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 five 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 Leader 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 and regulation | 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 and regulation
- Directorate plan: Place
- Portfolio holder: Cllr Liam Lyons
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 and regulation
- Directorate plan: Place
- Portfolio holder: Cllr Liam Lyons
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: Planning and regulation
- 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: Planning and regulation
- 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: Planning and regulation
- Directorate plan: Place
- Portfolio holder: Cllr Liam Lyons
Living well
- Portfolio responsibility: Community
- Directorate plan: Communities
- Portfolio holder: Cllr Steve Greentree
Local land charges
- Portfolio responsibility: Planning and regulation
- Directorate plan: Place
- Portfolio holder: Cllr Liam Lyons
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 and regulation
- Directorate plan: Place
- Portfolio holder: Cllr Liam Lyons
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
More information
View the Executive's meetings and agendas