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Windsor and Maidenhead Borough Council
Local authority area: Windsor and Maidenhead
Windsor and Maidenhead is an unitary authority, in the South East England region of England. It covers 196.5 km² and had 154,738 residents in 2022 — about 787 people per km². The authority dates from 1974. The council is based in Maidenhead.
Town hall in the administrative centreMaidenhead Town Hall
Photo: Graham Horn · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
People
Population
Estimates recorded for Windsor and Maidenhead, 2012–2022.
Residents, 2022154,738+6.1% since 2012
Land area196.5km²75.9 sq mi
Density787/ km²people per square kilometre
Rank by population#181of 382 UK councils · #159 in England
Population estimates4 data points
145.8K147.7K150.9K154.7K
2012201520182022
History
How the council came to be
- 1974Created
Windsor and Maidenhead became a local authority area.
Abroad
Twinned with
Bad GodesbergFrascatiGoslarKortrijkNeuilly-sur-SeineSaint-Cloud
Same region, same type
All councils in South EastOther unitary authorities in South East
Elections
19 electoral wards
Census 2021: 153,496 residents in 60,932 households across the wards; 18.4% aged 65+, 66.2% of homes owned, 12.7% of households without a car.
1Eton & Castle5,199 households · 13.5% aged 65+12,8812Ascot & Sunninghill4,651 households · 18.7% aged 65+12,0523Datchet, Horton & Wraysbury4,143 households · 19.2% aged 65+10,7204Clewer & Dedworth East3,192 households · 16.0% aged 65+8,1155Riverside3,241 households · 18.7% aged 65+7,9416Furze Platt2,965 households · 19.2% aged 65+7,840
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Council offices
Offices, town halls and local council offices in the area.
CBerkshire Pension FundCouncil office · Maidenhead SL6 1RF · hours listedCThe Royal Borough Of Windsor & MaidenheadCouncil office · Maidenhead SL6 1RF · hours listed
Westminster
Constituencies
Source: Wikidata Q1368496 (CC0)Figures as recorded with their reference year; boundaries may have changed since.