Helen Purnell: councillor for Easthampstead & Wildridings, Bracknell Forest Council
Helen Purnell is a Labour Party councillor for the Easthampstead & Wildridings ward on Bracknell Forest Council, according to the council's own published list. Helen Purnell is also Cabinet Member for Council Strategy and Communities (Leader and Chair of the Cabinet). Their current term began on 10 May 2023.
- Council
- Bracknell Forest Council
- Ward
- Easthampstead & Wildridings
- Party
- Labour Party
- Posts
- Cabinet Member for Council Strategy and Communities (Leader and Chair of the Cabinet)
- Term began
- 10 May 2023
- Official profile
- democratic.bracknell-forest.gov.uk
- Source
- Bracknell Forest Council: councillors by ward (modern.gov web service), read 3 November 2026 (saved copy)
How to contact Helen Purnell
These are the details Bracknell Forest Council publishes for Helen Purnell, exactly as published on 3 November 2026:
- Email: helen.purnell@bracknell-forest.gov.uk
- Phone: 07775 817045
- Home address (published by the council): c/o Bracknell Forest Council, Time Square, Market Street, Bracknell, RG12 1JD
- Official profile: democratic.bracknell-forest.gov.uk
Who else represents Easthampstead & Wildridings
- Paul Bidwell Labour Party Cabinet Member for Adults, Economy and Regeneration (Deputy Leader of the Council and Vice-chair of the Cabinet)
- Guy Gillbe Labour Party Cabinet Member for Planning, Transport and Countryside
Labour Party on Bracknell Forest Council
Labour Party holds 20 of the 41 seats on Bracknell Forest Council, the largest group. Seats by party: Labour Party 20, Conservatives 10, Liberal Democrats 7, The Green Party 3, Bracknell Forest Residents Group 1.
Leaders and post holders on Bracknell Forest Council
- Paul Bidwell Cabinet Member for Adults, Economy and Regeneration (Deputy Leader of the Council and Vice-chair of the Cabinet)
- Gerry Webb Chair of the Health and Care Overview and Scrutiny Panel
- Jodie Watts Chair of the Education, Skills and Growth Overview and Scrutiny Panel
- Christoph Eberle Chair of the Environment and Communities Overview and Scrutiny Panel
- Mike Forster Chair of the Overview and Scrutiny Commission
All 41 councillors of Bracknell Forest Council, by ward and party.
Who has power over Easthampstead & Wildridings
Helen Purnell sits on Bracknell Forest Council, at level 3 of the ten levels of power. These are the bodies above Bracknell Forest, each with its own page:
- Thames Valley Police led by Matthew Barber, Jason Hogg
- Bracknell: Peter Swallow (Labour) MP
- Maidenhead: Mr Joshua Reynolds (Liberal Democrat) MP
- UK government and all 650 MPs
- United Nations, IMF, G7 and G20
The full ladder of power over Bracknell Forest, from residents' groups to the G20.
Where this comes from
Bracknell Forest Council: councillors by ward (modern.gov web service), read 3 November 2026 (saved copy). Published by Bracknell Forest Council. The page is rebuilt from the official list each time it is read again, so anything the council changes or removes changes here too. Name or seat out of date? Tell us.