1991 Bracknell Forest Borough Council election
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All 40 seats to Bracknell Forest Borough Council
21 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Con
Lab
LD
Leader Alan Ward John Tompkins[n 1]
Party Conservative Labour Liberal Democrats
Leader's seat Sandhurst Priestwood
Last election 40 0 0
Seats won 32 7 1
Seat change Decrease 8 Increase 7 Increase 1
Popular vote 16,301 9,309 4,332
Percentage 54.4% 31.1% 14.5%
Swing Decrease 0.4% Increase 15.0% Decrease 13.7%
Council control before election

Conservative

 Council control after election

Conservative

The 1991 Bracknell Forest Borough Council election took place on 2 May 1991, to elect all 40 members in 19 wards for Bracknell Forest Borough Council in England. The election was held on the same day as other local elections as part of the 1991 United Kingdom local elections. For the first time since 1979, opposition parties re-entered the council at an all-out council election, but the Conservative Party still managed to secure a landslide victory.[1]

Summary

Votes for the Liberal Democrats are compared against the SDP–Liberal Alliance in 1987.

1991 Bracknell Forest Borough Council election
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Conservative 32 Steady 0 Decrease 8 Decrease 8 80.0 54.4 16,301
  Labour 7 Increase 7 Steady 0 Increase 7 17.5 31.1 9,309
  Liberal Democrats 1 Increase 1 Steady 0 Increase 1 2.5 14.5 4,332

Ward results

An asterisk (*) denotes an incumbent councillor standing for re-election.

Votes for the Liberal Democrats are compared against the SDP–Liberal Alliance in 1987.

Ascot

Ascot (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Cahill S. 1,547 46.7 -10.8
Conservative Herlingshaw L. 1,381
Conservative Drury D.* 1,329
Liberal Democrats Veakins D. 1,004 30.3 -2.4
Labour Miller D. 759 22.9 +13.1
Labour Draper R. 715
Turnout 44.2 -3.6
Registered electors 7,483
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Binfield

Binfield (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Doyle H. Ms. 992 69.3 +11.1
Conservative Taylor G.* 935
Labour Williams A. Ms. 439 30.7 +17.6
Labour Harman J. 434
Turnout 40.5 -14.9
Registered electors 3,463
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Bullbrook

Bullbrook (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Eason E. 1,094 50.5 -1.5
Conservative Thompson E.* 1,071
Labour Darke P. 1,071 49.5 +30.6
Conservative Albrecht R.* 1,059
Labour Firth G. 1,032
Labour Williams C. 989
Turnout 43.1 +1.2
Registered electors 4,891
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

College Town

College Town (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Murray A. 796 52.1 +14.0
Conservative Edger R. 733 47.9 -4.5
Liberal Democrats Earwicker R. 691
Conservative Simonds R.* 673
Turnout 43.6 -5.1
Registered electors 3,319
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Cranbourne

Cranbourne
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Ballin M. Ms.* 252 68.7 -8.3
Labour Simmonds S. 115 31.3 New
Turnout 37.3 -2.6
Registered electors 985
Conservative hold Swing

Crowthorne

Crowthorne (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Finnie J.* 1,153 63.6 +6.7
Conservative Cheney A.* 1,070
Conservative Thomas C. Ms. 907
Liberal Democrats Maxwell D. 661 36.4 +0.7
Turnout 48.8 -2.7
Registered electors 3,716
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Garth

Garth (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Clifford J. Ms. 804 51.1 +24.2
Labour Good D. 788
Conservative Ryder J. Ms.* 769 48.9 -1.5
Conservative Wentzell P. 674
Turnout 53.0 +0.6
Registered electors 2,865
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Great Hollands North

Great Hollands North (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Bouchard J. Ms.* 786 52.6 -0.1
Conservative Edmeades M. Ms. 732
Labour Shillcock J. Ms. 709 47.4 +24.1
Labour Adams M. 693
Turnout 44.9 +5.2
Registered electors 3,255
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Great Hollands South

Great Hollands South (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Angell R.* 825 49.6 -13.4
Conservative Price C. Ms. 765
Labour King S. 532 32.0 +16.4
Labour Temperton C. 506
Liberal Democrats Baker C. 307 18.4 -2.9
Turnout 49.7 +6.0
Registered electors 3,346
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Hanworth

Hanworth (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Wallace M.* 1,381 50.8 +1.1
Conservative Ince J.* 1,365
Conservative Browne A. 1,362
Labour Bayle M. Ms. 1,337 49.2 +28.4
Labour Gray A. 1,257
Labour Wheaton T. 1,209
Turnout 46.5 -1.6
Registered electors 5,666
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Harmanswater

Harmanswater (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Mills T.* 1,508 55.8 +2.8
Conservative Ainscough T.* 1,497
Conservative Pile S. Ms. 1,438
Labour Holness W. 1,193 44.2 +24.0
Labour Pitt K. 1,144
Labour Waddington A. 1,116
Turnout 44.6 -2.0
Registered electors 5,895
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Little Sandhurst

Little Sandhurst (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Birch D.* 981 63.5 +9.1
Conservative Cohen H.* 870
Liberal Democrats Cole L. 565 36.5 +2.8
Turnout 51.9 -5.2
Registered electors 2,979
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Old Bracknell

Old Bracknell (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Beasley C. 922 51.3 +3.6
Conservative Mattick I. Ms.* 908
Conservative Mullins A. 895
Labour Snelgrove A. Ms. 877 48.7 +25.4
Labour Waudby M. Ms. 861
Labour Smith R. 852
Turnout 48.6 +5.7
Registered electors 3,642
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Owlsmoor

Owlsmoor
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Thomas R.* 825 61.1 +2.4
Liberal Democrats Longhurst L. 526 38.9 +2.1
Turnout 37.2 -8.5
Registered electors 3,633
Conservative hold Swing

Priestwood

Priestwood (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Cooper P. 778 56.4 +20.0
Labour Tompkins J. 773
Conservative Blake L.* 602 43.6 +0.9
Conservative Egan J. 578
Turnout 52.4 -0.2
Registered electors 2,609
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Sandhurst

Sandhurst (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Marsden J.* 867 64.7 +1.7
Conservative Ward A.* 846
Liberal Democrats Nicholson D. Ms. 473 35.3 +12.7
Liberal Democrats Meller S. 447
Turnout 44.9 -3.4
Registered electors 2,936
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

St. Marys

St. Marys
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Warren J.* Unopposed
Turnout N/A
Registered electors 1,260
Conservative hold Swing

Warfield

Warfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Sargeant E. 514 83.3 +6.3
Labour Hirst W. 103 16.7 +10.0
Turnout 44.3 -1.3
Registered electors 1,392
Conservative hold Swing

Wildridings

Wildridings (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Dossett P. 592 51.8 +35.7
Labour McCormack A. 563
Conservative Mattick J.* 550 48.2 +3.9
Conservative Wreglesworth N.* 545
Turnout 51.1 -3.2
Registered electors 2,202
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Footnotes

  1. ^ Tompkins became the lone Labour councillor after a by-election

References

  1. ^ "Bracknell Forest Borough Council Election Results 1973-1995" (PDF). Elections Centre. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
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