Windsor and Maidenhead Borough Council elections
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Windsor and Maidenhead Borough Council is the local authority for the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead, which is a unitary authority in Berkshire, England. Until 1 April 1998 it was a non-metropolitan district.
Political control
Since the first election to the council in 1973 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:[1][2]
Non-metropolitan district
Party in control | Years | |
---|---|---|
Conservative | 1973–1991 | |
No overall control | 1991–1995 | |
Liberal Democrats | 1995–1997 | |
No overall control | 1997–1998 |
Unitary authority
Party in control | Years | |
---|---|---|
No overall control | 1998–1999 | |
Liberal Democrats | 1999–2000 | |
No overall control | 2000–2003 | |
Liberal Democrats | 2003–2007 | |
Conservative | 2007–present |
Leadership
The leaders of the council since 2007 have been:[3]
Councillor | Party | From | To | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Mary Rose Gliksten | Liberal Democrats | 6 May 2007 | ||
David Burbage[4] | Conservative | 22 May 2007 | 24 May 2016 | |
Simon Dudley[5] | Conservative | 24 May 2016 | 12 Sep 2019 | |
Andrew Johnson | Conservative | 24 Sep 2019 |
Council elections
Non-metropolitan district elections
- 1973 Windsor and Maidenhead Borough Council election
- 1976 Windsor and Maidenhead Borough Council election
- 1979 Windsor and Maidenhead Borough Council election
- 1983 Windsor and Maidenhead Borough Council election (New ward boundaries)[6]
- 1987 Windsor and Maidenhead Borough Council election
- 1991 Windsor and Maidenhead Borough Council election (Borough boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)[7]
- 1995 Windsor and Maidenhead Borough Council election
Unitary authority elections
- 1997 Windsor and Maidenhead Borough Council election
- 2000 Windsor and Maidenhead Borough Council election
- 2003 Windsor and Maidenhead Borough Council election (New ward boundaries reduced the number of seats by 1)[8][9][10]
- 2007 Windsor and Maidenhead Borough Council election
- 2011 Windsor and Maidenhead Borough Council election
- 2015 Windsor and Maidenhead Borough Council election
- 2019 Windsor and Maidenhead Borough Council election (New Ward Boundaries and significant reduction in number of seats)
Borough result maps
By-election results
1997–2000
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | 682 | 51.6 | -1.5 | ||
Conservative | 502 | 38.0 | +5.0 | ||
Labour | 103 | 7.8 | -3.1 | ||
Independent | 25 | 1.9 | +1.9 | ||
Independent | 10 | 0.8 | +0.8 | ||
Majority | 180 | 13.6 | |||
Turnout | 1,322 | 30.0 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | 737 | 46.7 | +1.8 | ||
Labour | 539 | 34.2 | -0.6 | ||
Liberal Democrats | 301 | 19.1 | -1.2 | ||
Majority | 198 | 12.5 | |||
Turnout | 1,577 | 26.4 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | 887 | 52.3 | -4.6 | ||
Conservative | 724 | 42.6 | +7.7 | ||
Labour | 88 | 5.2 | -3.1 | ||
Majority | 163 | 9.7 | |||
Turnout | 1,699 | 34.0 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | 507 | 51.5 | +15.3 | ||
Conservative | 347 | 35.3 | -1.2 | ||
Liberal Democrats | 95 | 9.7 | -18.2 | ||
Independent | 35 | 3.6 | +3.6 | ||
Majority | 160 | 16.2 | |||
Turnout | 984 | 50.8 | |||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | 821 | 51.2 | -4.8 | ||
Liberal Democrats | 783 | 48.8 | +18.3 | ||
Majority | 38 | 2.4 | |||
Turnout | 1,604 | 27.5 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
2000–2010
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | David Hilton | 752 | 51.1 | -7.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | Enid Cross | 660 | 44.8 | +2.9 | |
Labour | Kevin Cochrane | 60 | 4.1 | +4.1 | |
Majority | 92 | 6.3 | |||
Turnout | 1,472 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Eileen Penfold | 599 | 69.9 | +9.9 | |
Labour | Andrew Foakes | 258 | 30.1 | +10.7 | |
Majority | 341 | 39.8 | |||
Turnout | 857 | 18.1 | |||
Independent hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | John Penfold | 544 | 42.2 | +16.5 | |
Conservative | Peter Smith | 325 | 25.2 | +13.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | Helen Salmon | 298 | 23.1 | +15.8 | |
Labour | Andrew Foakes | 121 | 9.4 | +2.4 | |
Majority | 219 | 17.0 | |||
Turnout | 1,288 | 22.5 | |||
Independent hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Colin Rayner | 595 | 54.4 | +16.9 | |
Independent | Ewan Larcombe | 499 | 45.6 | -11.9 | |
Majority | 96 | 8.8 | |||
Turnout | 1,094 | ||||
Conservative gain from Independent | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Stephen Smith | 405 | 48.9 | +11.8 | |
Labour | Marie Wilson | 250 | 30.1 | -32.8 | |
Independent | Peter Lawless | 115 | 13.9 | +13.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | Moray Barclay | 59 | 7.1 | +7.1 | |
Majority | 155 | 18.8 | |||
Turnout | 829 | 49.0 | |||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Story | 1,039 | 60.5 | +12.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | Enid Cross | 679 | 39.5 | +2.6 | |
Majority | 360 | 21.0 | |||
Turnout | 1,718 | 38.0 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Gary Muir | 799 | 63.8 | -8.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | Tim O'Flynn | 352 | 28.1 | +12.0 | |
Independent | Ewan Larcombe | 102 | 8.1 | +8.1 | |
Majority | 447 | 35.7 | |||
Turnout | 1,253 | 35.8 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
2011–2020
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Natahsha Lavender | 637 | 64.4 | +2.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | Richard Fagence | 156 | 15.8 | -18.0 | |
Labour | Laura Binnie | 149 | 15.1 | +11.0 | |
Independent | Derek Prime | 47 | 4.8 | +4.8 | |
Majority | 481 | 48.6 | |||
Turnout | 989 | 27 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | George Fussey | 208 | 47.4 | +19.6 | |
Conservative | Adam Demeter | 182 | 41.5 | -23.7 | |
Labour | George Davidson | 32 | 7.3 | +0.3 | |
UKIP | John-Paul Rye | 17 | 3.9 | N/A | |
Majority | 26 | 5.9 | |||
Turnout | 439 | 27.9 | -28.6 | ||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | 21.7 |
References
- ^ "Council compositions". The Elections Centre. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
- ^ "Windsor & Maidenhead Royal". BBC News Online. Retrieved 24 March 2010.
- ^ "Council minutes". Windsor and Maidenhead Borough Council. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
- ^ Batt, Francis (2 May 2016). "Council leader David Burbage says goodbye". The Royal Borough Observer. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
- ^ Preston, James; Taylor, Will (12 September 2019). "Council leader Simon Dudley resigns". Maidenhead Advetiser. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
- ^ The Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1980
- ^ legislation.gov.uk - The Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Hampshire, Oxfordshire and Surrey (County Boundaries) Order 1991. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
- ^ legislation.gov.uk - The Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead (Electoral Changes) Order 2002. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
- ^ "Local elections". * BBC News Online. Retrieved 26 November 2010.
- ^ "Councillors". The Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead. Retrieved 24 March 2010.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Borough By-Election Results". The Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead. Retrieved 24 March 2010.
- ^ "'Grim day' for Lib Dems in Windsor by-election". Maidenhead Advertiser. 7 January 2011. Retrieved 7 January 2011.
- ^ "New councillor for Park ward". The Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead. Retrieved 7 January 2011.