Worcestershire County Council is the

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for the

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Worcestershire Worcestershire ( , ; written abbreviation: Worcs) is a county in the West Midlands of England. The area that is now Worcestershire was absorbed into the unified Kingdom of England in 927, at which time it was constituted as a county (see H ...

in England. The most recent elections to it were in 2021. Worcestershire County Council has its headquarters at County Hall in Worcester, which was also the headquarters for the preceding

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County Council. Worcestershire County Council was created in

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; it was abolished in 1974 and replaced by

County Council, and was eventually recreated in

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. It consists of 57 Councillors

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every four years, and is currently controlled by the Conservative Party.

Governance

Worcestershire County Council currently operates using a

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system. The Council is currently composed of 57 councillors, the majority representing a single-member division. Elections are held every four years; the last in

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Cabinet

Worcestershire County Council's cabinet is composed of nine Conservative councillors and the Conservative Leader of the council. Cabinet members work closely with the directors and professional officers of the council to ensure the successful implementation of the decisions they make.

References

External links

Website of the Worcestershire County Council

Profiles of the 57 Councillors
{{Authority control Local government in Worcestershire

County Council A county council is the elected administrative body governing an area known as a county. This term has slightly different meanings in different countries. Ireland The county councils created under British rule in 1899 continue to exist in Irel ...

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