Wokingham Borough Council election, 2010
Map of the results of the 2010 Wokingham council election.
Conservatives in blue and Liberal Democrats in yellow. Wards in grey were not contested in 2010.
The 2010 Wokingham Borough Council election took place on 6 May 2010 to elect members of Wokingham Unitary Council in Berkshire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative party stayed in overall control of the council.[1]
After the election, the composition of the council was
Election result
The results saw the Conservatives stay in control of the council with 43 seats, but lose 1 seat to the Liberal Democrats who then had 11 councillors.[3][4] Liberal Democrat Sue Smith gained Loddon from Conservative Abdul Loyes by 51 votes in the only change in the political composition of the council.[5] This was the first time since the 2001 election that the Conservatives had failed to gain seats at an election for Wokingham council.[6] Overall turnout in the election was 71.33%,[4] significantly up after the council election was held at the same time as the general election.[6]
Wokingham Local Election Result 2010[7][2] |
Party |
Seats |
Gains |
Losses |
Net gain/loss |
Seats % |
Votes % |
Votes |
+/− |
|
Conservative |
16 |
0 |
1 |
-1 |
80.0 |
50.9 |
39,166 |
-6.8% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
4 |
1 |
0 |
+1 |
20.0 |
35.3 |
27,191 |
+4.8% |
|
Labour |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
8.2 |
6,345 |
+3.4% |
|
UKIP |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3.7 |
2,852 |
-2.4% |
|
Green |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1.7 |
1,305 |
+1.0% |
|
Monster Raving Loony |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.2 |
143 |
+0.2% |
Ward results
Arborfield[7][5] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
Gary Cowan |
859 |
58.6 |
-14.1 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Stephen Bacon |
515 |
35.1 |
+12.0 |
|
UKIP |
Joan Huntley |
92 |
6.3 |
+2.1 |
Majority |
344 |
23.5 |
-26.1 |
Turnout |
1,466 |
|
|
|
Conservative hold |
Swing |
|
|
Bulmershe and Whitegates[7][5] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Sam Rahmouni |
1,742 |
38.1 |
-7.0 |
|
Conservative |
Shahid Younis |
1,615 |
35.3 |
-1.2 |
|
Labour |
Greg Bello |
877 |
19.2 |
+5.9 |
|
UKIP |
Peter Jackson |
214 |
4.7 |
-0.4 |
|
Green |
Adrian Windisch |
127 |
2.8 |
+2.8 |
Majority |
127 |
2.8 |
-5.8 |
Turnout |
4,575 |
|
|
|
Liberal Democrat hold |
Swing |
|
|
Coronation[7][5] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
Keith Baker |
1,788 |
52.8 |
-0.4 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Patrick Power |
1,064 |
31.4 |
-6.3 |
|
Labour |
Pippa White |
278 |
8.2 |
+3.9 |
|
UKIP |
Amy Thornton |
156 |
4.6 |
-0.2 |
|
Green |
John Prior |
99 |
2.9 |
+2.9 |
Majority |
724 |
21.4 |
+5.9 |
Turnout |
3,385 |
|
|
|
Conservative hold |
Swing |
|
|
Emmbrook[7][5] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
Chris Singleton |
2,376 |
49.2 |
-6.6 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Jeremy Harley |
1,574 |
32.6 |
+3.7 |
|
UKIP |
Ann Davis |
462 |
9.6 |
-1.0 |
|
Labour |
Paul Sharples |
418 |
8.7 |
+4.0 |
Majority |
802 |
16.6 |
-10.3 |
Turnout |
4,830 |
|
|
|
