Wokingham council election, 2023

04/05/2023 · 18 wards · 18 seats contested

Most seats
11
Liberal Democrats
Seats contested
18
across 18 wards
Turnout
40.7%
average of reporting wards

Summary

Party Seats +/− Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats 11 +2 18,104 41.5% +0.6
Conservative and Unionist Party 4 -2 16,058 36.8% -0.0
Labour Party 3 +1 7,166 16.4% -1.5
Green Party 0 +0 1,268 2.9% -0.2
Independent 0 -1 727 1.7% +0.5
Women's Equality Party 0 +0 179 0.4% —
Heritage Party 0 +0 84 0.2% —

Changes are against the previous council election on 05/05/2022. 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 8
Independent 3
Heritage Party 1
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 +/−
Liberal Democrats Ian Michael Pittock Elected 705 46.7% +4.3
Conservative and Unionist Party George Daniel Evans 581 38.5% -11.1
Labour Party Annette Laura Medhurst 107 7.1% -0.9
Independent Roderick Paul Stevens 76 5.0% —
Green Party Asad Feroz 40 2.7% —
Majority124
Turnout41.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,509

Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative and Unionist Party

Bulmershe and Whitegates

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Tony Skuse Elected 1,058 40.3% -10.8
Conservative and Unionist Party Sagar Patel 958 36.5% +1.0
Liberal Democrats Sheila Anne Jordan 375 14.3% +6.4
Green Party Samuel Langlois 235 8.9% +3.4
Majority100
Turnout38.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,626

Labour Party hold

Coronation

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Alison Swaddle Elected 1,120 61.5% -0.4
Liberal Democrats Paddy Power 359 19.7% +2.4
Labour Party Ian Reginald Hills 190 10.4% -2.1
Green Party Emma-Louise Hamilton 152 8.3% +0.1
Majority761
Turnout44.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,821

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Emmbrook

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Rachel Bishop-Firth Elected 1,865 57.4% -3.0
Conservative and Unionist Party James Luke Pett 888 27.3% -2.1
Labour Party Alwyn Jones 255 7.9% +1.9
Green Party Lauren Seymour 156 4.8% +0.6
Heritage Party Stephen Sydney Joseph Priest 84 2.6% —
Majority977
Turnout43.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast3,248

Liberal Democrats hold

Evendons

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Adrian Mather Elected 1,579 53.6% -10.8
Conservative and Unionist Party Martin Sidney Lockington Jeater 910 30.9% +3.8
Labour Party Tim Lloyd 279 9.5% +3.9
Women's Equality Party Lou Timlin 179 6.1% —
Majority669
Turnout42.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,947

Liberal Democrats hold

Hawkedon

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Andrew Mickleburgh Elected 1,269 50.0% -11.9
Conservative and Unionist Party Vishal Srinivasan 962 37.9% +13.7
Labour Party Mark Ambrose Craske 307 12.1% -1.8
Majority307
Turnout38.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,538

Liberal Democrats hold

Hillside

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Caroline Smith Elected 1,346 44.7% -9.4
Conservative and Unionist Party Moses Amowie Iyengunmwena 1,319 43.8% +7.4
Labour Party Evan Peter Ainsworth 347 11.5% +1.9
Majority27
Turnout49.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast3,012

Liberal Democrats hold

Loddon

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Abdul Loyes Elected 1,136 42.0% +3.3
Labour Party Majid Nagra 1,091 40.3% +6.6
Liberal Democrats Alex Heap 480 17.7% -9.9
Majority45
Turnout36.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,707

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Maiden Erlegh

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Stephen Newton Elected 1,318 45.4% -5.5
Conservative and Unionist Party Tim Holton 1,191 41.0% +9.9
Labour Party Nagi Nagella 396 13.6% -4.5
Majority127
Turnout44.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,905

Liberal Democrats hold

Norreys

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Marie-Loise Weighill Elected 1,349 42.7% -11.0
Conservative and Unionist Party Mike Townend 1,169 37.0% +2.8
Liberal Democrats Matteo Fumagalli 639 20.2% +11.3
Majority180
Turnout38.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast3,157

Labour Party hold

Shinfield North

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Andrew Gray Elected 366 46.4% +7.4
Conservative and Unionist Party Parry Batth 308 39.1% -2.7
Independent Tony Johnson 69 8.8% —
Liberal Democrats Dominic Alain Rider 45 5.7% -13.5
Majority58
Turnout33.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast788

Labour Party gain from Conservative and Unionist Party

Shinfield South

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Catherine Glover Elected 1,047 33.0% -12.2
Conservative and Unionist Party Dave Edmonds 1,012 31.9% -8.9
Independent Jim Frewin 582 18.3% —
Labour Party Sarah Louise Bell 399 12.6% -1.4
Green Party Tom Blomley 132 4.2% —
Majority35
Turnout34.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast3,172

Liberal Democrats hold

Sonning

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Michael John Firmager Elected 656 60.0% +1.2
Green Party Merv Boniface 257 23.5% +4.5
Labour Party Philippa Margaret Mary Hills 181 16.5% +7.1
Majority399
Turnout43.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,094

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

South Lake

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Laura Blumenthal Elected 999 51.7% +11.0
Liberal Democrats Carol Ann Jewell 715 37.0% -11.2
Labour and Co-operative Party Ann Dally 217 11.2% +0.3
Majority284
Turnout46.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,931

Conservative and Unionist Party gain from Liberal Democrats

Twyford

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Stephen Conway Elected 1,979 84.4% +16.8
Conservative and Unionist Party Grant Shaw Woolner 273 11.6% -11.0
Labour Party Caroline Hill 93 4.0% -0.8
Majority1,706
Turnout52.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,345

Liberal Democrats hold

Wescott

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Jane Ainslie Elected 1,172 53.7% +9.0
Conservative and Unionist Party David George Lee 700 32.1% -10.9
Labour Party Alex Freeney 160 7.3% -4.9
Green Party David Chapman 150 6.9% —
Majority472
Turnout40.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,182

Liberal Democrats hold

Winnersh

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Paul Fishwick Elected 1,643 60.8% -3.0
Conservative and Unionist Party Anthony Pollock 682 25.2% +0.3
Labour Party Allan Murungi 231 8.5% +1.5
Green Party Stephen Andrew Lloyd 146 5.4% +1.2
Majority961
Turnout35.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,702

Liberal Democrats hold

Wokingham Without

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Jordan Montgomery Elected 1,568 54.0% +13.2
Conservative and Unionist Party Christopher John Bowring 1,194 41.1% -5.9
Labour Party Rona Melanie Noble 140 4.8% -2.5
Majority374
Turnout36.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,902

Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative and Unionist Party

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