2019 UK local government election
2019 Wokingham Borough Council election|
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Con
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LD
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Lab
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Leader
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Julian McGhee-Sumner
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Lindsay Ferris
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Andy Croy
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Party
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Conservative
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Liberal Democrats
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Labour
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Leader since
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14 December 2018.[1]
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2016[2]
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3 May 2018
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Leader's seat
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Wescott
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Twyford
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Bulmershe and Whitegates
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Last election
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42 seats, 45.1%
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8 seats, 31.7%
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3 seats, 18.8%
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Seats needed
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15
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19
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24
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Ind
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Grn
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WEP
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Leader
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N/A
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Louise Tomlin
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Party
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Independent
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Green
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Women's Equality
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Leader since
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N/A
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Leader's seat
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N/A
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Running in Evendons
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Last election
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2 seats, 3.3%
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0 seats, 0.6%
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New Party
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Seats needed
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25
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27
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27
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Incumbent Leader of the Council
Julian McGhee-Sumner
Conservative
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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: