Slough Borough Council is the local authority for the Borough of Slough, in the South East England Region of the United Kingdom.
This article deals mainly with the unitary authority which was first elected, on a shadow basis, in 1997. It became the local authority for Slough on 1 April 1998. For some information about earlier Slough local authorities see Slough, Slough local elections and List of Mayors of Slough.
Slough Local Board of Health was established in 1863, becoming an urban sanitary authority in 1875. The local board was replaced by Slough Urban District Council formed in 1894 under the Local Government Act 1894. The council was granted a royal charter of incorporation as a municipal borough in 1938, becoming the Corporation of Slough or Slough Corporation. It was abolished under the Local Government Act 1972 on 1 April 1974, and replaced by Slough Borough Council.
Read more about Slough Borough Council: Membership By Party After Each Election 1997-2008, Officeholders, Group Leaders From 1997, Wards of Slough, Members of Slough Borough Council 1997, Members of Slough Borough Council 2004, Members of Slough Borough Council As At 15 May 2008
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