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East Herts Council is set to review how the authority is governed – with the option of ditching the current cabinet and “strong leader” leader set-up. The administration – a power-sharing agreement between the Green Party and the Liberal Democrats – wants to explore restoring the committee system, which emphasises decision-making by consensus. Following the local government elections in May 2023, the political landscape in East Herts was transformed. The Greens increased their tally of seats from two to 19 to become the largest party and the Lib Dems emerged with an extra four seats, taking th…

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