1984 North Hertfordshire District Council election

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1984 North Hertfordshire District Council election
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17 of 50 seats on North Hertfordshire District Council
26 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Con
Lab
RA
LeaderBob FlatmanIan Mantle
Party Conservative Labour Ratepayers
Seats before30152
Seats after31123
Seat changeIncrease2.svg1Decrease2.svg3Increase2.svg1
 Fourth partyFifth partySixth party
 
Ind
Lib
SDP
Party Independent Liberal SDP
Seats before201
Seats after211
Seat changeSteady2.svgIncrease2.svg1Steady2.svg
Leader before election

Bob Flatman
Conservative

Leader after election

Bob Flatman
Conservative

The 1984 North Hertfordshire District Council election was held on 3 May 1984, at the same time as other local elections across England and Scotland. There were 17 out of 50 seats on North Hertfordshire District Council up for election, being the usual third of the council. [1]

Contents

The Conservatives remained in overall control of the council, increasing their majority by one seat. Labour lost three seats, despite its share of the vote actually increasing compared to the 1983 election. The Labour group leader, Ian Mantle, was one of those who lost his seat. [2]

Overall results

The overall results were as follows: [3]

1984 North Hertfordshire District Council election
PartyThis electionFull councilThis election
SeatsNetSeats %OtherTotalTotal %VotesVotes %+/−
  Conservative 9Increase2.svg152.9223162.013,80539.0-3.1
  Labour 5Decrease2.svg329.471224.011,43432.3+3.2
  Alliance 1Increase2.svg15.9124.08,51724.10.0
  Ratepayers 1Increase2.svg15.9236.01,0943.1-1.6
  Independent 1Steady2.svg5.9124.05251.5+1.5

Liberal and SDP votes are counted together in the summary above as part of the Alliance. In the ward results below, where the individual party affiliation of Alliance candidates was reported it is shown instead.

Ward results

The results for each ward were as follows. An asterisk(*) indicates a sitting councillor standing for re-election. [3] [4] [5]

