Wokingham (borough)
| Wokingham Borough | |
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| Geography | |
| Status: | Unitary, Borough |
| Region: | South East England |
| Ceremonial County: | Berkshire |
| Area: - Total |
Ranked 174th 178.98 km² |
| Admin. HQ: | Wokingham |
| ONS code: | 00MF |
| Demographics | |
| Population: - Total (2010 est.) - Density |
Ranked 110th 163,200 912 / km² |
| Ethnicity: | 91.7% White (84.2% White British) 3.8% S.Asian 1.5% Black British 1.5% Mixed Race 1.5% Chinese or Other |
| Politics | |
| Wokingham Borough Council http://www.wokingham.gov.uk/ |
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| Leadership: | Leader & Cabinet |
| Executive: | Conservative |
| MPs: | Andrew MacKay, Theresa May, John Redwood, Rob Wilson |
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, Ryeish Green and Woodley.
The district was formed under the Local Government Act 1972, on 1 April 1974 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.
According to More or Less, Radio 4 programme, Central Government has classified Wokingham as the least needy Local Authority. Government funding is about £120 per head per year. This is the lowest in the country and compares with over £1000 per head in some areas, e.g. Hackney.
The district was granted borough status in 2007, following a petition to the Queen.[1]
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[edit] Elections
Elections to the council are held in three out of every four years, with one third of the 54 seats on the council being elected at each election. Since winning the 2002 election the Conservative party has had a majority on the council. As of the 2011 election the council is composed of the following councillors:-[2]
| Party | Councillors |
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| Conservative Party | 45 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 9 | |
[edit] Education
[edit] Secondary schools
There are five state secondary schools in Wokingham Borough, all of which are comprehensive:
- Bulmershe School, Woodley
- Emmbrook School, Wokingham
- The Forest School, Winnersh
- St Crispin's School, Wokingham
- Waingels College, Woodley
[edit] Academies
There are 3 academies
[edit] Primary schools
The following primary schools are also administered by Wokingham Borough:
- Aldryngton Primary School, Earley
- All Saints CE Aided Junior School, Wokingham
- Bearwood Primary School, Sindlesham
- Beechwood Primary School, Woodley
- Colleton Primary School, Twyford
- Coombes Primary School Arborfield
- Crazies Hill CE Primary School, Wargrave
- Earley St Peter's CE Aided Primary School, Earley
- Emmbrook Infant School, Wokingham
- Emmbrook Junior School, Wokingham
- Farley Hill Primary School, Swallowfield
- Finchampstead CE Aided Primary School, Finchampstead
- Gorse Ride Infant School, Finchampstead
- Gorse Ride Junior School, Finchampstead
- Grazeley Parochial CE Aided Primary School, Grazeley
- Hatch Ride Primary School, Crowthorne
- Hawkedon Primary School, Lower Earley
- Hawthorns Primary School, Wokingham
- Highwood Primary School, Woodley
- Hillside Primary School, Lower Earley
- Keep Hatch Primary School, Wokingham
- Lambs Lane Primary School, Spencers Wood
- Loddon Primary School, Earley
- Nine Mile Ride Primary School, Wokingham
- Oaklands Infant School, Crowthorne
- Oaklands Junior School, Crowthorne
- Polehampton CE Infant School, Twyford
- Polehampton CE Junior School, Twyford
- Radstock Primary School, Lower Earley
- Rivermead Primary School, Woodley
- Robert Piggott CE Controlled Infant School, Wargrave
- Robert Piggott CE Controlled Junior School, Wargrave
- Shinfield Infant School, Shinfield
- Shinfield St Mary's CE Junior School, Shinfield
- Sonning CD Primary School, Sonning
- South Lake Primary School, Woodley
- St Dominic Savio Catholic Primary School, Woodley
- St Nicholas CE Primary School, Hurst
- St Paul's CE Junior School, Wokingham
- St Sebastian's CE Aided Primary School, Wokingham
- St Teresa's Catholic Primary School, Wokingham
- Walter Infant School, Wokingham
- Wescott Infant School, Wokingham
- Westende Junior School, Wokingham
- Whitehouse School, Wokingham
- Whiteknights Primary School, Shinfield
- Whitelocke Infant School, Wokingham
- Willowbank Infant School, Woodley
- Willowbank Junior School, Woodley
- Winnersh Primary School, Winnersh
- Woodley CE Primary School, Woodley
[edit] Special schools
There are two special schools in Wokingham Borough:
- Addington Special School, Woodley
- Southfield Special School, Wokingham
[edit] References
- ^ "Annual Monitoring Report December 2007", P.4 bottom, Wokingham Borough Council
- ^ "England council elections". BBC News Online. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/special/election2011/council/html/mf.stm. Retrieved 23 July 2011.
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