Create a Windsor Town Council, within the current unparished boundaries of Windsor, to better represent the local needs of Windsor people and to put Windsor on an equal footing with neighbouring areas
The unparished area of Windsor has a population of 32, 207
There is one Borough Councillor per nearly 3,000 residents across
the unparished area.
Windsor is a beautiful town of international significance. Despite
this, it has not had its own council since 1972, when it was merged
with Maidenhead, a town it shares little in common with. Because
Windsor is small, having only about 32,000 residents out of 150,000
across the borough, its issues have not always been given due
attention by a council centred on Maidenhead.
The ward boundary changes at the last council elections in May 2019
have further reduced the representation of Windsor to just 8 out of
41 borough councillors. Many of the new wards do not reflect the
communities in Windsor and make many feel unrepresented.
Windsor is ‘unparished’. This means that the most local
layer of government is missing (unlike most of the rest of the
borough) and that funds raised by the new Community Infrastructure
Levy (paid for by property developers and very significant) are not
kept in the town. It is important that Windsor does not miss out
further.
Started by: Richard Endacott
This ePetition ran from 27/06/2019 to 27/12/2019 and has now finished.
740 people signed this ePetition.