Photo: Rosalind Mitchell · CC BY-SA 2.0No party holds a majority on Wokingham Borough Council
Knowl Hill is run by Wokingham Borough Council and the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead, with Wargrave parish council for local matters. No party holds a majority on Wokingham Borough Council. The Liberal Democrats have a majority on the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead. Most of Knowl Hill is in Wokingham (MP Clive Jones, Liberal Democrat); 35% of residents are in Maidenhead (MP Mr Joshua Reynolds, Liberal Democrat).
£2,327
Band D, a year, the middle band every council sets its tax from.
Where it goes →How Knowl Hill’s politics has changed since 2021
No majority on Wokingham Borough Council
The Liberal Democrats, the largest group, hold 28 of its 60 seats as elected, 3 short of the 31 needed. The Conservatives hold 21, Labour 8. Who’s in charge ↓
The 2026 vote
Across Knowl Hill’s wards, the Conservatives took 40.6%, the Liberal Democrats took 40.1% and Reform UK took 12.2% of votes in May 2026. In 2024, the Conservatives had 46.5%. How Knowl Hill has voted ↓
Council tax
A Band D bill in Knowl Hill is £2,527 for 2026–27; Wokingham Borough Council keeps 80% of it. The council area’s Band D has risen 58% in ten years, against England’s 56%. Council money ↓
Written from the data on this page: Democracy Club results since May 2021, the UK Parliament Members API and MHCLG council tax.
Who holds the seats on Knowl Hill’s councils
Seats by party as elected. A party needs 31 of Wokingham’s 60 or 21 of Windsor and Maidenhead’s 41 seats to run the council alone.
- Liberal Democrat28
- Conservative21
- Labour8
Latest election: May 2026.
- Liberal Democrat22
- Conservative7
- the Borough first Independents7
- Old Windsor Residents Association2
- West Windsor Residents Association2
- National Flood Prevention Party1
Latest election: May 2023.
Seats are counted from election results: each ward’s most recent winners until its seats are filled. Councillors who have since changed party or resigned aren’t reflected, and which parties lead the council, and who is leader, comes from the council itself.
Results: Democracy Club (CC BY 4.0), elections since May 2021; seats per ward from its EveryElection.
The councils that run Knowl Hill
One council runs every main service here.
Local matters: allotments, play areas, halls, footpaths and benches; it is consulted on planning and adds a precept to the council tax bill. A town council is a parish council by another name.
65% of Knowl Hill’s residents · Band D precept £110
The parish council for the part of Knowl Hill inside Hurley parish.
Who runs Knowl Hill: same source as Who runs Knowl Hill, above.
Every main council service: schools, social care, roads, bins, planning, housing and libraries.
65% of Knowl Hill’s residents
Website ↗Every main council service: schools, social care, roads, bins, planning, housing and libraries.
Who runs Knowl Hill: same source as Who runs Knowl Hill, above.
Website ↗Who to ask
From GOV.UK’s “Understand how your council works”: here one council runs every main service.
Councils from ONS lookups (wards and councils May 2026, parishes 2025), names and websites from GOV.UK’s local council finder; parish councils from MHCLG’s 2026–27 list of precepting parishes.
From the parish to Westminster
Every elected tier that speaks for Knowl Hill, from the most recent elections.
- 1Town or parish2 parish councilsWargrave parish councilHurley parish council
- 2Council wards2 wards · 5 councillorsLeon CookSam AkhtarWayne SmithKatrin HardingGeorge David BlundellMaureen Amelia Hunt
- 3Police and crime commissionerThames Valley Police · elected May 2024Matthew Barber
- 4House of CommonsSplit between 2 constituencies
Party colours are neutral on purpose: they tell parties apart and aren’t the parties’ own. Tap an MP’s name for their contact page on parliament.uk.
5 councillors for 2 wards
Wards with at least 2% of the town’s residents, or half their own inside it. Each shows who won its most recent elections, newest first, until its seats are filled.
