1991 Bracknell Forest Borough Council election explained

Election Name:1991 Bracknell Forest Borough Council election
Type:parliamentary
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:1987 Bracknell Forest Borough Council election
Previous Year:1987
Next Election:1995 Bracknell Forest Borough Council election
Next Year:1995
Seats For Election:All 40 seats to Bracknell Forest Borough Council
Majority Seats:21
Image1: Con
Leader1:Alan Ward
Party1:Conservative Party (UK)
Leaders Seat1:Sandhurst
Last Election1:40
Seats1:32
Seat Change1: 8
Popular Vote1:16,301
Percentage1:54.4%
Swing1: 0.4%
Leader2:John Tompkins
Party2:Labour Party (UK)
Leaders Seat2:Priestwood
Last Election2:0
Seats2:7
Seat Change2: 7
Popular Vote2:9,309
Percentage2:31.1%
Swing2: 15.0%
Party3:Liberal Democrats (UK)
Image3: LD
Last Election3:0
Seats3:1
Seat Change3: 1
Popular Vote3:4,332
Percentage3:14.5%
Swing3: 13.7%
Council control
Posttitle:Council control after election
Before Election:Conservative
After Election:Conservative

The 1991 Bracknell Forest Borough Council election took place on 2 May 1991, to elect all 40 members in 19 wards for Bracknell Forest Borough Council in England. The election was held on the same day as other local elections as part of the 1991 United Kingdom local elections. For the first time since 1979, opposition parties re-entered the council at an all-out council election, but the Conservative Party still managed to secure a landslide victory.[1]

Summary

Votes for the Liberal Democrats are compared against the SDP–Liberal Alliance in 1987.

Ward results

An asterisk (*) denotes an incumbent councillor standing for re-election.

Votes for the Liberal Democrats are compared against the SDP–Liberal Alliance in 1987.

Wildridings

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bracknell Forest Borough Council Election Results 1973-1995 . 28 December 2022 . Elections Centre.