Slough Council election 2004
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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 elections and elections by thirds.
The Borough had been re-warded for this election. For the previous three Slough elections, which had each returned a third of the Council, see Slough Council election 2001, Slough Council election 2002 and Slough Council election 2003.
The 2004 election was to fill forty-one seats. The leading vote winner in each of the fourteen wards was elected for the term 2004-2008. The second placed candidates were elected for 2004-2007. In all the wards, except Colnbrook with Poyle, the candidate with the third highest number of votes was elected for the term 2004-2006.
, between 1983 and 2004, had been controlled by the Labour Party
.
Between 2003 and 2004, there were three groups of Councillors. In addition to the Labour Group and the Conservative Group
there was the Britwellian, Independent, Liberal and Liberal Democrat Group (BILLD).
The BILLD Group was composed of all the Councillors, who were not Labour or Conservative. It was a coalition of a number of parties and independents. These included a Councillor or Councillors elected in particular wards; Liberal Democrat (Foxborough ward), Liberal
(Haymill ward), Independent Britwellian
Residents (Britwell
ward) and Independent (Wexham
Lea ward).
The existing members of the Group had an electoral pact for the 2004 election, which also extended to the Independent Farnham Residents candidates in Farnham ward and the Independent Langley Residents candidates in Langley
St Mary's ward.
In 2003-2004, the composition of the 41 member council was:-
In the 2004 election 105 candidates were nominated for the 41 seats up for election. The list is broken down by Party, with a residual category of an Independent candidate not affiliated to BILLD.
was as follows:
Note: The Others category in this table includes all non-Labour, Conservative and Liberal Democrat Councillors. Richard Stokes (Liberal-Haymill) is the BILLD Group Leader, which includes the Liberal Democrats and all the Others category Councillors.
In 1894 Slough became a civil parish
and then an Urban District
.
In 1900 the boundaries of the Slough district were expanded for the first time, increasing its size to 1684 acres (6.8 km²). The northern boundary was extended up Stoke Road, as far as the Slough branch of the Grand Union Canal
. To the south and west, Chalvey
and the Salt Hill area, as far as the Montem Mound
, were absorbed. To the east, part of Langley joined the district. The Agar's Plough area left Slough, to become part of Eton
and provide playing fields for Eton College
.
In 1930-1931 there was a major extension of the boundaries, increasing the district to 6202 acres (25.1 km²). Parts of the parishes of Burnham
, Dorney
, Farnham Royal
, Horton
, Langley Marish and Stoke Poges
were added to Slough.
Slough was first warded in 1930. The original seven wards were Burnham, Central, Chalvey, Farnham, Langley, Stoke and Upton.
The town was re-warded in 1950, when four of the previous wards (Burnham, Central, Farnham and Stoke) were split into north and south wards, to make a total of eleven.
Britwell and Wexham Court were added to Slough in 1973 (when these two new wards and the eleven existing wards were allocated between two and nine seats, instead of the three per ward which had existed previously).
There was another re-warding in 1983, which created thirteen three-member wards with revised boundaries.
Colnbrook & Poyle was added to Slough in 1995 and became a fourteenth ward, with one member 1995-1997 and two from 1997.
For Slough Council election 2004 the Borough was re-warded. There were still fourteen wards, but only Colnbrook with Poyle (formerly Colnbrook & Poyle) and Haymill had unchanged boundaries.
(the southern part of which is included in Slough). Stoke was named after the parish. 2003-2004: the six seats in the former wards were all held by Labour. 2004: The Liberal Democrats, building on the Liberal tradition of the marginal former Stoke ward and overcoming the Labour leanings of the former Baylis ward, won all three seats in 2004.
(1973-) is a three-member ward in the north-west of the Borough. It includes Britwell parish, although since 1983 some unparished territory was added. Before Britwell became a civil parish
it was a district of the old parish of Burnham. Britwell elected some Liberal Councillors in the 1980s but was otherwise safely Labour until 2000. Since then Britwellian
and Independent Britwellian Residents Councillors have become increasinhly successful. In 1997 Labour won all three seats, but by 2003-2004 the Residents held the three seats. 2004: Independent Britwellian Residents retained the three seats.
and Windsor Road) was smaller than the villages of Upton and Chalvey until the Great Western Railway
arrived in the 1840s. 2003-2004: Labour held the three seats under the 1983 boundaries. 2004: Labour won one and the Conservatives two of the three seats of the revised ward.
(1930-), (in the south of the Borough) is a three-member ward. In the nineteenth century it was a village that was part of the ancient parish of Upton-cum-Chalvey. It became an original ward of Slough. The ward has existed in some form continuously since the district was first warded in 1930. Before 1970 Chalvey was Conservative but since then it has been safely Labour. 2003-2004: Three Labour seats. 2004: The Liberal Democrats came within ten votes of winning a seat in the ward in 2004, but Labour retained the three seats.
