Hertsmere General Election Result
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The Returning Officer for Hertsmere announces the result of the General Election on the 6th May 2010
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| Timezone | GMT |
|---|---|
| Utc offset | 0 |
| Timezone dst | BST |
| Utc offset dst | +1 |
| Settlement type | Non-metropolitan district, Borough |
| Subdivision type | Sovereign state |
| Subdivision type1 | Constituent country |
| Subdivision type2 | Region |
| Subdivision type3 | Non-metropolitan county |
| Subdivision type4 | Status |
| Subdivision type5 | Admin HQ |
| Subdivision name | United Kingdom |
| Subdivision name1 | England |
| Subdivision name4 | Non-metropolitan district, Borough |
| Government type | Non-metropolitan district council |
| Leader title | Leadership |
| Leader title1 | MPs |
| Established title1 | Incorporated |
| Population density km2 | auto |
| Population blank1 title | Ethnicity |
| Blank1 name | ONS code |
| Blank2 name | OS grid reference |
| Official name | Borough of Hertsmere |
| Map caption | Hertsmere shown within Hertfordshire |
| Subdivision name2 | East of England |
| Subdivision name3 | Hertfordshire |
| Subdivision name5 | Borehamwood |
| Established date1 | 1 April 1974 |
| Governing body | Hertsmere Borough Council |
| Leader party | |
| Leader name | Leader & Cabinet |
| Leader name1 | James Clappison |
| Area rank | (of ) |
| Area total km2 | 101.16 |
| Population total | |
| Population as of | |
| Population rank | (of ) |
| Population blank1 | 88.9% White 4.7% S.Asian 2.5% Black 2.0% Mixed 1.8% Chinese or Other |
| Blank1 info | 26UE |
| Blank2 info | |
| Website |
The name "Hertsmere" was invented for the new district by combining the name of the county with "mere", an archaic word for boundary. The name is doubly appropriate as the area is now the southern boundary of Hertfordshire with Greater London, while up to 1965 parts of the district were on either side of the county boundary with Middlesex. The name is reflected in the council's coat of arms, which shows a hart upon the battlements of a boundary wall.
The district was awarded borough status by Royal Charter in 1977.
The borough was originally in the Metropolitan Police District, despite being outside the modern Greater London boundaries. It was not transferred to Hertfordshire Constabulary until 2000.
Hertsmere is also the location for BBC Elstree, the site of EastEnders, and formerly the home to Top of the Pops, before its move to BBC TV Centre.
The area was also home to other TV and film studios, including MGM, until this was demolished for residential development, and is now an area called Studio Way.
The borough council consists of 39 elected councillors, of which 34 are Conservative. There are 2 Liberal Democrats elected for wards in Bushey, and 3 Labour councillors representing wards in the Borehamwood area. The council is elected by thirds.
Until 1983 the borough was included in the parliamentary constituency of Hertfordshire South. In 1983 the constituency was renamed Hertsmere.
Hertsmere has been represented in Parliament by Conservative, James Clappison since 1992. He succeeded Cecil Parkinson who had been Member of Parliament for the area since 1974.
The areas of the former Bushey and Potters Bar urban districts are unparished.
* Category:Non-metropolitan districts of Hertfordshire Category:Local government districts of the East of England
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