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Windsor and Maidenhead: what’s happening where you live
What the council itself has published on the five things it most shapes for a household: homes, getting about, the bill, the local environment and schools. Each line is quoted from the council’s own document, with the link. This page says what was decided or proposed; it never says whether it was right.
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Housing
The adopted Borough Local Plan 2013–2033 makes provision for at least 14,240 homes.
“The plan makes provision to deliver at least 14,240 homes to meet projected housing need, as required by Government, aiming to provide for the right amount of high-quality new housing in the right places, including affordable housing, family housing and accessible housing for those with limited mobility.”
Transport
A Local Transport Delivery Plan setting out transport and highway investment to March 2030 went to Cabinet on 16 July 2026.
“The Local Transport Delivery Plan outlines proposals for transport and highway investment across the Royal Borough through to March 2030.”
Council tax
Band D set by Windsor and Maidenhead for 2026–27: £1,526.63 of a £1,952.62 total bill in the area.
The Royal Borough set a Band D council tax of £1,504.41 for 2026/27, using government permission to raise council tax by 7.49%.
“The Royal Borough has set a Band D equivalent council tax (including Adult Social Care precept) at £1,504.41 for the year ending 31 March 2027.”
Environment
The Environment and Climate Strategy sets a borough net-zero carbon emissions target of 2050.
“The Environment and Climate Strategy sets out the Council's vision and actions to achieve the Borough's net-zero carbon emissions target by 2050”
Education
The council approved closure of the Resourced Provision at Riverside Primary School and Nursery by the end of summer 2026.
“It is proposed that the Resourced Provision at Riverside Primary School and Nursery, which is specifically for Speech Language and Communication Needs (SLCN) will be closed by the end of Summer 2026.”
Who runs the council
41 seats in 2026. Run by: Liberal Democrats, with a majority.
Councillors by party: Liberal Democrats 21, Conservative and Unionist 7, Independent / Other 6, the Borough first 3, Old Windsor Residents Association 2, Reform UK 1, National Flood Prevention Party 1.
Next scheduled council election: 6 May 2027.
Elections here now: Bray ward (24 September 2026).
All 41 councillors, by ward
- Asghar Majeed (Conservative and Unionist) — Ascot & Sunninghill
- Julian Sharpe (Conservative and Unionist) — Ascot & Sunninghill
- Sally Coneron (Conservative and Unionist) — Ascot & Sunninghill
- Siân Martin (Liberal Democrats) — Belmont
- Simon Bond (Liberal Democrats) — Belmont
- Mandy Brar (Liberal Democrats) — Bisham & Cookham
- Mark Howard (Liberal Democrats) — Bisham & Cookham
- Adam Bermange (Liberal Democrats) — Boyn Hill
- George Shaw (Liberal Democrats) — Boyn Hill
- Leo Walters (Conservative and Unionist) — Bray
- Suzanne Cross (Independent / Other) — Bray
- Alison Carpenter (the Borough first) — Clewer & Dedworth East
- Helen Price (Independent / Other) — Clewer & Dedworth East
- Carole Da Costa (Independent / Other) — Clewer & Dedworth West
- Wisdom Da Costa (Independent / Other) — Clewer & Dedworth West
- Amy Tisi (Liberal Democrats) — Clewer East
- Karen Davies (Liberal Democrats) — Clewer East
- Chris Moriarty (Liberal Democrats) — Cox Green
- Gary Reeves (Liberal Democrats) — Cox Green
- David Buckley (Reform UK) — Datchet, Horton & Wraysbury
- Ewan Larcombe (National Flood Prevention Party) — Datchet, Horton & Wraysbury
- Jodie Grove (Independent / Other) — Datchet, Horton & Wraysbury
- Devon Davies (Liberal Democrats) — Eton & Castle
- Julian Tisi (Liberal Democrats) — Eton & Castle
- Mark Wilson (Liberal Democrats) — Eton & Castle
- Catherine Del Campo (Liberal Democrats) — Furze Platt
- Joshua Reynolds (Liberal Democrats) — Furze Platt
- George Blundell (Liberal Democrats) — Hurley & Walthams
- Maureen Hunt (Conservative and Unionist) — Hurley & Walthams
- Lynne Jones (Old Windsor Residents Association) — Old Windsor
- Neil Knowles (Old Windsor Residents Association) — Old Windsor
- Geoff Hill (Liberal Democrats) — Oldfield
- Helen Taylor (the Borough first) — Oldfield
- Clive Baskerville (Liberal Democrats) — Pinkneys Green
- Simon Werner (Liberal Democrats) — Pinkneys Green
- Kashmir Singh (Independent / Other) — Riverside
- Richard Coe (Liberal Democrats) — Riverside
- Gurch Singh (Liberal Democrats) — St Mary's
- Jack Douglas (the Borough first) — St Mary's
- Genevieve Gosling (Conservative and Unionist) — Sunningdale & Cheapside
- Sayonara Luxton (Conservative and Unionist) — Sunningdale & Cheapside