Windsor and Maidenhead Borough Council

Windsor and Maidenhead Borough Council
Coat of arms
Council logo
Type
Type	Unitary authority
History
Founded	1 April 1974
Leadership
Mayor	Neil Knowles, Old Windsor RA since 23 May 2023[1]
Leader	Simon Werner, Liberal Democrat since 23 May 2023
Chief Executive	Stephen Evans since April 2023
Structure
Seats	41 councillors
Political groups	Administration (31)   Liberal Democrats (22)   The Borough First (7)   Old Windsor RA (2) Other parties (10)   Conservative (7)   West Windsor RA (2)   Flood Prevention (1)
Length of term	4 years
Elections
Voting system	Plurality-at-large
Last election	4 May 2023
Next election	6 May 2027
Meeting place
Town Hall, St Ives Road, Maidenhead, SL6 1RF
Website
www.rbwm.gov.uk

Windsor and Maidenhead Borough Council is the local authority of the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead in Berkshire, England. It is a unitary authority, having the powers of a non-metropolitan county and district council combined. Windsor and Maidenhead is divided into 19 wards, electing 41 councillors.^[2] The council was created by the Local Government Act 1972 and replaced six local authorities: Cookham Rural District Council, Eton Urban District Council, Eton Rural District Council, Maidenhead Borough Council, New Windsor Borough Council and Windsor Rural District Council. Since 1 April 1998 it has been a unitary authority, assuming the powers and functions of Berkshire County Council.