Politics

Finchampstead North The winner of this seat, Daniel Sargeant, is a new councillor after current borough mayor, Cllr Rob Stanton, steps down. This year’s result Turnout 44% Previous results ...

Evendons Mark Ashwell (Conservative) lost his Evendons seat to Helen Power. This year’s result Turnout 41% Previous results  This year's candidates Mark Ashwell Mark Ashwell, Conservatives Mark is a...

Emmbrook ward Imogen Shepherd-Dubey won the seat at a by-election held in February 2017. It was called after Chris Singleton resigned from the Conservative Party. She successfully defended it atthe...

Keith Baker is standing for re-election in Coronation ward. The former leader of the council was ousted last year in favour of Cllr Charlotte Haitham Taylor. He is also leader...

Bulmershe and Whitegates ward Alison Swaddle (Conservative) was the councillor for this seat, but has stood down. This year's result Turnout 43% Previous results This year's candidates Carl Doran Carl...

Arborfield ward in Wokingham borough Gary Cowan is defending the seat. He used to be a Conservative but quit the party in 2016. Since then he has served as an...

Regeneration or degeneration? Choked roads or bold vision for the future? Next Thursday, you decide on the type of Wokingham you believe in. Make sure you vote OUR postbag over...

A PROBE has revealed that Wokingham Borough Council is sitting on almost £20 million set aside for affordable housing. Data obtained by online news portal HuffPost UK shows that across...

After last week’s comparison of Liberal Democrat and Conservative manifestos for the Wokingham Borough elections, this week shows how the Green and Labour manifestos measure up. It’s important to keep...

The local elections take place in Wokingham on Thursday, May 3. Four parties are contesting the elections (in alphabetical order): Conservatives, Greens, Labour and Liberal Democrats. Three independents are also...