West Berkshire Council elections

West Berkshire is a unitary authority in Berkshire, England. Until 1 April 1998 it was a non-metropolitan district.

Map showing the composition of West Berkshire Council as of the last election in 2011. Conservatives in blue and Liberal Democrats in yellow.

Political control

Since the first election to the council in 1973 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:[1][2][3]

Non-metropolitan district

Party in controlYears
No overall control1973-1976
Conservative1976-1991
Liberal Democrats1991-1998

Unitary authority

Party in controlYears
Liberal Democrats1997-2003
No overall control2003-2006
Conservative2006–present

Council elections

Non-metropolitan district elections
  • 1973 Newbury District Council election
  • 1976 Newbury District Council election
  • 1979 Newbury District Council election
  • 1983 Newbury District Council election (New ward boundaries)[4]
  • 1987 Newbury District Council election
  • 1991 Newbury District Council election (District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)[5][6]
  • 1995 Newbury District Council election

Unitary authority elections
  • 1997 West Berkshire Council election
Year Conservative Liberal Democrats Green Independent Notes
2000[7] 25 28 0 1
2003[8] 26 26 0 0 New ward boundaries[9][10]
2007[11] 36 16 0 0
2011[2] 39 13 0 0
2015[12] 48 4 0 0
2019[13] 24 16 3 0 New ward boundaries[14]

By-elections

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Thatcham West 19 April 2018[15][16]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Jeffrey Charles George Brooks 820 48.4% +11.2%
Conservative Ellen Mary Crumly 523 30.9% -18.1%
Labour Louise Harriet Coulson 130 7.7% -6.2%
Green Jane Elisabeth Livermore 130 7.7% +7.7%
UKIP Gary Edward 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%

District result maps
  • 2003 results map
  • 2007 results map
  • 2011 results map

References
  1. "Council compositions". The Elections Centre. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
  2. "England council elections". BBC News Online. 10 May 2011. Retrieved 25 December 2014.
  3. "English elect councils and mayors". BBC News Online. 7 May 2005. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
  4. The District of Newbury (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1979
  5. legislation.gov.uk - The Berkshire, Dorset and Wiltshire (County Boundaries) Order 1989. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
  6. legislation.gov.uk - The Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Hampshire, Oxfordshire and Surrey (County Boundaries) Order 1991. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
  7. "West Berkshire". BBC News Online. Retrieved 25 December 2014.
  8. "Local elections". BBC News Online. Retrieved 25 December 2014.
  9. legislation.gov.uk - The District of West Berkshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2002. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
  10. "Councillors". West Berkshire Council. Retrieved 25 December 2014.
  11. "West Berkshire". BBC News Online. 4 May 2007. Retrieved 25 December 2014.
  12. http://decisionmaking.westberks.gov.uk/mgElectionResults.aspx?ID=5&V=0&RPID=2796658
  13. "West Berkshire Council". BBC News.
  14. "The West Berkshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2018". www.legislation.gov.uk.
  15. "Declaration of Result of Poll". West Berkshire. 20 April 2018. Archived from the original on 21 April 2018. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
  16. "Election results for Thatcham West District Election 2015". West Berkshire. 8 May 2015. Archived from the original on 21 April 2018. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
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