Wokingham council election, 2016

05/05/2016 · 18 wards · 19 seats contested

Most seats
15
Conservative and Unionist Party
Seats contested
19
across 18 wards
Turnout
35.4%
average of reporting wards

Summary

Party Seats +/− Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party 15 — 17,738 47.7% —
Liberal Democrats 3 — 10,374 27.9% —
Labour Party 1 — 6,289 16.9% —
Green Party 0 — 1,286 3.5% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) 0 — 794 2.1% —
Independent 0 — 701 1.9% —
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition 0 — 43 0.1% —

Candidates

Party Candidates Of a possible 19
Conservative and Unionist Party 19
Labour Party 19
Liberal Democrats 18
Green Party 9
Independent 3
UK Independence Party (UKIP) 3
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition 1

A party standing a full slate could field 19 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.

Bulmershe and Whitegates 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Andy Croy Elected 1,111 42.3% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Alison Swaddle Elected 982 37.4% —
Labour Party Tony Skuse 955 36.3% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Christopher Mark Ashworth 905 34.4% —
Liberal Democrats Nigel Stuart Harman 522 19.9% —
Liberal Democrats Munir Mohammed Ahmed 518 19.7% —
Green Party Adrian Windisch 222 8.4% —
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition John Murray Gillman 43 1.6% —
Majority27
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)2,629

Charvil

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Emma Antoinette Hobbs Elected 493 47.3% —
Independent Nick Ray 481 46.1% —
Labour Party Brian Scott 73 7.0% —
Majority12
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,043

Emmbrook

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Ullakarin Clark Elected 1,235 43.5% —
Liberal Democrats Imogen Shepherd-DuBey 1,222 43.1% —
Labour Party Brent Lees 260 9.2% —
Green Party David Robert Worley 119 4.2% —
Majority13
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,836

Evendons

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Dianne King Elected 951 43.2% —
Liberal Democrats Helen Belcher 839 38.2% —
Labour Party Annette Laura Medhurst 294 13.4% —
Independent Kaz Lokuciewski 115 5.2% —
Majority112
Turnout32.0%
Registered electors6,906
Ballots cast2,199

Finchampstead North

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Charles Margetts Elected 1,143 69.6% —
Liberal Democrats Martin Colin Doyle 182 11.1% —
Labour Party Stephen Robert Barraclough 182 11.1% —
Green Party Martyn Graeme Foss 135 8.2% —
Majority961
Turnout31.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,642

Finchampstead South

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Ian Michael Pittock Elected 706 50.7% —
Liberal Democrats Jim May 294 21.1% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Jason Murdoch 175 12.6% —
Labour Party Neil Geoffrey Carrott 132 9.5% —
Green Party Matthew James Valler 86 6.2% —
Majority412
Turnout31.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,393

Hawkedon

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Clive Jones Elected 1,063 48.7% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Guy Grandison 832 38.1% —
Labour Party Neville Herbert Waites 287 13.2% —
Majority231
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,182

Hillside

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Pauline Alison Jorgensen Elected 1,224 52.0% —
Liberal Democrats Steven Scarrott 730 31.0% —
Labour Party Jacqueline Earla Rupert 402 17.1% —
Majority494
Turnout37.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,356

Hurst

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Wayne Smith Elected 611 76.2% —
Liberal Democrats Paul Trott 105 13.1% —
Labour Party Peter Whitton Tang 86 10.7% —
Majority506
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast802

Loddon

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Richard John Dolinski Elected 1,071 52.8% —
Liberal Democrats Tom McCann 589 29.0% —
Labour Party Linda Christine Dobraszczyk 368 18.1% —
Majority482
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,028

Maiden Erlegh

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Ken Miall Elected 1,010 45.9% —
Liberal Democrats David Hare 602 27.4% —
Labour Party Carl Gavin Doran 587 26.7% —
Majority408
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,199

Norreys

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Malcolm Llewellyn Richards Elected 991 44.1% —
Liberal Democrats James Paul Gilmour 384 17.1% —
Labour Party Yvonne Emma Hignell 332 14.8% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Phil Cunnington 322 14.3% —
Green Party Anthea Helen West 114 5.1% —
Independent Bruce Neil Robertson 105 4.7% —
Majority607
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,248

Remenham, Wargrave and Ruscombe

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party John Anthony Sydney Halsall Elected 930 64.6% —
Liberal Democrats Martin Alder 226 15.7% —
Labour Party Stuart George Crainer 168 11.7% —
Green Party Kezia Alexandra Black 116 8.1% —
Majority704
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,440

Shinfield South

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Charlotte Haitham Taylor Elected 952 62.6% —
Labour Party John Woodward 210 13.8% —
Green Party Tom Blomley 183 12.0% —
Liberal Democrats Elaine Spratling 176 11.6% —
Majority742
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,521

Twyford

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Lindsay Ferris Elected 1,173 57.0% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Merv Boniface 705 34.3% —
Labour Party Charles Wickenden 179 8.7% —
Majority468
Turnout46.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,057

Wescott

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Oliver John Whittle Elected 808 53.7% —
Liberal Democrats Tahir Maher 283 18.8% —
Labour Party Nadine Masseron 224 14.9% —
Green Party David Victor Chapman 189 12.6% —
Majority525
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,504

Winnersh

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Rachelle Shepherd-DuBey Elected 1,303 52.1% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Liz Suggery 888 35.5% —
Labour Party Max Joseph Wellington 186 7.4% —
Green Party Stephen Andrew Lloyd 122 4.9% —
Majority415
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,499

Wokingham Without

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Pauline Elizabeth Helliar-Symons Elected 1,301 64.6% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Graham Widdows 297 14.7% —
Labour Party Ian Robert Newman 253 12.6% —
Liberal Democrats Alison Isobel Newton 163 8.1% —
Majority1,004
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,014

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