Green (2004-) is a three-member ward in the south-west of the Borough. Cippenham was a district of the old parish of Burnham. It was one of the two wards based on the old Cippenham ward, which was a Labour/Conservative marginal (six Conservative and eleven Labour wins between 1983 and 2003). This area is the western part of the previous ward, incorporates the Cippenham village area (including the Green which the ward is named after). 2003-2004: The former Cippenham ward was represented by two Labour and one Conservative Councillors. 2004: this ward elected one Conservative and two Labour Councillors.
Meadows (2004-) is a three-member ward in the south-west of the Borough. It was one of the two wards based on the old Cippenham Ward, which was a Labour/Conservative marginal (six Conservative and eleven Labour wins between 1983 and 2003). This area is the eastern part of the previous ward, incorporates the Windsor Meadows development which caused a large population growth since the 1983 redistribution of wards. Presumably these are the Meadows which the ward is named after. 2003-2004: see Cippenham Green. 2004: The new ward elected three Labour Councillors.
& Poyle
(1995-2004), Colnbrook with Poyle
(2004-) is a (since 1997) two-member ward in the furthest east part of the Borough between to the M4 motorway and Greater London. Labour elected some Councillors here, in 1995 and 1997 (1 seat), but by 2000 the ward was safely Conservative. 2003-2004: Two Conservative Councillors. 2004: Two Conservative Councillors re-elected.
parish, of which it was the southern part. This was an original Slough ward. There were Farnham North and Farnham South wards 1950-1983. A single Farnham ward was re-created in 1983. 2003-2004: Three Labour Councillors. 2004: This was a safe Labour Ward, with three Labour representatives.
in the eastern part of the Borough. In the 2004 redistribution the ward lost its extension west along the southern border of Langley. It is named after a 4 acres (16,187.4 m²) area mentioned in connection with the inclosure of Langley Marish parish in 1809. This was the ward where the Liberal Democrats won their first election in Slough in 2000. 2003-2004: Two Labour and one Liberal Democrat Councillors. 2004: The Liberal Democrats held all three seats after the election.
, in the eastern part of the Borough. In 2004 it was extended south a bit. The ward was named after Sir John Kedermister (or Kidderminster), who was Warden of Langley Park and founded some almshouses in Langley in 1617. 2003-2004: three Labour Councillors. 2004: This was a safe Labour Ward, with three Labour representatives.
St Mary's (1983-) is a three-member ward in north Langley
, in the eastern part of the Borough. St Mary's is named after the church in Langley. This has been a Labour/Conservative marginal ward. 2003-2004: There were two Tory and one Labour Councillors. 2004: The Independent Langley Residents won two seats and tied for the third (which the Conservative candidate won on a roll of dice, so he was credited with an additional vote).
(1930-), part of the old parish of Upton-cum-Chalvey (in the south of the modern Borough), was an original ward which has existed in some form continuously since 1930. In the early nineteenth century Upton was a village about a mile and a half south-east of the hamlet of Slough. It is a three-seat ward. Upton was the most Conservative area of Slough until demographic change made Labour competitive. Labour won the ward for the first time ever in 1990. In 1997 Labour won two seats and the Conservatives one. 2003-2004: 2 Labour and 1 Conservative Councillors. 2004: The Conservatives won all three seats.
Lea (1983-) is a three-member ward in the north of the Borough, to the north-east of Baylis & Stoke and the north of Central ward. It combines Wexham Court parish and an area known as Upton Lea. The ward was formerly safely Labour. 2003-2004: 1 Labour and 2 Independent Councillors. 2004: Securely held by Independent Councillors who won all three seats in 2004.
Notes:
Slough
Slough is a borough and unitary authority within the ceremonial county of Royal Berkshire, England. The town straddles the A4 Bath Road and the Great Western Main Line, west of central London...
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 elections and elections by thirds.
The Borough had been re-warded for this election. For the previous three Slough elections, which had each returned a third of the Council, see Slough Council election 2001, Slough Council election 2002 and Slough Council election 2003.
The 2004 election was to fill forty-one seats. The leading vote winner in each of the fourteen wards was elected for the term 2004-2008. The second placed candidates were elected for 2004-2007. In all the wards, except Colnbrook with Poyle, the candidate with the third highest number of votes was elected for the term 2004-2006.
Recent political history of Slough to 2004
Slough Borough CouncilSlough Borough Council
Slough Borough Council is the local authority for the Borough of Slough, in the South East England Region of the United Kingdom.This article deals mainly with the unitary authority which was first elected, on a shadow basis, in 1997. It became the local authority for Slough on 1 April 1998...
, between 1983 and 2004, had been controlled by the Labour Party
Labour Party (UK)
The Labour Party is a centre-left democratic socialist party in the United Kingdom. It surpassed the Liberal Party in general elections during the early 1920s, forming minority governments under Ramsay MacDonald in 1924 and 1929-1931. The party was in a wartime coalition from 1940 to 1945, after...
.
Between 2003 and 2004, there were three groups of Councillors. In addition to the Labour Group and the Conservative Group
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...
there was the Britwellian, Independent, Liberal and Liberal Democrat Group (BILLD).
