Wokingham council election, 2024
02/05/2024 · 18 wards · 54 seats contested
Contents
Summary
Candidates
Results by ward
Barkham & Arborfield
Bulmershe & Coronation
Emmbrook
Evendons
Finchampstead
Hawkedon
Hillside
Loddon
Maiden Erlegh & Whitegates
Norreys
Shinfield
South Lake
Spencers Wood & Swallowfield
Thames
Twyford, Ruscombe & Hurst
Wescott
Winnersh
Wokingham Without
Most seats
27
Liberal Democrats
Seats contested
54
across 18 wards
Turnout
39.8%
average of reporting wards
Summary
Party
Seats
+/−
Votes
Share
+/−
Liberal Democrats
27
+16
61,794
41.3%
-0.3
Conservative and Unionist Party
19
+15
56,932
38.0%
+1.2
Labour Party
8
+5
27,173
18.1%
+1.7
Green Party
0
+0
3,383
2.3%
-0.7
Independent
0
+0
336
0.2%
-1.4
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition
0
+0
152
0.1%
—
Changes are against the previous council election on 04/05/2023. Vote share is each party's share of all votes cast across the borough.
Candidates
Party
Candidates
Of a possible 54
Conservative and Unionist Party
54
Labour Party
54
Liberal Democrats
54
Green Party
8
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition
2
Independent
1
A party standing a full slate could field 54 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.
Party
Candidate
Votes
Share
+/−
Liberal Democrats
Adrian John Betteridge Elected
1,018
45.3%
—
Conservative and Unionist Party
Joseph Michael Barley Elected
982
43.7%
—
Conservative and Unionist Party
George Daniel Evans Elected
973
43.3%
—
Liberal Democrats
Joseph Boadu
964
42.9%
—
Liberal Democrats
Heather Anne Richards
940
41.8%
—
Conservative and Unionist Party
Sebastian Graabek
840
37.4%
—
Green Party
Asad Feroz
322
14.3%
—
Labour Party
Jane Francis
257
11.4%
—
Labour Party
Annette Laura Medhurst
242
10.8%
—
Labour Party
Tim Jinkerson
202
9.0%
—
Majority 9
Turnout 32.0%
Registered electors —
Ballots cast (estimated) 2,247
Party
Candidate
Votes
Share
+/−
Conservative and Unionist Party
Alison Swaddle Elected
1,468
56.0%
—
Conservative and Unionist Party
Shahid Mohammed Younis Elected
1,318
50.3%
—
Conservative and Unionist Party
Yusra Salman Elected
1,173
44.8%
—
Liberal Democrats
Paul Alexander Barton
632
24.1%
—
Labour Party
Kirsten Charlotte McFarlane
591
22.6%
—
Liberal Democrats
Stephen Christopher Nash
584
22.3%
—
Labour Party
Will Evans
576
22.0%
—
Green Party
Gary Shacklady
542
20.7%
—
Labour Party
David Sharp
510
19.5%
—
Liberal Democrats
Sheila Anne Jordan
467
17.8%
—
Majority 541
Turnout 40.0%
Registered electors —
Ballots cast (estimated) 2,620
Party
Candidate
Votes
Share
+/−
Liberal Democrats
Rachel Bishop-Firth Elected
1,760
57.6%
—
Liberal Democrats
Imogen Shepherd-DuBey Elected
1,736
56.8%
—
Liberal Democrats
Basit Sajjad Alvi Elected
1,562
51.1%
—
Conservative and Unionist Party
David George Lee
1,069
35.0%
—
Conservative and Unionist Party
Kate Haines
918
30.0%
—
Conservative and Unionist Party
John Francis McDermott
813
26.6%
—
Green Party
Lauren Seymour
369
12.1%
—
Labour Party
Barrie Callender
356
11.6%
—
Labour Party
Marilyn Groves
293
9.6%
—
Labour Party
John Ferguson
291
