Wokingham Borough Council is the local authority of the

Borough of Wokingham The Borough of Wokingham is a local government district in Berkshire, United Kingdom. It is named after its main town, Wokingham. Other places in the district include Arborfield, Barkham, Charvil, Earley, Finchampstead, Hurst, Sonning, Reme ...

in Berkshire, England. It is a

unitary authority A unitary authority is a local authority responsible for all local government functions within its area or performing additional functions that elsewhere are usually performed by a higher level of sub-national government or the national governmen ...

, being a district council (but designated a borough council) also exercising the functions of a county council.

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. At the 2022 election the Conservative party lost their majority on the council, moving it into no overall control. A joint administration was subsequently formed by the Liberal Democrats, Labour and independent councilors. Following the 2022 Wokingham Borough Council election, the council is composed of the following councillors:

Premises

The council's main offices are the Civic Offices at Shute End in Wokingham. The building began as a house, built as the rectory for nearby St Paul's Church. It was purchased by Wokingham Rural District Council in 1939 and converted to become their offices. The building has been significantly extended with modern offices behind the original house.

References

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