Local government elections in Berkshire, England
Wokingham Borough Council is the local authority for the Borough of Wokingham, a unitary authority in Berkshire, England. Until 1 April 1998 it was a non-metropolitan district.
Council elections
Non-metropolitan district elections
- 1973 Wokingham District Council election
- 1976 Wokingham District Council election
- 1979 Wokingham District Council election (New ward boundaries)[1]
- 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)[2]
- 1992 Wokingham District Council election
- 1994 Wokingham District Council election
- 1995 Wokingham District Council election
- 1996 Wokingham District Council election
Unitary authority elections
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By-election results
1997–2002
Bulmershe By-Election 28 May 1998 Party | Candidate | 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[6] Party | Candidate | 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 | | |
2002–2006
Winnersh By-Election 25 November 2004[7] 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 | | |
Maiden Erlegh By-Election 3 November 2005[8] 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 | | |
2006–2010
Remenham, Wargrave and Ruscombe By-Election 6 December 2007[9] 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[10] 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 | | |
Wokingham Without By-Election 4 June 2009[11] 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 | | |
2010–2014
Remenham, Wargrave and Ruscombe By-Election 21 July 2011[12] 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 | | |
2014–2018
Bulmershe and Whitegates by-election 13 November 2014[13] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Alison Swaddle | 726 | 35.4 | +8.5 |
| Labour | Greg Bello | 498 | 24.3 | -10.0 |
| Liberal Democrats | Munir Ahmed | 448 | 21.8 | +4.1 |
| UKIP | Peter Jackson | 275 | 13.4 | -1.6 |
| Green | Adrian Windisch | 105 | 5.1 | -1.0 |
Majority | 228 | 11.1 | |
Turnout | 2,052 | | |
| Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
Emmbrook by-election 17 February 2017[14] 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 | | |
2018–2022
Evendons by-election 7 February 2019[15] 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
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Bulmershe and Whitegates Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
- ^ "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
- Wokingham District Council
- By-election results