Hereford and Worcester County Council

Hereford and Worcester County Council
History
Founded1 April 1974
Disbanded31 March 1998
Succeeded byHerefordshire Council
Worcestershire County Council
Meeting place
County Hall, Worcester

Hereford and Worcester County Council was the county council of the non-metropolitan county of Hereford and Worcester in west England.[1] It came into its powers on 1 April 1974 and was abolished on 31 March 1998.[2] The county council was based at County Hall in Worcester.[3] It was replaced by Herefordshire Council and Worcestershire County Council.[2]

Political control

The first elections to the council were held in 1973, initially operating as a shadow authority until the new arrangements came into effect on 1 April 1974. Political control of the council from 1974 until its abolition in 2009 was held by the following parties:[4]

Party Tenure
No overall control 1974–1977
Conservative 1977–1989
No overall control 1989–1998

Leadership

The leaders of the council included:

Councillor Party From To
Joan Hadley[5] Conservative 1977 1981
David Finch[6][7] Conservative pre-1987 post-1988
Liz Tucker[8][9] Liberal Democrats 1993 1998

Council elections

References

  1. ^ "Hereford and Worcester County Council". National Archives. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Worcestershire County Council". Hansard. 31 March 1998. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
  3. ^ "County Hall, Worcester". RIBA. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
  4. ^ "Compositions calculator". The Elections Centre. 4 March 2016. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
  5. ^ "Respected councillor gave three decades of service". Birmingham Daily Post. 19 November 1998. p. 4. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
  6. ^ "Pay as you learn". The Times. 12 October 1987. p. 17.
  7. ^ "Worcs warn on land grab". Birmingham Mail. 27 May 1988. p. 5. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
  8. ^ "Woman leader for council pact". Sandwell Evening Mail. West Bromwich. 14 May 1993. p. 11. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
  9. ^ "Council's spending varies". Birmingham Mail. 26 March 1998. p. 15. Retrieved 18 September 2022.


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