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Wokingham 2018
Local elections held 3 May 2018.
How to read this page
Each race below shows the share of valid ballots the marginal elected candidate actually won, and compares it to the proportional quota: the share they'd need to clinch the seat under any proportional voting method (1 seats + 1). For a 1-seat ward the quota is 50%; for 2 seats, 33.3%; for 3 seats, 25%.
Where the actual winning share fell below the quota, we show the signed gap as points below quota (a negative number) — the editorial indictment. Above-quota results clear the bar and pass without comment. The voting method is the subject of every observation here. Named candidates appear as the public election record requires; the cause being audited is the voting method, not the individuals. See the methodology page for derivations.
If votes were counted by party
Across the 18 wards in this cycle, parties received the vote totals below. The proportional column shows what each party would have won if the 18 seats had been shared out in proportion to votes received (how, with caveats). The Δ column is the actual seat count minus the proportional seat count — positive numbers are parties First-Past-the-Post over-represented; negative are parties it under-represented.
| Party | Votes | Vote % | Seats won | % of seats | Proportional seats | Proportional % | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative Party | 18,315 | 45.3% | 11 | 61.1% | 9 | 50.0% | +2 |
| Liberal Democrats | 12,888 | 31.9% | 4 | 22.2% | 6 | 33.3% | -2 |
| Labour Party | 7,624 | 18.9% | 2 | 11.1% | 3 | 16.7% | -1 |
| Independent | 1,347 | 3.3% | 1 | 5.6% | 0 | 0.0% | +1 |
| Green Party | 247 | 0.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| Total | 40,421 | 100.0% | 18 | 100.0% | 18 | 100.0% | 0 |
Vote share vs seats won
The top bar is each party's share of votes cast in this council. Below, one square per seat, coloured by the party that won it — first the actual First-Past-the-Post result, then what a proportional method would have produced from the same vote totals. Divergence between the bar and the actual grid is the indictment of the method.
Council composition: what this election replaced
Two opencouncildata snapshots: the council immediately after the 2018 election (current) and immediately before it (2017). Only ~⅓ of seats were contested in 2018 — most of the bench is unchanged, and the cycle's effect on the overall composition is what shifts.
Wards in this council
Sorted with the largest gap below the quota first. Click any ward to jump to its full result.
- Norreys · 1 seat · won at 38.2% · −11.8 pts below quota
- Shinfield South · 1 seat · won at 40.3% · −9.7 pts below quota
- South Lake · 1 seat · won at 40.5% · −9.5 pts below quota
- Maiden Erlegh · 1 seat · won at 41.1% · −8.9 pts below quota
- Hillside · 1 seat · won at 44.1% · −5.9 pts below quota
- Bulmershe and Whitegates · 1 seat · won at 44.7% · −5.3 pts below quota
- Hawkedon · 1 seat · won at 44.9% · −5.1 pts below quota
- Evendons · 1 seat · won at 46.7% · −3.3 pts below quota
- Finchampstead South · 1 seat · won at 55.8% · above quota
- Finchampstead North · 1 seat · won at 57.2% · above quota
- Emmbrook · 1 seat · won at 57.4% · above quota
- Loddon · 1 seat · won at 57.5% · above quota
- Winnersh · 1 seat · won at 62.4% · above quota
- Wokingham Without · 1 seat · won at 63.7% · above quota
- Arborfield · 1 seat · won at 66.6% · above quota
- Coronation · 1 seat · won at 66.9% · above quota
- Remenham, Wargrave and Ruscombe · 1 seat · won at 67.8% · above quota
- Swallowfield · 1 seat · won at 68.7% · above quota
Race results
Norreys · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 38.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −11.8 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 3,030
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rachel Burgess | Labour Party | 1,157 | 38.2% | −11.8 pts | Elected |
| 2 | David Lee | Conservative Party | 1,084 | 35.8% | — | |
| 3 | Morgan Rise | Liberal Democrats | 405 | 13.4% | — | |
| 4 | Philip Cunnington | Independent | 384 | 12.7% | — |
Shinfield South · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 40.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −9.7 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,008
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barrie Patman | Conservative Party | 810 | 40.3% | −9.7 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Jim Frewin | Independent | 423 | 21.1% | — | |
| 3 | Marcus McDowell | Labour Party | 416 | 20.7% | — | |
| 4 | Christopher Johnson | Liberal Democrats | 359 | 17.9% | — |
South Lake · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 40.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −9.5 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,980
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jenny Cheng | Conservative Party | 801 | 40.5% | −9.5 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Beth Rowland | Liberal Democrats | 682 | 34.4% | — | |
| 3 | Tony Skuse | Labour Party | 497 | 25.1% | — |
Maiden Erlegh · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 41.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −8.9 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,776
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Guy Grandison | Conservative Party | 1,141 | 41.1% | −8.9 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Tahir Maher | Liberal Democrats | 885 | 31.9% | — | |
| 3 | Nadine Masseron | Labour Party | 750 | 27.0% | — |
Hillside · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 44.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −5.9 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,793
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Christopher Smith | Conservative Party | 1,233 | 44.1% | −5.9 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Sue Smith | Liberal Democrats | 1,166 | 41.7% | — | |
| 3 | Timothy Lloyd | Labour Party | 394 | 14.1% | — |
