Wokingham Borough Council

Wokingham Borough Council
Third of council elected three years out of four
Type
Type
Houses Unicameral
Term limits
None
History
Founded 1 April 1974
Elections
Plurality-at-large
Last election
2010 (one third of councillors)
2011 (one third of councillors)
2012 (one third of councillors)
Next election
2014 (one third of councillors)
2015 (one third of councillors)
2016 (one third of councillors)
Website
www.wokingham.gov.uk

Wokingham Borough Council is the local authority of 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 2002 election the Conservative party has had a majority on the council. As of the Wokingham Borough Council election, 2015 the council is composed of the following councillors:[1]

Party Councillors
  Conservative Party 46
  Liberal Democrats 5
  Independent 1
  Labour 1

References

  1. . Wokingham Borough Council http://www.wokingham.gov.uk/news/index/may2014/local/. Retrieved 25 May 2014. Missing or empty |title= (help)
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