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Wokingham 2021

Local elections held 6 May 2021.

18 ward races

18 seats

9 elected below the proportional quota

50.0% of seats below quota

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 that would be needed to be guaranteed that 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 gap as points under par — the editorial indictment. Above-par results are just majority mandates 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 allocated to those vote totals in proportion (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 in this council, negative are parties it under-represented.

Party	Votes	Vote %	Seats won	% of seats	Proportional seats	Proportional %	Δ
Conservative and Unionist Party	21,540	46.2%	12	66.7%	9	50.0%	+3
Liberal Democrats	16,492	35.4%	6	33.3%	6	33.3%	0
Labour Party	7,439	15.9%	0	0.0%	3	16.7%	-3
Green Party	887	1.9%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
WEP	175	0.4%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
FREE	114	0.2%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
Total	46,647	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.

Vote share

Actual seats

Proportional seats

Wards in this council

Sorted with the largest gap below the quota first. Click any ward to jump to its full result.

Maiden Erlegh · 1 seat · won at 41.1% · +8.9 pts below quota
Bulmershe & Whitegates · 1 seat · won at 43.8% · +6.2 pts below quota
Evendons · 1 seat · won at 44.3% · +5.7 pts below quota
Wescott · 1 seat · won at 44.7% · +5.3 pts below quota
Loddon · 1 seat · won at 46.4% · +3.6 pts below quota
Norreys · 1 seat · won at 46.5% · +3.5 pts below quota
Hillside · 1 seat · won at 47.0% · +3.0 pts below quota
Shinfield South · 1 seat · won at 48.5% · +1.5 pts below quota
Emmbrook · 1 seat · won at 48.6% · +1.4 pts below quota
Hawkedon · 1 seat · won at 53.9% · above quota
Winnersh · 1 seat · won at 54.6% · above quota
Wokingham Without · 1 seat · won at 57.1% · above quota
Charvil · 1 seat · won at 59.1% · above quota
Remenham Wargrave & Ruscombe · 1 seat · won at 63.1% · above quota
Finchampstead South · 1 seat · won at 65.5% · above quota
Hurst · 1 seat · won at 66.4% · above quota
Twyford · 1 seat · won at 67.6% · above quota
Finchampstead North · 1 seat · won at 69.7% · above quota

Race results

Maiden Erlegh · single-seat

Marginal winner 41.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +8.9 pts below quota Valid ballots 3,003

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Jorgensen N.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,235	41.1%	Elected
2	Smith M.	Liberal Democrats	931	31.0%
3	Gray A.	Labour Party	676	22.5%
4	Seymour R.S.	Green Party	161	5.4%

Electorate 6,779 · Ballots cast 3,003 · EC ward code E05002385 · Back to ward index

Bulmershe & Whitegates · single-seat

Marginal winner 43.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +6.2 pts below quota Valid ballots 3,397

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Younis S.M.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,489	43.8%	Elected
2	Croy A.	Labour Party	1,443	42.5%
3	Jordan S.A.	Liberal Democrats	256	7.5%
4	Langlois S.	Green Party	186	5.5%
5	Morley F.J.	FREE	23	0.7%

Electorate 7,111 · Ballots cast 3,397 · EC ward code E05002374 · Back to ward index

Evendons · single-seat

Marginal winner 44.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +5.7 pts below quota Valid ballots 3,141

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Shenton I.C.	Liberal Democrats	1,390	44.3%	Elected
2	Hinton D.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,277	40.7%
3	Medhurst A.L.	Labour Party	299	9.5%
4	Timlin L.B.	WEP	175	5.6%

Electorate 7,148 · Ballots cast 3,141 · EC ward code E05002378 · Back to ward index

Wescott · single-seat

Marginal winner 44.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +5.3 pts below quota Valid ballots 2,351

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Dennis P.D.J.	Liberal Democrats	1,052	44.7%	Elected
2	McGhee-Sumner J.P.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,011	43.0%
3	Heath C.	Labour Party	288	12.3%

Electorate 5,518 · Ballots cast 2,351 · EC ward code E05002394 · Back to ward index

Loddon · single-seat

Marginal winner 46.4% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +3.6 pts below quota Valid ballots 2,970

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Chadwick A.F.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,377	46.4%	Elected
2	Rowland B.	Liberal Democrats	741	24.9%
3	Nagra M.	Labour Party	689	23.2%
4	Towell J.E.	Green Party	163	5.5%

Electorate 7,651 · Ballots cast 2,970 · EC ward code E05002384 · Back to ward index

Norreys · single-seat

Marginal winner 46.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +3.5 pts below quota Valid ballots 3,466

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Cunnington P.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,610	46.5%	Elected
2	Fox N.	Labour Party	1,375	39.7%
3	Ainslie J.L.	Liberal Democrats	481	13.9%

Electorate 8,335 · Ballots cast 3,466 · EC ward code E05002386 · Back to ward index

Hillside · single-seat

Marginal winner 47.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +3.0 pts below quota Valid ballots 3,129

