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2004 Wokingham Council Election
The 2004 Wokingham District Council election took place on 10 June 2004 to elect members of Wokingham (borough), Wokingham Unitary authority, Unitary Council in Berkshire, England. The whole council was up for election with boundary changes since the 2003 Wokingham Council election, last election in 2003. The Conservative Party (UK), Conservative Party stayed in overall control of the council. Background Since 2003 boundary changes meant that almost every Wards of the United Kingdom, ward was changed from the previous election with the only ones that remained the same being Charvil, Norreys and Winnersh. The number of wards was also increased from 24 to 25, but the number of seats on the council remaining the same. The boundary changes meant the whole council was up for election for the first time since the unitary authority was founded in 1997. Before the election the Conservatives had 33 seats and had controlled the council since the 2002 Wokingham Council election, 2002 electi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wokingham UK Local Election 2004 Map
Wokingham ( ) is a market town and civil parish in Berkshire, England. It is the main administrative centre of the wider Borough of Wokingham. At the 2021 census the parish had a population of 38,284 and the wider built-up area had a population of 50,325. History Wokingham means 'Wocca's people's home'. Wocca was apparently a Anglo-Saxons, Saxon chieftain who may also have owned lands at Wokefield in Berkshire and Woking in Surrey. In Victorian times, the name became corrupted to ''Oakingham'', and consequently the acorn with oak leaves is the town's heraldic charge, granted in the 19th century. Geologically, Wokingham sits at the northern end of the Bagshot Formation, overlying London clay, suggesting a prehistorical origin as a marine estuary. The courts of Windsor Forest were held at Wokingham and the town had the right to hold a market from 1219. The Bishop of Salisbury was largely responsible for the growth of the town during this period. He set out roads and plots ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
