2023 Wokingham Borough Council election

The 2023 Wokingham Borough Council election took place on Thursday 4 May 2023. 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. The Conservative Party was the largest political group, but had lost control in the 2022 elections to the Wokingham Partnership - a group made up of Liberal Democrat, Labour and Independent members. After this election, the Liberal Democrats (UK) became the largest party, but the Council still had no overall control.

2023 Wokingham Borough Council election
4 May 2023
18 out of 54 seats to Wokingham Borough Council
28 seats needed for a majority
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Leader Clive Jones Pauline Jorgensen
Party Liberal Democrats Conservative
Leader since 2021 2022
Leader's seat Hawkedon Hillside
Last election 26 seats, 48.1% 22 seats, 40.7%
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Leader Rachel Burgess N/A
Party Labour Independent
Leader since N/A
Leader's seat Norreys N/A
Last election 5 seats, 9.2% 1 seats, 1.8%
Ward results map for Wokingham Borough Council
Incumbent Leader

Clive Jones
Liberal Democrat
No overall control


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

↓
23 3 2 26
LD LAB IND CON

After the election, the composition of the council became:

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26 5 1 22
LD LAB IND CON

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Election Summary
2023 Wokingham Borough Council election
Party Candidates Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Liberal Democrats 17 26 3 0 Increase 3 48.1 41.3 18,104 Increase 1.3
  Conservative 18 22 0 4 Decrease 4 40.7 36.6 16,058 Decrease -0.3
  Labour 18 5 2 0 Increase 2 9.2 16.3 7,166 Decrease -1.6
  Green 8 0 0 0 Steady 0 0 2.9 1,268 Decrease -0.2
  Independent 3 1 0 1 Decrease 1 0 1.7 727 Increase 0.5
  Women's Equality 1 0 0 0 Steady 0 0 0.4 179 Increase 0.4
  Heritage 1 0 0 0 Steady 0 0 0.2 84 Increase 0.2

There were a total of 43,802 votes cast with a total of 216 spoiled ballots.

Ward results

Sitting councillors are marked with an asterisk (*).

Barkham
Barkham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative George Evans 581 38.5 -11.1
Green Asad Feroz 40 2.7 +2.7
Labour Annette Medhurst 107 7.1 -0.9
Liberal Democrats Ian Pittock 705 46.7 +4.3
Independent Roderick Stephens 76 5.0 +5.0
Majority 124 8.2 +1.0
Total valid votes 1509 99.5
Rejected ballots 7 0.5
Turnout 1516 40.6 +7.6
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing +7.7

Bulmershe & Whitegates
Bulmershe & Whitegates
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Sheila Jordan 375 14.3 +6.4
Green Samuel Langlois 235 8.9 +3.4
Conservative Sagar Patel 958 36.5 +1.0
Labour Tony Skuse 1,058 40.3 -10.8
Majority 100 3.8 -11.9
Total valid votes 2626 99.4
Rejected ballots 15 0.6
Turnout 2641 38.2 -4.6
Labour hold Swing -5.9

Coronation
Coronation
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Emma Hamilton 152 8.3 +0.1
Labour Ian Hills 190 10.4 -2.1
Liberal Democrats Paddy Power 359 19.7 +2.4
Conservative Alison Swaddle* 1,120 61.5 -1.4
Majority 761 41.8 -2.8
Total valid votes 1821 99.6
Rejected ballots 7 0.4
Turnout 1828 43.65 -1.83
Conservative hold Swing -1.9

Emmbrook
Emmbrook
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Rachel Bishop-Firth* 1,865 57.1 -3.3
Labour Alwyn Jones 255 7.8 +1.8
Conservative James Pett 888 27.2 -2.2
Heritage Stephen Priest 84 2.6 +2.6
Green Lauren Seymour 156 4.8 +0.6
Majority 977 29.93 -0.7
Total valid votes 3248 99.5
Rejected ballots 16 0.5
Turnout 3264 42.69% +0.13
Liberal Democrats hold Swing -0.5

Evendons
Evendons
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Martin Jeater 910 30.6 +3.6
Labour Timothy Lloyd 279 9.3 +3.8
Liberal Democrats Adrian Mather* 1,579 53.2 -11.2
Women's Equality Louise Timlin 179 6.0 +6.0
Majority 669 22.5 -14.8
Total valid votes 2947 99.2
Rejected ballots 23 0.8
Turnout 2970 42.23% +0.13
Liberal Democrats hold Swing -7.4

Hawkedon
Hawkedon
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Mark Craske 307 12.0 -1.9
Liberal Democrats Andrew Mickleburgh* 1,269 49.8 -12.8
Conservative Vishal Srinivasan 962 37.8 +13.6
Majority 307 12.0 -5.1
Total valid votes 2538 99.7
Rejected ballots 8 0.3
Turnout 2546 37.81% +2.68
Liberal Democrats hold Swing -13.2

Hillside
Hillside
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Evan Ainsworth 347 11.5 +0.9
Conservative Moses Iyengunmwena 1319 43.7 +7.3
Liberal Democrats Caroline Smith* 1,346 44.6 -9.5
Majority 27 0.9 -13.2
Total valid votes 3012 99.7
Rejected ballots 8 0.3
Turnout 3020 37.81% -9.0
Liberal Democrats hold Swing -8.4

