West Berkshire Council elections

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.

Council elections

Non-metropolitan district elections

1973 Newbury District Council election
1976 Newbury District Council election
1979 Newbury District Council election
1983 Newbury District Council election (New ward boundaries)^[1]
1987 Newbury District Council election
1991 Newbury District Council election (District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)^[2]^[3]
1995 Newbury District Council election

Unitary authority elections

1997 West Berkshire Council election

Year		Liberal Democrats		Conservative		Green		Labour		Independent	Notes
2000^[4]	28		25		0		0		1
2003^[5]	26		26		0		0		0		New ward boundaries^[6]^[7]
2007^[8]	16		36		0		0		0
2011^[9]	13		39		0		0		0
2015^[10]	4		48		0		0		0
2019^[11]	16		24		3		0		0		New ward boundaries^[12]
2023^[13]	29		11		2		1		0

Results maps

2003 results map
2007 results map
2011 results map
2015 results map
2019 results map
2023 results map

By-elections

2003-2007

Victoria By-Election 4 December 2003^[14]^[15]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Roger Hunneman	727	58.6	−5.3
	Conservative	Jeffrey Beck	461	37.2	+6.8
	Labour	Barry Lambert	52	4.2	+4.2
Majority			266	21.5
Turnout			1,240
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Thatcham North By-Election 5 May 2005^[16]^[17]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Sheila Ellison	1,431	53.3	+15.3
	Liberal Democrats	Graham Reeves	1,256	46.7	−15.3
Majority			175	6.6
Turnout			2,687
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

Pangbourne By-Election 20 April 2006^[18]
Party		Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	725	74.6	+0.4
	Liberal Democrats	151	15.5	−0.4
	Labour	96	9.9	+0.0
Majority		574	59.1
Turnout		972
	Conservative hold	Swing

2007-2011

Thatcham South and Crookham By-Election 22 July 2010^[19]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Bob Morgan	936	58.6	+1.9
	Conservative	Dominic Boeck	787	45.7	−1.9
Majority			149	8.6
Turnout			1,723
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

2011-2015

Hungerford By-Election 15 August 2013^[20]^[21]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	James Podger	810	48.4	−12.6
	Liberal Democrats	Denise Gaines	751	44.8	+5.8
	Labour	Gary Puffett	86	5.1	+5.1
	Independent	Andrew Stott	28	1.7	+1.7
Majority			59	3.5
Turnout			1,675
	Conservative hold		Swing

Purley on Thames By-Election 28 January 2015^[22]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Rick Jones	936	68.1	+1.0
	Labour	Ian Stevens	172	12.5	−8.7
	UKIP	Catherine Anderson	163	11.9	+11.9
	Liberal Democrats	Steve Bown	104	7.6	−4.1
Majority			764	55.6
Turnout			1,375
	Conservative hold		Swing

2015-2019

Thatcham South and Crookham By-Election 8 June 2017^[23]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Jason Collis	1,823	48.7	−0.6
	Liberal Democrats	Owen Jeffery	822	22.0	−6.1
	Green	Stephen Masters	590	15.8	+3.6
	Labour	Nicholas East	505	13.5	+3.0
Majority			1,001	26.8
Turnout			3,740
	Conservative hold		Swing

Thatcham West 19 April 2018^[24]^[25]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Jeff Brooks	820	48.4%	+11.2%
	Conservative	Ellen Crumly	523	30.9%	−18.1%
	Labour	Louise Coulson	130	7.7%	−6.2%
	Green	Jane Livermore	130	7.7%	+7.7%
	UKIP	Gary Johnson	91	5.4%	+5.4%
Registered electors			4,957
Turnout			1,702	34.3%	−34.3%
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing	14.7%

2019-2023

Tilehurst South & Holybrook, 16 December 2021^[26]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Akinbiyi Oloko	548	42%	−18.5%
	Labour	Charles Croal	387	30%	+4.7%
	Liberal Democrats	Steve Bown	359	28%	+10.3%
Registered electors			5,652
Turnout			1,302	23%	−5%
	Conservative hold		Swing	-11.6%

