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| Hertfordshire | |
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| Geography | |
| Status: | Ceremonial & Administrative County |
| Region: | East of England |
| Area: - Total - Admin. council | Ranked 36th 1,643 kmē Ranked 32nd |
| Admin HQ: | Hertford |
| ISO 3166-2: | GB-HRT |
| ONS code: | 26 |
| NUTS 3: | UKH23 |
| Demographics | |
| Population: - Total ( 2002 est.) - Density - Admin. council | Ranked 16thThis is a List of Ceremonial counties of England by Population 2002 mid-year estimates from the Office for National Statistics, unrounded figures published by the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister in the Entitlement Notification Reports for Revenue Supp 1,036,144 631 / kmē Ranked 6thThis is a List of Administrative shire counties of England by Population that is to say Administrative counties with a two-tier County council structure, not including Administrative counties which are Unitary Authorities. Populations are 2002 mid-year es |
| Ethnicity: | 93.7% White 3.0% S.Asian 1.1% Afro-Carib. |
| Politics | |
Hertfordshire County Council http://www.hertsdirect.org/ | |
| Executive: | ConservativeThe Conservative Party is the largest centre right political party in the United Kingdom. It is descended from the Tory Party and its members are still commonly referred to as Tories''. It votes with the European People's Party bloc in the European Parlia |
| Members of ParliamentThis is a list of MPs elected to the House of Commons for the Fifty-Third Parliament of the United Kingdom at the UK general election, 2001, arranged by constituency. New MPs elected since the general election and changes in party allegiance are noted at | |
| Barbara FollettDaphne Barbara Follett (born 25 December 1942) is a British politician she is the Labour member of Parliament for Stevenage, which she first won at the 1997 general election. She is married to author Ken Follett. Biography Barbara Follett was born Daphne, Claire WardClaire Ward (born 9 May 1972) is a politician in the United Kingdom. She is Labour Party member of Parliament for Watford, and was first elected in 1997, defeating Deputy Chief Whip Tristan Garel-Jones. She studied at the University of Hertfordshire., James ClappisonWilliam James Clappison (born September 14, 1956) is a politician in the United Kingdom, and member of Parliament for Hertsmere. He is a Tory, and won his seat at the 1992 election. He was a junior minister under John Major, and is a supporter of Kenneth, Kerry PollardKerry Patrick Pollard (born 27 April 1944) is a politician in the United Kingdom. He is Labour Party member of Parliament for St Albans and was first elected in 1997. Pollard, Kerry., Marion Roe, Mark Prisk, Melanie Johnson, Oliver Heald, Peter Lilley, Richard Page, Tony McWalter | |
| Districts | |
Hertfordshire (pronounced 'Hartfordshire' and abbreviated as 'Herts') is an inland county, officially part of the East of England Government region. It is one of the Home Counties.
Hertfordshire is located to the north of Greater London, and much of the county is part of the London commuter belt.
To the east of Hertfordshire is Essex, to the west is Buckinghamshire and to the north are Bedfordshire, Luton and Cambridgeshire.
The highest point in the county is 803 feet above sea level, a quarter mile from the village of Hastoe.
The county motto is "Trust and Fear Not".