| Election Name: | 2021 Wokingham Borough Council election |
| Country: | UK |
| Type: | parliamentary |
| Ongoing: | yes |
| Previous Election: | 2019 Wokingham Borough Council election |
| Previous Year: | 2019 |
| Next Election: | 2022 Wokingham Borough Council election |
| Next Year: | 2022 |
| Seats For Election: | 18 seats, one-third of all council seats. |
| Election Date: | 6 May 2021 |
| Image1: | Con |
| Leader1: | John Halsall |
| Party1: | Conservative Party (UK) |
| Leader Since1: | 6 May 2019 |
| Leaders Seat1: | Remenham, Wargrave and Ruscombe |
| Last Election1: | 31 seats, 57.4% |
| Seats Needed1: | 4 |
| Leader2: | Lindsay Ferris |
| Party2: | Liberal Democrats (UK) |
| Leader Since2: | 2016[1] |
| Leaders Seat2: | Twyford |
| Last Election2: | 18 seats, 33.3% |
| Seats Needed2: | 9 |
| Image3: | Lab |
| Leader3: | Rachel Burgess |
| Party3: | Labour Party (UK) |
| Leaders Seat3: | Norreys |
| Last Election3: | 3 seats, 5.6% |
| Seats Needed3: | 24 |
| Seat Change3: | 1 |
| 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: | 0 |
| Seats Needed6: | 27 |
| Map Size: | 180px |
| Leader of the Council | |
| Before Election: | John Halsall |
| Before Party: | Conservative Party (UK) |
The 2021 Wokingham Borough Council election took place on 6 May 2021 to elect members of Wokingham Borough Council in England.[2] This was on the same day as other local elections and had been postponed from May 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The composition of the council before the election was as follows:
| 31 | 15 | 4 | 3 | |
After the election, the composition of the council became:
| 31 | 18 | 3 | 2 | |
The Conservatives retained control of the council and gained one seat from Labour.[3] They regained a seat from an Independent who had originally been elected as a Conservative, and also regained a vacant seat, which had been won by a Conservative in 2016, who joined the Liberal Democrats in 2017,[4] and had resigned from the Council in 2020.[5] The Liberal Democrats gained three seats from the Conservatives.
A total of 46,771 votes were cast for 62 candidates. (46,445 unspoilt)
22 ballot papers were rejected
9 ballot papers were rejected
26 ballot papers were rejected
17 ballot papers were rejected
17 ballot papers were rejected
13 ballot papers were rejected
13 ballot papers were rejected
15 ballot papers were rejected
3 ballot papers were rejected.
16 ballot papers were rejected
29 ballot papers were rejected
23 ballot papers were rejected
12 ballot papers were rejected.
19 ballot papers were rejected
17 ballot papers were rejected
28 ballot papers were rejected
25 ballot papers were rejected
12 ballot papers were rejected