West Berkshire council election, 2023
Most seats
29
Liberal Democrats
Seats contested
43
across 24 wards
Turnout
—
average of reporting wards
Summary
| Party | Seats | +/− | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | 29 | +13 | 43,793 | 48.9% | +15.6 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | 11 | -13 | 31,295 | 35.0% | -7.8 |
| Green Party | 2 | -1 | 8,692 | 9.7% | -2.1 |
| Labour Party | 1 | +1 | 4,598 | 5.1% | -5.9 |
| Independent | 0 | +0 | 696 | 0.8% | — |
| Reform UK | 0 | +0 | 222 | 0.2% | — |
| UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 0 | +0 | 89 | 0.1% | -0.9 |
| Heritage Party | 0 | +0 | 86 | 0.1% | — |
Changes are against the previous council election on 02/05/2019. Vote share is each party's share of all votes cast across the borough.
Candidates
| Party | Candidates | Of a possible 43 |
|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | 43 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 43 | |
| Green Party | 18 | |
| Labour Party | 15 | |
| Independent | 2 | |
| Reform UK | 2 | |
| Heritage Party | 1 | |
| UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 1 |
A party standing a full slate could field 43 candidates, one per seat.
Results by ward
Share is each candidate's share of ballots cast in the ward. Change compares each party's lead candidate with the ward's previous contest. Bold rows are elected candidates.
Aldermaston
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Dominic Kevin Boeck Elected | 562 | 51.0% | -4.2 |
| Liberal Democrats | Zdena Burne | 333 | 30.2% | -2.9 |
| Labour Party | Phillippa Marie Heath | 128 | 11.6% | -0.2 |
| Green Party | Matthew Thomas James Lowe | 80 | 7.3% | — |
| Majority | 229 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,103 | |||
Conservative and Unionist Party hold
Basildon
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Laura Coyle Elected | 727 | 58.6% | +34.7 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Hazel Elizabeth Preston-Barnes | 513 | 41.4% | -14.2 |
| Majority | 214 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,240 | |||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative and Unionist Party
Bradfield
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Ross Mackinnon Elected | 601 | 57.2% | -5.1 |
| Liberal Democrats | Richard William Gordon Bucknall | 357 | 34.0% | +6.8 |
| Labour Party | Michael William Woodward | 93 | 8.8% | -1.7 |
| Majority | 244 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,051 | |||
Conservative and Unionist Party hold
Bucklebury
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Chris Read Elected | 828 | 54.7% | +35.0 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Georgina Lilias Cheyne Woods | 521 | 34.4% | -28.1 |
| Green Party | Graham Andrew Loader | 164 | 10.8% | -2.9 |
| Majority | 307 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,513 | |||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative and Unionist Party
Burghfield & Mortimer 3 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Nick Carter Elected | 1,499 | 51.7% | +1.8 |
| Liberal Democrats | Vicky Poole Elected | 1,438 | 49.6% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Geoffrey Brian Mayes Elected | 1,330 | 45.9% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Graham Bridgman | 1,146 | 39.6% | -4.8 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Dave Kilshaw | 1,055 | 36.4% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Amanda Jane MacKinnon | 1,032 | 35.6% | — |
| Labour Party | Sarah Elizabeth Timms | 450 | 15.5% | -6.0 |
| Green Party | Peter John McDonald Gower | 434 | 15.0% | -19.0 |
| Labour Party | Christian James Brook Savill | 306 | 10.6% | — |
| Majority | 184 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast (estimated) | 2,897 | |||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative and Unionist Party · Liberal Democrats hold
Chieveley & Cold Ash 2 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Heather Carol Codling Elected | 1,156 | 51.4% | +23.1 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Paul Gerard Dick Elected | 1,049 | 46.7% | -10.6 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Pip Witheridge | 878 | 39.1% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Tom McCann | 829 | 36.9% | — |
| Green Party | Jill Hoblin | 585 | 26.0% | -4.5 |
| Majority | 171 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast (estimated) | 2,248 | |||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative and Unionist Party · Conservative and Unionist Party hold
Downlands
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Clive Hooker Elected | 644 | 55.6% | -6.6 |
| Liberal Democrats | John Andrew Boyd | 288 | 24.8% | -3.0 |
| Green Party | Jane Anne Gartshore | 146 | 12.6% | — |
| Labour Party | Ian McKay | 81 | 7.0% | -3.0 |
| Majority | 356 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,159 | |||
Conservative and Unionist Party hold
Hungerford & Kintbury 3 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Denise Anne Gaines Elected | 2,036 | 58.8% | +16.1 |
| Liberal Democrats | Tony Vickers Elected | 1,704 | 49.2% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Dennis Charles Benneyworth Elected | 1,572 | 45.4% | -7.0 |
