# 2011 Wokingham Borough Council election

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.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
* Conservative 45
* Liberal Democrat 9

## Background

A total of 72 candidates contested the 18 seats which were up for election. These were 18 Conservative, 17 Liberal Democrat, 16 Labour, 10 Green Party, 10 UK Independence Party and 1 independent candidates. 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.

## 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. 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 2011 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Conservative | 16 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 88.9 | 52.4 | 23,459 | +1.5% |
| Liberal Democrats | 2 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 11.1 | 25.6 | 11,449 | -9.7% |
| Labour | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.3 | 5,967 | +5.1% |
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.3 | 1,913 | +2.6% |
| UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.9 | 1,726 | +0.2% |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.6 | 283 | +0.6% |

## Ward results

Barkham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Kaiser | 745 | 65.5 | −10.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stephen Bacon | 393 | 34.5 | +15.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 352 | 30.9 | −26.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,138 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Bulmershe and Whitegates :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Shahid Younis | 1,154 | 36.5 | +1.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Lesley Hayward | 1,050 | 33.2 | −4.9 |
| | Labour | Kyriakos Fiakkas | 661 | 20.9 | +1.7 |
| | UKIP | Peter Jackson | 176 | 5.6 | +0.9 |
| | Green | Adrian Windisch | 121 | 3.8 | +1.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 104 | 3.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,162 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
Coronation :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Kate Haines | 1,403 | 60.1 | +7.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paddy Power | 634 | 27.2 | −4.2 |
| | Labour | Pippa White | 298 | 12.8 | +4.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 769 | 32.9 | +11.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,335 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Emmbrook :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Philip Mirfin | 1,863 | 56.1 | +6.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jeremy Harley | 741 | 22.3 | −10.3 |
| | Labour | Paul Sharples | 444 | 13.4 | +4.7 |
| | UKIP | Stella Howell | 272 | 8.2 | −1.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,122 | 33.8 | +17.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,320 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Evendons :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Christopher Bowring | 1,778 | 56.1 | +4.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Carolyn Dooley | 703 | 22.2 | −11.9 |
| | Labour | Tony Skuse | 413 | 13.0 | +5.0 |
| | UKIP | Mike Spencer | 278 | 8.8 | +2.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,075 | 33.9 | +16.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,172 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Hawkedon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Tim Holton | 1,486 | 55.6 | +7.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Anthony Vick | 731 | 27.3 | −18.0 |
| | Labour | Neville Waites | 458 | 17.1 | +17.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 755 | 28.2 | +24.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,675 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Hillside :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Norman Jorgensen | 1,853 | 58.0 | +11.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Muir Ahmed | 548 | 17.1 | −23.1 |
| | Labour | David Sharp | 501 | 15.7 | +5.4 |
| | Green | Andrew Tunley | 294 | 9.2 | +9.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,305 | 40.8 | +34.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,196 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Loddon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Abdul Loyes | 1,288 | 45.8 | +4.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Tom McCann | 975 | 34.6 | −8.3 |
| | Labour | Roger Hayes | 375 | 13.3 | +1.5 |
| | Green | Andrew Sansom | 176 | 6.3 | +2.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 313 | 11.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,814 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Maiden Erlegh :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | David Chopping | 1,626 | 50.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Hare | 725 | 22.5 |
| | Labour | Jacqueline Rupert | 579 | 18.0 |
| | Green | Nicholas Marshall | 295 | 9.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 901 | 27.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,225 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
Norreys :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Alistair Auty | 1,630 | 53.4 | +2.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Bray | 455 | 14.9 | −14.9 |
| | Labour | Mary Gascoyne | 452 | 14.8 | +2.6 |
| | Independent | Robin Smith | 283 | 9.3 | +9.3 |
| | UKIP | Keith Knight | 230 | 7.5 | +0.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,175 | 38.5 | +17.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,050 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Shinfield North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Parry Batth | 421 | 50.2 | −5.9 |
| | Labour | Christopher Bertrand | 212 | 25.3 | +9.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Steven Scarrott | 100 | 11.9 | −5.4 |
| | Green | Ann Bowen-Jones | 57 | 6.8 | +6.8 |
| | UKIP | Joan Huntley | 48 | 5.7 | −5.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 209 | 24.9 | −13.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 838 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Shinfield South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Anthony Pollock | 1,296 | 62.0 |
| | Green | Marjory Bisset | 507 | 24.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Imogen Shepherd-Dubey | 287 | 13.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 789 | 37.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,090 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
Sonning :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Mike Haines | 977 | 72.5 | −3.9 |
| | Labour | Philippa Hills | 168 | 12.5 | +7.2 |
| | Green | John Prior | 136 | 10.1 | +10.1 |
| | UKIP | Geoff Bulpitt | 67 | 5.0 | +1.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 809 | 60.0 | −2.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,348 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
South Lake :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kay Gilder | 828 | 44.3 | −2.8 |
| | Conservative | Chris Smith | 606 | 32.4 | −2.3 |
| | Labour | Ian Hills | 315 | 16.9 | +3.5 |
| | Green | Julia Titus | 119 | 6.4 | +6.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 222 | 11.9 | −0.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,868 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Twyford :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Dee Tomlin | 1,281 | 51.7 | −16.6 |
| | Conservative | Sam Hawkins | 875 | 35.3 | +8.8 |
| | Labour | Roy Mantel | 203 | 8.2 | +5.1 |
| | UKIP | Andrew Heape | 118 | 4.8 | +2.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 406 | 16.4 | −25.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,477 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Wescott :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Julian McGhee-Sumner | 1,125 | 54.3 | −5.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Vaughan | 426 | 20.6 | +0.9 |
| | Labour | John Woodward | 268 | 12.9 | +6.3 |
| | Green | Martyn Foss | 135 | 6.5 | +6.5 |
| | UKIP | Marcus Ellis | 118 | 5.7 | −4.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 699 | 33.7 | −5.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,072 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Winnersh :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Philip Houldsworth | 1,284 | 42.3 | +3.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Rachelle Shepherd-Dubey | 1,212 | 40.0 | −9.3 |
| | Labour | John Baker | 287 | 9.5 | +2.4 |
| | UKIP | Tony Pollock | 176 | 5.8 | +1.3 |
| | Green | Omar Hamid | 73 | 2.4 | +2.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 72 | 2.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,032 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
Wokingham Without :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | David Sleight | 2,049 | 68.6 | +8.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Roland Cundy | 360 | 12.1 | −8.8 |
| | Labour | Tim Jinkerson | 333 | 11.2 | +1.0 |
| | UKIP | Graham Widdows | 243 | 8.1 | −0.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,689 | 56.6 | +17.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,985 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |