Hertfordshire County Council is the upper-tier

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for the

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Hertfordshire Hertfordshire ( or ; often abbreviated Herts) is one of the home counties in southern England. It borders Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire to the north, Essex to the east, Greater London to the south, and Buckinghamshire to the west. For gov ...

, in

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, the

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. After the 2021 election, it consists of 78 councillors, and is controlled by the

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, which has 46 councillors, versus 23 Liberal Democrats, 7 Labour councillors, 2

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councillor and 1 Independent councillors. It is a member of the East of England Local Government Association.

Composition

Elections are held every four years, interspersed by three years of elections to the ten district councils in the county. Conservative candidates represent most of the county's rural areas, and almost all of eastern Hertfordshire is Conservative-controlled.

St Albans St Albans () is a cathedral city in Hertfordshire, England, east of Hemel Hempstead and west of Hatfield, north-west of London, south-west of Welwyn Garden City and south-east of Luton. St Albans was the first major town on the old Roman ...

, Three Rivers and

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are Liberal Democrat strong areas, whilst

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is Labour's strongest area. All seats in the district of Broxbourne are represented by Conservative councillors.

Cabinet

The Cabinet consists of the Leader of the Council and other Executive Members.

Council history

Notes

References

External links

Official Hertfordshire County Council website

Official Hertfordshire County Council careers website

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