Hereford and Worcester County Council

Hereford and Worcester County Council
Hereford and Worcester County Council
History
Founded	1 April 1974
Disbanded	31 March 1998
Succeeded by	Herefordshire 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		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

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

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[1] "Hereford and Worcester County Council". National Archives. Retrieved 7 October 2019.

[hansard-2] "Worcestershire County Council". Hansard. 31 March 1998. Retrieved 7 October 2019.

[3] "County Hall, Worcester". RIBA. Retrieved 23 August 2019.

[electionscentre-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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v t e Council elections in Herefordshire
Herefordshire Council	1889 1892 1895 1898 1901 1904 1907 1910 1913 1919 1922 1925 1928 1931 1934 1937 1946 1949 1952 1955 1958 1961 1964 1967 1970 1997 2000 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019 2023
Hereford and Worcester County Council	1973 1977 1981 1985 1989 1993 Abolished
Hereford City Council	1973 1976 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 Abolished
Leominster District Council	1973 1976 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 Abolished
Malvern Hills District Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995
South Herefordshire District Council	1973 1976 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 Abolished
See also: Wards Boundary changes

v t e Council elections in Worcestershire
Worcestershire CC	1889 1892 1895 1898 1901 1904 1907 1910 1913 1919 1922 1925 1928 1931 1934 1937 1946 1949 1952 1955 1958 1961 1964 1967 1970 1997 2001 2005 2009 2013 2017 2021 2025
Bromsgrove	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019 2023
Malvern Hills	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1997 2000 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019 2023
Redditch	1973 1976 1979 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016 2018 2019 2021 2022 2023 2024
Worcester	1973 1975 1976 1978 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016 2018 2019 2021 2022 2023 2024
Wychavon	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019 2023
Wyre Forest	1973 1975 1976 1978 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016 2018 2019 2023
Hereford & Worcester CC	1973 1977 1981 1985 1989 1993 Abolished
See also: Wards Boundary changes