Maiden Erlegh & Whitegates Ward by-election results

A by-election was held on Thursday 5 June to fill a vacant seat on the borough council in Maiden Erlegh & Whitegates Ward.

The votes were counted overnight as soon as the polls closed at 10pm and the result was as follows:

• Andy Croy (Labour) – 793 votes
• Sara Gillman (Trade Unionist & Socialist Party) – 17 votes
• Guy Grandison (Conservative) – 788 votes
• Andrew Harris (Reform UK) – 486 votes
• Samuel Langlois (Green) – 180 votes
• Mike Smith (Liberal Democrats) – 1,028 votes (Elected)

There were 3,300 ballots and the turnout was 39.95%.

As a result of the by-election, the number of councillors for each party is as follows:

• Liberal Democrats – 28
• Conservative – 19
• Labour – 6
• Independent – 1

In addition to the vacant seat on the borough council, there was also a by-election for Redhatch Ward on Earley Town Council.

The result was as follows:

• Evan Ainsworth (Labour) – 88 votes
• Guy Grandison (Conservative) – 137 votes
• Alison Newton (Liberal Democrats) – 164 votes (Elected)

There were 395 ballots and the turnout was 41.75%.

Visit our current elections pages for more information. You can also check who your local councillors are on our website, as well as the results from the last local elections.

Take the time to read about recent changes to elections and voting, including the requirement for photo ID and applying for a postal vote.