Bracknell Forest Borough Council elections

Bracknell Forest Borough Council is the local authority for Bracknell Forest, a unitary authority in Berkshire, England. Until 1 April 1998 it was a lower-tier district council.^[1]

Council elections

Non-metropolitan district elections

1973 Bracknell District Council election
1976 Bracknell District Council election
1979 Bracknell District Council election (New ward boundaries, number of seats increased from 31 to 40)^[2]
1983 Bracknell District Council election
1987 Bracknell Forest Borough Council election
1991 Bracknell Forest Borough Council election (Borough boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)^[3]
1995 Bracknell Forest Borough Council election

Unitary authority elections

1997 Bracknell Forest Borough Council election
2000 Bracknell Forest Borough Council election
2003 Bracknell Forest Borough Council election (New ward boundaries increased the number of seats by 2)^[4]^[5]
2007 Bracknell Forest Borough Council election
2011 Bracknell Forest Borough Council election
2015 Bracknell Forest Borough Council election
2019 Bracknell Forest Borough Council election
2023 Bracknell Forest Borough Council election (New ward boundaries decreased the number of seats by 1)

Results maps

2023 results map

By-election results

1997–2000

Great Hollands South By-Election 12 November 1998^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	John Piasecki	638	62.2	+18.9
	Conservative	Diana Henfrey	329	32.1	−8.3
	Liberal Democrats	David Maxwell	58	5.7	−10.6
Majority			309	30.1
Turnout			1,025	29.0
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Harmans Water By-Election 25 February 1999^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Roy Bailey	876	50.2	+10.7
	Conservative	Christopher Turrell	765	43.9	+8.9
	Liberal Democrats	Alan Cocks	103	5.9	−10.6
Majority			111	6.3
Turnout			1,744	28.0
	Labour hold		Swing

2000–2003

Priestwood By-Election 8 November 2001^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	David Fawcett	382	49.0	−10.8
	Conservative	Tony Packham	312	40.1	−0.1
	Liberal Democrats	Sarah Edwards	85	10.9	+10.9
Majority			70	8.9
Turnout			779	29.0
	Labour hold		Swing

Hanworth By-Election 14 November 2002^[9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Charles Bailey	576	40.4	−2.9
	Labour	Janet Keene	521	36.6	−0.9
	Liberal Democrats	Lorraine De Laune	137	9.6	−1.6
	Green	David Young	120	8.4	+0.4
	UKIP	Lawrence Boxall	71	5.0	+5.0
Majority			55	3.8
Turnout			1,425	22.0
	Conservative hold		Swing

2003–2007

Binfield with Warfield By-Election 23 March 2006^[10]^[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Brenda Wilson	921	55.5	+16.4
	Liberal Democrats	Michael Hawkins	444	26.8	+4.0
	Labour	David Fawcett	174	10.5	−8.7
	UKIP	Jeffrey Newbold	119	7.2	+7.2
Majority			477	28.7
Turnout			1,658	28.4
	Conservative hold		Swing

2007–2011

Hanworth By-Election 15 October 2009^[12]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Mark Phillips	640	42.4	−14.2
	Labour	Janet Keene	377	25.0	−1.9
	Liberal Democrats	Larraine De Laune	206	13.7	+13.7
	UKIP	Jeff Newbold	139	9.2	+9.2
	Green	Steven Gabb	77	5.1	−11.3
	BNP	David Penson	70	4.6	+4.6
Majority			263	17.4
Turnout			1,509	23.4
	Conservative hold		Swing

Owlsmoor By-Election 25 February 2010^[13]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Norman Bowers	508	54.2	−1.9
	Liberal Democrats	Mark Thompson	238	25.4	+25.4
	Labour	Guy Gillbe	126	13.4	+13.4
	Green	Peter Forbes	66	7.0	+7.0
Majority			270	28.8
Turnout			938	24.0
	Conservative hold		Swing

