2011 Wokingham Borough Council election

2011 UK local government election November 2013 September 2024 thumb|300px|right|Map of the results of the 2011 Wokingham council election. Conservatives in blue and Liberal Democrats in yellow. Wards in grey were not contested in 2011. The 2011 Wokingham Borough Council election took place on 5 May 2011 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/special/election2011/council/html/mf.stm England council elections BBC News 23 July 2011 After the election, the composition of the council was: Conservative 45 Liberal Democrat 9https://www.theguardian.com/politics/datablog/2011/may/05/local-elections-2011-localgovernment Election results 2011: English council summary results 6 May 2011 The Guardian 23 July 2011 Background A total of 72 candidates contested the 18 seats which were up for election.http://www.readingchronicle.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2011/04/26/51741-wokingham-election-candidates-confirmed Wokingham election candidates confirmed 26 April 2011 Reading Chronicle 23 July 2011 These were 18 Conservative, 17 Liberal Democrat, 16 Labour, 10 Green Party, 10 UK Independence Party and 1 independent candidates.http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/news/s/2091329_battle_lines_are_drawn_as_election_nears Battle lines are drawn as election nears Corbett Victoria 18 April 2011 getwokingham 23 July 2011 Councillors standing down at the election included Conservatives Pam Stubbs and Steve Chapman from Barkham and Sonning wards respectively. Issues in the election included plans for a new supermarket and traffic congestion.http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/news/s/2092401_borough_election_round_up_tories_boost_their_numbers Borough election round up: Tories boost their numbers Cook Caroline 11 May 2011 getwokingham 23 July 2011 Election result The results saw the Conservatives hold control of the council after gaining 2 seats from the Liberal Democrats to have 45 of the 54 seats.http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/news/s/2092126_final_results_for_wokingham_borough_council_elections_2011_ Final results for Wokingham Borough Council elections 2011 5 May 2011 getwokingham 23 July 2011 The Liberal Democrats were reduced to 9 seats after the party lost 2 of the 4 seats they had been defending in Bulmershe and Whitegates and Winnersh. The Conservatives held all 14 seats they had been defending and among the winners for the party was Abdul Loyes, who returned to the council for Loddon one year after losing his seat there. The Liberal Democrat leader on the council, Pru Bray, put the defeats down to national events, with the party being part of the national coalition government. Meanwhile, the Conservative leader of the council, David Lee, described the results as "brilliant" and attributed them to "hard work" in the campaign and over the previous year. Wokingham local election result 2011http://www.wokingham.gov.uk/council/elections/information/localresults/ Wokingham Borough Council Election and Referendum results – May 2011 Wokingham Borough Council 23 July 2011 Conservative Party (UK) 16 2 0 +2 88.9 52.4 23,459 +1.5% Liberal Democrats (UK) 2 0 2 -2 11.1 25.6 11,449 -9.7% Labour Party (UK) 0 0 0 0 0 13.3 5,967 +5.1% Green Party of England and Wales 0 0 0 0 0 4.3 1,913 +2.6% United Kingdom Independence Party 0 0 0 0 0 3.9 1,726 +0.2% Independent (politician) 0 0 0 0 0 0.6 283 +0.6% Ward results Barkham Conservative Party (UK) John Kaiser 745 65.5 -10.9 Liberal Democrats (UK) Stephen Bacon 393 34.5 +15.8 352 30.9 -26.8 1,138 Conservative Party (UK) Bulmershe and Whitegates Conservative Party (UK) Shahid Younis 1,154 36.5 +1.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) Lesley Hayward 1,050 33.2 -4.9 Labour Party (UK) Kyriakos Fiakkas 661 20.9 +1.7 United Kingdom Independence Party Peter Jackson 176 5.6 +0.9 Green Party of England and Wales Adrian Windisch 121 3.8 +1.0 104 3.3 3,162 Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Coronation Conservative Party (UK) Kate Haines 1,403 60.1 +7.