West Berkshire Council elections

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West Berkshire Council is the local authority for West Berkshire, a unitary authority in Berkshire, England. Until 1 April 1998 it was a non-metropolitan district called Newbury.

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Council elections

Composition of the council [1]
Year Conservative Labour Liberal Democrats [a] Green [b] Independents
& Others		Council control
after election
Local government reorganisation; council established (57 seats)
1973 13126–17No overall control
1976 29115012Conservative
1979 3311904Conservative
New ward boundaries (45 seats) [2]
1983 3501000Conservative
1987 3401100Conservative
1991 [3] [4] 2002401Liberal Democrats
1995 703701Liberal Democrats
West Berkshire becomes a unitary authority; new ward boundaries (54 seats) [c]
1997 1503801Liberal Democrats
2000 [5] 2502801Liberal Democrats
New ward boundaries (52 seats) [6] [7]
2003 [8] 2602600No overall control
2007 [9] 3601600Conservative
2011 [10] 3901300Conservative
2015 [11] 480400Conservative
New ward boundaries (43 seats) [12]
2019 [13] 2401630Conservative
2023 [14] 1112920Liberal Democrats

Results maps

By-elections

2003-2007

Victoria By-Election 4 December 2003 [15] [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Roger Hunneman72758.6−5.3
Conservative Jeffrey Beck46137.2+6.8
Labour Barry Lambert524.2+4.2
Majority 26621.5
Turnout 1,240
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Thatcham North By-Election 5 May 2005 [17] [18]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Sheila Ellison1,43153.3+15.3
Liberal Democrats Graham Reeves1,25646.7−15.3
Majority 1756.6
Turnout 2,687
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Pangbourne By-Election 20 April 2006 [19]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative 72574.6+0.4
Liberal Democrats 15115.5−0.4
Labour 969.9+0.0
Majority 57459.1
Turnout 972
Conservative hold Swing

2007-2011

Thatcham South and Crookham By-Election 22 July 2010 [20]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Bob Morgan93658.6+1.9
Conservative Dominic Boeck78745.7−1.9
Majority 1498.6
Turnout 1,723
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

2011-2015

Hungerford By-Election 15 August 2013 [21] [22]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative James Podger81048.4−12.6
Liberal Democrats Denise Gaines75144.8+5.8
Labour Gary Puffett865.1+5.1
Independent Andrew Stott281.7+1.7
Majority 593.5
Turnout 1,675
Conservative hold Swing
Purley on Thames By-Election 28 January 2015 [23]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Rick Jones93668.1+1.0
Labour Ian Stevens17212.5−8.7
UKIP Catherine Anderson16311.9+11.9
Liberal Democrats Steve Bown1047.6−4.1
Majority 76455.6
Turnout 1,375
Conservative hold Swing

2015-2019

Thatcham South and Crookham By-Election 8 June 2017 [24]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Jason Collis1,82348.7−0.6
Liberal Democrats Owen Jeffery82222.0−6.1
Green Stephen Masters59015.8+3.6
Labour Nicholas East50513.5+3.0
Majority 1,00126.8
Turnout 3,740
Conservative hold Swing
Thatcham West 19 April 2018 [25] [26]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Jeff Brooks82048.4+11.2
Conservative Ellen Crumly52330.9−18.1
Labour Louise Coulson1307.7−6.2
Green Jane Livermore1307.7+7.7
UKIP Gary Johnson915.4+5.4
Registered electors 4,957
Turnout 1,70234.3−34.3
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing 14.7

2019-2023

Tilehurst South and Holybrook, 16 December 2021 [27]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Akinbiyi Oloko54842.3−15.6
Labour Charles Croal38729.9+4.8
Liberal Democrats Steve Bown35927.7+10.8
Registered electors 5,652
Turnout 1,30223−5
Conservative hold Swing -11.6

2023-2027

Thatcham North East, 24 April 2025 [28]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Tom McCann69041.1
Conservative Dominic Parry42825.5
Reform UK James Stokes36721.9
Green Michael Wakelyn-Green1277.6
Labour Lee Allen653.9
Majority 26215.6
Turnout 1,677
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Notes

  1. ↑ Includes totals for the predecessors of the Liberal Democrats, the Liberal Party and SDP (both of which participated in the Alliance).
  2. ↑ Includes totals for the predecessors of the Green Party of England and Wales, the Ecology Party and Green Party UK.
  3. ↑ On becoming a unitary authority, the council changed its name from Newbury to West Berkshire.

References

  1. ↑ "Composition calculator". Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher . The Elections Centre, Plymouth University . Retrieved 14 May 2025.
  2. ↑ The District of Newbury (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1979
  3. ↑ legislation.gov.uk - The Berkshire, Dorset and Wiltshire (County Boundaries) Order 1989. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
  4. ↑ legislation.gov.uk - The Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Hampshire, Oxfordshire and Surrey (County Boundaries) Order 1991. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
  5. ↑ "West Berkshire". BBC News Online . Retrieved 25 December 2014.
  6. ↑ legislation.gov.uk - The District of West Berkshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2002. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
  7. ↑ "Councillors". West Berkshire Council. Retrieved 25 December 2014.
  8. ↑ "Local elections". BBC News Online . Retrieved 25 December 2014.
  9. ↑ "West Berkshire". BBC News Online. 4 May 2007. Retrieved 25 December 2014.
  10. ↑ "England council elections". BBC News Online. 10 May 2011. Retrieved 25 December 2014.
  11. ↑ "Election results by party, 7 May 2015". decisionmaking.westberks.gov.uk. 7 May 2015.
  12. ↑ "The West Berkshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2018". www.legislation.gov.uk.
  13. ↑ "West Berkshire Council". BBC News.
  14. ↑ "West Berkshire result - Local Elections 2023". BBC News. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
  15. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Victoria Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 21 February 2024.
  16. ↑ "Declaration of Result of Poll - Victoria" (PDF). West Berkshire Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 January 2007. Retrieved 21 February 2024.
  17. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Thatcham North Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 21 February 2024.
  18. ↑ "Declaration of Result of Poll - Thatcham North" (PDF). West Berkshire Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 January 2007. Retrieved 21 February 2024.
  19. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Pangbourne Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 21 February 2024.
  20. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Thatcham South and Crookham Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 21 February 2024.
  21. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Hungerford Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 21 February 2024.
  22. ↑ "Election results for Hungerford, 15 August 2013". West Berkshire Council. 15 August 2013. Retrieved 21 February 2024.
  23. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Purley on Thames Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 21 February 2024.
  24. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Thatcham South and Crookham Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 21 February 2024.
  25. ↑ "Declaration of Result of Poll". West Berkshire. 20 April 2018. Archived from the original on 21 April 2018. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
  26. ↑ "Election results for Thatcham West District Election 2015". West Berkshire. 8 May 2015. Archived from the original on 21 April 2018. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
  27. ↑ "Notice of Poll". West Berkshire Council. 8 December 2021. Retrieved 15 December 2018.
  28. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Thatcham North East Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 2 September 2025.
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