2012 Wokingham Borough Council election

2012 UK local government election November 2013 September 2024 thumb|2012 Election Results for Wokingham Borough Conservatives in blue Liberal Democrats in yellow and Independent in White. Wards in grey were not contested in 2012. The 2012 Wokingham Borough Council election took place on Thursday 3 May 2012, the same day as other 2012 United Kingdom local elections, to elect members of Wokingham Unitary Council in Berkshire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative Party stayed in overall control of the council.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-17299200 Local elections 2012 30 April 2012 BBC News 24 April 2012 After the election, the composition of the council was: Conservative 43 Liberal Democrat 10 Independent 1https://www.getreading.co.uk/news/local-news/wokingham-borough-council-election-results-4201266 Wokingham Times 11 July 2016 4 May 2012 Thorne Lucy Wokingham Borough Council election results 2012 Background A total of 74 candidates contested the 18 seats which were up for election.http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/news/s/2113050_meet_the_borough_election_candidates Wokingham election candidates confirmed 2 May 2012 Wokingham Times 11 May 2012 These included 18 Conservative, 18 Liberal Democrat, 14 Labour, 14 Green Party, 8 UK Independence Party and 3 independent candidates. Issues in the election included: Recent changes to waste collections Some recent controversial planning applications Election result The Conservatives retained control of the council despite losing 2 seats: 1 to the Liberal Democrats in Winnersh, and Charvil to an Independent.http://www.wokingham.gov.uk/council/elections/elections2012/results/ Final results for Wokingham Borough Council elections 2012 4 May 2011 Wokingham Borough Council 11 May 2012 The Liberal Democrats held the 3 seats they defended in Bulmershe and Whitegates, Twyford and Loddon. However their gain in Winnersh was cancelled out a few hours later when Sue Smith resigned from the Liberal Democrats to finish her term as an Independent.http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/news/s/2113379_lib_dem_delight_turns_to_despair_as_councillor_quits Lib Dem Councillor Quits 9 May 2011 getwokingham 11 May 2012http://www.readingchronicle.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2012/05/04/59263-live--wokingham-borough-council-election-results-2012-/ Wokingham Borough Council Elections Results 2012 5 June 2012 Reading Chronicle https://web.archive.org/web/20140524003741/http://www.readingchronicle.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2012/05/04/59263-live--wokingham-borough-council-election-results-2012-/ 24 May 2014 dead Wokingham local election result 2012http://www.wokingham.gov.uk/council/elections/elections2012/results/?locale=en Wokingham Borough Council Election results – May 2012 Wokingham Borough Council 14 May 2011 Conservative Party (UK) 13 0 2 -2 72.2 48.4 15,345 -4.0% Liberal Democrats (UK) 4 1 0 +1 22.2 24.1 7,643 -1.5% Labour Party (UK) 0 0 0 0 0 12.2 3,862 -1.1% Green Party of England and Wales 0 0 0 0 0 7.5 2,378 +3.2% United Kingdom Independence Party 0 0 0 0 0 5.4 1,733 +1.5% Independent (politician) 1 1 0 +1 5.5 1.5 496 +0.9% There were a total of 31,640 votes cast, including 183 spoiled ballots. Ward results Bulmershe & Whitegates Liberal Democrats (UK) Lesley Hayward 976 37.1 +3.9 Conservative Party (UK) Mohammed Parvaiz 660 25.1 -11.4 Labour Party (UK) Greg Bello 750 28.5 +7.6 United Kingdom Independence Party Billy Khan 137 5.2 -0.4 Green Party of England and Wales Adrian Windisch 106 4.0 +0.2 226 8.6 +5.3 2641 40 Liberal Democrats (UK) +3.9 Charvil Liberal Democrats (UK) Malcolm Storry 42 4.8 -23.2 Conservative Party (UK) Emma Hobbs 382 43.2 -22.6 Green Party of England and Wales James O'Callaghan 44 5.0 +5.0 Independent (politician) Nick Ray 414 46.8 46.8 32 3.6 884 38 Independent (politician) Conservative Party (UK) +46.8 Emmbrook Conservative Party (UK) Ullakarin Clark 1202 55.9 -0.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) Suresh Jeganathan 291 13.5 -8.8 UK Independence Party Steven McMillan 330 15.3 +7.1 Labour Party (UK) Paul Sharples 313 14.6 +1.2 872 42.4 2151 33 Conservative Party (UK) -0.2 Evendons Conservative Party (UK) Dianne King 967 50.2 -5.9 Liberal Democrats (UK) Steven Scarrott 388 20.1 -2.1 United Kingdom Independence Party Mike Spencer 278 14.4 +6.2 Labour Party (UK) Anthony Skuse 286 14.8 +1.8 579 30.1 1927 28 Conservative Party (UK) -5.9 Finchampstead North Conservative Party (UK) Mike Gore 1038 69.9 +1.