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Hertfordshire County Council Information

Hertfordshire County Council is the upper-tier local authority for the non-metropolitan county of Hertfordshire, in England, the United Kingdom. It currently consists of 77 councillors, and is controlled by the Conservative Party, which has 55 councillors, 17 Liberal Democrats, versus 3 Labour councillors, one Green, and one English Democrats. [1]

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Composition

Main article: Hertfordshire County Council elections

Elections are held every four years, interspersed by three years of elections to the ten district councils in the county.

Party Councillors Change (on 2005)
Conservative 55 +9
Liberal Democrat 17 +3
Labour 3 -13
Green 1 -
English Democrats 1 +1
Total 77 -
Source: Hertfordshire County Council

Conservative candidates represent most of the county's rural areas, and almost all of eastern Hertfordshire is Conservative-controlled. St Albans and Watford are disproportionately represented by Liberal Democrats, whilst Stevenage is Labour's strongest area. All seats in the districts of Broxbourne and East Hertfordshire are represented by Conservative councillors.

The 2009 elections saw Labour lose 13 seats, the Conservative Party strengthen, and the British National Party gaining its first Hertfordshire County Council seat in South Oxhey. Hertfordshire County Council website shows that the BNP member, Deirdre Anne Gates, has since defected to the English Democrats.

Cabinet

The Cabinet consists of the Leader of the Council and 9 Executive Members. [2]

Office Name Term Party
Leader of the County Council Robert Gordon Conservative
Deputy Leader and Executive Member for Resources and Economic Wellbeing David Lloyd Conservative
Executive Member for Environment, Planning and Waste Derrick Ashley Conservative
Executive Member for Business Transformation Frances Button Conservative
Executive Member for Children's Services Jane Pitman Conservative
Executive Member for Highways and Transport Stuart Pile Conservative
Executive Member for Community Safety and Culture Keith Emsall Conservative
Executive Member for Performance and Partnership Richard Roberts Conservative
Executive Member for Adult Care and Health Richard Smith Conservative
Executive Member for Education and Skills Richard Thake Conservative

Council history

Year Control
1973 No overall control
1977 Conservative
1981 Conservative
1985 No overall control
1989 Conservative
1993 No overall control
1997 No overall control
2001 Conservative
2005 Conservative
2009 Conservative

References

  1. ^ http://www.hertsdirect.org/yrccouncil/councillors/ Hertfordshire County Council
  2. ^ http://www.hertsdirect.org/yrccouncil/councillors/ccandp/ccandpan2/cabinet09/

External links

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