# 2019 West Berkshire Council election

The 2019 West Berkshire Council election took place on 2 May 2019 to elect members of West Berkshire Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections. The whole council was up for election and the Conservative Party retained overall control of the council, despite significant gains by the Liberal Democrats and the election of the first Green Party councillors in West Berkshire.

## Background

At the last election in 2015, the Conservatives won a majority of seats, with 48 councillors, compared to 4 for the Liberal Democrats. No other parties had representation on the council.
There were boundary changes between the 2015 and 2019 elections, reducing the total number of seats from 52 to 43, and the number of wards from 30 to 24. The new wards elected between one and three district councillors depending on their population.

## Summary
### Election result

2019 West Berkshire Council election :
| Party | Candidates | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes |
| Conservative | 43 | 24 | N/A | N/A | 24 | 55.8 | 37.4 | 18,258 |
| Liberal Democrats | 36 | 16 | N/A | N/A | 12 | 37.2 | 31.9 | 15,657 |
| Green | 16 | 3 | N/A | N/A | 3 | 7.0 | 19.3 | 9,497 |
| Labour | 43 | 0 | N/A | N/A | | 0.0 | 9.7 | 4,767 |
| UKIP | 4 | 0 | N/A | N/A | | 0.0 | 1.7 | 816 |

## Ward Results

Winning candidates are highlighted in bold.

### Aldermaston

Aldermaston (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Dominic Kevin Boeck | 529 | 55.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Warren Fox | 318 | 33.1 |
| | Labour | Steve Sutton | 113 | 11.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 211 | 22.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 983 | 33% |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |

### Basildon

Basildon (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Alan Law | 595 | 55.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Laura Coyle | 256 | 23.9 |
| | Green | Alex Carter | 156 | 14.6 |
| | Labour | Jonathan Ashley | 64 | 6.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 339 | 31.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,087 | 38% |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |

### Bradfield

Bradfield (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Ross MacKinnon | 543 | 62.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ian Park | 237 | 27.2 |
| | Labour | Ian McKay | 92 | 10.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 306 | 35.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 947 | 33% |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |

### Bucklebury

Bucklebury (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Graham Pask | 745 | 62.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mike Cole | 235 | 19.7 |
| | Green | Jacqueline Paynter | 164 | 13.8 |
| | Labour | Frank Greenwood | 48 | 4.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 510 | 42.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,212 | 43% |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |

### Burghfield and Mortimer

Burghfield and Mortimer (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Royce Longton | 1,293 | 45.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Geoffrey Mayes | 1,173 | 40.9 |
| | Conservative | Graham Bridgman | 1,148 | 40.0 |
| | Conservative | Carol Jackson-Doerge | 1,126 | 39.2 |
| | Conservative | Ian Morrin | 1,028 | 35.8 |
| | Green | Alison May | 880 | 30.7 |
| | Labour | John Hannawin | 556 | 19.4 |
| | Labour | Janet Bishop | 315 | 11.0 |
| | Labour | Graham Hudson | 206 | 7.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 22 | 0.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,908 | 36% |
| | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |
| | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |

### Chieveley and Cold Ash

Chieveley and Cold Ash (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Hilary Cole | 1,073 | 52.8 |
| | Conservative | Garth Simpson | 1,000 | 49.2 |
| | Green | Jill Hoblin | 572 | 28.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Lister | 530 | 26.1 |
| | Green | James Thomas | 377 | 18.5 |
| | Labour | Marc Charon | 103 | 5.1 |
| | Labour | Chris Evans | 93 | 4.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 428 | 21.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,073 | 38% |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |

### Downlands

Downlands (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Clive Hooker | 716 | 62.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Martin Colston | 320 | 27.8 |
| | Labour | Grahame Murphy | 115 | 10.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 396 | 34.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,168 | 39% |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |

### Hungerford and Kintbury

Hungerford and Kintbury (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Dennis Benneyworth | 1,772 | 48.5 |
| | Conservative | James Cole | 1,669 | 45.7 |
| | Conservative | Claire Rowles | 1,605 | 44.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Denise Gaines | 1,446 | 39.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Rob Chicken | 1,359 | 37.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Shaun Wood | 1,085 | 29.7 |
| | Green | Tim Davis | 763 | 20.9 |
| | Labour | Paul Pugh | 154 | 4.2 |
| | Labour | Ron Blindell | 153 | 4.2 |
| | Labour | Matt Wilson | 146 | 4.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 159 | 4.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,695 | 41% |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |