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) Paddy Power 634 27.2 -4.2 Labour Party (UK) Pippa White 298 12.8 +4.6 769 32.9 +11.5 2,335 Conservative Party (UK) Emmbrook Conservative Party (UK) Philip Mirfin 1,863 56.1 +6.9 Liberal Democrats (UK) Jeremy Harley 741 22.3 -10.3 Labour Party (UK) Paul Sharples 444 13.4 +4.7 United Kingdom Independence Party Stella Howell 272 8.2 -1.4 1,122 33.8 +17.2 3,320 Conservative Party (UK) Evendons Conservative Party (UK) Christopher Bowring 1,778 56.1 +4.6 Liberal Democrats (UK) Carolyn Dooley 703 22.2 -11.9 Labour Party (UK) Tony Skuse 413 13.0 +5.0 United Kingdom Independence Party Mike Spencer 278 8.8 +2.3 1,075 33.9 +16.5 3,172 Conservative Party (UK) Hawkedon Conservative Party (UK) Tim Holton 1,486 55.6 +7.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) Anthony Vick 731 27.3 -18.0 Labour Party (UK) Neville Waites 458 17.1 +17.1 755 28.2 +24.9 2,675 Conservative Party (UK) Hillside Conservative Party (UK) Norman Jorgensen 1,853 58.0 +11.5 Liberal Democrats (UK) Muir Ahmed 548 17.1 -23.1 Labour Party (UK) David Sharp 501 15.7 +5.4 Green Party of England and Wales Andrew Tunley 294 9.2 +9.2 1,305 40.8 +34.5 3,196 Conservative Party (UK) Loddon Conservative Party (UK) Abdul Loyes 1,288 45.8 +4.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) Tom McCann 975 34.6 -8.3 Labour Party (UK) Roger Hayes 375 13.3 +1.5 Green Party of England and Wales Andrew Sansom 176 6.3 +2.8 313 11.2 2,814 Conservative Party (UK) Maiden Erlegh Conservative Party (UK) David Chopping 1,626 50.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) David Hare 725 22.5 Labour Party (UK) Jacqueline Rupert 579 18.0 Green Party of England and Wales Nicholas Marshall 295 9.1 901 27.9 3,225 Conservative Party (UK) Norreys Conservative Party (UK) Alistair Auty 1,630 53.4 +2.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) John Bray 455 14.9 -14.9 Labour Party (UK) Mary Gascoyne 452 14.8 +2.6 Independent (politician) Robin Smith 283 9.3 +9.3 United Kingdom Independence Party Keith Knight 230 7.5 +0.1 1,175 38.5 +17.6 3,050 Conservative Party (UK) Shinfield North Conservative Party (UK) Parry Batth 421 50.2 -5.9 Labour Party (UK) Christopher Bertrand 212 25.3 +9.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) Steven Scarrott 100 11.9 -5.4 Green Party of England and Wales Ann Bowen-Jones 57 6.8 +6.8 United Kingdom Independence Party Joan Huntley 48 5.7 -5.3 209 24.9 -13.9 838 Conservative Party (UK) Shinfield South Conservative Party (UK) Anthony Pollock 1,296 62.0 Green Party of England and Wales Marjory Bisset 507 24.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) Imogen Shepherd-Dubey 287 13.7 789 37.7 2,090 Conservative Party (UK) Sonning Conservative Party (UK) Mike Haines 977 72.5 -3.9 Labour Party (UK) Philippa Hills 168 12.5 +7.2 Green Party of England and Wales John Prior 136 10.1 +10.1 United Kingdom Independence Party Geoff Bulpitt 67 5.0 +1.1 809 60.0 -2.0 1,348 Conservative Party (UK) South Lake Liberal Democrats (UK) Kay Gilder 828 44.3 -2.8 Conservative Party (UK) Chris Smith 606 32.4 -2.3 Labour Party (UK) Ian Hills 315 16.9 +3.5 Green Party of England and Wales Julia Titus 119 6.4 +6.4 222 11.9 -0.5 1,868 Liberal Democrats (UK) Twyford Liberal Democrats (UK) Dee Tomlin 1,281 51.7 -16.6 Conservative Party (UK) Sam Hawkins 875 35.3 +8.8 Labour Party (UK) Roy Mantel 203 8.2 +5.1 United Kingdom Independence Party Andrew Heape 118 4.8 +2.7 406 16.4 -25.4 2,477 Liberal Democrats (UK) Wescott Conservative Party (UK) Julian McGhee-Sumner 1,125 54.3 -5.9 Liberal Democrats (UK) David Vaughan 426 20.6 +0.9 Labour Party (UK) John Woodward 268 12.9 +6.3 Green Party of England and Wales Martyn Foss 135 6.5 +6.5 United Kingdom Independence Party Marcus Ellis 118 5.7 -4.9 699 33.7 -5.8 2,072 Conservative Party (UK) Winnersh Conservative Party (UK) Philip Houldsworth 1,284 42.3 +3.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) Rachelle Shepherd-Dubey 1,212 40.0 -9.3 Labour Party (UK) John Baker 287 9.5 +2.4 United Kingdom Independence Party Tony Pollock 176 5.8 +1.3 Green Party of England and Wales Omar Hamid 73 2.4 +2.4 72 2.3 3,032 Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Wokingham Without Conservative Party (UK) David Sleight 2,049 68.6 +8.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) Roland Cundy 360 12.1 -8.8 Labour Party (UK) Tim Jinkerson 333 11.2 +1.0 United Kingdom Independence Party Graham Widdows 243 8.1 -0.6 1,689 56.6 +17.2 2,985 Conservative Party (UK) References External links Bios of the candidates in the election Wokingham 2011 Category:2010s in Berkshire