Slough Borough Council 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 adminis ...

is the local authority for

Slough Slough () is a town and unparished area in the unitary authority of the same name in Berkshire, England, bordering west London. It lies in the Thames Valley, west of central London and north-east of Reading, at the intersection of the M4, ...

, a

unitary authority A unitary authority is a local authority responsible for all local government functions within its area or performing additional functions that elsewhere are usually performed by a higher level of sub-national government or the national governme ...

Berkshire Berkshire ( ; in the 17th century sometimes spelt phonetically as Barkeshire; abbreviated Berks.) is a historic county in South East England. One of the home counties, Berkshire was recognised by Queen Elizabeth II as the Royal County of Be ...

England England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Wales to its west and Scotland to its north. The Irish Sea lies northwest and the Celtic Sea to the southwest. It is separated from continental Europe ...

. Until 1 April 1998 it was a

non-metropolitan district Non-metropolitan districts, or colloquially "shire districts", are a type of local government district in England. As created, they are sub-divisions of non-metropolitan counties (colloquially ''shire counties'') in a two-tier arrangement. Non ...

Political control

Since the first election to the council in 1973 political control of the council has been held by the following parties: Non-metropolitan district Unitary authority

Leadership

The

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of the council since 1997 have been:

Council elections

Non-metropolitan district elections

1973 Slough Borough Council election Events January * January 1 - The United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland and Denmark 1973 enlargement of the European Communities, enter the European Economic Community, which later becomes the European Union. * January 15 – Vietnam War: ...

1976 Slough Borough Council election Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force. * January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea. * January 11 – The 1976 Phila ...

1979 Slough Borough Council election Events January * January 1 ** United Nations Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim heralds the start of the ''International Year of the Child''. Many musicians donate to the ''Music for UNICEF Concert'' fund, among them ABBA, who write the song ...

(Borough boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same) *

1983 Slough Borough Council election The year 1983 saw both the official beginning of the Internet and the first mobile cellular telephone call. Events January * January 1 – The migration of the ARPANET to TCP/IP is officially completed (this is considered to be the beginning ...

(New ward boundaries) *

1984 Slough Borough Council election Events January * January 1 – The Bornean Sultanate of Brunei gains full independence from the United Kingdom, having become a British protectorate in 1888. * January 7 – Brunei becomes the sixth member of the Association of Southeast As ...

1986 Slough Borough Council election The year 1986 was designated as the International Year of Peace by the United Nations. Events January * January 1 **Aruba gains increased autonomy from the Netherlands by separating from the Netherlands Antilles. **Spain and Portugal enter ...

1987 Slough Borough Council election File:1987 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: The MS Herald of Free Enterprise capsizes after leaving the Port of Zeebrugge in Belgium, killing 193; Northwest Airlines Flight 255 crashes after takeoff from Detroit Metropolitan Airport, k ...

1988 Slough Borough Council election File:1988 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The oil platform Piper Alpha explodes and collapses in the North Sea, killing 165 workers; The USS Vincennes (CG-49) mistakenly shoots down Iran Air Flight 655; Australia celebrates its Australian ...

* 1990 Slough Borough Council election *

1991 Slough Borough Council election File:1991 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: Boris Yeltsin, elected as Russia's first president, waves the new flag of Russia after the 1991 Soviet coup d'état attempt, orchestrated by Soviet hardliners; Mount Pinatubo erupts in the Phil ...

(Borough boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same) *

1992 Slough Borough Council election Year 199 ( CXCIX) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was sometimes known as year 952 ''Ab urbe condita''. The denomination 199 for this year has been used since th ...

1994 Slough Borough Council election File:1994 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The 1994 Winter Olympics are held in Lillehammer, Norway; The Kaiser Permanente building after the 1994 Northridge earthquake; A model of the MS Estonia, which sank in the Baltic Sea; Nelson ...

1995 Slough Borough Council election File:1995 Events Collage V2.png, From left, clockwise: O.J. Simpson Orenthal James Simpson (born July 9, 1947), nicknamed "Juice", is an American former football running back, actor, and broadcaster who played for the Buffalo Bills and San ...

(Borough boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same) *

1996 Slough Borough Council election File:1996 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: A bomb explodes at Centennial Olympic Park in Atlanta, set off by a radical anti-abortionist; The center fuel tank explodes on TWA Flight 800, causing the plane to crash and killing everyone on b ...

Unitary authority elections

1997 Slough Borough Council election File:1997 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The movie set of ''Titanic (1997 film), Titanic'', the List of highest-grossing films, highest-grossing movie in history at the time; ''Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone'', is published; ...

