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Three Rivers is a local government district in southwest Hertfordshire, England. Its council is based in Rickmansworth.

Three Rivers Three Rivers District
Non-metropolitan district
Three Rivers shown within Hertfordshire
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
• MPs	Daisy Cooper Gagan Mohindra Dean Russell
Area
• Total	34.3 sq mi (88.8 km2)
• Rank	224th (of 309)
Population  (mid-2019 est.)
• Total	93,323
• Rank	261st (of 309)
• Density	2,700/sq mi (1,100/km2)
• Ethnicity[1]	86.3% White 9.2% S.Asian 1.9% Black 2.3% Mixed Race 0.4% Arab or Other
Time zone	UTC0 (GMT)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+1 (BST)
ONS code	26UJ (ONS) E07000102 (GSS)
OS grid reference	TQ0591494481
Website	threerivers.gov.uk

The district was formed on 1 April 1974, under the Local Government Act 1972, by the merger of Rickmansworth Urban District, Chorleywood Urban District and part of Watford Rural District. The confluence of the Chess and the Gade with the Colne in Rickmansworth inspired the district's name.[2] The main offices are located in Rickmansworth in Three Rivers House, opened in 1991.

District council

Three Rivers District Council
Type
Type	Non-metropolitan district
Leadership
Leader	Sarah Nelmes, Liberal Democrats since 14 July 2020[3]
Chair	Debbie Morris, Conservative since 24 May 2022[4]
Leader of Opposition	Ciaran Reed[5], Conservative
Leader of Labour Group	Stephen Cox[6], Labour
Structure
Seats	39 councillors
Political groups	Executive (23)   Liberal Democrats (23) Opposition (16)   Conservatives (12)   Labour (3)   Green (1)
Elections
Voting system	First past the post
Last election	6 May 2021
Meeting place
Three Rivers House, Northway, Rickmansworth, WD3 1RL
Website
http://www.threerivers.gov.uk

Three Rivers is a non-metropolitan district that elects one-third of its councillors every four years and with the fourth year 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 will continue to be conducted in thirds.

The Liberal Democrat administration fell to minority status with the resignation of two councillors from the party, in March and April 2018.[7][8]

Following the 2 May 2019 elections, the composition of the council is:

Party		Councillors
	Liberal Democrats	24
	Conservative	12
	Labour	3
Total		39

Wards

Three Rivers is composed of thirteen wards, each electing three councillors:

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 (includes Domestic and Commercial Premises)
• Food Safety and Hygiene Complaints
• Noise Pollution and Pest Control
• Housing Administration
• Licensing
• Caravan Sites
• Planning, including Planning Applications, Advice and Appeals
• Public Conveniences
• Health and Leisure Centres
• Refuse Collection
• Recycling
• Tourism and Visitor Information

Composition

The Council is controlled by the Liberal Democrats, who hold 23 of the 39 seats. The Conservatives form the second-largest faction, with 12, of the seats followed by Labour with 3 seats and Greens with 1 seat.[9]

Three Rivers is a non-metropolitan district that elects one-third of its councillors at any one time with councillor elected three times every four years, with the fourth for elections to Hertfordshire County Council). In the 2016 elections, the council remained under a minority Liberal Democrat administration. The Liberal Democrats regained their majority following a by-election in January 2017. Previously, there were 48 seats: half of the wards elected two councillors each. Nine elected three councillors each. Sarratt ward elected one.

Councillors are divided into classes depending on the year of their retirement. Usually, this will be four years after their election. However, if a ward elects two members at a given election (because of a by-election being held at the same time as a normal election), the councillor with the most votes receives the later of the two available retirement dates.

Political Control

Year	Control
1973		No overall control
1976		Conservative
1986		No overall control
1987		Alliance
1988		Liberal Democrats
1990		No overall control
1999		Liberal Democrats
2014		No overall control
2017		Liberal Democrats

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[10]

Division	Councillor	Party
Abbots Langley	Sara Bedford		Liberal Democrats
Croxley	Chris Lloyd		Liberal Democrats
Rickmansworth East and Oxhey Park	Reena Ranger		Conservative
Rickmansworth West	Paula Hiscocks		Conservative
South Oxhey and Eastbury	Christopher Alley		Conservative
Three Rivers Rural	Phil Williams		Liberal Democrats

Parliament

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 Gagan Mohindra) 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 Dean Russell, 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 Liberal Democrat Daisy Cooper.

Seat	Wards	MP	Party
St Albans	Abbots Langley and Bedmond (part), Gade Valley (part)	Daisy Cooper		Liberal Democrats
South West Hertfordshire	Carpenders Park (part), Chorleywood North and Sarratt, Chorleywood South and Maple Cross, Durrants, Moor Park and Eastbury, Oxhey Hall and Hayling (part), Penn and Mill End, Rickmansworth Town, South Oxhey	Gagan Mohindra		Conservative
Watford	Abbots Langley and Bedmond (part), Carpenders Park (part), Gade Valley (part), Leavesden, Oxhey Hall and Hayling (part)	Dean Russell		Conservative
Source: Boundary Commission for England

Rail

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

London Underground stations:

• Chorleywood
• Croxley
• Rickmansworth
• Moor Park

Chiltern Railways stations:

• Chorleywood
• Rickmansworth

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

London Overground stations:

• Carpenders Park

West Coast Main Line stations:

• Kings Langley

Settlements

• Abbots Langley
• Chorleywood
• Croxley Green
• Loudwater
• Maple Cross
• Moor Park
• Rickmansworth
• Sarratt
• South Oxhey

Civil parishes

Three Rivers is partially parished. There are six civil parishes in the district:[11]

• Abbots Langley
• Batchworth
• Chorleywood
• Croxley Green
• Sarratt
• Watford Rural

There are two areas of unparished land: one larger area including Maple Cross and Mill End, Rickmansworth; and a smaller area including part of Loudwater.[11]

Footnotes

External links

• Three Rivers District Council
• Map of the district

На других языках

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[de] Three Rivers District

Three Rivers ist ein District in der Grafschaft Hertfordshire in England, der an Greater London und Watford grenzt. Verwaltungssitz ist Rickmansworth, weitere bedeutende Orte sind Abbots Langley, Chorleywood und Maple Cross.

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- [en] Three Rivers District

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[ru] Три-Риверс (район)

Три-Риверс (англ. Three Rivers) — неметрополитенский район (англ. non-metropolitan district) в графстве Хартфордшир (Англия). Административный центр — город Рикмансуарт.

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