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[[Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead|Windsor and Maidenhead]] Council is elected every four years.
[[Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead|Windsor and Maidenhead]] [[Unitary authority|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 of the United Kingdom|wards]].<ref name=councillors>{{cite web| url = http://www.rbwm.gov.uk/web/members_index.htm | title = Councillors | accessdate = 2010-03-24 | publisher = ''The Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead''}}</ref>


==Political control==
==Political control==
Since 1997 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:<ref name=gain>{{cite web| url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/vote2007/councils/html/me.stm | title = Windsor & Maidenhead Royal | accessdate = 2010-03-24 | publisher = ''[[BBC News Online]]''}}</ref>

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[[No overall control]] 1997 - 2003
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[[Liberal Democrats (UK)|Liberal Democrat]] 2003 - 2007
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[[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]] 2007 - present
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| [[Liberal Democrats (UK)|Liberal Democrats]] ||2003 - 2007
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| [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]] || 2007 - present
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==Council elections==
==Council elections==
[[Windsor and Maidenhead Council election, 2000]]
[[Windsor and Maidenhead Council election, 2000]]


[[Windsor and Maidenhead Council election, 2003]]
[[Windsor and Maidenhead Council election, 2003]] (boundary changes reduced the number of seats by 1)


[[Windsor and Maidenhead Council election, 2007]]
[[Windsor and Maidenhead Council election, 2007]]



==By-election results==
==By-election results==
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==References==
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*[http://www.gwydir.demon.co.uk/byelections/index.htm By-election results]


==External links==
==External links==
* [http://www.rbwm.gov.uk Windsor and Maidenhead Council]
* [http://www.rbwm.gov.uk Windsor and Maidenhead Council]



[[Category:Windsor and Maidenhead]]
[[Category:Windsor and Maidenhead]]

Revision as of 20:47, 24 March 2010

Windsor and Maidenhead Unitary Council in Berkshire, England is elected every four years. Since the last boundary changes in 2003, 57 councillors have been elected from 23 wards.[1]

Political control

Since 1997 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:[2]

Party in control Years
No overall control 1997 - 2003
Liberal Democrats 2003 - 2007
Conservative 2007 - present

Council elections

Windsor and Maidenhead Council election, 2000

Windsor and Maidenhead Council election, 2003 (boundary changes reduced the number of seats by 1)

Windsor and Maidenhead Council election, 2007

By-election results

Trinity By-Election 18 September 1997
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats 682 51.6 −1.5
Conservative 502 38.0 +5.0
Labour 103 7.8 −3.1
Independent 25 1.9 +1.9
Independent 10 0.8 +0.8
Majority 180 13.6
Turnout 1,322 30.0
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Oldfield By-Election 21 May 1998
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative 737 46.7 +1.8
Labour 539 34.2 −0.6
Liberal Democrats 301 19.1 −1.2
Majority 198 12.5
Turnout 1,577 26.4
Conservative hold Swing
Park By-Election 4 June 1998
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats 887 52.3 −4.6
Conservative 724 42.6 +7.7
Labour 88 5.2 −3.1
Majority 163 9.7
Turnout 1,699 34.0
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Eton West By-Election 26 November 1998
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour 507 51.5 +15.3
Conservative 347 35.3 −1.2
Liberal Democrats 95 9.7 −18.2
Independent 35 3.6 +3.6
Majority 160 16.2
Turnout 984 50.8
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Sunninghill By-Election 25 March 1999
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative 821 51.2 −4.8
Liberal Democrats 783 48.8 +18.3
Majority 38 2.4
Turnout 1,604 27.5
Conservative hold Swing
Sunninghill By-Election 6 December 2001[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative David Hilton 752 51.1 −7.0
Liberal Democrats Enid Cross 660 44.8 +2.9
Labour Kevin Cochrane 60 4.1 +4.1
Majority 92 6.3
Turnout 1,472
Conservative hold Swing
Clewer North By-Election 3 October 2002[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Eileen Penfold 599 69.9 +9.9
Labour Andrew Foakes 258 30.1 +10.7
Majority 341 39.8
Turnout 857 18.1
Independent hold Swing
Clewer North By-Election 31 October 2003[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent John Penfold 544 42.2 +16.5
Conservative Peter Smith 325 25.2 +13.0
Liberal Democrats Helen Salmon 298 23.1 +15.8
Labour Andrew Foakes 121 9.4 +2.4
Majority 219 17.0
Turnout 1,288 22.5
Independent hold Swing
Horton and Wraysbury By-Election 16 June 2005[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Colin Rayner 595 54.4 +16.9
Independent Ewan Larcombe 499 45.6 −11.9
Majority 96 8.8
Turnout 1,094
Conservative gain from Independent Swing
Eton Wick By-Election 22 September 2005[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Stephen Smith 405 48.9 +11.8
Labour Marie Wilson 250 30.1 −32.8
Independent Peter Lawless 115 13.9 +13.9
Liberal Democrats Moray Barclay 59 7.1 +7.1
Majority 155 18.8
Turnout 829 49.0
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Sunninghill & South Ascot By-Election 6 April 2006[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Story 1,039 60.5 +12.2
Liberal Democrats Enid Cross 679 39.5 +2.6
Majority 360 21.0
Turnout 1,718 38.0
Conservative hold Swing
Datchet By-Election 4 October 2007[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Gary Muir 799 63.8 −8.6
Liberal Democrats Tim O'Flynn 352 28.1 +12.0
Independent Ewan Larcombe 102 8.1 +8.1
Majority 447 35.7
Turnout 1,253 35.8
Conservative hold Swing

References

  1. ^ "Councillors". The Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead. Retrieved 2010-03-24. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  2. ^ "Windsor & Maidenhead Royal". BBC News Online. Retrieved 2010-03-24. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  3. ^ a b c d e f g "Borough By-Election Results". The Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead. Retrieved 2010-03-24. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
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