Local councillors
What councillors do, find your local councillor, the Leader of the Council, register of interests, code of conduct, allowances and expenses, become a councillor.
Councillors and their portfolios of work
Various councillors have responsibility for different areas of work.
Our A to Z lists each area and which councillor leads on that work.
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