Three Rivers, England
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Three Rivers Three Rivers District |
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| Non-metropolitan district | |
 Three Rivers shown within Hertfordshire |
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| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Constituent country | England |
| Region | East of England |
| Non-metropolitan county | Hertfordshire |
| Status | Non-metropolitan district |
| Admin HQ | Rickmansworth |
| Incorporated | 1 April 1974 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Non-metropolitan district council |
| • Body | Three Rivers District Council |
| • Leadership | Leader & Cabinet (Liberal Democrat) |
| • MPs |
David Gauke Anne Main Richard Harrington |
| Area | |
| • Total | 34.3 sq mi (88.8 km2) |
| Area rank | 229th (of 326) |
| Population (mid-2015 est.) | |
| • Total | 91,700 |
| • Rank | 260th (of 326) |
| • Density | 2,700/sq mi (1,000/km2) |
| • Ethnicity | 86.3% White 9.2% S.Asian 1.9% Black 2.3% Mixed Race 0.4% Arab or Other |
| Time zone | GMT (UTC0) |
| • Summer (DST) | BST (UTC+1) |
| ONS code | 26UJ (ONS) E07000102 (GSS) |
| OS grid reference | TQ0591494481 |
| Website | www |
Three Rivers District Council is a local government in Hertfordshire in the East of England based in Rickmansworth.
It was formed on 1 April 1974 with the merger of Rickmansworth Urban District and Chorleywood Urban District and part of Watford Rural District. The three rivers are the Chess, the Gade, and the Colne which meet in Rickmansworth.
Three Rivers is a non-metropolitan district that elects one-third of its councillors at any one time: three times every four years, with the fourth for elections to Hertfordshire County Council). In the 2014 elections new ward boundaries came into effect and the council was reduced from 48 to 39 seats. All seats were contested at that election although future elections continue to be conducted in thirds. In 2015 the Liberal Democrats lost their previous majority on the council with overall control.
After the election in May 2015 and a by-election in January 2017, the composition of the council is:
For elections to Hertfordshire County Council, the district is divided into six divisions, three of which are held by the Conservatives, two by the Liberal Democrats, and one by Labour:
For parliamentary elections, the district is divided across three constituencies. Most of the district is within the South West Hertfordshire constituency, which is considered a safe Conservative seat and held by a Conservative MP (currently David Gauke) since its creation in 1950. The eastern parts of the constituency, to the north and south of Watford, are part of that borough's constituency, which is a three-way marginal currently held by Conservative Richard Harrington, having fluctuated between Labour and the Conservatives. Parts of two wards, north of the M25, are in the St Albans constituency, which is currently held by the Conservative Anne Main.
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