Photo: James Emmans · CC BY-SA 2.0The Liberal Democrats hold a majority on the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead
Datchet is run by the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead, with Datchet parish council for local matters. The Liberal Democrats have a majority on the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead. Its MP is Jack Rankin (Conservative), member for Windsor.
£2,075
Band D, a year, the middle band every council sets its tax from.
Where it goes →How Datchet’s politics has changed since 2021
A majority on the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead
The Liberal Democrats hold a majority on the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead: 22 of its 41 seats as elected. The Conservatives hold 7, the Borough first Independents 7, West Windsor Residents Association 2, Old Windsor Residents Association 2 and National Flood Prevention Party 1. Who’s in charge ↓
Council tax
A Band D bill in Datchet is £2,075 for 2026–27; the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead keeps 74% of it. The council area’s Band D has risen 64% in ten years, against England’s 56%. Council money ↓
Written from the data on this page: Democracy Club results since May 2021, the UK Parliament Members API and MHCLG council tax.
Who holds the seats
Seats by party as elected. A party needs 21 of Windsor and Maidenhead’s 41 seats to run the council alone.
- Liberal Democrat22
- Conservative7
- the Borough first Independents7
- Old Windsor Residents Association2
- West Windsor Residents Association2
- National Flood Prevention Party1
Latest election: May 2023.
Seats are counted from election results: each ward’s most recent winners until its seats are filled. Councillors who have since changed party or resigned aren’t reflected, and which parties lead the council, and who is leader, comes from the council itself.
Results: Democracy Club (CC BY 4.0), elections since May 2021; seats per ward from its EveryElection.
The councils that run Datchet
One council runs every main service here.
Local matters: allotments, play areas, halls, footpaths and benches; it is consulted on planning and adds a precept to the council tax bill. A town council is a parish council by another name.
100% of Datchet’s residents · Band D precept £159
Every main council service: schools, social care, roads, bins, planning, housing and libraries.
Website ↗Who to ask
From GOV.UK’s “Understand how your council works”: here one council runs every main service.
Councils from ONS lookups (wards and councils May 2026, parishes 2025), names and websites from GOV.UK’s local council finder; parish councils from MHCLG’s 2026–27 list of precepting parishes.
From the parish to Westminster
Every elected tier that speaks for Datchet, from the most recent elections.
- 1Town or parishParish tierDatchet parish council
- 2Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead1 ward · 3 councillorsEwan LarcombeDavid BuckleyJodie Grove
- 3Police and crime commissionerThames Valley Police · elected May 2024Matthew Barber
- 4House of CommonsWindsor
Party colours are neutral on purpose: they tell parties apart and aren’t the parties’ own. Tap an MP’s name for their contact page on parliament.uk.
3 councillors for 1 ward
Wards with at least 2% of the town’s residents, or half their own inside it. Each shows who won its most recent elections, newest first, until its seats are filled.
- Ewan LarcombeNational Flood Prevention Party · May 2023
- David Buckleythe Borough first Independents · May 2023
- Jodie Grovethe Borough first Independents · May 2023
Show as a table
| Ward | Seats | Elected | When |
|---|---|---|---|
| Datchet, Horton & Wraysbury45% in Datchet · 4,807 residents3 seats · May 2023 | 3 | Ewan LarcombeDavid BuckleyJodie Grove | May 2023 |
Councillors can resign, change party or sit as independents between elections; a by-election winner replaces someone not named here. Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead’s website lists who sits now.
Results from Democracy Club’s candidates database (CC BY 4.0; elections since May 2021) and ward seats from its EveryElection, matched to ONS wards (May 2026) and county divisions (May 2025).
Windsor and Maidenhead council election, May 2023
Results in the wards that make up Datchet, as declared. Percentages are of votes cast for candidates in each ward; where a ward elects several councillors, each voter has that many votes.
1 ward voted. Every seat in the town’s wards was up.
No election is scheduled yet for Datchet’s wards in Democracy Club’s list. Councils publish a notice of election about five weeks before polling day.
Who can I vote for? ↗6,495 votes for candidates · 3 seats, so 3 votes each
Candidates and results: Democracy Club (CC BY 4.0), from councils’ declared results; polling dates from Democracy Club’s EveryElection.
Datchet is in Windsor constituency
The constituency’s MP and the 4 July 2024 general election, the whole constituency’s result (it reaches beyond Datchet).
45,246 votes for candidates · majority 6,457
Conservative, MP since 4 July 2024.
turnout in July 2024: 45,246 votes from 73,334 registered voters. England: 60%.
