2015 Wokingham Borough Council election

Map of the results

The 2015 Wokingham Borough Council election took place on 7 May 2015 to elect members of Wokingham Borough Council in England. ^[1] This was on the same day as other local elections and the 2015 United Kingdom general election. ^[2]

Election result

The Conservatives retained control of the council and gained two seats from the Liberal Democrats, winning all seats that were up for election. ^{[3] [4]}

Wokingham local election result 2015 ^{[5] [6] [4]}

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Conservative	47	2	0	2	87%	49.6	34,694	+4.6%
	Liberal Democrats	5	0	2	-2	9%	21.1	14,810	+1.2%
	Labour	1	0	0	0	2%	13.5	9,445	+2.2%
	UKIP	0	0	0	0	0%	9.6	6,765	-8.0%
	Green	0	0	0	0	0%	5.9	4,153	+0.6%
	TUSC	0	0	0	0	0%	0.03	25	+0.03%
	Independent	1	0	0	0	2%	0.0	0	0%

Ward results

Barkham ^{[5] [3]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John Kaiser	1,245	65.8	0.3
	Liberal Democrats	Fiona Rolls	274	14.4	−20.1
	Labour	Timothy Jinkerson	217	11.5	11.5
	Green	Martin Foss	148	7.8	7.8
Majority			971	51.3	20.4
Turnout			1892	71%
	Conservative hold		Swing	0.5

8 Ballot papers were rejected

Bulmershe and Whitegates ^{[5] [3]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Mohammed Younis	1,777	37.8	10.9
	Labour	Tony Skuse	1,354	28.8	−5.4
	Liberal Democrats	Munir Ahmed	679	14.4	−3.2
	UKIP	Peter Jackson	579	12.3	−2.6
	Green	Adrian Windisch	273	5.8	−0.3
Majority			423	8.9	1.6
Turnout			4701	70%
	Conservative hold		Swing

39 ballot papers were rejected

Coronation ^{[5] [3]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Kate Haines	1,906	56.6	−2.1
	Liberal Democrats	Paddy Power	507	15.0	2.1
	Labour	Ian Hills	407	12.0	2.9
	UKIP	Tony Bartlett	336	9.9	−3.0
	Green	Emma Louise Hamilton	190	5.6	−1.0
Majority			1399	41.5	−2.1
Turnout			3364	75%
	Conservative hold		Swing

18 ballot papers were rejected

Emmbrook ^{[5] [4]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Philip Mirfin	2,186	43.5	6.0
	Liberal Democrats	Imogen Shepherd-DuBey	1,731	34.4	−2.7
	UKIP	Tony Hannington	452	9.0	−6.4
	Labour	Mary Gascoyne	419	8.3	−1.6
	Green	Matthew Valler	233	4.6	4.6
Majority			455	9.0	8.7
Turnout			5022	75%
	Conservative hold		Swing

31 ballot papers were rejected

Evendons ^{[5] [4]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Christopher Bowring	2,558	49.9	3.2
	Liberal Democrats	Keith Malvern	1,044	20.3	−2.4
	Labour	Anna Rogerson	553	10.7	−0.2
	UKIP	Victoria Patey	515	10.0	−6.6
	Green	Patrick King	399	7.7	7.7
Majority			1514	29.5	5.6
Turnout			5122	72%
	Conservative hold		Swing

23 ballot papers were rejected

Hawkedon ^{[5] [3]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Tim Holton	2,143	45.3	7.5
	Liberal Democrats	Clive Jones	1,464	30.9	−4.3
	Labour	Neville Waites	555	11.7	−0.5
	UKIP	Alistair Campbell	361	7.6	−7.0
	Green	John Prior	182	3.8	3.8
Majority			679	14.3	11.8
Turnout			4726	68%
	Conservative hold		Swing

21 ballot papers were rejected

Hillside ^{[5] [4]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Norman Jorgensen	2,366	50.3	4.6
	Liberal Democrats	Steven Scarrott	1,065	22.6	−0.4
	Labour	Alice Rogers	324	6.8	−8.2
	Green	Christopher Riley	265	5.6	5.6
	UKIP	David Blackwell	681	14.4	−1.3
Majority			1301	27.6	−13.4
Turnout			4701	72%
	Conservative hold		Swing

23 ballot papers were rejected

Loddon ^{[5] [3]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Abdul Loyes	2,346	48.6	7.2
	Liberal Democrats	Nigel Harman	835	17.3	0.1
	Labour	Tom Clark	812	16.8	2.4
	UKIP	Chrissie Winter	543	11.2	−9.0
	Green	Julia Titus	240	4.9	−1.6
Majority			1511	31.3	10.2
Turnout			4825	69%
	Conservative hold		Swing

31 ballot papers were rejected

Maiden Erlegh ^{[5] [4]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	David Chopping	2,461	47.3	7.6
	Labour	Jacqueline Rupert	946	18.2	2.4
	Liberal Democrats	David Hare	931	17.9	−1.1
	UKIP	Lesley Danilow	464	8.9	−6.2
	Green	Russell Seymour	367	7.0	−3.1
Majority			1515	29.1	−5.1
Turnout			5196	71%
	Conservative hold		Swing