### Lambourn

Lambourn (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Howard Woollaston | 667 | 63.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Charlie Christopher | 254 | 24.0 |
| | Labour | Moz Reynolds | 136 | 12.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 413 | 39.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,077 | 33% |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |

### Newbury Central

Newbury Central (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Martha Vickers | 979 | 48.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Andy Moore | 957 | 47.5 |
| | Conservative | Anthony Stretton | 562 | 27.9 |
| | Conservative | Joseph Clarke | 535 | 26.6 |
| | Green | Susan Millington | 450 | 22.3 |
| | Labour | Mark Beach | 196 | 9.7 |
| | Labour | Caroline Blake | 178 | 8.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 395 | 19.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,040 | 37% |
| | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |
| | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |

### Newbury Clay Hill

Newbury Clay Hill (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Jeff Beck | 632 | 43.7 |
| | Conservative | Jeff Cant | 532 | 36.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Pam Taylor | 519 | 35.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Simon Pike | 354 | 24.5 |
| | Green | Danielle Bryan | 316 | 21.9 |
| | Labour | Gemma Lowe | 211 | 14.6 |
| | Labour | Lee McDougall | 163 | 11.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 13 | 0.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,727 | 27% |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |

### Newbury Greenham

Newbury Greenham (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Billy Drummond | 1,375 | 49.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Phil Barnett | 1,337 | 48.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Erik Pattenden | 1,151 | 41.7 |
| | Conservative | Sarah Greenall | 752 | 27.3 |
| | Conservative | Miles Evans | 751 | 27.2 |
| | Conservative | Mark Jones | 694 | 25.2 |
| | Green | Matthew Lowe | 567 | 20.6 |
| | Labour | Christine Copeland | 273 | 9.9 |
| | Labour | Gary Puffett | 263 | 9.5 |
| | UKIP | Malik Azam | 245 | 8.9 |
| | Labour | Michael Wakelyn-Green | 183 | 6.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 399 | 14.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,782 | 32% |
| | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |
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### Newbury Speen

Newbury Speen (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Green | Steve Masters | 1,324 | 56.7 |
| | Conservative | Lynne Doherty | 827 | 35.4 |
| | Conservative | Jeanette Clifford | 812 | 34.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Tony Harris | 777 | 33.3 |
| | Labour | Robert Chapman | 177 | 7.6 |
| | Labour | Bert Clough | 145 | 6.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 15 | 0.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,352 | 41% |
| | Green win (new seat) | Green win (new seat) | Green win (new seat) | Green win (new seat) |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |

### Newbury Wash Common

Newbury Wash Common (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Adrian Abbs | 1,830 | 54.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Tony Vickers | 1,829 | 54.5 |
| | Green | David Marsh | 1,794 | 53.5 |
| | Conservative | Adrian Edwards | 1,118 | 33.3 |
| | Conservative | Anthony Pick | 916 | 27.3 |
| | Conservative | Stuart Davenport | 842 | 25.1 |
| | Labour | Julie Wintrup | 253 | 7.5 |
| | Labour | Andrew Wallace | 168 | 5.0 |
| | Labour | Peter Tullett | 167 | 5.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 676 | 20.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,389 | 47% |
| | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |
| | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |
| | Green win (new seat) | Green win (new seat) | Green win (new seat) | Green win (new seat) |

### Pangbourne

Pangbourne (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Gareth Hurley | 593 | 51.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Matthew Shakespeare | 350 | 30.5 |
| | Labour | Suzie Ferguson | 205 | 17.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 243 | 21.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,117 | 39% |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |

### Ridgeway

Ridgeway (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Green | Carolyne Culver | 917 | 61.9 |
| | Conservative | Virginia Celsing | 458 | 30.9 |
| | UKIP | Michael Palmer | 73 | 4.9 |
| | Labour | Charlotte Blackman | 33 | 2.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 459 | 31.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,483 | 47% |
| | Green win (new seat) | Green win (new seat) | Green win (new seat) | Green win (new seat) |

