Wokingham

A review of the number of councillors, wards and ward names for Wokingham Borough Council
Currently in review

Latest Information

Making our recommendation into law

We ask Parliament to approve our recommendations.

Previous stages

Our recommendations for new electoral and boundary arrangements.

Dates: 4 Jul 2023

We consult with local people and organisations to help us refine our proposals.

Dates: 31 Jan 2023 - 10 Apr 2023

We ask local people and organisations to tell us about their communities.

Dates: 30 Aug 2022 - 7 Nov 2022

We decide how many councillors an authority should have.

Dates: 30 Aug 2022 - 7 Nov 2022

We review the electoral and boundary arrangements of councils to make sure they are fair. Our reviews include at least two rounds of public consultation before we make recommendations for change. 

We are carrying out an electoral review of Wokingham because the number of electors per councillor varies a lot across the council.  

23 August 2022 We decide how many councillors there should be
30 August - 7 November 2022 We carry out an initial public consultation on communities
31  January - 10 April 2023 We carry out a public consultation on our proposals
4 July 2023 We publish our recommendations
September 2023 We ask Parliament to approve our recommendations
May 2024 New arrangements apply to local elections

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Latest Information

Making our recommendation into law

Effective date

The Wokingham (Electoral Changes) Order 2023 was laid in Parliament on 29 November 2023.

Previous stages

Final report

Final Report

Our recommendations for new electoral and boundary arrangements were published on 30 May 2023.

*the table on page 25 of this report has been updated to correct the spelling of ‘Westcott North’ parish ward to ‘Wescott North’.

As a result of our final recommendations on new warding patterns, we are making changes to the parish electoral arrangements for Earley, Finchampstead, Shinfield, Swallowfield, Wokingham, and Woodley parish/town councils.

Consultation on proposals

We have proposed a new pattern of wards. We want to hear the views of local people and organisations to help us produce our recommendations for change. 

Local views on our proposals

You can see comments received from local people and organisations about our proposals.

Initial consultation

Local views given during our initial consultation

You can see comments received from local people and organisations about their communities.

Initial consultation

We ask local people and organisations to tell us about their communities.

Councillor numbers

We have decided that Wokingham Borough Council should have 54 councillors.

Previous Reviews

Previous reviews are held on the UK Government Web Archive

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