Bracknell Forest Borough Council elections

Bracknell Forest is a unitary authority in Berkshire, England. Until 1 April 1998 it was a non-metropolitian district.^[1]

Political control

Since the first election to the council in 1973 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:^[2][3]

Non-metropolitan district

Party in control		Years
	Labour	1973-1976
	Conservative	1976-1995
	Labour	1995-1998

Unitary authority

Party in control		Years
	Conservative	1997–present

Council elections

Non-metropolitan district elections

• Bracknell District Council election, 1973
• Bracknell District Council election, 1976
• Bracknell District Council election, 1979 (New ward boundaries)^[4]
• Bracknell District Council election, 1983
• Bracknell Forest Borough Council election, 1987
• Bracknell Forest Borough Council election, 1991 (Borough boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)^[5]
• Bracknell Forest Borough Council election, 1995

Unitary authority elections

• Bracknell Forest Borough Council election, 1997
• Bracknell Forest Borough Council election, 1999
• Bracknell Forest Borough Council election, 2000
• Bracknell Forest Borough Council election, 2003 (New ward boundaries increased the number of seats by 2)^[6][7]
• Bracknell Forest Borough Council election, 2007
• Bracknell Forest Borough Council election, 2011
• Bracknell Forest Borough Council election, 2015

By-election results

1997–2000

Great Hollands South By-Election 12 November 1998[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	John Piasecki	638	62.2	+18.9
	Conservative	Diana Henfrey	329	32.1	-8.3
	Liberal Democrat	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[9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Roy Bailey	876	50.2	+10.7
	Conservative	Christopher Turrell	765	43.9	+8.9
	Liberal Democrat	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[10]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	David Fawcett	382	49.0	-10.8
	Conservative	Tony Packham	312	40.1	-0.1
	Liberal Democrat	Sarah Edwards	85	10.9	+10.9
Majority			70	8.9
Turnout			779	29.0
	Labour hold		Swing

Hanworth By-Election 14 November 2002[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Charles Bailey	576	40.4	-2.9
	Labour	Janet Keene	521	36.6	-0.9
	Liberal Democrat	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[12][13]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Brenda Wilson	921	55.5	+16.4
	Liberal Democrat	Michael Hawkins	444	26.8	+4.0
	Labour	David Fawcett	174	10.5	+10.5
	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[14]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Mark Phillips	640	42.4	-14.2
	Labour	Janet Keene	377	25.0	-1.9
	Liberal Democrat	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[15]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Norman Bowers	508	54.2	-1.9
	Liberal Democrat	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

References

1. "Meetings, agendas and minutes". Bracknell Forest Council. Retrieved 17 October 2009.
2. "Council compositions". The Elections Centre. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
3. "Bracknell Forest". BBC News Online. Retrieved 17 October 2009.
4. The District of Bracknell (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1977
5. legislation.gov.uk - The Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Hampshire, Oxfordshire and Surrey (County Boundaries) Order 1991. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
6. "Local elections". * BBC News Online. Retrieved 17 October 2009.
7. legislation.gov.uk - The Borough of Bracknell Forest (Electoral Changes) Order 2002. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
8. "Election Results – Great Hollands South". Bracknell Forest Council. Retrieved 17 October 2009.
9. "Election Results – Harmans Water". Bracknell Forest Council. Retrieved 17 October 2009.
10. "Tories inch ahead". guardian.co.uk. 9 November 2001. Retrieved 17 October 2009.
11. "Election Results – Hanworth". Bracknell Forest Council. Retrieved 17 October 2009.
12. "Election Results – Binfield with Warfield". Bracknell Forest Council. Retrieved 17 October 2009.
13. "BNP suffers defeat in Bradford byelection". guardian.co.uk. 24 March 2006. Retrieved 17 October 2009.
14. "Hanworth by-election result". Bracknell Forest Standard. 16 October 2009. Retrieved 17 October 2009.
15. "Bracknell Conservatives win Owlsmoor by-election". getbracknell. 26 February 2010. Retrieved 26 February 2010.

• By-election results

External links

• Bracknell Forest Council