Watford Borough Council

Watford Borough Council

Watford Borough Council is the local authority for the Watford non-metropolitan district of England, the United Kingdom. Watford is located in the south-west of Hertfordshire, in the East of England region.

The Council consists of 37 elected members. 36 of them represent the twelve electoral wards of the borough; each of the wards elects three councillors. In addition, the Mayor of Watford is one of thirteen directly-elected mayors in the United Kingdom.

The Council is currently controlled by the Liberal Democrats, who hold 28, or 76%, of the 37 seats. The Conservatives, Labour, and Green Party each hold 3 seats. One of the Liberal Democrat seats is the elected-mayor, Dorothy Thornhill, a Liberal Democrat.

Composition

Wards

Watford consists of twelve wards.

External links

* [http://www.watford.gov.uk Watford Borough Council official website]


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