Council by-election · Thursday, 24 September 2026

Windsor and Maidenhead: Bray ward

5 candidates. Same page for each, in ballot-paper order.

5candidates for one seat

1sourced positions

1with something published

1named sources

1. John Joseph Baldwin
the Borough first Independents

2. Joanna Korczak
Liberal Democrats

3. William Albert Sennett
Reform UK

4. Nigel William Smith
Labour Party

5. Clare Stuart-Adams
Conservative and Unionist Party

At the election of Thursday, 4 May 2023, this seat was won by 161 votes (4.2% of votes cast); turnout was 35%. Past results describe the past; each election is a new contest.

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You're voting for

Your local councillor

Councillors sit on the council that runs services where you live. They set the council's budget and council tax, and decide local planning applications. Here, for Windsor and Maidenhead: Bray ward.

What this office decides

Planning. Whether new homes, extensions and developments get permission.
Waste and streets. Bins, recycling, street cleaning, fly-tipping.
Council tax. The level you pay, within limits set nationally.
Social care. In county and unitary councils, care for older and disabled people.
Parks and libraries. Opening, funding, closing.
Council housing. Repairs, allocations and, in many areas, homelessness.

What it does not

NHS policy and waiting times. Parliament and the NHS.
Income tax and benefits. Parliament.
Immigration. Parliament.
Policing policy. The Home Office and your Police and Crime Commissioner or mayor.
Schools' curriculum. Government and, for academies, their trusts.

Candidates often campaign on things their office cannot change. That is not dishonest in itself — an MP can press a council, a councillor can lobby government — but it is worth knowing which is which. Summarised from the Local Government Association and UK Parliament descriptions of each role.

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1John Joseph Baldwin

the Borough first Independents

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Democracy Club profile

In their own words

John has been a dedicated campaigner for Riverside residents for many years. Many of you will remember his work to help save Deerswood Meadow from residential development, including gathering signatures and organising community email campaigns during the frosty February of 2022.

He has consistently scrutinised council decisions and pushed for stronger, fairer planning procedures — work he intends to continue. Riverside residents deserve experienced, independent voices who will act on the issues that matter most.

John looks forward to meeting as many of you as possible in the months ahead and to working for you, and only you, as your local councillor.

Statement to voters supplied by the candidate to Democracy Club, retrieved 2026-09-19. Reproduced unedited.

Stood before

Windsor And Maidenhead council, Belmont ward, May 2019 (Liberal Democrats) — elected

Previous candidacies from Democracy Club. A record of standing, not a judgement.

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Published positions on the nine topics

Candidate statements and leaflets are published as written; we check they are real, not that they are true. Switch between summaries and exact quotations with the control above the list.

Money and cost of living

Nothing published on this yet.

Housing and property

What this candidate says

Candidate's own words · John Joseph Baldwin (candidate), via Democracy Club · Statement to voters: John Joseph Baldwin

Their position

He has consistently scrutinised council decisions and pushed for stronger, fairer planning procedures — work he intends to continue.

What that means

Says he has scrutinised council decisions and pushed for stronger, fairer planning procedures, and intends to continue.

Retrieved 2026-09-19.

Healthcare and social care

Nothing published on this yet.

Education and universities

Nothing published on this yet.

Environment, climate and energy

Nothing published on this yet.

Immigration and borders

Nothing published on this yet.

Crime, policing and justice

Nothing published on this yet.

Defence, foreign affairs and the EU

Nothing published on this yet.

Equality and rights

Nothing published on this yet.

1John Joseph Baldwin

the Borough first Independents

2Joanna Korczak

Liberal Democrat

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Democracy Club profile Party site

In their own words

No statement to voters supplied to Democracy Club.

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Where this information comes from

Published positions on the nine topics

Nothing published that we could source, yet. A councillor sits on the council that sets council tax and decides planning, housing repairs and allocations, social care, bins, parking, libraries and, in most areas, school admissions. It cannot change national tax, benefits or NHS policy.

Are you this candidate, or their agent? Send us a sourced statement; it is published as written.
Look yourself: the council's election notices · the party's site · leaflets archived for this area (electionleaflets.org, a Democracy Club project).

2Joanna Korczak

Liberal Democrats

3William Albert Sennett

Reform UK

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Democracy Club profile Party site

In their own words

No statement to voters supplied to Democracy Club.

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Where this information comes from

Published positions on the nine topics

Are you this candidate, or their agent? Send us a sourced statement; it is published as written.
Look yourself: the council's election notices · the party's site · leaflets archived for this area (electionleaflets.org, a Democracy Club project).

3William Albert Sennett

Reform UK

4Nigel William Smith

Labour Party

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Democracy Club profile Party site

In their own words

A surveyor working in the telecommunications industry. He has lived in Maidenhead for nearly thirty years and is a school governor of a local primary school and was a former West London councillor.

Statement to voters supplied by the candidate to Democracy Club, retrieved 2026-09-19. Reproduced unedited.

Stood before

Windsor And Maidenhead council, Riverside ward, May 2023 (Labour Party) — not elected
Windsor And Maidenhead council, Pinkneys Green ward, May 2019 (Labour Party) — not elected

Previous candidacies from Democracy Club. A record of standing, not a judgement.

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Where this information comes from

Published positions on the nine topics

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Look yourself: the council's election notices · the party's site · leaflets archived for this area (electionleaflets.org, a Democracy Club project).

