Hertfordshire County Council

Hertfordshire County Council
Hertfordshire County Council
Type
Type	Non-metropolitan county
Leadership
Chair of the Council	Cllr Seamus Quilty, Conservative ; since 25 May 2021
Leader of the Council	Cllr Richard Roberts, Conservative ; since 25 May 2021
Chief executive	Owen Mapley ; since 12 October 2018
Structure
Seats	78 councillors
Political groups	Administration Conservative (46) Other parties Liberal Democrat (23) Labour (7) Green Party (1) Independent (1)
Joint committees	East of England Local Government Association
Length of term	4 years
Elections
Voting system	First past the post
Last election	6 May 2021
Meeting place
	County Hall; Pegs Lane; Hertford
Website
	www.hertfordshire.gov.uk

Hertfordshire County Council is the upper-tier local authority for the non-metropolitan county of Hertfordshire, in England, the United Kingdom. After the 2021 election, it consists of 78 councillors, and is controlled by the Conservative Party, which has 46 councillors, versus 23 Liberal Democrats and 9 Labour councillors.^[3] 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, Three Rivers and Watford are Liberal Democrat strong areas, whilst Stevenage 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.^[4]

Office		Party
Leader of the County Council	Richard Roberts	Conservative
Deputy Leader	Teresa Heritage	Conservative
Executive Member for Resources and Performance	Ralph Sangster	Conservative
Executive Member for Community Safety and Waste Management	Terry Hone	Conservative
Executive Member for Education, Libraries and Localism	Terry Douris	Conservative
Executive Member for Growth, Infrastructure, Planning and the Economy		Conservative
Executive Member for Highways and the Environment	Phil Bibby	Conservative
Executive Member for Children, Young People and Families	Teresa Heritage	Conservative
Executive Member for Adult Care and Health	Richard Roberts	Conservative
Executive Member for Public Health and Prevention	Tim Hutchings	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
		Conservative
		Conservative
2013		Conservative
2017		Conservative
2021		Conservative

Notes[]

References[]

^ Louis, Nathan (28 May 2021). "Seamus Quilty named new chairman of Hertfordshire County Council". Watford Observer. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
^ Corr, Sinead (25 May 2021). "New leader of Herts County Council sets out four-year agenda". Bishop's Stortford Independent. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
^ "Hertfordshire County Council". BBC News. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 12 April 2013. Retrieved 1 April 2012.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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[1] Louis, Nathan (28 May 2021). "Seamus Quilty named new chairman of Hertfordshire County Council". Watford Observer. Retrieved 1 July 2021.

[roberts-2] Corr, Sinead (25 May 2021). "New leader of Herts County Council sets out four-year agenda". Bishop's Stortford Independent. Retrieved 1 July 2021.

[3] "Hertfordshire County Council". BBC News. Retrieved 1 July 2021.

[4] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 12 April 2013. Retrieved 1 April 2012.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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