Wokingham council election, 2018

03/05/2018 · 18 wards · 18 seats contested

Most seats
11
Conservative and Unionist Party
Seats contested
18
across 18 wards
Turnout
39.8%
average of reporting wards

Summary

Party Seats +/− Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party 11 -4 18,315 45.3% -2.3
Liberal Democrats 4 +1 12,888 31.9% +4.0
Labour Party 2 +1 7,624 18.9% +2.0
Independent 1 +1 1,347 3.3% +1.4
Green Party 0 +0 247 0.6% -2.8

Changes are against the previous council election on 05/05/2016. Vote share is each party's share of all votes cast across the borough.

Candidates

Party Candidates Of a possible 18
Conservative and Unionist Party 18
Labour Party 18
Liberal Democrats 17
Independent 3
Green Party 2

A party standing a full slate could field 18 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.

Arborfield

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Independent Gary Cowan Elected 540 66.6% —
Conservative and Unionist Party David Arthur Edmonds 223 27.5% —
Labour Party Christopher Everett 48 5.9% —
Majority317
Turnout41.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast811

Bulmershe and Whitegates

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Carl Gavin Doran Elected 1,357 44.7% +2.4
Conservative and Unionist Party Majid Nagra 1,167 38.4% +1.1
Liberal Democrats Nigel Stuart Harman 371 12.2% -7.6
Green Party Brian O'Callaghan 143 4.7% -3.7
Majority190
Turnout43.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast3,038

Labour Party hold

Coronation

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Keith Baker Elected 1,298 66.9% —
Liberal Democrats Paul Alexander Barton 328 16.9% —
Labour Party Ian Reginald Hills 315 16.2% —
Majority970
Turnout44.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,941

Emmbrook

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Imogen Shepherd-DuBey Elected 1,829 57.4% +14.3
Conservative and Unionist Party Jack George De La Poer Beresford 1,084 34.0% -9.5
Labour Party Peyman Jahromi 274 8.6% -0.6
Majority745
Turnout47.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast3,187

Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative and Unionist Party

Evendons

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Helen Louise Power Elected 1,375 46.7% +8.6
Conservative and Unionist Party Mark Ashwell 1,198 40.7% -2.5
Labour Party Annette Laura Medhurst 369 12.5% -0.8
Majority177
Turnout41.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,942

Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative and Unionist Party

Finchampstead North

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Daniel Michael Sargeant Elected 1,086 57.2% -12.4
Liberal Democrats David Cornish 611 32.2% +21.1
Green Party Martyn Graeme Foss 104 5.5% -2.7
Labour Party Daniel Marriott Appleyard 97 5.1% -6.0
Majority475
Turnout44.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,898

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Finchampstead South

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Simon Philip Weeks Elected 978 55.8% +5.1
Liberal Democrats Susan Ann Cornish 581 33.1% +12.0
Labour Party Hayley Louise Jean Rentall 194 11.1% +1.6
Majority397
Turnout40.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,753

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Hawkedon

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats David Hare Elected 1,096 44.9% -3.8
Conservative and Unionist Party Michael John Firmager 975 40.0% +1.8
Labour Party Brent Lees 369 15.1% +2.0
Majority121
Turnout35.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,440

Liberal Democrats hold

Hillside

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Christopher Philip Smith Elected 1,233 44.1% -7.8
Liberal Democrats Sue Smith 1,166 41.7% +10.8
Labour Party Tim Lloyd 394 14.1% -3.0
Majority67
Turnout43.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,793

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Loddon

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Bill Soane Elected 1,358 57.5% +4.7
Labour Party Rick Lay 525 22.2% +4.1
Liberal Democrats Tom McCann 477 20.2% -8.8
Majority833
Turnout33.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,360

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Maiden Erlegh

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Guy Grandison Elected 1,141 41.1% -4.8
Liberal Democrats Tahir Maher 885 31.9% +4.5
Labour Party Nadine Masseron 750 27.0% +0.3
Majority256
Turnout40.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,776

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Norreys

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Rachel Burgess Elected 1,157 38.2% +23.4
Conservative and Unionist Party David George Lee 1,084 35.8% -8.3
Liberal Democrats Morgan Alun Giles Rise 405 13.4% -3.7
Independent Phil Cunnington 384 12.7% +8.0
Majority73
Turnout40.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast3,030

Labour Party gain from Conservative and Unionist Party

Remenham, Wargrave and Ruscombe

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Graham Howe Elected 1,150 67.8% +3.3
Liberal Democrats Yonni Wilson 370 21.8% +6.1
Labour Party Stuart George Crainer 175 10.3% -1.3
Majority780
Turnout40.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,695

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Shinfield South

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Barrie John Samuel Patman Elected 810 40.3% -22.3
Independent Jim Frewin 423 21.1% —
Labour Party Marcus McDowell 416 20.7% +6.9
Liberal Democrats Chris Johnson 359 17.9% +6.3
Majority387
Turnout31.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,008

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

South Lake

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Jenny Cheng Elected 801 40.5% —
Liberal Democrats Beth Rowland 682 34.4% —
Labour Party Tony Skuse 497 25.1% —
Majority119
Turnout45.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,980

Swallowfield

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Stuart Ian Munro Elected 553 68.7% —
Liberal Democrats Steven Scarrott 134 16.6% —
Labour Party James Reid 118 14.7% —
Majority419
Turnout35.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast805

Winnersh

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Prue Bray Elected 1,646 62.4% +10.3
Conservative and Unionist Party Ethan Todd Stacey 695 26.3% -9.2
Labour Party Steve Stanton 297 11.3% +3.8
Majority951
Turnout36.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,638

Liberal Democrats hold

Wokingham Without

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Angus James Ross Elected 1,481 63.7% -0.9
Liberal Democrats Jordan Montgomery 573 24.6% +16.5
Labour Party Yvonne Emma Hignell 272 11.7% -0.9
Majority908
Turnout38.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,326

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

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