Wokingham Borough Council
Wokingham Borough Council is the local authority of the Borough of Wokingham in Berkshire, England. It is a unitary authority, being a district council (but designated a borough council) also exercising the functions of a county council.[1]
Wokingham Borough Council | |
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| Type | |
| Type | |
| History | |
| Founded | 1 April 1974 |
| Leadership | |
Mayor of Wokingham | Malcolm Richards since 6 May 2021 |
Leader of the Council | |
Chief executive | Susan Parsonage |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 54 councillors |
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Political groups |
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Length of term | Third of council elected three years out of four |
| Elections | |
| Plurality-at-large | |
Last election | 3 May 2018 (18 seats) |
Next election | 2 May 2019 (18 seats) |
| Meeting place | |
| Civic Offices, Wokingham | |
| Website | |
| www | |
Elections
Elections to the council are held in three out of every four years, with one third of the 54 seats on the council being elected at each election. Since winning the 2021 election the Conservative party has had a majority on the council. Following the 2021 Wokingham Borough Council election, the council is composed of the following councillors:[2]
| Party | Councillors | |
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| Conservative Party | 31 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 18 | |
| Labour | 3 | |
| Independent | 2 | |
References
- Berkshire (Structural Change) Order 1996 (SI 1996/1879), art.3
- "Your Councillors by Party". Wokingham Borough Council. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
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