Leader of the Council
The current Leader of Woking Borough Council is Cllr Ann-Marie Barker.
The Executive
In May of each year, the Leader of the Council appoints councillors to the Executive. The council's Executive currently consists of 6 councillors and the Leader.
The Executive hold portfolios for areas of council business for which they are responsible.
| Council portfolio | Portfolio holder |
|---|---|
| Leader of the Council | Cllr Ann-Marie Barker |
| Deputy Leaders of the Council | Cllr Dale Roberts and Cllr Ellen Nicholson |
| Finance and economy | Cllr Dale Roberts |
| Climate change and leisure | Cllr Ellen Nicholson |
| Housing | Cllr Ian Johnson |
| Community | Cllr Steve Greentree |
| Planning | Cllr Louise Morales |
| Regulation and local government reorganisation | Cllr Liam Lyons |
View Executive meetings and agendas
A to Z of council portfolios and portfolio holders
Active travel
- Portfolio responsibility: Cimate change and leisure
- Directorate plan: Place
- Portfolio holder: Cllr Ellen Nicholson
Affordable housing provision
- Portfolio responsibility: Housing
- Directorate plan: Communities
- Portfolio holder: Cllr Ian Johnson
Asset Management
- Portfolio responsibility: Finance and economy
- Directorate plan: Corporate resources
- Portfolio holder: Cllr Dale Roberts
Building control
- Portfolio responsibility: Planning
- Directorate plan: Place
- Portfolio holder: Cllr Louise Morales
Climate change
- Portfolio responsibility: Climate change and leisure
- Directorate plan: Place
- Portfolio holder: Cllr Ellen Nicholson
Communications and engagement
- Portfolio responsibility: Leader
- Directorate plan: Corporate resources
- Portfolio holder: Cllr Ann-Marie Barker
Community meals
- Portfolio responsibility: Community
- Directorate plan: Communities
- Portfolio holder: Cllr Steve Greentree
Community safety
- Portfolio responsibility: Community
- Directorate plan: Communities
- Portfolio holder: Cllr Steve Greentree
Corporate employer
- Portfolio responsibility: Leader
- Directorate plan: Corporate resources
- Portfolio holder: Cllr Ann-Marie Barker
Corporate financial planning and policy
- Portfolio responsibility: Finance and economy
- Directorate plan: Finance
- Portfolio holder: Cllr Dale Roberts
Corporate governance
- Portfolio responsibility: Leader
- Directorate plan: Corporate resources
- Portfolio holder: Cllr Ann-Marie Barker
Corporate strategy and policy
- Portfolio responsibility: Leader
- Directorate plan: Corporate resources
- Portfolio holder: Cllr Ann-Marie Barker
Cultural and community development
- Portfolio responsibility: Community
- Directorate plan: Communities
- Portfolio holder: Cllr Steve Greentree
Customer experience
- Portfolio responsibility: Finance and economy
- Directorate plan: Corporate resources
- Portfolio holder: Cllr Dale Roberts
Democratic and civic functions
- Portfolio responsibility: Leader
- Directorate plan: Corporate resources
- Portfolio holder: Cllr Ann-Marie Barker
Development management
- Portfolio responsibility: Planning
- Directorate plan: Place
- Portfolio holder: Cllr Louise Morales
Digital services and ICT
- Portfolio responsibility: Finance and economy
- Directorate plan: Corporate resources
- Portfolio holder: Cllr Dale Roberts
Economic development
- Portfolio responsibility: Finance and economy
- Directorate plan: Place
- Portfolio holder: Cllr Dale Roberts
Emergency planning and business continuity
- Portfolio responsibility: Leader
- Directorate plan: Place
- Portfolio holder: Cllr Ann-Marie Barker
Environment and sustainability
- Portfolio responsibility: Climate change and leisure
- Directorate plan: Place
- Portfolio holder: Cllr Ellen Nicholson
Environmental health
- Portfolio responsibility: Regulation and local government reorganisation
- Directorate plan: Place
- Portfolio holder: Cllr Liam Lyons
Environmental maintenance
- Portfolio responsibility: Climate change and leisure
- Directorate plan: Place
- Portfolio holder: Cllr Ellen Nicholson
Extra care
- Portfolio responsibility: Community
- Directorate plan: Communities
