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! colspan="2" style="text-align:center; background:#f99;"|Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead
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| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|[[File:Windsor and Maidenhead UK locator map.svg|150px|Windsor and Maidenhead]]
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! colspan="2" style="background:#f99;"|Geography
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| style="width:45%;"|Status:||Unitary, [[Royal Borough]]
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|[[Regions of England|Region]]:||[[South East England]]
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|Ceremonial County:||[[Berkshire]]
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|[[Surface area|Area]]:<br>- Total||[[List of English districts by area|Ranked {{English district area rank|GSS=E06000040}}]]<br>{{convert|198.43|sqkm|abbr=on}}
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| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|[[File:Maidenhead Town Hall.jpg|150px|Maidenhead Town Hall]]<br>Maidenhead Town Hall
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|Admin. HQ:||[[Maidenhead]]
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|chief executive officer: || Ian Threnholm
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|[[ONS coding system|ONS code]]:||E06000040 (GSS)<br />00ME (ONS)
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! colspan="2" style="background:#f99;"|Demographics
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|Population:<br>- Total ({{English statistics year}})<br>- [[Density]]||[[List of English districts by population|Ranked {{English district rank|GSS=E06000040}}]]<br>{{English district population|GSS=E06000040}}<br>{{English district density|GSS=E06000040}} / km²
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|Ethnicity:<ref>[http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=3&b=276851&c=windsor&d=13&e=13&g=408746&i=1001x1003x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1207928128030&enc=1&dsFamilyId=1812 Population estimates<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>||90.2% White<br>5.4% S.Asian<br>1.2% Black<br>1.7% Mixed Race<br>1.4% Chinese or Other
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! colspan="2" style="background:#f99;"|Politics
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| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|The Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead<br>http://www.rbwm.gov.uk/
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|[[Local government in England#Councillors and mayors|Leadership]]:||Leader & Cabinet
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|Executive:||{{English district control|GSS=E07000116}}
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|[[MPs elected in the UK general election, 2005|MPs]]:||[[Adam Afriyie]], [[Theresa May]]
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The '''Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead''' is a [[Royal Borough]] of [[Berkshire]], in [[South East England|South East]] England. It became a [[unitary authority]] on 1 April 1998.
It is home to [[Windsor Castle]], [[Eton College]], [[Legoland, Windsor|Legoland]] and [[Ascot Racecourse]].
The borough was formed on 1 April 1974 as a [[non-metropolitan district]] of Berkshire, under the [[Local Government Act 1972]], from parts of the former administrative counties of Berkshire and [[Buckinghamshire]]. From Berkshire came the boroughs of [[Maidenhead]] and [[Windsor, Berkshire|Windsor]], and the rural districts of [[Cookham Rural District|Cookham]] and [[Windsor Rural District|Windsor]], and from Buckinghamshire came the [[Eton, Berkshire|Eton]] urban district, and the parishes of [[Datchet]], [[Horton, Berkshire|Horton]] and [[Wraysbury]] from the rural district of [[Eton Rural District|Eton]].<ref>The English Non-metropolitan Districts (Definition) Order 1972. SO 1972/2039.</ref> It inherited [[royal borough]] status from Windsor, the site of [[Windsor Castle]].
It gained unitary authority status in 1998 with the abolition of [[Berkshire County Council]].<ref>[http://www.england-legislation.hmso.gov.uk/si/si1996/Uksi_19961879_en_1.htm The Berkshire (Structural Change) Order 1996. SI 1996/1879]</ref> It is the only Royal Borough outside [[Greater London]].
