East Hertfordshire District Council

Local authority area: East Hertfordshire

East Hertfordshire is a district council in Hertfordshire, in the East of England region of England. It covers 475.7 km² and had 151,635 residents in 2022 — about 319 people per km². The council is based in Bishop's Stortford.

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Town hall in the administrative centreCounty Hall Including Terraces And Fountain, Bishop's Stortford

People

Population

Estimates recorded for East Hertfordshire, 2012–2022.

Residents, 2022151,635+8.7% since 2012

Land area475.7km²183.7 sq mi

Density319/ km²people per square kilometre

Rank by population#190of 382 UK councils · #164 in England

Population estimates4 data points

139.5K144.7K148.1K151.6K

2012201520182022

Same county

Other councils in Hertfordshire

All councils in East of England

Dacorum156,123 St Albans148,358 North Hertfordshire134,159 Welwyn Hatfield120,213 Hertsmere108,106 Watford103,031 Broxbourne99,103 Three Rivers94,123 Stevenage89,737

Elections

26 electoral wards

Census 2021: 150,164 residents in 62,032 households across the wards; 18.3% aged 65+, 69.3% of homes owned, 12.4% of households without a car.

1Buntingford4,353 households · 20.3% aged 65+10,950 2Hertford Kingsmead4,093 households · 10.6% aged 65+9,527 3Hertford Bengeo4,088 households · 19.8% aged 65+9,495 4Bishop's Stortford North3,688 households · 13.8% aged 65+8,861 5Sawbridgeworth3,659 households · 23.1% aged 65+8,744 6Bishop's Stortford Thorley Manor3,229 households · 14.9% aged 65+8,434

All wards of East Hertfordshire

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Council offices

Offices, town halls and local council offices in the area.

TWare Town CouncilTown council · Ware SG12 9AL · hours listed

Westminster

Constituencies

Hertford and Stortford · 17 wards North East Hertfordshire · 8 wards Broxbourne · 2 wards Stevenage · 1 ward

Source: Wikidata Q582288 (CC0)Figures as recorded with their reference year; boundaries may have changed since.