2021 Wokingham Borough Council election

2021 Wokingham Borough Council election
18 seats, one-third of all council seats.
	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.

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

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31	15	4	3
CON	LD	LAB	IND

There was one vacancy.^[3]

After the election, the composition of the council became:

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31	18	3	2
CON	LD	LAB	IND

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
Party		This election			Full council			This election
Party		Seats	Net	Seats %	Other	Total	Total %	Votes	Votes %	+/−
	Conservative	12	2	66.7	19	31	57.4	21,540	46.4	9.1
	Liberal Democrats	6	3	33.3	12	18	33.3	16,492	35.5	3.9
	Labour	0	1	0	3	3	5.6	7,439	16.0	0.4
	Independent	0		0	2	2	3.7	0	0	5.4
	Green	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	695	1.5	0.9
	Women's Equality	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	175	0.4	0.1
	Freedom Alliance	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	114	0.2	New

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

Ward results

Bulmershe and Whitegates
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Shahid Younis (E)	1,489	43.5	5.6
	Labour	Andy Croy	1443	42.2	−0.2
	Liberal Democrats	Shiela Jordan	256	7.4	−12.3
	Green	Samuel Langlois	186	5.4	5.4
	Freedom Alliance	Fiona Morley	23	0.6	0.6
Majority			46	1.3	−3.2
Turnout			3419	48%	6%
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

22 ballot papers were rejected

Charvil Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Sam Akhtar (E)	728	58.7	11.7
	Liberal Democrats	Martin Alder	367	29.5	29.5
	Labour	Brian Scott	81	6.5	−0.4
	Green	Kathy Smith	55	4.4	4.4
Majority			361	29.1	28.0
Turnout			1240	52%	7%
	Conservative hold		Swing

9 ballot papers were rejected

Emmbrook
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Morag Malvern	1,675	48.2	−13.4
	Conservative	Ullakarin Clark	1,454	41.8	10.7
	Labour	Llewelyn Reed-Jones	320	9.2	−1.6
Majority			221	6.4	−24.1
Turnout			3475	47%	3%
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing

26 ballot papers were rejected

Evendons
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Ian Shenton (E)	1,390	44.0	−4.5
	Conservative	Daniel Hinton	1277	40.4	15.6
	Labour	Annette Medhurst	299	9.5	3.8
	Women's Equality	Louise Timlin	175	5.5	−0.5
Majority			113	3.6	−20.1
Turnout			3158	44%	7%
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing

17 ballot papers were rejected

Finchampstead North
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Charles Margetts	1,341	69.0	11.9
	Liberal Democrats	Jordon Montgomery	283	14.7	−17.4
	Labour	Alex Freeney	170	8.7	3.6
	Green	Martyn Foss	130	6.7	1.6
Majority			1058	54.5	29.5
Turnout			1941	45%	1%
	Conservative hold		Swing

17 ballot papers were rejected

Finchampstead South
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Rebecca Margetts	1,188	65.0	9.5
	Liberal Democrats	Mike Eytle	454	24.8	−8.2
	Labour	Grace Tapping	172	9.2	−1.8
Majority			734	40.1	17.6
Turnout			1827	39%	−1%
	Conservative hold		Swing

13 ballot papers were rejected

Hawkedon
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Clive Jones	1,411	53.6	−2.8
	Conservative	Eileen Kessel	869	33.0	1.2
	Labour	Mark Craske	339	12.8	1.0
Majority			542	20.5	−4.1
Turnout			2632	38%	2%
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

13 ballot papers were rejected

Hillside
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Pauline Jorgensen	1,472	46.8	9.2
	Liberal Democrats	Wes Budd	1354	43.0	−8.2
	Labour	Hari Sarasan	303	9.6	−1.5
Majority			118	3.6	−10.0
Turnout			3144	49%	5%
	Conservative hold		Swing

15 ballot papers were rejected

Hurst
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Wayne Smith	749	70.4	−5.8
	Liberal Democrats	Sam Turvey	211	19.8	6.7
	Labour	Paula Monte	100	9.4	−1.3
Majority			538	50.6	−12.5
Turnout			1063	50%	14%
	Conservative hold		Swing

3 ballot papers were rejected.

