Dacorum
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| Dacorum Borough of Dacorum |
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| Borough, Non-metropolitan district | ||
Dacorum Civic Centre
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 Dacorum shown within Hertfordshire |
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| Sovereign state | United Kingdom | |
| Constituent country | England | |
| Region | East of England | |
| Administrative county | Hertfordshire | |
| Founded | 1974 | |
| Admin. HQ | Hemel Hempstead | |
| Government | ||
| • Type | Non-metropolitan district | |
| • Leadership: | Leader & Cabinet | |
| • Mayor | Gbola Adeleke | |
| • Leader | Andrew Williams | |
| • MPs: | David Gauke Mike Penning |
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| Area | ||
| • Total | 82.0 sq mi (212.5 km2) | |
| Area rank | 162nd | |
| Population (mid-2014 est.) | ||
| • Total | 149,741 | |
| • Rank | Ranked 129th | |
| • Density | 1,800/sq mi (700/km2) | |
| Time zone | Greenwich Mean Time (UTC+0) | |
| • Summer (DST) | British Summer Time (UTC+1) | |
| Postcode | HP | |
| ONS code | 26UC (ONS) E07000096 (GSS) |
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| Ethnicity | 93.1% White 3.2% South Asian 1.4% Black 1.5% Mixed |
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| Website | dacorum.gov.uk | |
The Borough of Dacorum is a local government district in Hertfordshire, England that includes the towns of Hemel Hempstead, Berkhamsted, Tring and the western part of Kings Langley. The district, which was formed in 1974, had a population of 137,799 in 2001.[1] Its name was taken from the old hundred of Dacorum which covered approximately the same area.
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History
The hundred of Dacorum was first recorded in 1196, although it has existed since the 9th and 10th centuries, when it lay near the southern boundary of Danelaw, on the River Lea. Its name in Latin means "of the Danes".[2] In 1086, the Domesday Book records the hundreds of Tring and Danais in places that became parts of the hundred of Dacorum.
In 1974, the modern district of Dacorum was formed under the Local Government Act 1972. Major components were the municipal borough of Hemel Hempstead, the urban districts of Berkhamsted and Tring, the rural districts of Berkhamsted and Hemel Hempstead and those parts of the rural districts of St Albans and Watford which were within the designated area of Hemel Hempstead new town.
The district was granted borough status in 1984. Hemel Hempstead had maintained Charter Trustees from 1974 to 1984. The amalgamation of the former local authorities was symbolised in the seven oak leaves which surround a tudor rose on the Dacorum coat of arms.[3]
Main settlements
The main towns and villages of the borough are:
Aldbury, Bovingdon, Berkhamsted, Bourne End, Bulbourne, Chipperfield, Cow Roast, Flamstead, Flaunden, Frithsden, Gaddesden Row, Great Gaddesden, Hemel Hempstead, Kings Langley, Little Gaddesden, Little Tring, Long Marston, Markyate, Nettleden, New Mill, Northchurch, Potten End, Ringshall, Tring, Tringford, Water End and Wigginton.
The borough is entirely parished, apart from Hemel Hempstead.
Political representation
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Dacorum Borough Council consists of 51 elected members, representing twenty-five electoral wards. 14 of the wards elect two councillors each. Six, indicated below, elect three councillors each. Five, also shown below, elect one each.
The council is currently controlled by the Conservatives, who hold 42 of the 51 seats. The Liberal Democrats hold 7, and Labour hold 1.
Composition
| Party | Councillors | Change (on 2010) |
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| Conservative | 42 | ||
| Liberal Democrat | 7 | ||
| Labour | 1 | ||
| Total | 51 | ||
| Source: DBC | |||
One seat is currently vacant.
Wards
Dacorum consists of twenty-five wards. Wards electing three members are denoted with an asterisk (*). Those electing one member are denoted with an obelus (†).
Political control
| Party in control | Years | |
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| Labour | 1973–1976 | |
| Conservative | 1976–1995 | |
| Labour | 1995–1999 | |
| No overall control | 1999–2003 | |
| Conservative | 2003–present | |
Town twinning
- The Borough of Dacorum, is twinned with:
Neu-Isenburg, Germany
Two of the civil parishes in the borough also maintain their own separate twinning arrangements:
- Berkhamsted Town Council is twinned with:
Beaune (France)
- Kings Langley Parish Council with:
See also
References
- ↑ http://www.dacorum.gov.uk/default.aspx?page=3559
- ↑ History of the name at U3A Dacorum, a learning co-operative of older people.
- ↑ http://www.dacorum.gov.uk/default.aspx?page=1525
- The Dacorum Heritage Trust The Trust is the museum organisation for the Borough of Dacorum.
- Hertfordshire Museums More local museums.
External links
- Dacorum Borough Council - official website
- Dacorum Emergency Night Shelter - Night Shelter, Day Centre, Foodbank, Rent Aid,warehouse
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