Borough of Wokingham

Borough of Wokingham
Borough of Wokingham
Unitary authority and Borough
	From left to right; Top: Wokingham town hall; Middle: Twyford village centre and Woodley Coronation Hall; Bottom: Earley St Peter's Church and the California Country Park near Arborfield Green;
	Shown within Berkshire
	Coordinates: 51°24′37″N 0°50′36″W
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Constituent country	England
Region	South East England
Ceremonial county	Berkshire
Status	Unitary authority
Incorporated	1 April 1974
Admin HQ	Wokingham
Government
• Type	Unitary authority
• Body	Wokingham Borough Council
• Leadership	Leader & Cabinet
• MPs	John Redwood (C); Theresa May (C); Matt Rodda (L); James Sunderland (C)
Area
• Total	69.10 sq mi (178.98 km2)
• Rank	152nd (of 296)
Population (2021)
• Total	177,500
• Rank	116th (of 296)
• Density	2,570/sq mi (992/km2)
Ethnicity (2021)
• Ethnic groups	List 79.9% White ; 12.9% Asian ; 3.1% Mixed ; 2.4% Black ; 1.6% other ;
Religion (2021)
• Religion	List 44.7% Christianity ; 36.9% no religion ; 13.6% other ; 4.8% Islam ;
Time zone	UTC0 (GMT)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+1 (BST)
ONS code	00MF (ONS) E06000041 (GSS)
OS grid reference	SU805685
Website	www.wokingham.gov.uk

The Borough of Wokingham is a local government district with borough status in Berkshire, England. It is named after its main town, Wokingham. Other places in the district include Arborfield, Barkham, Charvil, Earley, Finchampstead, Hurst, Remenham, Ruscombe, Shinfield, Sonning, Spencers Wood, Three Mile Cross, Twyford, Wargrave, Winnersh and Woodley. The population of Wokingham is 177,500 according to 2021 census.

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