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-'''Hertsmere Borough Council''' is the [[local authority]] for the [[Hertsmere]] [[non-metropolitan district]] of [[England]], the [[United Kingdom]].  Hertsmere is located in the south of [[Hertfordshire]], in the [[East of England]] [[Regions of England|region]].  The Council itself is based in [[Borehamwood]], the largest settlement in the district,.
-The Council consists of 39 elected members, representing fifteen [[Wards of the United Kingdom|electoral wards]]. Eight of the wards elect three members each. The other seven elect two each. The council is elected by whole-council elections, with the most recent election happening in May 2015.
-The Council is currently controlled by the [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservatives]], who hold 37 of the 39 seats, while 2 Labour councillors represent wards in the [[Borehamwood]] area.
-==Composition==
-{| class="wikitable"
-! colspan=2| Party
-! Councillors
-|-
-{{Party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}}
-| 36
-|-
-{{Party name with colour|Labour Party (UK)}}
-| 2
-|-
-! colspan=2| Total
-! 39
-|-
-| colspan=4| <small>Source: [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/special/election2011/council/html/26ue.stm BBC News]</small>
-|}
-==Wards==
-Hertsmere consists of fifteen wards.  Wards electing two members are denoted with an obelisk (†).
-{|
-| valign="top" width=250|
-* [[Aldenham East]]†
-* [[Aldenham West]]†
-* [[Borehamwood Brookmeadow]]
-* [[Borehamwood Cowley Hill]]
-* [[Borehamwood Hillside]]
-| valign="top" width="33%"|
-* [[Borehamwood Kenilworth]]†
-* [[Bushey Heath]]
-* [[Bushey North]]
-* [[Bushey Park]]†
-* [[Bushey St James]]
-| valign="top" width="33%"|
-* [[Elstree]]†
-* [[Potters Bar Furzefield]]
-* [[Potters Bar Oakmere]]
-* [[Potters Bar Parkfield]]
-* [[Shenley, Hertfordshire|Shenley]]†
-|}
-==Political control 1973&ndash;2011==
-The first council was elected in 1973 as a shadow authority, and was under [[no overall control]]: the [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative Party]] won 25 seats, [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]] 17 and the [[Liberal Party (UK)|Liberals]] 13.
-In 1976 the Conservatives gained a majority on the council which they held until 1994. For the next two years the council was under no overall control. The Labour Party then controlled the council from 1996 to the [[Hertsmere Council election, 1999|1999 election]], when the Conservatives regained control, which they have held since that date.
-==Civic Awards==
-In 2003, the Borough Council started to present a small number of Civic Awards to people who live or work in Hertsmere 'in recognition of work undertaken for the benefit of residents of the Borough'.
-==External links==
-* [http://www.hertsmere.gov.uk Hertsmere Borough Council official website]
-{{Councils in Hertfordshire}}
 [[Category:Politics of Hertsmere|Borough Council]]
 [[Category:Non-metropolitan district councils of England]]