1995 Bracknell Forest Borough Council election

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1995 Bracknell Forest Borough Council election
  1991 4 May 1995 (1995-05-04) 1997  

All 40 seats to Bracknell Forest Borough Council
21 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Lab
Con
LD
LeaderAustin McCormackBob Angell
Party Labour Conservative Liberal Democrats
Leader's seatWildridingsGreat Hollands South
(lost re-election)
Last election7321
Seats won22126
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 15Decrease2.svg 20Increase2.svg 5
Popular vote11,55911,1806,682
Percentage38.8%37.6%22.4%
SwingIncrease2.svg 7.7%Decrease2.svg 16.8%Increase2.svg 7.9%

Council control before election

Conservative

Council control after election

Labour

The 1995 Bracknell Forest Borough Council election took place on 4 May 1995, 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 in England & Wales as part of the 1995 United Kingdom local elections. For the first time since 1973, the Labour Party won control of the council, decimating the Conservative Party to less than half the seats it won in 1991, with the Conservative group leader losing his seat in Great Hollands South. [1] This remains the last time the Conservatives have lost the popular vote in a Bracknell Forest Borough Council all-out election.

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Result summary

1995 Bracknell Forest Borough Council election
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 22Increase2.svg 16Decrease2.svg 1Increase2.svg 1555.038.811,559
  Conservative 12Increase2.svg 1Decrease2.svg 21Decrease2.svg 2030.037.611,180
  Liberal Democrats 6Increase2.svg 5Steady2.svg 0Increase2.svg 515.022.46,682
  Independent Labour 0Steady2.svg 0Steady2.svg 0Steady2.svg 00.01.2347

Ward results

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

Ascot

Ascot (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Hayes D. Ms.* 887 33.9 −12.8
Labour Miller D. 865 33.1 +10.2
Liberal Democrats Blake J. Ms. 864 33.0 +2.7
Conservative Herlingshaw L.*849
Labour Norman L. Ms.832
Conservative Thomas G.810
Liberal Democrats Campbell-Grant I.677
Liberal Democrats Harradine A.616
Turnout 31.0−13.2
Registered electors 8,123
Conservative hold Swing
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

Binfield

Binfield (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Doyle H. Ms.* 884 47.8 −21.5
Conservative Taylor G.* 805
Labour Harman J.59732.3+1.6
Labour Woodrow G. Ms.541
Liberal Democrats Dickson C. Ms.36919.9New
Turnout 35.9−4.6
Registered electors 4,857
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Bullbrook

Bullbrook (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Ryan P. 865 44.5 −5.0
Labour Draper R. 798
Conservative Egan J. 617 31.7 −18.8
Labour Darke P.*589
Conservative Barnard G.579
Labour Woodrow R.563
Liberal Democrats Hanson R.46223.8New
Liberal Democrats Powell E. Ms.434
Liberal Democrats Hughes E. Ms.432
Turnout 41.7−1.4
Registered electors 5,134
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

College Town

College Town (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Sullivan V. Ms. 720 52.7 +0.6
Liberal Democrats Neighbour D.* 712
Conservative Blatchford A.42130.8−17.1
Conservative Simonds R.379
Labour Plested I.22516.5New
Turnout 33.7−9.9
Registered electors 3,970
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

Cranbourne

Cranbourne
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Ballin M. Ms.* 217 58.5 −10.2
Labour Friar W.15441.5+10.2
Turnout 34.7−2.6
Registered electors 1,091
Conservative hold Swing

Crowthorne

Crowthorne (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Pope S. 716 43.2 +6.8
Liberal Democrats Maxwell D. 642
Conservative Finnie J.* 642 38.7 −24.9
Liberal Democrats Scovell L.635
Conservative Cheney A.*611
Conservative Pierce-Jones M. Ms.591
Labour Davies H.30118.1New
Labour Hammond B.299
Labour Geary E.297
Turnout 41.6−7.2
Registered electors 4,131
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Garth

Garth (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Good D.* 828 55.9 +4.8
Labour Taylor S. 780
Conservative Ryder J. Ms.50634.2−14.7
Conservative Harrison J.440
Liberal Democrats Willians T.1469.9New
Turnout 50.7−2.3
Registered electors 2,931
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Great Hollands North

