# 2010 Wokingham Borough Council election

The 2010 Wokingham Borough Council election took place on 6 May 2010 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 43
* Liberal Democrat 11

## Election result

The results saw the Conservatives stay in control of the council with 43 seats, but lose 1 seat to the Liberal Democrats who then had 11 councillors. Liberal Democrat Sue Smith gained Loddon from Conservative Abdul Loyes by 51 votes in the only change in the political composition of the council. This was the first time since the 2001 election that the Conservatives had failed to gain seats at an election for Wokingham council. Overall turnout in the election was 71.33%, significantly up after the council election was held at the same time as the general election.
Wokingham Local Election Result 2010 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Conservative | 16 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 80.0 | 50.9 | 39,166 | -6.8% |
| Liberal Democrats | 4 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 20.0 | 35.3 | 27,191 | +4.8% |
| Labour | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.2 | 6,345 | +3.4% |
| UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.7 | 2,852 | -2.4% |
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.7 | 1,305 | +1.0% |
| Monster Raving Loony | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 143 | +0.2% |

## Ward results

Arborfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Gary Cowan | 859 | 58.6 | −14.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stephen Bacon | 515 | 35.1 | +12.0 |
| | UKIP | Joan Huntley | 92 | 6.3 | +2.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 344 | 23.5 | −26.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,466 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Bulmershe and Whitegates :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sam Rahmouni | 1,742 | 38.1 | −7.0 |
| | Conservative | Shahid Younis | 1,615 | 35.3 | −1.2 |
| | Labour | Greg Bello | 877 | 19.2 | +5.9 |
| | UKIP | Peter Jackson | 214 | 4.7 | −0.4 |
| | Green | Adrian Windisch | 127 | 2.8 | +2.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 127 | 2.8 | −5.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,575 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Coronation :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Keith Baker | 1,788 | 52.8 | −0.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Patrick Power | 1,064 | 31.4 | −6.3 |
| | Labour | Pippa White | 278 | 8.2 | +3.9 |
| | UKIP | Amy Thornton | 156 | 4.6 | −0.2 |
| | Green | John Prior | 99 | 2.9 | +2.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 724 | 21.4 | +5.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,385 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Emmbrook :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Chris Singleton | 2,376 | 49.2 | −6.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jeremy Harley | 1,574 | 32.6 | +3.7 |
| | UKIP | Ann Davis | 462 | 9.6 | −1.0 |
| | Labour | Paul Sharples | 418 | 8.7 | +4.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 802 | 16.6 | −10.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,830 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Evendons :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Alistair Corrie | 2,537 | 51.5 | −11.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Carolyn Dooley | 1,679 | 34.1 | +11.5 |
| | Labour | Tony Skuse | 393 | 8.0 | +2.5 |
| | UKIP | Mike Spencer | 321 | 6.5 | −3.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 858 | 17.4 | −23.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,930 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Finchampstead North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Rob Stanton | 2,209 | 68.2 | −8.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jim May | 1,030 | 31.8 | +14.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,179 | 36.4 | −22.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,239 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Finchampstead South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Simon Weeks | 2,084 | 65.6 | −1.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Roland Cundy | 840 | 26.4 | +1.5 |
| | Labour | Clive Williams | 252 | 7.9 | +7.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,244 | 39.2 | −2.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,176 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Hawkedon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Michael Firmager | 2,203 | 48.6 | −18.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Anthony Vick | 2,052 | 45.3 | +17.0 |
| | UKIP | David Lamb | 277 | 6.1 | +1.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 151 | 3.3 | −35.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,532 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Hillside :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Andrew Bradley | 2,277 | 46.5 | −6.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Hare | 1,967 | 40.2 | +2.6 |
| | Labour | David Sharp | 505 | 10.3 | +4.0 |
| | Monster Raving Loony | Top Cat Owen | 143 | 2.9 | +2.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 310 | 6.3 | −8.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,892 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Loddon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sue Smith | 1,997 | 42.9 | −11.4 |
| | Conservative | Abdul Loyes | 1,945 | 41.8 | +4.7 |
| | Labour | Roger Hayes | 548 | 11.8 | +6.9 |
| | Green | Andrew Sansom | 164 | 3.5 | +3.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 52 | 1.1 | −16.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,654 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Maiden Erlegh (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Paul Swaddle | 2,254 |
| | Conservative | Kenneth Miall | 2,161 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Eastwell | 2,083 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Caroline Smith | 2,016 |
| | Labour | Jacqueline Rupert | 1,077 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,591 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
Norreys :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | David Lee | 2,347 | 50.7 | −8.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Vaughan | 1,379 | 29.8 | +10.5 |
| | Labour | Mary Gascoyne | 566 | 12.2 | +2.1 |
| | UKIP | Keith Knight | 341 | 7.4 | −3.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 968 | 20.9 | −19.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,633 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Remenham, Wargrave and Ruscombe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Bob Pitts | 2,107 | 65.3 | −9.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Martin Alder | 909 | 28.2 | +6.8 |
| | Labour | Richard Fort | 211 | 6.5 | +2.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,198 | 37.1 | −16.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,227 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Shinfield South (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Barrie Patman | 1,949 |
| | Conservative | Charlotte Haitham Taylor | 1,820 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Elaine Spratling | 1,188 |
| | Green | Marjory Bisset | 664 |
| | Green | David Hogg | 251 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,872 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
South Lake :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Beth Rowland | 1,481 | 47.1 | −5.1 |
| | Conservative | Jenny Cheng | 1,091 | 34.7 | +0.9 |
| | Labour | Ian Hills | 423 | 13.4 | +7.0 |
| | UKIP | Martin Martinez | 152 | 4.8 | −2.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 390 | 12.4 | −6.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,147 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Swallowfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Stuart Munro | 970 | 60.9 | −15.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Steven Scarrott | 388 | 24.4 | +7.2 |
| | UKIP | Max Bowker | 234 | 14.7 | +8.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 582 | 36.6 | −22.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,592 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Winnersh :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Prue Bray | 2,348 | 49.3 | +7.8 |
| | Conservative | John Kaiser | 1,866 | 39.1 | −9.3 |
| | Labour | John Baker | 339 | 7.1 | +2.5 |
| | UKIP | Tony Pollock | 214 | 4.5 | −1.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 482 | 10.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,767 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Wokingham Without :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Angus Ross | 2,708 | 60.3 | −15.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Linda Higgs | 939 | 20.9 | +7.5 |
| | Labour | Rosemary Chapman | 458 | 10.2 | +10.2 |
| | UKIP | Graham Widdows | 389 | 8.7 | −1.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,769 | 39.4 | −23.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,494 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |