Bracknell Forest Council - Wards and Councillors

Unitary authority · South East · 41 seats in 15 wards · All seats elected every four years · Next election 6 May 2027

Labour run Bracknell Forest Council as a minority administration. The council has 41 councillors in 15 wards. Seats by party: Labour 20, Conservative 10, Lib Dem 7, Green 3, Other 1. The next election is on 6 May 2027.

Control

Seats by party

Labour (Minority)

41 seats - 21 for a majority

Labour 20Conservative 10Lib Dem 7Green 3Other 1

Seat changes since the 4 May 2023 election Green +1 Other +1 Labour −2

Vote share at the 4 May 2023 election (41 seats, all wards)

ShareSeats won

Conservative42.4%10

Labour30.4%22

Lib Dem17.0%7

Green8.4%2

Other1.4%0

Reform0.5%0

Next election

6 May 2027

all 41 seats up, then every four years

Largest party

Labour 20

1 short of the 21 needed for a majority

Closest result

Sandhurst

Lib Dem won the last seat by 6 votes over Conservative, 4 May 2023

Latest by-election

Great Hollands

Labour hold, 7 November 2024 (1 since 2021)

Constituencies

2 overlap

2024Now

Voted Leave in 2016

54%

GB 52%

Wards

Who holds each ward

LabourConservativeLib DemGreen

Coloured by the party holding most of the ward's seats today; where seats are split evenly, by the party with the higher share at the last election.

All 15 wards

Councillors and last results

Select a ward for its full results, candidates and last by-election.

Ward and councillors	Last election
Binfield North & Warfield West John Harrison, Sheila Collings, Adrian Haffegee	4 May 2023 Green 55.4% lead 10.8 pts
Binfield South & Jennett's Park Georgia Pickering, Kathryn Neil, Stephen O'Regan	4 May 2023 Labour 55.0% lead 10.0 pts
Bullbrook Iskandar Jefferies, Caroline Egglestone	4 May 2023 Labour 54.8% lead 9.6 pts
Crowthorne Nicholas Robertson, Tina Eberle, Tina McKenzie-Boyle	4 May 2023 Conservative 52.2% lead 4.4 pts
Easthampstead & Wildridings Guy Gillbe, Helen Purnell, Paul Bidwell	4 May 2023 Labour 53.3% lead 21.9 pts
Great Hollands Mary Temperton, Gerry Webb, Donna Pressland	4 May 2023 Labour 73.9% lead 47.8 pts
Hanworth Jenny Penfold, Janet Cochrane, Cath Thompson	4 May 2023 Labour 55.8% lead 11.6 pts
Harmans Water & Crown Wood Peter Frewer, Jodie Watts, Cherise Welch	4 May 2023 Labour 48.3% lead 11.7 pts
Owlsmoor & College Town Philip Thompson, Nick Allen, Ray Mossom	4 May 2023 Conservative 53.8% lead 7.6 pts
Priestwood & Garth Michael Karim, Tricia Brown, Ryan Frost	4 May 2023 Labour 59.9% lead 19.8 pts
Sandhurst Mike Forster, Nazar Zahuruddin, Christoph Eberle	4 May 2023 Lib Dem 56.4% lead 12.8 pts
Swinley Forest Patrick Smith, Sophie Forster	4 May 2023 Lib Dem 57.9% lead 15.8 pts
Town Centre & The Parks Megan Wright, Roy Bailey	4 May 2023 Labour 52.9% lead 14.8 pts
Whitegrove Gareth Barnard, Robert McLean	4 May 2023 Conservative 51.5% lead 25.6 pts
Winkfield & Warfield East Moira Gaw, Dorothy Hayes, Tony Virgo	4 May 2023 Conservative 42.1% lead 13.0 pts

Binfield North & Warfield West

Adrian Haffegee GreenJohn Harrison ConservativeSheila Collings Green

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (3 seats)

Green55.4%

Conservative44.6%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Sheila Collings Elected	Green	1,004
Adrian Michael Haffegee Elected	Green	901
John Harrison Elected	Conservative	807
Ian Leake	Conservative	790
Ankur Shiv Bhandari	Conservative	643

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Binfield South & Jennett's Park

Georgia Pickering LabourKathryn Neil LabourStephen O'Regan Labour

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (3 seats)

