Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead
Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead | |
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Royal borough, unitary authority area, borough | |
Liberal Democrats) | |
• MPs | |
Area | |
• Total | 76.61 sq mi (198.43 km2) |
• Rank | 146th (of 296) |
Population (2021[1]) | |
• Total | 153,921 |
• Rank | 137th (of 296) |
• Density | 2,000/sq mi (780/km2) |
Ethnicity (2021) | |
• Ethnic groups | |
Religion (2021) | |
• Religion | List
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UTC+1 (BST) | |
ONS code | 00ME (ONS) E06000040 (GSS) |
OS grid reference | SU926750 |
Website | www |
The Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead is a
Incorporation and enhancement to unitary authority
The borough was formed on 1 April 1974 as one of six
The local authority is
River Thames
The borough straddles the
Towns and villages
The Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead contains the following towns and villages:
- Ascot
- Bray
- Clewer
- Cookham
- Datchet
- Eton
- Eton Wick
- Horton
- Maidenhead
- North Ascot (part)
- Old Windsor
- South Ascot
- Sunningdale
- Sunninghill
- Waltham St. Lawrence
- White Waltham
- Windsor
- Wraysbury
Politics
Westminster
The Royal Borough is represented
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
Local government
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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Party in control | Years | |
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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
The towns of Maidenhead and Windsor are unparished.
Education
The Windsor and Maidenhead
Freedom of the Borough
The following people and military units have received the Freedom of the Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead.
Individuals
- Princess Elizabeth, Duchess of Edinburgh: 1947.
- Charles, Prince of Wales: 1970.
- Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother: 1980.
- Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh: 1995.
- Thomas Bailey: 1974.
- Stanley Platt: 1974.
- Sir John Smith: 1975.
- James Matthews: 1988.
- Peter Gray: 1994.
- Geoffrey Blacker: 1996.
- Sir Nicholas Winton: 1999.
- Harry Parker: 1999.
- Sir Clive Woodward: 2003.
- David Lunn: 2008.
- David Oram: 2012.
Military Units
- The Royal Berkshire Regiment: 1959.
- The Duke of Edinburgh's Royal Regiment: 1960.
- The Household Cavalry: 1965.
- The Brigade of Guards: 1968.
- The Berkshire Yeomanry: 1993.
- The Royal Gloucestershire, Berkshire and Wiltshire Regiment: 1999.
- The Rifles: 2006.
Twin towns
The Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead is twinned with the following Towns:
- Neuilly-sur-Seine, France – established 1955 with Royal Borough of New Windsor.[17]
- Saint-Cloud, France – established 1957 with Maidenhead.
- Bad Godesberg, Germany – established 1960 with Maidenhead.
- Goslar, Germany – established 1969 with Royal Borough of New Windsor.
- Frascati, Italy – established 1972 with Maidenhead.
- Kortrijk, Belgium – established 1981 with Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead.
References
- ^ "Windsor and Maidenhead (Unitary District, Windsor and Maidenhead, United Kingdom) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". citypopulation.de. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
- ^ Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
- ^ The English Non-metropolitan Districts (Definition) Order 1972. SO 1972/2039.
- ^ "The Berkshire (Structural Change) Order 1996. SI 1996/1879". Archived from the original on 30 September 2007. Retrieved 26 September 2006.
- ^ Lower Thames Strategy Study: Strategic Environmental Assessment environmental report, Environment Agency, 2009. Accessed 31-12-2017
- ^ Parliamentary Constituencies (England) Order 1995 (SI 1995/1626)
- ^ The Parliamentary Constituencies (England) (Miscellaneous Changes) Order 1998 (SI 1998/3152).
- ^ Polity (magazine): 6:298 (147 and 183) "The Case of the Vanishing Marginals", D. R. Mayhew (1974)
- ^ a b "Your Councillors". rbwm.moderngov.co.uk. 10 June 2019. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
- ^ Maidenhead, The Royal Borough of Windsor and. "The Mayoralty". www.rbwm.gov.uk.
- ^ UK Politics | Local Elections 2000 | Windsor & Maidenhead Royal. BBC News. Retrieved on 17 July 2013.
- ^ Election 2007 | Local Council Elections | Windsor & Maidenhead Royal council. BBC News (4 May 2007). Retrieved on 17 July 2013.
- ^ "England local elections 2019". BBC News. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
- ^ "School system in Windsor to remain as three-tier". Windsor Advertiser. 5 July 2012.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "British towns twinned with French towns". Archant Community Media Ltd. Retrieved 11 July 2013.
- ^ Maidenhead, The Royal Borough of Windsor and. "Borough elections 2023". www3.rbwm.gov.uk. Retrieved 15 January 2024.