Bracknell Forest Borough Council elections

Bracknell Forest Borough Council in Berkshire, England is elected every four years. Since the last boundary changes in 2003, 42 councillors are elected from 18 wards.^[1]

Political control

Since 1997 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:^[2]

Party in control	Years
Conservative	1997 – present

Council elections

Bracknell Forest Borough Council election, 2000
Bracknell Forest Borough Council election, 2003 (boundary changes increased the number of seats by 2)^[3]
Bracknell Forest Borough Council election, 2007
Bracknell Forest Borough Council election, 2011
Bracknell Forest Borough Council election, 2015

By-election results

1997–2000

Great Hollands South By-Election 12 November 1998^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	John Piasecki	638	62.2	+18.9
	Conservative	Diana Henfrey	329	32.1	-8.3
	Liberal Democrat	David Maxwell	58	5.7	-10.6
Majority			309	30.1
Turnout			1,025	29.0
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Harmans Water By-Election 25 February 1999^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Roy Bailey	876	50.2	+10.7
	Conservative	Christopher Turrell	765	43.9	+8.9
	Liberal Democrat	Alan Cocks	103	5.9	-10.6
Majority			111	6.3
Turnout			1,744	28.0
	Labour hold		Swing

2000–2003

Priestwood By-Election 8 November 2001^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	David Fawcett	382	49.0	-10.8
	Conservative	Tony Packham	312	40.1	-0.1
	Liberal Democrat	Sarah Edwards	85	10.9	+10.9
Majority			70	8.9
Turnout			779	29.0
	Labour hold		Swing

Hanworth By-Election 14 November 2002^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Charles Bailey	576	40.4	-2.9
	Labour	Janet Keene	521	36.6	-0.9
	Liberal Democrat	Lorraine De Laune	137	9.6	-1.6
	Green	David Young	120	8.4	+0.4
	UKIP	Lawrence Boxall	71	5.0	+5.0
Majority			55	3.8
Turnout			1,425	22.0
	Conservative hold		Swing

2003–2007

Binfield with Warfield By-Election 23 March 2006^[8]^[9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Brenda Wilson	921	55.5	+16.4
	Liberal Democrat	Michael Hawkins	444	26.8	+4.0
	Labour	David Fawcett	174	10.5	+10.5
	UKIP	Jeffrey Newbold	119	7.2	+7.2
Majority			477	28.7
Turnout			1,658	28.4
	Conservative hold		Swing

2007–2011

Hanworth By-Election 15 October 2009^[10]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Mark Phillips	640	42.4	-14.2
	Labour	Janet Keene	377	25.0	-1.9
	Liberal Democrat	Larraine De Laune	206	13.7	+13.7
	UKIP	Jeff Newbold	139	9.2	+9.2
	Green	Steven Gabb	77	5.1	-11.3
	BNP	David Penson	70	4.6	+4.6
Majority			263	17.4
Turnout			1,509	23.4
	Conservative hold		Swing

Owlsmoor By-Election 25 February 2010^[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Norman Bowers	508	54.2	-1.9
	Liberal Democrat	Mark Thompson	238	25.4	+25.4
	Labour	Guy Gillbe	126	13.4	+13.4
	Green	Peter Forbes	66	7.0	+7.0
Majority			270	28.8
Turnout			938	24.0
	Conservative hold		Swing

References

↑ "Meetings, agendas and minutes". Bracknell Forest Council. Retrieved 17 October 2009.
↑ "Bracknell Forest". BBC News Online. Retrieved 17 October 2009.
↑ "Local elections". * BBC News Online. Retrieved 17 October 2009.
↑ "Election Results – Great Hollands South". Bracknell Forest Council. Retrieved 17 October 2009.
↑ "Election Results – Harmans Water". Bracknell Forest Council. Retrieved 17 October 2009.
↑ "Tories inch ahead". guardian.co.uk. 9 November 2001. Retrieved 17 October 2009.
↑ "Election Results – Hanworth". Bracknell Forest Council. Retrieved 17 October 2009.
↑ "Election Results – Binfield with Warfield". Bracknell Forest Council. Retrieved 17 October 2009.
↑ "BNP suffers defeat in Bradford byelection". guardian.co.uk. 24 March 2006. Retrieved 17 October 2009.
↑ "Hanworth by-election result". Bracknell Forest Standard. 16 October 2009. Retrieved 17 October 2009.
↑ "Bracknell Conservatives win Owlsmoor by-election". getbracknell. 26 February 2010. Retrieved 26 February 2010.

By-election results

External links

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