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11th May 2026

Local government election results 2026

Results of local government elections 2026

Political make-up after 2026 election

Liberal Democrats – 29 seats

The Conservative Party – 19 seats

The Labour Party – 5 seats

Green Party – 1 seats

Reform UK – 0 seats

Independent – 0 seat

Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition – 0 seat

Wokingham Borough Council results

Elected candidates (1 per ward, except 2 in Wokingham Without) have the word ‘Elected’ (in bold text) alongside their vote count.

Barkham & Arborfield

Name	Description	Votes
Bose, Mohima	Liberal Democrats	1328 Elected
Bowring, Christopher John	Reform UK	769
Feroz, Asad	Green Party	267
Graabek, Sebastian	The Conservative Party	866
Sykes, Isla Emily	The Labour Party	123

The number of ballot papers rejected was as follows:	Ballot papers:
A want of an official mark	0
B voting for more Candidates than voter was entitled to	1
C writing or mark by which voter could be identified	0
D being unmarked or wholly void for uncertainty	11
Total:	12

Total turn out of 40.34%.

Bulmershe & Coronation

Name	Description	Votes
Beard, Laurence Paul	Green Party	468
Croy, Andy	The Labour Party	452
Jordan, Sheila Anne	Liberal Democrats	584
Meade, Kai	Reform UK	722
Salman, Yusra	The Conservative Party	1238 Elected

The number of ballot papers rejected was as follows:	Ballot papers:
A want of an official mark	0
B voting for more Candidates than voter was entitled to	4
C writing or mark by which voter could be identified	1
D being unmarked or wholly void for uncertainty	6
E rejected in part	0
Total:	11

Total turn out of 48.55%.

Emmbrook

Name	Description	Votes
Alvi, Basit Sajjad	Liberal Democrats	1854 Elected
Clarke, John Ralph	Reform UK	678
Kolluru, Gopi	The Labour Party	159
Vernon, Mark Jonathan	Green Party	406
Westhorpe, James	The Conservative Party	1005

The number of ballot papers rejected was as follows:	Ballot papers:
A want of an official mark	0
B voting for more Candidates than voter was entitled to	3
C writing or mark by which voter could be identified	0
D being unmarked or wholly void for uncertainty	11
Total:	14

Total turn out of 50.65%.

Evendons

Name	Description	Votes
Field, Jeremy Michael	Reform UK	672
Graabek, Bjorn	The Conservative Party	915
Hughes, Joe	Green Party	319
Medhurst, Annette Laura	The Labour Party	203
Singh, Richa	Liberal Democrats	1382 Elected

The number of ballot papers rejected was as follows:	Ballot papers:
A want of an official mark	0
B voting for more Candidates than voter was entitled to	1
C writing or mark by which voter could be identified	0
D being unmarked or wholly void for uncertainty	6
Total:	7

Total turn out of 48.98%.

Finchampstead

Name	Description	Votes
Carter, Shannon	Green Party	262
Harper, Peter	The Conservative Party	1630 Elected
Pluves, Jac	The Labour Party	115
Seraphin, Laurent	Liberal Democrats	1310
Surpless, Stephen	Reform UK	902

The number of ballot papers rejected was as follows:	Ballot papers:
A want of an official mark	0
B voting for more Candidates than voter was entitled to	2
C writing or mark by which voter could be identified	0
D being unmarked or wholly void for uncertainty	6
Total:	8

Total turn out of 52.13%.

Hawkedon

Name	Description	Votes
Craske, Mark Ambrose	The Labour Party	220
De Jong, Melanie Cheryl	Liberal Democrats	1270 Elected
Firmager, Michael John	The Conservative Party	1127
Milne, Tom	Green Party	343
Villaverde, Sol	Reform UK	578

The number of ballot papers rejected was as follows:	Ballot papers:
A want of an official mark	0
B voting for more Candidates than voter was entitled to	4
C writing or mark by which voter could be identified	0
D being unmarked or wholly void for uncertainty	2
Total:	6

Total turn out of 46.12%.

Hillside

Name	Description	Votes
Ainsworth, Evan Peter	The Labour Party	216
Kilby, Nick	The Conservative Party	1305
Robins, Amy Louise	Reform UK	557
Seymour, Russell Stewart	Green Party	403
Smith, Caroline	Liberal Democrats	1485 Elected

The number of ballot papers rejected was as follows:	Ballot papers:
A want of an official mark	0
B voting for more Candidates than voter was entitled to	3
C writing or mark by which voter could be identified	0
D being unmarked or wholly void for uncertainty	9
Total:	12

Total turn out of 52.51%.

