Wokingham council election, 2019

02/05/2019 · 18 wards · 18 seats contested

Most seats
8
Liberal Democrats
Seats contested
18
across 18 wards
Turnout
38.9%
average of reporting wards

Summary

Party Seats +/− Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats 8 +4 15,444 39.4% +7.5
Conservative and Unionist Party 8 -3 14,575 37.2% -8.2
Labour Party 1 -1 6,565 16.7% -2.1
Independent 1 +0 1,529 3.9% +0.6
Green Party 0 +0 955 2.4% +1.8
Women's Equality Party 0 +0 156 0.4% —

Changes are against the previous council election on 03/05/2018. 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
Green Party 5
Independent 2
Women's Equality Party 1

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.

Barkham

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party John Stuart Kaiser Elected 457 49.6% —
Liberal Democrats Robert Leslie Tuck 391 42.4% —
Labour Party Peyman Jahromi 74 8.0% —
Majority66
Turnout33.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast922

Bulmershe and Whitegates

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Shirley Ann Boyt Elected 1,227 42.4% -2.3
Conservative and Unionist Party Shahid Mohammed Younis 1,096 37.9% -0.5
Liberal Democrats Nigel Stuart Harman 570 19.7% +7.5
Majority131
Turnout42.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,893

Labour Party hold

Coronation

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Alison Swaddle Elected 1,076 59.9% -6.9
Liberal Democrats Paul Alexander Barton 331 18.4% +1.5
Labour Party Ian Reginald Hills 194 10.8% -5.4
Green Party Kathy Smith 194 10.8% —
Majority745
Turnout42.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,795

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Emmbrook

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Rachel Bishop-Firth Elected 1,827 61.6% +4.2
Conservative and Unionist Party Philip Mirfin 923 31.1% -2.9
Labour Party Brent Lees 216 7.3% -1.3
Majority904
Turnout44.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,966

Liberal Democrats hold

Evendons

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Adrian Mather Elected 1,259 48.5% -14.5
Conservative and Unionist Party Daniel Hinton 644 24.8% -7.1
Independent Lynn Forbes 388 15.0% —
Women's Equality Party Lou Timlin 156 6.0% —
Labour Party Tim Lloyd 147 5.7% +0.6
Majority615
Turnout37.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,594

Liberal Democrats hold

Hawkedon

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Andrew Mickleburgh Elected 1,353 56.4% +11.5
Conservative and Unionist Party Tim Holton 764 31.8% -8.1
Labour Party Doreen Osborne 282 11.8% -3.4
Majority589
Turnout36.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,399

Liberal Democrats hold

Hillside

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Caroline Smith Elected 1,425 51.2% +9.5
Conservative and Unionist Party Norman Jorgensen 1,046 37.6% -6.5
Labour Party Hari Sarasan 310 11.1% -3.0
Majority379
Turnout44.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,781

Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative and Unionist Party

Loddon

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Abdul Loyes Elected 1,124 47.9% -9.7
Liberal Democrats Carol Ann Jewell 807 34.4% +14.1
Labour Party Mary Margaret Ann Young 418 17.8% -4.5
Majority317
Turnout33.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,349

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Maiden Erlegh

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Tahir Maher Elected 1,056 37.0% +5.1
Conservative and Unionist Party David Druce Chopping 968 33.9% -7.2
Labour Party Andrew Gray 830 29.1% +2.1
Majority88
Turnout46.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,854

Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative and Unionist Party

Norreys

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Gregor George Duncan Murray Elected 1,116 40.5% +4.7
Labour Party Nick Fox 1,081 39.2% +1.0
Liberal Democrats Elizabeth Carmen Bishop 561 20.3% +7.0
Majority35
Turnout37.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,758

Conservative and Unionist Party gain from Labour Party

Shinfield North

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Parry Batth Elected 300 41.8% —
Labour Party James Reid 280 39.0% —
Liberal Democrats Stephen Newton 138 19.2% —
Majority20
Turnout30.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast718

Shinfield South

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Independent Jim Frewin Elected 1,141 49.5% +28.4
Conservative and Unionist Party Anthony Pollock 709 30.8% -9.6
Labour Party Marcus McDowell 229 9.9% -10.8
Green Party Hilary Edith Murdoch 226 9.8% —
Majority432
Turnout34.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,305

Independent gain from Conservative and Unionist Party

Sonning

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Michael John Firmager Elected 587 58.8% —
Green Party Brian O'Callaghan 190 19.0% —
Liberal Democrats Tom McCann 128 12.8% —
Labour Party Philippa Margaret Mary Hills 94 9.4% —
Majority397
Turnout40.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast999

South Lake

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Laura Blumenthal Elected 798 44.2% +3.8
Liberal Democrats Beth Rowland 757 42.0% +7.5
Labour Party Tony Skuse 249 13.8% -11.3
Majority41
Turnout41.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,804

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Twyford

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Stephen Conway Elected 1,584 73.0% +15.9
Conservative and Unionist Party John Leslie Jarvis 493 22.7% -11.6
Labour Party Charles Wickenden 94 4.3% -4.4
Majority1,091
Turnout48.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,171

Liberal Democrats hold

Wescott

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Maria Ann Gee Elected 755 35.1% +16.2
Conservative and Unionist Party Julian Paul Mcghee-Sumner 723 33.6% -20.2
Labour Party James Mathew Box 503 23.4% +8.5
Green Party Rema Heffernan 173 8.0% -4.5
Majority32
Turnout42.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,154

Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative and Unionist Party

Winnersh

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Paul Fishwick Elected 1,609 64.7% +2.3
Conservative and Unionist Party Philip Adrian Houldsworth 567 22.8% -3.6
Green Party Stephen Andrew Lloyd 172 6.9% —
Labour Party Steve Stanton 140 5.6% -5.6
Majority1,042
Turnout34.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,488

Liberal Democrats hold

Wokingham Without

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Christopher John Bowring Elected 1,184 52.1% -11.6
Liberal Democrats Jordan Montgomery 893 39.3% +14.6
Labour Party Jayne Donnelly 197 8.7% -3.0
Majority291
Turnout37.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,274

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

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