2022 Wokingham Borough Council election

2022 Wokingham Borough Council election
← 2021 5 May 2022 2023 →
18 out of 54 seats to Wokingham Borough Council
28 seats needed for a majority
 
LD
Con
Leader Clive Jones John Halsall
Party Liberal Democrats Conservative
Leader since 2021 2019
Leader's seat Hawkedon Remenham, Wargrave and Ruscombe
Last election 23 seats, 42.5% 26 seats, 48.1%
 
Lab
Ind
Leader Rachel Burgess N/A
Party Labour Independent
Leader since N/A
Leader's seat Norreys N/A
Last election 3 seats, 5.6% 2 seats, 3.3%
Ward results map for Wokingham Borough Council

The 2022 Wokingham Borough Council election took place as of Thursday 5 May 2022. That was the same day as other United Kingdom local elections in order to elect members of Wokingham Unitary Council in Berkshire, England. One third of the council, 18 seats, was up for election and the Conservative Party lost control of the council, but was the largest group.[1]

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

↓
31 18 2 3
CON LD LAB IND

After the election, the composition of the council became:

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26 23 3 2
CON LD LAB IND

Wokingham Borough Council is No Overall Control

Background

A total of 64 candidates contested the 18 seats which were up for election.[2] After the election, Wokingham Borough Council became No Overall Control.

After this election, the Wokingham Borough Partnership was formed from the 23 Liberal Democrat Councillors, 3 Labour Councillors and the 2 Independent Councillors. Together, they formed a majority and collectively agreed to work together in the best interests of the residents.[3]

Election result

Results map

These are the results as of 6 May 2022

2022 Wokingham Borough Council election [4]
Party This election Full council This election
Seats Net Seats % Other Total Total % Votes Votes % +/−
  Conservative 6 Decrease 5 33.3 20 26 48.1 15,675 36.9 Decrease 9.5
  Liberal Democrats 9 Increase 5 50.0 14 23 42.5 17,401 40.9 Increase 5.4
  Labour 2 Increase 1 11.0 1 3 5.5 7,620 17.9 Increase 1.9
  Independent 1 Decrease 1 5.5 1 2 3.7 506 1.2 Increase 1.2
  Green 0 Steady 0.0 0 0 0.0 1,317 3.1 Increase 1.6

There were a total of 42,711 votes cast, including 192 spoiled ballots.

Ward results

Arborfield[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Gary Cowan 506 75.0 +8.9
Conservative Anthony Pollock 104 15.4 −13.0
Labour Anna Smith 65 9.6 +3.7
Majority 402 59.6 21.9
Total valid votes 675 99.4
Rejected ballots 4 0.6
Turnout 679 33.15 −7.8
Independent hold Swing 10.9
Bulmershe & Whitegates[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Andy Croy 1,531 51.1 +8.6
Conservative Wazir Hussain 1,062 35.5 −8.3
Liberal Democrats Sheila Jordan 237 7.9 +0.4
Green Samuel Langlois 165 5.5 0.0
Majority 469 15.7 14.2
Total valid votes 2,995 99.5
Rejected ballots 15 0.5
Turnout 3,010 42.85 −5.15
Labour gain from Independent Swing 8.4
Coronation[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Keith Baker 1,078 61.9 +2.0
Liberal Democrats Paddy Power 302 17.3 −1.1
Labour Tony Skuse 218 12.5 +6.7
Green Emma Hamilton 143 8.2 −2.6
Majority 776 44.6 3.0
Total valid votes 1,741 99.3
Rejected ballots 12 0.7
Turnout 1,753 41.82 −0.18
Conservative hold Swing 1.5
Emmbrook[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Imogen Shepherd-DuBey 1,902 60.4 +11.9
Conservative Mark Ashwell 926 29.4 −12.6
Labour Elanor Crabb 189 6.0 −3.3
Green Lauren Seymour 133 4.2 N/A
Majority 976 31.0 24.4
Total valid votes 3,150 99.7
Rejected ballots 11 0.3
Turnout 3,161 42.56 −4.44
Liberal Democrats hold Swing 12.2
Evendons[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Sarah Kerr 1,900 64.4 +20.2
Conservative Lawrence Chacksfield 798 27.0 −13.5
Labour Alex Freeney 163 5.5 −4.0
Green Hayley Kearey 90 3.0 N/A
Majority 1,102 37.3 33.6
Total valid votes 2,951 99.7
Rejected ballots 8 0.3
Turnout 2,959 42.1 −1.9
Liberal Democrats hold Swing 16.8
Finchampstead North[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Peter Harper 983 51.5 −17.7
Liberal Democrats Joseph Boadu 592 31.0 +16.2
Labour Annette Medhurst 170 8.9 +0.1
Green Martyn Foss 164 8.6 +1.8
Majority 391 20.5 −34.1
Total valid votes 1,909 99.7
Rejected ballots 5 0.3
Turnout 1,914 44.72 −0.28
Conservative hold Swing -16.9
Finchampstead South[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats David Cornish 1,131 56.4 +31.5
Conservative Bernadette Mitra 774 38.6 −26.5
Labour Grace Tapping 102 5.1 −4.2
Majority 357 17.8 −22.4
Total valid votes 2,007 99.5
Rejected ballots 10 0.5
Turnout 2,017 42.21 3.21
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing 29.0
Hawkedon[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats David Hare 1,476 61.9 +8.1
Conservative Frank Smith 576 24.2 −9.0
Labour Mark Craske 332 13.9 −1.0
Majority 900 37.8 17.1
Total valid votes 2,384 99.7
Rejected ballots 7 0.3
Turnout 2,391 35.13 −2.87
Liberal Democrats hold Swing 8.5
Hillside[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Alistair Neal 1,591 54.1 +10.7
Conservative Martyn Washbourne 1,070 36.4 −10.7
Labour Caroline Hill 282 9.6 −0.1
Majority 521 17.7 14.1
Total valid votes 2,943 99.5
Rejected ballots 16 0.5
Turnout 2,959 46.82
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing 10.7
Loddon[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Bill Soane 969 38.7 −7.8
Labour Majid Nagra 845 33.7 +10.4
Liberal Democrats Carol Jewell 691 27.6 +2.5
Majority 124 5.0 −16.2
Total valid votes 2,505 99.2
Rejected ballots 20 0.8
Turnout 2,525 33.24
Conservative hold Swing -9.1
Maiden Erlegh[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Mike Smith 1,495 50.8 +19.9
Conservative Andrew Bradley 914 31.1 −9.8
Labour Andrew Gray 532 18.1 −4.2
Majority 581 19.8 9.8
Total valid votes 2,941 99.6
Rejected ballots 12 0.4
Turnout 2,953 44.04
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing 14.8
Norreys[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Rachel Burgess 1,884 53.7 +14.1
Conservative Daniel Hinton 1,199 34.2 −12.1
Liberal Democrats Jane Ainslie 312 8.9 −4.9
Green David Chapman 112 3.2 N/A
Majority 685 19.5 12.8
Total valid votes 3,507 99.7
Rejected ballots 12 0.3
Turnout 3,519 42.22
Labour hold Swing 13.1
Remenham, Wargrave and Ruscombe[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Graham Howe 872 50.3 −12.1
Liberal Democrats Martijn Andrea 450 26.0 +2.4
Labour Stuart Crainer 237 13.7 +0.5
Green Merv Boniface 175 10.1 N/A
Majority 422 24.3
Total valid votes 1,734 99.7
Rejected ballots 6 0.3
Turnout 1,740 40.88 −1.12
Conservative hold Swing -7.2
Shinfield South[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Chris Johnson 1,328 45.2 +5.9
Conservative Dave Edmonds 1,197 40.8 −7.6
Labour Marie-Louise Weighill 411 14.0 +1.8
Majority 131 4.5 −4.67
Total valid votes 2,936 99.4
Rejected ballots 17 0.6
Turnout 2,953 33.1
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing 6.7
South Lake[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Beth Rowland 955 48.3 +6.0
Conservative Danny Errawalla 807 40.8 −3.7
Labour David Field 217 11.0 −2.9
Majority 148 7.5 5.3
Total valid votes 1,979 99.5
Rejected ballots 9 0.5
Turnout 1,988 46.0
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing 4.8
Swallowfield[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Stuart Munro 478 51.2 −17.4
Liberal Democrats Catherine Glover 287 30.8 +14.1
Green Tom Blomley 103 11.0 N/A
Labour Paula Monte 65 7.0
Majority 191 20.5 −31.5
Total valid votes 933 99.6
Rejected ballots 4 0.4
Turnout 937 36.49 1.49
Conservative hold Swing -15.7
Winnersh[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Prue Bray 1,710 63.8 +9.3
Conservative Kirsty Ross 668 24.9 −8.6
Labour Llewelyn Reed-Jones 190 7.1
Green Steve Lloyd 112 4.2 N/A
Majority 1,042 38.9
Total valid votes 2,680 99.4
Rejected ballots 15 0.6
Turnout 2,695 34.35 −14.17
Liberal Democrats hold Swing 8.9
Wokingham Without[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Dave Davies 1,200 47.1 −9.7
Liberal Democrats Jordan Montgomery 1,042 40.9 +5.6
Labour Marilyn Groves 187 7.3 −0.1
Green Danielle Ebbage 120 4.7 N/A
Majority 158 6.2 −15.2
Total valid votes 2,549 99.6
Rejected ballots 9 0.4
Turnout 2,558 34.35
Conservative hold Swing -7.6

Council Membership by party after each election 2010–2022

Election results 2010–2022
Party 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016 2018 2019 2021 2022
Conservative 43 45 43 44 47 47 42 31 31 26
Liberal Democrats 11 9 10 7 5 5 8 16 18 23
Labour 0 0 0 1 1 1 3 4 3 3
Other parties 0 0 1 2 1 1 1 3 2 2
Total Seats 54 54 54 54 54 54 54 54 54 54

References

  1. ^ "Borough Council Election Results 2022". Wokingham Borough Council. 6 May 2022. Retrieved 6 May 2022.
  2. ^ "Wokingham election blog 2022". Wokingham Today. 5 May 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
  3. ^ "Wokingham Borough Partnership 2022". Wokingham Today. 24 May 2022. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s "Borough Council Election Results 2022". Retrieved 6 May 2022.