The BILLD Group was composed of all the Councillors, who were not Labour or Conservative. It was a coalition of a number of parties and independents. These included a Councillor or Councillors elected in particular wards; Liberal Democrat (Foxborough ward), Liberal
Liberal Party (UK, 1989)
The Liberal Party is a United Kingdom political party. It was formed in 1989 by a group of individuals within the original Liberal Party who felt that the merger of the party with the Social Democratic Party, to form the Liberal Democrats, had ended the spirit of the Liberal Party, claiming that...
(Haymill ward), Independent Britwellian
Britwellian
Britwellian is the name chosen by two local political groups, which have contested elections in the three member Britwell Ward of Slough Borough Council. The regular Council elections in Slough are normally for a third of the Council, with one seat contested in each ward...
Residents (Britwell
Britwell
Britwell is a residential housing estate and civil parish in the north west of Slough, Berkshire, in the south of England. It is about 23 miles west of London.The name Britwell derives from the old English beorhtan wiellan meaning 'bright, clear well'....
ward) and Independent (Wexham
Wexham
Wexham is a settlement and civil parish in the county of Buckinghamshire. It is on the borders of the unitary authority of Slough and the non-metropolitan county of Berkshire, in southern England....
Lea ward).
The existing members of the Group had an electoral pact for the 2004 election, which also extended to the Independent Farnham Residents candidates in Farnham ward and the Independent Langley Residents candidates in Langley
Langley, Slough
Langley is a large village in the unitary authority of Slough, Berkshire in South East England. It is situated 2 miles east of central Slough, and 20 miles west of London...
St Mary's ward.
In 2003-2004, the composition of the 41 member council was:-
- LabourLabour Party (UK)The Labour Party is a centre-left democratic socialist party in the United Kingdom. It surpassed the Liberal Party in general elections during the early 1920s, forming minority governments under Ramsay MacDonald in 1924 and 1929-1931. The party was in a wartime coalition from 1940 to 1945, after...
26 - BILLD 9 (Independent BritwellianBritwellianBritwellian is the name chosen by two local political groups, which have contested elections in the three member Britwell Ward of Slough Borough Council. The regular Council elections in Slough are normally for a third of the Council, with one seat contested in each ward...
Residents 3, Slough LiberalsLiberal Party (UK, 1989)The Liberal Party is a United Kingdom political party. It was formed in 1989 by a group of individuals within the original Liberal Party who felt that the merger of the party with the Social Democratic Party, to form the Liberal Democrats, had ended the spirit of the Liberal Party, claiming that...
3, Independents 2 and Slough Liberal Democrat 1) - ConservativeConservative 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...
6
In the 2004 election 105 candidates were nominated for the 41 seats up for election. The list is broken down by Party, with a residual category of an Independent candidate not affiliated to BILLD.
- LabourLabour Party (UK)The Labour Party is a centre-left democratic socialist party in the United Kingdom. It surpassed the Liberal Party in general elections during the early 1920s, forming minority governments under Ramsay MacDonald in 1924 and 1929-1931. The party was in a wartime coalition from 1940 to 1945, after...
41 - ConservativeConservative 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...
28 - BILLD 26 (Slough Liberal Democrats 11, Independents 3, Independent Britwellian Residents 3, Independent Farnham Residents 3, Independent Langley Residents 3, Slough LiberalsLiberal Party (UK, 1989)The Liberal Party is a United Kingdom political party. It was formed in 1989 by a group of individuals within the original Liberal Party who felt that the merger of the party with the Social Democratic Party, to form the Liberal Democrats, had ended the spirit of the Liberal Party, claiming that...
3) - Green Party of England and WalesGreen Party of England and WalesThe Green Party of England and Wales is a political party in England and Wales which follows the traditions of Green politics and maintains a strong commitment to social progressivism. It is the largest Green party in the United Kingdom, containing within it various regional divisions including...
7 - United Kingdom Independence PartyUnited Kingdom Independence PartyThe United Kingdom Independence Party is a eurosceptic and right-wing populist political party in the United Kingdom. Whilst its primary goal is the UK's withdrawal from the European Union, the party has expanded beyond its single-issue image to develop a more comprehensive party platform.UKIP...
2 - Independent 1
Council by Party before and after 2004 Elections
Before the elections held on 10 June 2004, the composition of Slough Borough CouncilSlough Borough Council
Slough Borough Council is the local authority for the Borough of Slough, in the South East England Region of the United Kingdom.This article deals mainly with the unitary authority which was first elected, on a shadow basis, in 1997. It became the local authority for Slough on 1 April 1998...
was as follows:
- Labour overall majority (2003-2004): 11
- No overall majority (2004-2006)
Note: The Others category in this table includes all non-Labour, Conservative and Liberal Democrat Councillors. Richard Stokes (Liberal-Haymill) is the BILLD Group Leader, which includes the Liberal Democrats and all the Others category Councillors.
