Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead

Coordinates: 51°28′00″N 0°40′00″W / 51.4667°N 0.6667°W / 51.4667; -0.6667
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Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead
Liberal Democrats)
 • MPs
Area
 • Total76.61 sq mi (198.43 km2)
 • Rank146th (of 296)
Population
 (2021[1])
 • Total153,921
 • Rank137th (of 296)
 • Density2,000/sq mi (780/km2)
Ethnicity (2021)
 • Ethnic groups
List
Religion (2021)
 • Religion
List
UTC+1 (BST)
ONS code00ME (ONS) E06000040 (GSS)
OS grid referenceSU926750
Websitewww.rbwm.gov.uk

The Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead is a

Legoland Windsor and Ascot Racecourse. It is one of four boroughs entitled to be prefixed Royal and is one of six unitary authorities in the county, which has historic and ceremonial
status.

Incorporation and enhancement to unitary authority

The borough was formed on 1 April 1974 as one of six

royal borough status from the town of Windsor which contains Windsor Castle
.

The local authority is

civil parish
.

River Thames

The borough straddles the

Towns and villages

The Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead contains the following towns and villages:

Politics

Westminster

The Royal Borough is represented

malapportionment which is a definition of boundaries which causes any MP to serve a significantly different number of potential voters (electors) than the others.[6][7]

The irregular, elongated shape of the Windsor seat being the south-east half of the Borough has been criticised by academics who noted the net changes which the

Heath administration led through Parliament in 1972, implemented in 1974, intensified difference. They frequently grouped right-leaning suburban areas within urban historic centres and more modern, urban left-leaning areas such as the bulk of Slough. This ostensibly amounted to nationwide gerrymandering or homogenisation to install a greater number safe seats at the expense of marginal seats however also reflected the majority of social associations of people in each area.[8]

Local government

Map of wards within Windsor and Maidenhead

Elections for councillors to the Royal Borough take place every four years; the last took place in 2023. The local authority is controlled a cabinet. The Royal Borough is currently under a Liberal Democrat administration, with Cllr Simon Werner the leader of the council.[9]

The borough's Mayor is Cllr Neil Knowles, and Mayor's Consort Theresa Knowles.[10]

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wards.[9] The political control of the Royal Borough is as follows:[11][12][13]

Party in control Years
Conservative 1973–1991
No overall control 1991–1995
Liberal Democrats 1995–1997
No overall control 1997–2003
Liberal Democrats 2003–2007
Conservative 2007–2023
Liberal Democrats 2023–present

Parish and town councils

There are 14

in the borough:

The towns of Maidenhead and Windsor are unparished.

Education

The Windsor and Maidenhead

comprehensive system, with a three-tier successive school system in Windsor, and two-tier education elsewhere. Colleges and sixth forms are available in the main two towns as well as across its borders in Egham, Slough and Wokingham.[14]

Freedom of the Borough

The following people and military units have received the Freedom of the Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead.

Individuals

[15]

Military Units

[16]

Twin towns

The Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead is twinned with the following Towns:

References

  1. ^ "Windsor and Maidenhead (Unitary District, Windsor and Maidenhead, United Kingdom) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". citypopulation.de. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
  2. ^
    Office for National Statistics
    . Retrieved 5 January 2024.
  3. ^ The English Non-metropolitan Districts (Definition) Order 1972. SO 1972/2039.
  4. ^ "The Berkshire (Structural Change) Order 1996. SI 1996/1879". Archived from the original on 30 September 2007. Retrieved 26 September 2006.
  5. ^ Lower Thames Strategy Study: Strategic Environmental Assessment environmental report, Environment Agency, 2009. Accessed 31-12-2017
  6. ^ Parliamentary Constituencies (England) Order 1995 (SI 1995/1626)
  7. ^ The Parliamentary Constituencies (England) (Miscellaneous Changes) Order 1998 (SI 1998/3152).
  8. ^ Polity (magazine): 6:298 (147 and 183) "The Case of the Vanishing Marginals", D. R. Mayhew (1974)
  9. ^ a b "Your Councillors". rbwm.moderngov.co.uk. 10 June 2019. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
  10. ^ Maidenhead, The Royal Borough of Windsor and. "The Mayoralty". www.rbwm.gov.uk.
  11. ^ UK Politics | Local Elections 2000 | Windsor & Maidenhead Royal. BBC News. Retrieved on 17 July 2013.
  12. ^ Election 2007 | Local Council Elections | Windsor & Maidenhead Royal council. BBC News (4 May 2007). Retrieved on 17 July 2013.
  13. ^ "England local elections 2019". BBC News. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
  14. ^ "School system in Windsor to remain as three-tier". Windsor Advertiser. 5 July 2012.
  15. ^ "Honorary Freemen and Freedom of Entry to the Royal Borough | The Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead". Archived from the original on 12 May 2019.
  16. ^ "Honorary Freemen and Freedom of Entry to the Royal Borough | The Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead". Archived from the original on 12 February 2019.
  17. ^ "British towns twinned with French towns". Archant Community Media Ltd. Retrieved 11 July 2013.
  1. ^ Maidenhead, The Royal Borough of Windsor and. "Borough elections 2023". www3.rbwm.gov.uk. Retrieved 15 January 2024.