West Berkshire

West Berkshire
West Berkshire
Unitary authority area
	From left to right; Top: Newbury Town Hall; Middle: Theale High Street and Donnington Castle; Bottom: St Mary's Church, Thatcham and Combe Gibbet near Gallows Down;
	Shown within Berkshire
	Coordinates: 51°24′03″N 1°19′25″W / 51.4009°N 1.3235°W
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Constituent country	England
Region	South East England
Ceremonial county	Berkshire
Status	Unitary authority
Incorporated	1 April 1974
Admin HQ	Newbury
Government
• Type	Unitary authority
• Body	West Berkshire Council
• Leadership	Leader & Cabinet (Liberal Democrat)
• MPs	Lee Dillon; Olivia Bailey;
Area
• Total	271.88 sq mi (704.17 km2)
• Rank	47th (of 296)
Population (2022)
• Total	162,215
• Rank	128th (of 296)
• Density	600/sq mi (230/km2)
Ethnicity (2021)
• Ethnic groups	List 91.9% White ; 3.7% Asian ; 2.4% Mixed ; 1.3% Black ; 0.7% other ;
Religion (2021)
• Religion	List 49.1% Christianity ; 41.1% no religion ; 8.5% other ; 1.3% Islam ;
Time zone	UTC0 (GMT)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+1 (BST)
ISO 3166 code	GB-WBK
ONS code	00MB (ONS) E06000037 (GSS)
OS grid reference	SU4705467146
Website	www.westberks.gov.uk

West Berkshire is a unitary authority in the ceremonial county of Berkshire, England. It is administered from Newbury by West Berkshire Council.

West Berkshire
Unitary authority area
From left to right Top: Newbury Town Hall Middle: Theale High Street and Donnington Castle Bottom: St Mary's Church, Thatcham and Combe Gibbet near Gallows Down
Shown within Berkshire
Coordinates: 51°24′03″N 1°19′25″W / 51.4009°N 1.3235°W / 51.4009; -1.3235
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Constituent country	England
Region	South East England
Ceremonial county	Berkshire
Status	Unitary authority
Incorporated	1 April 1974
Admin HQ	Newbury
Government
• Type	Unitary authority
• Body	West Berkshire Council
• Leadership	Leader & Cabinet (Liberal Democrat)
• MPs	Lee Dillon Olivia Bailey
Area
• Total	271.88 sq mi (704.17 km²)
• Rank	47th (of 296)
Population (2022)
• Total	162,215
• Rank	128th (of 296)
• Density	600/sq mi (230/km²)
Ethnicity (2021) ^[1]
• Ethnic groups	List 91.9% White 3.7% Asian 2.4% Mixed 1.3% Black 0.7% other
Religion (2021) ^[1]
• Religion	List 49.1% Christianity 41.1% no religion 8.5% other 1.3% Islam
Time zone	UTC0 (GMT)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+1 (BST)
ISO 3166 code	GB-WBK
ONS code	00MB (ONS) E06000037 (GSS)
OS grid reference	SU4705467146
Website	www.westberks.gov.uk