Windsor and Maidenhead local elections
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Windsor and Maidenhead
Unitary
Council in Berkshire
, England
is elected every four years. Since the last boundary changes in 2003, 57 councillor
s have been elected from 23 wards
.
Windsor and Maidenhead Council election, 2003
(boundary changes reduced the number of seats by 1)
Windsor and Maidenhead Council election, 2007
Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead
The Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead is a Royal Borough of Berkshire, in South East England. It became a unitary authority on 1 April 1998.It is home to Windsor Castle, Eton College, Legoland and Ascot Racecourse....
Unitary
Unitary authority
A unitary authority is a type of local authority that has a single tier and is responsible for all local government functions within its area or performs additional functions which elsewhere in the relevant country are usually performed by national government or a higher level of sub-national...
Council in Berkshire
Berkshire
Berkshire is a historic county in the South of England. It is also often referred to as the Royal County of Berkshire because of the presence of the royal residence of Windsor Castle in the county; this usage, which dates to the 19th century at least, was recognised by the Queen in 1957, and...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
is elected every four years. Since the last boundary changes in 2003, 57 councillor
Councillor
A councillor or councilor is a member of a local government council, such as a city council.Often in the United States, the title is councilman or councilwoman.-United Kingdom:...
s have been elected from 23 wards
Wards of the United Kingdom
A ward in the United Kingdom is an electoral district at sub-national level represented by one or more councillors. It is the primary unit of British administrative and electoral geography .-England:...
.
Political control
Since 1997 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:| Party in control | Years |
|---|---|
| No overall control No overall control Within the context of local councils of the United Kingdom, the term No Overall Control refers to a situation in which no single party achieves a majority of seats and is analogous to a hung parliament... |
1997 - 2003 |
| Liberal Democrats | 2003 - 2007 |
| Conservative Conservative Party (UK) The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House... |
2007 - present |
Council elections
Windsor and Maidenhead Council election, 2000Windsor and Maidenhead Council election, 2000
The 2000 Windsor and Maidenhead Council election took place on 4 May 2000 to elect members of Windsor and Maidenhead Unitary Council in Berkshire, England...
Windsor and Maidenhead Council election, 2003
Windsor and Maidenhead Council election, 2003
The 2003 Windsor and Maidenhead Council election took place on 1 May 2003 to elect members of Windsor and Maidenhead Unitary Council in Berkshire, England. The whole council was up for election with boundary changes since the last election in 2000 reducing the number of seats by 1...
(boundary changes reduced the number of seats by 1)
Windsor and Maidenhead Council election, 2007
Windsor and Maidenhead Council election, 2007
The 2007 Windsor and Maidenhead Council election took place on 3 May 2007 to elect members of Windsor and Maidenhead Unitary Council in Berkshire, England...