2021 Wokingham Borough Council election

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2021 Wokingham Borough Council election
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18 seats, one-third of all council seats.
 
Con
LD
Lab
LeaderJohn HalsallLindsay FerrisRachel Burgess
Party Conservative Liberal Democrats Labour
Leader since6 May 20192016 [1]
Leader's seatRemenham, Wargrave and RuscombeTwyfordNorreys
Last election31 seats, 57.4%18 seats, 33.3%3 seats, 5.6%
Seats neededDecrease2.svg4Increase2.svg9Increase2.svg24
 
Ind
Grn
WEP
LeaderN/ALouise Tomlin
Party Independent Green Women's Equality
Leader sinceN/A
Leader's seatN/ARunning in Evendons
Last election2 seats, 3.3%0 seats, 0.6%0
Seats neededIncrease2.svg25Increase2.svg27Increase2.svg27
Wokingham Borough Council UK local election 2021 map.png
Ward results map for Wokingham Borough Council
Incumbent Leader of the Council

John Halsall
Conservative



The 2021 Wokingham Borough Council election took place on 6 May 2021 to elect members of Wokingham Borough Council in England. [2] This was on the same day as other local elections and had been postponed from May 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Contents

The composition of the council before the election was as follows:

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There was one vacancy. [3]

After the election, the composition of the council became:

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Election result

The Conservatives retained control of the council and gained one seat from Labour. [4] They regained a seat from an Independent who had originally been elected as a Conservative, and also regained a vacant seat, which had been won by a Conservative in 2016, who joined the Liberal Democrats in 2017, [5] and had resigned from the Council in 2020. [3] The Liberal Democrats gained three seats from the Conservatives.

Total Election result

2021 Wokingham Borough Council election
PartyThis electionFull councilThis election
SeatsNetSeats %OtherTotalTotal %VotesVotes %+/−
  Conservative 12Decrease2.svg 266.7193157.421,54046.4Increase2.svg9.1
  Liberal Democrats 6Increase2.svg333.3121833.316,49235.5Decrease2.svg 3.9
  Labour 0Decrease2.svg 10335.67,43916.0Decrease2.svg 0.4
  Independent 0Steady2.svg0223.700Decrease2.svg 5.4
  Green 0Steady2.svg0.0000.06951.5Increase2.svg 0.9
  Women's Equality 0Steady2.svg0.0000.01750.4Increase2.svg 0.1
  Freedom Alliance 0Steady2.svg0.0000.01140.2New

A total of 46,771 votes were cast for 62 candidates. (46,445 unspoilt)

Ward results

Bulmershe and Whitegates
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Shahid Younis (E) 1,489 43.5 5.6
Labour Andy Croy144342.2-0.2
Liberal Democrats Shiela Jordan2567.4-12.3
Green Samuel Langlois1865.45.4
Freedom AllianceFiona Morley230.60.6
Majority461.3-3.2
Turnout 341948%6%
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

22 ballot papers were rejected

Charvil Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Sam Akhtar (E) 728 58.7 11.7
Liberal Democrats Martin Alder36729.529.5
Labour Brian Scott816.5-0.4
Green Kathy Smith554.44.4
Majority36129.128.0
Turnout 124052%7%
Conservative hold Swing

9 ballot papers were rejected

Emmbrook
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Morag Malvern 1,675 48.2 -13.4
Conservative Ullakarin Clark1,45441.810.7
Labour Llewelyn Reed-Jones3209.2-1.6
Majority2216.4-24.1
Turnout 347547%3%
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

26 ballot papers were rejected

Evendons
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Ian Shenton (E) 1,390 44.0 -4.5
Conservative Daniel Hinton127740.415.6
Labour Annette Medhurst2999.53.8
Women's Equality Louise Timlin1755.5-0.5
Majority1133.6-20.1
Turnout 315844%7%
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

17 ballot papers were rejected

Finchampstead North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Charles Margetts 1,341 69.0 11.9
Liberal Democrats Jordon Montgomery28314.7-17.4
Labour Alex Freeney1708.73.6
Green Martyn Foss1306.71.6
Majority105854.529.5
Turnout 194145%1%
Conservative hold Swing