Loddon

Name	Description	Votes
Bragg, David	The Conservative Party	908 Elected
Harman, Nigel Stuart	Liberal Democrats	392
Noble, Rona Melanie	The Labour Party	580
Simpson, Stuart Andrew	Green Party	522
Tyrrill, Lance	Reform UK	664

The number of ballot papers rejected was as follows:	Ballot papers:
A want of an official mark	0
B voting for more Candidates than voter was entitled to	5
C writing or mark by which voter could be identified	0
D being unmarked or wholly void for uncertainty	7
Total:	12

Total turn out of 44.80%.

Maiden Erlegh & Whitegates

Name	Description	Votes
Harris, Lillie	Reform UK	523
Hussain, Wazir	The Conservative Party	1067
Langlois, Samuel	Green Party	509
Morris, Mary Elizabeth	The Labour Party	425
NG Siu-hong, Andy	Liberal Democrats	1491 Elected

The number of ballot papers rejected was as follows:	Ballot papers:
A want of an official mark	0
B voting for more Candidates than voter was entitled to	6
C writing or mark by which voter could be identified	0
D being unmarked or wholly void for uncertainty	5
Total:	11

Total turn out of 48.74%.

Norreys

Name	Description	Votes
Cunnington, Phil	The Conservative Party	798
Gillman, Sara Elizabeth	Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	20
Halsall, John Anthony Sydney	Reform UK	655
Jones, Alwyn Howard	Liberal Democrats	568
Lehal, Kalveer Kaur	Green Party	228
Nagella, Nagi	The Labour Party	896 Elected

The number of ballot papers rejected was as follows:	Ballot papers:
A want of an official mark	0
B voting for more Candidates than voter was entitled to	4
C writing or mark by which voter could be identified	0
D being unmarked or wholly void for uncertainty	4
Total:	8

Total turn out of 45.56%.

Shinfield

Name	Description	Votes
Batth, Parry	Reform UK	480
McKenzie, Richard Mark	The Labour Party	321
Rider, Dominic Alain	Liberal Democrats	268
Shaw, Edward	Independent	530
Srinivasan, Vishal	The Conservative Party	854 Elected
Titus, Keiron	Green Party	241

The number of ballot papers rejected was as follows:	Ballot papers:
A want of an official mark	0
B voting for more Candidates than voter was entitled to	5
C writing or mark by which voter could be identified	0
D being unmarked or wholly void for uncertainty	2
Total:	7

Total turn out of 36.98%.

South Lake

Name	Description	Votes
Gale, William Francis John	The Labour Party	238
Harris, Andy	Reform UK	770
Jewell, Carol Ann	Liberal Democrats	1174 Elected
Kennedy, Michael	The Conservative Party	826
Shacklady, Gary	Green Party	614

The number of ballot papers rejected was as follows:	Ballot papers:
A want of an official mark	0
B voting for more Candidates than voter was entitled to	2
C writing or mark by which voter could be identified	0
D being unmarked or wholly void for uncertainty	2
Total:	4

Total turn out of 48.57%.

Spencers Wood & Swallowfield

Name	Description	Votes
Allan, Gerry	Reform UK	844
Allman, Kathryn Jane	Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	55
Blomley, Tom	Green Party	307
Johnson, Chris	Liberal Democrats	1072 Elected
Pollock, Anthony	The Conservative Party	1052
Steele, Jacky	The Labour Party	125

The number of ballot papers rejected was as follows:	Ballot papers:
A want of an official mark	0
B voting for more Candidates than voter was entitled to	5
C writing or mark by which voter could be identified	1
D being unmarked or wholly void for uncertainty	1
Total:	7

Total turn out of 43.68%.

Thames

Name	Description	Votes
Baker, Salma	Green Party	201
Cook, Leon	The Conservative Party	1550 Elected
Crainer, Stuart George	The Labour Party	70
Harding, Katrin	Liberal Democrats	1532
McLaren, Andrew James	Reform UK	467

The number of ballot papers rejected was as follows:	Ballot papers:
A want of an official mark	0
B voting for more Candidates than voter was entitled to	2
C writing or mark by which voter could be identified	0
D being unmarked or wholly void for uncertainty	8
Total:	10

Total turn out of 53.80%.

