Committee details
Council
Purpose of committee
Council meetings take place around five times a year and all 43 elected members are invited to attend. Council is responsible for setting the council's budget and financial strategies, planning and transport policies, health and wellbeing strategies and the Council Strategy, as well as agreeing any changes to the Constitution.
Members of the public can attend Council meetings and those living or working in West Berkshire can submit questions to Council that relate to any business of the Council or the wellbeing of this district (see Asking a question at a meeting). Members of the public cannot present petitions to Council but they can ask elected members to do so on their behalf. Meetings take place in the Council Chamber, Market Street, Newbury RG14 5LD and meetings usually start at 7pm, except the annual budget meeting (which takes place in March) which starts at 5.30pm.
Contact: Democratic Services Team
Further information links:
Membership
- Stephen Chard (Secretary)
- Councillor Rick Jones (Chairman)
- Councillor Alan Law (Vice-Chairman)
- Councillor Adrian Abbs
- Councillor Steve Ardagh-Walter
- Councillor Phil Barnett
- Councillor Jeff Beck
- Councillor Dennis Benneyworth
- Councillor Dominic Boeck
- Councillor Graham Bridgman
- Councillor Jeff Brooks
- Councillor Jeff Cant
- Councillor Hilary Cole
- Councillor James Cole
- Councillor Jeremy Cottam
- Councillor Carolyne Culver
- Councillor Lee Dillon
- Councillor Lynne Doherty
- Councillor Billy Drummond
- Councillor Clive Hooker
- Councillor Nassar Hunt
- Councillor Gareth Hurley
- Councillor Owen Jeffery
- Councillor Tony Linden
- Councillor Royce Longton
- Councillor Ross Mackinnon
- Councillor Alan Macro
- Councillor Thomas Marino
- Councillor David Marsh
- Councillor Steve Masters
- Councillor Geoff Mayes
- Councillor Andy Moore
- Councillor Biyi Oloko
- Councillor Graham Pask
- Councillor Erik Pattenden
- Councillor Claire Rowles
- Councillor Garth Simpson
- Councillor Richard Somner
- Councillor Joanne Stewart
- Councillor Martha Vickers
- Councillor Tony Vickers
- Councillor Andrew Williamson
- Councillor Keith Woodhams
- Councillor Howard Woollaston
Contact information
Support officer: Vicki Yull (Principal Democratic Services Officer).
Postal address:
Legal and Democratic Services
Council Offices
Market Street
Newbury
RG14 5LD
Phone: 07824 824 867
Email: executivecycle@westberks.gov.uk
Web site: http://www.westberks.gov.uk