### Thatcham Central

Thatcham Central (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Owen Jeffrey | 907 | 47.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Nassar Kessell | 766 | 39.9 |
| | Conservative | Richard Crumly | 603 | 31.4 |
| | Conservative | Marigold Jacques | 516 | 26.8 |
| | Green | Paul Field | 289 | 15.0 |
| | UKIP | David McMahon | 242 | 12.6 |
| | Labour | Dave Burns | 129 | 6.7 |
| | Labour | Gary Huntley | 121 | 6.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 395 | 19.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,934 | 35 |
| | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |
| | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |

### Thatcham Colthrop and Crookham

Thatcham Colthrop and Crookham (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Steve Ardagh-Walter | 480 | 49.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Boyd | 409 | 42.4 |
| | Labour | James Wilder | 75 | 7.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 71 | 7.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 986 | 37% |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |

### Thatcham North East

Thatcham North East (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Lee Dillon | 1,088 | 55.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jeremy Cottam | 1,054 | 53.5 |
| | Conservative | Jason Collis | 706 | 35.9 |
| | Conservative | Robert Denton-Powell | 622 | 31.6 |
| | Labour | Neale Hall | 167 | 8.5 |
| | Labour | Teresa McDowell | 156 | 7.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 348 | 17.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,007 | 33% |
| | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |
| | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |

### Thatcham West

Thatcham West (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jeff Brooks | 885 | 49.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Keith Woodhams | 809 | 45.6 |
| | Conservative | Ellen Crumly | 472 | 26.6 |
| | Conservative | Helen Pciken | 419 | 23.6 |
| | UKIP | Gary Johnson | 256 | 14.4 |
| | Green | Jane Livermore | 255 | 14.4 |
| | Labour | Sarah Berrington | 109 | 6.1 |
| | Labour | Susan Turauskis | 82 | 4.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 337 | 19.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,792 | 33% |
| | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |
| | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |

### Theale

Theale (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alan Macro | 601 | 67.6 |
| | Conservative | Alex Traves | 203 | 22.8 |
| | Labour | Chris Ryder | 85 | 9.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 398 | 44.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 920 | 39% |
| | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |

### Tilehurst and Purley

Tilehurst and Purley (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Richard Jones | 1,419 | 52.6 |
| | Conservative | Andrew Williamson | 1,375 | 51.0 |
| | Conservative | Thomas Marino | 1,318 | 48.9 |
| | Green | Steve Young | 701 | 26.0 |
| | Labour | Elizabeth Bell | 666 | 24.7 |
| | Labour | Ben Rayner | 650 | 24.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Steve Bown | 547 | 20.3 |
| | Labour | Stuart Lythgoe | 471 | 17.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 617 | 22.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,736 | 33% |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |

### Tilehurst Birch Copse

Tilehurst Birch Copse (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Joanne Stewart | 835 | 48.8 |
| | Conservative | Anthony Linden | 829 | 48.5 |
| | Labour | Clive Taylor | 412 | 24.1 |
| | Labour | Lousie Coulson | 385 | 22.5 |
| | Green | Gary Brampton | 349 | 20.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Elizabeth O'Keefe | 235 | 13.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Gary Norman | 198 | 11.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 417 | 24.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,741 | 28% |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |

### Tilehurst South and Holybrook

Tilehurst South and Holybrook (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Richard Somner | 910 | 58.2 |
| | Conservative | Peter Argyle | 865 | 55.3 |
| | Labour | Charles Croal | 395 | 25.3 |
| | Labour | Emma Gillespie | 367 | 23.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sarah Lowes | 266 | 17.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Vaughan Miller | 206 | 13.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 470 | 30.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,596 | 28% |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |

## By-elections
### Tilehurst South and Holybrook

Tilehurst South and Holybrook: 16 December 2021 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Akinbiyi Oloko | 548 | 42.3 | −15.6 |
| | Labour | Charles Croal | 387 | 29.9 | +4.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Steve Bown | 359 | 27.7 | +10.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 161 | 12.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,302 | 23.0 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 10.2 | |