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Keith Baker, newly elected Wokingham Borough Mayor and Abdul Loyes, Deputy Mayor. Credit: Pauline Jorgensen A new mayor, deputy mayor and executive has been appointed at a full meeting of Wokingham Borough Council. Councillor Keith Baker, who has served on the council since 2006, was elected Mayor of Wokingham Borough yesterday (Thursday, May 20). Cllr Baker said: “Being the first citizen of the borough is an amazing honour, which very few councillors actually achieve, and I am extremely ...

Luton election results paint a mixed picture Top Story May 9, 2021 LUTON: Local elections in Luton have painted a mixed picture. The mixed results come on a bad polling performance for Labour as it retained one seat but lost one to the Liberal Democrats. Labour’s Umme Ali won the High Town Ward seat with 717 votes. Conservative candidate Shakaina Khan received 327 votes. Other candidates were Green Party’s Lyn Bliss, Lib Dems’ Nigel John Marshall and Communist Party of Britain’s Marku...