East Herts’ planning and growth guru has defended her decision to remain a member of the district’s ruling Green Party group – while sitting as an Independent on Hertford Town Council. Cllr Vicky Glover-Ward was elected to both authorities last year, and she is the third Green Party councillor to make such a switch in the 10 months since. The environmentalists won 19 seats in May 2023 to become the largest group on East Herts Council (EHC) and end Conservative control for the first time in 28 years. The Greens, with a power base in Hertford and Ware, formed a coalition with 10 Liberal Democrat…