Borough of Slough

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Borough of Slough
London Commuter Belt
Ceremonial countyBerkshire
ConstituenciesSlough
SeatSlough
Area
 • Total20.80 sq mi (53.88 km2)
 • Rank276th
Population
 (2021)
 • Total158,289
 • RankRanked 129th
 • Density7,600/sq mi (2,900/km2)
Ethnicity (2021)
 • Ethnic groups
List
Religion (2021)
 • Religion
List
Postcode
SL1-3, SL60-95 (Non-geographic)
Area codeSL
ONS code00EH (ONS)
E06000039 (GSS)
Websitewww.slough.gov.uk

The Borough of Slough is a unitary authority with borough status in the ceremonial county of Berkshire, Southern England. The borough is centred around the town of Slough and includes Langley. It forms an urban area with parts of Buckinghamshire and extends to the villages of Burnham, Farnham Royal, George Green, and Iver. Part of the district's area was in Buckinghamshire prior to the district's formation and in Middlesex until 1965.[2]

History

The borough was formed on 1 April 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972 from the Municipal Borough of Slough and parts of the parishes of Burnham and Wexham of which were formerly in Eton Rural District in Buckinghamshire.[3] On 1 April 1995 the parish of Colnbrook with Poyle was transferred to Slough.[4]

Geography

The borough borders the counties of Buckinghamshire (the

Wexham Court were scheduled for abolition in April 2019, but after an appeal by the parish councils and a judicial review the order was quashed and the parishes remain unchanged.[6][7]

Council and cabinet

2021 Slough Borough Council election[8][9]
Party This election Full council This election
Seats Net Seats % Other Total Total % Votes Votes % +/−
  Labour 11 Decrease 1 78.6 23 34 81.0 17,227 57.6 -1.4
  Conservative 2 Steady 14.3 3 5 11.9 9,072 30.3 +1.9
  Independent 1 Increase 1 7.1 2 3 7.1 1,987 6.6 +0.4
  Liberal Democrats 0 Steady 0.0 0 0 0.0 939 3.1 -0.6
  Green 0 Steady 0.0 0 0 0.0 635 2.1 +0.3
  Heritage 0 Steady 0.0 0 0 0.0 66 0.2 New

Wards

The borough comprises 15 wards:

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