Local and family history - resources available

Local and family history resources, maps, electoral registers and much more.

Electoral registers

At Maidenhead library

  1. Maidenhead Borough: 1947, 1948, 1951-52, 1955-56, 1956-57, 1957-58, 1958-59, 1962-63, 1964-65, 1966-67, 1969-70, 1971-1975 inclusive.
  2. Windsor Constituency: 1950, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1967-68, 1968-69.
  3. Maidenhead and Cookham: 1959-62 incl., 1963-64, 1965-66, 1975-1994.
  4. Royal Borough of Windsor & Maidenhead (created 1974): 1994-1998 incl., 2001-2021.
  5. Royal Borough of Windsor & Maidenhead: 1998-2001 (microfiche).
  6. We also hold a single poll book for the Maidenhead District, c1832.        

At Windsor library

  1. Royal Borough of Windsor & Maidenhead: 1976 - 2021. 

(NB: The Royal Berkshire Archives in Reading has a complete set of electoral registers for all the Berkshire constituencies from 1839 to the present day. Registers from 2021 onwards are in digital format only).

Viewing regulations

The current and historic Electoral Registers are available to view at Maidenhead Library and Windsor Library. Ascot Durning Library also holds the current electoral register.

Photocopies/photographs are not allowed but limited handwritten notes may be taken.