West Berkshire Council elections

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Map showing the composition of West Berkshire Council after the 2011 election. Conservatives in blue and Liberal Democrats in yellow.

West Berkshire is a unitary authority in Berkshire, England. Until 1 April 1998 it was a non-metropolitan district.

Political control[]

Since the first election to the council in 1973 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:[1][2][3]

Non-metropolitan district

Party in control Years
No overall control 1973-1976
Conservative 1976-1991
Liberal Democrats 1991-1998

Unitary authority

Party in control Years
Liberal Democrats 1997-2003
No overall control 2003-2006
Conservative 2006–present

Council elections[]

Non-metropolitan district elections[]

  • (New ward boundaries)[4]
  • (District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)[5][6]

Unitary authority elections[]

Year Conservative Liberal Democrats Green Independent Notes
2000[7] 25 28 0 1
2003[8] 26 26 0 0 New ward boundaries[9][10]
2007[11] 36 16 0 0
2011[2] 39 13 0 0
2015[12] 48 4 0 0
2019[13] 24 16 3 0 New ward boundaries[14]

By-elections[]

Thatcham West 19 April 2018[15][16]
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%
Tilehurst South & Holybrook, 16 December 2021[17]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Steve Bown
Labour Charles Croal
Conservative Akinbiyi Oloko
Registered electors
Turnout

District result maps[]

  • 2003 results map

  • 2007 results map

  • 2011 results map

References[]

  1. ^ "Council compositions". The Elections Centre. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
  2. ^ a b "England council elections". BBC News Online. 10 May 2011. Retrieved 25 December 2014.
  3. ^ "English elect councils and mayors". BBC News Online. 7 May 2005. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
  4. ^ The District of Newbury (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1979
  5. ^ legislation.gov.uk - The Berkshire, Dorset and Wiltshire (County Boundaries) Order 1989. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
  6. ^ legislation.gov.uk - The Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Hampshire, Oxfordshire and Surrey (County Boundaries) Order 1991. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
  7. ^ "West Berkshire". BBC News Online. Retrieved 25 December 2014.
  8. ^ "Local elections". BBC News Online. Retrieved 25 December 2014.
  9. ^ legislation.gov.uk - The District of West Berkshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2002. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
  10. ^ "Councillors". West Berkshire Council. Retrieved 25 December 2014.
  11. ^ "West Berkshire". BBC News Online. 4 May 2007. Retrieved 25 December 2014.
  12. ^ "Election results by party, 7 May 2015". decisionmaking.westberks.gov.uk. 7 May 2015.
  13. ^ "West Berkshire Council". BBC News.
  14. ^ "The West Berkshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2018". www.legislation.gov.uk.
  15. ^ "Declaration of Result of Poll". West Berkshire. 20 April 2018. Archived from the original on 21 April 2018. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
  16. ^ "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.
  17. ^ "Notice of Poll". West Berkshire Council. 8 December 2021. Retrieved 15 December 2018.

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