The Labour Party in Wokingham borough was left reeling after its party leader was defeated in this year’s local elections. Andy Croy has served as a Labour Councillor for Bulmershe & Whitegates since 2016. Mr Croy had served as the Labour group leader on Wokingham Borough Council. However, in the 2021 elections, Mr Croy was dethroned by Shahid Younis, the Conservative party candidate. It was one of the biggest moments when results were revealed on Saturday, May 8. Speaking on what him and his party will be doing next after his defeat, Mr Croy said: “We’ll carry on. If you’re on the Left of politics there’s the idea of the struggle, and it’s a struggle for a reason, because it’s not easy, because there’s set backs, and when those things happen, you don’t just crawl away, we don’t just give up, we come back stronger, we come back better, and we retake the things that we’ve lost and try and take the seats we haven’t won this time next year.
ELECTION 2021
The biggest election in our are this year will be the Wokingham Borough elections. Credit: Ben Walker/ New Statesman (Ballot: File Photo)
Voters up and down the country are going to the polls for the Local Elections this year. The biggest elections in our area are the Wokingham Borough elections, where voters throughout the borough will be selecting their ward councillors. There is a total of 18 seats up for grabs spread across the town itself, the Reading suburban areas of Earley, Woodley and Shinfield, and Wokingham’s satellite villages such as Twyford, Finchampstead and Hurst. There are a total of 54 seats on the council. The Conservatives are currently in charge with 31 councillors, a majority of 23. The second biggest party is the Liberal Democrats, with 15 candidates. The Labour Party currently has 4 councillors, and there are three independents. Councillors are elected for 4 year terms. Incumbents this year were last elected in 2016. There were meant
How will the election counts be different this year? Counts for the Wokingham Borough elections will take place at the Loddon Valley Leisure Centre in Rushey Way, Earley, starting at 9.30am on Saturday, May 8. The results from each ward will be read out in the main counting hall by Returning Officer Andrew Moulton. Once the wards are declared, candidates and their agents will then leave the hall, with time spaced so that other candidates can enter safely. This process will continue until all 18 results are declared. Election counts are typically held by invite, and there are no changes for that this year.