Labour55.0%

Conservative45.0%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Kathryn Neil Elected	Labour	1,111
Georgia Rose Pickering Elected	Labour	1,025
Steve O'Regan Elected	Labour	1,007
Paul Vincent Byron	Conservative	910
Kiran Kumar Meka	Conservative	804
Rishi Bhandari	Conservative	768

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Bullbrook

Caroline Egglestone GreenIskandar Jefferies Labour

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Labour54.8%

Conservative45.2%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Caroline May Egglestone Elected	Labour	574
Kandy Jefferies Elected	Labour	510
Henry Michael Norman Campbell-Ricketts	Conservative	474
Sanjeev Prasad	Conservative	461

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Crowthorne

Nicholas Robertson ConservativeTina Eberle Lib DemTina McKenzie-Boyle Conservative

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (3 seats)

Conservative52.2%

Lib Dem47.8%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Tina McKenzie-Boyle Elected	Conservative	907
Tina Eberle Elected	Lib Dem	829
Nicholas Ian Robertson Elected	Conservative	828
Bob Wade	Conservative	799
Richard Montague Beaumont	Lib Dem	792
Terry Enga	Lib Dem	728

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Easthampstead & Wildridings

Guy Gillbe LabourHelen Purnell LabourPaul Bidwell Labour

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (3 seats)

Labour53.3%

Conservative31.4%

Green15.3%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Paul Bidwell Elected	Labour	908
Guy Gillbe Elected	Labour	906
Helen Amelia Purnell Elected	Labour	844
Dee Hamilton	Conservative	535
Iain Alexander McCracken	Conservative	512
Sabyasachi Chattaraj	Conservative	481
Victor John Rones	Green	261

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Great Hollands

Donna Pressland LabourGerry Webb LabourMary Temperton Labour

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (3 seats)

Labour73.9%

Conservative26.1%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Mary Temperton Elected	Labour	1,666
Gerry Webb Elected	Labour	1,323
Naheed Ejaz Elected	Labour	1,301
Michael Gbadebo	Conservative	588
Kevin Roy Buchler	Conservative	545
Kenneth Paul Widdowson	Conservative	470

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Last by-election, 7 November 2024

Labour44.6%

Conservative26.9%

Reform16.9%

Independent10.3%

Heritage Party1.3%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Donna Louise Pressland Elected	Labour	681	44.6%
Sue Housego	Conservative	411	26.9%
Colin Wright	Reform	258	16.9%
Michael Gbadebo	Independent	158	10.3%
Jason Peter Reardon	Heritage Party	20	1.3%

Hanworth

Cath Thompson LabourJanet Cochrane LabourJenny Penfold Labour

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (3 seats)

Labour55.8%

Conservative44.2%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Jenny Penfold Elected	Labour	1,037
Janet Gwendoline Cochrane Elected	Labour	967
Cath Thompson Elected	Labour	936
Gill Birch	Conservative	821
Mike Gibson	Conservative	803
Michael John Skinner	Conservative	736

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Harmans Water & Crown Wood

Cherise Welch IndependentJodie Watts LabourPeter Frewer Labour

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (3 seats)

Labour48.3%

Conservative36.6%

Heritage Party8.4%

Reform6.6%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Cherise April Welch Elected	Labour	887
Pete Frewer Elected	Labour	885
Jodie Christas Watts Elected	Labour	882
Chris Franklin	Conservative	671
Lizzy Gibson	Conservative	637
Chris Turrell	Conservative	634
Jason Peter Reardon	Heritage Party	155
John Gallacher	Reform	122

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Owlsmoor & College Town

Nick Allen ConservativePhilip Thompson Lib DemRay Mossom Conservative

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (3 seats)

Conservative53.8%

Lib Dem46.2%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Nick Allen Elected	Conservative	1,093
Ray Mossom Elected	Conservative	1,023
Philip Geoffrey Thompson Elected	Lib Dem	937
John Edwards	Conservative	899
Ben Hutchinson	Lib Dem	811
Leigh Quigg	Lib Dem	803

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Priestwood & Garth

Michael Karim LabourRyan Frost LabourTricia Brown Labour

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (3 seats)

Labour59.9%

Conservative40.1%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Tricia Brown Elected	Labour	980
Ryan George Frost Elected	Labour	914
Michael Karim Elected	Labour	829
Jennie Karen Green	Conservative	656
Alvin Edwin Finch	Conservative	621
Hazel Hill	Conservative	574