Composition of expiring seats before election
| Ward | Party | Elected | Incumbent | Cand.? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baylis | Labour | 2001 | Rajinder Singh Sandhu | Yes |
| Baylis | Labour | 1999 | Gurmej Singh Sandhu | Yes |
| Baylis | Labour | 2004 | Balvinder Singh Bains | Yes |
| Britwell | Ind. Britwellian Res. | 2003 | Paul Janik * | Yes |
| Britwell | Ind. Britwellian Res. | 2002 | Sean Patrick Wright * | Yes |
| Britwell | Ind. Britwellian Res. | 2002 | Patrick Shine * | Yes |
| Central | Labour | 1988 | Ronald William Sibley | Yes |
| Central | Labour | 1999 | Lydia Emelda Simmons Lydia Simmons Lydia Emelda Simmons is a Labour Party local politician in Slough, who had the distinction of being the first black, woman Mayor in England.She served as a Councillor on Slough Borough Council 1979-1994 and from 1999 until 2007. She was the longest-serving member of the Council, by the end of her... |
Yes |
| Central | Labour | 2004 | Arvind Singh Dhaliwal | Yes |
| Chalvey | Labour | 2001 | Satpal Singh Parmar | Yes |
| Chalvey | Labour | 2000 | George Henry Davidson | Yes |
| Chalvey | Labour | 2002 | Pervez Choudhry | Yes |
| Cippenham | Labour | 1996 | Lawrence L. Gleeson | Yes |
| Cippenham | Conservative | 1995 | William Geoffrey Howard | Yes |
| Cippenham | Labour | 2002 | James Charles Robert Swindlehurst | Yes |
| Colnbrook & Poyle | Conservative | 1997 | Steven John Burkmar | Yes |
| Colnbrook & Poyle | Conservative | 2000 | Dexter Jerome Smith | Yes |
| Farnham | Labour | 2001 | Joginder Singh Bal | Yes |
| Farnham | Labour | 1990 | David Edward Mansell | No |
| Farnham | Labour | 1997 | Robert Anderson | Yes |
| Foxborough | Labour | 1988 | Mewa Singh Mann | Yes |
| Foxborough | Labour | 2002 | Jagjit Singh Grewal | Yes |
| Foxborough | Liberal Democrats | 2000 | John William Edwards * | Yes |
| Haymill | Liberal | 1990 | David John Munkley * | Yes |
| Haymill | Liberal | 2002 | Jean Frances Stockton * | No |
| Haymill | Liberal | 1987 | Richard Stanley Stokes * | Yes |
| Kedermister | Labour | 1997 | Ronald John Webb | No |
| Kedermister | Labour | 2002 | Christine Rita Small | Yes |
| Kedermister | Labour | 2003 | May Dodds | No |
| Langley St Mary's | Labour | 2001 | Nigel Ian Rushby | No |
| Langley St Mary's | Conservative | 1997 | Terrence W. Brennan | Yes |
| Langley St Mary's | Conservative | 2000 | Derek Ernest Cryer (c) | Yes |
| Stoke | Labour | 2001 | Raja Mohammad Zarait | Yes |
| Stoke | Labour | 1999 | Simon Ashley George | Yes |
| Stoke | Labour | 2002 | Egbert Christian Thomas | No |
| Upton | Labour | 2001 | Gurcharan Singh Manku | Yes |
| Upton | Labour | 2002 | Sukhjit Kaur Dhaliwal | Yes |
| Upton | Conservative | 1999 | Julia Thomson Long | Yes |
| Wexham Lea | Independent | 2000 | Michael Anthony Haines * | Yes |
| Wexham Lea | Labour | 2001 | Muriel Douglas Gilmour | No |
| Wexham Lea | Independent | 2002 | David Ian MacIsaac * | Yes |
- * Member of the BILLD Group
Election result (overall summary)
Note: Due to boundary changes and this being a whole Council election, non-comparable to the 2003 election of a third of the Council, no attempt is made to provide numbers to fill the gain, loss and plus/minus columns.History of Slough boundaries and wards
The Slough local government area came into existence in 1863. It comprised a part of the parish of Upton-cum-Chalvey, roughly corresponding to the modern Central and Upton wards.In 1894 Slough became a civil parish
Civil parish
In England, a civil parish is a territorial designation and, where they are found, the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties...
and then an Urban District
Urban district
In the England, Wales and Ireland, an urban district was a type of local government district that covered an urbanised area. Urban districts had an elected Urban District Council , which shared local government responsibilities with a county council....
.
In 1900 the boundaries of the Slough district were expanded for the first time, increasing its size to 1684 acres (6.8 km²). The northern boundary was extended up Stoke Road, as far as the Slough branch of the Grand Union Canal
Grand Union Canal
The Grand Union Canal in England is part of the British canal system. Its main line connects London and Birmingham, stretching for 137 miles with 166 locks...
. To the south and west, Chalvey
Chalvey
Chalvey is a former village which is now a suburb of Slough in the unitary authority of Slough in Berkshire, England. It was transferred to Berkshire from Buckinghamshire in 1974....
and the Salt Hill area, as far as the Montem Mound
Montem Mound
The Montem Mound is a mysterious and ancient mound of earth. It lies on Montem Lane, around half a mile west of central Slough, Berkshire, overlooking the Chalvey Brook, a minor tributary of the River Thames....
