West Berkshire Council elections
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Map showing the composition of West Berkshire Council as of the last election in 2011. Conservatives in blue and Liberal Democrats in yellow.
West Berkshire 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][3]
Non-metropolitan district
Party in control | Years | |
---|---|---|
No overall control | 1973-1976 | |
Conservative | 1976-1991 | |
Liberal Democrats | 1991-1998 |
Unitary authority
Party in control | Years | |
---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | 1997-2003 | |
No overall control | 2003-2006 | |
Conservative | 2006–present |
Council elections
Non-metropolitan district elections
- Newbury District Council election, 1973
- Newbury District Council election, 1976
- Newbury District Council election, 1979
- Newbury District Council election, 1983 (New ward boundaries)[4]
- Newbury District Council election, 1987
- Newbury District Council election, 1991 (District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)[5][6]
- Newbury District Council election, 1995
Unitary authority elections
- West Berkshire Council election, 1997
Year | Conservative | Liberal Democrats | Independent | Notes | |||
2000[7] | 25 | 28 | 1 | ||||
2003[8] | 26 | 26 | 0 | (New ward boundaries)[9][10] | |||
2007[11] | 36 | 16 | 0 | ||||
2011[2] | 39 | 13 | 0 | ||||
2015[12] | 48 | 4 | 0 | ||||
District result maps
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2003 results map
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2007 results map
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2011 results map
References
- ↑ "Council compositions". The Elections Centre. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
- 1 2 "England council elections". BBC News Online. 10 May 2011. Retrieved 25 December 2014.
- ↑ "English elect councils and mayors". BBC News Online. 7 May 2005. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
- ↑ The District of Newbury (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1979
- ↑ legislation.gov.uk - The Berkshire, Dorset and Wiltshire (County Boundaries) Order 1989. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
- ↑ legislation.gov.uk - The Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Hampshire, Oxfordshire and Surrey (County Boundaries) Order 1991. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
- ↑ "West Berkshire". BBC News Online. Retrieved 25 December 2014.
- ↑ "Local elections". BBC News Online. Retrieved 25 December 2014.
- ↑ legislation.gov.uk - The District of West Berkshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2002. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
- ↑ "Councillors". West Berkshire Council. Retrieved 25 December 2014.
- ↑ "West Berkshire". BBC News Online. 4 May 2007. Retrieved 25 December 2014.
- ↑ http://decisionmaking.westberks.gov.uk/mgElectionResults.aspx?ID=5&V=0&RPID=2796658
External links
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