2018 Wokingham Borough Council election

The 2018 Wokingham Borough Council election took place on Thursday 3 May 2018. 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 was up for election and the Conservative Party stayed comfortably in overall control of the council.[1]

Wokingham UK local election 2018 map
2018 Election Results for Wokingham Borough. Conservatives in blue, Liberal Democrats in yellow, Labour in Red and independent in light grey. Wards in dark grey were not contested in 2018.

After the election, the composition of the council was:

Background

A total of 60 candidates contested the 18 seats which were up for election.[2]

Issues in the election included:

  • Some recent controversial planning applications
  • Wokingham Town Centre Regeneration

Since the last round of elections, there had been 1 by-election in Emmbrook in 2017, which was won by the Liberal Democrats. Also, 2 Councillors had left the Conservatives, with one joining the Liberal Democrats and one standing as an Independent.

Election result

The Conservatives retained control of the council.[3] The Liberal Democrats held two out of the three seats they defended, retaining their seats in Emmbrook and Winnersh, but lost a seat in South Lake to the Conservatives. The Liberal Democrats gained 2 seats in both Hawkedon and Evendons. Labour gained 2 seats in Bulmershe and Whitegates & Norreys. The Conservatives gained 1 seat in South Lake, but lost 4 seats in Evendons, Norreys, Bulmershe & Whitegates and Hawkedon. 1 seat was held by an Independent.

Wokingham Local Election Result 2018[4]
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Conservative 42 1 4 -3 77.7% 45.1% 18,325 -7.6%
  Liberal Democrats 8 2 1 1 14.8% 31.7% 12,888 +10.6%
  Labour 3 2 0 2 5.5% 18.8% 7,624 +5.3%
  Green 0 0 0 0 0 0.6% 247 -5.3%
  Independent 1 0 0 0 1.8% 3.3% 1,347 +1.3%

There were a total of 40,551 votes cast, including 120 spoiled ballots.

