1986 North Hertfordshire District Council election

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1986 North Hertfordshire District Council election
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16 of 50 seats on North Hertfordshire District Council
26 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Con
Lab
All
LeaderBob FlatmanAudrey CarssTony Quinn
Party Conservative Labour Alliance
Seats before31123
Seats after26147
Seat changeDecrease2.svg5Increase2.svg2Increase2.svg4
 Fourth partyFifth party
 
RA
Ind
Party Ratepayers Independent
Seats before31
Seats after30
Seat changeSteady2.svgDecrease2.svg1
Leader before election

Bob Flatman
Conservative

Leader after election

Bob Flatman
Conservative

The 1986 North Hertfordshire District Council election was held on 8 May 1986, at the same time as other local elections across England and Scotland. There were 16 out of 50 seats on North Hertfordshire District Council up for election, being the usual third of the council. [1]

Contents

The Conservatives lost five seats and only narrowly retained their majority on the council. The SDP–Liberal Alliance took the most votes across the district, gaining four extra seats. [2]

Overall results

The overall results were as follows: [3]

1986 North Hertfordshire District Council election
PartyThis electionFull councilThis election
SeatsNetSeats %OtherTotalTotal %VotesVotes %+/−
  Alliance 4Increase2.svg425.03714.012,34333.7+9.6
  Conservative 6Decrease2.svg537.5202652.011,85232.3-6.7
  Labour 5Increase2.svg231.391428.010,68029.1-3.2
  Ratepayers 1Steady2.svg6.3236.01,2733.5+0.4
  Independent 0Decrease2.svg10.0000.03390.9-0.6
  Green 0Steady2.svg0.0000.01520.4+0.4

Ward results

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

Baldock ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Peter Clarke* 1,146 36.5 -18.9
Labour Roger McFall1,06934.0+6.8
Alliance Bob Young92929.5+12.1
Turnout 53.8
Registered electors 5,839
Conservative hold Swing -12.9
Codicote ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Denis Winch* 563 43.5 -32.6
Alliance Christine Stevenson41832.3+32.3
Labour Karry Omer31324.2+0.3
Turnout 55.7
Registered electors 2,324
Conservative hold Swing -32.5
Hitchin Bearton ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jenny Marr 1,132 50.6 +3.6
Conservative Norman Frost*72032.2-7.5
Alliance Penny Cunningham38517.2+3.9
Turnout 50.3
Registered electors 4,450
Labour gain from Conservative Swing +5.6
Hitchin Highbury ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Alliance Mary Burton 1,204 46.2 +14.1
Conservative Bill Kingston-Splatt*1,02539.4-12.5
Labour David Tizzard37514.4-1.6
Turnout 51.0
Registered electors 5,105
Alliance gain from Conservative Swing +13.3
Hitchin Oughton ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Harry Smith 1,020 52.7 -7.6
Alliance Jenny Sefton57829.9+15.6
Conservative Valerie Leeson33617.4-7.9
Turnout 44.2
Registered electors 4,377
Labour hold Swing -11.6
Hitchin Priory ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Bob Flatman* 718 57.1 -10.6
Alliance John Seabrook34927.7+6.1
Labour Jane Newbury19115.2+4.5
Turnout 45.4
Registered electors 2,769
Conservative hold Swing -8.4
Hitchin Walsworth ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Ratepayers Jack Swain 1,273 45.5 +9.3
Labour Veronica Sharp1,00836.0+5.0
Alliance Alison Kelt42915.3+2.2
Green Ann Roberts873.1+3.1
Turnout 47.1
Registered electors 5,941
Residents hold Swing +2.2
Kimpton ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Alliance Adam Wilkins 363 41.8 +41.8
Independent David Wright33939.0-42.3
Labour Stephen MacDonald16719.2+0.5
Turnout 52.8
Registered electors 1,645
Alliance gain from Independent Swing +42.1
Knebworth ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Gordon Dumelow* 940 57.6 +5.5
Alliance Michael Stiff42225.9-3.2
Labour Carole Carter27016.5-2.3
Turnout 49.4
Registered electors 3,302
Conservative hold Swing +4.4
Letchworth East ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Ram Summan 916 39.5 -3.8
Alliance Tony Elliott89438.5+3.4
Conservative John Bush51122.0+0.4
Turnout 39.7
Registered electors 5,841
Labour hold Swing -3.6
Letchworth Grange ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Don Kitchiner* 1,233 42.2 +1.1
Alliance Peter Welch1,10737.9+3.6
Conservative Jim Hannah51917.7-6.9
Green Ian Barrett652.2+2.2
Turnout 56.5
Registered electors 5,179
Labour hold Swing -1.3
Letchworth South East ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Alliance Geoff Williams 1,754 49.8 +16.2
Conservative Norman Prior*93126.4-7.8
Labour Nigel Agar84023.8-8.4
Turnout 59.2
Registered electors 5,954
Alliance gain from Conservative Swing +12.0
Letchworth South West ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Anthony Burrows* 1,402 49.7 -4.5
Alliance Martin Fisher1,15240.9+20.1
Labour Michael Jovic2659.4-15.6
Turnout 62.8
Registered electors 4,491
Conservative hold Swing -12.3
Letchworth Wilbury ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Ian Mantle 1,048 43.3 +1.2
Conservative Keith Emsall*84234.8-9.6
Alliance Hermione Edwards53222.0+8.4
Turnout 60.3
Registered electors 4,016
Labour gain from Conservative Swing +5.4
Royston East ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Pat Rule* 1,114 52.2 -20.2
Alliance Jenny McCann73334.3+34.3
Labour Jeffrey Gill28813.5-14.1
Turnout 53.4
Registered electors 3,996
Conservative hold Swing -27.3
Royston West ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Alliance Frances Bate 1,094 40.2 -6.2
Conservative Terry Botfield1,08539.8+2.1
Labour Eunice King54520.0+4.1
Turnout 51.2
Registered electors 5,319
Alliance gain from Conservative Swing -4.2

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References

  1. ↑ The District of North Hertfordshire (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1977 (S.I. 1977/1442)
  2. ↑ "Majority is slashed but Tories hold on". Letchworth and Baldock Citizen. 16 May 1986. p. 5.
  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.
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