| Liberal Democrats | Julian Mark Swift-Hook | 1,509 | 43.6% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Peter David Tompkins | 1,380 | 39.9% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Ben Podger | 1,356 | 39.2% | — |
| Green Party | Trish Whitham | 829 | 23.9% | +1.4 |
| Majority | 63 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast (estimated) | 3,462 | |||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative and Unionist Party · Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative and Unionist Party · Conservative and Unionist Party hold
Lambourn
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Howard Robert Woollaston Elected | 618 | 59.8% | -3.3 |
| Liberal Democrats | Diana Jean Pattenden | 262 | 25.4% | +1.3 |
| Green Party | Susan Millington | 153 | 14.8% | — |
| Majority | 356 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,033 | |||
Conservative and Unionist Party hold
Newbury Central 2 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Martin Eric Colston Elected | 1,358 | 62.6% | +11.8 |
| Liberal Democrats | Louise Elizabeth Sturgess Elected | 1,316 | 60.6% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Sean Doherty | 650 | 29.9% | +0.8 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | JC Jardim | 619 | 28.5% | — |
| Green Party | Bobby Pop | 399 | 18.4% | -5.0 |
| Majority | 666 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast (estimated) | 2,171 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold
Newbury Clay Hill 2 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Stuart William Gourley Elected | 1,311 | 68.4% | +30.4 |
| Liberal Democrats | Nigel Peter Foot Elected | 1,077 | 56.2% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Richard John Almond | 432 | 22.5% | -23.8 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Jeanette Clifford | 422 | 22.0% | — |
| Independent | John Peter Gotelee | 263 | 13.7% | — |
| Green Party | Karen Margaret Swaffield | 242 | 12.6% | -10.5 |
| Heritage Party | David John McMahon | 86 | 4.5% | — |
| Majority | 645 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast (estimated) | 1,916 | |||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative and Unionist Party · Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative and Unionist Party
Newbury Greenham 3 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Phil Barnett Elected | 1,716 | 61.2% | +6.9 |
| Liberal Democrats | Billy Drummond Elected | 1,532 | 54.6% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Erik Pattenden Elected | 1,484 | 52.9% | — |
| Green Party | Michael John Wakelyn-Green | 918 | 32.7% | +10.3 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Sarah James | 754 | 26.9% | -2.8 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Linda Elizabeth Verner | 725 | 25.9% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Joseph Alvin Clarke | 713 | 25.4% | — |
| Labour Party | Gary Puffett | 426 | 15.2% | +4.4 |
| Reform UK | James Andrew Anfield | 143 | 5.1% | — |
| Majority | 566 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast (estimated) | 2,804 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold
Newbury Speen 2 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Martha Vickers Elected | 1,109 | 48.0% | +9.8 |
| Liberal Democrats | Antony Madalairaj Amirtharaj Elected | 1,062 | 46.0% | — |
| Green Party | Steve Masters | 831 | 36.0% | -29.2 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Lynne Doherty | 791 | 34.2% | -6.5 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | David Andrew Dudman | 748 | 32.4% | — |
| Reform UK | Jose Miguel Vieira Ferreira | 79 | 3.4% | — |
| Majority | 231 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast (estimated) | 2,310 | |||
Liberal Democrats gain from Green Party · Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative and Unionist Party
Newbury Wash Common 3 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Patrick James Clark Elected | 1,774 | 59.9% | -1.7 |
| Liberal Democrats | Adrian Neil Abbs Elected | 1,712 | 57.8% | — |
| Green Party | David Ralph Marsh Elected | 1,495 | 50.5% | -9.9 |
| Liberal Democrats | Vaughan Miller | 1,480 | 50.0% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | James Jeffrey Leighton Davies | 686 | 23.2% | -14.4 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Clive Hunt | 676 | 22.8% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Andrea Louise Stephenson | 627 | 21.2% | — |
| Independent | Simon James Kirby | 433 | 14.6% | — |
| Majority | 15 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast (estimated) | 2,961 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold · Green Party hold
Pangbourne
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Matthew James Shakespeare Elected | 678 | 53.1% | +22.6 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Michael Raymond Male | 444 | 34.8% | -16.9 |
| Labour Party | Mark Jonathan Farrington | 94 | 7.4% | -10.5 |
| Green Party | Tim Hall | 61 | 4.8% | — |
| Majority | 234 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,277 | |||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative and Unionist Party
Ridgeway