, were absorbed. To the east, part of Langley joined the district. The Agar's Plough area left Slough, to become part of Eton
Eton, Berkshire
Eton is a town and civil parish in Berkshire, England, lying on the opposite bank of the River Thames to Windsor and connected to it by Windsor Bridge. The parish also includes the large village of Eton Wick, 2 miles west of the town, and has a population of 4,980. Eton was in Buckinghamshire until...
and provide playing fields for Eton College
Eton College
Eton College, often referred to simply as Eton, is a British independent school for boys aged 13 to 18. It was founded in 1440 by King Henry VI as "The King's College of Our Lady of Eton besides Wyndsor"....
.
In 1930-1931 there was a major extension of the boundaries, increasing the district to 6202 acres (25.1 km²). Parts of the parishes of Burnham
Burnham, Buckinghamshire
Burnham is a village and civil parish that lies north of the River Thames in the South Bucks District of Buckinghamshire, and sits on the border with Berkshire, between the towns of Maidenhead and Slough. It is served by Burnham railway station in the west of Slough on the main line between London...
, Dorney
Dorney
Dorney is a village and civil parish within South Bucks district in the English county of Buckinghamshire, near Slough and about two and a half miles west of Eton.The village name is Old English and means "island frequented by bumble bees"...
, Farnham Royal
Farnham Royal
Farnham Royal is a village and civil parish within the South Bucks district of Buckinghamshire, England. It is located in the south of the county, around 22 miles west of Charing Cross, Central London....
, Horton
Horton, Berkshire
Horton is a village and civil parish in Berkshire, England. It is located between Windsor and Staines. Horton was transferred from Buckinghamshire to Berkshire in 1974. Through the Horton parish flows the Colne Brook which runs to the River Thames from the River Colne.The village name is a common...
, Langley Marish and Stoke Poges
Stoke Poges
Stoke Poges is a village and civil parish in the South Buckinghamshire district of Buckinghamshire, England. It is in the south of the county, about three miles north of Slough and a mile east of Farnham Common....
were added to Slough.
Slough was first warded in 1930. The original seven wards were Burnham, Central, Chalvey, Farnham, Langley, Stoke and Upton.
The town was re-warded in 1950, when four of the previous wards (Burnham, Central, Farnham and Stoke) were split into north and south wards, to make a total of eleven.
Britwell and Wexham Court were added to Slough in 1973 (when these two new wards and the eleven existing wards were allocated between two and nine seats, instead of the three per ward which had existed previously).
There was another re-warding in 1983, which created thirteen three-member wards with revised boundaries.
Colnbrook & Poyle was added to Slough in 1995 and became a fourteenth ward, with one member 1995-1997 and two from 1997.
For Slough Council election 2004 the Borough was re-warded. There were still fourteen wards, but only Colnbrook with Poyle (formerly Colnbrook & Poyle) and Haymill had unchanged boundaries.
Baylis & Stoke
Baylis & Stoke (2004-) is a three-member ward in the north of the Borough, to the west of Central ward and to the east of Haymill. It broadly combined the former Baylis and Stoke wards. Baylis was named after Baylis House and the estate of Baylis, which from the sixteenth century was a sub-division of the old parish of Stoke PogesStoke Poges
Stoke Poges is a village and civil parish in the South Buckinghamshire district of Buckinghamshire, England. It is in the south of the county, about three miles north of Slough and a mile east of Farnham Common....
(the southern part of which is included in Slough). Stoke was named after the parish. 2003-2004: the six seats in the former wards were all held by Labour. 2004: The Liberal Democrats, building on the Liberal tradition of the marginal former Stoke ward and overcoming the Labour leanings of the former Baylis ward, won all three seats in 2004.
- * BILLD Group candidate
Britwell
BritwellBritwell
Britwell is a residential housing estate and civil parish in the north west of Slough, Berkshire, in the south of England. It is about 23 miles west of London.The name Britwell derives from the old English beorhtan wiellan meaning 'bright, clear well'....
(1973-) is a three-member ward in the north-west of the Borough. It includes Britwell parish, although since 1983 some unparished territory was added. Before Britwell became a civil parish
Civil parish
In England, a civil parish is a territorial designation and, where they are found, the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties...
it was a district of the old parish of Burnham. Britwell elected some Liberal Councillors in the 1980s but was otherwise safely Labour until 2000. Since then Britwellian
Britwellian
Britwellian is the name chosen by two local political groups, which have contested elections in the three member Britwell Ward of Slough Borough Council. The regular Council elections in Slough are normally for a third of the Council, with one seat contested in each ward...
and Independent Britwellian Residents Councillors have become increasinhly successful. In 1997 Labour won all three seats, but by 2003-2004 the Residents held the three seats. 2004: Independent Britwellian Residents retained the three seats.
