2014 Wokingham Borough Council election

Map of the results

The 2014 Wokingham Borough Council election took place on Thursday 22 May 2014. That was the same day as other United Kingdom local elections in order to elect members of Wokingham Unitary Council in Berkshire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative Party stayed comfortably in overall control of the council. ^[1]

After the election, the composition of the council was:

• Conservative 44
• Liberal Democrat 7
• Labour 1
• Independent 2

Background

A total of 79 candidates contested the 18 seats which were up for election. ^[2] These included 18 Conservative, 18 Liberal Democrat, 14 Labour, 9 Green Party, 18 United Kingdom Independence Party and 1 independent candidates.

Issues in the election included:

• Some recent controversial planning applications

Election result

The Conservatives retained control of the council. ^[3] The Liberal Democrats held two out of the three seats they defended, retaining their seats in South Lake and Winnersh, but losing a seat in Bulmershe & Whitegates to Labour.

Wokingham local election result 2014 ^[4]

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Conservative	44	1	0	0	81.0	45.0	17,232	-3.4
	Liberal Democrats	7	0	1	0	13.0	19.9	7,640	-4.2
	UKIP	0	0	0	0	0.0	17.6	6,750	+14.2
	Labour	0	1	0	0	2.0	11.3	4,332	-0.9
	Green	0	0	0	0	0.0	5.3	2,046	-2.2
	Independent	2	0	1	0	4.0	0.1	71	-1.4

There were a total of 38,275 votes cast, including 204 spoiled ballots.

Ward results

Arborfield ^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Gary Cowan	450	58.9	+0.3
	Liberal Democrats	Steve Bacon	200	26.2	−8.9
	UKIP	Robin Bateson	113	14.8	+8.5
Majority			250	32.7	+9.2
Turnout			763	36.3
	Conservative hold		Swing	+0.3

Bulmershe & Whitegates ^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Nicky Jerrome	967	34.2	+5.7
	Conservative	Dave Mills	760	26.9	+1.8
	Liberal Democrats	Sam Rahmouni	499	17.6	−19.5
	UKIP	Peter Jackson	423	14.9	+9.7
	Green	Adrian Windisch	173	6.1	+2.1
Majority			207	7.3	−1.3
Turnout			2822	41.8
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing	+5.7

Coronation ^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Keith Baker	1171	58.7	−1.4
	UKIP	Tony Bartlett	258	12.9	+12.9
	Liberal Democrats	Paddy Power	248	12.4	−14.8
	Labour	Danny McLaughlin	182	9.1	−3.7
	Green	Louise White	133	6.6	+6.6
Majority			913	45.8	+12.9
Turnout			1992	43.6
	Conservative hold		Swing	-1.4

Emmbrook ^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Chris Singleton	1085	37.5	−18.4
	Liberal Democrats	Imogen Shepherd-DuBey	1074	37.1	+23.6
	UKIP	Mike Spencer	447	15.4	+0.1
	Labour	Jeremy Curtis	287	9.9	−4.68
Majority			11	0.3	−40.3
Turnout			2893	43.4
	Conservative hold		Swing	-18.4

Evendons ^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Mark Ashwell	1227	46.7	−3.7
	Liberal Democrats	John Bray	598	22.7	+2.6
	UKIP	Toby North	437	16.6	+2.2
	Labour	Tony Skuse	292	11.1	−3.7
	Independent	Kaz Lokuciewski	71	2.7	+2.7
Majority			629	23.9	−6.2
Turnout			2625	36.9
	Conservative hold		Swing	-3.7

Finchampstead North ^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Rob Stanton	1115	60.4	−9.5
	UKIP	Jason Murdoch	301	16.3	+16.3
	Liberal Democrats	Roland Cundy	198	10.7	+2.5
	Labour	Tim Jinkerson	139	7.5	−5.5
	Green	Martyn Foss	92	4.9	−3.5
Majority			814	44.1	−12.8
Turnout			1845	41.9
	Conservative hold		Swing	-9.5

Finchampstead South ^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Simon Weeks	1024	56.2
	UKIP	Annette Ellis	357	19.6
	Liberal Democrats	James May	171	9.4
	Labour	Andrew Croy	141	7.7
	Green	Matthew Valler	129	7.0
Majority			667	39.6
Turnout			1822
	Conservative hold		Swing	+2.6

Hawkedon ^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Michael Firmager	925	37.8	−5.0
	Liberal Democrats	Clive Jones	862	35.2	+10.2
	UKIP	John Green	358	14.6	+5.8
	Labour	Neville Waites	299	12.2	−5.1
Majority			63	2.5	−15.3
Turnout			2444	34.6
	Conservative hold		Swing	-5.0

