请输入您要查询的百科知识:

 

词条 Watford Borough Council
释义

  1. Responsibilities

  2. Composition

     Wards 

  3. References

  4. External links

{{coord|51.655|-0.398|display=title|region:GB_scale:50000}}{{Infobox legislature
| name = Watford Borough Council
| native_name =
| transcription_name =
| legislature =
| coa_pic = Watford_Borough_Council_logo.gif
| coa_res = 250px
| coa-pic =
| coa-res =
| house_type = Non-metropolitan district
| body =
| houses =
| leader1_type = Mayor
| leader1 = Peter Taylor
| party1 = Liberal Democrats
| election1 =
| leader2_type =
| leader2 =
| party2 =
| election2 =
| members = 1 executive mayor
36 councillors
| structure1 = Watford_Borough_Council_2018.svg
| structure1_res = 250px
| political_groups1 =Executive (26)
  • {{nowrap|{{Color box|{{Liberal Democrats (UK)/meta/color}}|border=darkgray}} Liberal Democrats (26)}}
Opposition (10)
  • {{nowrap|{{Color box|{{Labour Party (UK)/meta/color}}|border=darkgray}} Labour (10)}}

| committees1 =
| committees2 =
| joint_committees =
| voting_system1 = Plurality voting system
| voting_system2 =
| last_election1 = United Kingdom local elections, 2018
| last_election2 =
| session_room =
| session_res =
| meeting_place = Town Hall, Hempstead Road, Watford, WD17 3EX
| website = http://www.watford.gov.uk/
| footnotes =
}}

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 is based in the town hall on Hempstead Road.

The council consists of 36 elected members as well as a directly elected mayor, representing twelve electoral wards following a Boundary Commission review which came into effect in 1999.[1] Each ward returns three councillors to serve four-year terms.

The coat of arms of Watford Borough Council features fascist symbolism - in the centre of the logo is a fasces.

Responsibilities

Watford Borough Council carries out a variety of district council functions including:

  • Benefits - Housing and Council Tax
  • Car Parking
  • Concessionary Travel
  • Council Tax - Administration and Collection
  • Elections and Electoral Registration
  • Environmental Health (includes Domestic and Commercial Premises)
  • Food Safety and Hygiene Complaints
  • Noise Pollution and Pest Control
  • Housing Administration
  • Licensing
  • Caravan Sites
  • Planning, including Planning Applications, Advice and Appeals
  • Public Conveniences
  • Health and Leisure Centres
  • Refuse Collection
  • Recycling
  • Tourism and Visitor Information

Composition

Watford Borough Council has 36 councillors and an elected mayor, each of whom is elected for a four-year term to represent the people of Watford.

There are three councillors for each of the 12 wards within Watford.

The mayor is elected by all residents within the Borough.

Peter Taylor of the Liberal Democrats is the elected mayor of Watford.

The council is led by the Liberal Democrats, who hold 26 of the 36 seats. The Labour Party comprises the only other group on the council, with 10 councillors in total.

Wards

Watford consists of twelve wards.[1]

{{columns|width=auto
|col1=
  • Callowland
  • Central
  • Holywell

|col2=
  • Leggatts
  • Meriden
  • Nascot

|col3=
  • Oxhey
  • Park
  • Stanborough

|col4=
  • Tudor
  • Vicarage
  • Woodside

}}

References

1. ^{{cite web|title=The Borough of Watford (Electoral Changes) Order 1998|url=http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1998/2559/made|work=Legislation.gov.uk|publisher=The National Archives|accessdate=22 January 2013}}

External links

  • Watford Borough Council official website
{{Councils in Hertfordshire}}

5 : Politics of Watford|Non-metropolitan district councils of England|Local authorities in Hertfordshire|Mayor and cabinet executives|Billing authorities in England

随便看

 

开放百科全书收录14589846条英语、德语、日语等多语种百科知识,基本涵盖了大多数领域的百科知识,是一部内容自由、开放的电子版国际百科全书。

 

Copyright © 2023 OENC.NET All Rights Reserved
京ICP备2021023879号 更新时间:2024/11/10 14:31:10