2019 West Berkshire Council election

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2019 West Berkshire Council election
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All 43 seats to West Berkshire Council
22 seats needed for a majority
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Party Conservative Liberal Democrats Green
Last election48 seats, 58.3%4 seats, 25.3%0 seats, 3.0%
Seats won24163
Seat changeDecrease2.svg 24Increase2.svg 12Increase2.svg 3
Popular vote18,35815,6579,497
Percentage37.4%31.9%19.3%
West Berkshire UK ward map 2019.svg
Winner of each seat at the 2019 West Berkshire Council election
Council control before election


Conservative

Council control after election


Conservative

The 2019 West Berkshire Council election took place on 2 May 2019 to elect members of West Berkshire Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections. The whole council was up for election and the Conservative Party retained overall control of the council, despite significant gains by the Liberal Democrats and the election of the first Green Party councillors in West Berkshire. [1]

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Background

At the last election in 2015, the Conservatives won a majority of seats, with 48 councillors, compared to 4 for the Liberal Democrats. No other parties had representation on the council. [2]

There were boundary changes between the 2015 and 2019 elections, reducing the total number of seats from 52 to 43, and the number of wards from 30 to 24. The new wards elected between one and three district councillors depending on their population. [3]

Summary

Election result

2019 West Berkshire Council election [4]
PartyCandidatesSeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 4324N/AN/ADecrease2.svg 2455.837.418,258
  Liberal Democrats 3616N/AN/AIncrease2.svg 1237.231.915,657
  Green 163N/AN/AIncrease2.svg 37.019.39,497
  Labour 430N/AN/ASteady2.svg0.09.74,767
  UKIP 40N/AN/ASteady2.svg0.01.7816

Ward Results

Winning candidates are highlighted in bold.

Aldermaston

Aldermaston (1 seat) [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Dominic Kevin Boeck 529 55.1
Liberal Democrats Warren Fox31833.1
Labour Steve Sutton11311.8
Majority21122.0
Turnout 98333%
Conservative win (new seat)

Basildon

Basildon (1 seat)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Alan Law 595 55.6
Liberal Democrats Laura Coyle25623.9
Green Alex Carter15614.6
Labour Jonathan Ashley646.0
Majority33931.7
Turnout 1,08738%
Conservative win (new seat)

Bradfield

Bradfield (1 seat)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Ross MacKinnon 543 62.3
Liberal Democrats Ian Park23727.2
Labour Ian McKay9210.6
Majority30635.1
Turnout 94733%
Conservative win (new seat)

Bucklebury

Bucklebury (1 seat)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Graham Pask 745 62.5
Liberal Democrats Mike Cole23519.7
Green Jacqueline Paynter16413.8
Labour Frank Greenwood484.0
Majority51042.8
Turnout 1,21243%
Conservative win (new seat)

Burghfield and Mortimer

Burghfield and Mortimer (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Liberal Democrats Royce Longton 1,293 45.1
Liberal Democrats Geoffrey Mayes 1,173 40.9
Conservative Graham Bridgman 1,148 40.0
Conservative Carol Jackson-Doerge1,12639.2
Conservative Ian Morrin1,02835.8
Green Alison May88030.7
Labour John Hannawin55619.4
Labour Janet Bishop31511.0
Labour Graham Hudson2067.2
Majority220.8
Turnout 2,90836%
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Chieveley and Cold Ash

Chieveley and Cold Ash (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Hilary Cole 1,073 52.8
Conservative Garth Simpson 1,000 49.2
Green Jill Hoblin57228.1
Liberal Democrats David Lister53026.1
Green James Thomas37718.5
Labour Marc Charon1035.1
Labour Chris Evans934.6
Majority42821.1
Turnout 2,07338%
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Downlands

Downlands (1 seat)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Clive Hooker 716 62.2
Liberal Democrats Martin Colston32027.8
Labour Grahame Murphy11510.0
Majority39634.4
Turnout 1,16839%
Conservative win (new seat)

Hungerford and Kintbury

Hungerford and Kintbury (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Dennis Benneyworth 1,772 48.5
Conservative James Cole 1,669 45.7
Conservative Claire Rowles 1,605 44.0
Liberal Democrats Denise Gaines1,44639.6
Liberal Democrats Rob Chicken1,35937.2
Liberal Democrats Shaun Wood1,08529.7
Green Tim Davis76320.9
Labour Paul Pugh1544.2
Labour Ron Blindell1534.2
Labour Matt Wilson1464.0
Majority1594.4
Turnout 3,69541%
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Lambourn

Lambourn (1 seat)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Howard Woollaston 667 63.1
Liberal Democrats Charlie Christopher25424.0
Labour Moz Reynolds13612.9
Majority41339.1
Turnout 1,07733%
Conservative win (new seat)

Newbury Central

Newbury Central (2 seats) [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Liberal Democrats Martha Vickers 979 48.6
Liberal Democrats Andy Moore 957 47.5
Conservative Anthony Stretton56227.9
Conservative Joseph Clarke53526.6
Green Susan Millington45022.3
Labour Mark Beach1969.7
Labour Caroline Blake1788.8
Majority39519.6
Turnout 2,04037%
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Newbury Clay Hill

Newbury Clay Hill (2 seats) [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Jeff Beck 632 43.7
Conservative Jeff Cant 532 36.8
Liberal Democrats Pam Taylor51935.9
Liberal Democrats Simon Pike35424.5
Green Danielle Bryan31621.9
Labour Gemma Lowe21114.6
Labour Lee McDougall16311.3
Majority130.9
Turnout 2,72727%
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Newbury Greenham

