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Wokingham 2022

Local elections held 5 May 2022.

18 ward races

18 seats

4 elected below the proportional quota

22.2% of seats below quota

How to read this page

Each race below shows the share of valid ballots the marginal elected candidate actually won, and compares it to the proportional quota: the share that would be needed to be guaranteed that seat under any proportional voting method (1 seats + 1). For a 1-seat ward the quota is 50%; for 2 seats, 33.3%; for 3 seats, 25%.

Where the actual winning share fell below the quota, we show the gap as points under par — the editorial indictment. Above-par results are just majority mandates and pass without comment. The voting method is the subject of every observation here. Named candidates appear as the public election record requires; the cause being audited is the voting method, not the individuals. See the methodology page for derivations.

If votes were counted by party

Across the 18 wards in this cycle, parties received the vote totals below. The proportional column shows what each party would have won if the 18 seats had been allocated to those vote totals in proportion (how, with caveats). The Δ column is the actual seat count minus the proportional seat count — positive numbers are parties First-Past-the-Post over-represented in this council, negative are parties it under-represented.

Party	Votes	Vote %	Seats won	% of seats	Proportional seats	Proportional %	Δ
Liberal Democrats	17,401	40.9%	9	50.0%	8	44.4%	+1
Conservative and Unionist Party	15,675	36.9%	6	33.3%	7	38.9%	-1
Labour Party	7,620	17.9%	2	11.1%	3	16.7%	-1
Green Party	1,317	3.1%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
Independent	506	1.2%	1	5.6%	0	0.0%	+1
Total	42,519	100.0%	18	100.0%	18	100.0%	0

Vote share vs seats won

The top bar is each party's share of votes cast in this council. Below, one square per seat, coloured by the party that won it — first the actual First-Past-the-Post result, then what a proportional method would have produced from the same vote totals. Divergence between the bar and the actual grid is the indictment of the method.

Vote share

Actual seats

Proportional seats

Wards in this council

Sorted with the largest gap below the quota first. Click any ward to jump to its full result.

Loddon · 1 seat · won at 38.7% · +11.3 pts below quota
Shinfield South · 1 seat · won at 45.2% · +4.8 pts below quota
Wokingham Without · 1 seat · won at 47.1% · +2.9 pts below quota
South Lake · 1 seat · won at 48.3% · +1.7 pts below quota
Remenham Wargrave & Ruscombe · 1 seat · won at 50.3% · above quota
Maiden Erlegh · 1 seat · won at 50.8% · above quota
Bulmershe & Whitegates · 1 seat · won at 51.1% · above quota
Swallowfield · 1 seat · won at 51.2% · above quota
Finchampstead North · 1 seat · won at 51.5% · above quota
Norreys · 1 seat · won at 53.7% · above quota
Hillside · 1 seat · won at 54.1% · above quota
Finchampstead South · 1 seat · won at 56.4% · above quota
Emmbrook · 1 seat · won at 60.4% · above quota
Hawkedon · 1 seat · won at 61.9% · above quota
Coronation · 1 seat · won at 61.9% · above quota
Winnersh · 1 seat · won at 63.8% · above quota
Evendons · 1 seat · won at 64.4% · above quota
Arborfield · 1 seat · won at 75.0% · above quota

Race results

Loddon · single-seat

Marginal winner 38.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +11.3 pts below quota Valid ballots 2,505

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Soane B.	Conservative and Unionist Party	969	38.7%	Elected
2	Nagra M.	Labour Party	845	33.7%
3	Jewell C.	Liberal Democrats	691	27.6%

Electorate 7,596 · Ballots cast 2,505 · EC ward code E05002384 · Back to ward index

Shinfield South · single-seat

Marginal winner 45.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +4.8 pts below quota Valid ballots 2,936

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Johnson C.	Liberal Democrats	1,328	45.2%	Elected
2	Edmonds D.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,197	40.8%
3	Weighill M.	Labour Party	411	14.0%

Electorate 8,921 · Ballots cast 2,936 · EC ward code E05002389 · Back to ward index

Wokingham Without · single-seat

Marginal winner 47.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +2.9 pts below quota Valid ballots 2,549

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Davies D.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,200	47.1%	Elected
2	Montgomery J.	Liberal Democrats	1,042	40.9%
3	Groves M.	Labour Party	187	7.3%
4	Ebbage D.	Green Party	120	4.7%

Electorate 6,326 · Ballots cast 2,549 · EC ward code E05002396 · Back to ward index

South Lake · single-seat

Marginal winner 48.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +1.7 pts below quota Valid ballots 1,979

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Rowland B.	Liberal Democrats	955	48.3%	Elected
2	Errawalla D.	Conservative and Unionist Party	807	40.8%
3	Field D.	Labour Party	217	11.0%

Electorate 4,319 · Ballots cast 1,979 · EC ward code E05002391 · Back to ward index

Remenham Wargrave & Ruscombe · single-seat

Marginal winner 50.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −0.3 pts Valid ballots 1,734

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Howe G.	Conservative and Unionist Party	872	50.3%	Elected
2	Andrea M.	Liberal Democrats	450	26.0%
3	Crainer S.	Labour Party	237	13.7%
4	Boniface M.	Green Party	175	10.1%

Electorate 4,256 · Ballots cast 1,734 · EC ward code E05002387 · Back to ward index

Maiden Erlegh · single-seat

Marginal winner 50.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −0.8 pts Valid ballots 2,941

