West Berkshire Council

West Berkshire Council
West Berkshire Council logo
Type
Type
History
Founded1 April 1974
Leadership
Billy Drummond,
Liberal Democrats
since 9 May 2024[1]
Jeff Brooks,
Liberal Democrats
since 9 May 2024
Nigel Lynn
since 18 October 2021
Structure
Seats43 councillors
West Berkshire Council composition
Political groups
Administration (28)
  Liberal Democrats (28)
Other parties (15)
  Conservative (11)
  Green (2)
  Labour (1)
  Independent (1)
Committees
10
  • Overview and Scrutiny Management
  • Health Scrutiny
  • Resource Management Working Group
  • Licensing
  • District Planning
  • Eastern Area Planning
  • Western Area Planning
  • Governance and Audit
  • Personnel
  • Standards[2]
Length of term
4 years
Elections
Plurality-at-large
Last election
4 May 2023
Next election
6 May 2027
Meeting place
Council Offices, Market Street, Newbury, RG14 5LD
Website
www.westberks.gov.uk

West Berkshire Council is the local authority of West Berkshire in Berkshire, England. The council was created in 1974 as Newbury District Council, and was a lower-tier district council until 1998. The district was renamed West Berkshire on 1 April 1998 when the council became a unitary authority, being a district council which also performs the functions of a county council.

The council has been under Liberal Democrat majority control since 2023. It is based at the Council Offices in Newbury.

  1. ^ Hinman, Niki (14 May 2024). "New council leader elected at West Berkshire Council". Newbury Today. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
  2. ^ West Berkshire Council – Your Councillors. Westberks.gov.uk. Retrieved on 2013-07-17.