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Slough's borough status was transferred to the new district, allowing the chair of the council to take the title of mayor, continuing Slough's series of mayors dating back to 1938. [ 7 ] From 1974 until 1998, Slough Borough Council was a lower-tier authority, with Berkshire County Council providing county-level services in the borough.
The Borough of Slough is a unitary authority with borough status in the ceremonial county of Berkshire, Southern England. The borough is centred around the town of Slough and includes Langley . It forms an urban area with parts of Buckinghamshire and extends to the villages of Burnham , Farnham Royal , George Green , and Iver .
The parishes of Slough and Stoke-in-Slough were both urban parishes and so were not given their own parish councils, but were directly administered by Slough Urban District Council, which replaced the Slough Local Board. The parish of Stoke-in-Slough was abolished in 1896, with the parish of Slough enlarged to cover the whole urban district. [3]
In the financial year 2019/20, local authorities received 22% of their funding from grants, 52% from council tax and 27% from retained business rates. [61] In the financial year 2023/24, 51% of revenue expenditure is expected to come from UK Government grants, 31% from council tax and 15% from retained business rates. [27]
1979 Slough Borough Council election (Borough boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same) [1] 1983 Slough Borough Council election (New ward boundaries) [ 2 ] 1984 Slough Borough Council election
From 1909 until 1937, Slough Urban District Council was based at a converted house called "The Cedars" at 4 William Street. [1] [2] Following significant population growth, largely associated with the development of the local industrial estate by The Slough Trading Co., civic leaders decided to procure a purpose-built town hall: the site they selected was open land on the south side of Bath ...
E-scooters are available once again across Slough after new operator Voi took over.
Slough (/ s l aʊ /) is a town in Berkshire, England, in the Thames Valley 20 miles (32 km) west of central London and 19 miles (31 km) north-east of Reading, at the intersection of the M4, M40 and M25 motorways.