West Berkshire Council elections
West Berkshire Council in Berkshire, England is elected every four years. Since the last boundary changes in 2003, 52 councillors have been elected from 30 wards.[1]
Political control
Since the first election to the council in 1973 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:[2][3]
| Party in control | Years |
|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | 1997 - 2003 |
| No overall control | 2003 - 2005 |
| Conservative | 2005 - present |
Council elections
Summary of the results of recent council elections, click on the year for full details of each election.
Non-metropolitan district elections
- 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
| Year | style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color; width: 3px;" | | Conservative | style="background-color: Template:Liberal Democrats/meta/color; width: 3px;" | | Liberal Democrats | style="background-color: Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color; width: 3px;" | | Independent | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000[7] | 25 | 28 | 1 | ||||
| 2003[8] | 26 | 26 | 0 | (New ward boundaries)[9] | |||
| 2007[10] | 36 | 16 | 0 | ||||
| 2011[2] | 39 | 13 | 0 | ||||
| 2015[11] | 48 | 4 | 0 | ||||
District result maps
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2003 results map -
2007 results map -
2011 results map
References
- ^ "Councillors". West Berkshire Council. Retrieved 25 December 2014.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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