- Leon CookConservative · May 2026
- Sam AkhtarConservative · May 2024
- Wayne SmithConservative · May 2024
- Katrin HardingLiberal Democrat · May 2024
- George David BlundellLiberal Democrat · May 2023
- Maureen Amelia HuntConservative · May 2023
Show as a table
| Ward | Seats | Elected | When |
|---|---|---|---|
| ThamesWokingham · 5% in Knowl Hill · 430 residents3 seats · May 2026, May 2024 | 3 | Leon CookSam AkhtarWayne SmithKatrin Harding | May 2026, May 2024 |
| Hurley & WalthamsWindsor and Maidenhead · 4% in Knowl Hill · 231 residents2 seats · May 2023 | 2 | George David BlundellMaureen Amelia Hunt | May 2023 |
Councillors can resign, change party or sit as independents between elections; a by-election winner replaces someone not named here. Wokingham Borough Council’s website lists who sits now.
Results from Democracy Club’s candidates database (CC BY 4.0; elections since May 2021) and ward seats from its EveryElection, matched to ONS wards (May 2026) and county divisions (May 2025).
Who led each council vote, 2023–2026
Share of all votes cast for candidates in Knowl Hill’s wards at each scheduled council election since 2021. A gap is a year with no election here.
Seats won at each election
Show as a table
| Party | 2023 | 2024 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Green | 4.2% | 0% | 5.3% |
| Labour | 5.3% | 12.6% | 1.8% |
| Liberal Democrat | 45.9% | 40.9% | 40.1% |
| Conservative | 44.7% | 46.5% | 40.6% |
| Reform UK | 0% | 0% | 12.2% |
In 2026, the Conservatives won 1 of the 1 seats up in Knowl Hill’s wards.
Results: Democracy Club (CC BY 4.0). Where a ward elects several councillors at once, each voter has that many votes; all of them count here.
Wokingham council election, May 2026
Results in the wards that make up Knowl Hill, as declared. Percentages are of votes cast for candidates in each ward; where a ward elects several councillors, each voter has that many votes.
1 ward voted. Not every seat in the town’s wards was up this time.
No election is scheduled yet for Knowl Hill’s wards in Democracy Club’s list. Councils publish a notice of election about five weeks before polling day.
Who can I vote for? ↗3,820 votes for candidates
Candidates and results: Democracy Club (CC BY 4.0), from councils’ declared results; polling dates from Democracy Club’s EveryElection.
Knowl Hill is split between 2 constituencies
The constituencies’ MP and the 4 July 2024 general election, the whole constituency’s result.
Liberal Democrat, MP since 4 July 2024
65% of Knowl Hill’s residents live in this constituency.
Turnout 72% (England 60%).
Majority 8,345 of 53,999 votes (15.5%): wider than in 55% of England’s 543 constituencies.
Liberal Democrat, MP since 4 July 2024
35% of Knowl Hill’s residents live in this constituency.
Turnout 66% (England 60%).
Majority 2,963 of 50,329 votes (5.9%): the 114th-narrowest of 543 in England.
53,999 votes for candidates · majority 8,345
Liberal Democrat, MP since 4 July 2024.
turnout in July 2024: 53,999 votes from 75,082 registered voters. England: 60%.
Majority 8,345 of 53,999 votes (15.5%): wider than in 55% of England’s 543 constituencies.
Maidenhead
50,329 votes for candidates · majority 2,963
Liberal Democrat, MP since 4 July 2024.
turnout in July 2024: 50,329 votes from 75,687 registered voters. England: 60%.
Majority 2,963 of 50,329 votes (5.9%): the 114th-narrowest of 543 in England.
MPs and results: UK Parliament Members API (Open Parliament Licence v3.0); constituencies from ONS (2024 boundaries). Percentages are of valid votes; turnout is votes cast over the electorate.
Knowl Hill’s Band D council tax is £2,527 a year
Where a Band D bill goes, what it has cost over the years, and what the councils plan to spend per resident.
Wokingham Borough Council keeps £2,027.40 of a Band D bill (80%); the rest goes to the Wargrave parish council, the Thames Valley police and crime commissioner and the Berkshire Fire and Rescue Authority.
Across the whole town the average Band D is £2,327 (parishes differ; weighted by residents).
