 356 | 34.5 | −4.6 | ||
Turnout | 1,037 | 33.4 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | −2.3 |
Newbury Central
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Martin Colston | 1,358 | 60.0 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Louise Sturgess | 1,316 | 58.2 | ||
Conservative | Sean Doherty | 650 | 28.7 | ||
Conservative | JC Jardim | 619 | 27.4 | ||
Green Party of England and Wales (2023) | Bobby Pop | 399 | 17.6 | ||
Turnout | 2,272 | 41.1 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | |||||
Liberal Democrats hold |
Newbury Clay Hill
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Stuart Gourley | 1,311 | 69.4 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Nigel Foot | 1,077 | 57.0 | ||
Conservative | Richard Almond | 432 | 22.9 | ||
Conservative | Jeanette Clifford | 422 | 22.3 | ||
Independent | John Gotelee | 263 | 13.9 | ||
Green Party of England and Wales (2023) | Karen Swaffield | 242 | 12.8 | ||
Heritage | David McMahon | 86 | 4.6 | ||
Turnout | 1,896 | 33.9 | |||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | |||||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative |
Newbury Greenham
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Phil Barnett | 1,716 | 55.5 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Billy Drummond | 1,532 | 49.6 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Erik Pattenden | 1,484 | 48.0 | ||
Green Party of England and Wales (2023) | Michael Wakelyn-Green | 918 | 29.7 | ||
Conservative | Sarah James | 754 | 24.4 | ||
Conservative | Linda Verner | 725 | 23.5 | ||
Conservative | Joseph Clarke | 713 | 23.1 | ||
Labour | Gary Puffett | 426 | 13.8 | ||
Reform UK | James Anfield | 143 | 4.6 | ||
Turnout | 3,100 | 33.8 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | |||||
Liberal Democrats hold | |||||
Liberal Democrats hold |
Newbury Speen
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Martha Vickers | 1,109 | 44.8 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Antony Amirtharaj | 1,062 | 42.9 | ||
Green Party of England and Wales (2023) | Steve Masters | 831 | 33.5 | ||
Conservative | Lynne Doherty | 791 | 31.9 | ||
Conservative | David Dudman | 748 | 30.2 | ||
Reform UK | Jose Ferreira | 79 | 3.2 | ||
Turnout | 2,487 | 43.1 | |||
Liberal Democrats gain from Green | |||||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative |
Newbury Wash Common
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Patrick Clark | 1,774 | 54.0 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Adrian Abbs | 1,712 | 52.1 | ||
Green Party of England and Wales (2023) | David Marsh | 1,495 | 45.5 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Vaughan Miller | 1,480 | 45.0 | ||
Conservative | James Davies | 686 | 20.9 | ||
Conservative | Clive Hunt | 676 | 20.6 | ||
Conservative | Andrea Stephenson | 627 | 19.1 | ||
Independent | Simon Kirby | 433 | 13.2 | ||
Turnout | 3,305 | 46.5 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | |||||
Liberal Democrats hold | |||||
Green Party of England and Wales (2023) hold |
Pangbourne
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Matthew Shakespeare | 678 | 53.1 | +22.6 | |
Conservative | Michael Male | 444 | 34.8 | −16.9 | |
Labour | Mark Farrington | 94 | 7.4 | −10.5 | |
Green Party of England and Wales (2023) | Tim Hall | 61 | 4.8 | New | |
Majority | 234 | 18.3 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 1,282 | 45.9 | |||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | +19.8 |
Ridgeway
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Green Party of England and Wales (2023) | Carolyne Culver | 952 | 68.8 | +6.9 | |
Conservative | Edward Iliffe | 345 | 24.9 | −6.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | Pam Lusby Taylor | 87 | 6.3 | New | |
Majority | 607 | 43.9 | +12.9 | ||
Turnout | 1,387 | 45.1 | |||
Green Party of England and Wales (2023) hold | Swing | +6.4 |
Thatcham Central
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Stephanie Steevenson | 1,040 | 56.5 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Iain Cottingham | 1,024 | 55.6 | ||
Conservative | Richard Crumly | 511 | 27.8 | ||
