Three by-elections for the local councils in Earley and Shinfield have been decided.
Voters in Earley and Shinfield went to the polls to elect four new councillors on Thursday, December 11.
The Liberal Democrats won in the by-election for the Hawkedon ward on Earley Town Council, with Keith Yabsley being elected.
Meanwhile, there were two by-elections to choose three representatives for Shinfield Parish Council, which were swept by the Conservatives.
In the Shinfield North ward, Jackie Rance and Greg Poole, both Conservatives, won, as voters needed to choose two new councillors.
Councillor Rance was elected to Wokingham Borough Council as representative for Shinfield ward in a by-election last December.
Therefore, she will sit on both councils.
Conservative returns to council after Shinfield by-election
The runner-up in the Shinfield North election was the Reform UK candidate Parry Batth, who was previously a member of the Conservative Party and a borough councillor from 2019 to 2023.
Anthony Pollock, also a Conservative, won the by-election for the Grazeley ward.
You can view the results in full below:
- Gregory Jackson, Reform UK – 167
- Madhu Ranga, Conservative – 257
- Stuart Simpson, Green – 83
- Jacky Steele, Labour – 32
- Keith Yabsley, Liberal Democrats – 298 (Elected)
There were 838 ballots.
Earley Town Council now has 18 Liberal Democrats, five Conservatives and three Labour members.
Shinfield North ward, Shinfield Parish Council (two seats)
- Parry Batth, Reform UK – 116
- Alex Nezhuvingal, Liberal Democrats – 77
- Greg Poole, Conservative – 147 (Elected)
- Jackie Rance, Conservative – 148 (Elected)
- Dominic Rider, Liberal Democrats – 107
- Robin Snell, Labour – 97
There were 407 ballots.
Grazeley ward, Shinfield Parish Council
- Chris Johnson, Liberal Democrats – 151
- Anthony Pollock, Conservative – 166 (Elected)
There were 321 ballots.
Shinfield Parish Council is apolitical.
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