Slough Local Government Historical Summary
Slough has been a local government area since 1863.
- Local board of health 1863 - 1894 (a)
- Urban District Council 1894 - 1938
- Municipal Borough Council 1938 - 1974
- Borough Council: (Non-metropolitan district) 1973 - 1998 (b)
- Borough Council: (Unitary authority) 1997 - (c)
Notes:-
- (a) Became an urban sanitary authority in 1875.
- (b) Shadow authority 1973-1974.
- (c) Shadow authority 1997-1998.
The Borough is currently divided into fourteen wards of which thirteen elect three members and one returns two. The area was last re-warded in 2004.
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