Bracknell Town Council
Parish council of Bracknell, England
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Bracknell Town Council is the parish council covering the town of Bracknell in Berkshire, England. Established in 1955 as Bracknell Parish Council,[1] it was renamed in April 1974.[2] With a population of over 60,000 as of the 2021 census,[3] the council covers one of the most populous civil parishes in the country.
Bracknell Town Council | |
|---|---|
| Type | |
| Type | |
| Leadership | |
Leader | |
Mayor | |
Town Clerk | Jackie Burgess |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 28 |
Political groups |
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| Elections | |
| First past the post | |
Last election | 4 May 2023 |
Next election | 6 May 2027 |
| Meeting place | |
| Brooke House | |
| Website | |
| www | |
Unlike many parish councils, which are dominated by independents, the council has been dominated by political parties since its first election in March 1955,[4] and has alternated between Conservative and Labour control.
Election results
| Year | Conservative | Labour | Liberal Democrats[a] | Independents & Others |
Council control after election | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | Conservative | |
| 1976[5] | 15 | 9 | 0 | 0 | Conservative | |
| 1979[6] | 11 | 14 | 0 | 0 | Labour | |
| 1983[7] | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Conservative | |
| 1987[8] | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Conservative | |
| 1991[9] | 15 | 10 | 0 | 0 | Conservative | |
| 1995[10] | 0 | 25 | 0 | 0 | Labour | |
| 2007 | 17 | 6 | 0 | 0 | Conservative | |
| 2011 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Conservative | |
| 2015 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Conservative | |
| 2019 | 22 | 4 | 1 | 0 | Conservative | |
| 2023 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 0 | Labour | |
Leaders
| Councillor | Party | From | To | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mary Temperton[11] | Labour | 1981 | 1983 | |
| Isabel Mattick[12] | Conservative | 1983 | ||
| Mary Temperton[13] | Labour | 1995 | 2000 | |
| Chris Turrell | Conservative | 2003 | May 2023 | |
| Graham Firth | Labour | May 2023 | ||