References

^ The District of Newbury (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1979
^ legislation.gov.uk - The Berkshire, Dorset and Wiltshire (County Boundaries) Order 1989. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
^ legislation.gov.uk - The Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Hampshire, Oxfordshire and Surrey (County Boundaries) Order 1991. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
^ "West Berkshire". BBC News Online. Retrieved 25 December 2014.
^ "Local elections". BBC News Online. Retrieved 25 December 2014.
^ legislation.gov.uk - The District of West Berkshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2002. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
^ "Councillors". West Berkshire Council. Retrieved 25 December 2014.
^ "West Berkshire". BBC News Online. 4 May 2007. Retrieved 25 December 2014.
^ "England council elections". BBC News Online. 10 May 2011. Retrieved 25 December 2014.
^ "Election results by party, 7 May 2015". decisionmaking.westberks.gov.uk. 7 May 2015.
^ "West Berkshire Council". BBC News.
^ "The West Berkshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2018". www.legislation.gov.uk.
^ "West Berkshire result - Local Elections 2023". BBC News. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Victoria Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 21 February 2024.
^ "Declaration of Result of Poll - Victoria" (PDF). West Berkshire Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 January 2007. Retrieved 21 February 2024.
^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Thatcham North Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 21 February 2024.
^ "Declaration of Result of Poll - Thatcham North" (PDF). West Berkshire Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 January 2007. Retrieved 21 February 2024.
^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Pangbourne Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 21 February 2024.
^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Thatcham South and Crookham Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 21 February 2024.
^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Hungerford Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 21 February 2024.
^ "Election results for Hungerford, 15 August 2013". West Berkshire Council. 15 August 2013. Retrieved 21 February 2024.
^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Purley on Thames Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 21 February 2024.
^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Thatcham South and Crookham Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 21 February 2024.
^ "Declaration of Result of Poll". West Berkshire. 20 April 2018. Archived from the original on 21 April 2018. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
^ "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.
^ "Notice of Poll". West Berkshire Council. 8 December 2021. Retrieved 15 December 2018.

External links

West Berkshire Council

[1] The District of Newbury (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1979

[2] slation.gov.uk - The Berkshire, Dorset and Wiltshire (County Boundaries) Order 1989. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.

[3] slation.gov.uk - The Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Hampshire, Oxfordshire and Surrey (County Boundaries) Order 1991. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.

[vote2000-4] "West Berkshire". BBC News Online. Retrieved 25 December 2014.

[vote2003-5] "Local elections". BBC News Online. Retrieved 25 December 2014.

[6] slation.gov.uk - The District of West Berkshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2002. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.

[councillors-7] "Councillors". West Berkshire Council. Retrieved 25 December 2014.

[vote2007-8] "West Berkshire". BBC News Online. 4 May 2007. Retrieved 25 December 2014.

[england-9] "England council elections". BBC News Online. 10 May 2011. Retrieved 25 December 2014.

[10] "Election results by party, 7 May 2015". decisionmaking.westberks.gov.uk. 7 May 2015.

[11] "West Berkshire Council". BBC News.

[12] "The West Berkshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2018". www.legislation.gov.uk.

[13] "West Berkshire result - Local Elections 2023". BBC News. Retrieved 5 May 2023.

[14] "Local Elections Archive Project — Victoria Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 21 February 2024.

[15] "Declaration of Result of Poll - Victoria" (PDF). West Berkshire Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 January 2007. Retrieved 21 February 2024.

[16] "Local Elections Archive Project — Thatcham North Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 21 February 2024.

[17] "Declaration of Result of Poll - Thatcham North" (PDF). West Berkshire Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 January 2007. Retrieved 21 February 2024.

[18] "Local Elections Archive Project — Pangbourne Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 21 February 2024.

[19] "Local Elections Archive Project — Thatcham South and Crookham Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 21 February 2024.

[20] "Local Elections Archive Project — Hungerford Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 21 February 2024.

[21] "Election results for Hungerford, 15 August 2013". West Berkshire Council. 15 August 2013. Retrieved 21 February 2024.

[22] "Local Elections Archive Project — Purley on Thames Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 21 February 2024.

[23] "Local Elections Archive Project — Thatcham South and Crookham Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 21 February 2024.

[24] "Declaration of Result of Poll". West Berkshire. 20 April 2018. Archived from the original on 21 April 2018. Retrieved 21 April 2018.

[25] "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.

[26] "Notice of Poll". West Berkshire Council. 8 December 2021. Retrieved 15 December 2018.

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