# 2015 Wokingham Borough Council election

The 2015 Wokingham Borough Council election took place on 7 May 2015 to elect members of Wokingham Borough Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections.

## Election result

The Conservatives retained control of the council and gained two seats from the Liberal Democrats, winning all seats that were up for election.
Wokingham Local Election Result 2015 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Conservative | 47 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 87% | 49.6 | 34,694 | +4.6% |
| Liberal Democrats | 5 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 9% | 21.1 | 14,810 | +1.2% |
| Labour | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2% | 13.5 | 9,445 | +2.2% |
| UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.6 | 6,765 | -8.0% |
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.9 | 4,153 | +0.6% |
| TUSC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0.03 | 25 | +0.03% |
| Independent | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2% | 0 | 0 | 0% |

## Ward results

Barkham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Kaiser | 1,245 | 65.8 | 0.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Fiona Rolls | 274 | 14.4 | −20.1 |
| | Labour | Timothy Jinkerson | 217 | 11.5 | 11.5 |
| | Green | Martin Foss | 148 | 7.8 | 7.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 971 | 51.3 | 20.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1892 | 71% | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 0.5 | |
8 Ballot papers were rejected
Bulmershe and Whitegates :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Mohammed Younis | 1,777 | 37.8 | 10.9 |
| | Labour | Tony Skuse | 1,354 | 28.8 | −5.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Munir Ahmed | 679 | 14.4 | −3.2 |
| | UKIP | Peter Jackson | 579 | 12.3 | −2.6 |
| | Green | Adrian Windisch | 273 | 5.8 | −0.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 423 | 8.9 | 1.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4701 | 70% | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
39 ballot papers were rejected
Coronation :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Kate Haines | 1,906 | 56.6 | −2.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paddy Power | 507 | 15.0 | 2.1 |
| | Labour | Ian Hills | 407 | 12.0 | 2.9 |
| | UKIP | Tony Bartlett | 336 | 9.9 | −3.0 |
| | Green | Emma Louise Hamilton | 190 | 5.6 | −1.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1399 | 41.5 | −2.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3364 | 75% | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
18 ballot papers were rejected
Emmbrook :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Philip Mirfin | 2,186 | 43.5 | 6.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Imogen Shepherd-DuBey | 1,731 | 34.4 | −2.7 |
| | UKIP | Tony Hannington | 452 | 9.0 | −6.4 |
| | Labour | Mary Gascoyne | 419 | 8.3 | −1.6 |
| | Green | Matthew Valler | 233 | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 455 | 9.0 | 8.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5022 | 75% | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
31 ballot papers were rejected
Evendons :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Christopher Bowring | 2,558 | 49.9 | 3.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Keith Malvern | 1,044 | 20.3 | −2.4 |
| | Labour | Anna Rogerson | 553 | 10.7 | −0.2 |
| | UKIP | Victoria Patey | 515 | 10.0 | −6.6 |
| | Green | Patrick King | 399 | 7.7 | 7.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1514 | 29.5 | 5.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5122 | 72% | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
23 ballot papers were rejected
Hawkedon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Tim Holton | 2,143 | 45.3 | 7.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Clive Jones | 1,464 | 30.9 | −4.3 |
| | Labour | Neville Waites | 555 | 11.7 | −0.5 |
| | UKIP | Alistair Campbell | 361 | 7.6 | −7.0 |
| | Green | John Prior | 182 | 3.8 | 3.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 679 | 14.3 | 11.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4726 | 68% | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
21 ballot papers were rejected
Hillside :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Norman Jorgensen | 2,366 | 50.3 | 4.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Steven Scarrott | 1,065 | 22.6 | −0.4 |
| | Labour | Alice Rogers | 324 | 6.8 | −8.2 |
| | Green | Christopher Riley | 265 | 5.6 | 5.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1301 | 27.6 | −13.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4701 | 72% | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
23 ballot papers were rejected
Loddon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Abdul Loyes | 2,346 | 48.6 | 7.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Nigel Harman | 835 | 17.3 | 0.1 |
| | Labour | Tom Clark | 812 | 16.8 | 2.4 |
| | UKIP | Chrissie Winter | 543 | 11.2 | −9.0 |
| | Green | Julia Titus | 240 | 4.9 | −1.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1511 | 31.3 | 10.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4825 | 69% | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
31 ballot papers were rejected
Maiden Erlegh :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | David Chopping | 2,461 | 47.3 | 7.6 |
| | Labour | Jacqueline Rupert | 946 | 18.2 | 2.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Hare | 931 | 17.9 | −1.1 |
