# 2021 Wokingham Borough Council election

The 2021 Wokingham Borough Council election took place on 6 May 2021 to elect members of Wokingham Borough Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections and had been postponed from May 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The composition of the council before the election was as follows:
| 31 | 15 | 4 | 3 |
| CON | LD | LAB | IND |
There was one vacancy.
After the election, the composition of the council became:
| 31 | 18 | 3 | 2 |
| CON | LD | LAB | IND |

## Election result

The Conservatives retained control of the council and gained one seat from Labour. They regained a seat from an Independent who had originally been elected as a Conservative, and also regained a vacant seat, which had been won by a Conservative in 2016, who joined the Liberal Democrats in 2017, and had resigned from the Council in 2020. The Liberal Democrats gained three seats from the Conservatives.

## Total Election result

2021 Wokingham Borough Council election :
| Party | Party | This election | This election | This election | Full council | Full council | Full council | This election | This election | This election |
| Party | Party | Seats | Net | Seats % | Other | Total | Total % | Votes | Votes % | +/− |
| | Conservative | 12 | 2 | 66.7 | 19 | 31 | 57.4 | 21,540 | 46.4 | 9.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | 6 | 3 | 33.3 | 12 | 18 | 33.3 | 16,492 | 35.5 | 3.9 |
| | Labour | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5.6 | 7,439 | 16.0 | 0.4 |
| | Independent | 0 | | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3.7 | 0 | 0 | 5.4 |
| | Green | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 695 | 1.5 | 0.9 |
| | Women's Equality | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 175 | 0.4 | 0.1 |
| | Freedom Alliance | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 114 | 0.2 | New |
A total of 46,771 votes were cast for 62 candidates. (46,445 unspoilt)