- * BILLD Group candidate
Central
Central (1930-1950 and 1983-) has had different boundaries during the three of the four Slough redistributions in which it has existed (it was divided between Central North and Central South wards 1950-1983), but it has always been a three-member ward with Wexham to the north, Langley to the east, Upton to the south, Chalvey to the south-west and Baylis & Stoke to the west. It was part of the original parish of Upton-cum-Chalvey, although the hamlet of Slough (a few scattered houses and coaching inns along the Great West RoadGreat West Road
The Great West Road may refer to:*A4 road from London to Bath and Bristol, England*The Golden Mile in West London, part of the above*Great West Road, Zambia...
and Windsor Road) was smaller than the villages of Upton and Chalvey until the Great Western Railway
Great Western Railway
The Great Western Railway was a British railway company that linked London with the south-west and west of England and most of Wales. It was founded in 1833, received its enabling Act of Parliament in 1835 and ran its first trains in 1838...
arrived in the 1840s. 2003-2004: Labour held the three seats under the 1983 boundaries. 2004: Labour won one and the Conservatives two of the three seats of the revised ward.
Chalvey
ChalveyChalvey
Chalvey is a former village which is now a suburb of Slough in the unitary authority of Slough in Berkshire, England. It was transferred to Berkshire from Buckinghamshire in 1974....
(1930-), (in the south of the Borough) is a three-member ward. In the nineteenth century it was a village that was part of the ancient parish of Upton-cum-Chalvey. It became an original ward of Slough. The ward has existed in some form continuously since the district was first warded in 1930. Before 1970 Chalvey was Conservative but since then it has been safely Labour. 2003-2004: Three Labour seats. 2004: The Liberal Democrats came within ten votes of winning a seat in the ward in 2004, but Labour retained the three seats.
- * BILLD Group candidate
Cippenham Green
CippenhamCippenham
Cippenham is a suburb of the unitary authority of Slough in the county of Berkshire, England. It was transferred to Berkshire from Buckinghamshire in 1974.The name, Cippenham derives from the old English Cippan-ham, meaning Cippa's homestead....
Green (2004-) is a three-member ward in the south-west of the Borough. Cippenham was a district of the old parish of Burnham. It was one of the two wards based on the old Cippenham ward, which was a Labour/Conservative marginal (six Conservative and eleven Labour wins between 1983 and 2003). This area is the western part of the previous ward, incorporates the Cippenham village area (including the Green which the ward is named after). 2003-2004: The former Cippenham ward was represented by two Labour and one Conservative Councillors. 2004: this ward elected one Conservative and two Labour Councillors.
- * BILLD Group candidate
Cippenham Meadows
CippenhamCippenham
Cippenham is a suburb of the unitary authority of Slough in the county of Berkshire, England. It was transferred to Berkshire from Buckinghamshire in 1974.The name, Cippenham derives from the old English Cippan-ham, meaning Cippa's homestead....
Meadows (2004-) is a three-member ward in the south-west of the Borough. It was one of the two wards based on the old Cippenham Ward, which was a Labour/Conservative marginal (six Conservative and eleven Labour wins between 1983 and 2003). This area is the eastern part of the previous ward, incorporates the Windsor Meadows development which caused a large population growth since the 1983 redistribution of wards. Presumably these are the Meadows which the ward is named after. 2003-2004: see Cippenham Green. 2004: The new ward elected three Labour Councillors.
Colnbrook with Poyle
ColnbrookColnbrook
Colnbrook is a large village in the unitary authority of Slough, in Berkshire, England. It is situated southeast of central Slough, east of Windsor and west of central London....
& Poyle
Poyle
Poyle is a village and suburb in the unitary authority of Slough, in South East England. It is situated immediately west of the M25 motorway and 16.8 miles west of Charing Cross in London.-History:...
(1995-2004), Colnbrook with Poyle
Colnbrook with Poyle
Colnbrook with Poyle is a civil parish in the unitary authority of Slough in Berkshire, England, consisting of Colnbrook with Poyle. It is at the eastern end of the borough, and is just to the west of the M25 motorway, which separates the parish from Heathrow Airport in the London Borough of...
(2004-) is a (since 1997) two-member ward in the furthest east part of the Borough between to the M4 motorway and Greater London. Labour elected some Councillors here, in 1995 and 1997 (1 seat), but by 2000 the ward was safely Conservative. 2003-2004: Two Conservative Councillors. 2004: Two Conservative Councillors re-elected.
Farnham
Farnham (1930-1950 and 1983-) is a three-member ward in the west of the Borough, to the south of Britwell and west of Haymill. It was named after the old Farnham RoyalFarnham Royal
Farnham Royal is a village and civil parish within the South Bucks district of Buckinghamshire, England. It is located in the south of the county, around 22 miles west of Charing Cross, Central London....
parish, of which it was the southern part. This was an original Slough ward. There were Farnham North and Farnham South wards 1950-1983. A single Farnham ward was re-created in 1983. 2003-2004: Three Labour Councillors. 2004: This was a safe Labour Ward, with three Labour representatives.
- * BILLD Group candidate
Foxborough
Foxborough (1983-) is a three-member ward in south-east LangleyLangley, Slough
Langley is a large village in the unitary authority of Slough, Berkshire in South East England. It is situated 2 miles east of central Slough, and 20 miles west of London...
in the eastern part of the Borough. In the 2004 redistribution the ward lost its extension west along the southern border of Langley. It is named after a 4 acres (16,187.4 m²) area mentioned in connection with the inclosure of Langley Marish parish in 1809. This was the ward where the Liberal Democrats won their first election in Slough in 2000. 2003-2004: Two Labour and one Liberal Democrat Councillors. 2004: The Liberal Democrats held all three seats after the election.