Newbury Greenham (3 seats) [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Liberal Democrats Billy Drummond 1,375 49.8
Liberal Democrats Phil Barnett 1,337 48.5
Liberal Democrats Erik Pattenden 1,151 41.7
Conservative Sarah Greenall75227.3
Conservative Miles Evans75127.2
Conservative Mark Jones69425.2
Green Matthew Lowe56720.6
Labour Christine Copeland2739.9
Labour Gary Puffett2639.5
UKIP Malik Azam2458.9
Labour Michael Wakelyn-Green1836.6
Majority39914.4
Turnout 2,78232%
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Newbury Speen

Newbury Speen (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Green Steve Masters 1,324 56.7
Conservative Lynne Doherty 827 35.4
Conservative Jeanette Clifford81234.8
Liberal Democrats Tony Harris77733.3
Labour Robert Chapman1777.6
Labour Bert Clough1456.2
Majority150.6
Turnout 2,35241%
Green win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Newbury Wash Common

Newbury Wash Common (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Liberal Democrats Adrian Abbs 1,830 54.5
Liberal Democrats Tony Vickers 1,829 54.5
Green David Marsh 1,794 53.5
Conservative Adrian Edwards1,11833.3
Conservative Anthony Pick91627.3
Conservative Stuart Davenport84225.1
Labour Julie Wintrup2537.5
Labour Andrew Wallace1685.0
Labour Peter Tullett1675.0
Majority67620.2
Turnout 3,38947%
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Green win (new seat)

Pangbourne

Pangbourne (1 seat)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Gareth Hurley 593 51.7
Liberal Democrats Matthew Shakespeare35030.5
Labour Suzie Ferguson20517.9
Majority24321.2
Turnout 1,11739%
Conservative win (new seat)

Ridgeway

Ridgeway (1 seat)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Green Carolyne Culver 917 61.9
Conservative Virginia Celsing45830.9
UKIP Michael Palmer734.9
Labour Charlotte Blackman332.2
Majority45931.0
Turnout 1,48347%
Green win (new seat)

Thatcham Central

Thatcham Central (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Liberal Democrats Owen Jeffrey 907 47.2
Liberal Democrats Nassar Kessell 766 39.9
Conservative Richard Crumly60331.4
Conservative Marigold Jacques51626.8
Green Paul Field28915.0
UKIP David McMahon24212.6
Labour Dave Burns1296.7
Labour Gary Huntley1216.3
Majority39519.6
Turnout 1,93435
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Thatcham Colthrop and Crookham

Thatcham Colthrop and Crookham (1 seat)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Steve Ardagh-Walter 480 49.8
Liberal Democrats John Boyd40942.4
Labour James Wilder757.8
Majority717.4
Turnout 98637%
Conservative win (new seat)

Thatcham North East

Thatcham North East (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Liberal Democrats Lee Dillon 1,088 55.3
Liberal Democrats Jeremy Cottam 1,054 53.5
Conservative Jason Collis70635.9
Conservative Robert Denton-Powell62231.6
Labour Neale Hall1678.5
Labour Teresa McDowell1567.9
Majority34817.6
Turnout 2,00733%
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Thatcham West

Thatcham West (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Liberal Democrats Jeff Brooks 885 49.9
Liberal Democrats Keith Woodhams 809 45.6
Conservative Ellen Crumly47226.6
Conservative Helen Pciken41923.6
UKIP Gary Johnson25614.4
Green Jane Livermore25514.4
Labour Sarah Berrington1096.1
Labour Susan Turauskis824.6
Majority33719.0
Turnout 1,79233%
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Theale

Theale (1 seat)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Liberal Democrats Alan Macro 601 67.6
Conservative Alex Traves20322.8
Labour Chris Ryder859.6
Majority39844.8
Turnout 92039%
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Tilehurst and Purley

Tilehurst and Purley (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Richard Jones 1,419 52.6
Conservative Andrew Williamson 1,375 51.0
Conservative Thomas Marino 1,318 48.9
Green Steve Young70126.0
Labour Elizabeth Bell66624.7
Labour Ben Rayner65024.1
Liberal Democrats Steve Bown54720.3
Labour Stuart Lythgoe47117.5
Majority61722.9
Turnout 2,73633%
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Tilehurst Birch Copse

Tilehurst Birch Copse (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Joanne Stewart 835 48.8
Conservative Anthony Linden 829 48.5
Labour Clive Taylor41224.1
Labour Lousie Coulson38522.5
Green Gary Brampton34920.4
Liberal Democrats Elizabeth O'Keefe23513.7
Liberal Democrats Gary Norman19811.6
Majority41724.4
Turnout 1,74128%
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Tilehurst South and Holybrook

Tilehurst South and Holybrook (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Richard Somner 910 58.2
Conservative Peter Argyle 865 55.3
Labour Charles Croal39525.3
Labour Emma Gillespie36723.5
Liberal Democrats Sarah Lowes26617.0
Liberal Democrats Vaughan Miller20613.2
Majority47030.0
Turnout 1,59628%
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

By-elections

Tilehurst South and Holybrook

Tilehurst South and Holybrook: 16 December 2021
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Akinbiyi Oloko 548 42.3 −15.6
Labour Charles Croal38729.9+4.8
Liberal Democrats Steve Bown35927.7+10.8
Majority16112.4
Turnout 1,30223.0
Conservative hold Swing Decrease2.svg10.2

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