Politics

VOTE 2021: The votes have been counted and Wokingham election results are in – the Conservatives maintain their majority on Wokingham Borough Council. They now have 31 seats in total,...

THE new Conservative councillor for Maiden Erlegh has said he is absolutely delighted to be able to represent its residents again. Norman Jorgensen had a comfortable win in the seat,...

THE Conservatives are poised to maintain control of Wokingham Borough Council following this year’s local elections. The ruling party is currently two seats away from a majority with six seats...

There are 28 seats up for grabs in the Wokingham Local Elections 2021. If four seats switch from Conservative to another party then the council will go to No Overall...

The Bishop of Reading has called on the government to act over its international aid cut, which she has called "desperately misguided".

THURSDAY sees the borough head to the polls for the most important election in 20 years. Over the past four years, the Conservatives’ majority on the council has eroded as...

By Pauline Jorgensen, Conservative candidate for Hillside ward Looking at the Chief Financial Officers report, Wokingham Borough Council’s finances are in strong shape. I have talked to the Deputy Leader...

Polling stations will be open from 7am to 10pm on Thursday, May 6. Residents who are voting in person or by proxy are asked to wear a face covering, bring...

COUNTING your votes is going to be, like much else this year, very different due to covid. In normal times, the process starts as soon as polling stations shut up...

With a week to go until polling stations open for the local elections, JESS WARREN meets the three main party leaders in Wokingham to find out their views on the...