Hereford City Council elections

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Hereford City Council elections are held every four years. The current Hereford City Council was established in 2000 as a parish council, following the abolition in 1998 of the former district council that had also been called Hereford City Council. [1]

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Political control

Hereford was an ancient borough and had held city status from time immemorial. Hereford City Council had its powers significantly reformed under the Local Government Act 1972, becoming a non-metropolitan district, although retaining the same boundaries. [2] The first elections to the reconstituted city council were held in 1973, initially operating as a shadow authority before coming into its powers on 1 April 1974. From 1974 until the abolition of the district council in 1998, political control of the council was held by the following parties: [3]

Party in controlYears
No overall control 1973–1980
Liberal 1980–1981
Alliance 1981–1988
SLD 1988–1989
Liberal Democrats 1989–1998

In 1998 the district of Hereford was abolished, with the area becoming part of the new unitary authority of Herefordshire. The Herefordshire councillors who represented the former district of Hereford acted as charter trustees from 1998 until 2000, when a civil parish covering the former district was formed, with its parish council taking the name Hereford City Council. As a parish council rather than a district council, the post-2000 city council has fewer powers and responsibilities than the pre-1998 city council had.

Council elections

Elections to the non-metropolitan district council which existed from 1974 to 1998 were generally held three years out of every four, with a third of the council elected each time.

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References

  1. "The Herefordshire (Parishes) Order 1999". Database of Local Government Orders. Local Government Boundary Commission for England. Retrieved 23 September 2022.
  2. "The English Non-metropolitan Districts (Definition) Order 1972", legislation.gov.uk , The National Archives, SI 1972/2039, retrieved 23 September 2022
  3. "Compositions calculator". The Elections Centre. Retrieved 23 September 2022.
  4. The City of Hereford (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1977