2011-2015

Winkfield & Cranbourne By-Election 28 November 2013^[14]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Susie Phillips	582	52.5	−18.9
	UKIP	Ken La Garde	318	28.7	+28.7
	Labour	Janet Hazel Keene	139	12.5	−1.4
	Liberal Democrats	Paul Peter Birchall	69	6.2	+6.2
Majority			264	23.8
Turnout			1108	27	−20
	Conservative hold		Swing

2015-2019

Central Sandhurst By-Election 20 October 2016^[15]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Gaby Kennedy	476	69.3	+6.3
	Labour	Anne Brunton	211	30.7	+10.5
Majority			265	38.6
Turnout			687	17	−52
	Conservative hold		Swing

2019-2023

Old Bracknell By-Election 9 December 2021^[16]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Paul Bidwell	434	61.1	+23.2
	Conservative	Iain McCracken	276	38.9	−9.3
Majority			158	22.2
Turnout			710	17	−12
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	16.3

2023-2027

Caused by the resignation of Labour councillor Naheed Ejaz

Great Hollands By-Election 7 November 2024^[17]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Donna Louise Pressland	681	44.6	−29.3
	Conservative	Sue Housego	411	26.9	+0.8
	Reform UK	Colin Wright	258	16.9	New
	Independent	Michael Gbadebo	158	10.3	New
	Heritage	Jason Peter Reardon	20	1.3	New
Turnout			1528	22.3
Registered electors
	Labour hold		Swing	-15.1

References

^ "Meetings, agendas and minutes". Bracknell Forest Council. Retrieved 17 October 2009.
^ The District of Bracknell (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1977
^ legislation.gov.uk - The Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Hampshire, Oxfordshire and Surrey (County Boundaries) Order 1991. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
^ "Local elections". * BBC News Online. Retrieved 17 October 2009.
^ legislation.gov.uk - The Borough of Bracknell Forest (Electoral Changes) Order 2002. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
^ "Election Results – Great Hollands South". Bracknell Forest Council. Archived from the original on 8 June 2011. Retrieved 17 October 2009.
^ "Election Results – Harmans Water". Bracknell Forest Council. Archived from the original on 8 June 2011. Retrieved 17 October 2009.
^ "Tories inch ahead". guardian.co.uk. 9 November 2001. Retrieved 17 October 2009.
^ "Election Results – Hanworth". Bracknell Forest Council. Archived from the original on 8 June 2011. Retrieved 17 October 2009.
^ "Election Results – Binfield with Warfield". Bracknell Forest Council. Archived from the original on 8 June 2011. Retrieved 17 October 2009.
^ "BNP suffers defeat in Bradford byelection". guardian.co.uk. 24 March 2006. Retrieved 17 October 2009.
^ "Hanworth by-election result". Bracknell Forest Standard. 16 October 2009. Retrieved 17 October 2009.
^ "Bracknell Conservatives win Owlsmoor by-election". getbracknell. 26 February 2010. Retrieved 26 February 2010.
^ "Election results for Winkfield & Cranbourne". Bracknell Forest Borough Council. 28 November 2013. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
^ "Election results for Central Sandhurst". Bracknell Forest Borough Council. 20 October 2016. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
^ "Election results for Old Bracknell". Bracknell Forest Borough Council. 10 December 2021. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
^ "Election results for Great Hollands". Bracknell Forest Borough Council. 8 November 2024. Retrieved 8 November 2024.

By-election results Archived 29 March 2010 at the Wayback Machine

External links

Bracknell Forest Council

[minutes-1] "Meetings, agendas and minutes". Bracknell Forest Council. Retrieved 17 October 2009.

[2] The District of Bracknell (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1977

[3] slation.gov.uk - The Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Hampshire, Oxfordshire and Surrey (County Boundaries) Order 1991. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.

[composition-4] "Local elections". * BBC News Online. Retrieved 17 October 2009.

[5] slation.gov.uk - The Borough of Bracknell Forest (Electoral Changes) Order 2002. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.

[great-6] "Election Results – Great Hollands South". Bracknell Forest Council. Archived from the original on 8 June 2011. Retrieved 17 October 2009.

[harmans-7] "Election Results – Harmans Water". Bracknell Forest Council. Archived from the original on 8 June 2011. Retrieved 17 October 2009.

