The leader of the Wokingham Conservative Party has made an emphatic appeal to voters ahead of the council elections. Cllr Halsall is now up for election in his ward of Remenham, Wargrave and Ruscombe, which he has represented since 2011. He has led Wokingham Borough’s administration through the pandemic. In an appeal to voters, Cllr Halsall said: “The Council is the golden thread that runs through our Borough, the indispensable partner for our residents and businesses. Diversity, Equality, Antiracism and addressing need must be at the heart of everything we do and of the example we set. No rational person would take any other point of view.
File photo dated 06/05/10 of a voter placing a ballot paper in the ballot box. More than half of people say climate change will influence the way they vote in the next general election, a survey suggests..
The three main parties are contesting all 18 seats up for grabs this election in Wokingham. Voters in the borough go to the polls on Thursday, May 6, although many are expected to vote by post due to concerns over the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. It will see all three of the Wokingham party leaders try to cling onto their seats on the council. John Halsall, the incumbent borough council leader for the Conservative party, will be fending off Liberal Democrat challenger Martijn Andrea and Labour candidate Stuart Cranier in Cllr Halsall’s current seat of Remenham, Wargrave and Ruscombe. Last election, in 2016, Cllr Halsall received a majority of 704 votes, winning 930 votes in total.
All the Conservative candidates standing for election in Wokingham in 2021 There are 18 Conservative candidates who will be competing for seats on Wokingham Borough Council at this year’s local election. The party is looking to keep control of the council, as it currently holds 31 of the 54 seats. There will be 18 seats up for grabs at this year’s election, which will be held on May 6, and the Tories are looking to win all of them. Last year’s election was postponed by the coronavirus pandemic, but people are being assured it will be safe to head to the polls in 2021.