Bulmershe and Whitegates · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 44.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −5.3 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 3,038
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carl Doran | Labour Party | 1,357 | 44.7% | −5.3 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Majid Nagra | Conservative Party | 1,167 | 38.4% | — | |
| 3 | Nigel Harman | Liberal Democrats | 371 | 12.2% | — | |
| 4 | Brian O'Callaghan | Green Party | 143 | 4.7% | — |
Hawkedon · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 44.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −5.1 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,440
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | David Hare | Liberal Democrats | 1,096 | 44.9% | −5.1 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Michael Firmager | Conservative Party | 975 | 40.0% | — | |
| 3 | Brent Lees | Labour Party | 369 | 15.1% | — |
Evendons · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 46.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −3.3 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,942
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Helen Power | Liberal Democrats | 1,375 | 46.7% | −3.3 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Mark Ashwell | Conservative Party | 1,198 | 40.7% | — | |
| 3 | Annette Medhurst | Labour Party | 369 | 12.5% | — |
Finchampstead South · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 55.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +5.8 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,753
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Simon Weeks | Conservative Party | 978 | 55.8% | +5.8 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Susan Cornish | Liberal Democrats | 581 | 33.1% | — | |
| 3 | Hayley Rentall | Labour Party | 194 | 11.1% | — |
Finchampstead North · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 57.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +7.2 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,898
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Daniel Sargeant | Conservative Party | 1,086 | 57.2% | +7.2 pts | Elected |
| 2 | David Cornish | Liberal Democrats | 611 | 32.2% | — | |
| 3 | Martyn Foss | Green Party | 104 | 5.5% | — | |
| 4 | Daniel Appleyard | Labour Party | 97 | 5.1% | — |
Emmbrook · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 57.4% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +7.4 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 3,187
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Imogen Shepherd-DuBey | Liberal Democrats | 1,829 | 57.4% | +7.4 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Jack Beresford | Conservative Party | 1,084 | 34.0% | — | |
| 3 | Peyman Jahromi | Labour Party | 274 | 8.6% | — |
Loddon · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 57.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +7.5 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,360
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bill Soane | Conservative Party | 1,358 | 57.5% | +7.5 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Rick Lay | Labour Party | 525 | 22.2% | — | |
| 3 | Thomas McCann | Liberal Democrats | 477 | 20.2% | — |
Winnersh · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 62.4% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +12.4 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,638
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Prue Bray | Liberal Democrats | 1,646 | 62.4% | +12.4 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Ethan Stacey | Conservative Party | 695 | 26.3% | — | |
| 3 | Steve Stanton | Labour Party | 297 | 11.3% | — |
Wokingham Without · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 63.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +13.7 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,326
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Angus Ross | Conservative Party | 1,481 | 63.7% | +13.7 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Jordan Montgomery | Liberal Democrats | 573 | 24.6% | — | |
| 3 | Yvonne Hignell | Labour Party | 272 | 11.7% | — |
Arborfield · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 66.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +16.6 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 811
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gary Cowan | Independent | 540 | 66.6% | +16.6 pts | Elected |
| 2 | David Edmonds | Conservative Party | 223 | 27.5% | — | |
| 3 | Christopher Everett | Labour Party | 48 | 5.9% | — |
Coronation · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 66.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +16.9 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,941
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Keith Baker | Conservative Party | 1,298 | 66.9% | +16.9 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Paul Barton | Liberal Democrats | 328 | 16.9% | — | |
| 3 | Ian Hills | Labour Party | 315 | 16.2% | — |
Remenham, Wargrave and Ruscombe · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 67.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +17.8 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,695
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Graham Howe | Conservative Party | 1,150 | 67.8% | +17.8 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Yonni Wilson | Liberal Democrats | 370 | 21.8% | — | |
| 3 | Stuart Crainer | Labour Party | 175 | 10.3% | — |
Swallowfield · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 68.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +18.7 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 805
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stuart Munro | Conservative Party | 553 | 68.7% | +18.7 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Steven Scarrott | Liberal Democrats | 134 | 16.6% | — | |
| 3 | James Reid | Labour Party | 118 | 14.7% | — |