17 ballot papers were rejected

Finchampstead South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Rebecca Margetts 1,188 65.0 9.5
Liberal Democrats Mike Eytle45424.8-8.2
Labour Grace Tapping1729.2-1.8
Majority73440.117.6
Turnout 182739%-1%
Conservative hold Swing

13 ballot papers were rejected

Hawkedon
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Clive Jones 1,411 53.6 -2.8
Conservative Eileen Kessel86933.01.2
Labour Mark Craske33912.81.0
Majority54220.5-4.1
Turnout 263238%2%
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

13 ballot papers were rejected

Hillside
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Pauline Jorgensen 1,472 46.8 9.2
Liberal Democrats Wes Budd135443.0-8.2
Labour Hari Sarasan3039.6-1.5
Majority1183.6-10.0
Turnout 314449%5%
Conservative hold Swing

15 ballot papers were rejected

Hurst
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Wayne Smith 749 70.4 -5.8
Liberal Democrats Sam Turvey21119.86.7
Labour Paula Monte1009.4-1.3
Majority53850.6-12.5
Turnout 106350%14%
Conservative hold Swing

3 ballot papers were rejected.

Loddon
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Anne Chadwick 1,377 46.1 1.8
Liberal Democrats Beth Rowland74124.8-9.6
Labour Majid Nagra68923.05.2
Green James Towell1635.45.4
Majority63621.27.7
Turnout 298639%6%
Conservative hold Swing

16 ballot papers were rejected

Maiden Erlegh
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Norman Jorgensen 1,235 40.7 6.8
Liberal Democrats Mike Smith93130.7-6.3
Labour Andrew Gray67622.2-6.9
Green Russell Seymour1615.35.3
Majority30410.06.9
Turnout 303245%-1%
Conservative hold Swing

29 ballot papers were rejected

Norreys
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Phil Cunnington 1,610 46.1 5.6
Labour Nick Fox137539.40.2
Liberal Democrats Jane Ainslie48113.7-6.6
Majority2356.75.4
Turnout 348942%5%
Conservative hold Swing

23 ballot papers were rejected

Remenham, Wargrave and Ruscombe
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Halsall 1,137 62.7 -4.8
Liberal Democrats Andrea Martijn42523.41.7
Labour Stuart Crainer23913.1-2.9
Majority71239.2-6.6
Turnout 181342%11%
Conservative hold Swing

12 ballot papers were rejected.

Shinfield South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Jackie Rance 1,423 48.1 17.3
Liberal Democrats Chris Johnson115239.039.0
Labour Marcus McDowell35912.12.2
Majority2719.17-9.5
Turnout 295335%1%
Conservative hold Swing

19 ballot papers were rejected

Twyford
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Lindsay Ferris 1,677 70.6 -2.4
Conservative Grant Woolner56223.60.9
Labour Caroline Hill1184.90.6
Majority111546.9-3.4
Turnout 237454%6%
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

17 ballot papers were rejected

Wescott
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Peter Dennis 1,052 44.2 9.1
Conservative Jullian McGhee-Sumner101142.48.8
Labour Colin Heath28812.1-11.3
Majority411.70.2
Turnout 237943%1%
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

28 ballot papers were rejected

Winnersh
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Rachelle Shepherd-Dubey 1,627 54.1 -10.6
Conservative Bernadette Mitra100233.310.5
Labour Allan Murungi2588.63.0
Freedom AllianceKaren Clyde913.03.0
Majority62520.8-21.1
Turnout 300338%4%
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

25 ballot papers were rejected

Wokingham Without
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Pauline Helliar-Symmons 1,616 56.8 4.7
Liberal Democrats Robert Comber100535.3-4.0
Labour Brent Lees2107.4-1.3
Majority61121.48.6
Turnout 284344%7%
Conservative hold Swing

12 ballot papers were rejected

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  2. ↑ "Guide to May 2021 elections in Wokingham". WBC. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
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