Wokingham Borough Council election, 2012

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2012 Election Results for Wokingham Borough Conservatives in blue Liberal Democrats in yellow and Independent in White. Wards in grey were not contested in 2012. 2012 Election Results for Wokingham Borough.jpg
2012 Election Results for Wokingham Borough Conservatives in blue Liberal Democrats in yellow and Independent in White. Wards in grey were not contested in 2012.

The 2012 Wokingham Borough Council election took place on Thursday 3 May 2012, the same day as other United Kingdom local elections, 2012, to elect members of Wokingham Unitary Council in Berkshire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative party stayed in overall control of the council. [1]

A unitary authority is a type of local authority that has a single tier and is responsible for all local government functions within its area or performs additional functions which elsewhere in the relevant country are usually performed by national government or a higher level of sub-national government.

Berkshire County of England

Berkshire is one of the home counties in England. It was recognised by the Queen as the Royal County of Berkshire in 1957 because of the presence of Windsor Castle, and letters patent were issued in 1974. Berkshire is a county of historic origin, a ceremonial county and a non-metropolitan county without a county council. The county town is Reading.

Contents

After the election, the composition of the council was

Conservative Party (UK) Political party in the United Kingdom

The Conservative Party, officially the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom. The governing party since 2010, it is the largest in the House of Commons, with 313 Members of Parliament, and also has 249 members of the House of Lords, 18 members of the European Parliament, 31 Members of the Scottish Parliament, 12 members of the Welsh Assembly, eight members of the London Assembly and 8,916 local councillors.

Liberal Democrats (UK) Political party in the United Kingdom

The Liberal Democrats are a centrist, liberal political party in the United Kingdom. It is currently led by Vince Cable. It has 11 Members of Parliament in the House of Commons, 96 members of the House of Lords, one member of the European Parliament, five Members of the Scottish Parliament and one member in the Welsh Assembly and London Assembly. At the height of its influence, the party served as junior partners in a coalition government with the Conservative Party from 2010 to 2015.

Background

A total of 74 candidates contested the 18 seats which were up for election. [3] These included 18 Conservative, 18 Liberal Democrat, 14 Labour, 14 Green Party, 8 United Kingdom Independence Party and 3 independent candidates.

The Labour Party is a centre-left political party in the United Kingdom that has been described as an alliance of social democrats, democratic socialists and trade unionists. The party's platform emphasises greater state intervention, social justice and strengthening workers' rights.

Green Party of England and Wales Political party in England and Wales

The Green Party of England and Wales is a green, left-wing political party in England and Wales. Headquartered in London, since September 2018, its co-leaders are Siân Berry and Jonathan Bartley. The Green Party has one representative in the House of Commons, one in the House of Lords, and three in the European Parliament. In addition, it has various councillors in UK local government and two members of the London Assembly.

Issues in the election included:

Election result

The Conservatives retained control of the council despite losing 2 seats: 1 to the Liberal Democrats in Winnersh, and Charvil to an Independent. [4] The Liberal Democrats held the 3 seats they defended in Bulmershe and Whitegates, Twyford and Loddon. However their gain in Winnersh was cancelled out a few hours later when Sue Smith resigned from the Liberal Democrats to finish her term as an Independent. [5] [6]

Wokingham Local Election Result 2012 [7]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 1302-272.248.415,345-4.0%
  Liberal Democrat 410+122.224.17,643-1.5%
  Labour 0000012.23,862-1.1%
  Green 000007.52,378+3.2%
  UKIP 000005.41,733+1.5%
  Independent 110+15.51.5496+0.9%

There were a total of 31,640 votes cast, including 183 spoiled ballots.