Majority 6,457 of 45,246 votes (14.3%): wider than in 51% of England’s 543 constituencies.
MPs and results: UK Parliament Members API (Open Parliament Licence v3.0); constituencies from ONS (2024 boundaries). Percentages are of valid votes; turnout is votes cast over the electorate.
Datchet’s Band D council tax is £2,075 a year
Where a Band D bill goes, what it has cost over the years, and what the councils plan to spend per resident.
Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead keeps £1,526.63 of a Band D bill (74%); the rest goes to the Datchet parish council, the Thames Valley police and crime commissioner and the Berkshire Fire and Rescue Authority.
Band D since 1993
Windsor and Maidenhead’s Band D bill has risen 64% in ten years, from £1,187.07 in 2016–17, against England’s average (56%). It was £499.50 in 1993–94.
Your bill by band
A Band D home in Datchet, 2026–27, before discounts. The Valuation Office Agency’s band search gives any home’s band.
Berkshire’s councils
Average Band D in each council area, 2026–27, parish precepts included. Bars start at £1,800.
Council budgets per resident, 2026–27
Show as a table, with Berkshire
| Windsor and Maidenhead | Datchet’s councils | Berkshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adult social care | £460 | £465 | £487 |
| Children’s social care | £280 | £286 | £290 |
| Roads and transport | £21 | £37 | £41 |
| Housing (not council homes’ rents) | £56 | £46 | £61 |
| Bins, street cleaning, environment | £96 | £116 | £119 |
| Libraries, leisure, culture | £18 | £20 | £44 |
| Planning and development | £19 | £17 | £26 |
| Public health | £38 | £56 | £78 |
| Running the council | £22 | £55 | £59 |
| Other | £0 | £2 | £19 |
| Total, schools apart | £1,009 | £1,101 | £1,234 |
Net budgeted service spending, MHCLG Revenue Account budget 2026–27, per resident (ONS mid-2025 estimates). Schools are left out: academies are paid for directly by government, so council school budgets depend on how many schools have converted. Berkshire and England: all their councils together. Police, fire and transport authorities aren’t included.
Band D: MHCLG Band D council tax 2026–27 (each authority’s own figure, excluding parish precepts) and Council Tax statistics for town and parish councils 2026–27; since 1993–94, MHCLG’s area averages including parishes.
Having a say in how Datchet is run
It takes about five minutes online; the deadline is 12 working days before a poll.
gov.uk ↗Type a postcode to write to each of its councillors and its MP.
WriteToThem ↗GOV.UK sends the report to the council that looks after the road.
gov.uk ↗Council and committee meetings are open to the public, with agendas and minutes online.
rbwm.gov.uk ↗Anyone can comment while an application is open for consultation.
rbwm.gov.uk ↗The rules, nomination papers and guidance for council candidates.
Electoral Commission ↗Questions about how Datchet is run
Which council runs Datchet?
Datchet is run by the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead.
Does Datchet have a town council?
Yes: Datchet has its own parish-tier council (Datchet parish council; town councils are parish councils by another name), which adds £159 to a Band D bill in 2026–27.
Who is the MP for Datchet?
Jack Rankin (Conservative) is the MP for Windsor, which covers Datchet.
How many councillors does Datchet have?
3 ward councillors represent Datchet’s 1 ward.
When are the next elections in Datchet?
No election is scheduled yet in Democracy Club’s list for Datchet’s wards. The next UK general election must be held by August 2029.
How much is council tax in Datchet?
Band D council tax in Datchet is £2,075 for 2026–27. Your bill depends on your home’s band, from A (6/9 of Band D) to H (18/9).
Who controls the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead?
The Liberal Democrats have a majority: 22 of 41 seats as elected. The council’s website lists who leads it now.
Who won the 2023 council election in Datchet?
In Datchet’s wards on 4 May 2023, the Borough first Independents 2 · National Flood Prevention Party 1 of the 3 seats up. The Borough first Independents had the largest share of votes, 31.2%.
Sources: ONS ward, county division, parish, constituency lookups (Census 2021 output areas; Open Government Licence v3.0) · GOV.UK local council finder · Democracy Club candidates (CC BY 4.0) and EveryElection · UK Parliament Members API (Open Parliament Licence v3.0) · MHCLG Band D council tax, parish precepts and Revenue Account budgets 2026–27 (OGL v3.0) · ONS mid-2025 population estimates. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0.
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