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Sandhurst

Christoph Eberle Lib DemMike Forster Lib DemNazar Zahuruddin Lib Dem

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (3 seats)

Lib Dem56.4%

Conservative43.6%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Mike Forster Elected	Lib Dem	1,325
Christoph Eberle Elected	Lib Dem	1,109
Mohammad Nazar Zahurddin Elected	Lib Dem	1,030
Parm Panesar	Conservative	1,024
Dale Philip Birch	Conservative	1,008
Paul David Bettison	Conservative	969

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Swinley Forest

Patrick Smith Lib DemSophie Forster Lib Dem

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Lib Dem57.9%

Conservative42.1%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Sophie Louise Forster Elected	Lib Dem	748
Patrick Smith Elected	Lib Dem	698
Colin Reginald Dudley	Conservative	544
Ash Merry	Conservative	540

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Town Centre & The Parks

Megan Wright LabourRoy Bailey Labour

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Labour52.9%

Conservative38.1%

Independent8.9%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Megan Wright Elected	Labour	551
Roy Bailey Elected	Labour	538
Suki Alanna Hayes	Conservative	397
Peter Heydon	Conservative	377
Olivio Barreto	Independent	93

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Whitegrove

Gareth Barnard ConservativeRobert McLean Conservative

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Conservative51.5%

Labour25.9%

Green15.4%

Independent7.2%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Gareth Barnard Elected	Conservative	913
Robert McLean Elected	Conservative	789
Grant David Strudley	Labour	459
Graham Firth	Labour	389
Rosaleen Melinda Donnan	Green	274
Philip Vincent Marshall Pitt	Green	211
Colleen Dulieu	Independent	128

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Winkfield & Warfield East

Dorothy Hayes ConservativeMoira Gaw ConservativeTony Virgo Conservative

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (3 seats)

Conservative42.1%

Lib Dem29.1%

Green28.9%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Moira Gaw Elected	Conservative	1,048
Dorothy Hayes Elected	Conservative	1,026
Tony Virgo Elected	Conservative	894
Simon Banks	Lib Dem	724
Samantha Mary Gibbins	Green	719
Mark Julien Harvey	Green	621

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Councillors

Changed party since the election

2 councillors now sit for a different party from the one they were elected for.

Ward	Councillor	Elected as	Now
Bullbrook	Caroline Egglestone	Labour 2023	Green
Harmans Water & Crown Wood	Cherise Welch	Labour 2023	Independent

By-elections

Every council by-election since 2021

1 by-election since July 2021, 0 of them gains.

Date	Ward	Result	Winner's share
7 November 2024	Great Hollands	Labour hold	44.6%

Parliament

Parliamentary constituencies

Constituency	Share of council	2024 winner	Projected now
Bracknell	82%	Labour	Conservative 31%
Maidenhead	18%	Lib Dem	Lib Dem 41%

Share of the council: the proportion of its census neighbourhoods (2021 LSOAs) in each seat. The projection is PollCheck's demographic model at current polling, not a forecast.

People

Who lives in Bracknell Forest

124,604 residents in 50,235 households

Voted Leave in 2016

54% 2 above GB

Degree or higher

36% 2 above GB

No qualifications

13% 5 below GB

Own their home

67% 6 above GB

Rent from a council or housing association

16% 1 below GB

Rent privately

16% 4 below GB

Aged 15 to 34

30% 1 below GB

Aged 65 and over

19% 3 below GB

GB figure. 2021 Census (Scotland: 2022): age as a share of residents aged 15 and over, qualifications of residents aged 16 and over, housing as a share of households. Leave: 2016 EU referendum, Electoral Commission results by counting area.

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Sources

Sources and method

Seat totals and control: PollCheck council control tracker. Councillors: Open Council Data (CC BY-SA 4.0). Election results: Democracy Club (CC BY 4.0), with some vote counts from DCLEAPIL, Leman (2025) (CC BY-SA 4.0), and corrections checked against councils' official declarations. Ward boundaries: Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Census: Office for National Statistics and National Records of Scotland.

Councillor lists and DCLEAPIL-derived vote counts on this page are available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

In wards electing more than one councillor, a party's share counts only its leading candidate (the Rallings and Thrasher method). Independents count individually. The lead is the gap between the top two parties' shares.