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Woking Borough Council is the local authority for Woking in Surrey, England. The council consists of 30 councillors, three for each of the 10 wards in the town. [ 3 ] It is currently controlled by the Liberal Democrats , led by Ann-Marie Barker. [ 4 ]
In the 1930s, with the increasing responsibilities of the council, the council leaders acquired a series of large houses in Guildford Road, Mount Herman Road and York Road to accommodate the extra staff. [4] As part of the reorganisation of local government in 1974, Woking became a borough for the first time. [5]
Route 223, which connects Chertsey to Shoreham-by-Sea, passes through Woking, [215] as does the "Woking and Egham link" of the Surrey Cycleway. [216] In 2009, the borough council received funding to develop a 26 km (16 mi) off-road cycle network, resulting in the creation of 21 routes, collectively known as the "Planet Trails". [217]
The debt-ridden council is working with government commissioners to set its finances back on course. Woking Borough Council residents face 10% council tax increase Skip to main content
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Sheerwater Recreation Ground was created as part of the development of the area by London County Council in the 1950s. Ownership was transferred to the Urban District Council of Woking (now Woking Borough Council) on 26 September 1961 with the covenant that the land be used only as a recreation ground, children's playground or public open space ...
The 2024 Woking Borough Council election was held on 2 May 2024 to elect members of Woking Borough Council. There were 11 of the 30 seats of the council up for election, being the usual third of the council plus a by-election in Hoe Valley ward. The election took place at the same time as other local elections across England. [2]
One third of the council was up for election. The council stayed under no overall control. Before the election the largest council party grouping, the Liberal Democrats, were two seats short of a majority. The effect of the election was to make the Liberal Democrats four seats short, to remove their option of relying on the independent ...