# West Berkshire Council elections

West Berkshire Council is the local authority for West Berkshire, a unitary authority in Berkshire, England. Until 1 April 1998 it was a non-metropolitan district called Newbury.

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

* 1973 Newbury District Council election
* 1976 Newbury District Council election
* 1979 Newbury District Council election
* 1983 Newbury District Council election (New ward boundaries)
* 1987 Newbury District Council election
* 1991 Newbury District Council election (District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)
* 1995 Newbury District Council election

### Unitary authority elections

* 1997 West Berkshire Council election
| Year | | Liberal Democrats | | Conservative | | Green | | Labour | | Independent | Notes |
| 2000 | 28 | 28 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2003 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | New ward boundaries |
| 2007 | 16 | 16 | 36 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2011 | 13 | 13 | 39 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2015 | 4 | 4 | 48 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 16 | 16 | 24 | 24 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | New ward boundaries |
| 2023 | 29 | 29 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |

## Results maps

* 2003 results map
* 2007 results map
* 2011 results map
* 2015 results map
* 2019 results map
* 2023 results map

## By-elections
### 2003-2007

Victoria By-Election 4 December 2003 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Roger Hunneman | 727 | 58.6 | −5.3 |
| | Conservative | Jeffrey Beck | 461 | 37.2 | +6.8 |
| | Labour | Barry Lambert | 52 | 4.2 | +4.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 266 | 21.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,240 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Thatcham North By-Election 5 May 2005 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Sheila Ellison | 1,431 | 53.3 | +15.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Graham Reeves | 1,256 | 46.7 | −15.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 175 | 6.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,687 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
Pangbourne By-Election 20 April 2006 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | | 725 | 74.6 | +0.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | | 151 | 15.5 | −0.4 |
| | Labour | | 96 | 9.9 | +0.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 574 | 59.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 972 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### 2007-2011

Thatcham South and Crookham By-Election 22 July 2010 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Bob Morgan | 936 | 58.6 | +1.9 |
| | Conservative | Dominic Boeck | 787 | 45.7 | −1.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 149 | 8.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,723 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### 2011-2015

Hungerford By-Election 15 August 2013 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | James Podger | 810 | 48.4 | −12.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Denise Gaines | 751 | 44.8 | +5.8 |
| | Labour | Gary Puffett | 86 | 5.1 | +5.1 |
| | Independent | Andrew Stott | 28 | 1.7 | +1.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 59 | 3.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,675 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Purley on Thames By-Election 28 January 2015 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Rick Jones | 936 | 68.1 | +1.0 |
| | Labour | Ian Stevens | 172 | 12.5 | −8.7 |
| | UKIP | Catherine Anderson | 163 | 11.9 | +11.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Steve Bown | 104 | 7.6 | −4.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 764 | 55.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,375 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### 2015-2019

Thatcham South and Crookham By-Election 8 June 2017 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Jason Collis | 1,823 | 48.7 | −0.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Owen Jeffery | 822 | 22.0 | −6.1 |
| | Green | Stephen Masters | 590 | 15.8 | +3.6 |
| | Labour | Nicholas East | 505 | 13.5 | +3.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,001 | 26.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,740 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Thatcham West 19 April 2018 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jeff Brooks | 820 | 48.4% | +11.2% |
| | Conservative | Ellen Crumly | 523 | 30.9% | −18.1% |
| | Labour | Louise Coulson | 130 | 7.7% | −6.2% |
| | Green | Jane Livermore | 130 | 7.7% | +7.7% |
| | UKIP | Gary Johnson | 91 | 5.4% | +5.4% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,957 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,702 | 34.3% | −34.3% |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | 14.7% | |

### 2019-2023

Tilehurst South & Holybrook, 16 December 2021 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Akinbiyi Oloko | 548 | 42% | −18.5% |
| | Labour | Charles Croal | 387 | 30% | +4.7% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Steve Bown | 359 | 28% | +10.3% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,652 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,302 | 23% | −5% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | -11.6% | |