Loddon
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Anne Chadwick	1,377	46.1	1.8
	Liberal Democrats	Beth Rowland	741	24.8	−9.6
	Labour	Majid Nagra	689	23.0	5.2
	Green	James Towell	163	5.4	5.4
Majority			636	21.2	7.7
Turnout			2986	39%	6%
	Conservative hold		Swing

16 ballot papers were rejected

Maiden Erlegh
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Norman Jorgensen	1,235	40.7	6.8
	Liberal Democrats	Mike Smith	931	30.7	−6.3
	Labour	Andrew Gray	676	22.2	−6.9
	Green	Russell Seymour	161	5.3	5.3
Majority			304	10.0	6.9
Turnout			3032	45%	−1%
	Conservative hold		Swing

29 ballot papers were rejected

Norreys
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Phil Cunnington	1,610	46.1	5.6
	Labour	Nick Fox	1375	39.4	0.2
	Liberal Democrats	Jane Ainslie	481	13.7	−6.6
Majority			235	6.7	5.4
Turnout			3489	42%	5%
	Conservative hold		Swing

23 ballot papers were rejected

Remenham, Wargrave and Ruscombe
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John Halsall	1,137	62.7	−4.8
	Liberal Democrats	Andrea Martijn	425	23.4	1.7
	Labour	Stuart Crainer	239	13.1	−2.9
Majority			712	39.2	−6.6
Turnout			1813	42%	11%
	Conservative hold		Swing

12 ballot papers were rejected.

Shinfield South
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Jackie Rance	1,423	48.1	17.3
	Liberal Democrats	Chris Johnson	1152	39.0	39.0
	Labour	Marcus McDowell	359	12.1	2.2
Majority			271	9.17	−9.5
Turnout			2953	35%	1%
	Conservative hold		Swing

19 ballot papers were rejected

Twyford
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Lindsay Ferris	1,677	70.6	−2.4
	Conservative	Grant Woolner	562	23.6	0.9
	Labour	Caroline Hill	118	4.9	0.6
Majority			1115	46.9	−3.4
Turnout			2374	54%	6%
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

17 ballot papers were rejected

Wescott
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Peter Dennis	1,052	44.2	9.1
	Conservative	Jullian McGhee-Sumner	1011	42.4	8.8
	Labour	Colin Heath	288	12.1	−11.3
Majority			41	1.7	0.2
Turnout			2379	43%	1%
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing

28 ballot papers were rejected

Winnersh
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Rachelle Shepherd-Dubey	1,627	54.1	−10.6
	Conservative	Bernadette Mitra	1002	33.3	10.5
	Labour	Allan Murungi	258	8.6	3.0
	Freedom Alliance	Karen Clyde	91	3.0	3.0
Majority			625	20.8	−21.1
Turnout			3003	38%	4%
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

25 ballot papers were rejected

Wokingham Without
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Pauline Helliar-Symmons	1,616	56.8	4.7
	Liberal Democrats	Robert Comber	1005	35.3	−4.0
	Labour	Brent Lees	210	7.4	−1.3
Majority			611	21.4	8.6
Turnout			2843	44%	7%
	Conservative hold		Swing

12 ballot papers were rejected

References

^ "VOTE 2018: Leaders interviews – Lindsay Ferris, Liberal Democrats". 29 April 2018.
^ "Guide to May 2021 elections in Wokingham". WBC. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
^ ^a ^b Aldridge, James (10 May 2021). "Wokingham Conservative leader reacts to 2021 Local Election". Bracknell News. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
^ "Wokingham Borough Council Election Results 2021". Retrieved 8 May 2021.
^ Creighton, Phil (24 March 2017). "Wokingham Conservative councillor quits to join Liberal Democrats". Wokingham.Today. Retrieved 13 May 2020.

[1] "VOTE 2018: Leaders interviews – Lindsay Ferris, Liberal Democrats". 29 April 2018.

[WBC-2] "Guide to May 2021 elections in Wokingham". WBC. Retrieved 8 May 2021.

[Bracknell_News-3] Aldridge, James (10 May 2021). "Wokingham Conservative leader reacts to 2021 Local Election". Bracknell News. Retrieved 13 May 2021.

[4] "Wokingham Borough Council Election Results 2021". Retrieved 8 May 2021.

[5] Creighton, Phil (24 March 2017). "Wokingham Conservative councillor quits to join Liberal Democrats". Wokingham.Today. Retrieved 13 May 2020.

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2021 Wokingham Borough Council election

Election result

Total Election result

Ward results

References

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