2021 Wokingham Borough Council election

2021 UK local government election

2021 Wokingham Borough Council election

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18 seats, one-third of all council seats.
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Lab

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Leader  | John Halsall  | Lindsay Ferris  | Rachel Burgess
Party  | Conservative | Liberal Democrats | Labour
Leader since  | 6 May 2019  | 2016[1] |
Leader's seat  | Remenham, Wargrave and Ruscombe  | Twyford  | Norreys
Last election  | 31 seats, 57.4%  | 18 seats, 33.3%  | 3 seats, 5.6%
Seats needed  | 4  | 9  | 24

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Ind

Grn

WEP

Leader  | N/A |  | Louise Tomlin
Party  | Independent | Green | Women's Equality
Leader since  | N/A |  |
Leader's seat  | N/A |  | Running in Evendons
Last election  | 2 seats, 3.3%  | 0 seats, 0.6%  | 0
Seats needed  | 25  | 27  | 27

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Ward results map for Wokingham Borough Council

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| Incumbent Leader of the Council

John Halsall
Conservative

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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:

↓  31 | 15 | 4 | 3

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CON | LD | LAB | IND

There was one vacancy.[3]

After the election, the composition of the council became:

↓  31 | 18 | 3 | 2

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CON | LD | LAB | IND

## Election result

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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

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2021 Wokingham Borough Council election

Party  | This election  | Full council  | This election
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

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Bulmershe and Whitegates  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| 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  | %  | ±%

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| 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  | %  | ±%

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| 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  | %  | ±%

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| 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  | %  | ±%

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| 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  | %  | ±%

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| 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  | %  | ±%

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| 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  | %  | ±%

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| 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  | %  | ±%

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| 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  | %  | ±%

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| 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  | %  | ±%

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| 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  | %  | ±%

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| 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  | %  | ±%

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| 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  | %  | ±%

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| 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  | %  | ±%

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| 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  | %  | ±%

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| 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  | %  | ±%

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| 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  | %  | ±%

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| 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

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1. ^ "VOTE 2018: Leaders interviews – Lindsay Ferris, Liberal Democrats". 29 April 2018.
2. ^ "Guide to May 2021 elections in Wokingham". WBC. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
3. ^ a b 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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