Slough Borough Council
Slough Borough Council | ||
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Leader | ||
Structure | ||
Seats | 42 councillors | |
Political groups |
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Length of term | Whole council elected every four years | |
Elections | ||
Plurality-at-large | ||
Last election | 4 May 2023 | |
Next election | 2027 | |
Meeting place | ||
Observatory House, 25 Winsdor Road, Slough, SL1 2EL | ||
Website | ||
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Slough Borough Council is the local authority for the Borough of Slough, in Berkshire, England. Slough is a unitary authority, having the powers of a county and district council combined. Berkshire is purely a ceremonial county, with no administrative responsibilities.
History
Slough's first local authority was the
Governance
The council has adopted the
Premises
Slough Town Hall at 19 Bath Road was built in 1937 and served as the council's headquarters until 2011. The council was then temporarily based at St Martin's Place at 51 Bath Road from 2011 to 2019, holding meetings at various venues in the town whilst looking for a new home closer to the town centre. In July 2018 the council bought Observatory House at 25 Windsor Road for a reported £41.3 million and converted it to become the council's main offices and meeting place, with the first council meetings in the building being held in September 2019.[4][5]
Bankruptcy (2021)
On 2 July 2021, Slough Borough Council issued a notice under Section 114 of the Local Government Finance Act 1988, having the effect of preventing any new expenditure on non-statutory services, after serious financial problems had been identified.[6] In October 2021, the government announced plans to appoint external commissioners to help run the council after a series of reports highlighted major problems at the local authority.[7][8][9]
Wards of Slough
The borough is divided into fifteen
See also
- Slough Borough Council elections for historic election results and former council composition.
- List of mayors of Slough
- Municipal Borough of Slough for more detail on the pre-1974 local authorities covering the town.
References
- ^ The English Non-Metropolitan Districts (Definition) Order 1972 (S.I. 1972 No. 2039). London: His Majesty's Stationery Office. 1972. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
- ^ The Berkshire (Structural Change) Order 1996 (Statutory Instrument 1996 No. 1879). London: His Majesty's Stationery Office. 1996. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
- ^ Waites, Daisy (25 May 2023). "Slough: Labour slam 'chaotic' coalition after all male leaders elected". Slough Observer. Retrieved 25 May 2023.
- ^ Hockaday, James (2 November 2018). "More than £41m spent on new Slough Borough Council headquarters". Maidenhead Advetiser. Retrieved 28 March 2022.
- ^ "Health Scrutiny Panel, 10 September 2019". Slough Borough Council. 10 September 2019. Retrieved 28 March 2022.
- ^ Bottomley, Shay (2 July 2021). "Slough Borough Council bans new spending after Section 114 notice". Slough Express. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
- ^ "'Dysfunctional' Slough council placed under government supervision". BBC News. 26 October 2021.
- ^ Rees, Tom (26 October 2021). "Labour-controlled council taken over after property bets leave £100m black hole". The Telegraph.
- ^ "LocalGov.co.uk - Your authority on UK local government - Commissioners to monitor Slough improvement plan". 26 October 2021.
- ^ The Slough (Electoral Changes) Order 2012 (Statutory Instrument 2012 No. 2769) (PDF). London: His Majesty's Stationery Office. 2012. Retrieved 7 June 2022.