[inch-8] "Tories inch ahead". guardian.co.uk. 9 November 2001. Retrieved 17 October 2009.

[charles-9] "Election Results – Hanworth". Bracknell Forest Council. Archived from the original on 8 June 2011. Retrieved 17 October 2009.

[binfield-10] "Election Results – Binfield with Warfield". Bracknell Forest Council. Archived from the original on 8 June 2011. Retrieved 17 October 2009.

[bradford-11] "BNP suffers defeat in Bradford byelection". guardian.co.uk. 24 March 2006. Retrieved 17 October 2009.

[hanworth-12] "Hanworth by-election result". Bracknell Forest Standard. 16 October 2009. Retrieved 17 October 2009.

[owlsmoor-13] "Bracknell Conservatives win Owlsmoor by-election". getbracknell. 26 February 2010. Retrieved 26 February 2010.

[winkfield-14] "Election results for Winkfield & Cranbourne". Bracknell Forest Borough Council. 28 November 2013. Retrieved 4 October 2018.

[centralsandhurst-15] "Election results for Central Sandhurst". Bracknell Forest Borough Council. 20 October 2016. Retrieved 4 October 2018.

[oldbracknell-16] "Election results for Old Bracknell". Bracknell Forest Borough Council. 10 December 2021. Retrieved 10 December 2021.

[greathollands-17] "Election results for Great Hollands". Bracknell Forest Borough Council. 8 November 2024. Retrieved 8 November 2024.

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v t e Council elections in Berkshire
Bracknell Forest Borough Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1997 2000 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019 2023
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Slough Borough Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1997 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016 2018 2019 2021 2022 2023
West Berkshire Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1997 2000 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019 2023
Windsor and Maidenhead Borough Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1997 2000 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019 2023
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Berkshire County Council	1889 1892 1895 1898 1901 1904 1907 1910 1913 1919 1922 1925 1928 1931 1934 1937 1946 1949 1952 1955 1958 1961 1964 1967 1970 1973 1977 1981 1985 1989 1993 Abolished
See also: Wards Boundary changes

v t e Unitary authorities of England
Areas	Bath and North East Somerset Bedford Blackburn with Darwen Blackpool Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Bracknell Forest Brighton and Hove Bristol Buckinghamshire Central Bedfordshire Cheshire East Cheshire West and Chester Cornwall County Durham Cumberland Darlington Derby Dorset East Riding of Yorkshire Halton Hartlepool Herefordshire Isle of Wight Isles of Scilly Kingston upon Hull Leicester Luton Medway Middlesbrough Milton Keynes North East Lincolnshire North Lincolnshire North Northamptonshire North Somerset North Yorkshire Northumberland Nottingham Peterborough Plymouth Portsmouth Reading Redcar and Cleveland Rutland Shropshire Slough Somerset Southampton Southend-on-Sea South Gloucestershire Stockton-on-Tees Stoke-on-Trent Swindon Telford and Wrekin Thurrock Torbay Warrington West Berkshire Westmorland and Furness West Northamptonshire Wiltshire Windsor and Maidenhead Wokingham York
Councils	Bath and North East Somerset Bedford Blackburn with Darwen Blackpool Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Bracknell Forest Brighton and Hove Bristol Buckinghamshire Central Bedfordshire Cheshire East Cheshire West and Chester Cornwall County Durham Cumberland Darlington Derby Dorset East Riding of Yorkshire Halton Hartlepool Herefordshire Isle of Wight Isles of Scilly Kingston upon Hull Leicester Luton Medway Middlesbrough Milton Keynes North East Lincolnshire North Lincolnshire North Northamptonshire North Somerset North Yorkshire Northumberland Nottingham Peterborough Plymouth Portsmouth Reading Redcar and Cleveland Rutland Shropshire Slough Somerset Southampton Southend-on-Sea South Gloucestershire Stockton-on-Tees Stoke-on-Trent Swindon Telford and Wrekin Thurrock Torbay Warrington West Berkshire Westmorland and Furness West Northamptonshire Wiltshire Windsor and Maidenhead Wokingham York
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