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Coordinates: 51°45′07″N 0°20′10″W / 51.752°N 0.336°W
Dacorum Borough Council 
Type Type Non-metropolitan district council of Borough of Dacorum Leadership Mayor of Dacorum Gillian Chapman
since 18 May 2011Leader of the Council Andrew Williams, Conservative Members 51 Elections Voting system Plurality voting system Last election 5 May 2011 Meeting place Civic Centre, Marlowes, Hemel Hempstead Website http://www.dacorum.gov.uk/ Dacorum Borough Council is the local authority for the Dacorum non-metropolitan district of England, the United Kingdom. Dacorum is located in the north-west of Hertfordshire, in the East of England region. The Council itself is based in Hemel Hempstead, the largest settlement in the district.
The Council consists of 51 elected councillors, representing twenty-five electoral wards. 14 of the wards elect two councillors each. Six, denoted below, elect three councillors each. Five, also denoted below, elect one.
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Composition and elections
The council consists of 51 elected members; 43 represent the Conservative Party, 6 represent the Liberal Democrats and 2 represent the Labour Party.
Party Councillors Change Conservative 43 +1 Liberal Democrat 6 Labour 2 -1 Total 51 Source: DBC Election results
The most recent elections to the borough council were held on on 5 May 2011, the results were as follows:
Dacorum Local Election Result 2011 Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/- Conservative 43 +1 84% 51% 24,969 Liberal Democrat 6 0 12% 20% 9,734 Labour 2 -1 4% 24% 11,449 Green 0 0 0% 3% 1,658 Independent 0 0 0% 497 English Democrats 0 0 0% 195 Structure
Dacorum Borough Council uses the Leader and Cabinet model for decision making. [1]
Cabinet
Office Name Term Party Leader of the Council and Portfolio Holder for Community Leadership Andrew Williams Conservative Deputy Leader and Portfolio Holder for Housing Margaret Griffiths Conservative Portfolio Holder for Service and Performance Improvement Brian Ayling Conservative Portfolio Holder for Environment and Sustainability Julie Laws Conservative Portfolio Holder for Community Services and Public Protection Neil Harden Conservative Portfolio Holder for Planning and Regeneration Stephen Holmes Conservative Portfolio Holder for Finance and Resources Nicholas Tiley Conservative Group leaders
- Leader of the Conservative Group - Andrew Williams
- Deputy Leader of the Conservative Group - Margaret Griffiths
- Leader of the Liberal Democrat Group - Denise Rance
- Deputy Leader of the Liberal Democrat Group - Lloyd Harris
- Leader of the Labour Group - TBA
- Deputy Leader of the Labour Group - TBA
Wards
Dacorum consists of twenty-five wards. Wards electing three members are denoted with asterisks (*). Those electing one member are denoted an obelisk (†).
- Adeyfield East
- Adeyfield West
- Aldbury and Wigginton†
- Apsley and Corner Hall*
- Ashridge†
- Bennetts End
- Berkhamsted Castle
- Berkhamsted East
- Berkhamsted West
- Bovingdon,Flaunden and Chipperfield *
- Boxmoor*
- Chaulden and Warners End*
- Gadebridge
- Grovehill*
- Hemel Hempstead Town
- Highfield
- Kings Langley
- Leverstock Green*
- Nash Mills†
- Northchurch†
- Tring Central
- Tring East†
- Tring West and Rural
- Watling
- Woodhall Farm
See also
references
External links
Local authorities in Hertfordshire County council District councils Broxbourne | Dacorum | East Hertfordshire | Hertsmere | North Hertfordshire | St Albans | Stevenage | Three Rivers | Watford | Welwyn HatfieldCategories:- Politics of Dacorum
- Non-metropolitan district councils of England
- Leader of the Conservative Group - Andrew Williams
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