Great Hollands North (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jones L. 880 62.5 +15.1
Labour Shillcock J. Ms. 869
Conservative Drury D.52937.5−15.1
Conservative Thomson A.520
Turnout 43.4−1.5
Registered electors 3,617
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Great Hollands South

Great Hollands South (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Adams M. 686 46.4 +14.4
Labour King S. 667
Conservative Angell R.*58839.8−9.8
Conservative Angell J. Ms.578
Liberal Democrats Shepherd J.20413.8−4.6
Turnout 41.5−8.2
Registered electors 3,547
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Hanworth

Hanworth (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Keene J. Ms. 1,358 51.3 +2.1
Labour Wheaton T. 1,297
Labour Vertigen G. 1,196
Conservative Henfrey D. Ms.86332.6−18.2
Conservative Browne A.*861
Conservative Wallace M.*834
Liberal Democrats Macmahon T.42416.0New
Turnout 42.0−4.5
Registered electors 6,117
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Harmanswater

Harmanswater (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jones S. Ms. 1,342 51.3 +7.1
Labour Onions W. 1,309
Labour Simmonds S. 1,226
Conservative McCracken I.92335.3−20.5
Conservative Pile S. Ms.*902
Conservative McCracken J. Ms.870
Liberal Democrats Callan B.34913.4New
Turnout 40.3−4.3
Registered electors 6,356
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Little Sandhurst

Little Sandhurst (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Bettison P.* 657 48.0 −15.5
Conservative Birch D.* 598
Liberal Democrats Bastone S. Ms.36626.7−9.8
Labour Urquhart C.34725.3New
Labour Hasemore K.307
Liberal Democrats Nicholson J.266
Turnout 42.4−9.5
Registered electors 3,140
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Old Bracknell

Old Bracknell (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Bayle G. 1,077 60.3 +11.6
Labour Hirst B. Ms. 1,048
Labour Veakins D. 1,026
Conservative Ashcroft E. Ms.48026.9−24.4
Conservative Mattick I. Ms.*478
Conservative Brown B. Ms.449
Liberal Democrats Cole L.22912.8New
Liberal Democrats Hayward J.211
Turnout 45.5−3.1
Registered electors 3,908
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Owlsmoor

Owlsmoor
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Hodge R. 694 46.3 +7.4
Conservative Thomas R.*56237.5−23.6
Labour Smith R.24216.2New
Turnout 37.3+0.1
Registered electors 4,105
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

Priestwood

Priestwood (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Clifford J. Ms. 567 41.4 −15.0
Labour Fawcett D. 387
Conservative Kingsbury B.35425.9−17.7
Independent Labour Cooper P.* [n 1] 34725.4New
Conservative Zimehl J. Ms.316
Independent Labour Tompkins J.* [n 1] 316
Liberal Democrats Ford G.1007.3New
Turnout 48.5−3.9
Registered electors 2,712
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Sandhurst

Sandhurst (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Ward A.* 661 44.1 −20.6
Conservative North P. 651
Liberal Democrats Score J.62341.6+6.3
Liberal Democrats Earwicker R.550
Labour Trevis S. Ms.21514.3New
Turnout 46.9−2.0
Registered electors 3,144
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

St. Marys

St. Marys
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Flood R. 349 67.2 −32.8
Labour Draper C. Ms.17032.8New
Turnout 33.1N/A
Registered electors 1,584
Conservative hold Swing

Warfield

Warfield
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Sargeant E.* 680 55.7 −27.6
Liberal Democrats Boyd L. Ms.29223.9New
Labour Clifton L. Ms.24820.3+3.6
Turnout 32.2−12.1
Registered electors 3,841
Conservative hold Swing

Wildridings

Wildridings (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Grayson P. 592 55.0 +3.2
Labour McCormack A.* 591
Conservative Wreglesworth M. Ms.36033.5−14.7
Conservative Wreglesworth N.335
Liberal Democrats Carson C.12411.5New
Labour Dossett P.*100
Turnout 52.0+0.9
Registered electors 2,208
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Footnotes

  1. 1 2 Cooper and Tompkins were elected as Labour Party candidates in 1991.

References

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