Local Election Results 2008
Wokingham
One-third of council up for election. No elections this year in Arborfield, Barkham, Coronation, Shinfield North, Sonning, South Lake or Swallowfield.
Other results for Wokingham:20022003200420062007201020112012201420152016201820192021202220232024
By-elections for Wokingham (may be incomplete): 25th November 2004 (Winnersh) — 17th February 2005 (Swallowfield) — 3rd November 2005 (Maiden Erlegh) — 6th December 2007 (Remenham, Wargrave & Ruscombe) — 13th November 2008 (Coronation) — 21st July 2011 (Remenham, Wargrave & Ruscombe) — 13th November 2014 (Bulmershe & Whitegates) — 16th February 2017 (Emmbrook) — 7th February 2019 (Evendons) — 5th December 2024 (Shinfield) — 6th February 2025 (Winnersh) — 5th June 2025 (Maiden Erlegh & Whitegates)
Map of the results —Export spreadsheet
| Party | Votes | Percent | Seats |
|---|
| Conservative | 21241 | 57.7% | 15 |
| Liberal Democrat | 11218 | 30.5% | 3 |
| UK Independence Party | 2239 | 6.1% | 0 |
| Labour | 1781 | 4.8% | 0 |
| Green Party | 272 | 0.7% | 0 |
| British National Party | 44 | 0.1% | 0 |
| Jenny Lissaman | LD | 1168 | 45.1% |
|---|
| Shahid Younis | C | 944 | 36.5% |
|---|
| Greg Bello | Lab | 345 | 13.3% |
|---|
| Peter Jackson | UKIP | 131 | 5.1% |
|---|
| Emma Hobbs | C | 746 | 65.8% |
|---|
| John Illenden | LD | 317 | 28.0% |
|---|
| Brian Scott | Lab | 51 | 4.5% |
|---|
| Joan Huntley | UKIP | 20 | 1.8% |
|---|
| Ullakarin Clark | C | 1521 | 55.8% |
|---|
| Keith Malvern | LD | 788 | 28.9% |
|---|
| Ann Davis | UKIP | 289 | 10.6% |
|---|
| Paul Sharples | Lab | 128 | 4.7% |
|---|
| Dianne King | C | 1456 | 63.1% |
|---|
| Jeremy Harley | LD | 521 | 22.6% |
|---|
| Mike Spencer | UKIP | 203 | 8.8% |
|---|
| Anthony Skuse | Lab | 128 | 5.5% |
|---|
| Mike Gore | C | 1420 | 76.2% |
|---|
| James May | LD | 325 | 17.4% |
|---|
| Ian Gordon | UKIP | 118 | 6.3% |
|---|
| Gerald Cockcroft | C | 1177 | 67.0% |
|---|
| Roland Cundy | LD | 438 | 24.9% |
|---|
| Geoff Bulpitt | UKIP | 142 | 8.1% |
|---|
| Matthew Deegan | C | 1275 | 67.0% |
|---|
| John Eastwell | LD | 538 | 28.3% |
|---|
| David Lamb | UKIP | 90 | 4.7% |
|---|
| Pauline Jorgensen | C | 1449 | 52.5% |
|---|
| David Hare | LD | 1038 | 37.6% |
|---|
| David Sharp | Lab | 174 | 6.3% |
|---|
| Taff Jones | UKIP | 99 | 3.6% |
|---|
| Annette Drake | C | 699 | 75.4% |
|---|
| Paul Trott | LD | 136 | 14.7% |
|---|
| Daniel Clifton | Lab | 53 | 5.7% |
|---|
| Amy Thornton | UKIP | 39 | 4.2% |
|---|
| Phillip Challis | LD | 1234 | 54.3% |
|---|
| Parry Batth | C | 842 | 37.1% |
|---|
| Alberto Troccoli | Lab | 112 | 4.9% |
|---|
| Bernard Wakeford | UKIP | 84 | 3.7% |
|---|
| Christopher Edmunds | C | 1508 | 58.7% |
|---|
| Caroline Smith | LD | 584 | 22.7% |
|---|
| Jacqueline Rupert | Lab | 206 | 8.0% |
|---|
| David Hogg | Grn | 136 | 5.3% |
|---|
| Peter Williams | UKIP | 134 | 5.2% |
|---|
| Lee Gordon-Walker | C | 1369 | 59.4% |
|---|
| Stephen Bacon | LD | 446 | 19.3% |
|---|
| Keith Knight | UKIP | 257 | 11.1% |
|---|
| Jennifer Spratley | Lab | 234 | 10.1% |
|---|
| Claire Stretton | C | 1330 | 74.5% |
|---|
| Martin Alder | LD | 382 | 21.4% |
|---|
| Stuart Crainer | Lab | 73 | 4.1% |
|---|
| Malcolm Bryant | C | 1140 | 71.6% |
|---|
| Richard Mitchell | LD | 259 | 16.3% |
|---|
| Marjory Bisset | Grn | 136 | 8.5% |
|---|
| Andrew Findlay | UKIP | 57 | 3.6% |
|---|
| Stephen Conway | LD | 1441 | 68.3% |
|---|
| John Jarvis | C | 560 | 26.5% |
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| Roy Mantel | Lab | 65 | 3.1% |
|---|
| Gerry Sleep | UKIP | 45 | 2.1% |
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| Bob Wyatt | C | 929 | 60.2% |
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| David Vaughan | LD | 304 | 19.7% |
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| Frank Carstairs | UKIP | 164 | 10.6% |
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| John Woodward | Lab | 102 | 6.6% |
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| Mark Burke | BNP | 44 | 2.9% |
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| Elizabeth Siggery | C | 1162 | 48.4% |
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| John Peffers | LD | 997 | 41.5% |
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| Vincent Pearson | UKIP | 134 | 5.6% |
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| John Baker | Lab | 110 | 4.6% |
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| Pauline Helliar-Symons | C | 1714 | 76.2% |
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| Robert May | LD | 302 | 13.4% |
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| Graham Widdows | UKIP | 233 | 10.4% |
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