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Borough of Wokingham

Borough of Wokingham
Unitary authority, Borough
Shown within Berkshire
Shown within Berkshire
Coordinates: 51°24′37″N 0°50′36″W / 51.4102°N 0.8432°W / 51.4102; -0.8432Coordinates: 51°24′37″N 0°50′36″W / 51.4102°N 0.8432°W / 51.4102; -0.8432
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Constituent country England
Region South East England
Ceremonial county Berkshire
Status Unitary authority
Incorporated 1 April 1974
Admin HQ Wokingham
Government
 • Type Unitary authority
 • Body Wokingham Borough Council
 • Leadership Leader & Cabinet (Conservative)
 • MPs Phillip Lee, Theresa May, John Redwood, Rob Wilson
Area
 • Total 69.10 sq mi (178.98 km2)
Area rank 174th (of 326)
Population (mid-2015 est.)
 • Total 160,400
 • Rank 116th (of 326)
 • Density 2,300/sq mi (900/km2)
 • Ethnicity 88.4% White (83.6% White British)
7.5% Asian
2.1% Black British
2% Mixed Race
Time zone GMT (UTC0)
 • Summer (DST) BST (UTC+1)
ONS code 00MF (ONS) E06000041 (GSS)
OS grid reference SU805685
Website www.wokingham.gov.uk

The Borough of Wokingham is a local government district in Berkshire, United Kingdom. It is named after its main town, Wokingham. Other places in the district include Arborfield, Barkham, Charvil, Earley, Finchampstead, Hurst, Sonning, Remenham, Ruscombe, Shinfield, Twyford, Wargrave, Three Mile Cross, Winnersh, Spencers Wood and Woodley.

The district was formed on 1 April 1974 as Wokingham District, under the Local Government Act 1972, by the merger of the borough of Wokingham and Wokingham Rural District. It is governed by Wokingham Borough Council (formerly Wokingham District Council), which has been a unitary authority since 1 April 1998, following the abolition of Berkshire County Council under the Banham Review. The district was granted borough status in 2007, following a petition to the Queen.

The local authority is Wokingham Borough Council. It is a unitary authority, having the powers of a non-metropolitan county and district council combined.


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