2023 Wokingham Borough Council election information
Election of the Council from Thursday 4 May 2023
2023 Wokingham Borough Council election
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4 May 2023
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18 out of 54 seats to Wokingham Borough Council 28 seats needed for a majority
First party
Second party
Leader
Clive Jones
Pauline Jorgensen
Party
Liberal Democrats
Conservative
Leader since
2021
2022
Leader's seat
Hawkedon
Hillside
Seats before
23
26
Seats won
11
4
Seats after
26
22
Seat change
3
4
Third party
Fourth party
Leader
Rachel Burgess
N/A
Party
Labour
Independent
Leader since
N/A
Leader's seat
Norreys
N/A
Seats before
3
2
Seats won
3
0
Seats after
5
1
Seat change
2
1
Ward results map for Wokingham Borough Council
Leader before election
Clive Jones Liberal Democrat
No overall control
Leader after election
Stephen Conway Liberal Democrat
No overall control
The 2023 Wokingham Borough Council election took place on Thursday 4 May 2023, to elect members of Wokingham Borough Council in Berkshire, England. This was on the same day as other local elections across England. One third of the council, 18 seats, was up for election.
Prior to the election the council was under no overall control. The Conservatives were the largest party but had lost control following the 2022 election to the "Wokingham Partnership" – a group comprising the Liberal Democrats, Labour and two independent councillors, led by Liberal Democrat leader, Clive Jones. At the 2023 election, the council remained under no overall control, but the Liberal Democrats overtook the Conservatives to become the largest party.[1] At the subsequent annual council meeting on 18 May 2023, Clive Jones stood down as leader of the council, being replaced by new Liberal Democrat leader Stephen Conway.[2][3]
The composition of the council before the election was as follows:
↓
23
3
2
26
LD
LAB
IND
CON
After the election, the composition of the council became:
↓
26
5
1
22
LD
LAB
IND
CON
[4][5]
^Fox, Thomas (5 May 2023). "Wokingham local election results 2023: Lib Dems now biggest party but fall short of majority". Berkshire Live. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
^"Council minutes, 18 May 2023". Wokingham Borough Council. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
^Creighton, Phil (22 May 2023). "New leader announces his decision-making executive team for Wokingham Borough Council". Wokingham TodayWokingham Today. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
^"Borough Council Election Statement of Person's Nominated 2023". Wokingham Borough Council. 12 April 2023. Retrieved 12 April 2023.
^"Borough Council Election Results 2023". Wokingham Borough Council. 5 May 2023. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
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