Ward results
Arborfield[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Gary Cowan 540 65.6 +65.6
Conservative David Edmonds 233 28.3 -30.6
Labour Chris Everett 48 5.8 +5.8
Majority 307 37.3 +4.6
Turnout 822 41% +4.7
Independent gain from Conservative Swing 17.5
Bulmershe & Whitegates[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Carl Doran 1,357 44.5 +5.3
Conservative Majid Nagra 1167 38.2 +2.4
Liberal Democrats Nigel Harman 371 12.1 -7.6
Green Brian O'Callaghan 143 4.6 +0.4
Majority 190 6.2
Turnout 3047 43% +1
Labour gain from Conservative Swing 3.8
Coronation[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Keith Baker 1,298 66.6 +10
Liberal Democrats Paul Barton 328 16.8 +1.8
Labour Ian Hills 315 16.1 +4.1
Majority 970 49.8 +8.3
Turnout 1947 44 -31
Conservative hold Swing 7.0
Emmbrook[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Imogen Shepherd-DuBey 1,829 57.2 -2.5
Conservative Jack Beresford 1084 33.9 +0.6
Labour Peyman Jahromi 274 8.5 +5.5
Majority 745 23.3 -3.1
Turnout 3197 47 +7.3
Liberal Democrats hold Swing -0.5
Evendons[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Helen Power 1,375 46.5 11.2
Conservative Mark Ashwell 1198 40.5 -2.2
Labour Annette Medhurst 369 12.5 -0.7
Majority 177 5.9 +0.9
Turnout 2952 41 9
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing 4.5
Finchampstead North[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Daniel Sargeant 1,086 57.1 -12.5
Liberal Democrats David Cornish 611 32.1 +21.0
Green Martyn Foss 104 5.4 -2.8
Labour David Appleyard 97 5.1 -6.0
Majority 475 25.0 -20.2
Turnout 1899 44 6%
Conservative hold Swing 4.2
Finchampstead South[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Simon Weeks 978 55.5 +4.8
Liberal Democrats Susan Cornish 581 33.0 +12.1
Labour Hayley Rentall 194 11.0 +1.5
Majority 397 22.5 -7.1
Turnout 1759 40 +9.0
Conservative hold Swing 8.4
Hawkedon[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats David Hare 1,096 44.8 -3.9
Conservative Michael Firmager 975 39.8 +1.7
Labour Brent Lees 369 15.0 +1.8
Majority 121 4.9 -5.7
Turnout 2445 35 3%
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing -1.1
Hillside[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Christopher Smith 1,233 44.0 -7.9
Liberal Democrats Sue Smith 1166 41.6 10.6
Labour Timothy Lloyd 394 14.0 3.1
Majority 67 2.3 -18.7
Turnout 2798 43.0 6.0%
Conservative hold Swing 1.3
Loddon[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Bill Soane 1,358 57.7 +4.9
Labour Rick Lay 525 22.1 +2.0
Liberal Democrats Tom McCann 477 20.1 -8.9
Majority 833 35.1 6.1
Turnout 2372 33 4%
Conservative hold Swing 2.2
Maiden Erlegh[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Guy Grandison 1,141 40.9 -5.1
Liberal Democrats Tahir Maher 885 31.7 +4.3
Labour Nadine Masseron 750 26.8 +8.2
Majority 256 9.1 -17.4
Turnout 2789 40 8%
Conservative hold Swing -2.5
Norreys[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Rachel Burgess 1,157 38.1 +23.3
Conservative David Lee 1084 35.7 -8.4
Liberal Democrats Morgan Rise 405 13.3 -3.8
Independent Philip Cunnington 384 12.6 +7.9
Majority 73 2.4 +24.6
Turnout 3035 40 8%
Labour gain from Conservative Swing 7.4
Remenham, Wargrave and Ruscombe[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Graham Howe 1,150 67.5 +2.9
Liberal Democrats Yonni Wilson 370 21.7 +6.0
Labour Stuart Crainer 175 10.2 -1.5
Majority 780 45.8 -3.1
Turnout 1703 31% 3
Conservative hold Swing 4.45
Shinfield South[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Barrie Patman 810 40.2 -22.4
Independent Jim Freewin 423 21.0 +21.0
Labour Marcus McDowell 416 20.6 +6.2
Liberal Democrats Chris Johnson 359 17.8 +6.2
Majority 387 19.2 -29.6
Turnout 2011 31 +4
Conservative hold Swing -0.7
South Lake[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Jenny Cheng 801 40.3 -0.2
Liberal Democrats Beth Rowland 682 34.3 +4.1
Labour Tony Skuse 497 25.0 +9.9
Majority 119 5.9 -4.3
Turnout 1987 45 -29
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing 1.9
Swallowfield[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Stuart Munro 553 68.4 +11.0
Liberal Democrats Steven Scarrott 134 16.5 +8.4
Labour James Reid 118 14.6 14.6
Majority 419 51.8 +16.8
Turnout 808 35 0.0
Conservative hold Swing 9.7
Winnersh[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Prue Bray 1,646 62.2 +15.5
Conservative Ethan Stacey 695 26.2 +5.6
Labour Steve Stanton 297 11.2 -5.9
Majority 951 35.9 +21.0
Turnout 2644 36 1
Liberal Democrats hold Swing 4.5
Wokingham Without[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Angus Ross 1,481 63.3 -1.3
Liberal Democrats Jordan Montgomery 573 24.5 +16.4
Labour Yvonne Hignell 272 11.6 -1.0
Majority 908 38.8 -11.1
Turnout 2336 38 -11.9
Conservative hold Swing 7.5

References
  1. "Borough Council Election Results 2018". Wokingham Borough Council. 4 May 2018. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
  2. "Wokingham election candidates 2018". The Wokingham Paper. 5 May 2018. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
  3. "Final results for Wokingham Borough Council elections 2018". Wokingham Borough Council. 4 May 2018. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
  4. "Borough Council Election Results 2018". The Wokingham Paper. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
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