Wokingham Borough Council elections

Wokingham is a unitary authority in Berkshire, England. Until 1 April 1998 it was a non-metropolitan district.

Political control

Since the first election to the council in 1973 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:^[1]^[2]

Non-metropolitan district

Party in control		Years
style="background-color: Template:No overall control/meta/color" \|	No overall control	1973–1976
style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" \|	Conservative	1976–1995
style="background-color: Template:No overall control/meta/color" \|	No overall control	1995–1996
style="background-color: Template:Liberal Democrats (UK)/meta/color" \|	Liberal Democrats	1996–1998

Unitary authority

Party in control		Years
style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" \|	Conservative	1997–2000
style="background-color: Template:No overall control/meta/color" \|	No overall control	2000–2002
style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" \|	Conservative	2002–present

Council elections

Non-metropolitan district elections

1973 Wokingham District Council election
1976 Wokingham District Council election
1979 Wokingham District Council election (New ward boundaries)^[3]
1980 Wokingham District Council election
1982 Wokingham District Council election
1983 Wokingham District Council election
1984 Wokingham District Council election
1986 Wokingham District Council election
1987 Wokingham District Council election
1988 Wokingham District Council election
1990 Wokingham District Council election
1991 Wokingham District Council election (District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)^[4]
1992 Wokingham District Council election
1994 Wokingham District Council election
1995 Wokingham District Council election
1996 Wokingham District Council election

Unitary authority elections

Borough result maps

2004 results map
2006 results map
2007 results map
2008 results map
2010 results map
2011 results map
2012 results map
2018 results map
2019 results map

By-election results

1997–2005

Bulmershe By-Election 28 May 1998
Party		Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	540	44.3	+2.7
	Labour	456	37.4	+3.7
	Conservative	222	18.2	-6.5
Majority		84	6.9
Turnout		1,218	39.6
	Liberal Democrats hold	Swing

Barkham By-Election 8 November 2001^[8]
Party		Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	303	78.1	-2.8
	UKIP	45	11.6	+11.6
	Liberal Democrats	40	10.3	-0.8
Majority		258	66.5
Turnout		388	22.7
	Conservative hold	Swing

Winnersh By-Election 25 November 2004^[9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Malcolm Armstrong	751	51.5	+13.1
	Conservative		622	42.6	+1.0
	UKIP		86	5.9	-8.5
Majority			129	8.9
Turnout			1,459	24.0
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing

Swallowfield By-Election 17 February 2005
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Stuart Munro	405	60.5	-18.3
	Independent	Max Bowker	120	17.9	+17.9
	Liberal Democrats	Caroline Smith	109	16.3	-4.9
	UKIP	Vince Pearson	35	5.2	+5.2
Majority			254	42.6
Turnout			669
	Conservative hold		Swing

2005–2009

Maiden Erlegh By-Election 3 November 2005^[10]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Paul Swaddle	1,027	51.0	+8.6
	Liberal Democrats	Dave Swindells	835	41.5	+11.5
	Labour	Jacqueline Rupert	97	4.8	-5.3
	UKIP	David Lamb	55	2.7	-8.1
Majority			192	9.5
Turnout			2,014	28.2
	Conservative hold		Swing

Remenham, Wargrave and Ruscombe By-Election 6 December 2007^[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John Kersley	913	70.6	-2.9
	Liberal Democrats	Martin Alder	237	18.3	-0.5
	UKIP	Franklin Carstairs	83	6.4	+2.5
	Labour	Brian Scott	60	4.6	+0.8
Majority			676	52.3
Turnout			1,293
	Conservative hold		Swing

Coronation By-Election 13 November 2008^[12]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Katherine Povey	850	53.2	+0.0
	Liberal Democrats	Coling Lawley	675	42.2	+4.6
	UKIP	Amy Thornton	74	4.6	-0.2
Majority			175	11.0
Turnout			1,599
	Conservative hold		Swing

2009–2013

Wokingham Without By-Election 4 June 2009^[13]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	David Sleight	1,809	67.3	-8.9
	Liberal Democrats	David Vaughan	711	26.5	+13.0
	BNP	Mark Burke	166	6.2	+6.2
Majority			1,098	40.8
Turnout			2,686	44.5
	Conservative hold		Swing

