Worcestershire County Council

Worcestershire County - Council
Worcestershire County - Council
Type
Type	Non-metropolitan county
Leadership
Chair of the Council	Cllr Peter Tomlinson, Conservative ; since 16 May 2019
Leader of the Council	Cllr Simon Geraghty, Conservative ; since 14 January 2016
Chief executive	Paul Robinson ; since March 2018
Structure
Seats	57 councillors
Political groups	Administration Conservative (45) Other parties Labour (3) Liberal Democrats (4) Green Party (3) Independent (2)
Length of term	4 years
Elections
Voting system	First past the post
Last election	6 May 2021
Next election
Meeting place
	County Hall, Worcester
Website
	www.worcestershire.gov.uk

Worcestershire County Council is the county council for the non-metropolitan county of Worcestershire 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 Hereford and Worcester County Council.^[2]

Worcestershire County Council was created in 1889; it was abolished in 1974 and replaced by Hereford and Worcester County Council, and was eventually recreated in 1998. It consists of 57 Councillors elected every four years, and is currently controlled by the Conservative Party.^[1]

Governance[]

Worcestershire County Council currently operates using a Leader and Cabinet 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 2017.

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.^[3]

Title	Councillor
Leader of the Council	Cllr Simon Geraghty
Adult Services	Cllr Adrian Hardman
Children and Families	Cllr Andy Roberts
Communities	Cllr Lucy Hodgson
Economy and Infrastructure	Cllr Ken Pollock
Education and skills	Cllr Marcus Hart
Health and Wellbeing	Cllr John Smith
Highways	Cllr Alan Amos
Transformation and Commissioning	Cllr Karen May

References[]

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b "Worcestershire County Council: Election 2017 Results". BBC. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
^ "Complaints Department". Worcestershire County Council. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
^ Manninen, Terhi. "Cabinet". C. Retrieved 29 March 2021.

External links[]

New creation	Cam 1889 – 1974	Succeeded by Hereford and Worcester County Council
Preceded by Hereford and Worcester County Council	County council 1998 – present	Current

[bbc-1] Jump up to: ^a ^b "Worcestershire County Council: Election 2017 Results". BBC. Retrieved 23 August 2019.

[2] "Complaints Department". Worcestershire County Council. Retrieved 23 August 2019.

[3] Manninen, Terhi. "Cabinet". C. Retrieved 29 March 2021.

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