West Berkshire Council

West Berkshire Council
West Berkshire Council
Type
Type	Unitary authority
History
Founded	1 April 1974
Leadership
Chair	Tony Vickers, ; Liberal Democrats ; since 15 May 2025
Leader	Jeff Brooks, ; Liberal Democrats ; since 9 May 2024
Chief Executive	Joseph Holmes ; since 8 November 2024
Structure
Seats	43 councillors
Political groups	Administration (28) Liberal Democrats (28) Other parties (15) Conservative (11) Green (2) Labour (1) Independent (1)
Committees	10 Overview and Scrutiny Management; Health Scrutiny; Resource Management Working Group; Licensing; District Planning; Eastern Area Planning; Western Area Planning; Governance and Audit; Personnel; Standards;
Length of term	4 years
Elections
Voting system	Plurality-at-large
Last election	4 May 2023
Next election	6 May 2027
Meeting place
	Council Offices, Market Street, Newbury, RG14 5LD
Website
	www.westberks.gov.uk

West Berkshire Council is the local authority of West Berkshire in Berkshire, England. The council was created in 1974 as Newbury District Council, and was a lower-tier district council until 1998. The district was renamed West Berkshire on 1 April 1998 when the council became a unitary authority, being a district council which also performs the functions of a county council.

The council has been under Liberal Democrat majority control since 2023. It is based at the Council Offices in Newbury.