Wokingham Borough Council

Wokingham Borough Council

Type
Type	Unitary authority
History
Founded	1 April 1974
Leadership
Mayor of Wokingham	Cllr Malcolm Richards since 6th May 2021
Leader of the Council	Cllr John Halsall, Conservative since 6th May 2021
Chief executive	Susan Parsonage
Structure
Seats	54 councillors

Political groups	Administration Conservative (31) Other parties Liberal Democrats (18) Labour (3) Independent (2)
Length of term	Third of council elected three years out of four
Elections
Voting system	Plurality-at-large
Last election	3 May 2018 (18 seats)
Next election	2 May 2019 (18 seats)
Meeting place
Civic Offices, Wokingham
Website
www.wokingham.gov.uk

Wokingham Borough Council is the local authority of the Borough of Wokingham in Berkshire, England. It is a unitary authority, having the powers of a non-metropolitan county and district council combined.

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:^[1]

Party		Councillors
	Conservative Party	31
	Liberal Democrats	18
	Labour	3
	Independent	2

References[]

^ "Your Councillors by Party". Wokingham Borough Council. Retrieved 10 March 2018.

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