9.5%
—
Majority 493
Turnout 41.0%
Registered electors —
Ballots cast (estimated) 3,056
Party
Candidate
Votes
Share
+/−
Liberal Democrats
Mark Ashwell Elected
1,668
60.3%
—
Liberal Democrats
Lou Timlin Elected
1,580
57.1%
—
Liberal Democrats
Adrian Mather Elected
1,552
56.1%
—
Conservative and Unionist Party
Jasmine Waters
876
31.7%
—
Conservative and Unionist Party
Jeff Cant
873
31.6%
—
Conservative and Unionist Party
Martin Sidney Lockington Jeater
839
30.3%
—
Labour Party
Alwyn Jones
324
11.7%
—
Labour Party
Mary Elizabeth Morris
306
11.1%
—
Labour Party
Colin Heath
284
10.3%
—
Majority 676
Turnout 41.0%
Registered electors —
Ballots cast (estimated) 2,767
Party
Candidate
Votes
Share
+/−
Conservative and Unionist Party
Charles Margetts Elected
1,715
49.9%
—
Conservative and Unionist Party
Rebecca Jane Margetts Elected
1,707
49.6%
—
Conservative and Unionist Party
Peter Harper Elected
1,677
48.8%
—
Liberal Democrats
David Cornish
1,635
47.5%
—
Liberal Democrats
Becky Eytle
1,498
43.6%
—
Liberal Democrats
Fiona Dignan
1,404
40.8%
—
Labour Party
Judy Clark
246
7.2%
—
Labour Party
Grace Tapping
238
6.9%
—
Labour Party
Ian Reginald Hills
196
5.7%
—
Majority 42
Turnout 45.0%
Registered electors —
Ballots cast (estimated) 3,439
Party
Candidate
Votes
Share
+/−
Liberal Democrats
David Hare Elected
1,433
45.9%
—
Conservative and Unionist Party
Rohit Ahlawat Elected
1,413
45.2%
—
Liberal Democrats
Melanie Cheryl De Jong Elected
1,356
43.4%
—
Liberal Democrats
Andrew Mickleburgh
1,355
43.4%
—
Conservative and Unionist Party
Tim Holton
1,293
41.4%
—
Conservative and Unionist Party
Guy Grandison
1,274
40.8%
—
Labour Party
Mark Ambrose Craske
527
16.9%
—
Labour Party
Carmel Law-Sinha
386
12.4%
—
Labour Party
Harry McKeown
338
10.8%
—
Majority 1
Turnout 42.0%
Registered electors —
Ballots cast (estimated) 3,125
Party
Candidate
Votes
Share
+/−
Conservative and Unionist Party
Pauline Alison Jorgensen Elected
1,699
51.8%
—
Conservative and Unionist Party
Moses Amowie Iyengunmwena Elected
1,399
42.6%
—
Liberal Democrats
Caroline Smith Elected
1,376
41.9%
—
Liberal Democrats
Al Neal
1,324
40.3%
—
Liberal Democrats
Ryan Browne
1,307
39.8%
—
Conservative and Unionist Party
Salman Afzal
1,263
38.5%
—
Labour Party
Evan Peter Ainsworth
421
12.8%
—
Labour Party
Hari Sarasan
401
12.2%
—
Green Party
Harrison Rian Watson
353
10.8%
—
Labour Party
Jacqueline Earla Rupert
305
9.3%
—
Majority 52
Turnout 47.0%
Registered electors —
Ballots cast (estimated) 3,283
Party
Candidate
Votes
Share
+/−
Labour Party
Greg Bello Elected
1,338
52.7%
—
Labour Party
Majid Nagra Elected
1,316
51.8%
—
Labour Party
Alex Freeney Elected
1,159
45.6%
—
Conservative and Unionist Party
David Bragg
1,033
40.7%
—
Conservative and Unionist Party
Bill Soane
1,003
39.5%
—
Conservative and Unionist Party
Abdul Loyes
869
34.2%
—
Liberal Democrats
Alex Heap
406
16.0%
—
Liberal Democrats
Alexandra Fraser
254
10.0%
—
Liberal Democrats
Irene Khayinza
240
9.5%
—
Majority 126
Turnout 40.0%
Registered electors —
Ballots cast (estimated) 2,539
Party
Candidate
Votes
Share
+/−