- Portfolio holder: Cllr Steve Greentree
Flood risk management
- Portfolio responsibility: Climate change and leisure
- Directorate plan: Corporate resources
- Portfolio holder: Cllr Ellen Nicholson
Food, and health and safety
- Portfolio responsibility: Regulation and local government reorganisation
- Directorate plan: Place
- Portfolio holder: Cllr Liam Lyons
Green spaces and play
- Portfolio responsibility: Climate change and leisure
- Directorate plan: Place
- Portfolio holder: Cllr Ellen Nicholson
Greener Woking
- Portfolio responsibility: Climate change and leisure
- Directorate plan: Place
- Portfolio holder: Cllr Ellen Nicholson
Health and wellbeing
- Portfolio responsibility: Community
- Directorate plan: Communities
- Portfolio holder: Cllr Steve Greentree
Homelessness
- Portfolio responsibility: Housing
- Directorate plan: Communities
- Portfolio holder: Cllr Ian Johnson
Housing asset management
- Portfolio responsibility: Housing
- Directorate plan: Communities
- Portfolio holder: Cllr Ian Johnson
Housing benefit and council tax support
- Portfolio responsibility: Finance and economy
- Directorate plan: Corporate resources
- Portfolio holder: Cllr Dale Roberts
Housing needs
- Portfolio responsibility: Housing
- Directorate plan: Communities
- Portfolio holder: Cllr Ian Johnson
Improvement and recovery plans
- Portfolio responsibility: Leader
- Directorate plan: Improvement and recovery board
- Portfolio holder: Cllr Ann-Marie Barker
Independent living
- Portfolio responsibility: Community
- Directorate plan: Communities
- Portfolio holder: Cllr Steve Greentree
Landlord services
- Portfolio responsibility: Housing
- Directorate plan: Communities
- Portfolio holder: Cllr Ian Johnson
Leisure
- Portfolio responsibility: Climate change and leisure
- Directorate plan: Communities
- Portfolio holder: Cllr Ellen Nicholson
Licensing
- Portfolio responsibility: Regulation and local government reorganisation
- Directorate plan: Place
- Portfolio holder: Cllr Liam Lyons
Living well
- Portfolio responsibility: Community
- Directorate plan: Communities
- Portfolio holder: Cllr Steve Greentree
Local government reorganisation
- Portfolio responsibility: Regulation and local government reorganisation
- Directorate plan: Place
- Portfolio holder: Cllr Liam Lyons
Local land charges
- Portfolio responsibility: Planning
- Directorate plan: Place
- Portfolio holder: Cllr Louise Morales
Parking services
- Portfolio responsibility: Finance and economy
- Directorate plan: Place
- Portfolio holder: Cllr Dale Roberts
Partnerships and voluntary sector
- Portfolio responsibility: Leader
- Directorate plan: Corporate resources
- Portfolio holder: Cllr Ann-Marie Barker
Planning policy
- Portfolio responsibility: Planning
- Directorate plan: Place
- Portfolio holder: Cllr Louise Morales
Private sector housing
- Portfolio responsibility: Housing
- Directorate plan: Communities
- Portfolio holder: Cllr Ian Johnson
Procurement
- Portfolio responsibility: Finance and economy
- Directorate plan: Corporate resources
- Portfolio holder: Cllr Dale Roberts
Project management
- Portfolio responsibility: Leader
- Directorate plan: Corporate resources
- Portfolio holder: Cllr Ann-Marie Barker
Refugee support
- Portfolio responsibility: Community
- Directorate plan: Communities
- Portfolio holder: Cllr Steve Greentree
Regeneration and town centre
- Portfolio responsibility: Finance and economy
- Directorate plan: Place
- Portfolio holder: Cllr Dale Roberts
Revenue collection
- Portfolio responsibility: Finance and economy
- Directorate plan: Corporate resources
- Portfolio holder: Cllr Dale Roberts
Strategic infrastructure
- Portfolio responsibility: Leader
- Directorate plan: Place
- Portfolio holder: Cllr Ann-Marie Barker
Stronger neighbourhoods
- Portfolio responsibility: Leader
- Directorate plan: Place
- Portfolio holder: Cllr Ann-Marie Barker
Waste and recycling
- Portfolio responsibility: Climate change and leisure
- Directorate plan: Place
- Portfolio holder: Cllr Ellen Nicholson
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