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

Political control edit

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	1995–1997
	Conservative	1997–1998

Unitary authority

Party in control		Years
	Conservative	1998–2023
	Labour	2023–present

Leadership edit

The leaders of the council since 1984 have been:^[4]

Councillor		From	To
Alan Ward^[5]	Conservative	1984	30 Apr 1992
Bob Angell^[6]	Conservative	30 Apr 1992	7 May 1995
Austin McCormack	Labour	May 1995	13 May 1997
Paul Bettison	Conservative	13 May 1997	7 May 2023
Mary Temperton^[7]	Labour	24 May 2023

Council elections edit

Non-metropolitan district elections edit

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)^[8]
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)^[9]
1995 Bracknell Forest Borough Council election

Unitary authority elections edit

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)^[10]^[11]
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 edit

2023 results map

By-election results edit

1997–2000 edit

Great Hollands South By-Election 12 November 1998^[12]
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^[13]
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 edit

Priestwood By-Election 8 November 2001^[14]
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^[15]
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 edit

Binfield with Warfield By-Election 23 March 2006^[16]^[17]
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 edit

Hanworth By-Election 15 October 2009^[18]
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^[19]
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 edit

Winkfield & Cranbourne By-Election 28 November 2013^[20]
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 edit

Central Sandhurst By-Election 20 October 2016^[21]
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 edit

Old Bracknell By-Election 9 December 2021^[22]
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

References edit

^ "Meetings, agendas and minutes". Bracknell Forest Council. Retrieved 17 October 2009.
^ "Council compositions". The Elections Centre. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
^ "Bracknell Forest". BBC News Online. Retrieved 17 October 2009.
^ "Council minutes". Bracknell Forest Council. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
^ "A new man in the hot seat". Bracknell Times. 7 May 1992. p. 3. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
^ "Angell falls in a night of shocks". Wokingham Times. 11 May 1995. p. 7. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
^ "'History made' at Bracknell Forest Council, says new mayor". Bracknell News. Retrieved 25 May 2023.
^ 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.

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

External links edit

Bracknell Forest Council

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

[2] "Council compositions". The Elections Centre. Retrieved 3 May 2016.

[hold-3] "Bracknell Forest". BBC News Online. Retrieved 17 October 2009.

[4] "Council minutes". Bracknell Forest Council. Retrieved 11 June 2022.

[5] "A new man in the hot seat". Bracknell Times. 7 May 1992. p. 3. Retrieved 12 June 2022.

[6] "Angell falls in a night of shocks". Wokingham Times. 11 May 1995. p. 7. Retrieved 12 June 2022.

[7] "'History made' at Bracknell Forest Council, says new mayor". Bracknell News. Retrieved 25 May 2023.

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

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

[composition-10] "Local elections". * BBC News Online. Retrieved 17 October 2009.

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

[great-12] "Election Results – Great Hollands South". Bracknell Forest Council. Archived from the original on 8 June 2011. Retrieved 17 October 2009.

[harmans-13] "Election Results – Harmans Water". Bracknell Forest Council. Archived from the original on 8 June 2011. Retrieved 17 October 2009.

[inch-14] "Tories inch ahead". guardian.co.uk. 9 November 2001. Retrieved 17 October 2009.

[charles-15] "Election Results – Hanworth". Bracknell Forest Council. Archived from the original on 8 June 2011. Retrieved 17 October 2009.

[binfield-16] "Election Results – Binfield with Warfield". Bracknell Forest Council. Archived from the original on 8 June 2011. Retrieved 17 October 2009.

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

[hanworth-18] "Hanworth by-election result". Bracknell Forest Standard. 16 October 2009. Retrieved 17 October 2009.

[owlsmoor-19] "Bracknell Conservatives win Owlsmoor by-election". getbracknell. 26 February 2010. Retrieved 26 February 2010.

[winkfield-20] "Election results for Winkfield & Cranbourne". Bracknell Forest Borough Council. 28 November 2013. Retrieved 4 October 2018.

[centralsandhurst-21] "Election results for Central Sandhurst". Bracknell Forest Borough Council. 20 October 2016. Retrieved 4 October 2018.

[oldbracknell-22] "Election results for Old Bracknell". Bracknell Forest Borough Council. 10 December 2021. Retrieved 10 December 2021.

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