1999 Slough Borough Council election The 1999 Slough Borough Council election was held on 6 May 1999, at the same time as other local elections across Britain. Fourteen of the 41 seats on Slough Borough Council were up for election, being the usual third of the council (13 seats ...

2000 Slough Borough Council election The 2000 Slough Borough Council election was held on 4 May 2000, at the same time as other local elections across England. Fourteen of the 41 seats on Slough Borough Council were up for election, being the usual third of the council. Results ...

2001 Slough Borough Council election The 2001 Slough Borough Council election was held on 7 June 2001, at the same time as other local elections across England and Northern Ireland, and on the same day as the general election. Fourteen of the 41 seats on Slough Borough Council w ...

2002 Slough Borough Council election The 2002 Slough Borough Council election was held on 2 May 2002, at the same time as other local elections across England. Fourteen of the 41 seats on Slough Borough Council were up for election, being the usual third of the council (13 seats ...

2003 Slough Borough Council election The 2003 Slough Borough Council election was held on 1 May 2003, at the same time as other local elections across England and Scotland. Fourteen of the 41 seats on Slough Borough Council were up for election, being the usual third of the cou ...

2004 Slough Borough Council election An election to Slough Borough Council was held on 10 June 2004. The whole council was up for election. This was the 120th Slough general local authority election, since Slough became a local government unit in 1863, including both whole Council ...

(New ward boundaries) *

2006 Slough Borough Council election Elections to Slough Borough Council were held on 4 May 2006. One third of the council was up for election. This was the 121st Slough general local authority election (including both whole Council elections and elections by thirds) since Slough b ...

2007 Slough Borough Council election Elections to the Borough Council in Slough, England, were held on 3 May 2007. One third of the council was up for election. This was the 122nd Slough general local authority election (including both whole Council elections and elections by thirds ...

2008 Slough Borough Council election Elections to the Borough Council in Slough, England, were held on 1 May 2008. This was the 123rd Slough general local authority election (including both whole council elections and elections by thirds) since Slough became a local government unit ...

* 2010 Slough Borough Council election *

2012 Slough Borough Council election The 2012 Slough Council election took place on 3 May 2012 to elect members of Slough Borough Council in England. This was on the same day as other 2012 United Kingdom local elections. 14 wards (one third of the council) were up for election. A ...

2014 Slough Borough Council election The 2014 Slough Borough Council election took place on 22 May 2014 to elect members of Slough Borough Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections. The whole council (42 seats) was up for election due to a re-drawing of b ...

(New ward boundaries)legislation.gov.uk
The Slough (Electoral Changes) Order 2012
Retrieved on 3 November 2015. *

2015 Slough Borough Council election The by-thirds 2015 Slough Borough Council election took place on 7 May 2015 to elect approximately one third of the members of Slough Borough Council in England to coincide with other local elections, an election which was held simultaneously wit ...

* 2016 Slough Borough Council election *

2018 Slough Borough Council election The 2018 Slough Borough Council election took place on 3 May 2018 to elect members of Slough Borough Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections. Results Ward results Baylis and Stoke Britwell and No ...

2019 Slough Borough Council election The 2019 Slough Borough Council election took place on 2 May 2019 to elect members of Slough Borough Council in England. This was on the same day as other 2018 United Kingdom local elections, local elections. Ward results Baylis & Stoke ...

2021 Slough Borough Council election The 2021 Slough Borough Council election took place on 6 May 2021 to elect members of Slough Borough Council in England. This was on the same day as other 2021 United Kingdom local elections, local elections. Results summary Ward resu ...

2022 Slough Borough Council election The 2022 Slough Borough Council election took place on 5 May 2022 to elect members of Slough Borough Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections. Results summary Ward results Baylis and Stoke Britw ...

2023 Slough Borough Council election The 2023 Slough Borough Council election took place on 4 May 2023 to elect members of Slough Borough Council in Berkshire, England. This was on the same day as other local elections in England. Following a boundary review all 42 seats on the co ...

''Note: The 1997 and 2004 elections were for the whole Council. For other elections the overall total, after the election, is given in brackets.''

Borough result maps

File:Slough UK local election 2018 map.svg, 2018 results map File:Slough UK local election 2021 map.svg, 2021 results map

By-election results

Resignation of Mrs B. L. Lopez (Labour). Death of M. G. Long (Conservative). Death of Mrs Mavis L. Gallick (Britwellian). Death of Dennis McCarthy (Labour). Resignation of Mrs P. F. Key (Independent Langley Residents).

References

*''Local newspapers (1863-date) and Slough Borough Council documents at the Robert Taylor Library in Slough''

External links

Slough Borough CouncilThe Boundary Committee for England page about Slough
{{Unitary authorities of England Government and politics of Slough Council elections in Berkshire Unitary authority elections in England