Hillside ^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Christopher Smith	1230	45.7	−4.8
	Liberal Democrats	Keith Yabsley	620	23.0	+0.9
	UKIP	Chris Moore	433	16.1	+16.1
	Labour	David Sharp	406	15.0	−0.1
Majority			610	22.6	−5.7
Turnout			2689	41.0
	Conservative hold		Swing	-4.8

Loddon ^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Bill Soane	1009	41.4	+4.7
	UKIP	Bill Brooks	493	20.2	+20.2
	Liberal Democrats	Tahir Maher	419	17.2	−24.2
	Labour	Tom Clark	355	14.4	−0.3
	Green	Julia Titus	159	6.5	+0.1
Majority			516	21.1	16.5
Turnout			2435	34.6
	Conservative gain from Independent		Swing	+4.7

Maiden Erlegh ^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Paul Swaddle	1045	39.7	−5.8
	Liberal Democrats	David Hare	502	19.0	−5.9
	Labour	Jacqueline Rupert	418	15.8	−1.8
	UKIP	Philip Ray	399	15.1	+15.1
	Green	Russell Seymour	266	10.1	−1.1
Majority			543	20.6	0.0
Turnout			2630	34.2
	Conservative hold		Swing	-5.8

Norreys ^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	David Lee	1080	41.5	−7.3
	UKIP	Philip Cunnington	567	21.8	+11.1
	Liberal Democrats	Steven Scarrott	486	18.6	+5.0
	Labour	Paul Sharples	285	10.9	+5.1
	Green	Emma Louise Hamilton	181	6.9	+0.8
Majority			513	19.7	−13
Turnout			2599	36.6
	Conservative hold		Swing	-7.3

Remenham, Wargrave and Ruscombe ^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Robert Pitts	1013	61.9	−6.6
	UKIP	Andy Heape	269	16.4	+16.4
	Liberal Democrats	Martin George Alder	197	12.0	−6.1
	Labour	Stuart Crainer	155	9.4	−3.1
Majority			744	45.5	−4.9
Turnout			1634	36.5
	Conservative hold		Swing	-6.6

Shinfield South ^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Barrie Patman	952	52.2	−6.4
	UKIP	Barry Hadfield	414	22.8	+22.8
	Green	John Prior	241	13.3	−17.8
	Liberal Democrats	Keith Malvern	202	11.1	+1.9
Majority			538	29.7	+2.9
Turnout			1809	32.7
	Conservative hold		Swing	-6.4

South Lake ^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Beth Rowland	535	33.8	−10.5
	Conservative	Laura Blumenthal	462	29.2	−3.2
	UKIP	Timothy Robinson	275	17.4	+17.4
	Labour	Ian Hills	222	14.0	−2.9
	Green	Pamela Prior	85	5.3	−1.1
Majority			73	4.6	−7.3
Turnout			1579	38.7
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	-10.5

Swallowfield ^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Stuart Munro	558	57.4	+2.6
	UKIP	Max Bowker	217	22.3	+7.6
	Green	Thomas Blomley	118	12.1	+12.1
	Liberal Democrats	Caroline Smith	79	8.1	−16.3
Majority			341	35.0	−1.6
Turnout			972	41.4
	Conservative hold		Swing	+2.6

Winnersh ^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Prue Bray	1474	53.1	+6.1
	Conservative	Lee Gordon Walker	711	25.6	−12.6
	UKIP	Tony Hannington	405	14.5	+7.3
	Labour	Steve Stanton	184	6.6	−0.3
Majority			763	27.5	+18.7
Turnout			2774	37.5
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	+6.1

Wokingham Without ^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Angus Ross	1,415	56.9	−9.1
	UKIP	Marcus Ellis	584	22.2	+5.8
	Labour	Penelope O'Neil	311	12.5	+12.5
	Liberal Democrats	Anthony Vick	176	7.0	−0.6
Majority			831	33.4	−2.4
Turnout			2486	39.6
	Conservative hold		Swing	-9.1

References

1. "Wokingham Borough Council local election results 2014". Wokingham Times. 24 May 2014. Retrieved 24 May 2014.
2. "Wokingham election candidates confirmed". Wokingham Times . 23 May 2014. Retrieved 23 May 2014.
3. "Final results for Wokingham Borough Council elections 2014". Wokingham Borough Council. 24 May 2014. Retrieved 24 May 2014.
4. "Wokingham Borough Council local election results 2014". Wokingham Times. Retrieved 23 May 2014.