Ashbrook ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Michael Tatham* 633 55.4 -6.8
Labour Keith Brydon31127.2-10.6
Alliance John Seabrook19917.4+17.4
Turnout 55.6
Registered electors 2,057
Conservative hold Swing +1.9
Baldock ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Alan Moir 1,163 40.8 +5.2
Conservative Alan Ford1,05036.9-10.4
Alliance Bill Gore63622.3+5.2
Turnout 48.8
Registered electors 5,839
Labour hold Swing +7.8
Cadwell ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Ron Lodge 525 61.0 +1.7
Labour Mark Baker20523.8+5.3
SDP Ann Milner13015.1+15.1
Turnout 48.5
Registered electors 1,773
Independent hold Swing -1.8
Hitchin Bearton ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Judi Billing* [lower-alpha 1] 1,056 47.0 +9.5
Conservative Jean Saunders89339.7-1.9
SDP Harry Shipley29913.3-3.5
Turnout 50.5
Registered electors 4,450
Labour hold Swing +5.7
  1. ↑ Previously elected in 1980 as Judi Smith.
Hitchin Highbury ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Phillip MacCormack* 1,247 51.9 -13.8
SDP Mary Burton77232.1+11.8
Labour Teresa Trangmar38616.0+1.9
Turnout 47.1
Registered electors 5,105
Conservative hold Swing -12.8
Hitchin Oughton ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Martin Stears* 1,096 60.4 +6.1
Conservative Derrick Ashley45925.3-7.2
Alliance Lorna Maclean26014.3+1.2
Turnout 41.5
Registered electors 4,377
Labour hold Swing +6.7
Hitchin Priory ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Frank Howett* 858 67.7 +2.7
SDP Aileen Burford-Mason27521.7-6.5
Labour Nigel Agar13510.6+3.8
Turnout 45.8
Registered electors 2,769
Conservative hold Swing +4.6
Hitchin Walsworth ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Ratepayers Chris Parker 1,094 36.2 -10.2
Labour Veronica Sharp93831.0+6.2
Conservative Julian Glynne Jones
(Glynne Jones)		59519.7+1.0
Alliance Jenny Sefton39713.1+3.1
Turnout 50.9
Registered electors 5,941
Ratepayers gain from Labour Swing -8.2
Knebworth ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Margaret Hilton 797 52.1 -5.9
Alliance Andy Hudson44529.1+8.8
Labour Brian Kelly28818.8-1.1
Turnout 48.0
Registered electors 3,188
Conservative hold Swing -7.4
Letchworth East ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Headley Parkins* 1,073 43.3 +3.2
Alliance Martin Fisher87135.1+2.9
Conservative Nicholas King53621.6-6.1
Turnout 42.5
Registered electors 5,841
Labour hold Swing +0.2
Letchworth Grange ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour David Kearns* 1,122 41.1 +3.9
SDP Brian Nicholson93434.2-0.7
Conservative Richard Sturman67324.7-3.3
Turnout 52.7
Registered electors 5,179
Labour hold Swing +2.3
Letchworth South East ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Gordon Whalley 1,173 34.2 -2.1
SDP David Attwood1,15033.5-4.1
Labour David Evans*1,10732.3+6.2
Turnout 57.6
Registered electors 5,954
Conservative gain from Labour Swing +1.0
Letchworth South West ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Geoffrey Woods* 1,294 54.3 -0.7
Labour John Preston59625.0+0.8
Liberal Rosemary Ryden49420.7-0.1
Turnout 53.1
Registered electors 4,491
Conservative hold Swing -0.8
Letchworth Wilbury ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Ray Bloxham 1,062 44.4 +2.4
Labour Ian Mantle*1,00742.1-3.1
Alliance Hans Mulder32513.6+0.7
Turnout 59.6
Registered electors 4,016
Conservative gain from Labour Swing +2.8
Royston East ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Francis John Smith*
(John Smith)		1,133 72.4 +17.3
Labour Mandy Webb43227.6+16.7
Turnout 39.2
Registered electors 3,996
Conservative hold Swing +0.3
Royston West ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Harold Margolis 1,157 46.3 +3.0
Conservative Terence Bernard Botfield*
(Terry Botfield)		94337.8-5.8
Labour Eunice King39715.9+2.8
Turnout 46.9
Registered electors 5,319
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing +4.4
Weston ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Robert Evans* 459 60.9 -3.6
Alliance Gary Barker17322.9+22.9
Labour Roger McFall12216.2-19.3
Turnout 54.0
Registered electors 1,396
Conservative hold Swing -13.3

Changes 1984–1986

Two by-elections were held on 28 March 1985. The by-election in Cadwell ward was triggered by the death of independent councillor Ron Lodge, and the by-election in Letchworth South West ward was triggered by the resignation of Conservative councillor John Talbot. The SDP–Liberal Alliance won the Letchworth South West seat from the Conservatives. In Cadwell ward the Conservatives won the seat which had previously been independent. [6]

Cadwell ward by-election, 28 March 1985
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Linda Turner 293 37.7 -23.4
SDP John Seabrook27535.3+11.5
Labour Jan Gosling21027.0+11.9
Conservative gain from Independent Swing -17.5
Letchworth South West ward by-election, 28 March 1985
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal William Armitage 1,202 45.5 +24.7
Conservative Ron Edwards93735.4-18.8
Labour Bill Miller50519.1-5.9
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing +21.8

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References

  1. ↑ The District of North Hertfordshire (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1977 (S.I. 1977/1442)
  2. ↑ "Triple blow for Labour". Letchworth and Baldock Citizen Gazette. 10 May 1984. p. 1.
  3. 1 2 Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. "North Hertfordshire District Council Election Results 1973–2012" (PDF). The Elections Centre. Plymouth University. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
  4. ↑ "North Herts results". Letchworth and Baldock Citizen Gazette. 10 May 1984. p. 7.
  5. ↑ "Liberal breaks Royston monopoly". Cambridge Evening News. 4 May 1984. p. 28. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
  6. ↑ Saunders, Bernie (4 April 1985). "Now bring on the county elections say Alliance". Letchworth and Baldock Citizen. p. 3.
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