 Waterloo was part of Waterloo County, Ontario until 1973 when a restructuring created the Regional Municipality of Waterloo, (often referred to as Waterloo Region or the Region of Waterloo), which consists of the cities of Waterloo, Kitchener, and Cambridge, and the townships of Woolwich, Wilmot, Wellesley, and North Dumfries.The Region handles many services, including paramedic services, policing, waste management, recreation, planning, roads and social services.In federal politics, the city of Waterloo is entirely within the electoral district of the same name.