Conservative hold |
Swing |
|
|
Evendons[7][5] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
Alistair Corrie |
2,537 |
51.5 |
-11.6 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Carolyn Dooley |
1,679 |
34.1 |
+11.5 |
|
Labour |
Tony Skuse |
393 |
8.0 |
+2.5 |
|
UKIP |
Mike Spencer |
321 |
6.5 |
-3.3 |
Majority |
858 |
17.4 |
-23.1 |
Turnout |
4,930 |
|
|
|
Conservative hold |
Swing |
|
|
Hawkedon[7][5] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
Michael Firmager |
2,203 |
48.6 |
-18.4 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Anthony Vick |
2,052 |
45.3 |
+17.0 |
|
UKIP |
David Lamb |
277 |
6.1 |
+1.4 |
Majority |
151 |
3.3 |
-35.4 |
Turnout |
4,532 |
|
|
|
Conservative hold |
Swing |
|
|
Loddon[7][5] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Sue Smith |
1,997 |
42.9 |
-11.4 |
|
Conservative |
Abdul Loyes |
1,945 |
41.8 |
+4.7 |
|
Labour |
Roger Hayes |
548 |
11.8 |
+6.9 |
|
Green |
Andrew Sansom |
164 |
3.5 |
+3.5 |
Majority |
52 |
1.1 |
-16.1 |
Turnout |
4,654 |
|
|
|
Liberal Democrat gain from Conservative |
Swing |
|
|
Norreys[7][5] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
David Lee |
2,347 |
50.7 |
-8.7 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
David Vaughan |
1,379 |
29.8 |
+10.5 |
|
Labour |
Mary Gascoyne |
566 |
12.2 |
+2.1 |
|
UKIP |
Keith Knight |
341 |
7.4 |
-3.7 |
Majority |
968 |
20.9 |
-19.2 |
Turnout |
4,633 |
|
|
|
Conservative hold |
Swing |
|
|
Remenham, Wargrave and Ruscombe[7][5] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
Bob Pitts |
2,107 |
65.3 |
-9.2 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Martin Alder |
909 |
28.2 |
+6.8 |
|
Labour |
Richard Fort |
211 |
6.5 |
+2.4 |
Majority |
1,198 |
37.1 |
-16.0 |
Turnout |
3,227 |
|
|
|
Conservative hold |
Swing |
|
|
South Lake[7][5] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Beth Rowland |
1,481 |
47.1 |
-5.1 |
|
Conservative |
Jenny Cheng |
1,091 |
34.7 |
+0.9 |
|
Labour |
Ian Hills |
423 |
13.4 |
+7.0 |
|
UKIP |
Martin Martinez |
152 |
4.8 |
-2.8 |
Majority |
390 |
12.4 |
-6.0 |
Turnout |
3,147 |
|
|
|
Liberal Democrat hold |
Swing |
|
|
Swallowfield[7][5] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
Stuart Munro |
970 |
60.9 |
-15.3 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Steven Scarrott |
388 |
24.4 |
+7.2 |
|
UKIP |
Max Bowker |
234 |
14.7 |
+8.1 |
Majority |
582 |
36.6 |
-22.4 |
Turnout |
1,592 |
|
|
|
Conservative hold |
Swing |
|
|
Winnersh[7][5] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Prue Bray |
2,348 |
49.3 |
+7.8 |
|
Conservative |
John Kaiser |
1,866 |
39.1 |
-9.3 |
|
Labour |
John Baker |
339 |
7.1 |
+2.5 |
|
UKIP |
Tony Pollock |
214 |
4.5 |
-1.1 |
Majority |
482 |
10.1 |
|
Turnout |
4,767 |
|
|
|
Liberal Democrat hold |
Swing |
|
|
Wokingham Without[7][5] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
Angus Ross |
2,708 |
60.3 |
-15.9 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Linda Higgs |
939 |
20.9 |
+7.5 |
|
Labour |
Rosemary Chapman |
458 |
10.2 |
+10.2 |
|
UKIP |
Graham Widdows |
389 |
8.7 |
-1.7 |
Majority |
1,769 |
39.4 |
-23.4 |
Turnout |
4,494 |
|
|
|
Conservative hold |
Swing |
|
|
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