Bracknell Forest Council

Bracknell Forest Council
Bracknell Forest Borough Council logo
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Type
Type
History
Founded1 April 1974
Leadership
Jenny Penfold,
Labour
since 15 May 2024[1]
Mary Temperton,
Labour
since 24 May 2023
Susan Halliwell
since 2022[2]
Structure
Seats41 councillors
Bracknell Forest Council composition
Political groups
Administration (22)
  Labour (22)
Other parties (19)
  Conservative (10)
  Liberal Democrats (7)
  Green (2)
Length of term
4 years
Elections
Plurality-at-large
Last election
4 May 2023
Next election
6 May 2027
Meeting place
Time Square, Market Street, Bracknell, RG12 1JD
Website
www.bracknell-forest.gov.uk

Bracknell Forest Council, also known as Bracknell Forest Borough Council, is the local authority for Bracknell Forest, a local government district with borough status in Berkshire, England. Since 1998, the council has been a unitary authority, being a district council which also performs the functions of a county council. The council has been under Labour majority control since 2023. It is based at Time Square in Bracknell.

  1. ^ "Council meeting, 15 May 2024". Bracknell Forest Council. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
  2. ^ Williams, Grant (23 June 2022). "Bracknell Forest Council announces new chief executive". Bracknell News. Retrieved 5 May 2024.