4Nigel William Smith

Labour Party

5Clare Stuart-Adams

The Conservative Party Candidate

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Democracy Club profile Party site

In their own words

No statement to voters supplied to Democracy Club.

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Where this information comes from

Published positions on the nine topics

Are you this candidate, or their agent? Send us a sourced statement; it is published as written.
Look yourself: the council's election notices · the party's site · leaflets archived for this area (electionleaflets.org, a Democracy Club project).

5Clare Stuart-Adams

Conservative and Unionist Party

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Last time in this seat: election of Thursday, 4 May 2023

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Suzanne Cross (elected)	the Borough first Independents	907	23.7%
Leo Francis Walters (elected)	Conservative and Unionist Party	746	19.5%
Glynis Crane	the Borough first Independents	726	19%
Derek John Wilson	Conservative and Unionist Party	691	18.1%
Bruce Ian Ross Adams	Liberal Democrats	317	8.3%
Timothy Robert John Stevens Martin	Liberal Democrats	262	6.9%
Robert White	Labour Party	175	4.6%

3,824 valid votes, turnout 35%. Result data from Democracy Club (source). Past results describe the past; each election is a new contest.

Windsor and Maidenhead: Bray ward in numbers

Official open data about the area. It describes the place, not you, and it favours no candidate.

House prices in Windsor And Maidenhead

Average price £575,036, down 3.9% on a year earlier (July 2026).

Flats and maisonettes: £304,000
Detached houses: £1,126,843

Source: HM Land Registry UK House Price Index for the local authority (Open Government Licence). A local-authority average; prices within it vary widely.

Recorded crime nearby, July 2026

6 street-level crimes recorded within about a mile of the area's centre.

criminal damage arson: 2
violent crime: 2
anti social behaviour: 1
public order: 1

Source: data.police.uk (Open Government Licence). Centroid of the ONS 2024 boundary. Statistics near this point describe the area, not any household. Recorded crime reflects reporting and policing as well as offending; see the ONS guidance in further reading.

Windsor and Maidenhead: Bray ward in numbers

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Cross-cutting: polling, fact-checking, parliamentary research

Commons Library: constituency data dashboards — House of Commons Library. Parliamentary research service, impartial by statute.
electionleaflets.org: archive of election leaflets, searchable by area — Democracy Club. Civic-technology archive; leaflets are the parties' own material.
Electoral Commission: political finance register (donations, loans, spending) — Electoral Commission. Official register.
Full Fact — Full Fact. Independent fact-checking charity.
House of Commons Library research briefings — House of Commons Library. Parliamentary research service, impartial by statute.
Institute for Government — Institute for Government. Independent think tank on how government works.
Ipsos Issues Index: what the public says matters most — Ipsos. Polling company (monthly, unprompted survey).
LG Inform: council performance and finance data — Local Government Association. Sector body for councils.
Local Elections Archive Project: every council result since 2002 — Andrew Teale. Independent archive from Returning Officers' data, CC BY-SA.
mySociety Local Intelligence Hub: data by constituency — mySociety. Civic-technology charity; non-partisan.
UK Parliament: Commons votes (every division, how each MP voted) — UK Parliament. Official record, Open Parliament Licence.
UK Parliament: petitions, with signatures by constituency — UK Parliament. Official record.

Sources used on this page

Statement to voters: John Joseph Baldwin — John Joseph Baldwin (candidate), via Democracy Club, undated. Retrieved 2026-09-19. 1 quotation.

Candidate lists and nominations: Democracy Club (CC BY 4.0). Tax and benefit figures: PolicyEngine UK, open source.

Windsor and Maidenhead: Bray ward

Your local councillor

What this office decides

What it does not

The ballot paper

1John Joseph Baldwin

In their own words

Stood before

Where this information comes from

Published positions on the nine topics

Money and cost of living

Housing and property

Healthcare and social care

Education and universities

Environment, climate and energy

Immigration and borders

Crime, policing and justice

Defence, foreign affairs and the EU

Equality and rights

1John Joseph Baldwin

2Joanna Korczak

In their own words

Where this information comes from

Published positions on the nine topics

2Joanna Korczak

3William Albert Sennett

In their own words

Where this information comes from

Published positions on the nine topics

3William Albert Sennett

4Nigel William Smith

In their own words

Stood before

Where this information comes from

Published positions on the nine topics

4Nigel William Smith

5Clare Stuart-Adams

In their own words

Where this information comes from

Published positions on the nine topics

5Clare Stuart-Adams

Windsor and Maidenhead: Bray ward in numbers

House prices in Windsor And Maidenhead

Recorded crime nearby, July 2026

Windsor and Maidenhead: Bray ward in numbers

Go deeper: independent sources

Sources used on this page

1John Joseph Baldwin

In their own words

Stood before

Where this information comes from

Published positions on the nine topics

Money and cost of living

Housing and property

Healthcare and social care

Education and universities

Environment, climate and energy

Immigration and borders

Crime, policing and justice

Defence, foreign affairs and the EU

Equality and rights

2Joanna Korczak

In their own words

Where this information comes from

Published positions on the nine topics

3William Albert Sennett

In their own words

Where this information comes from

Published positions on the nine topics

4Nigel William Smith

In their own words

Stood before

Where this information comes from

Published positions on the nine topics

5Clare Stuart-Adams

In their own words

Where this information comes from

Published positions on the nine topics

Windsor and Maidenhead: Bray ward in numbers

House prices in Windsor And Maidenhead