== Towns and villages ==
The Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead contains the following towns and villages
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*[[Ascot, Berkshire|Ascot]]
*[[Bray, Berkshire|Bray]]
*[[Clewer]]
*[[Cookham]]
*[[Datchet]]
*[[Eton, Berkshire|Eton]]
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*[[Eton Wick]]
*[[Horton, Berkshire|Horton]]
*[[Maidenhead]]
*[[North Ascot]] (part)
*[[Old Windsor]]
*[[South Ascot]]
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*[[Sunningdale]]
*[[Sunninghill, Berkshire|Sunninghill]]
*[[Waltham St. Lawrence]]
*[[White Waltham]]
*[[Windsor, Berkshire|Windsor]]
*[[Wraysbury]]
|}
==Politics==
===Westminster===
The Royal Borough is represented at Westminster by two members of parliament of the [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative Party]]: [[Adam Afriyie]] ([[Windsor (UK Parliament constituency)|Windsor]]) and [[Theresa May]] ([[Maidenhead (UK Parliament constituency)|Maidenhead]]). The [[UK Parliament]]ary constituency of [[Maidenhead (UK Parliament constituency)|Maidenhead]] has been held by the [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative Party]] since its creation in 1997, while the UK Parliamentary constituency of [[Windsor (UK Parliament constituency)|Windsor]] has been held by the [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative Party]] since its creation in 1874. The two seats are considered to be safe Conservative seats.
===Local government===
{{main|Windsor and Maidenhead local elections}}
The Royal Borough is currently under a [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]] administration. Elections for councillors to the Royal Borough take place every four years; [[Windsor and Maidenhead Council election, 2011|the last took place in 2011]].
The political control of the Royal Borough is as follows:<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/static/uk_politics/vote2000/locals/145.stm UK Politics | Local Elections 2000 | Windsor & Maidenhead Royal]. BBC News. Retrieved on 17 July 2013.</ref><ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/shared/vote2007/councils/html/me.stm Election 2007 | Local Council Elections | Windsor & Maidenhead Royal council]. BBC News (4 May 2007). Retrieved on 17 July 2013.</ref>
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! Party in control || Years
|- ! style="background-color: #5B76FF"
| [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]] || 1973–1991
|- ! style="background-color: #CCCCCC"
| [[No overall control]] || 1991–1995
|- ! style="background-color: #FFD800"
| [[Liberal Democrats (UK)|Liberal Democrats]] ||1995–1997
|- ! style="background-color: #CCCCCC"
| [[No overall control]] || 1997–2003
|- ! style="background-color: #FFD800"
| [[Liberal Democrats (UK)|Liberal Democrats]] ||2003–2007
|- ! style="background-color: #5B76FF"
| [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]] || 2007–present
|}
The 23 wards of the Royal Borough are represented by 57 councillors as follows:<ref>[http://www.rbwm.gov.uk/public/members_councillors_2007_2011_document.pdf ]{{dead link|date=July 2013}}</ref>
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! Ward || Party || Councillor(s)
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| Ascot and Cheapside
| style="background:#5b76ff;"| Conservative
| David Hilton, Duncan McBride
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| Belmont
| style="background:#5b76ff;"| Conservative
| Sinead Archer, Phil Love, Marion Mills
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| Bisham and Cookham
| style="background:#5b76ff;"| Conservative
| Richard Kellaway, Michael Saunders, John Stretton
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| Boyn Hill
| style="background:#5b76ff;"| Conservative
| Christian Harris, Paul Lion, Claire Stretton
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| Bray
| style="background:#5b76ff;"| Conservative
| David Burbage, David Coppinger, Leo Walters
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| [[Castle Without]]
| Mixed
| George Bathurst (Con), Catherine Bursnall ([[UKIP]]), Sue Evans (Con)
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| Clewer East
| Mixed
| Tom Bursnall (UKIP), Eileen Quick (Con)
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| [[Clewer North (electoral ward)|Clewer North]]
| [[West Windsor Residents' Association]]
| Cynthia Endacott, John Fido, John Penfold
