page_title: Windsor, Berkshire
section_title: Politics
hierarchical_section_title: Windsor, Berkshire / Politics
context_page_description: Windsor is a historic market town and unparished area in the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead in Berkshire, England, close to London. It is widely known as the site of Windsor Castle, one of the official residences of the British Royal Family.
  The town is situated 21.7 miles west of Charing Cross, central London, 5.8 miles southeast of Maidenhead, and 15.8 miles east of the county town of Reading. It is immediately south of the River Thames, which forms its boundary with its smaller, ancient twin town of Eton. The village of Old Windsor, just over 2 miles to the south, predates what is now called Windsor by around 300 years; in the past Windsor was formally referred to as New Windsor to distinguish the two.
context_section_description: Windsor is part of the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead which is administered by an elected unitary authority. The mayor is Cllr Sayonara Luxton. 
  The current Member of Parliament for the Windsor constituency (which includes surrounding small towns and villages, such as Eton and Datchet) is Adam Afriyie (Conservative), who was elected at the 2005 General Election. Afriyie is notable for being the first black Conservative in the House of Commons.
  In 2012 the council reintroduced the role of town crier to the borough. The previous town crier had retired in 1892 and for 120 years the post remained vacant.
  In 2018 the belongings of homeless people were controversially removed and stored for reasons of security. A bus intended to shelter the Windsor homeless during the period of the wedding was impounded by police.
caption: Windsor Seal
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