West Berkshire Council elections

Local government elections in Berkshire, England

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

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### Non-metropolitan district elections

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* 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

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* 1997 West Berkshire Council election

Year  |  | Liberal Democrats |  | Conservative |  | Green |  | Labour |  | Independent | Notes

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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

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* 2003 results map

* 2007 results map

* 2011 results map

* 2015 results map

* 2019 results map

* 2023 results map

## By-elections

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### 2003-2007

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Victoria By-Election 4 December 2003[14][15] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| 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  | %  | ±%

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| 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  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| 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

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Thatcham South and Crookham By-Election 22 July 2010[19] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| 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

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Hungerford By-Election 15 August 2013[20][21] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| 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  | %  | ±%

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| 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

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Thatcham South and Crookham By-Election 8 June 2017[23] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| 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  | %  | ±%

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| 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

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Tilehurst South & Holybrook, 16 December 2021[26] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| 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

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1. ^ The District of Newbury (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1979
2. ^ legislation.gov.uk - The Berkshire, Dorset and Wiltshire (County Boundaries) Order 1989. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
3. ^ legislation.gov.uk - The Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Hampshire, Oxfordshire and Surrey (County Boundaries) Order 1991. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
4. ^ "West Berkshire". BBC News Online. Retrieved 25 December 2014.
5. ^ "Local elections". BBC News Online. Retrieved 25 December 2014.
6. ^ legislation.gov.uk - The District of West Berkshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2002. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
7. ^ "Councillors". West Berkshire Council. Retrieved 25 December 2014.
8. ^ "West Berkshire". BBC News Online. 4 May 2007. Retrieved 25 December 2014.
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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