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

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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

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| No overall control | 1974–1977
| Conservative | 1977–1989
| No overall control | 1989–1998

### Leadership

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The leaders of the council included:

Councillor | Party | From | To

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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

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* 1973 Hereford and Worcester County Council election
* 1977 Hereford and Worcester County Council election
* 1981 Hereford and Worcester County Council election
* 1985 Hereford and Worcester County Council election
* 1989 Hereford and Worcester County Council election
* 1993 Hereford and Worcester County Council election

## References

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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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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

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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

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Former county councils of England

Pre-1974|

* Cambridgeshire and Isle of Ely
* Cumberland
* East Riding
* East Suffolk
* Herefordshire
* Holland
* Huntingdon and Peterborough
* Huntingdonshire
* Isle of Ely
* Kesteven
* Lindsey
* London
* Middlesex
* North Riding
* Rutland
* Soke of Peterborough
* Westmorland
* West Riding
* West Suffolk

Post-1974|

| Metropolitan|

* Greater Manchester
* Merseyside
* South Yorkshire
* Tyne and Wear
* West Midlands
* West Yorkshire

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Non-metropolitan|

* Avon
* Bedfordshire
* Berkshire
* Buckinghamshire
* Cheshire
* Cleveland
* Cumbria
* Dorset
* Hereford and Worcester
* Humberside
* Northamptonshire

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