Bracknell Forest Council, also known as Bracknell Forest Borough Council is the local authority of
Bracknell Forest
Bracknell Forest is a unitary authority area in Berkshire, southern England. It covers the two towns of Bracknell and Sandhurst and the village of Crowthorne and also includes the areas of North Ascot, Warfield and Winkfield. The borough bor ...
in
Berkshire
Berkshire ( ; in the 17th century sometimes spelt phonetically as Barkeshire; abbreviated Berks.) is a historic county in South East England. One of the home counties, Berkshire was recognised by Queen Elizabeth II as the Royal County of Ber ...
, England. It is a
unitary authority
A unitary authority is a local authority responsible for all local government functions within its area or performing additional functions that elsewhere are usually performed by a higher level of sub-national government or the national governmen ...
, having the powers of a non-metropolitan county and district council combined.
It consists of 42 councillors that are elected from 18 wards.
Premises
The council was originally based at Easthampstead House in Town Square, Bracknell, which had been built in 1970 for its predecessor authority,
Easthampstead Rural District
Easthampstead is a former village and now a southern suburb of the town of Bracknell in the English county of Berkshire, although the old village can still be easily identified around the Church of St Michael and St Mary Magdalene. This building ...
Council. In 1997 the council acquired additional office space in a modern building called Time Square on Market Street, Bracknell, with functions split between the two buildings for a time. Council meetings continued to be held at Easthampstead House until a new council chamber was created in Time Square in 2018, after which the council vacated Easthampstead House and is now solely based at Time Square.
See also
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Bracknell Forest local elections
References
External links
Official website
{{Authority control
Leader and cabinet executives
Unitary authority councils of England
Bracknell Forest
Local education authorities in England
Local authorities in Berkshire
Billing authorities in England