Loddon
Loddon
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Alexander Heap 480 17.5 -10.1
Conservative Abdul Loyes* 1,136 41.5 +1.8
Labour Majid Nagra 1091 39.8 +5.1
Majority 45 1.64 -3.36
Total valid votes 2707 99.0
Rejected ballots 28 1.0
Turnout 2735 36.27% +3.46
Conservative hold Swing -1.6

Maiden Erlegh
Maiden Erlegh
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Tim Holton 1191 40.7 +9.6
Labour Nagi Nagella 396 13.5 -4.6
Liberal Democrats Stephen Newton 1,318 45.0 -5.8
Majority 127 4.3 -15.5
Total valid votes 2905 99.2
Rejected ballots 22 0.8
Turnout 2927 43.78% -0.3
Liberal Democrats hold Swing -7.7

Norreys
Norreys
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Matteo Fumagalli 639 20.0 +11.1
Conservative Mike Townend 1169 36.8 +2.6
Labour Marie-Louise Weighill 1,349 42.4 -11.3
Majority 180 5.7 -13.8
Total valid votes 3157 99.3
Rejected ballots 23 0.7
Turnout 3180 37.74% -4.48%
Labour gain from Conservative Swing -6.9

Shinfield North
Shinfield North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Parry Batth* 308 39.0 -2.8
Labour Andrew Gray 366 46.4 +7.4
Independent Tony Johnson 69 8.8 +8.8
Liberal Democrats Dominic Rider 45 5.7 -13.5
Majority 58 7.4 +4.6
Total valid votes 788 100%
Rejected ballots 0 0%
Turnout 788 32.56% +2.6
Labour gain from Conservative Swing +5.1

Shinfield South
Shinfield South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Sarah Bell 399 12.5 -1.5
Green Thomas Blomley 132 4.1 +4.1
Conservative Dave Edmonds 1012 31.8 -9.0
Independent Jim Frewin* 582 18.3 +18.3
Liberal Democrats Catherine Glover 1,047 32.9 -12.3
Majority 35 1.1 -3.4
Total valid votes 3172 99.7
Rejected ballots 11 0.3
Turnout 3183 34.09% -0.9
Liberal Democrats gain from Independent Swing -15.3

Sonning
Sonning
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Merv Boniface 257 23.4 +4.4
Conservative Michael Firmager* 656 59.7 +0.9
Labour Philipa Hills 181 16.5 +6.1
Majority 399 36.3 -3.5
Total valid votes 1094 99.6
Rejected ballots 4 0.4
Turnout 1098 43.03% -3.03
Conservative hold Swing -1.7

South Lake
South Lake
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Laura Blumenthal* 999 51.4 +10.6
Labour Ann Dally 217 11.2 0.2
Liberal Democrats Carol Jewel 715 36.8 -11.5
Majority 284 14.6 +7.1
Total valid votes 1931 99.4
Rejected ballots 12 0.6
Turnout 1943 45.73% 0.27
Conservative hold Swing +11.0

Twyford
Twyford
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Stephen Conway* 1,979 84.1 +13.5
Labour Caroline Hill 93 4.0 -0.9
Conservative Grant Woolner 273 11.6 -12.0
Majority 1706 72.6 +25.7
Total valid votes 2345 99.7
Rejected ballots 6 0.3
Turnout 2351 51.77% -2.23
Liberal Democrats hold Swing +12.7

Wescott
Wescott
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Jane Ainslie 1,172 53.6 +9.4
Green Dave Chapman 150 6.9 +6.9
Labour Alex Freeney 160 7.3 -4.8
Conservative David Lee 700 32.0 -10.4
Majority 472 21.6 +19.9
Total valid votes 2182 99.7
Rejected ballots 6 0.3
Turnout 2188 39.65% -3.35
Liberal Democrats hold Swing +9.9

Winnersh
Winnersh
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Paul Fishwick* 1,643 60.6 -3.2
Green Stephen Lloyd 146 5.4 +1.2
Labour Alan Murungi 231 8.5 +1.4
Conservative Anthony Pollock 682 25.1 +0.2
Majority 961 35.4 -3.5
Total valid votes 2702 99.6
Rejected ballots 10 0.4
Turnout 2712 34.74% +0.39
Liberal Democrats hold Swing -1.7

Wokingham Without
Wokingham Without
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Christopher Bowring* 1194 41.0 -7.0
Liberal Democrats Jordan Montgomery 1,568 53.8 +12.9
Labour Rona Noble 140 4.8 -2.5
Majority 374 12.8 +6.6
Total valid votes 2902 99.7
Rejected ballots 10 0.3
Turnout 2912 46.11% +11.76
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing +9.9

Council Membership by party after each election 2010–2023
Election results 2010–2023
Party 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016 2018 2019 2021 2022 2023
Conservative 43 45 43 44 47 47 42 31 31 26 22
Liberal Democrats 11 9 10 7 5 5 8 16 18 23 26
Labour 0 0 0 1 1 1 3 4 3 3 5
Other parties 0 0 1 2 1 1 1 3 2 2 1
Total Seats 54 54 54 54 54 54 54 54 54 54 54

References
  1. "Borough Council Election Statement of Person's Nominated 2023". Wokingham Borough Council. 12 April 2023. Retrieved 12 April 2023.
  2. "Borough Council Election Results 2023". Wokingham Borough Council. 5 May 2023. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
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