2001 Wokingham District Council election

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The 2001 Wokingham District Council election took place on 7 June 2001 to elect members of Wokingham Unitary Council in Berkshire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control. [1]

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The previous election in 2000 saw both the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats win 27 seats. [2] The Liberal Democrats took control of the administration 2 months later after one of the Conservative councillors, Nigel Rose, abstained enabling the Liberal Democrats to get the mayor's casting vote. [2]

The results of the 2001 election saw no change with both main parties remaining on the same number of seats. [3] Overall turnout was significantly increased at 63.75% due to the election being held at the same time as the 2001 general election. [3]

After the election, the composition of the council was:

Election result

Wokingham local election result 2001 [4] [5]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 900050.042.526,359-6.0%
  Liberal Democrats 900050.039.924,749-1.8%
  Labour 0000017.110,596+8.0%
  Green 000000.4278+0.4%
  Independent 000000.176+0.1%

Ward results

Bulmershe [3] [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Sellam Rahmouni71536.7−10.7
Labour Nelson Bland70135.9+3.3
Conservative Robert Wood53427.4+7.4
Majority 140.8−14.0
Turnout 1,95064.0
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Charvil [3] [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Pamela Graddon71347.7
Liberal Democrats John Saunders54136.2
Labour Christofer Hall24116.1
Majority 17211.5
Turnout 1,49568.9
Conservative hold Swing
Coronation [3] [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Terence Dredge1,85447.8+0.2
Conservative Susan Doughty1,47738.1−7.4
Labour Ian Hills54514.1+7.2
Majority 3779.7+7.6
Turnout 3,87666.9+32.3
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Emmbrook [3] [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Keith Malvern1,50846.9
Conservative Dennis Carver1,33441.5
Labour John Baker37611.7
Majority 1745.4
Turnout 3,21868.3+30.4
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Evendons [3] [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Dianne King2,53946.0−0.6
Liberal Democrats Nicholas Wright2,32642.1−5.0
Labour Paul French65911.9+5.7
Majority 2133.9
Turnout 5,52466.0+41.5
Conservative hold Swing
Finchampstead North [3] [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Tim Charlesworth1,62252.8+5.6
Liberal Democrats Celia May1,44947.2−5.6
Majority 1735.6
Turnout 3,07168.1
Conservative hold Swing
Hurst [3] [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Annette Drake70271.1
Liberal Democrats Patrick Hull18618.8
Labour Stuart Crainer10010.1
Majority 51652.3
Turnout 98866.8
Conservative hold Swing
Little Hungerford [3] [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats David Swindells2,27843.9−3.5
Conservative Christopher Edmunds2,00138.6−5.0
Labour Jacqueline Rupert90717.5+8.6
Majority 2775.3+1.5
Turnout 5,18663.7+36.0
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Loddon [3] [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Alan Clifford1,60541.9−9.2
Conservative Kathleen Henderson1,29433.8−2.8
Labour Janice Kite93224.3+12.1
Majority 3118.1−6.4
Turnout 3,83160.1+41.2
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Norreys [3] [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Iain Brown2,05350.9−14.8
Liberal Democrats Michael Harper1,10827.4+12.6
Labour Paul Sharples87621.7+2.2
Majority 94523.5−22.7
Turnout 4,03764.9+35.0
Conservative hold Swing
Redhatch [3] [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats David Hare3,28445.4−5.4
Conservative Norman Jorgensen2,55835.4+1.6
Labour Susan Salts1,03814.3+6.0
Green Mark Broad2783.8+3.8
Independent Colin Forrestal761.1+1.1
Majority 72610.0−7.0
Turnout 7,23459.4+38.4
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Shinfield [3] [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Malcolm Bryant1,85752.4−8.9
Liberal Democrats John Shockley91725.9−1.1
Labour Owen Waite77221.8+10.1
Majority 94026.5−7.8
Turnout 3,54660.1+37.0
Conservative hold Swing
South Lake [3] [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Coling Lawley1,40751.2−5.3
Conservative Gerald Pett68825.0−5.4
Labour David Kay65323.8+10.7
Majority 71926.2+0.1
Turnout 2,74859.0+39.4
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Twyford & Ruscombe [3] [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Stephen Conway2,20357.2−1.1
Conservative Gerald Garnett1,23532.1−1.1
Labour Roy Mantel41210.7+2.2
Majority 96825.10.0
Turnout 3,85066.8+27.8
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Wescott [3] [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Robert Wyatt1,26149.7−6.0
Liberal Democrats Peter Evans94237.1+3.6
Labour John Woodward33313.1+2.3
Majority 31912.6−9.6
Turnout 2,53665.0+35.2
Conservative hold Swing
Whitegates [3] [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Jennifer Lissaman97648.5−5.5
Labour Pippa White53426.5+2.2
Conservative Paul Swaddle50325.0+3.4
Majority 44222.0−7.7
Turnout 2,01367.5+32.9
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Winnersh [3] [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Elizabeth Siggery1,80749.2+1.6
Liberal Democrats David Glover1,45039.5−8.4
Labour Elizabeth Vincent41311.3+6.8
Majority 3579.7
Turnout 3,67062.7+31.8
Conservative hold Swing
Wokingham Without [3] [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Pauline Helliar-Symons2,18166.4−6.2
Labour Rosemary Chapman1,10433.6+18.6
Majority 1,07732.8−24.8
Turnout 3,28561.9+35.1
Conservative hold Swing

References

  1. ↑ "Wokingham". BBC News. Retrieved 10 January 2010.
  2. 1 2 "Affordable housing is top of Lib Dems' list". Reading Evening Post . 14 May 2001. Retrieved 10 January 2010.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 "Shared seats deadlock leaves council in limbo". Reading Evening Post . 12 June 2001. Retrieved 10 January 2010.
  4. 1 2 "Council results". Evening Standard . London. 8 June 2001. p. 51.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 "Wokingham District Council Election Results 2002 & 2001". Wokingham District Council. Archived from the original on 1 November 2002. Retrieved 10 January 2010.
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