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The London Borough of Hounslow is a London borough in West London, England.
Political compositionThe borough council was controlled by Labour from 1971 until 2006. As of the 2006 local elections, Labour holds 24 of the 60 seats on the council, the Conservatives have 23 seats, the Liberal Democrats 5 (but have suspended one member), the Independent Community Group or the Community Group (London Borough of Hounslow) - formerly the Isleworth Community Group - 6 and there are 2 independent (Hounslow Independent Alliance) councillors. Subsequently, the Conservative group have formed an alliance with the Community group councillors which, barring any political differences, will form the executive until the next elections in 2010. Districts in Hounslow
The various electoral wards of Hounslow are divided up into 5 Areas, each of which is afforded a measure of self-government:
HistoryEtymologyA town at the centre of the Borough of Hounslow, has existed since the 13th Century. The name Hounslow derives from the Domesday Book entry of Hundeslawe meaning Hund's hill.[citation needed] FoundationsThe borough was formed in 1965, under the London Government Act 1963, by the merger of the area of the former Brentford and Chiswick Urban District, Feltham Urban District and the Heston and Isleworth Urban District(which held borough status as did Brentford and Chiswick) of Middlesex.
Hounslow grew rapidly in the latter half of the 20th century due to other travellers. This time it was mainly due to its connection to Heathrow Airport, though in fact the aviation links date back to the early 1900s when some of London's earliest airfields were sited here because of the extremely flat terrain. The Great West Road, which runs from the start of the M4 motorway at Chiswick westwards towards Heathrow, at one time contained some of the most famous manufacturing names in the world- Firestone, Gillette, Coty. As a result, the area became known as the "Golden Mile". Few of these factory sites remain today but the Great West Road is still home to many prestigious names (see "famous companies" below). TransportThe borough is served by branches of two London Underground lines: the District and Piccadilly. Three District and five Piccadilly line stations are located within the borough, namely:
In addition, a further two stations lie just outside the borough's northern boundaries (both in the London Borough of Ealing) but serve the borough's residents: Chiswick Park and Acton Town. As well as the Underground, two National Rail lines serve the London Borough of Hounslow: the North London Line operated by Silverlink and the Hounslow Loop Line operated by South West Trains. The borough's railway stations are as follows. On the North London Line: Gunnersbury. On the Hounslow Loop Line: Chiswick, Kew Bridge, Brentford, Isleworth, Syon Lane, and Hounslow. Notable people
Notable companiesThe borough is home to the headquarters of GlaxoSmithKline, and British Sky Broadcasting's studio complex, both based in Brentford's 'Golden Mile'. Fuller's Griffin Brewery is also in the borough, in Chiswick.
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