People across Wokingham head to the polls on Thursday, May 7 - polling stations open 7am-10pm. Ninety‑eight candidates have been nominated, with the Conservatives, Labour, Liberal Democrats, the Green Party and Reform UK standing in all 18 wards. Only Wokingham Without elects two councillors this time, so voters there can put two crosses on their ballot. There are also two Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition candidates and one independent.
Conservative
Barkham & Arborfield - Sebastian Graabek; Bulmershe & Coronation - Yusra Salman (incumbent); Emmbrook - James Westhorpe; Evendons - Bjorn Graabek; Finchampstead - Peter Harper (incumbent); Hawkedon - Michael John Firmager; Hillside - Nick Kilby; Loddon - David Bragg; Maiden Erlegh & Whitegates - Wazir Hussain; Norreys - Phil Cunnington; Shinfield - Vishal Srinivasan (incumbent); South Lake - Michael Kennedy; Spencers Wood & Swallowfield - Anthony Pollock; Thames - Leon Cook; Twyford, Ruscombe & Hurst - Graham Howe; Wescott - Stephen Clubley; Winnersh - Martyn Washbourne; Wokingham Without - David Owen Howell Davies and Séona Turtle (incumbent).
Labour
Barkham & Arborfield - Isla Emily Sykes; Bulmershe & Coronation - Andy Croy; Emmbrook - Gopi Kolluru; Evendons - Annette Laura Medhurst; Finchampstead - Jac Pluves; Hawkedon - Mark Ambrose Craske; Hillside - Evan Peter Ainsworth; Loddon - Rona Melanie Noble; Maiden Erlegh & Whitegates - Mary Elizabeth Morris; Norreys - Nagi Nagella (incumbent); Shinfield - Richard Mark McKenzie; South Lake - William Francis John Gale; Spencers Wood & Swallowfield - Jacky Steele; Thames - Stuart George Crainer; Twyford, Ruscombe & Hurst - Stuart Ashley Hooper; Wescott - Tom Mayers; Winnersh - Tim Jinkerson; Wokingham Without - Tom Clark, Colin Heath.
Liberal Democrat
Barkham & Arborfield - Mohima Bose; Bulmershe & Coronation - Sheila Anne Jordan; Emmbrook - Basit Sajjad Alvi (incumbent); Evendons - Richa Singh; Finchampstead - Laurent Seraphin; Hawkedon - Melanie Cheryl de Jong (incumbent); Hillside - Caroline Smith (incumbent); Loddon - Nigel Stuart Harman; Maiden Erlegh & Whitegates - Andy Ng Siu‑Hong (incumbent); Norreys - Alwyn Howard Jones; Shinfield - Dominic Alain Rider; South Lake - Carol Ann Jewell (incumbent); Spencers Wood & Swallowfield - Chris Johnson; Thames - Katrin Harding (incumbent - third seat, 2024); Twyford, Ruscombe & Hurst - Martijn Andrea (incumbent); Wescott - Chris Cooke (incumbent); Winnersh - Chetna Jamthe (incumbent); Wokingham Without - Roberta Brooks and Jerry Percy.
Green Party
Barkham & Arborfield - Asad Feroz; Bulmershe & Coronation - Laurence Paul Beard; Emmbrook - Mark Jonathan Vernon; Evendons - Joe Hughes; Finchampstead - Shannon Carter; Hawkedon - Tom Milne; Hillside - Russell Stewart Seymour; Loddon - Stuart Andrew Simpson; Maiden Erlegh & Whitegates - Samuel Langlois; Norreys - Kalveer Kaur Lehal; Shinfield - Keiron Titus; South Lake - Gary Shacklady; Spencers Wood & Swallowfield - Tom Blomley; Thames - Salma Baker; Twyford, Ruscombe & Hurst - Merv Boniface; Wescott - David Chapman; Winnersh - Laura Titchiner; Wokingham Without - Henry Newbury, Guy Zilberman.
Reform UK
Barkham & Arborfield - Christopher John Bowring; Bulmershe & Coronation - Kai Meade; Emmbrook - John Ralph Clarke; Evendons - Jeremy Michael Field; Finchampstead - Stephen Surpless; Hawkedon - Sol Villaverde; Hillside - Amy Louise Robins; Loddon - Lance Tyrrill; Maiden Erlegh & Whitegates - Lillie Harris; Norreys - John Halsall; Shinfield - Parry Batth; South Lake - Andy Harris; Spencers Wood & Swallowfield - Gerry Allan; Thames - Andrew James McLaren; Twyford, Ruscombe & Hurst - Darren James Grant; Wescott - James Pigott (Colin Wright was nominated but switched to Wokingham Without); Winnersh - Jim Fife; Wokingham Without - Carl Andrew Bond, Colin Wright.
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition
Norreys - Sara Elizabeth Gillman; Spencers Wood & Swallowfield - Kathryn Jane Allman.
Independent
Shinfield - Edward Shaw.
Ted O'Neill, Local Democracy Reporter