Ward results

Bulmershe & Whitegates [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Lesley Hayward97637.1+3.9
Conservative Mohammed Parvaiz66025.1-11.4
Labour Greg Bello75028.5+7.6
UKIP Billy Khan1375.2-0.4
Green Adrian Windisch1064.0+0.2
Majority2268.6+5.3
Turnout 264140
Liberal Democrat hold Swing +3.9
Charvil [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Malcolm Storry424.8-23.2
Conservative Emma Hobbs38243.2-22.6
Green James O'Callaghan445.0+5.0
Independent Nick Ray41446.846.8
Majority323.6
Turnout 88438
Independent gain from Conservative Swing +46.8
Emmbrook [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Ullakarin Clark120255.9-0.2
Liberal Democrat Suresh Jeganathan29113.5-8.8
UKIP Steven McMillan33015.3+7.1
Labour Paul Sharples31314.6+1.2
Majority87240.6
Turnout 215133
Conservative hold Swing -0.2
Evendons [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Dianne King96750.2-5.9
Liberal Democrat Steven Scarrott38820.1-2.1
UKIP Mike Spencer27814.4+6.2
Labour Anthony Skuse28614.8+1.8
Majority57930.1
Turnout 192728
Conservative hold Swing -5.9
Finchampstead North [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Mike Gore103869.9+1.7
Liberal Democrat Roy Neall1218.2-23.6
Labour Tim Jinkerson19313.0+13.0
Green Martyn Foss1248.4+8.4
Majority84556.9
Turnout 148434
Conservative hold Swing +1.7
Finchampstead South [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Ian Pittock84358.3-9.9
Liberal Democrat Roland Cundy34523.8-2.4
Green Matthew Valler24116.7+16.7
Majority49834.4
Turnout 144733
Conservative hold Swing -7.3
Hawkedon [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Guy Grandison68842.8-12.8
Liberal Democrat Anthony Vick40225.0-2.3
UKIP Peter Jackson1428.8+8.8
Labour Neville Waites27817.3+0.2
Green John Prior976.0+6.0
Majority28617.8
Turnout 160923
Conservative hold Swing -12.8
Hillside [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Pauline Jorgensen106250.5-7.5
Liberal Democrat Keith Yabsley46522.1+4.6
Labour David Sharp31715.1-0.7
Green Helene Cherry24111.4+2.2
Majority59728.3
Turnout 210531
Conservative hold Swing -7.5
Hurst [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Wayne Smith56271.2-4.2
Liberal Democrat Paul Trott8310.5-4.2
Labour Umesh Ummat627.8+2.1
Green Paula Montie7910N/A
Majority22428.5-32.2
Turnout 78936
Conservative hold Swing -4.2
Loddon [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Tom McCann84641.4+6.8
Conservative Bill Soane75136.7-8.8
Labour Tom Clark30314.8+1.5
Green Julia Titus1326.4+0.1
Majority954.6
Turnout 204230
Liberal Democrat hold Swing +6.8
Maiden Erlegh [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Ken Miall96645.5-4.9
Liberal Democrat David Hare52824.9+2.4
Labour Jacqueline Rupert37317.6-0.4
Green Nicholas Marshall23811.2+2.1
Majority43820.6
Turnout 211930
Conservative hold Swing -4.9
Norreys [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Malcolm Llewellyn Richards95948.8-4.6
Liberal Democrat John Charles Bray26813.6-1.3
UKIP Keith John Knight21210.7+3.2
Labour Mary Gascoyne31516.0+1.2
Green Emma-Louise Hamilton1206.1N/A
Independent Robin Smith824.1-5.2
Majority64432.7-5.8
Turnout 196529
Conservative hold Swing -4.6
Remenham, Wargrave and Ruscombe [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative John Anthony Sydney Halsall93768.5-3.0
Liberal Democrat Martin George Alder24818.1-2.8
Labour Matthew Stephen Dent17212.5+5.3
Majority68950.4
Turnout 136731
Conservative hold Swing +0.2
Shinfield South [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Charlotte Jacqueline Louise Haitham-Taylor89358.6-3.4
Liberal Democrat Imogen Shepherd-DuBey1419.2-4.5
Green Marjory Diane Bisset47331.1+6.8
Majority42026.8-11.0
Turnout 156729
Conservative hold Swing -3.4
Twyford [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Lindsay Ferris1,01155.2+3.5
Conservative Sam Hawkins52728.8-6.5
Labour Richard Fort1598.6+0.4
Green James Ewan1186.4N/A
Majority48426.4+10.0
Turnout 182940
Liberal Democrat hold Swing +3.5
Wescott [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Green Kazek Lokuciewski18714.0+7.5
Liberal Democrat James Leask15811.8-8.8
UKIP Stella Howell13510.1+4.4
Labour John Woodward16612.4-0.5
Conservative Bob Wyatt67951.0-4.3
Majority49236.9+3.2
Turnout 133131
Conservative hold Swing -3.3
Winnersh [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Mark Ashwell96138.2-4.1
Liberal Democrat Rachelle Shepherd-Dubey1,18347.0+7.0
UKIP Tony Pollock1837.2-1.4
Labour John Baker1756.9-2.6
Majority2228.8
Turnout 251335
Liberal Democrat gain from Conservative Swing +7.0
Wokingham Without [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Pauline Helliar-Symons1,26866.0-2.6
Liberal Democrat Elaine Spratling1477.6-4.5
Green Thomas Blomley1789.2+9.2
UKIP Graham Widdows31616.4+8.3
Majority65233.9-22.7
Turnout 192031
Conservative hold Swing -2.6

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