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Smith M.	Liberal Democrats	1,495	50.8%	Elected
2	Bradley A.	Conservative and Unionist Party	914	31.1%
3	Gray A.	Labour Party	532	18.1%

Electorate 6,706 · Ballots cast 2,941 · EC ward code E05002385 · Back to ward index

Bulmershe & Whitegates · single-seat

Marginal winner 51.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −1.1 pts Valid ballots 2,995

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Croy A.	Labour Party	1,531	51.1%	Elected
2	Hussain W.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,062	35.5%
3	Jordan S.	Liberal Democrats	237	7.9%
4	Langlois S.	Green Party	165	5.5%

Electorate 7,024 · Ballots cast 2,995 · EC ward code E05002374 · Back to ward index

Swallowfield · single-seat

Marginal winner 51.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −1.2 pts Valid ballots 933

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Munro S.	Conservative and Unionist Party	478	51.2%	Elected
2	Glover C.	Liberal Democrats	287	30.8%
3	Blomley T.	Green Party	103	11.0%
4	Montie P.	Labour Party	65	7.0%

Electorate 2,568 · Ballots cast 933 · EC ward code E05002392 · Back to ward index

Finchampstead North · single-seat

Marginal winner 51.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −1.5 pts Valid ballots 1,909

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Harper P.	Conservative and Unionist Party	983	51.5%	Elected
2	Boadu J.	Liberal Democrats	592	31.0%
3	Medhurst A.	Labour Party	170	8.9%
4	Foss M.	Green Party	164	8.6%

Electorate 4,280 · Ballots cast 1,909 · EC ward code E05002379 · Back to ward index

Norreys · single-seat

Marginal winner 53.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −3.7 pts Valid ballots 3,507

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Burgess R.	Labour Party	1,884	53.7%	Elected
2	Hinton D.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,199	34.2%
3	Ainslie J.	Liberal Democrats	312	8.9%
4	Chapman D.	Green Party	112	3.2%

Electorate 8,335 · Ballots cast 3,507 · EC ward code E05002386 · Back to ward index

Hillside · single-seat

Marginal winner 54.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −4.1 pts Valid ballots 2,943

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Neal A.	Liberal Democrats	1,591	54.1%	Elected
2	Washbourne M.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,070	36.4%
3	Hill C.	Labour Party	282	9.6%

Electorate 6,320 · Ballots cast 2,943 · EC ward code E05002382 · Back to ward index

Finchampstead South · single-seat

Marginal winner 56.4% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −6.4 pts Valid ballots 2,007

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Cornish D.	Liberal Democrats	1,131	56.4%	Elected
2	Mitra B.	Conservative and Unionist Party	774	38.6%
3	Tapping G.	Labour Party	102	5.1%

Electorate 4,779 · Ballots cast 2,007 · EC ward code E05002380 · Back to ward index

Emmbrook · single-seat

Marginal winner 60.4% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −10.4 pts Valid ballots 3,150

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Shepherd-Dubey I.	Liberal Democrats	1,902	60.4%	Elected
2	Ashwell M.	Conservative and Unionist Party	926	29.4%
3	Crabb E.	Labour Party	189	6.0%
4	Seymour L.	Green Party	133	4.2%

Electorate 7,428 · Ballots cast 3,150 · EC ward code E05002377 · Back to ward index

Hawkedon · single-seat

Marginal winner 61.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −11.9 pts Valid ballots 2,384

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Hare D.	Liberal Democrats	1,476	61.9%	Elected
2	Smith F.	Conservative and Unionist Party	576	24.2%
3	Craske M.	Labour Party	332	13.9%

Electorate 6,806 · Ballots cast 2,384 · EC ward code E05002381 · Back to ward index

Coronation · single-seat

Marginal winner 61.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −11.9 pts Valid ballots 1,741

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Baker K.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,078	61.9%	Elected
2	Power P.	Liberal Democrats	302	17.3%
3	Skuse T.	Labour Party	218	12.5%
4	Hamilton E.	Green Party	143	8.2%

Electorate 4,192 · Ballots cast 1,741 · EC ward code E05002376 · Back to ward index

Winnersh · single-seat

Marginal winner 63.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −13.8 pts Valid ballots 2,680

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Bray P.	Liberal Democrats	1,710	63.8%	Elected
2	Ross K.	Conservative and Unionist Party	668	24.9%
3	Reed-Jones L.	Labour Party	190	7.1%
4	Lloyd S.	Green Party	112	4.2%

Electorate 7,845 · Ballots cast 2,680 · EC ward code E05002395 · Back to ward index

Evendons · single-seat

Marginal winner 64.4% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −14.4 pts Valid ballots 2,951

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Kerr S.	Liberal Democrats	1,900	64.4%	Elected
2	Chacksfield L.	Conservative and Unionist Party	798	27.0%
3	Freeney A.	Labour Party	163	5.5%
4	Kearey H.	Green Party	90	3.0%

Electorate 7,028 · Ballots cast 2,951 · EC ward code E05002378 · Back to ward index

Arborfield · single-seat

Marginal winner 75.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −25.0 pts Valid ballots 675

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Cowan G.	Independent	506	75.0%	Elected
2	Pollock A.	Conservative and Unionist Party	104	15.4%
3	Smith A.	Labour Party	65	9.6%

Electorate 2,048 · Ballots cast 675 · EC ward code E05002372 · Back to ward index