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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 Party 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

  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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