Conservative and Unionist Party
Norman Jorgensen Elected
1,187
34.1%
—
Liberal Democrats
Stephen Newton Elected
1,182
34.0%
—
Liberal Democrats
Andy Ng Siu-Hong Elected
1,162
33.4%
—
Liberal Democrats
Mike Smith
1,133
32.5%
—
Conservative and Unionist Party
Wazir Hussain
1,110
31.9%
—
Labour Party
Richard Mark McKenzie
1,026
29.5%
—
Labour Party
Vikram Singh Duhan
959
27.5%
—
Conservative and Unionist Party
Madhu Ranga
956
27.5%
—
Labour Party
Tony Skuse
898
25.8%
—
Green Party
Samuel Langlois
493
14.2%
—
Independent
Ibrahim Mohammed
336
9.7%
—
Majority 29
Turnout 46.0%
Registered electors —
Ballots cast (estimated) 3,481
Party
Candidate
Votes
Share
+/−
Labour Party
Rachel Burgess Elected
1,398
54.5%
—
Labour Party
Marie-Loise Weighill Elected
1,128
43.9%
—
Labour Party
Nagi Nagella Elected
1,063
41.4%
—
Conservative and Unionist Party
Phil Cunnington
963
37.5%
—
Conservative and Unionist Party
Lisa Jane Fairweather
853
33.2%
—
Conservative and Unionist Party
Roger Greer
786
30.6%
—
Liberal Democrats
Matteo Fumagalli
524
20.4%
—
Liberal Democrats
Warren Dixon
495
19.3%
—
Liberal Democrats
Paul Sayers
421
16.4%
—
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition
Sara Elizabeth Gillman
69
2.7%
—
Majority 100
Turnout 40.0%
Registered electors —
Ballots cast (estimated) 2,567
Party
Candidate
Votes
Share
+/−
Labour Party
Sarah Louise Bell Elected
997
46.4%
—
Labour Party
Andrew Gray Elected
923
43.0%
—
Conservative and Unionist Party
Vishal Srinivasan Elected
881
41.0%
—
Conservative and Unionist Party
Jackie Rance
868
40.4%
—
Labour Party
Varinder Singh Anand
867
40.3%
—
Conservative and Unionist Party
Hilary Anne Pollock
855
39.8%
—
Liberal Democrats
Shanks Garg
405
18.8%
—
Liberal Democrats
Nicola Jane Brock
397
18.5%
—
Liberal Democrats
Bob Wharton
253
11.8%
—
Majority 13
Turnout 33.0%
Registered electors —
Ballots cast (estimated) 2,149
Party
Candidate
Votes
Share
+/−
Conservative and Unionist Party
Kay Margaret Gilder Elected
1,180
44.2%
—
Liberal Democrats
Beth Rowland Elected
1,080
40.5%
—
Liberal Democrats
Carol Ann Jewell Elected
1,065
39.9%
—
Conservative and Unionist Party
James Edward Bourke
1,056
39.6%
—
Liberal Democrats
Nigel Stuart Harman
1,008
37.8%
—
Conservative and Unionist Party
Michaela Dalton
994
37.3%
—
Labour Party
Tom Clark
616
23.1%
—
Labour Party
Ann Dally
571
21.4%
—
Labour Party
Stevie Horton
435
16.3%
—
Majority 9
Turnout 39.0%
Registered electors —
Ballots cast (estimated) 2,668
Party
Candidate
Votes
Share
+/−
Liberal Democrats
Catherine Glover Elected
1,189
47.9%
—
Conservative and Unionist Party
Dave Edmonds Elected
1,103
44.4%
—
Conservative and Unionist Party
Stuart Ian Munro Elected
1,077
43.4%
—
Conservative and Unionist Party
Anthony Pollock
1,047
42.2%
—
Liberal Democrats
Chris Johnson
1,020
41.1%
—
Liberal Democrats
Dominic Alain Rider
856
34.5%
—
Green Party
Tom Blomley
418
16.8%
—
Labour Party
June Taylor
259
10.4%
—
Labour Party
William Francis John Gale
252
10.2%
—
Labour Party
Stuart Ashley Hooper
224
9.0%
—
Majority 30
Turnout 35.0%
Registered electors —
Ballots cast (estimated) 2,482
