Hereford and Worcester County Council

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]

Hereford and Worcester County Council
History
Founded	1 April 1974
Disbanded	31 March 1998
Succeeded by	Herefordshire Council Worcestershire County Council
Meeting place
County Hall, Worcester

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 as follows:^[4]

Party		Tenure
	No overall control	1974–1977
	Conservative	1977–1989
	No overall control	1989–1998

Leadership

The leaders of the council from 1977 until its abolition in 1998 were:

Councillor	Party		From	To
Joan Hadley[5]		Conservative	1977	1981
Bill Allington[6][7]		Conservative	1981	1985
David Finch[8][9][10]		Conservative	1985	1989
Bob Bullock[11][12]		Conservative	1989	1993
Liz Tucker[13][14]		Liberal Democrats	1993	1998

Council elections

• 1973 Hereford and Worcester County Council election
• 1977 Hereford and Worcester County Council election
• 1981 Hereford and Worcester County Council election
• 1985 Hereford and Worcester County Council election
• 1989 Hereford and Worcester County Council election
• 1993 Hereford and Worcester County Council election