- * BILLD Group candidate
Haymill
Haymill (1983-) is a three-member ward in the west of the Borough (to the east of Farnham ward), which was left unchanged by the 2004 redistribution. It is a safe Liberal ward having last elected a non-Liberal Councillor in 1984. 2003-2004: Three Liberal Councillors. 2004: Three Liberal holds.- * BILLD Group candidate
Kedermister
Kedermister (1983-) is a three-member ward in south-west LangleyLangley, Slough
Langley is a large village in the unitary authority of Slough, Berkshire in South East England. It is situated 2 miles east of central Slough, and 20 miles west of London...
, in the eastern part of the Borough. In 2004 it was extended south a bit. The ward was named after Sir John Kedermister (or Kidderminster), who was Warden of Langley Park and founded some almshouses in Langley in 1617. 2003-2004: three Labour Councillors. 2004: This was a safe Labour Ward, with three Labour representatives.
- * BILLD Group candidate
Langley St Mary's
LangleyLangley, Slough
Langley is a large village in the unitary authority of Slough, Berkshire in South East England. It is situated 2 miles east of central Slough, and 20 miles west of London...
St Mary's (1983-) is a three-member ward in north Langley
Langley, Slough
Langley is a large village in the unitary authority of Slough, Berkshire in South East England. It is situated 2 miles east of central Slough, and 20 miles west of London...
, in the eastern part of the Borough. St Mary's is named after the church in Langley. This has been a Labour/Conservative marginal ward. 2003-2004: There were two Tory and one Labour Councillors. 2004: The Independent Langley Residents won two seats and tied for the third (which the Conservative candidate won on a roll of dice, so he was credited with an additional vote).
- * BILLD Group candidate
Upton
UptonUpton, Slough
Upton is a suburb of Slough in Berkshire, England. Until the local government reforms of 1974 it was in Buckinghamshire. It was one of the villages that developed into the town.-History:...
(1930-), part of the old parish of Upton-cum-Chalvey (in the south of the modern Borough), was an original ward which has existed in some form continuously since 1930. In the early nineteenth century Upton was a village about a mile and a half south-east of the hamlet of Slough. It is a three-seat ward. Upton was the most Conservative area of Slough until demographic change made Labour competitive. Labour won the ward for the first time ever in 1990. In 1997 Labour won two seats and the Conservatives one. 2003-2004: 2 Labour and 1 Conservative Councillors. 2004: The Conservatives won all three seats.
Wexham Lea
WexhamWexham
Wexham is a settlement and civil parish in the county of Buckinghamshire. It is on the borders of the unitary authority of Slough and the non-metropolitan county of Berkshire, in southern England....
Lea (1983-) is a three-member ward in the north of the Borough, to the north-east of Baylis & Stoke and the north of Central ward. It combines Wexham Court parish and an area known as Upton Lea. The ward was formerly safely Labour. 2003-2004: 1 Labour and 2 Independent Councillors. 2004: Securely held by Independent Councillors who won all three seats in 2004.
- * BILLD Group candidate
Members elected to Slough Borough Council 2004
| Ward | Party | Elected | Term | Councillor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baylis & Stoke | Liberal Democrats | 2004 | 2008 | Rashad Javaid Butt * |
| Baylis & Stoke | Liberal Democrats | 2004 | 2007 | Mushtaq Ahmed Hayat * |
| Baylis & Stoke | Liberal Democrats | 2004 | 2006 | Duncan Peter Buchanan * |
| Britwell | Ind. Britwellian Res. | 2002 | 2008 | Sean Patrick Wright * |
| Britwell | Ind. Britwellian Res. | 2002 | 2007 | Patrick Shine * |
| Britwell | Ind. Britwellian Res. | 2003 | 2006 | Paul Janik * |
| Central | Conservative | 2004 | 2008 | Mohammed Aziz |
| Central | Labour | 1999 | 2007 | Lydia Emelda Simmons Lydia Simmons Lydia Emelda Simmons is a Labour Party local politician in Slough, who had the distinction of being the first black, woman Mayor in England.She served as a Councillor on Slough Borough Council 1979-1994 and from 1999 until 2007. She was the longest-serving member of the Council, by the end of her... (a) |
| Central | Conservative | 2004 | 2006 | Sumander Khan |
| Chalvey | Labour | 2002 | 2008 | Pervez Choudhry |
| Chalvey | Labour | 2001 | 2007 | Raja Mohammad Zarait |
| Chalvey | Labour | 2004 | 2006 | Shabana Zeib |
| Cippenham Green | Conservative | 1995 | 2008 | William Geoffrey Howard (b) |
| Cippenham Green | Labour | 2004 | 2007 | Michael John Holledge |
| Cippenham Green | Labour | 2002 | 2006 | James Charles Robert Swindlehurst |
| Cippenham Meadows | Labour | 2003 | 2008 | May Dodds |
