2019 West Berkshire Council election explained

Election Name:2019 West Berkshire Council election
Country:Berkshire
Type:parliamentary
Previous Election:2015 West Berkshire Council election
Previous Year:2015
Next Election:2023 West Berkshire Council election
Next Year:2023
Seats For Election:All 43 seats to West Berkshire Council
Majority Seats:22
Party1:Conservative Party (UK)
Last Election1:48 seats, 58.3%
Seats1:24
Seat Change1: 24
Popular Vote1:18,358
Percentage1:37.4%
Party2:Liberal Democrats (UK)
Last Election2:4 seats, 25.3%
Seats2:16
Seat Change2: 12
Popular Vote2:15,657
Percentage2:31.9%
Party3:Green Party of England and Wales
Last Election3:0 seats, 3.0%
Seats3:3
Seat Change3: 3
Popular Vote3:9,497
Percentage3:19.3%
Council control
Posttitle:Council control after election
Before Party:Conservative Party (UK)
After Party:Conservative Party (UK)

The 2019 West Berkshire Council election took place on 2 May 2019 to elect members of West Berkshire Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections. The whole council was up for election and the Conservative Party retained overall control of the council, despite significant gains by the Liberal Democrats and the election of the first Green Party councillors in West Berkshire.[1]

Background

At the last election in 2015, the Conservatives won a majority of seats, with 48 councillors, compared to 4 for the Liberal Democrats. No other parties had representation on the council.[2]

There were boundary changes between the 2015 and 2019 elections, reducing the total number of seats from 52 to 43, and the number of wards from 30 to 24. The new wards elected between one and three district councillors depending on their population.[3]

Summary

Election result

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Ward Results

Winning candidates are highlighted in bold.

Tilehurst South and Holybrook

By-elections

Tilehurst South and Holybrook

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Conservatives keep control of district council as Greens gain first ever seats . Newbury Weekly News . Cooper . Dan . 3 May 2019 . 6 May 2019 .
  2. Web site: West Berkshire Council - election results by party, 7 May 2015 . 7 May 2015 . West Berkshire Council . 6 May 2019.
  3. Web site: New electoral arrangements for West Berkshire, final recommendations . 6 May 2019 . Local Government Boundary Commission for England.