# 1999 Wokingham District Council election

The 1999 Wokingham District Council election took place on 6 May 1999 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. Overall turnout was 29%.
After the election, the composition of the council was
* Conservative 30
* Liberal Democrat 24

## Election result

Wokingham Local Election Result 1999 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes |
| Conservative | 10 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 55.6 | 43.0 | 12,204 |
| Liberal Democrats | 8 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 44.4 | 42.6 | 12,066 |
| Labour | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14.1 | 3,991 |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | 95 |

## Ward results

Arborfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Gary Cowan | 438 | 65.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stephen Bacon | 231 | 34.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 207 | 31.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 669 | 47 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
Bulmershe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Colin Preston | 511 | 47.4 |
| | Labour | Adrian Hutton | 352 | 32.6 |
| | Conservative | Kathleen Henderson | 216 | 20.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 159 | 14.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,079 | 35 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |
Coronation :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Thomas McCann | 832 | 45.9 |
| | Conservative | George Parkinson | 768 | 42.4 |
| | Labour | Philippa Hills | 213 | 11.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 64 | 3.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,813 | 31 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |
Emmbrook :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Raymond Eke | 842 | 51.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Richard Medlycott | 532 | 32.7 |
| | Labour | John Ferguson | 254 | 15.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 310 | 19.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,628 | 35 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
Evendons :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Denis Morgan | 980 | 44.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Tina Marinos | 873 | 39.2 |
| | Labour | John Woodward | 278 | 12.5 |
| | Independent | Colin King | 95 | 4.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 107 | 4.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,226 | 26 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
Finchampstead North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Roland Cundy | 853 | 52.8 |
| | Conservative | Edward Stott | 762 | 47.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 91 | 5.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,615 | 35.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | |
Finchampstead South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Gerald Cockroft | 658 | 59.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Philip Bristow | 447 | 40.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 211 | 19.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,105 | 23 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
Little Hungerford :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Caroline Smith | 1,286 | 54.6 |
| | Conservative | Christopher Edmunds | 811 | 34.4 |
| | Labour | Jacqueline Rupert | 260 | 11.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 475 | 20.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,357 | 29 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |
Loddon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Denis Thair | 797 | 62.0 |
| | Conservative | Philip Gribble | 251 | 19.5 |
| | Labour | David Gerken | 237 | 18.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 546 | 42.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,285 | 20 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |
Norreys :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Marian Robertson | 1,061 | 56.3 |
| | Labour | Franco Valente | 512 | 27.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Carolyn Hare | 311 | 16.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 549 | 29.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,884 | 30.5 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
Redhatch :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alan Spratling | 1,712 | 62.3 |
| | Conservative | Emma MacDonald | 721 | 26.2 |
| | Labour | Nimmi Harlow | 315 | 11.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 991 | 36.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,748 | 22 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |
Remenham & Wargrave :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Simon Etheridge | 769 | 65.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Martin Alder | 270 | 23.1 |
| | Labour | Henry Palmer | 132 | 11.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 499 | 42.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,171 | 33 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
Shinfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Anthony Pollock | 796 | 56.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Marian Targett | 347 | 24.7 |
| | Labour | Owen Waite | 264 | 18.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 449 | 31.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,407 | 24 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
South Lake :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Beth Rowland | 708 | 63.2 |
| | Conservative | Sue Doughty | 233 | 20.8 |
| | Labour | Nelson Bland | 180 | 16.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 475 | 42.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,121 | 25 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |
Swallowfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Clare Beatty | 449 | 77.4 |
| | Labour | David Sharp | 70 | 12.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Veronica Hull | 61 | 10.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 379 | 65.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 580 | 39 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
Twyford & Ruscombe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Dee Tomlin | 1,393 | 58.9 |
| | Conservative | Pamela Graddon | 750 | 31.7 |
| | Labour | Roy Mantel | 223 | 9.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 643 | 27.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,366 | 41 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |
Winnersh :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Robert Turner | 730 | 46.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Prue Bray | 713 | 45.2 |
| | Labour | Mary Gascoyne | 134 | 8.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 17 | 1.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,577 | 27 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
Wokingham Without :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Angus Ross | 969 | 56.2 |
| | Labour | Carole Saunders | 567 | 32.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Thomas McCann | 189 | 11.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 402 | 23.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,725 | 33 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |