1991 Bracknell Forest Borough Council election

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1991 Bracknell Forest Borough Council election
  1987 2 May 1991 (1991-05-02) 1995  

All 40 seats to Bracknell Forest Borough Council
21 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Con
Lab
LD
LeaderAlan WardJohn Tompkins [n 1]
Party Conservative Labour Liberal Democrats
Leader's seatSandhurstPriestwood
Last election4000
Seats won3271
Seat changeDecrease2.svg 8Increase2.svg 7Increase2.svg 1
Popular vote16,3019,3094,332
Percentage54.4%31.1%14.5%
SwingDecrease2.svg 0.4%Increase2.svg 15.0%Decrease2.svg 13.7%

Council control before election

Conservative

Council control after election

Conservative

The 1991 Bracknell Forest Borough Council election took place on 2 May 1991, to elect all 40 members in 19 wards for Bracknell Forest Borough Council in England. The election was held on the same day as other local elections as part of the 1991 United Kingdom local elections. For the first time since 1979, opposition parties re-entered the council at an all-out council election, but the Conservative Party still managed to secure a landslide victory. [1]

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Summary

Votes for the Liberal Democrats are compared against the SDP–Liberal Alliance in 1987.

1991 Bracknell Forest Borough Council election
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 32Steady2.svg 0Decrease2.svg 8Decrease2.svg 880.054.416,301
  Labour 7Increase2.svg 7Steady2.svg 0Increase2.svg 717.531.19,309
  Liberal Democrats 1Increase2.svg 1Steady2.svg 0Increase2.svg 12.514.54,332

Ward results

An asterisk (*) denotes an incumbent councillor standing for re-election.

Votes for the Liberal Democrats are compared against the SDP–Liberal Alliance in 1987.

Ascot

Ascot (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Cahill S. 1,547 46.7 -10.8
Conservative Herlingshaw L. 1,381
Conservative Drury D.* 1,329
Liberal Democrats Veakins D.1,00430.3-2.4
Labour Miller D.75922.9+13.1
Labour Draper R.715
Turnout 44.2-3.6
Registered electors 7,483
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Binfield

Binfield (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Doyle H. Ms. 992 69.3 +11.1
Conservative Taylor G.* 935
Labour Williams A. Ms.43930.7+17.6
Labour Harman J.434
Turnout 40.5-14.9
Registered electors 3,463
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Bullbrook

Bullbrook (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Eason E. 1,094 50.5 -1.5
Conservative Thompson E.* 1,071
Labour Darke P. 1,071 49.5 +30.6
Conservative Albrecht R.*1,059
Labour Firth G.1,032
Labour Williams C.989
Turnout 43.1+1.2
Registered electors 4,891
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

College Town

College Town (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Murray A. 796 52.1 +14.0
Conservative Edger R. 733 47.9 -4.5
Liberal Democrats Earwicker R.691
Conservative Simonds R.*673
Turnout 43.6-5.1
Registered electors 3,319
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Cranbourne

Cranbourne
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Ballin M. Ms.* 252 68.7 -8.3
Labour Simmonds S.11531.3New
Turnout 37.3-2.6
Registered electors 985
Conservative hold Swing

Crowthorne

Crowthorne (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Finnie J.* 1,153 63.6 +6.7
Conservative Cheney A.* 1,070
Conservative Thomas C. Ms. 907
Liberal Democrats Maxwell D.66136.4+0.7
Turnout 48.8-2.7
Registered electors 3,716
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Garth

Garth (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Clifford J. Ms. 804 51.1 +24.2
Labour Good D. 788
Conservative Ryder J. Ms.*76948.9-1.5
Conservative Wentzell P.674
Turnout 53.0+0.6
Registered electors 2,865
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Great Hollands North

Great Hollands North (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Bouchard J. Ms.* 786 52.6 -0.1
Conservative Edmeades M. Ms. 732
Labour Shillcock J. Ms.70947.4+24.1
Labour Adams M.693
Turnout 44.9+5.2
Registered electors 3,255
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Great Hollands South

Great Hollands South (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Angell R.* 825 49.6 -13.4
Conservative Price C. Ms. 765
Labour King S.53232.0+16.4
Labour Temperton C.506
Liberal Democrats Baker C.30718.4-2.9
Turnout 49.7+6.0
Registered electors 3,346
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Hanworth

Hanworth (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Wallace M.* 1,381 50.8 +1.1
Conservative Ince J.* 1,365
Conservative Browne A. 1,362
Labour Bayle M. Ms.1,33749.2+28.4
Labour Gray A.1,257
Labour Wheaton T.1,209
Turnout 46.5-1.6
Registered electors 5,666
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Harmanswater

Harmanswater (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Mills T.* 1,508 55.8 +2.8
Conservative Ainscough T.* 1,497
Conservative Pile S. Ms. 1,438
Labour Holness W.1,19344.2+24.0
Labour Pitt K.1,144
Labour Waddington A.1,116
Turnout 44.6-2.0
Registered electors 5,895
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Little Sandhurst

Little Sandhurst (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Birch D.* 981 63.5 +9.1
Conservative Cohen H.* 870
Liberal Democrats Cole L.56536.5+2.8
Turnout 51.9-5.2
Registered electors 2,979
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Old Bracknell

Old Bracknell (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Beasley C. 922 51.3 +3.6
Conservative Mattick I. Ms.* 908
Conservative Mullins A. 895
Labour Snelgrove A. Ms. 87748.7+25.4
Labour Waudby M. Ms.861
Labour Smith R.852
Turnout 48.6+5.7
Registered electors 3,642
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Owlsmoor

Owlsmoor
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Thomas R.* 825 61.1 +2.4
Liberal Democrats Longhurst L.52638.9+2.1
Turnout 37.2-8.5
Registered electors 3,633
Conservative hold Swing

Priestwood

Priestwood (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Cooper P. 778 56.4 +20.0
Labour Tompkins J. 773
Conservative Blake L.*60243.6+0.9
Conservative Egan J.578
Turnout 52.4-0.2
Registered electors 2,609
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Sandhurst

Sandhurst (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Marsden J.* 867 64.7 +1.7
Conservative Ward A.* 846
Liberal Democrats Nicholson D. Ms.47335.3+12.7
Liberal Democrats Meller S.447
Turnout 44.9-3.4
Registered electors 2,936
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

St. Marys

St. Marys
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Warren J.* Unopposed
Turnout N/A
Registered electors 1,260
Conservative hold Swing

Warfield

Warfield
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Sargeant E. 514 83.3 +6.3
Labour Hirst W.10316.7+10.0
Turnout 44.3-1.3
Registered electors 1,392
Conservative hold Swing

Wildridings

Wildridings (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Dossett P. 592 51.8 +35.7
Labour McCormack A. 563
Conservative Mattick J.*55048.2+3.9
Conservative Wreglesworth N.*545
Turnout 51.1-3.2
Registered electors 2,202
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Footnotes

  1. Tompkins became the lone Labour councillor after a by-election

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References

  1. "Bracknell Forest Borough Council Election Results 1973-1995" (PDF). Elections Centre. Retrieved 28 December 2022.