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Jorgensen P.A.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,472	47.0%	Elected
2	Budd W.	Liberal Democrats	1,354	43.3%
3	Sarasan H.	Labour Party	303	9.7%

Electorate 6,400 · Ballots cast 3,129 · EC ward code E05002382 · Back to ward index

Shinfield South · single-seat

Marginal winner 48.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +1.5 pts below quota Valid ballots 2,934

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Rance J.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,423	48.5%	Elected
2	Johnson C.	Liberal Democrats	1,152	39.3%
3	McDowell M.R.	Labour Party	359	12.2%

Electorate 8,491 · Ballots cast 2,934 · EC ward code E05002389 · Back to ward index

Emmbrook · single-seat

Marginal winner 48.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +1.4 pts below quota Valid ballots 3,449

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Malvern J.M.	Liberal Democrats	1,675	48.6%	Elected
2	Clark U.V.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,454	42.2%
3	Reed-Jones L.J.	Labour Party	320	9.3%

Electorate 7,333 · Ballots cast 3,449 · EC ward code E05002377 · Back to ward index

Hawkedon · single-seat

Marginal winner 53.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −3.9 pts Valid ballots 2,619

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Jones C.R.	Liberal Democrats	1,411	53.9%	Elected
2	Kessel E.M.	Conservative and Unionist Party	869	33.2%
3	Craske M.A.	Labour Party	339	12.9%

Electorate 6,960 · Ballots cast 2,619 · EC ward code E05002381 · Back to ward index

Winnersh · single-seat

Marginal winner 54.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −4.6 pts Valid ballots 2,978

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Shepherd-Dubey R.S.	Liberal Democrats	1,627	54.6%	Elected
2	Mitra B.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,002	33.6%
3	Murungi A.	Labour Party	258	8.7%
4	Clyde K.	FREE	91	3.1%

Electorate 7,884 · Ballots cast 2,978 · EC ward code E05002395 · Back to ward index

Wokingham Without · single-seat

Marginal winner 57.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −7.1 pts Valid ballots 2,831

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Hellier-Symons P.E.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,616	57.1%	Elected
2	Comber R.K.	Liberal Democrats	1,005	35.5%
3	Lees B.	Labour Party	210	7.4%

Electorate 6,418 · Ballots cast 2,831 · EC ward code E05002396 · Back to ward index

Charvil · single-seat

Marginal winner 59.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −9.1 pts Valid ballots 1,231

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Akhtar S.	Conservative and Unionist Party	728	59.1%	Elected
2	Alder M.G.	Liberal Democrats	367	29.8%
3	Scott B.M.	Labour Party	81	6.6%
4	Smith K.	Green Party	55	4.5%

Electorate 2,379 · Ballots cast 1,231 · EC ward code E05002375 · Back to ward index

Remenham Wargrave & Ruscombe · single-seat

Marginal winner 63.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −13.1 pts Valid ballots 1,801

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Halsall J.A.S.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,137	63.1%	Elected
2	Andrea M.	Liberal Democrats	425	23.6%
3	Crainer S.G.	Labour Party	239	13.3%

Electorate 4,306 · Ballots cast 1,801 · EC ward code E05002387 · Back to ward index

Finchampstead South · single-seat

Marginal winner 65.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −15.5 pts Valid ballots 1,814

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Margetts R.J.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,188	65.5%	Elected
2	Eytle M.	Liberal Democrats	454	25.0%
3	Tapping G.V.P.	Labour Party	172	9.5%

Electorate 4,683 · Ballots cast 1,814 · EC ward code E05002380 · Back to ward index

Hurst · single-seat

Marginal winner 66.4% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −16.4 pts Valid ballots 1,128

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Smith W.	Conservative and Unionist Party	749	66.4%	Elected
2	Turvey S.P.W.	Liberal Democrats	211	18.7%
3	Montie P.	Labour Party	100	8.9%
4	Smith B.	Green Party	68	6.0%

Electorate 2,264 · Ballots cast 1,128 · EC ward code E05002383 · Back to ward index

Twyford · single-seat

Marginal winner 67.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −17.6 pts Valid ballots 2,481

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Ferris L.T.H.	Liberal Democrats	1,677	67.6%	Elected
2	Woolner G.S.	Conservative and Unionist Party	562	22.7%
3	Coule M.A.	Green Party	124	5.0%
4	Hill C.H.	Labour Party	118	4.8%

Electorate 4,646 · Ballots cast 2,481 · EC ward code E05002393 · Back to ward index

Finchampstead North · single-seat

Marginal winner 69.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −19.7 pts Valid ballots 1,924

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Margetts C.W.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,341	69.7%	Elected
2	Montgomery J.G.J.	Liberal Democrats	283	14.7%
3	Freeney A.	Labour Party	170	8.8%
4	Foss M.G.	Green Party	130	6.8%

Electorate 4,327 · Ballots cast 1,924 · EC ward code E05002379 · Back to ward index