Borough of Slough

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Borough of Slough
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Wexham - St Mary's Church - geograph.org.uk - 1114106.jpg
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Slough UK locator map.svg
Slough shown within Berkshire
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Constituent country England
Region South East England
Commuter Belts London Commuter Belt
Ceremonial county Berkshire
Constituencies Slough
Seat Slough
Area
  Total20.80 sq mi (53.88 km2)
  Rank 276th
Population
 (2021)
  Total158,289
  Rank Ranked 129th
  Density7,600/sq mi (2,900/km2)
Ethnicity (2021)
[1]
   Ethnic groups
List
Religion (2021)
[1]
   Religion
List
Time zone UTC+0 (Greenwich Mean Time)
  Summer (DST) UTC+1 (British Summer Time)
Postcode
SL1-3, SL60-95 (Non-geographic)
Area code SL
ONS code 00EH (ONS)
E06000039 (GSS)
Website www.slough.gov.uk

The Borough of Slough is a unitary authority with borough status in the ceremonial county of Berkshire, Southern England. The borough is centred around the town of Slough and includes Langley. It forms an urban area with parts of Buckinghamshire and extends to the villages of Burnham, Farnham Royal, George Green, and Iver. Part of the district's area was in Buckinghamshire prior to the district's formation and in Middlesex until 1965. [2]

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History

The borough was formed on 1 April 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972 from the Municipal Borough of Slough and parts of the parishes of Burnham and Wexham of which were formerly in Eton Rural District in Buckinghamshire. [3] On 1 April 1995 the parish of Colnbrook with Poyle was transferred to Slough. [4]

Geography

The borough borders the counties of Buckinghamshire (the unitary authority of the same name), Greater London (Hillingdon) and Surrey (Spelthorne), as well as the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead (also in Berkshire). Notable settlements nearby including London, Reading and High Wycombe. The nearest airport is Heathrow Airport, which is located roughly 7 miles (11 km) to the south-east. The borough has good links to London and other towns and cities with its main connecting road being the M4 motorway. It is also served by six railway stations: Taplow, Burnham, Slough, Langley, Iver and West Drayton. The district contains the unparished area of Slough and the civil parish of Colnbrook with Poyle. [5] The parishes of Britwell and Wexham Court were scheduled for abolition in April 2019, but after an appeal by the parish councils and a judicial review the order was quashed and the parishes remain unchanged. [6] [7]

Council and cabinet

2021 Slough Borough Council election [8] [9]
PartyThis electionFull councilThis election
SeatsNetSeats %OtherTotalTotal %VotesVotes %+/−
  Labour 11Decrease2.svg 178.6233481.017,22757.6-1.4
  Conservative 2Steady2.svg14.33511.99,07230.3+1.9
  Independent 1Increase2.svg 17.1237.11,9876.6+0.4
  Liberal Democrats 0Steady2.svg0.0000.09393.1-0.6
  Green 0Steady2.svg0.0000.06352.1+0.3
  Heritage 0Steady2.svg0.0000.0660.2New

Wards

The borough comprises 15 wards:

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