Windsor and Maidenhead Borough Council is the local authority for the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead, which is a unitary authority in Berkshire, England. Until 1 April 1998 it was a non-metropolitan district. Elections are held every four years. Since the last boundary changes in 2019 there have been 41 councillors elected from 19 wards. [1]
| Year | Conservative | Liberal Democrats [a] | Labour | Borough First | Independents & Others | Council control after election | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Local government reorganisation; council established (59 seats) | ||||||||
| 1973 | 53 | 0 | 3 | – | 3 | Conservative | ||
| 1976 | 55 | 1 | 0 | – | 3 | Conservative | ||
| 1979 | 55 | 2 | 1 | – | 1 | Conservative | ||
| New ward boundaries (58 seats) | ||||||||
| 1983 | 48 | 6 | 0 | – | 4 | Conservative | ||
| 1987 | 42 | 9 | 0 | – | 7 | Conservative | ||
| 1991 | 26 | 25 | 0 | – | 7 | No overall control | ||
| 1995 | 17 | 32 | 2 | – | 7 | Liberal Democrats | ||
| Windsor and Maidenhead becomes a unitary authority | ||||||||
| 1997 | 22 | 29 | 0 | – | 7 | No overall control | ||
| 2000 | 29 | 21 | 1 | – | 7 | No overall control | ||
| New ward boundaries (57 seats) | ||||||||
| 2003 | 15 | 34 | 1 | – | 7 | Liberal Democrats | ||
| 2007 | 36 | 16 | 0 | – | 5 | Conservative | ||
| 2011 | 51 | 1 | 0 | – | 5 | Conservative | ||
| 2015 | 54 | 1 | 0 | – | 2 | Conservative | ||
| New ward boundaries (41 seats) | ||||||||
| 2019 | 23 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 [b] | Conservative | ||
| 2023 | 7 | 22 | 0 | 7 | 5 [c] | Liberal Democrats | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | 682 | 51.6 | −1.5 | ||
| Conservative | 502 | 38.0 | +5.0 | ||
| Labour | 103 | 7.8 | −3.1 | ||
| Independent | 25 | 1.9 | +1.9 | ||
| Independent | 10 | 0.8 | +0.8 | ||
| Majority | 180 | 13.6 | |||
| Turnout | 1,322 | 30.0 | |||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 737 | 46.7 | +1.8 | ||
| Labour | 539 | 34.2 | −0.6 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | 301 | 19.1 | −1.2 | ||
| Majority | 198 | 12.5 | |||
| Turnout | 1,577 | 26.4 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | 887 | 52.3 | −4.6 | ||
| Conservative | 724 | 42.6 | +7.7 | ||
| Labour | 88 | 5.2 | −3.1 | ||
| Majority | 163 | 9.7 | |||
| Turnout | 1,699 | 34.0 | |||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | 507 | 51.5 | +15.3 | ||
| Conservative | 347 | 35.3 | −1.2 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | 95 | 9.7 | −18.2 | ||
| Independent | 35 | 3.6 | +3.6 | ||
| Majority | 160 | 16.2 | |||
| Turnout | 984 | 50.8 | |||
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 821 | 51.2 | −4.8 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | 783 | 48.8 | +18.3 | ||
| Majority | 38 | 2.4 | |||
| Turnout | 1,604 | 27.5 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | David Hilton | 752 | 51.1 | −7.0 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Enid Cross | 660 | 44.8 | +2.9 | |
| Labour | Kevin Cochrane | 60 | 4.1 | +4.1 | |
| Majority | 92 | 6.3 | |||
| Turnout | 1,472 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Eileen Penfold | 599 | 69.9 | +9.9 | |
| Labour | Andrew Foakes | 258 | 30.1 | +10.7 | |
| Majority | 341 | 39.8 | |||
| Turnout | 857 | 18.1 | |||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | John Penfold | 544 | 42.2 | +16.5 | |
| Conservative | Peter Smith | 325 | 25.2 | +13.0 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Helen Salmon | 298 | 23.1 | +15.8 | |
| Labour | Andrew Foakes | 121 | 9.4 | +2.4 | |
| Majority | 219 | 17.0 | |||
| Turnout | 1,288 | 22.5 | |||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Colin Rayner | 595 | 54.4 | +16.9 | |
| Independent | Ewan Larcombe | 499 | 45.6 | −11.9 | |
| Majority | 96 | 8.8 | |||
| Turnout | 1,094 | ||||
| Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Stephen Smith | 405 | 48.9 | +11.8 | |
| Labour | Marie Wilson | 250 | 30.1 | −32.8 | |
| Independent | Peter Lawless | 115 | 13.9 | +13.9 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Moray Barclay | 59 | 7.1 | +7.1 | |
| Majority | 155 | 18.8 | |||
| Turnout | 829 | 49.0 | |||
