North Hertfordshire District Council

Coordinates: 51°58′34″N 0°13′48″W / 51.976°N 0.230°W / 51.976; -0.230

North Hertfordshire District Council
Type
Type
Leadership
Chairman of the Council
John Booth
Leader of the Council
Lynda Needham, Conservative
Seats 49
Elections
Last election
5 May 2015
Meeting place
Council Offices, Gernon Road, Letchworth Garden City
Website
http://www.north-herts.gov.uk

North Hertfordshire District Council is the local authority for the North Hertfordshire non-metropolitan district of England, the United Kingdom. North Hertfordshire covers the northern part of Hertfordshire, in the East of England region. The Council's offices are in Letchworth, the largest settlement in the district.

Composition

The Council consists of 49 elected members, representing twenty-four electoral wards. Nine of the wards elect two councillors each. Seven elect one, whilst eight elect three.

In the 2016 Council elections the Conservative Party kept control with 34 seats. Labour took 12 seats and the Liberal Democrats took the remaining 3.

Party Councillors Change
(on 2016)
Conservative 34 -2
Labour 12 +1
Liberal Democrat 3 +1
Total 49 -
Source: The Guardian

Political Leadership

Since the Local Government Act 2000, the council has used the 'Leader and cabinet' model. The current leader is Lynda Needham (Conservative). Prior to 2000 the term 'leader' was used to indicate the leader of the largest political group, who in North Hertfordshire took the formal role of Chair of the Policy and Resources Committee.

Party Dates Name Formal role
No overall control (Conservative minority administration) 1974-1976 Robert Flatman Chair of Policy and Resources Committee
Conservative 1976-1992 Robert Flatman Chair of Policy and Resources Committee
Conservative 1992-1994 Geoffrey Woods Chair of Policy and Resources Committee
No overall control (Conservative minority administration) 1994-1995 Geoffrey Woods Chair of Policy and Resources Committee
No overall control (Labour minority administration) 1995-1996 David Kearns Chair of Policy and Resources Committee
Labour 1996-1999 David Kearns Chair of Policy and Resources Committee
Conservative 1999-2010 F. John Smith Leader of the Council
Conservative 2010- Lynda Needham Leader of the Council
Source: Minutes of Annual Council Meetings 1974-2014, North Hertfordshire District Council. This list is the political leaders of the council rather than the largely ceremonial Chairman of the Council role, to which a different councillor is appointed each year.

Wards

North Hertfordshire consists of twenty four wards, electing 1, 2 or 3 members.

  • Letchworth Grange (3)
  • Letchworth South East (3)
  • Letchworth South West (3)
  • Letchworth Wilbury (2)
  • Royston Heath (2)
  • Royston Meridian (2)
  • Royston Palace (2)
  • Weston and Sandon (1)

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