Committee details
Council
Purpose of committee
Council meetings take place around five times a year and all 52 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 6.30pm.
Contact: Democratic Services Team
Further information links:
Membership
- Councillor Steve Ardagh-Walter
- Councillor Peter Argyle (Vice-Chairman)
- Councillor Howard Bairstow
- Councillor Pamela Bale
- Councillor Jeremy Bartlett
- Councillor Jeff Beck
- Councillor Dennis Benneyworth
- Councillor Dominic Boeck
- Councillor Graham Bridgman
- Councillor Jeff Brooks
- Councillor Paul Bryant
- Councillor Anthony Chadley
- Councillor Keith Chopping
- Councillor Jeanette Clifford
- Councillor Hilary Cole
- Councillor James Cole
- Councillor Jason Collis
- Councillor Richard Crumly
- Councillor Rob Denton-Powell
- Councillor Lee Dillon
- Councillor Lynne Doherty
- Councillor Billy Drummond
- Councillor Adrian Edwards
- Councillor Sheila Ellison
- Councillor Marcus Franks
- Councillor James Fredrickson
- Councillor Dave Goff
- Councillor Manohar Gopal
- Councillor Paul Hewer
- Councillor Clive Hooker
- Councillor Carol Jackson-Doerge (Chairman)
- Councillor Marigold Jaques
- Councillor Mike Johnston
- Councillor Graham Jones
- Councillor Rick Jones
- Councillor Alan Law
- Councillor Tony Linden
- Councillor Mollie Lock
- Councillor Gordon Lundie
- Councillor Alan Macro
- Councillor Tim Metcalfe
- Councillor Ian Morrin
- Councillor Graham Pask
- Councillor Anthony Pick
- Councillor James Podger
- Councillor Garth Simpson
- Councillor Richard Somner
- Councillor Anthony Stansfeld
- Councillor Virginia von Celsing
- Councillor Quentin Webb
- Councillor Emma Webster
- Councillor Laszlo Zverko
Contact information
Support officer: Democratic Services Team.
Postal address:
Strategic Support
Council Offices
Market Street
Newbury
RG14 5LD
Phone: 01635 519045
Email: executivecycle@westberks.gov.uk
Web site: http://www.westberks.gov.uk