The Chair is elected by all members of the council and is the civic leader for North Herts. They chair all meetings of the Council and represent the council at a wide range of public events on a non-party political basis. 

Outgoing Chair Cllr Clare Billing raised £1,859.08 for her chosen charity, Sands, which works to support anyone affected by the death of a baby. 

There were no district elections this year and North Herts Council continues to be run as a Labour & Co-operative 'minority administration', this is when a party governs a council despite not having more than half of all councillors. We have 51 councillors spread across 25 wards, so a party would need 26 councillors.

Cllr Daniel Allen (Labour & Co-operative) is still Leader of North Herts Council, the Liberal Democrat Group Leader continues as Cllr Ruth Brown, and the Conservative Group Leader continues as Cllr Ralph Muncer.

The Leader of the Council chairs all meetings of the Cabinet and leads on policy development. 

The Cabinet is now:

• Cllr Daniel Allen – Leader of the Council and Executive Member for Governance (legal, democratic services, community, partnerships, policy, safeguarding)
• Cllr Val Bryant – Deputy Leader and Executive Member for Customers (customer service, IT, information management, communications, Herts Careline)
• Cllr Tamsin Thomas – Executive Member for Enterprise (museums, economic development, tourism, estates)
• Cllr Amy Allen – Executive Member for Environment (recycling and waste management, leisure, health and active communities, greenspace, climate change)
• Cllr Donna Wright – Executive Member for Place(planning and transport)
• Cllr Mick Debenham – Executive Member for Regulatory (housing, environmental health, community safety, licensing) 
• Cllr Ian Albert – Executive Member for Resources (finance / accountancy, human resources, emergency planning, insurance and risk, procurement, performance)
• Cllr Laura Williams – Executive Member for Local Government Reorganisation / Devolution

The Cabinet will be supported by Special Interest Member Champions to focus on specific areas and these are: 

• Cllr Cathy Brownjohn – Young people 
• Cllr Emma Fernandes – Environment 
• Cllr Daniel Wright-Mason – Housing

A fourth Special Interest Champion will be announced at a later stage to cover Health.  

Cllr Daniel Allen said: "I am delighted to have Keith as Chair of the Council. I'm excited to bring forward a new Cabinet and thank all councillors for their help over the last civic year. The minority Labour-led council will continue to work for a fairer, greener North Herts."

Leader of the opposition Ruth Brown said "We are extremely pleased that Cllr Keith Hoskins was elected unanimously to chair North Herts Council. He will be excellent in the role as a long-standing and well loved member of our community." 

Last week North Hertfordshire Liberal Democrat Leader Ruth Brown also announced her shadow cabinet as well. 

They are as follows: 

Leader of the North Herts Liberal Democrats – Ruth Brown 

Deputy Leader of the North Herts Liberal Democrats – David Chalmers 

Customer/IT/Comms – Claire Winchester 

Enterprise – Sam Collins 

Environment/Waste/Leisure – Caroline McDonnell/Tom Tyson/Dominic Griffiths  

Governance, Legal & Community – Bryony 

Place – Ruth Brown 

Regulatory - Matt Barnes 

Resources – Paul Ward 

Cllr Ruth Brown said "I am pleased to announce the North Hertfordshire Shadow Cabinet as well. These councillors will be working hard for all residents to make sure that the Labour Administration is being held to account for its decisions and that the Liberal Democrats are pursuing the aims of: 

1. Tackling the climate emergency by protecting green spaces and installing more solar panels and EV chargers. 

2. Good quality housing for all - Affordable housing for local people. 

3. Help residents live happier, healthier lives by investing in our leisure centres. 

This will give everyone in North Herts a Fair Deal."