Slough electoral review
Final recommendations for future electoral arrangements in Slough
On 8 May 2012 we published final recommendations for future electoral arrangements in Slough. These are available through the links below.
- Final recommendations for new local government electoral arrangements for Slough Borough Council (PDF)
- Summary of the report (PDF)
- Read our news release
You can see the maps of the proposed recommended boundaries below:
- Sheet 1 - overview (PDF)
- Sheet 2 - Ward boundaries in west Slough (PDF)
- Sheet 3 - Ward boundaries in east of Slough (PDF)
Draft recommendation
On 13 December 2011 we published our draft recommendations for electoral arrangements for Slough Borough Council. Between 13 December and 13 February 2012, we invited local people and other interested parties to comment on our proposed ward boundaries.
Consultation closed on 13 February 2012
Below are the submissions we received:
Anonymous (PDF)
Political Groups
Slough Conservative submission (PDF) and confirmation letter (PDF)
Slough Liberal Democrats (PDF)
Windsor Constituency Labour Party (PDF)
Councillors
Parishes
Colnbrook with Poyle parish council (PDF)
Local residents
The recommendations can be found using the links below:
- Draft recommendations for Slough Borough Council (PDF)
- Summary of the report (PDF)
- News release on draft recommendations for Slough
- Letter sent to the Chief Executive of Slough Borough Council (PDF)
Maps of the area recommendations:
- Map 1 - Overview map (PDF)
- Map 2 - Ward boundaries in west Slough (PDF)
- Map 3 - Ward boundaries in east Slough (PDF)
Please note some of the maps are large and may take some time to download.
Information gathering & analysis
Following preliminary discussions with Slough Borough Council, on 4 July 2011 we started a period of information gathering for new warding arrangements for the council. Between 4 July and 4 October, we invited local people and other interested parties to provide information on new ward boundary arrangements for the authority.
Letter sent to the Chief Executive of Slough Borough Council (PDF)
The Commission is minded to recommend a council size of 42 for Slough, following the receipt of evidence supporting this number from Slough Borough Council.
Evidence on council size from Slough Borough Council (PDF)
Consultation closed on 4 October 2011.
Below are the submissions we received:
Local Authority
Slough Borough Council (PDF) and attendant map (PDF)
Councillors, MPs and Political Groups
Cllr Smith (of Slough Conservatives) (PDF) - an A0 map was also supplied with this submission and is available to view at our offices by appointment.
Local Organisations
Langley St Mary's Neighbourhood Action Group (PDF)
Local Residents
P Kingswood (PDF) and attendant maps (PDF)
We received the following submissions after 4 October:
Colnbrook with Poyle Parish Council (PDF)
Slough Conservative Group (PDF)
Slough Labour Group (PDF), attendant map (PDF), and additional submission (PDF)
You may find the maps of the parished and unparished areas (PDF) and the existing wards (PDF) in Slough useful. Slough Borough Council have also provided a map of polling districts (PDF).
During the information gathering stage, Slough Borough Council provided updated polling district projections for Cippenham Green and Cippenham Meadows. Here are the updated electorate figures (XLS) for Slough.
You may wish to read our document Electoral Reviews: Technical Guidance (PDF), which contains detailed guidance on the review process and details of the legislation that reviews are carried out under.