Hertsmere Borough Council
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Hertsmere Borough Council is the local authority for the Hertsmere
non-metropolitan district
of England
, the United Kingdom
. Hertsmere is located in the south of Hertfordshire
, in the East of England
region
. The Council itself is based in Borehamwood
, the largest settlement in the district,.
The Council consists of 39 elected members, representing fifteen electoral wards
. Eight of the wards elect three members each. The other seven elect two each. The council is elected by thirds
, with the most recent election happening in May 2011
.
The Council is currently controlled by the Conservatives
, who hold 35 of the 39 seats, while 4 Labour councillors represent wards in the Borehamwood
area.
: the Conservative Party
won 25 seats, Labour
17 and the Liberals
13.
In 1976 the Conservatives gained a majority on the council which they held until 1994. For the next two years the council was under no overall control. The Labour Party then controlled the council from 1996 to the 1999 election
, when the Conservatives regained control, which they have held since that date.
Hertsmere
Hertsmere is a local government district and borough in Hertfordshire, England. Its council is based in Borehamwood. Other towns in the borough include Bushey, Elstree, Radlett and Potters Bar.-History:...
non-metropolitan district
Non-metropolitan district
Non-metropolitan districts, or colloquially shire districts, are a type of local government district in England. As created, they are sub-divisions of non-metropolitan counties in a so-called "two-tier" arrangement...
of England
England
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, the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
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. Hertsmere is located in the south of Hertfordshire
Hertfordshire
Hertfordshire is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in the East region of England. The county town is Hertford.The county is one of the Home Counties and lies inland, bordered by Greater London , Buckinghamshire , Bedfordshire , Cambridgeshire and...
, in the East of England
East of England
The East of England is one of the nine official regions of England. It was created in 1994 and was adopted for statistics from 1999. It includes the ceremonial counties of Essex, Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Norfolk and Suffolk. Essex has the highest population in the region.Its...
region
Regions of England
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. The Council itself is based in Borehamwood
Borehamwood
-Film industry:Since the 1920s, the town has been home to several film studios and many shots of its streets are included in final cuts of 20th century British films. This earned it the nickname of the "British Hollywood"...
, the largest settlement in the district,.
The Council consists of 39 elected members, representing fifteen electoral wards
Wards of the United Kingdom
A ward in the United Kingdom is an electoral district at sub-national level represented by one or more councillors. It is the primary unit of British administrative and electoral geography .-England:...
. Eight of the wards elect three members each. The other seven elect two each. The council is elected by thirds
Hertsmere local elections
One third of Hertsmere District Council in Hertfordshire, England is elected each year, followed by one year without election. Since the last boundary changes in 1999, 39 councillors have been elected from 15 wards.-Political control:...
, with the most recent election happening in May 2011
Hertsmere Council election, 2011
The 2011 Hertsmere Council election took place on 5 May 2011 to elect members of Hertsmere District Council in Hertfordshire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative party stayed in overall control of the council....
.
The Council is currently controlled by the Conservatives
Conservative Party (UK)
The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...
, who hold 35 of the 39 seats, while 4 Labour councillors represent wards in the Borehamwood
Borehamwood
-Film industry:Since the 1920s, the town has been home to several film studios and many shots of its streets are included in final cuts of 20th century British films. This earned it the nickname of the "British Hollywood"...
area.
Composition
| Party | Councillors | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 35 | |||
| 4 | |||
| Total | 39 | ||
| Source: BBC News | |||
Wards
Hertsmere consists of fifteen wards. Wards electing two members are denoted with an obelisk (†).
|
|
Elstree Elstree is a village in the Hertsmere borough of Hertfordshire on the A5 road, about 10 miles north of London. In 2001, its population was 4,765, and forms part of the civil parish of Elstree and Borehamwood, originally known simply as Elstree.... † Shenley, Hertfordshire Shenley is a village and civil parish in Hertfordshire, England, between Barnet and St Albans. The village is located 18.7 miles from Central London.-History:... † |
Political control 1973–2011
The first council was elected in 1973 as a shadow authority, and was under no overall controlNo overall control
Within the context of local councils of the United Kingdom, the term No Overall Control refers to a situation in which no single party achieves a majority of seats and is analogous to a hung parliament...
: the Conservative Party
Conservative Party (UK)
The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...
won 25 seats, Labour
Labour Party (UK)
The Labour Party is a centre-left democratic socialist party in the United Kingdom. It surpassed the Liberal Party in general elections during the early 1920s, forming minority governments under Ramsay MacDonald in 1924 and 1929-1931. The party was in a wartime coalition from 1940 to 1945, after...
17 and the Liberals
Liberal Party (UK)
The Liberal Party was one of the two major political parties of the United Kingdom during the 19th and early 20th centuries. It was a third party of negligible importance throughout the latter half of the 20th Century, before merging with the Social Democratic Party in 1988 to form the present day...
13.
In 1976 the Conservatives gained a majority on the council which they held until 1994. For the next two years the council was under no overall control. The Labour Party then controlled the council from 1996 to the 1999 election
Hertsmere Council election, 1999
The 1999 Hertsmere Council election took place on 6 May 1999 to elect members of Hertsmere District Council in Hertfordshire, England. The whole council was up for election with boundary changes since the last election in 1998. The Conservative party gained overall control of the council from the...
, when the Conservatives regained control, which they have held since that date.