2023 Wokingham Borough Council election

2023 Wokingham Borough Council election

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18 out of 54 seats to Wokingham Borough Council 28 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party   Leader Clive Jones Pauline Jorgensen Party Liberal Democrats Conservative Leader since 2021 2022 Leader's seat Hawkedon Hillside Seats before 23 26 Seats won 11 4 Seats after 26 22 Seat change 3 4   Third party Fourth party   Leader Rachel Burgess N/A Party Labour Independent Leader since N/A Leader's seat Norreys N/A Seats before 3 2 Seats won 3 0 Seats after 5 1 Seat change 2 1
Ward results map for Wokingham Borough Council
Leader before election Clive Jones Liberal Democrat No overall control Leader after election Stephen Conway Liberal Democrat No overall control

The 2023 Wokingham Borough Council election took place on Thursday 4 May 2023, to elect members of Wokingham Borough Council in Berkshire, England. This was on the same day as other local elections across England. One third of the council, 18 seats, was up for election.

Prior to the election the council was under no overall control. The Conservatives were the largest party but had lost control following the 2022 election to the "Wokingham Partnership" – a group comprising the Liberal Democrats, Labour and two independent councillors, led by Liberal Democrat leader, Clive Jones. At the 2023 election, the council remained under no overall control, but the Liberal Democrats overtook the Conservatives to become the largest party.^[1] At the subsequent annual council meeting on 18 May 2023, Clive Jones stood down as leader of the council, being replaced by new Liberal Democrat leader Stephen Conway.^[2][3]

The composition of the council before the election was as follows:

After the election, the composition of the council became:

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