West Berkshire Council elections
Local government elections in Berkshire, England
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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
| Year | Conservative | Labour | Liberal Democrats[a] | Green[b] | Independents & Others |
Council control after election | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Local government reorganisation; council established (57 seats) | ||||||||
| 1973 | 13 | 1 | 26 | – | 17 | No overall control | ||
| 1976 | 29 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 12 | Conservative | ||
| 1979 | 33 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 4 | Conservative | ||
| New ward boundaries (45 seats)[2] | ||||||||
| 1983 | 35 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | Conservative | ||
| 1987 | 34 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | Conservative | ||
| 1991[3][4] | 20 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 1 | Liberal Democrats | ||
| 1995 | 7 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 1 | Liberal Democrats | ||
| West Berkshire becomes a unitary authority; new ward boundaries (54 seats)[c] | ||||||||
| 1997 | 15 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 1 | Liberal Democrats | ||
| 2000[5] | 25 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 1 | Liberal Democrats | ||
| New ward boundaries (52 seats)[6][7] | ||||||||
| 2003[8] | 26 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 0 | No overall control | ||
| 2007[9] | 36 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | Conservative | ||
| 2011[10] | 39 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | Conservative | ||
| 2015[11] | 48 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | Conservative | ||
| New ward boundaries (43 seats)[12] | ||||||||
| 2019[13] | 24 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 0 | Conservative | ||
| 2023[14] | 11 | 1 | 29 | 2 | 0 | Liberal Democrats | ||
Results maps
2003 results map
2007 results map
2011 results map
2015 results map
2019 results map
2023 results map
By-elections
2003-2007
| 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 | 266 | 21.5 | |||
| Turnout | 1,240 | ||||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Sheila Ellison | 1,431 | 53.3 | +15.3 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Graham Reeves | 1,256 | 46.7 | −15.3 | |
| Majority | 175 | 6.6 | |||
| Turnout | 2,687 | ||||
| Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 725 | 74.6 | +0.4 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | 151 | 15.5 | −0.4 | ||
| Labour | 96 | 9.9 | +0.0 | ||
| Majority | 574 | 59.1 | |||
| Turnout | 972 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
2007-2011
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Bob Morgan | 936 | 58.6 | +1.9 | |
| Conservative | Dominic Boeck | 787 | 45.7 | −1.9 | |
| Majority | 149 | 8.6 | |||
| Turnout | 1,723 | ||||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
2011-2015
| 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 | 59 | 3.5 | |||
| Turnout | 1,675 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| 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 | 764 | 55.6 | |||
| Turnout | 1,375 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
2015-2019
| 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 | 1,001 | 26.8 | |||
| Turnout | 3,740 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| 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 | 4,957 | ||||
| Turnout | 1,702 | 34.3 | −34.3 | ||
| Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | 14.7 | |||
2019-2023
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Akinbiyi Oloko | 548 | 42.3 | −15.6 | |
| Labour | Charles Croal | 387 | 29.9 | +4.8 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Steve Bown | 359 | 27.7 | +10.8 | |
| Registered electors | 5,652 | ||||
| Turnout | 1,302 | 23 | −5 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | -11.6 | |||
2023-2027
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Tom McCann | 690 | 41.1 | ||
| Conservative | Dominic Parry | 428 | 25.5 | ||
| Reform | James Stokes | 367 | 21.9 | ||
| Green | Michael Wakelyn-Green | 127 | 7.6 | ||
| Labour | Lee Allen | 65 | 3.9 | ||
| Majority | 262 | 15.6 | |||
| Turnout | 1,677 | ||||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
Notes
- Includes totals for the predecessors of the Liberal Democrats, the Liberal Party and SDP (both of which participated in the Alliance).
- Includes totals for the predecessors of the Green Party of England and Wales, the Ecology Party and Green Party UK.
- On becoming a unitary authority, the council changed its name from Newbury to West Berkshire.