Elections

Campaigning in the West Berkshire local council elections has turned ugly.

Kit Malthouse was officially adopted as MP for North West Hampshire last month.

The Green Party in West Berkshire has come out of the election blocks with 18 candidates.

Wild flower verges proved the issue to melt cross party hearts

West Berkshire Conservatives are first out of the traps for the May local council elections.

Residents in West Berkshire will need to show photographic ID to vote at this year’s local elections.

A local school is running a month-long charity auction to fund a new playground.

West Berkshire's planning ambitions for the next 17 years got the nod through to the final stage last night.

Splitting Laura Farris’s Newbury Parliamentary constituency in two has moved a step closer.

Newbury MP Laura Farris has apologised for the instability and disruption caused by her own party

Newbury MP Laura Farris says Jeremy Hunt will be able to restore the financial markets' confidence in Government policy.

Newbury MP Laura Farris has defended Prime Minister Liz Truss’ cabinet appointees and said she deserves a chance.

Conservative leadership hopeful Rishi Sunak was in West Berkshire today trying to win over party members before they cast their ballots.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson is to resign after 55 of his MPs stepped down from government positions.

Kerry Morrow claimed the Tadley North, Kingsclere and Baughurst seat for the Liberal Democrats after beating off competition from Maria Higson.

Conservative councillor Sam Carr held on to his Evingar seat with a relatively comfortable majority in last week’s election.

Twenty years on from the last time she was elected to the borough council, Liberal Democrat Jo Slimin has returned.

The Basingstoke and Deane Independents (BDI) became the majority party in Bramley as Tony Durrant ousted Conservative incumbent Simon Mahaffey.

The Tories have retained control of Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council but with a reduced majority after they lost four seats in the election.

Good morning and welcome to our live blog of the Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council elections.