Slough Borough Council elections

Slough is a unitary authority in Berkshire, England. Until 1 April 1998 it was a non-metropolitan district.

Political control[]

Since the first election to the council in 1973 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:^[1]

Non-metropolitan district

Party in control		Years
	Labour	1973-1976
	Conservative	1976-1983
	Labour	1983-1998

Unitary authority

Party in control		Years
	Labour	1997-2004
	No overall control	2004-2008
	Labour	2008–present

Current council composition (2017) ^[2]<cody>.</cody>

Labour- 33
Conservative- 8
UKIP- 1

Council elections[]

Non-metropolitan district elections[]

(Borough boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)^[3]
(New ward boundaries)^[4]
(Borough boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)^[5]
(Borough boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)^[6]

Unitary authority elections[]

Election Results 1997–2008
Party		1997	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2006	2007	2008
	Conservative	4	4 (6)	3 (8)	1 (7)	1 (6)	4 (6)	9	1 (5)	3 (7)	3 (6)
	Labour	34	9 (32)	6 (26)	12 (27)	10 (27)	6 (26)	15	8 (18)	7 (19)	8 (23)
	Liberal Democrats	0	0 (0)	1 (1)	0 (1)	0 (1)	1 (1)	6	1 (5)	1 (4)	1 (3)
	Other parties	3	1 (3)	4 (6)	1 (6)	3 (7)	3 (8)	11	3 (13)	3 (11)	3 (9)
Total Seats		41	14 (41)	14 (41)	14 (41)	14 (41)	14 (41)	41	13 (41)	14 (41)	15 (41)

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[]

By-election results[]

Kedermister By-Election 7 December 1997
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	D.A. Hewitt	442	60.22	N/A
	Conservative	Mrs M.E. Collins	206	28.07	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	P.L. Bayliss	86	11.72	N/A
Majority			236	32.15	N/A
Turnout			4,858	15.11	N/A
	Labour hold		Swing	N/A

Resignation of Mrs B. L. Lopez (Labour).

Upton By-Election 4 February 1999
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Mrs J.T. Long	799	59.85	N/A
	Labour	B.B. Mittal	352	26.37	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Mrs S.A. Jenkins	68	5.09	N/A
		P.P. Whitmore	60	4.49	N/A
	Independent Labour	D.A.J. Alford	36	2.70	N/A
	Liberal	P.E. Bradshaw	20	1.50	N/A
Majority			447	33.48	N/A
Turnout			4,931	27.07	N/A
	Conservative hold		Swing	N/A

Death of M. G. Long (Conservative).

Britwell By-Election 18 October 2002
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Britwellian	Patrick Shine	488	53.80	N/A
	Labour	Ms May Dodds	262	28.89	N/A
	Britwellian	O. Isemia	157	24.92	N/A
Majority			226	32.15	N/A
Turnout			6,376	14.26	N/A
	Britwellian gain from Britwellian		Swing	N/A

Death of Mrs Mavis L. Gallick (Britwellian).

Britwell By-Election 13 February 2003
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Britwellian	Paul Janik	539	63.49	+9.69
	Labour	Ms J.R. Rock	310	36.51	+7.62
Majority			229	26.97	-5.18
Turnout			6,319	13.50	-0.76
	Britwellian gain from Labour		Swing	N/A

Death of Dennis McCarthy (Labour).

Langley St. Mary's By-Election 16 November 2006
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Diana Victoria Coad	805	50.50	+13.79
	Labour	Sharanjeet Kaur Sandhu	682	42.79	+6.42
	Independent	Dominic James Ashford	107	6.71	+0.72
Majority			123	7.72	+7.37
Turnout			...	29.97	-8.49
	Conservative gain from		Swing	N/A

Resignation of Mrs P. F. Key (Independent Langley Residents).

References[]

^ "Council compositions". The Elections Centre. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
^ http://www.slough.gov.uk/moderngov/mgMemberIndex.aspx?FN=PARTY&VW=LIST&PIC=0
^ The Berkshire and Buckinghamshire (Areas) Order 1977
^ The Borough of Slough (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1980
^ legislation.gov.uk - The Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Hampshire, Oxfordshire and Surrey (County Boundaries) Order 1991. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
^ legislation.gov.uk - The Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Surrey (County Boundaries) Order 1994. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
^ legislation.gov.uk - The Borough of Slough (Electoral Changes) Order 2002. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
^ legislation.gov.uk - The Slough (Electoral Changes) Order 2012. Retrieved on 3 November 2015.

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

External links[]

[1] "Council compositions". The Elections Centre. Retrieved 3 May 2016.

[2] ttp://www.slough.gov.uk/moderngov/mgMemberIndex.aspx?FN=PARTY&VW=LIST&PIC=0

[3] The Berkshire and Buckinghamshire (Areas) Order 1977

[4] The Borough of Slough (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1980

[5] slation.gov.uk - The Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Hampshire, Oxfordshire and Surrey (County Boundaries) Order 1991. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.

[6] slation.gov.uk - The Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Surrey (County Boundaries) Order 1994. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.

[7] slation.gov.uk - The Borough of Slough (Electoral Changes) Order 2002. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.

[8] slation.gov.uk - The Slough (Electoral Changes) Order 2012. Retrieved on 3 November 2015.

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