Remenham, Wargrave and Ruscombe By-Election 21 July 2011^[14]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John Halsall	850	65.9	+0.6
	Liberal Democrats	Martin Alder	272	21.1	-7.1
	Labour	Matthew Dent	94	7.3	+0.7
	UKIP	Andy Heape	55	4.3	+4.3
	Green	Martyn Foss	19	1.5	+1.5
Majority			578	44.8
Turnout			1,290	29.4
	Conservative hold		Swing

2013–present

Emmbrook by-election 17 February 2017^[15]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Imogen Shepherd-DuBey	1,575	59.7	+22.6
	Conservative	Kevin Morgan	879	33.3	-4.2
	UKIP	Phil Ray	104	3.9	-11.5
	Labour	Christopher Everett	79	3.0	-6.9
Majority			696	26.4
Turnout			2,637	39.7	–3.4
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing

Evendons by-election 7th February 2019^[16]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Sarah Kerr	1,441	63.1	16.3
	Conservative	Daniel Clawson	729	31.9	-8.8
	Labour	Timothy Lloyd	115	5	-7.5
Majority			713	31	35.1
Turnout			2,294	32.7	-8.3
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

References

^ "Council compositions". The Elections Centre. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
^ "Wokingham". BBC News Online. 19 April 2008. Retrieved 9 January 2010.
^ The District of Wokingham (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1978
^ legislation.gov.uk – The Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Hampshire, Oxfordshire and Surrey (County Boundaries) Order 1991. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
^ legislation.gov.uk – The District of Wokingham (Electoral Changes) Order 2002. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
^ "Wokingham council". BBC News Online. Retrieved 9 January 2010.
^ "Decision making and structure". Wokingham Borough Council. Retrieved 9 January 2010.
^ "Tories inch ahead". guardian.co.uk. London. 9 November 2001. Retrieved 9 January 2010.
^ "Tories suffer triple defeat". guardian.co.uk. London. 26 November 2004. Retrieved 9 January 2010.
^ "Tories claim clean sweep in council byelections". guardian.co.uk. London. 4 November 2005. Retrieved 9 January 2010.
^ "Election results for Remenham, Wargrave and Ruscombe by-election". Wokingham Borough Council. Retrieved 9 January 2010.
^ "Woodley by-election results". Wokingham Borough Council. Retrieved 9 January 2010.
^ "Election results for Wokingham Without Ward by-election 4 June 2009". Wokingham Borough Council. Retrieved 9 January 2010.
^ "Tories seal comfortable by-election victory". Reading Chronicle. 22 July 2011. Retrieved 22 July 2011.
^ "Election results for Emmbrook, 17 February 2017". Wokingham Borough Council. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
^ "Election results for Evendons, 7th February 2017". Wokingham Borough Council. Retrieved 9 February 2019.

External links

[1] "Council compositions". The Elections Centre. Retrieved 3 May 2016.

[change-2] "Wokingham". BBC News Online. 19 April 2008. Retrieved 9 January 2010.

[3] The District of Wokingham (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1978

[4] slation.gov.uk – The Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Hampshire, Oxfordshire and Surrey (County Boundaries) Order 1991. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.

[5] slation.gov.uk – The District of Wokingham (Electoral Changes) Order 2002. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.

[hold-6] "Wokingham council". BBC News Online. Retrieved 9 January 2010.

[decision-7] "Decision making and structure". Wokingham Borough Council. Retrieved 9 January 2010.

[inch-8] "Tories inch ahead". guardian.co.uk. London. 9 November 2001. Retrieved 9 January 2010.

[triple-9] "Tories suffer triple defeat". guardian.co.uk. London. 26 November 2004. Retrieved 9 January 2010.

[sweep-10] "Tories claim clean sweep in council byelections". guardian.co.uk. London. 4 November 2005. Retrieved 9 January 2010.

[remenham-11] "Election results for Remenham, Wargrave and Ruscombe by-election". Wokingham Borough Council. Retrieved 9 January 2010.

[woodley-12] "Woodley by-election results". Wokingham Borough Council. Retrieved 9 January 2010.

[without-13] "Election results for Wokingham Without Ward by-election 4 June 2009". Wokingham Borough Council. Retrieved 9 January 2010.

[comfortable-14] "Tories seal comfortable by-election victory". Reading Chronicle. 22 July 2011. Retrieved 22 July 2011.

[emmbrook17-15] "Election results for Emmbrook, 17 February 2017". Wokingham Borough Council. Retrieved 19 February 2017.

[Evendons19-16] "Election results for Evendons, 7th February 2017". Wokingham Borough Council. Retrieved 9 February 2019.

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