| Cippenham Meadows | Labour | 2001 | 2007 | Satpal Singh Parmar (c) |
| Cippenham Meadows | Labour | 2004 | 2006 | Nimrit Chohan |
| Colnbrook with Poyle | Conservative | 2000 | 2008 | Dexter Jerome Smith |
| Colnbrook with Poyle | Conservative | 1997 | 2007 | Steven John Burkmar |
| Farnham | Labour | 1997 | 2008 | Robert Anderson |
| Farnham | Labour | 2001 | 2007 | Joginder Singh Bal |
| Farnham | Labour | 2002 | 2006 | Sukhjit Kaur Dhaliwal |
| Foxborough | Liberal Democrats | 2000 | 2008 | John William Edwards * |
| Foxborough | Liberal Democrats | 2004 | 2007 | Sonja Anne Jenkins * |
| Foxborough | Liberal Democrats | 2004 | 2006 | Robert Clive Plimmer * |
| Haymill | Liberal | 1987 | 2008 | Richard Stanley Stokes * (d) |
| Haymill | Liberal | 1990 | 2007 | David John Munkley * |
| Haymill | Liberal | 2004 | 2006 | Brian Graham Hewitt * |
| Kedermister | Labour | 2002 | 2008 | Jagjit Singh Grewal |
| Kedermister | Labour | 1988 | 2007 | Mewa Singh Mann |
| Kedermister | Labour | 2002 | 2006 | Christine Rita Small |
| Langley St Mary's | Ind. Langley Res. | 2004 | 2008 | Neil James Arnold * |
| Langley St Mary's | Ind. Langley Res. | 2004 | 2007 | Pauline Florence Key * |
| Langley St Mary's | Conservative | 2000 | 2006 | Derek Ernest Cryer (e) |
| Upton | Conservative | 1999 | 2008 | Julia Thomson Long (f) |
| Upton | Conservative | 2004 | 2007 | Balwinder Singh Dhillon |
| Upton | Conservative | 2004 | 2006 | Kevin Charles Pond |
| Wexham Lea | Independent | 2000 | 2008 | Michael Anthony Haines * (g) |
| Wexham Lea | Independent | 2002 | 2007 | David Ian MacIsaac * |
| Wexham Lea | Independent | 2004 | 2006 | Mohammed Latif Khan * (h) |
Notes:
- * Member of the Britwellian, Independent, Liberal and Liberal Democrat Group (BILLD)
- (a) Simmons: Formerly served as a Councillor 1979-1994
- (b) Howard: LabourLabour Party (UK)The Labour Party is a centre-left democratic socialist party in the United Kingdom. It surpassed the Liberal Party in general elections during the early 1920s, forming minority governments under Ramsay MacDonald in 1924 and 1929-1931. The party was in a wartime coalition from 1940 to 1945, after...
1995-2001 - (c) Parmar: Formerly served as a Councillor 1995-2000
- (d) Stokes: Formerly served as a LabourLabour Party (UK)The Labour Party is a centre-left democratic socialist party in the United Kingdom. It surpassed the Liberal Party in general elections during the early 1920s, forming minority governments under Ramsay MacDonald in 1924 and 1929-1931. The party was in a wartime coalition from 1940 to 1945, after...
Councillor 1983-1986 - (e) Cryer: Formerly served as a Councillor 1967-1974
- (f) Long: Formerly served as a Councillor 1983-1990
- (g) Haines: Formerly served as a LabourLabour Party (UK)The Labour Party is a centre-left democratic socialist party in the United Kingdom. It surpassed the Liberal Party in general elections during the early 1920s, forming minority governments under Ramsay MacDonald in 1924 and 1929-1931. The party was in a wartime coalition from 1940 to 1945, after...
Councillor 1987-1991 and 1992-1998 - (h) Khan: Formerly served as a LabourLabour Party (UK)The Labour Party is a centre-left democratic socialist party in the United Kingdom. It surpassed the Liberal Party in general elections during the early 1920s, forming minority governments under Ramsay MacDonald in 1924 and 1929-1931. The party was in a wartime coalition from 1940 to 1945, after...
Councillor 1999-2002
See also
- SloughSloughSlough is a borough and unitary authority within the ceremonial county of Royal Berkshire, England. The town straddles the A4 Bath Road and the Great Western Main Line, west of central London...
- Slough local electionsSlough local electionsSlough is a district in the South East England Region.Slough Borough Council is normally elected by thirds, with Councillors serving a four year term...
- Slough Borough CouncilSlough Borough CouncilSlough Borough Council is the local authority for the Borough of Slough, in the South East England Region of the United Kingdom.This article deals mainly with the unitary authority which was first elected, on a shadow basis, in 1997. It became the local authority for Slough on 1 April 1998...
- Slough (UK Parliament constituency)Slough (UK Parliament constituency)Slough is a borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election.-Boundaries:...
External links
- http://www.british-history.ac.uk/source.asp?pubid=279 The Victoria History of the County of Buckingham, Volume 3
- http://www.slough.gov.uk/services/1139.asp link to Slough Borough Council site
- http://www.lgce.gov.uk/your-area/slough.cfm The Boundary Committee for England page about Slough Unitary Authority, with links to pre and post 2004 ward maps