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 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 (see Petitions).
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 Owen Jeffery
- Councillor Antony Amirtharaj
- Councillor Phil Barnett
- Councillor Dennis Benneyworth
- Councillor Dominic Boeck
- Councillor Jeff Brooks
- Councillor Nick Carter
- Councillor Patrick Clark
- Councillor Heather Codling
- Councillor Martin Colston
- Councillor Jeremy Cottam (Chairman)
- Councillor Iain Cottingham
- Councillor Laura Coyle
- Councillor Carolyne Culver
- Councillor Paul Dick
- Councillor Lee Dillon
- Councillor Billy Drummond (Vice-Chairman)
- Councillor Nigel Foot
- Councillor Denise Gaines
- Councillor Stuart Gourley
- Councillor Clive Hooker
- Councillor Adrian Abbs
- Councillor Paul Kander
- Councillor Jane Langford
- Councillor Janine Lewis
- Councillor Ross Mackinnon
- Councillor Alan Macro
- Councillor David Marsh
- Councillor Geoff Mayes
- Councillor Biyi Oloko
- Councillor Erik Pattenden
- Councillor Justin Pemberton
- Councillor Vicky Poole
- Councillor Christopher Read
- Councillor Matt Shakespeare
- Councillor Richard Somner
- Councillor Stephanie Steevenson
- Councillor Joanne Stewart
- Councillor Louise Sturgess
- Councillor Clive Taylor
- Councillor Martha Vickers
- Councillor Tony Vickers
- Councillor Howard Woollaston
- David Cook (Secretary)
Contact information
Support officer: Stephen Chard (Democratic Services Manager).
Postal address:
Legal and Democratic Services
Council Offices
Market Street
Newbury
RG14 5LD
Phone: 01635 519462
Email: executivecycle@westberks.gov.uk
Web site: http://www.westberks.gov.uk