Conservative | Iain Murphy | 482 | 26.2 | ||
Green Party of England and Wales (2023) | Estella Collins | 267 | 14.5 | ||
Labour | Mike Brook | 196 | 10.6 | ||
Turnout | 1,858 | 34.4 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | |||||
Liberal Democrats hold |
Thatcham Colthrop and Crookham
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Owen Jeffrey | 794 | 70.1 | +27.7 | |
Conservative | Steve Ardagh-Walter | 339 | 29.9 | −19.9 | |
Majority | 455 | 40.2 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 1,145 | 44.4 | |||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | +23.8 |
Thatcham North East
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Lee Dillon | 1,131 | 61.4 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Jeremy Cottam | 1,048 | 56.9 | ||
Conservative | Simon Carr | 514 | 27.9 | ||
Conservative | Dominic Parry | 432 | 23.5 | ||
Green Party of England and Wales (2023) | Kath Hodgson | 376 | 20.4 | ||
Turnout | 1,849 | 32.0 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | |||||
Liberal Democrats hold |
Thatcham West
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Jeff Brooks | 1,110 | 63.5 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Justin Pemberton | 871 | 50.3 | ||
Conservative | Jason Collis | 439 | 25.4 | ||
Conservative | Jonathan Pearson | 344 | 19.9 | ||
Green Party of England and Wales (2023) | Elizabeth Parsloe | 215 | 12.4 | ||
Labour | Sarah Berrington | 121 | 7.0 | ||
Labour | Nick East | 99 | 5.7 | ||
UKIP | Gary Johnson | 89 | 5.1 | ||
Turnout | 1,741 | 32.4 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | |||||
Liberal Democrats hold |
Theale
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Alan Macro | 585 | 70.7 | +3.1 | |
Conservative | Thomas Parkhill | 148 | 17.9 | −4.9 | |
Labour | Suzie Ferguson | 94 | 11.4 | +1.8 | |
Majority | 437 | 52.8 | +8.0 | ||
Turnout | 2,307 | 36.0 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | +4.0 |
Tilehurst and Purley
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Janine Lewis | 1,195 | 42.4 | ||
Conservative | Jane Langford | 1,191 | 42.2 | ||
Conservative | Paul Kander | 1,183 | 41.9 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Simon Billows | 1,133 | 40.2 | ||
Conservative | Thomas Marino | 1,097 | 38.9 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Gary Norman | 633 | 22.4 | ||
Labour | James Warren | 599 | 21.2 | ||
Green Party of England and Wales (2023) | Jacqueline Paynter | 545 | 19.3 | ||
Turnout | 2,831 | 34.4 | |||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | |||||
Conservative hold | |||||
Conservative hold |
Tilehurst Birch Copse
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Jo Stewart | 777 | 45.3 | ||
Labour | Clive Taylor | 737 | 42.9 | ||
Conservative | Tony Linden | 736 | 42.9 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Ceinwen Lally | 438 | 25.5 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Andy Moore | 345 | 20.1 | ||
Turnout | 1,719 | 28.9 | |||
Conservative hold | |||||
Labour gain from Conservative |
Tilehurst South and Holybrook
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Richard Somner | 827 | 49.8 | ||
Conservative | Biyi Oloko | 716 | 43.1 | ||
Labour | Charles Croal | 620 | 37.3 | ||
Labour | Liz Bell | 554 | 33.4 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Andre Browne | 261 | 15.7 | ||
Liberal Democrats | John Grout | 203 | 12.2 | ||
Turnout | 1,673 | 29.2 | |||
Conservative hold | |||||
Conservative hold |
References
- ^ "Upcoming elections in West Berkshire". West Berkshire Council. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
- ^ "Candidates announced for May 4th council elections". Kennet Radio. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
- ^ "Election timetable in England". UK Government. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
- ^ "Your 2023 candidates". West Berkshire Liberal Democrats. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
- ^ "West Berkshire Local Elections, May 2023". West Berkshire Green Party. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
- ^ "Notices of Election for District Elections 2023". West Berkshire Council. 5 April 2023. Retrieved 17 April 2023.