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | John Story | 1,039 | 60.5 | +12.2 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Enid Cross | 679 | 39.5 | +2.6 | |
| Majority | 360 | 21.0 | |||
| Turnout | 1,718 | 38.0 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Gary Muir | 799 | 63.8 | −8.6 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Tim O'Flynn | 352 | 28.1 | +12.0 | |
| Independent | Ewan Larcombe | 102 | 8.1 | +8.1 | |
| Majority | 447 | 35.7 | |||
| Turnout | 1,253 | 35.8 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Natahsha Lavender | 637 | 64.4 | +2.2 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Richard Fagence | 156 | 15.8 | −18.0 | |
| Labour | Laura Binnie | 149 | 15.1 | +11.0 | |
| Independent | Derek Prime | 47 | 4.8 | +4.8 | |
| Majority | 481 | 48.6 | |||
| Turnout | 989 | 27 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | George Fussey | 208 | 47.4 | +19.6 | |
| Conservative | Adam Demeter | 182 | 41.5 | −23.7 | |
| Labour | George Davidson | 32 | 7.3 | +0.3 | |
| UKIP | John-Paul Rye | 17 | 3.9 | N/A | |
| Majority | 26 | 5.9 | |||
| Turnout | 439 | 27.9 | −28.6 | ||
| Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | 21.7 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Simon Werner | 839 | 43.2 | +0.2 | |
| Conservative | Catherine Hollingsworth | 831 | 42.8 | −3.3 | |
| UKIP | George Chamberlaine | 152 | 7.8 | +7.8 | |
| Labour | Patrick McDonald | 121 | 6.2 | −4.7 | |
| Majority | 8 | 0.4 | |||
| Turnout | 1,943 | ||||
| Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Wisdom da Costa | 878 | 57.7 | +57.7 | |
| Conservative | John Collins | 486 | 31.9 | −4.6 | |
| Labour | Peter Shearman | 158 | 10.4 | −3.0 | |
| Majority | 392 | 25.8 | |||
| Turnout | 1,522 | ||||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Ross McWilliams | 738 | 50.7 | −2.2 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Gareth Jones | 315 | 21.6 | −10.9 | |
| UKIP | Lance Carter | 278 | 19.1 | +19.1 | |
| Labour | Robert Horner | 124 | 8.5 | −1.1 | |
| Majority | 423 | 29.1 | |||
| Turnout | 1,455 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Judith Diment | 916 | 53.4 | +4.5 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Saghir Ahmed | 397 | 23.2 | +7.7 | |
| Independent | Jeff Lloyd | 162 | 9.5 | +9.5 | |
| Labour | Nigel Smith | 144 | 8.4 | −4.3 | |
| UKIP | George Chamberlaine | 95 | 5.5 | −5.8 | |
| Majority | 519 | 30.3 | |||
| Turnout | 1,714 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Julian Sharpe | 1,443 | 57.2 | +15.1 | |
| Labour | Spike Humphrey | 601 | 23.8 | +13.2 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Tamasin Barnbrook | 264 | 10.5 | −2.5 | |
| UKIP | Nicole Fowler | 214 | 8.5 | −1.8 | |
| Majority | 842 | 33.4 | |||
| Turnout | 2,522 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Wisdom da Costa | 805 | 35.5 | +1.5 | |
| Conservative | Lars Swann | 784 | 34.6 | −11.9 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Amy Tisi | 405 | 17.9 | +17.9 | |
| Labour | Michael Boyle | 273 | 12.0 | −7.5 | |
| Majority | 21 | 0.9 | |||
| Turnout | 2,267 | ||||
| Independent gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | David Cannon | 525 | 56.0 | −3.0 | |
| Flood Prevention | Ewan Larcombe | 223 | 23.8 | +23.8 | |
| Labour | Deborah Foster | 121 | 12.9 | −8.5 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Tim O'Flynn | 48 | 5.1 | −14.5 | |
| Green | Christopher Moss | 21 | 2.2 | +2.2 | |
| Majority | 302 | 0.9 | |||
| Turnout | 938 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Gregory Jones | 794 | 41.1 | +5.7 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Kashmir Singh | 566 | 29.3 | +9.5 | |
| Borough First | Claire Stretton | 428 | 22.1 | −6.1 | |
| Labour | Sharon Bunce | 70 | 3.6 | −4.0 | |
| Green | Craig McDermott | 60 | 3.1 | −5.9 | |
| Women's Equality | Deborah Mason | 16 | 0.8 | +0.8 | |
| Majority | 228 | 11.8 | |||
| Turnout | 1,934 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Sally Coneron | 1,264 | 58.5 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | George Jezard | 703 | 32.6 | ||
| Borough First | Matt Newman | 118 | 5.5 | ||
| Labour | Nigel Hayward | 74 | 3.4 | ||
| Majority | 561 | 26.0 | |||
| Turnout | 2,159 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||