West Berkshire Council elections
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Map showing the composition of West Berkshire Council as of the last election in 2011. Conservatives in blue and Liberal Democrats in yellow.
West Berkshire is a unitary authority in Berkshire, England. Until 1 April 1998 it was a non-metropolitan district.
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Political control[edit]
Since the first election to the council in 1973 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:[1][2][3]
Non-metropolitan district
| Party in control | Years | |
|---|---|---|
| No overall control | 1973-1976 | |
| Conservative | 1976-1991 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 1991-1998 | |
Unitary authority
| Party in control | Years | |
|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | 1997-2003 | |
| No overall control | 2003-2006 | |
| Conservative | 2006–present | |
Council elections[edit]
Non-metropolitan district elections[edit]
- Newbury District Council election, 1973
- Newbury District Council election, 1976
- Newbury District Council election, 1979
- Newbury District Council election, 1983 (New ward boundaries)[4]
- Newbury District Council election, 1987
- Newbury District Council election, 1991 (District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)[5][6]
- Newbury District Council election, 1995
Unitary authority elections[edit]
| Year | Conservative | Liberal Democrats | Independent | Notes | |||
| 2000[7] | 25 | 28 | 1 | ||||
| 2003[8] | 26 | 26 | 0 | (New ward boundaries)[9][10] | |||
| 2007[11] | 36 | 16 | 0 | ||||
| 2011[2] | 39 | 13 | 0 | ||||
| 2015[12] | 48 | 4 | 0 | ||||
By-elections[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrat | Jeffrey Charles George Brooks | 820 | 48.4% | +11.2% | |
| Conservative | Ellen Mary Crumly | 523 | 30.9% | -18.1% | |
| Labour | Louise Harriet Coulson | 130 | 7.7% | -6.2% | |
| Green | Jane Elisabeth Livermore | 130 | 7.7% | +7.7% | |
| UKIP | Gary Edward Johnson | 91 | 5.4% | +5.4% | |
| Registered electors | 4,957 | ||||
| Turnout | 1,702 | 34.3% | -34.3% | ||
| Liberal Democrat gain from Conservative | Swing | 14.7% | |||
District result maps[edit]
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2003 results map
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2007 results map
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2011 results map
References[edit]
- ^ "Council compositions". The Elections Centre. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
- ^ a b "England council elections". BBC News Online. 10 May 2011. Retrieved 25 December 2014.
- ^ "English elect councils and mayors". BBC News Online. 7 May 2005. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
- ^ The District of Newbury (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1979
- ^ legislation.gov.uk - The Berkshire, Dorset and Wiltshire (County Boundaries) Order 1989. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
- ^ legislation.gov.uk - The Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Hampshire, Oxfordshire and Surrey (County Boundaries) Order 1991. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
- ^ "West Berkshire". BBC News Online. Retrieved 25 December 2014.
- ^ "Local elections". BBC News Online. Retrieved 25 December 2014.
- ^ legislation.gov.uk - The District of West Berkshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2002. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
- ^ "Councillors". West Berkshire Council. Retrieved 25 December 2014.
- ^ "West Berkshire". BBC News Online. 4 May 2007. Retrieved 25 December 2014.
- ^ http://decisionmaking.westberks.gov.uk/mgElectionResults.aspx?ID=5&V=0&RPID=2796658
- ^ "Declaration of Result of Poll". West Berkshire. 2018-04-20. Archived from the original on 2018-04-21. Retrieved 2018-04-21.
- ^ "Election results for Thatcham West District Election 2015". West Berkshire. 2015-05-08. Archived from the original on 2018-04-21. Retrieved 2018-04-21.
