Hertsmere Borough Council

Hertsmere Borough Council
Crest	On a Wreath Argent and Azure in front of an Oak Tree proper fructed Or a demi Hart Royal guardant proper gorged with a Mural Crown Or and resting the sinister forehoof on a Cinematograph Spool loaded with film proper.
Shield	Or on an embattled Wall of grey stone throughout in base Proper pierced with a gate therein a portcullis raised Sable a hart royal at gaze Proper.
Supporters	On either side a Hart Royal guardant proper gorged with a Mural Crown Or that on the dexter charged on the shoulder with an Artist's Palette proper and that on the sinister with a Potter's Wheel Or.
Motto	Do Well And Fear Not
Badge	On a Roundel Or environed of a Garland of Oak proper fructed Or issuant from an embattled Wall of grey stone throughout in base a Hart Royal's Head affronty proper.
Granted 5 September 1975

Hertsmere Borough Council is the local authority for the Hertsmere non-metropolitan district of England, the United Kingdom. Hertsmere is located in the south of Hertfordshire, in the East of England region. The Council itself is based in Borehamwood, the largest settlement in the district.

The Council consists of 39 elected members, representing fifteen electoral wards. Eight of the wards elect three members each. The other seven elect two each. The council is elected by whole-council elections, with the most recent election occurring in May 2019.

The Council is currently controlled by the Conservatives, who hold 29 of the 39 seats, while Labour has 7 Labour councillors and the Liberal Democrats 3.

Composition

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Party		Councillors
Conservative	29
Labour	7
Liberal Democrats	3
Total		39
Source: Hertsmere Borough Council

Wards

Hertsmere consists of fifteen wards. Wards electing two members are denoted with an obelisk (†).

Aldenham East† Aldenham West† Borehamwood Brookmeadow Borehamwood Cowley Hill Borehamwood Hillside

Borehamwood Kenilworth† Bushey Heath Bushey North Bushey Park† Bushey St James

Elstree† Potters Bar Furzefield Potters Bar Oakmere Potters Bar Parkfield Shenley†

Political control 1973–2011

The first council was elected in 1973 as a shadow authority, and was under no overall control: the Conservative Party won 25 seats, Labour 17 and the Liberals 13.

In 1976 the Conservatives gained a majority on the council which they held until 1994. For the next two years the council was under no overall control. The Labour Party then controlled the council from 1996 to the 1999 election, when the Conservatives regained control, which they have held since that date.

Civic Awards

In 2003, the Borough Council started to present a small number of Civic Awards to people who live or work in Hertsmere 'in recognition of work undertaken for the benefit of residents of the Borough'.

External links

• Hertsmere Borough Council official website