Party
Candidate
Votes
Share
+/−
Conservative and Unionist Party
Sam Akhtar Elected
1,416
50.8%
—
Conservative and Unionist Party
Wayne Smith Elected
1,284
46.1%
—
Liberal Democrats
Katrin Harding Elected
1,217
43.7%
—
Conservative and Unionist Party
Michael John Firmager
1,186
42.6%
—
Liberal Democrats
Yonni Wilson
1,172
42.1%
—
Liberal Democrats
Paddy Power
1,027
36.9%
—
Labour Party
Stuart George Crainer
380
13.6%
—
Labour Party
Tracy Hugman
355
12.7%
—
Labour Party
Brian Scott
317
11.4%
—
Majority 31
Turnout 42.0%
Registered electors —
Ballots cast (estimated) 2,785
Party
Candidate
Votes
Share
+/−
Liberal Democrats
Stephen Conway Elected
2,456
78.0%
—
Liberal Democrats
Martin Alder Elected
2,027
64.3%
—
Liberal Democrats
Martijn Andrea Elected
2,008
63.7%
—
Conservative and Unionist Party
John Leslie Jarvis
719
22.8%
—
Conservative and Unionist Party
Grant Shaw Woolner
579
18.4%
—
Conservative and Unionist Party
Malcolm George
576
18.3%
—
Green Party
Merv Boniface
453
14.4%
—
Labour Party
Rona Melanie Noble
250
7.9%
—
Labour Party
Roy Mantel
211
6.7%
—
Labour Party
Peter Whitton Tang
170
5.4%
—
Majority 1,289
Turnout 43.0%
Registered electors —
Ballots cast (estimated) 3,150
Party
Candidate
Votes
Share
+/−
Liberal Democrats
Jane Ainslie Elected
1,318
49.4%
—
Liberal Democrats
Rob Comber Elected
1,202
45.1%
—
Liberal Democrats
Chris Cooke Elected
990
37.1%
—
Conservative and Unionist Party
Gregor George Duncan Murray
964
36.1%
—
Conservative and Unionist Party
James Luke Pett
879
33.0%
—
Conservative and Unionist Party
Raj Kumar Sharma
791
29.7%
—
Labour Party
Andy Croy
661
24.8%
—
Green Party
David Chapman
433
16.2%
—
Labour Party
Paula Montie
392
14.7%
—
Labour Party
Aaron Joshua Pearson
370
13.9%
—
Majority 26
Turnout 37.0%
Registered electors —
Ballots cast (estimated) 2,667
Party
Candidate
Votes
Share
+/−
Liberal Democrats
Prue Bray Elected
1,703
67.5%
—
Liberal Democrats
Rachelle Shepherd-DuBey Elected
1,473
58.4%
—
Liberal Democrats
Paul Fishwick Elected
1,460
57.9%
—
Conservative and Unionist Party
Anne Chadwick
755
29.9%
—
Conservative and Unionist Party
Jonathan Daniel Anthony Pollock
620
24.6%
—
Conservative and Unionist Party
Martyn Washbourne
603
23.9%
—
Labour Party
David Evans
305
12.1%
—
Labour Party
Paul Eastaugh
301
11.9%
—
Labour Party
Allan Murungi
263
10.4%
—
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition
John Murray Gillman
83
3.3%
—
Majority 705
Turnout 34.0%
Registered electors —
Ballots cast (estimated) 2,522
Party
Candidate
Votes
Share
+/−
Liberal Democrats
Marc Brunel-Walker Elected
1,267
53.3%
—
Liberal Democrats
Jordan Montgomery Elected
1,256
52.8%
—
Conservative and Unionist Party
Seona Turtle Elected
1,117
47.0%
—
Conservative and Unionist Party
David Owen Howell Davies
1,082
45.5%
—
Liberal Democrats
Chris Salmon
977
41.1%
—
Conservative and Unionist Party
Ullakarin Clark
958
40.3%
—
Labour Party
Joyce Lam
181
7.6%
—
Labour Party
Alex Fry
161
6.8%
—
Labour Party
Jac Pluves
137
5.8%
—
Majority 35
Turnout 40.0%
Registered electors —
Ballots cast (estimated) 2,379