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) Roy Neall 121 8.2 -23.6 Labour Party (UK) Tim Jinkerson 193 13.0 +13.0 Green Party of England and Wales Martyn Foss 124 8.4 +8.4 845 61.7 1484 34 Conservative Party (UK) +1.7 Finchampstead South Conservative Party (UK) Ian Pittock 843 58.3 -9.9 Liberal Democrats (UK) Roland Cundy 345 23.8 -2.4 Green Party of England and Wales Matthew Valler 241 16.7 +16.7 498 34.5 1447 33 Conservative Party (UK) -7.3 Hawkedon Conservative Party (UK) Guy Grandison 688 42.8 -12.8 Liberal Democrats (UK) Anthony Vick 402 25.0 -2.3 United Kingdom Independence Party Peter Jackson 142 8.8 +8.8 Labour Party (UK) Neville Waites 278 17.3 +0.2 Green Party of England and Wales John Prior 97 6.0 +6.0 286 17.8 1609 23 Conservative Party (UK) -12.8 Hillside Conservative Party (UK) Pauline Jorgensen 1062 50.5 -7.5 Liberal Democrats (UK) Keith Yabsley 465 22.1 +4.6 Labour Party (UK) David Sharp 317 15.1 -0.7 Green Party of England and Wales Helene Cherry 241 11.4 +2.2 597 28.4 2105 31 Conservative Party (UK) -7.5 Hurst Conservative Party (UK) Wayne Smith 562 71.2 -4.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) Paul Trott 83 10.5 -4.2 Labour Party (UK) Umesh Ummat 62 7.8 +2.1 Green Party of England and Wales Paula Montie 79 10 N/A 224 28.5 -32.2 789 36 Conservative Party (UK) -4.2 Loddon Liberal Democrats (UK) Tom McCann 846 41.4 +6.8 Conservative Party (UK) Bill Soane 751 36.7 -8.8 Labour Party (UK) Tom Clark 303 14.8 +1.5 Green Party of England and Wales Julia Titus 132 6.4 +0.1 95 4.7 2042 30 Liberal Democrats (UK) +6.8 Maiden Erlegh Conservative Party (UK) Ken Miall 966 45.5 -4.9 Liberal Democrats (UK) David Hare 528 24.9 +2.4 Labour Party (UK) Jacqueline Rupert 373 17.6 -0.4 Green Party of England and Wales Nicholas Marshall 238 11.2 +2.1 438 20.6 2119 30 Conservative Party (UK) -4.9 Norreys Conservative Party (UK) Malcolm Llewellyn Richards 959 48.8 -4.6 Liberal Democrats (UK) John Charles Bray 268 13.6 -1.3 United Kingdom Independence Party Keith John Knight 212 10.7 +3.2 Labour Party (UK) Mary Gascoyne 315 16.0 +1.2 Green Party of England and Wales Emma-Louise Hamilton 120 6.1 N/A Independent (politician) Robin Smith 82 4.1 -5.2 644 32.7 -5.8 1965 29 Conservative Party (UK) -4.6 Remenham, Wargrave and Ruscombe Conservative Party (UK) John Anthony Sydney Halsall 937 68.5 -3.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) Martin George Alder 248 18.1 -2.8 Labour Party (UK) Matthew Stephen Dent 172 12.5 +5.3 689 50.4 1367 31 Conservative Party (UK) +0.2 Shinfield South Conservative Party (UK) Charlotte Jacqueline Louise Haitham-Taylor 893 58.6 -3.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) Imogen Shepherd-DuBey 141 9.2 -4.5 Green Party of England and Wales Marjory Diane Bisset 473 31.1 +6.8 420 26.8 -11.0 1567 29 Conservative Party (UK) -3.4 Twyford Liberal Democrats (UK) Lindsay Ferris 1,011 55.2 +3.5 Conservative Party (UK) Sam Hawkins 527 28.8 -6.5 Labour Party (UK) Richard Fort 159 8.6 +0.4 Green Party of England and Wales James Ewan 118 6.4 N/A 484 26.4 +10.0 1829 40 Liberal Democrats (UK) +3.5 Wescott Green Party of England and Wales Kazek Lokuciewski 187 14.0 +7.5 Liberal Democrats (UK) James Leask 158 11.8 -8.8 United Kingdom Independence Party Stella Howell 135 10.1 +4.4 Labour Party (UK) John Woodward 166 12.4 -0.5 Conservative Party (UK) Bob Wyatt 679 51.0 -4.3 492 36.9 +3.2 1331 31 Conservative Party (UK) -3.3 Winnersh Conservative Party (UK) Mark Ashwell 961 38.2 -4.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) Rachelle Shepherd-Dubey 1,183 47.0 +7.0 United Kingdom Independence Party Tony Pollock 183 7.2 -1.4 Labour Party (UK) John Baker 175 6.9 -2.6 222 8.8 2513 35 Liberal Democrats (UK) Conservative Party (UK) +7.0 Wokingham Without Conservative Party (UK) Pauline Helliar-Symons 1,268 66.0 -2.6 Liberal Democrats (UK) Elaine Spratling 147 7.6 -4.5 Green Party of England and Wales Thomas Blomley 178 9.2 +9.2 United Kingdom Independence Party Graham Widdows 316 16.4 +8.3 652 33.9 -22.7 1920 31 Conservative Party (UK) -2.6 References Wokingham 2012 Category:2010s in Berkshire