Wokingham Borough Council
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.
Wokingham Borough Council | |
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| Third of council elected three years out of four | |
| Type | |
| Type | |
| History | |
| Founded | 1 April 1974 |
| Leadership | |
Mayor of Wokingham | Cllr Bill Soane since 23rd May 2019 |
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 | 4 years |
| 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 2019 election the Conservative party has had a majority on the council. Following the 2019 Wokingham Borough Council election, the council is composed of the following councillors:[1]
| Party | Councillors | |
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| Conservative Party | 31 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 16 | |
| Labour | 4 | |
| Independent | 3 | |
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gollark: Like Christians.
gollark: No, you can *arbitrarily pick* some system and SAY it's objectively right.
gollark: "Objective" morality is ridiculous, how would some moral system be *objectively correct*?
gollark: ... what?
References
- "Your Councillors by Party". Wokingham Borough Council. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
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