Band D since 1993
Wokingham’s Band D bill has risen 58% in ten years, from £1,580.11 in 2016–17, against England’s average (56%). It was £550.13 in 1993–94.
Your bill by band
A Band D home in Wargrave, 2026–27, before discounts. The Valuation Office Agency’s band search gives any home’s band.
Berkshire’s councils
Average Band D in each council area, 2026–27, parish precepts included. Bars start at £1,800.
Council budgets per resident, 2026–27
Show as a table, with Berkshire
| Wokingham | Knowl Hill’s councils | Berkshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adult social care | £428 | £465 | £487 |
| Children’s social care | £228 | £286 | £290 |
| Roads and transport | £83 | £37 | £41 |
| Housing (not council homes’ rents) | £18 | £46 | £61 |
| Bins, street cleaning, environment | £100 | £116 | £119 |
| Libraries, leisure, culture | £-3 | £20 | £44 |
| Planning and development | £24 | £17 | £26 |
| Public health | £36 | £56 | £78 |
| Running the council | £91 | £55 | £59 |
| Other | £0 | £2 | £19 |
| Total, schools apart | £1,005 | £1,101 | £1,234 |
Net budgeted service spending, MHCLG Revenue Account budget 2026–27, per resident (ONS mid-2025 estimates). Schools are left out: academies are paid for directly by government, so council school budgets depend on how many schools have converted. Berkshire and England: all their councils together. Police, fire and transport authorities aren’t included.
Band D: MHCLG Band D council tax 2026–27 (each authority’s own figure, excluding parish precepts) and Council Tax statistics for town and parish councils 2026–27; since 1993–94, MHCLG’s area averages including parishes.
Having a say in how Knowl Hill is run
It takes about five minutes online; the deadline is 12 working days before a poll.
gov.uk ↗Type a postcode to write to each of its councillors and its MP.
WriteToThem ↗GOV.UK sends the report to the council that looks after the road.
gov.uk ↗Council and committee meetings are open to the public, with agendas and minutes online.
wokingham.gov.uk ↗Anyone can comment while an application is open for consultation.
wokingham.gov.uk ↗The rules, nomination papers and guidance for council candidates.
Electoral Commission ↗Questions about how Knowl Hill is run
Which council runs Knowl Hill?
Knowl Hill is run by Wokingham Borough Council and the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead.
Does Knowl Hill have a town council?
Yes: Knowl Hill has its own parish-tier council (Wargrave parish council; town councils are parish councils by another name), which adds £110 to a Band D bill in 2026–27.
Who is the MP for Knowl Hill?
Knowl Hill is split between 2 constituencies: Wokingham (Clive Jones, Liberal Democrat) and Maidenhead (Mr Joshua Reynolds, Liberal Democrat). Parliament’s Find your MP service matches a postcode to its MP.
How many councillors does Knowl Hill have?
5 ward councillors represent Knowl Hill’s 2 wards.
When are the next elections in Knowl Hill?
No election is scheduled yet in Democracy Club’s list for Knowl Hill’s wards. The next UK general election must be held by August 2029.
How much is council tax in Knowl Hill?
Band D council tax in Knowl Hill is £2,327 for 2026–27. Your bill depends on your home’s band, from A (6/9 of Band D) to H (18/9).
Who controls Wokingham Borough Council?
No party has a majority. As elected, Liberal Democrat 28 · Conservative 21 · Labour 8 of 60 seats; a majority needs 31. The council’s website lists who leads it now.
Who controls the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead?
The Liberal Democrats have a majority: 22 of 41 seats as elected.
Who won the 2026 council election in Knowl Hill?
In Knowl Hill’s wards on 7 May 2026, Conservative 1 of the 1 seats up. The Conservatives had the largest share of votes, 40.6%.
Sources: ONS ward, county division, parish, constituency lookups (Census 2021 output areas; Open Government Licence v3.0) · GOV.UK local council finder · Democracy Club candidates (CC BY 4.0) and EveryElection · UK Parliament Members API (Open Parliament Licence v3.0) · MHCLG Band D council tax, parish precepts and Revenue Account budgets 2026–27 (OGL v3.0) · ONS mid-2025 population estimates. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0.
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