| Election Name: | 2019 Wokingham Borough Council election |
| Country: | UK |
| Type: | parliamentary |
| Ongoing: | yes |
| Previous Election: | 2018 Wokingham Borough Council election |
| Previous Year: | 2018 |
| Next Election: | 2021 Wokingham Borough Council election |
| Next Year: | 2021 |
| Seats For Election: | 18 seats, one-third of all council seats. |
| Election Date: | 2 May 2019 |
| Image1: | Con |
| Leader1: | Julian McGhee-Sumner |
| Party1: | Conservative Party (UK) |
| Leader Since1: | 14 December 2018.[1] |
| Leaders Seat1: | Wescott |
| Last Election1: | 42 seats, 45.1% |
| Seats Needed1: | 15 |
| Leader2: | Lindsay Ferris |
| Party2: | Liberal Democrats (UK) |
| Leader Since2: | 2016[2] |
| Leaders Seat2: | Twyford |
| Last Election2: | 8 seats, 31.7% |
| Seats Needed2: | 19 |
| Image3: | Lab |
| Leader3: | Andy Croy |
| Party3: | Labour Party (UK) |
| Leader Since3: | 3 May 2018 |
| Leaders Seat3: | Bulmershe and Whitegates |
| Last Election3: | 3 seats, 18.8% |
| Seats Needed3: | 24 |
| Image4: | Ind |
| Leader4: | N/A |
| Party4: | Independent (politician) |
| Leader Since4: | N/A |
| Leaders Seat4: | N/A |
| Last Election4: | 2 seats, 3.3% |
| Seats Needed4: | 25 |
| Image5: | Grn |
| Party5: | Green Party of England and Wales |
| Last Election5: | 0 seats, 0.6% |
| Seats Needed5: | 27 |
| Image6: | WEP |
| Leader6: | Louise Tomlin |
| Party6: | Women's Equality Party |
| Leaders Seat6: | Running in Evendons |
| Last Election6: | New Party |
| Seats Needed6: | 27 |
| Map Size: | 180px |
| Leader of the Council | |
| Before Election: | Julian McGhee-Sumner |
| Before Party: | Conservative Party (UK) |
The 2019 Wokingham Borough Council election took place on Thursday 2 May 2019. That was the same day as other United Kingdom local elections in order to elect members of Wokingham Unitary Council in Berkshire, England. One third of the council was up for election.
Before the election, the composition of the council was:
Since the previous round of elections in 2018, there had been 1 by-election, in Evendons in February 2019, which had been won by the Liberal Democrats.[3] Richard Dolinski resigned from the Conservative Party to sit as an independent as a result of an internal vote of no confidence being put forward and subsequently passed against Cllr Charlotte Haitham-Taylor which led to her resignation as the Leader of the Council[4]
The composition of the council before the election was as follows:
| 41 | 8 | 3 | 2 | |
After the election, the composition of the council became:
| 31 | 16 | 4 | 3 | |
A total of 39,148 votes were cast for candidates.
There were 17 spoiled ballots.
There were 49 spoiled ballot papers.
There were 21 spoiled ballot papers.
There were 16 spoiled ballot papers.
There were 16 spoiled ballots.
There were 25 spoiled ballots.
There were 44 spoiled ballots.
There were 42 spoiled ballots.
There were 49 spoiled ballots.
There were 59 spoiled ballots.
There were 11 spoiled ballots.
There were 11 spoiled ballots.
There were 12 spoiled ballots.
There were 27 spoiled ballots.
There were 19 spoiled ballots.
There were 27 spoiled ballots.
There were 24 spoiled ballots.
There were 55 spoiled ballots.