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.[1] 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.
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
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 | 971 | 51.3 | 20.4 | ||
Turnout | 1892 | 71% | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | 0.5 |
8 Ballot papers were rejected
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 | 423 | 8.9 | 1.6 | ||
Turnout | 4701 | 70% | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
39 ballot papers were rejected
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 | 1399 | 41.5 | -2.1 | ||
Turnout | 3364 | 75% | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
18 ballot papers were rejected
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 | 455 | 9.0 | 8.7 | ||
Turnout | 5022 | 75% | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
31 ballot papers were rejected
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 | 1514 | 29.5 | 5.6 | ||
Turnout | 5122 | 72% | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
23 ballot papers were rejected
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 | 679 | 14.3 | 11.8 | ||
Turnout | 4726 | 68% | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
21 ballot papers were rejected
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 | 1301 | 27.6 | -13.4 | ||
Turnout | 4701 | 72% | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
23 ballot papers were rejected
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 | 1511 | 31.3 | 10.2 | ||
Turnout | 4825 | 69% | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
31 ballot papers were rejected
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 | 1515 | 29.1 | -5.1 | ||
Turnout | 5196 | 71% | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
27 ballot papers were rejected
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 | 1682 | 34.4 | -2.2 | ||
Turnout | 4887 | 69% | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
42 ballot papers were rejected
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 | 108 | 7.1 | -17.8 | ||
Turnout | 1510 | 60% | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
6 ballot papers were rejected
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 | 1702 | 43.7 | 11.0 | ||
Turnout | 3889 | 69% | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
11 ballot papers were rejected
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 | 995 | 52.2 | -7.8 | ||
Turnout | 1904 | 73% | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
6 ballot papers were rejected
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 | 305 | 10.2 | 5.6 | ||
Turnout | 2965 | 74% | |||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing |
12 ballot papers were rejected
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 | 71 | 2.0 | -24.4 | ||
Turnout | 3469 | 71% | |||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing |
7 ballot papers were rejected
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 | 1035 | 32.9 | 1.9 | ||
Turnout | 3145 | 72% | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
19 ballot papers were rejected
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 | 462 | 9.0 | 18.5 | ||
Turnout | 4888 | 67% | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
11 ballot papers were rejected
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 | 2245 | 48.0 | 17.0 | ||
Turnout | 4670 | 74% | |||
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.
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