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green Party | Carolyne Culver Elected | 952 | 68.8% | +6.9 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Edward Richard Iliffe | 345 | 24.9% | -6.0 |
| Liberal Democrats | Pam Lusby Taylor | 87 | 6.3% | — |
| Majority | 607 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,384 | |||
Green Party hold
Thatcham Central 2 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Stephanie Diane Steevenson Elected | 1,040 | 59.1% | +8.3 |
| Liberal Democrats | Iain David Cottingham Elected | 1,024 | 58.2% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Richard John Crumly | 511 | 29.0% | -4.7 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Iain Anthony David Murphy | 482 | 27.4% | — |
| Green Party | Estella Jasmine Rose Collins | 267 | 15.2% | -1.0 |
| Labour Party | Mike Brook | 196 | 11.1% | +3.9 |
| Majority | 513 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast (estimated) | 1,760 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold
Thatcham Colthrop & Crookham
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Owen Edward Jeffery Elected | 794 | 70.1% | +27.7 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Stephen Ardagh-Walter | 339 | 29.9% | -19.9 |
| Majority | 455 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,133 | |||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative and Unionist Party
Thatcham North East 2 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Lee Dillon Elected | 1,131 | 64.6% | +7.2 |
| Liberal Democrats | Jeremy Richard Cottam Elected | 1,048 | 59.9% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Simon Matthew Carr | 514 | 29.4% | -7.9 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Dominic John Parry | 432 | 24.7% | — |
| Green Party | Kath Hodgson | 376 | 21.5% | — |
| Majority | 534 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast (estimated) | 1,750 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold
Thatcham West 2 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Jeff Brooks Elected | 1,100 | 67.1% | +13.3 |
| Liberal Democrats | Justin Alexander Pemberton Elected | 871 | 53.1% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Jason Paul Collis | 439 | 26.8% | -1.9 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Jonathan Charles Pearson | 344 | 21.0% | — |
| Green Party | Elizabeth Jane Parsloe | 215 | 13.1% | -2.4 |
| Labour Party | Sarah Berrington | 121 | 7.4% | +0.8 |
| Labour Party | Nick East | 99 | 6.0% | — |
| UK Independence Party (UKIP) | Gary Edward Johnson | 89 | 5.4% | -10.1 |
| Majority | 432 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast (estimated) | 1,639 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold
Theale
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Alan Macro Elected | 585 | 70.7% | +3.1 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Thomas Alexander Parkhill | 148 | 17.9% | -4.9 |
| Labour Party | Suzie Ferguson | 94 | 11.4% | +1.8 |
| Majority | 437 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 827 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold
Tilehurst & Purley 3 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Janine Lewis Elected | 1,195 | 47.3% | +24.4 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Jane Monica Langford Elected | 1,191 | 47.2% | -12.4 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Paul Christopher Stephen Kander Elected | 1,183 | 46.9% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Simon Billows | 1,133 | 44.9% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Thomas Joseph Marino | 1,097 | 43.4% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Gary Arthur Norman | 633 | 25.1% | — |
| Labour Party | James Christopher Warren | 599 | 23.7% | -4.2 |
| Green Party | Jacqueline Paynter | 545 | 21.6% | -7.8 |
| Majority | 50 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast (estimated) | 2,525 | |||
Conservative and Unionist Party hold · Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative and Unionist Party
Tilehurst Birch Copse 2 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Joanne Lisa Stewart Elected | 777 | 51.3% | -0.2 |
| Labour Party | Clive Taylor Elected | 737 | 48.6% | +23.2 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Anthony Nicholas Linden | 736 | 48.5% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Ceinwen Delia Lally | 438 | 28.9% | +14.4 |
| Liberal Democrats | Andy Moore | 345 | 22.8% | — |
| Majority | 1 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast (estimated) | 1,516 | |||
Conservative and Unionist Party hold · Labour Party gain from Conservative and Unionist Party
Tilehurst South & Holybrook 2 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Richard James Somner Elected | 827 | 52.0% | +9.7 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Biyi Oloko Elected | 716 | 45.0% | — |
| Labour Party | Charlie Croal | 620 | 39.0% | +9.1 |
| Labour Party | Liz Bell | 554 | 34.8% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Andre Anthony Browne | 261 | 16.4% | -11.3 |
| Liberal Democrats | John Berkeley Grout | 203 | 12.8% | — |
| Majority | 96 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast (estimated) | 1,590 | |||
Conservative and Unionist Party hold