Twyford, Ruscombe & Hurst

Name	Description	Votes
Andrea, Martijn	Liberal Democrats	2535 Elected
Boniface, Merv	Green Party	330
Grant, Darren James	Reform UK	694
Hooper, Stuart Ashley	The Labour Party	82
Howe, Graham	The Conservative Party	643

The number of ballot papers rejected was as follows:	Ballot papers:
A want of an official mark	0
B voting for more Candidates than voter was entitled to	0
C writing or mark by which voter could be identified	0
D being unmarked or wholly void for uncertainty	7
Total:	7

Total turn out of 53.80%.

Wescott

Name	Description	Votes
Chapman, David	Green Party	398
Clubley, Stephen	The Conservative Party	953
Cooke, Chris	Liberal Democrats	1398 Elected
Mayers, Tom	The Labour Party	150
Pigott, James	Reform UK	590

The number of ballot papers rejected was as follows:	Ballot papers:
A want of an official mark	0
B voting for more Candidates than voter was entitled to	4
C writing or mark by which voter could be identified	0
D being unmarked or wholly void for uncertainty	12
Total:	16

Total turn out of 45.67%.

Winnersh

Name	Description	Votes
Fife, Jim	Reform UK	677
Jamthe, Chetna	Liberal Democrats	1464 Elected
Jinkerson, Tim	The Labour Party	91
Titchiner, Laura	Green Party	309
Washbourne, Martyn	The Conservative Party	729

The number of ballot papers rejected was as follows:	Ballot papers:
A want of an official mark	0
B voting for more Candidates than voter was entitled to	0
C writing or mark by which voter could be identified	0
D being unmarked or wholly void for uncertainty	0
Total:	0

Total turn out of 40.68%.

Wokingham Without

Name	Description	Votes
Bond, Carl Andrew	Reform UK	603
Brooks, Roberta	Liberal Democrats	1160 Elected
Clark, Tom	The Labour Party	72
Davies, David Owen Howell	The Conservative Party	1049
Heath, Colin	The Labour Party	55
Newbury, Henry	Green Party	177
Percy, Jerry	Liberal Democrats	1108
Turtle, Seona	The Conservative Party	1197 Elected
Wright, Colin	Reform UK	631
Zilberman, Guy	Green Party	176

The number of ballot papers rejected was as follows:	Ballot papers:
A want of an official mark	0
B voting for more Candidates than voter was entitled to	1
C writing or mark by which voter could be identified	0
D being unmarked or wholly void for uncertainty	6
E rejected in part	0
Total:	7

Total turn out of 49.95%.

Wokingham Town Council results

Elected candidates (1 per ward) have the word ‘Elected’ (in bold text) alongside their vote count.

Emmbrook North Ward

Name	Description	Votes
Brown, Andrew Michael	Liberal Democrats	1043 Elected
Kolluru, Gopi	The Labour Party	186
Westhorpe, James	The Conservative Party	681

The number of ballot papers rejected was as follows:	Ballot papers:
A want of an official mark	0
B voting for more Candidates than voter was entitled to	1
C writing or mark by which voter could be identified	0
D being unmarked or wholly void for uncertainty	33
Total:	34

Total turn out of 49.82%.

Evendons West Ward

Name	Description	Votes
Graabek, Bjorn	The Conservative Party	874
Harding, Andy	The Labour Party	144
Staunton, JB	Liberal Democrats	1175 Elected

The number of ballot papers rejected was as follows:	Ballot papers:
A want of an official mark	0
B voting for more Candidates than voter was entitled to	2
C writing or mark by which voter could be identified	0
D being unmarked or wholly void for uncertainty	23
Total:	25

Total turn out of 50.92%.

Norreys East Ward

Name	Description	Votes
Clubley, Steve	The Conservative Party	867 Elected
Hardie, Jillian	Liberal Democrats	753
Weighill, Marie-Louise	The Labour Party	397

The number of ballot papers rejected was as follows:	Ballot papers:
A want of an official mark	0
B voting for more Candidates than voter was entitled to	8
C writing or mark by which voter could be identified	0
D being unmarked or wholly void for uncertainty	33
Total:	41

Total turn out of 42.37%.

Referendum result on the adoption of the Charvil Neighbourhood Plan

Do you want Wokingham Borough Council to use the Neighbourhood Plan for Charvil to help it decide planning applications in the neighbourhood area?

Description	Votes	Percentage
Yes	1191	90.09%
No	95	7.19%

The number of ballot papers rejected was as follows:	Ballot papers:
A want of an official mark	0
B voting for more Candidates than voter was entitled to	0
C writing or mark by which voter could be identified	1
D being unmarked or wholly void for uncertainty	35
Total:	36

Total turn out of 53.65%.