Three Rivers District

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Three Rivers is a local government district in south-west Hertfordshire, England. Its council is based in Rickmansworth. The district borders Hertsmere, Watford, St Albans, Dacorum, Buckinghamshire, and the London boroughs of Hillingdon and Harrow.

History

Three Rivers District was created on 1 April 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972, covering the whole area of two former districts and most of a third, which were all abolished at the same time:[1]

The new district was named "Three Rivers", referencing the rivers Chess, Colne, and Gade which flow through the district and have their confluence in Rickmansworth, the largest town in the district.[2]

Governance

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Hertfordshire has a two-tier structure of local government, with the ten district councils (including Three Rivers District Council) providing district-level services, and Hertfordshire County Council providing county-level services. In some areas there is an additional third tier of civil parishes.[3]

Responsibilities

Three Rivers District 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
  • Food Safety and Hygiene Complaints
  • Noise Pollution and Pest Control
  • Housing Administration
  • Licensing
  • Caravan Sites
  • Town Planning
  • Public Conveniences
  • Health and Leisure Centres
  • Refuse Collection
  • Recycling
  • Tourism and Visitor Information

Political control

The council has been under no overall control since a by-election in August 2024, having previously been under Liberal Democrat majority control since 2018. The leaders of the council have been Liberal Democrats (or their predecessors, the SDP–Liberal Alliance) since 1986, including through some periods of minority administrations.

The first election to Three Rivers District Council was held in 1973, initially acting as a shadow authority alongside the outgoing authorities until the new arrangements took effect on 1 April 1974. Political control since 1974 has been as follows:[4][5]

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Leadership

The leaders of the council since 1986 have been:

Councillor Party From To
Christopher Ford Conservatives 1985 1986
Ann Shaw OBE[6] Liberal Democrats 1986 1990
Charles Grindell Conservatives 1990 1991
Ann Shaw OBE[6] Liberal Democrats 1991 1992
Alan Littlejohn Conservatives 1992 1994
Ann Shaw OBE[6] Liberal Democrats 1994 2016
Sara Bedford[7][8] Liberal Democrats 2016 2020
Sarah Nelmes[8][9] Liberal Democrats 2020 2024
Stephen Giles-Medhurst OBE[10] Liberal Democrats 2024

Composition

Following the 2024 election and by-elections and changes of allegiance up to March 2025, the composition of the council was:[11][12][13]

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Total 39

The next election is due in May 2026.[14]

Premises

The council's main offices are at Three Rivers House on Northway in the centre of Rickmansworth, which was purpose-built for the council in 1991. The site had been part of the grounds of Basing House, which had bought by the old Rickmansworth Urban District Council in 1930 to serve as its headquarters.[15][16]

Elections

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Wards

The wards of the district are:[17]

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Wider politics

County council

For elections to Hertfordshire County Council, the district is divided into six divisions, three of which are held by the Conservatives, and three by the Liberal Democrats:

Hertfordshire County Councillors for divisions in Three Rivers[18]
Division Councillor Party
Abbots Langley Sara Bedford
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Croxley Chris Lloyd
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Rickmansworth East and Oxhey Park Reena Ranger
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Rickmansworth West Paula Hiscocks
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South Oxhey and Eastbury Christopher Alley
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Three Rivers Rural Phil Williams
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Parliament

For parliamentary elections, the entire district has been part of the South West Hertfordshire constituency since the 2024 general election.[19] The constituency is not quite coterminous with the district, however, as it also contains the ward of Kings Langley from the Dacorum district.[20] The current MP is Gagan Mohindra of the Conservative Party.

Rail

Train services are provided by Chiltern Railways and the Metropolitan line of the London Underground.

London Underground stations:

Chiltern Railways stations:

A special fare structure exists as the stations are outside the Greater London boundary.

London Overground stations:

West Coast Main Line stations:

Settlements

Civil parishes

Three Rivers is partially parished. There are six civil parishes in the district:[21]

There are also two unparished areas in the district, both comprising parts of the former Rickmansworth Urban District which have not subsequently been added to a parish: one larger area including Maple Cross and Mill End, Rickmansworth; and a smaller area including part of Loudwater.[21]

Footnotes

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External links

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