# Wokingham Borough Council elections

Wokingham Borough Council is the local authority for the Borough of Wokingham, a unitary authority in Berkshire, England. Until 1 April 1998 it was a non-metropolitan district.

## Council elections
### Non-metropolitan district elections

* 1973 Wokingham District Council election
* 1976 Wokingham District Council election
* 1979 Wokingham District Council election (New ward boundaries)
* 1980 Wokingham District Council election
* 1982 Wokingham District Council election
* 1983 Wokingham District Council election
* 1984 Wokingham District Council election
* 1986 Wokingham District Council election
* 1987 Wokingham District Council election
* 1988 Wokingham District Council election
* 1990 Wokingham District Council election
* 1991 Wokingham District Council election (District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)
* 1992 Wokingham District Council election
* 1994 Wokingham District Council election
* 1995 Wokingham District Council election
* 1996 Wokingham District Council election

### Unitary authority elections

* 1997 Wokingham District Council election
* 1999 Wokingham District Council election
* 2000 Wokingham District Council election
* 2001 Wokingham District Council election
* 2002 Wokingham District Council election
* 2003 Wokingham District Council election
* 2004 Wokingham District Council election (New ward boundaries)
* 2006 Wokingham District Council election
* 2007 Wokingham District Council election
* 2008 Wokingham Borough Council election
* 2010 Wokingham Borough Council election
* 2011 Wokingham Borough Council election
* 2012 Wokingham Borough Council election
* 2014 Wokingham Borough Council election
* 2015 Wokingham Borough Council election
* 2016 Wokingham Borough Council election
* 2018 Wokingham Borough Council election
* 2019 Wokingham Borough Council election
* 2021 Wokingham Borough Council election
* 2022 Wokingham Borough Council election
* 2023 Wokingham Borough Council election
* 2024 Wokingham Borough Council election

## Borough result maps

* 2004 results map
* 2006 results map
* 2007 results map
* 2008 results map
* 2010 results map
* 2011 results map
* 2012 results map
* 2014 results map
* 2015 results map
* 2016 results map
* 2018 results map
* 2019 results map
* 2021 results map
* 2022 result map
* 2023 result map
* 2024 results map

## By-election results
### 1997–2002

Bulmershe By-Election 28 May 1998 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | | 540 | 44.3 | +2.7 |
| | Labour | | 456 | 37.4 | +3.7 |
| | Conservative | | 222 | 18.2 | −6.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 84 | 6.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,218 | 39.6 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Barkham By-Election 8 November 2001 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | | 303 | 78.1 | −2.8 |
| | UKIP | | 45 | 11.6 | +11.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | | 40 | 10.3 | −0.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 258 | 66.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 388 | 22.7 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### 2002–2006

Winnersh By-Election 25 November 2004 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Malcolm Armstrong | 751 | 51.5 | +13.1 |
| | Conservative | | 622 | 42.6 | +1.0 |
| | UKIP | | 86 | 5.9 | −8.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 129 | 8.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,459 | 24.0 | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Swallowfield By-Election 17 February 2005 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Stuart Munro | 405 | 60.5 | −18.3 |
| | Independent | Max Bowker | 120 | 17.9 | +17.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Caroline Smith | 109 | 16.3 | −4.9 |
| | UKIP | Vince Pearson | 35 | 5.2 | +5.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 254 | 42.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 669 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Maiden Erlegh By-Election 3 November 2005 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Paul Swaddle | 1,027 | 51.0 | +8.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Dave Swindells | 835 | 41.5 | +11.5 |
| | Labour | Jacqueline Rupert | 97 | 4.8 | −5.3 |
| | UKIP | David Lamb | 55 | 2.7 | −8.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 192 | 9.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,014 | 28.2 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### 2006–2010

Remenham, Wargrave and Ruscombe By-Election 6 December 2007 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Kersley | 913 | 70.6 | −2.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Martin Alder | 237 | 18.3 | −0.5 |
| | UKIP | Franklin Carstairs | 83 | 6.4 | +2.5 |
| | Labour | Brian Scott | 60 | 4.6 | +0.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 676 | 52.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,293 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Coronation By-Election 13 November 2008 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Katherine Povey | 850 | 53.2 | +0.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Coling Lawley | 675 | 42.2 | +4.6 |
| | UKIP | Amy Thornton | 74 | 4.6 | −0.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 175 | 11.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,599 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Wokingham Without By-Election 4 June 2009 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | David Sleight | 1,809 | 67.3 | −8.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Vaughan | 711 | 26.5 | +13.0 |
| | BNP | Mark Burke | 166 | 6.2 | +6.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,098 | 40.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,686 | 44.5 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### 2010–2014

Remenham, Wargrave and Ruscombe By-Election 21 July 2011 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Halsall | 850 | 65.9 | +0.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Martin Alder | 272 | 21.1 | −7.1 |
| | Labour | Matthew Dent | 94 | 7.3 | +0.7 |
| | UKIP | Andy Heape | 55 | 4.3 | +4.3 |
| | Green | Martyn Foss | 19 | 1.5 | +1.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 578 | 44.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,290 | 29.4 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### 2014–2018

Bulmershe and Whitegates by-election 13 November 2014 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Alison Swaddle | 726 | 35.4 | +8.5 |
| | Labour | Greg Bello | 498 | 24.3 | −10.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Munir Ahmed | 448 | 21.8 | +4.1 |
| | UKIP | Peter Jackson | 275 | 13.4 | −1.6 |
| | Green | Adrian Windisch | 105 | 5.1 | −1.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 228 | 11.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,052 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
Emmbrook by-election 17 February 2017 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Imogen Shepherd-DuBey | 1,575 | 59.7 | +22.6 |
| | Conservative | Kevin Morgan | 879 | 33.3 | −4.2 |
| | UKIP | Phil Ray | 104 | 3.9 | −11.5 |
| | Labour | Christopher Everett | 79 | 3.0 | −6.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 696 | 26.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,637 | 39.7 | –3.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### 2018–2022

Evendons by-election 7 February 2019 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sarah Kerr | 1,441 | 63.1 | +16.3 |
| | Conservative | Daniel Clawson | 729 | 31.9 | −8.8 |
| | Labour | Timothy Lloyd | 115 | 5.0 | −7.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 713 | 31.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,294 | 32.7 | −8.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### 2022–2026

Shinfield by-election 5 December 2024 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Jackie Rance | 765 | 49.0 |
| | Labour | Becca Brown | 387 | 24.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Chris Johnson | 336 | 21.5 |
| | Green | Gary Shacklady | 73 | 4.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 378 | 24.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,561 | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | |
Winnersh by-election 6 February 2025 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Chetna Jamthe | 1,177 | 52.7 |
| | Conservative | Nick Kilby | 833 | 37.3 |
| | Labour | Parvinder Singh | 126 | 5.6 |
| | Green | Samuel Langlois | 99 | 4.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 344 | 15.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,235 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |