Borough of Broxbourne

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Much of the borough lies within the Metropolitan Green Belt which surrounds London. The western side of the borough is largely rural with extensive areas of woodland, whilst the eastern part, particularly between the A10 road and the River Lea, is generally urban. Most of the built-up parts of Broxbourne fall within the Greater London Urban Area. The Lee Valley Park lies on the borough's eastern boundary.

The borough is twinned with the Sicilian city of Sutera.

History

The borough of Broxbourne was created on 1 April 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972, covering the area of two districts, which were both abolished at the same time:[1]

The new district was named Broxbourne after the old village of that name at the centre of the area. The village had been administratively part of Hoddesdon Urban District since 1935.[2][3] The name Broxbourne means "badger's stream", a fact referenced in the council's logo of a badger.[4] The new district was awarded borough status from its creation, allowing the chair of the council to take the title of mayor.[5]

Governance

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Hertfordshire has a two-tier structure of local government, with the ten district councils (including Broxbourne Borough Council) providing district-level services, and Hertfordshire County Council providing county-level services.[6]

Political control

The first elections to the council were held in 1973, initially acting as a shadow authority until the new arrangements took effect on 1 April 1974. The Conservatives have held a majority of the seats on the council since 1974:[7]

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Leadership

The role of mayor is largely ceremonial in Broxbourne, and is usually held by a different councillor each year. Political leadership is instead provided by the leader of the council. The leaders since 2010 have been:

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Paul Mason[8]
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Mark Mills-Bishop[9][10]
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Lewis Cocking[10][11]
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Mark Mills-Bishop[12][13]
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Corina Gander[13]
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Composition

Following the 2024 election and changes of allegiance up to March 2025, the composition of the council was as follows:[14][15]

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Total 30

The next election is due in 2026.[15]

Premises

The council is based at Bishops' College on Churchgate in Cheshunt. The building had been a college for training clergy and comprised an early eighteenth century house to which substantial extensions had been added in 1810 and 1871.[16] The college closed in 1968 and the vacant building was bought in 1972 by Cheshunt Urban District Council.[17] The building then passed to Broxbourne Borough Council on local government reorganisation in 1974. The council added a large modern extension, which was formally opened on 10 December 1986 by Prince Edward, Duke of Kent.[18]

Elections

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Wards

The borough's wards are:[19]

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  • Hoddesdon North
  • Hoddesdon Town & Rye Park
  • Broxbourne & Hoddesdon South
  • Wormley & Turnford
  • Rosedale & Bury Green
  • Goffs Oak
  • Cheshunt North
  • Cheshunt South & Theobalds
  • Flamstead End
  • Waltham Cross

Arms

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Business

The main industrial areas of the borough are around Waltham Cross and the Essex Road area of Hoddesdon.[20]

Park Plaza at Waltham Cross is home to the world's largest printing plant, which produces publications for News International including The Sun, The Times and The Sun on Sunday (formerly the News of the World). Employing 200 people on a Script error: No such module "convert". site to produce 86,000 newspapers per hour on each of its twelve printing presses (a total capacity of over 1,000,000 newspapers per hour),[21] the plant cost £350 million and replaced the News International press in Wapping.[22]

References

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External links

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