Dacorum Borough Council
Coordinates: 51°45′07″N 0°20′10″W / 51.752°N 0.336°W
Dacorum Borough Council | |
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Type | |
Type | Non-metropolitan district council of the Borough of Dacorum |
Leadership | |
Stewart Riddick, Conservative since 12 May 2021 | |
Leader of the Council | Andrew Williams, Conservative since 1999 |
Structure | |
Seats | 51 Councillors |
Political groups |
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Elections | |
Plurality voting system | |
Last election | 2 May 2019 |
Meeting place | |
The Forum, Marlowes, Hemel Hempstead, Herts, HP1 1DN | |
Website | |
http://www.dacorum.gov.uk/ |
Dacorum Borough Council is the local authority for the Dacorum non-metropolitan district of England, the United Kingdom. Dacorum is located in the north-west of Hertfordshire, in the East of England region. The Council itself is based in Hemel Hempstead, the largest settlement in the district.
The Council consists of 51 elected councillors, representing twenty-five electoral wards. 14 of the wards elect two councillors each. Six, denoted below, elect three councillors each. Five, also denoted below, elect one.[1]
Composition and elections[]
The council consists of 51 elected members; 31 represent the Conservative Party, 19 represent the Liberal Democrats and there is 1 Independent. The most recent elections to the borough council were held on 2 May 2019. The results were as follows:[2]
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
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Conservative | 31 | 1 | 13 | 12 | 60.8 | 42.8 | 33,761 | 1.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | 19 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 37.3 | 31.7 | 25,046 | 15.5 | |
Independent | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 0.8 | 600 | 0.7 | ||
Labour | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 15.5 | 12,252 | 1.5 | ||
Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 | 6,292 | 2.9 | |||
UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.2 | 954 | 11.3 |
Structure[]
Dacorum Borough Council uses the Leader and Cabinet model for decision making.[3]
Cabinet[]
Office | Name | Term | Party | |
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Leader of the Council | Andrew Williams | Conservative | ||
Deputy Leader, Portfolio Holder for Housing | Margaret Griffiths | Conservative | ||
Portfolio Holder for Environmental Sustainability and Regulatory Services | Janice Marshall | Conservative | ||
Portfolio Holder for Finance and Resources | Graeme Elliot | Conservative | ||
Portfolio Holder for Residents and Corporate Services | Neil Harden | Conservative | ||
Portfolio Holder for Planning and Regeneration | Graham Sutton | Conservative |
Wards[]
Dacorum consists of twenty-five wards. Wards electing three members are denoted with asterisks (*). Those electing one member are denoted an obelisk (†).
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Premises[]
From its creation, the council was based at Dacorum Civic Centre on Marlowes in Hemel Hempstead. This building had previously been called Hemel Hempstead Town Hall, having been built for Hemel Hempstead Borough Council in 1966 to replace the Old Town Hall on High Street. On 16 January 2017 the council opened its new headquarters at The Forum, on the corner of Marlowes and Combe Street, immediately south of the Civic Centre, which was demolished shortly afterwards.[4]
Arms[]
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See also[]
- Dacorum local elections
References[]
- ^ "Articles of the Constitution" (PDF). Dacorum Borough Council. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
- ^ "Dacorum Borough Council Election Results for 2019". Retrieved 2020-05-13.
- ^ "Page 1616". Archived from the original on 2011-04-16. Retrieved 2010-07-19.
- ^ "New £15m home for Dacorum Borough Council and library officially opens in Hemel Hempstead". Hemel Today. 16 January 2017. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
- ^ "East of England Region". Civic Heraldry of England. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
External links[]
- Politics of Dacorum
- Non-metropolitan district councils of England
- Local authorities in Hertfordshire
- Billing authorities in England