## Ward results

Bulmershe and Whitegates :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Shahid Younis (E) | 1,489 | 43.5 | 5.6 |
| | Labour | Andy Croy | 1443 | 42.2 | −0.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Shiela Jordan | 256 | 7.4 | −12.3 |
| | Green | Samuel Langlois | 186 | 5.4 | 5.4 |
| | Freedom Alliance | Fiona Morley | 23 | 0.6 | 0.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 46 | 1.3 | −3.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3419 | 48% | 6% |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
22 ballot papers were rejected
Charvil Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Sam Akhtar (E) | 728 | 58.7 | 11.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Martin Alder | 367 | 29.5 | 29.5 |
| | Labour | Brian Scott | 81 | 6.5 | −0.4 |
| | Green | Kathy Smith | 55 | 4.4 | 4.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 361 | 29.1 | 28.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1240 | 52% | 7% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
9 ballot papers were rejected
Emmbrook :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Morag Malvern | 1,675 | 48.2 | −13.4 |
| | Conservative | Ullakarin Clark | 1,454 | 41.8 | 10.7 |
| | Labour | Llewelyn Reed-Jones | 320 | 9.2 | −1.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 221 | 6.4 | −24.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3475 | 47% | 3% |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
26 ballot papers were rejected
Evendons :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ian Shenton (E) | 1,390 | 44.0 | −4.5 |
| | Conservative | Daniel Hinton | 1277 | 40.4 | 15.6 |
| | Labour | Annette Medhurst | 299 | 9.5 | 3.8 |
| | Women's Equality | Louise Timlin | 175 | 5.5 | −0.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 113 | 3.6 | −20.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3158 | 44% | 7% |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
17 ballot papers were rejected
Finchampstead North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Charles Margetts | 1,341 | 69.0 | 11.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jordon Montgomery | 283 | 14.7 | −17.4 |
| | Labour | Alex Freeney | 170 | 8.7 | 3.6 |
| | Green | Martyn Foss | 130 | 6.7 | 1.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1058 | 54.5 | 29.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1941 | 45% | 1% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
17 ballot papers were rejected
Finchampstead South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Rebecca Margetts | 1,188 | 65.0 | 9.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mike Eytle | 454 | 24.8 | −8.2 |
| | Labour | Grace Tapping | 172 | 9.2 | −1.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 734 | 40.1 | 17.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1827 | 39% | −1% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
13 ballot papers were rejected
Hawkedon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Clive Jones | 1,411 | 53.6 | −2.8 |
| | Conservative | Eileen Kessel | 869 | 33.0 | 1.2 |
| | Labour | Mark Craske | 339 | 12.8 | 1.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 542 | 20.5 | −4.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2632 | 38% | 2% |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
13 ballot papers were rejected
Hillside :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Pauline Jorgensen | 1,472 | 46.8 | 9.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Wes Budd | 1354 | 43.0 | −8.2 |
| | Labour | Hari Sarasan | 303 | 9.6 | −1.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 118 | 3.6 | −10.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3144 | 49% | 5% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
15 ballot papers were rejected
Hurst :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Wayne Smith | 749 | 70.4 | −5.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sam Turvey | 211 | 19.8 | 6.7 |
| | Labour | Paula Monte | 100 | 9.4 | −1.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 538 | 50.6 | −12.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1063 | 50% | 14% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
3 ballot papers were rejected.
Loddon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Anne Chadwick | 1,377 | 46.1 | 1.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Beth Rowland | 741 | 24.8 | −9.6 |
| | Labour | Majid Nagra | 689 | 23.0 | 5.2 |
| | Green | James Towell | 163 | 5.4 | 5.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 636 | 21.2 | 7.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2986 | 39% | 6% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
16 ballot papers were rejected
Maiden Erlegh :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Norman Jorgensen | 1,235 | 40.7 | 6.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mike Smith | 931 | 30.7 | −6.3 |
| | Labour | Andrew Gray | 676 | 22.2 | −6.9 |
| | Green | Russell Seymour | 161 | 5.3 | 5.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 304 | 10.0 | 6.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3032 | 45% | −1% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
29 ballot papers were rejected
Norreys :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Phil Cunnington | 1,610 | 46.1 | 5.6 |
| | Labour | Nick Fox | 1375 | 39.4 | 0.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jane Ainslie | 481 | 13.7 | −6.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 235 | 6.7 | 5.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3489 | 42% | 5% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
23 ballot papers were rejected
Remenham, Wargrave and Ruscombe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Halsall | 1,137 | 62.7 | −4.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Andrea Martijn | 425 | 23.4 | 1.7 |
| | Labour | Stuart Crainer | 239 | 13.1 | −2.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 712 | 39.2 | −6.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1813 | 42% | 11% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
12 ballot papers were rejected.
Shinfield South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Jackie Rance | 1,423 | 48.1 | 17.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Chris Johnson | 1152 | 39.0 | 39.0 |
| | Labour | Marcus McDowell | 359 | 12.1 | 2.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 271 | 9.17 | −9.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2953 | 35% | 1% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
19 ballot papers were rejected
Twyford :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Lindsay Ferris | 1,677 | 70.6 | −2.4 |
| | Conservative | Grant Woolner | 562 | 23.6 | 0.9 |
| | Labour | Caroline Hill | 118 | 4.9 | 0.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1115 | 46.9 | −3.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2374 | 54% | 6% |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
17 ballot papers were rejected
Wescott :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Dennis | 1,052 | 44.2 | 9.1 |
| | Conservative | Jullian McGhee-Sumner | 1011 | 42.4 | 8.8 |
| | Labour | Colin Heath | 288 | 12.1 | −11.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 41 | 1.7 | 0.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2379 | 43% | 1% |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
28 ballot papers were rejected
Winnersh :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Rachelle Shepherd-Dubey | 1,627 | 54.1 | −10.6 |
| | Conservative | Bernadette Mitra | 1002 | 33.3 | 10.5 |
| | Labour | Allan Murungi | 258 | 8.6 | 3.0 |
| | Freedom Alliance | Karen Clyde | 91 | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 625 | 20.8 | −21.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3003 | 38% | 4% |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
25 ballot papers were rejected
Wokingham Without :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Pauline Helliar-Symmons | 1,616 | 56.8 | 4.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Robert Comber | 1005 | 35.3 | −4.0 |
| | Labour | Brent Lees | 210 | 7.4 | −1.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 611 | 21.4 | 8.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2843 | 44% | 7% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
12 ballot papers were rejected