East Hertfordshire
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| East Hertfordshire District | |
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 Shown within Hertfordshire |
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| Geography | |
| Status: | District |
| Region: | East of England |
| Admin. County: | Hertfordshire |
| Area: - Total |
Ranked 105th 475.69 km² |
| Admin. HQ: | Bishop's Stortford |
| ONS code: | 26UD |
| Demographics | |
| Population: - Total (2005 est.) - Density |
Ranked 139th 131,800 277 / km² |
| Ethnicity: | 97.1% White |
| Politics | |
| East Herts Council http://www.eastherts.gov.uk/ |
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| Leadership: | Leader & Cabinet |
| Executive: | Conservative |
| MPs: | Barbara Follett, Oliver Heald, Mark Prisk |
East Hertfordshire is a local government district in Hertfordshire, England. Its council has offices in Bishop's Stortford and Hertford (Hertfordshire's traditional county town).
The other two towns in the district are Ware (on the River Lea), and Buntingford (on the River Rib).
The district was formed on April 1, 1974, as a merger of the municipal borough of Hertford with Bishop's Stortford, Sawbridgeworth and Ware urban districts, and Braughing Rural District, Ware Rural District and part of Hertford Rural District.
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Counties with multiple districts: Bedfordshire - Cambridgeshire - Essex - Hertfordshire - Norfolk - Suffolk |