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| [[Clewer South (electoral ward)|Clewer South]]
| style="background:#5b76ff;"| Conservative
| James Evans, Simon Meadowcroft
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| Cox Green
| style="background:#5b76ff;"| Conservative
| Paul Brimacombe, Clive Bullock, Alan Mellins
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| Datchet
| style="background:#5b76ff;"| Conservative
| Jesse Grey, Gary Muir
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| [[Eton and Castle]]
| style="background:#ffd800;"| Liberal Democrats
| George Fussey
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| [[Eton Wick (electoral ward)|Eton Wick]]
| style="background:#5b76ff;"| Conservative
| Peter Lawless
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| Furze Platt
| style="background:#5b76ff;"| Conservative
| Mohammed Ilyas, Hari Sharma, Derek Sharp
|-
| [[Horton and Wraysbury]]
| style="background:#5b76ff;"| Conservative
| John Lenton, Colin Rayner
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| Hurley and Walthams
| style="background:#5b76ff;"| Conservative
| Carwyn Cox, David Evans, Maureen Hunt
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| Maidenhead Riverside
| style="background:#5b76ff;"| Conservative
| Simon Dudley, Andrew Jenner, Adam Smith
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| Oldfield
| style="background:#5b76ff;"| Conservative
| Geoffrey Hill, Asghar Majeed, Derek Wilson
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| Old Windsor
| [[Old Windsor Residents' Association]]
| Malcolm Beer, Lynne Jones
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| [[Park (electoral ward)|Park]]
| style="background:#5b76ff;"| Conservative
| Natasha Airey, Phillip Bicknell
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| Pinkneys Green
| Mixed
| Charles Hollingsworth (Con), Kathy Newbound (LD), Simon Werner (LD)
|-
| Sunningdale
| style="background:#5b76ff;"| Conservative
| Christine Bateson, Sayonara Luxton
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| Sunninghill and South Ascot
| style="background:#5b76ff;"| Conservative
| Peter Comber, John Story, Lynda Yong
|}
Since the election, Councillors Tom and Catherine Bursnall have switched allegance from the Conservative party to the [[UKIP|UK Independence Party]].<ref>[http://www.general-election-2010.co.uk/uk-party-political-news/tory-couple-latest-in-switch-to-ukip Tory couple latest in switch to UKIP]</ref>
===Parish and town councils===
There are 14 [[Parish councils in England|parish councils]] and 1 [[town council]] in the borough. They are:
[[Bisham]], [[Bray, Berkshire|Bray]], [[Cookham]], [[Cox Green, Berkshire|Cox Green]], [[Datchet]], [[Eton, Berkshire|Eton]] (town), [[Horton, Berkshire|Horton]], [[Hurley, Berkshire|Hurley]], [[Old Windsor]], [[Shottesbrooke]], [[Sunningdale]], [[Sunninghill and Ascot]], [[Waltham St Lawrence]], [[White Waltham]], [[Wraysbury]].
The towns of Maidenhead and Windsor are [[Unparished area|unparished]].
== Education ==
{{Main|List of schools in Windsor and Maidenhead}}
Unlike the rest of [[Berkshire]], the Windsor and Maidenhead [[Local education authority|LEA]] uses the [[Three-tier education|three-tier system]].<ref>{{cite news|title=School system in Windsor to remain as three-tier|url=http://www.windsor-advertiser.co.uk/Lifestyle/Education/School-system-in-Windsor-to-remain-as-three-tier-05072012.htm|publisher=Windsor Advertiser|date=5 July 2012}}</ref>
== Twin towns ==
The Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead is twinned with the following Towns:
*{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Neuilly-sur-Seine]], France – established 1955 with Royal Borough of New Windsor.<ref name="Archant twinning">{{cite web|url=http://www.completefrance.com/language-culture/twin-towns|title=British towns twinned with French towns|accessdate = 11 July 2013|work=Archant Community Media Ltd}}</ref>
*{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Saint-Cloud]], France – established 1957 with [[Maidenhead]].
*{{flagicon|GER}} [[Bad Godesberg]], Germany – established 1960 with [[Maidenhead]].
*{{flagicon|GER}} [[Goslar]], Germany – established 1969 with Royal Borough of New Windsor.
*{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Frascati]], Italy – established 1972 with [[Maidenhead]].
*{{flagicon|BEL}} [[Kortrijk]], [[Belgium]] – established 1981 with Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead.
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