27 ballot papers were rejected

Norreys ^{[5] [3]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Alistair Auty	2,503	51.2	9.7
	Liberal Democrats	James Gilmour	821	16.7	−1.9
	UKIP	Karl Bastiman	611	12.5	−9.3
	Labour	Michael McShane	576	11.7	0.8
	Green	Anthea West	308	6.3	−0.6
	TUSC	Sara Gillman	21	0.4	0.4
Majority			1682	34.4	−2.2
Turnout			4887	69%
	Conservative hold		Swing

42 ballot papers were rejected

Shinfield North ^{[5] [4]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Parry Batth	609	40.3	−9.9
	Labour	Andy Croy	501	33.1	7.8
	UKIP	Christopher Moore	212	14.0	8.3
	Liberal Democrats	Tahir Maher	108	7.1	−4.8
	Green	David Hogg	70	4.6	−2.2
	TUSC	John Gillman	4	0.2	0.2
Majority			108	7.1	−17.8
Turnout			1510	60%
	Conservative hold		Swing

6 ballot papers were rejected

Shinfield South ^{[5] [4]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Anthony Pollock	2,223	57.1	4.9
	UKIP	Alastair Hunter	521	13.3	−9.5
	Labour	Alfredo Reino	480	12.3	12.3
	Liberal Democrats	Elaine Spratling	395	10.1	−1.0
	Green	Thomas Blomley	269	6.9	−6.4
Majority			1702	43.7	11.0
Turnout			3889	69%
	Conservative hold		Swing

11 ballot papers were rejected

Sonning ^{[5] [3]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Mike Haines	1,249	65.5	−7.0
	Labour	Philippa Hills	254	13.3	0.8
	Green	Brian O'Callaghan	205	10.7	0.6
	UKIP	Tim Smith	190	9.9	4.9
Majority			995	52.2	−7.8
Turnout			1904	73%
	Conservative hold		Swing

6 ballot papers were rejected

South Lake ^{[5] [3]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Laura Blumenthal	1,203	40.5	11.3
	Liberal Democrats	Kay Gilder	898	30.2	−3.6
	Labour	Kieran Pearson	448	15.1	1.1
	UKIP	Amelia Gonzalez-Gil	293	9.8	−7.6
	Green	Alison Pope	111	3.7	−1.6
Majority			305	10.2	5.6
Turnout			2965	74%
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

12 ballot papers were rejected

Twyford ^{[5] [3]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John Jarvis	1420	40.9	12.1
	Liberal Democrats	Dee Tomlin	1349	38.8	−16.4
	Labour	Charles Wickendon	283	8.1	−0.5
	UKIP	Andrew Heape	254	7.3	7.3
	Green	Kezia Black	155	4.4	−2.0
Majority			71	2.0	−24.4
Turnout			3469	71%
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

7 ballot papers were rejected

Wescott ^{[5] [4]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Julian Sumner	1,592	50.6	−0.4
	Liberal Democrats	Femi Obileye	557	17.7	5.9
	Labour	Paul Sharples	358	11.3	−1.1
	Green	David Chapman	334	10.6	−3.4
	UKIP	Ellison Withe	285	9.0	−1.1
Majority			1035	32.9	1.9
Turnout			3145	72%
	Conservative hold		Swing

19 ballot papers were rejected

Winnersh ^{[5] [4]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Philip Houldsworth	2,075	42.4	16.8
	Liberal Democrats	Shaun Hanna	1,613	32.9	−20.2
	UKIP	Phil Ray	562	11.4	−4.1
	Labour	Jeremy Curtis	476	9.7	3.1
	Green	Stephen Lloyd	197	4.0	4.0
Majority			462	9.0	18.5
Turnout			4888	67%
	Conservative hold		Swing

11 ballot papers were rejected

Wokingham Without ^{[5] [3]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	David Sleight	2,832	60.6	−5.4
	UKIP	Jason Murdoch	587	12.5	−3.9
	Liberal Democrats	Jim May	539	11.5	3.9
	Labour	Marilyn Groves	482	10.3	10.3
	Green	Jonathan Schofield	207	4.4	−4.8
Majority			2245	48.0	17.0
Turnout			4670	74%
	Conservative hold		Swing

17 ballot papers were rejected

References

1. "Upcoming elections & referendums". The Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 15 March 2015. Retrieved 5 April 2015.
2. "Election result for Wokingham (Constituency)". UK Parliament. Retrieved 10 August 2025.
3. Walker, Ed (7 May 2015). "Wokingham local elections results 2015: Full breakdown". getreading. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
4. "Local Elections Archive Project - 2015 - Wokingham". Local Elections Archive Project. Retrieved 10 August 2025.
5. "Wokingham.gov.uk". Archived from the original on 18 May 2015. Retrieved 17 May 2015.
6. "Election results by party, 7 May 2015". Wokingham Borough Council. Retrieved 10 August 2025.

External links

• Official results by party - Wokingham Borough Council
• 2015 Wokingham results - Local Elections Archive Project