| | UKIP | Lesley Danilow | 464 | 8.9 | −6.2 |
| | Green | Russell Seymour | 367 | 7.0 | −3.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1515 | 29.1 | −5.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5196 | 71% | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
27 ballot papers were rejected
Norreys :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Alistair Auty | 2,503 | 51.2 | 9.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | James Gilmour | 821 | 16.7 | −1.9 |
| | UKIP | Karl Bastiman | 611 | 12.5 | −9.3 |
| | Labour | Michael McShane | 576 | 11.7 | 0.8 |
| | Green | Anthea West | 308 | 6.3 | −0.6 |
| | TUSC | Sara Gillman | 21 | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1682 | 34.4 | −2.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4887 | 69% | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
42 ballot papers were rejected
Shinfield North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Parry Batth | 609 | 40.3 | −9.9 |
| | Labour | Andy Croy | 501 | 33.1 | 7.8 |
| | UKIP | Christopher Moore | 212 | 14.0 | 8.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Tahir Maher | 108 | 7.1 | −4.8 |
| | Green | David Hogg | 70 | 4.6 | −2.2 |
| | TUSC | John Gillman | 4 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 108 | 7.1 | −17.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1510 | 60% | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
6 ballot papers were rejected
Shinfield South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Anthony Pollock | 2,223 | 57.1 | 4.9 |
| | UKIP | Alastair Hunter | 521 | 13.3 | −9.5 |
| | Labour | Alfredo Reino | 480 | 12.3 | 12.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Elaine Spratling | 395 | 10.1 | −1.0 |
| | Green | Thomas Blomley | 269 | 6.9 | −6.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1702 | 43.7 | 11.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3889 | 69% | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
11 ballot papers were rejected
Sonning :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Mike Haines | 1,249 | 65.5 | −7.0 |
| | Labour | Philippa Hills | 254 | 13.3 | 0.8 |
| | Green | Brian O'Callaghan | 205 | 10.7 | 0.6 |
| | UKIP | Tim Smith | 190 | 9.9 | 4.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 995 | 52.2 | −7.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1904 | 73% | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
6 ballot papers were rejected
South Lake :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Laura Blumenthal | 1,203 | 40.5 | 11.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kay Gilder | 898 | 30.2 | −3.6 |
| | Labour | Kieran Pearson | 448 | 15.1 | 1.1 |
| | UKIP | Amelia Gonzalez-Gil | 293 | 9.8 | −7.6 |
| | Green | Alison Pope | 111 | 3.7 | −1.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 305 | 10.2 | 5.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2965 | 74% | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
12 ballot papers were rejected
Twyford :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Jarvis | 1420 | 40.9 | 12.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Dee Tomlin | 1349 | 38.8 | −16.4 |
| | Labour | Charles Wickendon | 283 | 8.1 | −0.5 |
| | UKIP | Andrew Heape | 254 | 7.3 | 7.3 |
| | Green | Kezia Black | 155 | 4.4 | −2.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 71 | 2.0 | −24.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3469 | 71% | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
7 ballot papers were rejected
Wescott :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Julian Sumner | 1,592 | 50.6 | −0.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Femi Obileye | 557 | 17.7 | 5.9 |
| | Labour | Paul Sharples | 358 | 11.3 | −1.1 |
| | Green | David Chapman | 334 | 10.6 | −3.4 |
| | UKIP | Ellison Withe | 285 | 9.0 | −1.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1035 | 32.9 | 1.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3145 | 72% | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
19 ballot papers were rejected
Winnersh :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Philip Houldsworth | 2,075 | 42.4 | 16.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Shaun Hanna | 1,613 | 32.9 | −20.2 |
| | UKIP | Phil Ray | 562 | 11.4 | −4.1 |
| | Labour | Jeremy Curtis | 476 | 9.7 | 3.1 |
| | Green | Stephen Lloyd | 197 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 462 | 9.0 | 18.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4888 | 67% | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
11 ballot papers were rejected
Wokingham Without :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | David Sleight | 2,832 | 60.6 | −5.4 |
| | UKIP | Jason Murdoch | 587 | 12.5 | −3.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jim May | 539 | 11.5 | 3.9 |
| | Labour | Marilyn Groves | 482 | 10.3 | 10.3 |
| | Green | Jonathan Schofield | 207 | 4.4 | −4.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2245 | 48.0 | 17.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4670 | 74% | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
17 ballot papers were rejected
References
* ↑ "Upcoming elections & referendums". The Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 15 March 2015. Retrieved 5 April 2015.
* ↑ "Wokingham.gov.uk". Archived from the original on 18 May 2015. Retrieved 17 May 2015.
* ↑ "Wokingham Borough Council Election Results 2015". Archived from the original on 18 May 2015.
* ↑ Walker, Ed (7 May 2015). "Wokingham local elections results 2015: Full breakdown". getreading. Retrieved 12 February 2020.